THE ROLLING STONES “If You Really Want To Be My Friend” (from the album It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, 1974) “If You Really Want To Be My Friend” is a song by The Rolling Stones from their twelfth (UK) and fourteenth (US) studio album It’s Onlly Rock ‘n Roll. One of the slower songs on the album, it is probably about a girlfriend who the singer really loves, but she is interfering with his Rock n Roll lifestyle. Another song with the same message is Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Stones used several different piano players on the album. This song features Nicky Hopkins, who also played with The Beatles, The Who, The Climax Blues Band, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane and many others. Philadelphia soul groups Blue Magic was contributed as background vocals. Line-up /Musicians: Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals Keith Richards – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals Mick Taylor – electric, acoustic, twelve–string acoustic and slide guitar, backing vocals Bill Wyman – bass guitar Charlie Watts – drums With: Nicky Hopkins – piano Billy Preston – organ Ray Cooper – percussion Blue Magic – backing vocals Thank you Ian Gomper!!!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:33:13 +0000
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