Do You Agree That These Are The Greatest Songs In Music History?

Published on 03/09/2021
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Browne’s grand experiment, Running on Empty, was a collection of all-new songs recorded up on the stage, in hotels, as well as on the tour bus. Browne wrote the title track while driving to the studio every day to work on The Pretender. He admitted, “I was always driving around with no gas in the car.” “I simply never bothered to fill up the tank because, after all, how far was it? It’s only a few blocks away.”

'Running On Empty' Jackson Browne

‘Running On Empty’ Jackson Browne

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Slavery, sadomasochism, and interracial sex are all topics tackled by the Stones, and they do so in a catchy way. Jagger scribbled three verses on a pad at Muscle Shoals Studios, and Richards provided an impossibly raunchy riff. With a few exultant punctuations, you’ve got yourself a Stones concert classic.

'Brown Sugar' The Rolling Stones

‘Brown Sugar’ The Rolling Stones

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