Rolling Stones Top Ten: Before They Make Me Run (#1)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86765)
United States
September 5, 2021 11:16am CST
In memory of Charlie Watts I’ve been counting down my favorite songs by The Rolling Stones. The countdown ends today with my favorite tune. I warned you about Some Girls being the only Stones album I owned, so…..
#1: Before They Make Me Run
So you get busted for heroin in Toronto in 1977. You’re facing years in prison. What do you do to show your remorse?
You write this! 
Yeah, that’s our Keith. There’s a quote of his that’s a popular meme on Facebook: “I never had a problem with drugs. I had a problem with the police.”
To be fair, this isn’t exactly an in-your-face, screw-you-I’m-a-rich-rocker song. Yesterday I mentioned Richards’ friendship with American country-rock icon Gram Parsons, and the line “It’s another goodbye to another good friend” is widely believed to be about Parson’s 1973 death from “booze and pills and powder.” Later in the song Richards acknowledges the long term side effects: “I did my time in hell. Wasn’t looking too good but I was feeling real well.”
Keith doesn’t sing much in the repertoire of the Stones, but when he does it’s memorable. Exhibit A is this marvelous tune.
Rest In Peace, Charlie.
Thanks for reading.
Before They Make Me Run
Written by Keith Richards (credited to Jagger/Richards)
From Some Girls, 1978
Only a crowd can make you feel so alone:
Yeah, that’s our Keith. There’s a quote of his that’s a popular meme on Facebook: “I never had a problem with drugs. I had a problem with the police.”
To be fair, this isn’t exactly an in-your-face, screw-you-I’m-a-rich-rocker song. Yesterday I mentioned Richards’ friendship with American country-rock icon Gram Parsons, and the line “It’s another goodbye to another good friend” is widely believed to be about Parson’s 1973 death from “booze and pills and powder.” Later in the song Richards acknowledges the long term side effects: “I did my time in hell. Wasn’t looking too good but I was feeling real well.”
Keith doesn’t sing much in the repertoire of the Stones, but when he does it’s memorable. Exhibit A is this marvelous tune.
Rest In Peace, Charlie.
Thanks for reading.
Before They Make Me Run
Written by Keith Richards (credited to Jagger/Richards)
From Some Girls, 1978
Only a crowd can make you feel so alone:
ROLLING STONES BEFORE THEY MAKE ME RUN~ SOME GIRLS LPLYRICS:Worked the bars and sideshows along the twilight zone Only a crowd can make you feel so alone And...
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
6 Sep 21
Never heard this one before. Not a favorite.
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Sep 21
Nope the Rolling Stones never made me run, First time I hear this,
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@crossbones27 (52940)
• Mojave, California
6 Sep 21
I can see why you like that one, he has kind of a honky tonk voice. Do people still even say that?. I do. I like when bands let the other people sing. Sounds good.
I like when bands let the other people sing. Sounds good.1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
5 Sep 21
This one I do not recall.
Yes the auld fella had a blast for sure that Keithers
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
6 Sep 21
interesting choice.
my stones world was greatly influenced by listening to armed forced radio, so, the only stones songs i knew for the longest time were their most popular songs.
I do like this one - as I said it is interesting.
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