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Today, The Rolling Stones ‘ debut album turned 60. Hats off to Mick Jagger and company for staying together this long against all odds! Here’s a look at their debut album’s triumphs and tragedies. 13.

‘I Just Want to Make Love to You’ The lively rhythm here is ruined by some questionable lyrics. In this song, Jagger compares himself to an enslaved person. It’s tasteless, but what would you expect from the same band that would later give us such racist atrocities as “Brown Sugar” and “Some Girls?” At least this song didn’t hit No.



1 on the Billboard Hot 100 like “Brown Sugar” did. 12. ‘You Can Make It If You Try’ Placed near the end of the album, “You Can Make It If You Try” is a self-empowerment song that feels tedious and endless.

The Rolling Stones made it. They tried. This song didn’t help them get there.

11. ‘Walking the Dog’ Rufus Thomas’ silly hit “Walking the Dog” was a hit that became a major rock ‘n’ roll standard, so it was inevitable that The Rolling Stones would cover it. It has nothing on The Monkees’ far more ridiculous “Gonna Buy Me a Dog,” which features hilarious ad-libs from Davy Jones.

10. ‘Mona (I Need You Baby)’ This take on the Bo Diddley beat written by Diddley himself doesn’t have the immediacy of other, similar songs. However, it shows that Jagger knows how to put power in his voice even when he finds himself working with subpar material.

9. ‘Little by Little’ “Little by Little” was.

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