The Spider and the Fly

About The Spider and the Fly

"The Spider and the Fly" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, recorded in May 1965 and first released on the US version of their 1965 album Out of Our Heads. In the UK, it was released as the B-side to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The lyrics speak about what the band, especially the leader, will do after their gig is over: Jagger explained in a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone, "I wasn't really that mad about it, but when you listen to it on record, it still holds up quite interestingly as a blues song. It's a Jimmy Reed blues with British pop-group words, which is an interesting combination: a song somewhat stuck in a time warp." In an AllMusic review, Mike DeGagne describes it as one of their earliest attempts at country music. It features early use of the Rolling Stones' "ancient form of weaving" by guitarists Richards and Brian Jones. Jagger performs harmonica on the recording while Jack Nitzsche provides percussion and keyboards. more »

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1989

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Sittin', drinkin', sinkin', drinkin' 
Wonderin' what I'd do when I'm through tonight 
Smokin', mopin', maybe just hopin' 
Some little girl will pass on by 
Don't wanna be alone but I love my girl at home 
I remember what she said (what she said)
She said, "my, my, my, don't tell lies, keep fidelity in your head 
My my my, don't tell lies, when you're done you should go to bed 
Don't say hi, like a spider to a fly 
Jump right ahead and you're dead" 

Sit up, fed up, low down, go round 
Down to the bar at the place I'm at 
Sittin', drinkin', superficially thinkin'
About the rinsed-out blonde on my left 
But then I said "hi" like a spider to a fly 
Rememberin' what my little girl said (haha)

She was common, flirty, she looked about thirty 
I would have run away but I was on my own 
She told me later she's a machine operator 
She said she liked the way I held the microphone 
Then I said "hi" like a spider to a fly 
Jump right ahead in my web

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in Dartford in 1962. The earliest settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (keyboards, piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Since Wyman's retirement in 1993, the band's full members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975. Darryl Jones (bassist) and Chuck Leavell (keyboardist) are regular contributors but not full band members. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989, noting that "critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 4… more »

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