Streets of Love

The Rolling Stones

About Streets of Love

"Streets of Love" is a song by rock band The Rolling Stones which was released as a double A-side single with "Rough Justice" from The Rolling Stones' 2005 album A Bigger Bang. The single was released on 22 August 2005, prior to the album.


Year:
2005
5:10
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You're awful bright, you're awful smart 
I must admit you broke my heart 
The awful truth is really sad 
I must admit I was awful bad 

While lovers laugh and music plays 
I stumble by and I hide my pain 
The lights are lit, the moon is gone 
I think I've crossed the Rubicon 

I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears 
And I walk the streets of love and they're full of fears 

While music pumps from passing cars 
A couple watch me from a bar 
A band just played the wedding march 
And the corner store mends broken hearts 
And a woman asks me for a dance 
Oh it's free of charge, just one more chance 

I walk the streets of love and they're full of tears 
I walk the streets of love for a thousand years 

Oh tell me now 
I, oh I walk the streets of love, yeah 
And they're drenched with tears, oh 

You had the moves, you had the cards 
I must admit you were awful smart 
The awful truth is awful sad 
I must admit I was awful bad 

And I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears 
And I walk the streets of love for a thousand years, oh 

I walk the streets of love and they're drenched with tears 
Oh every night, oh there's only one and not enough for him
Oh I, yeah and they're full of tears 
Oh everybody talk about it 
Everybody be walking down it 
Yeah but I found out, oh yes that I 

Oh yes I do 
Oh the streets of love, yeah, they're drenched, drenched with in tears
I, oh yeah I don't want to

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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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Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER

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15 facts about this song

Title
"Streets of Love" is a song by the British rock band, The Rolling Stones.
Album
The song is part of the band's 22nd album titled "A Bigger Bang."
Release Year
"Streets of Love" was released in the year 2005.
Music Video
The music video of the song features Mick Jagger, the band's lead singer, performing on stage toward an empty auditorium.
Double A-Side Single
The song was released as a double A-side single along with "Rough Justice."
Chart Performance
"Streets of Love" made it to number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
Song Length
The song has a duration of five minutes and ten seconds.
Song Genre
"Streets of Love" falls under the Rock genre.
Lyrics
The song's lyrics were penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones frontmen.
Live Performances
"Streets of Love" was performed live during the band's A Bigger Bang Tour.
Style
The song has a ballad style with traditional Rolling Stones elements like blues-tinged guitar riffs.
Critical Reception
Critics have given mixed reviews about the song; some praised its traditional rock elements, while others deemed it less innovative compared to other songs by The Rolling Stones.
Promotion
The song was heavily promoted in Europe as the first single from the album "A Bigger Bang."
Uniqueness
"Streets of Love" is distinguished for its strong emotional resonance which is not common in many Rolling Stones' songs.
Production
The song was produced by The Glimmer Twins, a pseudonym used by Jagger and Richards when producing.

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