Decca Records releases what has been called The Rolling Stones most political song, “Street Fighting Man”. The number was written after Mick Jagger attended a March 1968 anti-war rally at London’s US embassy, during which mounted police attempted to control a crowd of 25,000. The single proved to be very popular, but was kept out of the US Top 40 (reaching #48) because many radio stations refused to play it based on what were perceived as subversive lyrics
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1973:
Paul McCartney receives a Gold record for “Live and Let Die”, the theme song to the 1973 James Bond film of the same name. The record had reached #2 in America and #9 in the UK. Following the 9/11 terror attacks, the tune was placed on Clear Channel’s list of inappropriate song titles.
The Rolling Stones release the LP “Goats Head Soup” on their own Rolling Stones label. The album, which climbed to the peak of the charts in both America and England, features the single, “Angie” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #5 on the UK’s Official Chart.
HELL YEAH! ROLLING STONES! STREET FIGHTING MAN! G-SEVOOOOOOONNN!
https://youtu.be/_f1IrtS83EA?si=0Zdiiv1utB89rVqS
(for anyone not in the know, here’s a funny scene - https://youtu.be/awvZZ3eSsg4?si=2Hk8npxlzABzt5uT)
(also, thanks for posting this!)