Monday, November 8, 2010

Top 10 Keith Richards songs

In honor of Keith Richards remaining the coolest rock star alive and his new autobiography "Life," which someone better buy me for Christmas, here's a list of his best recordings.

And by "his," I mean ones featuring rock's foremost libertine on lead vocals. All songs are from Rolling Stones records unless otherwise noted.
  
Top 10 Keith Richards songs

1. "Before They Make Me Run," off "Some Girls" (see clip below)
2. "Happy," off "Exile on Main Street"
3. "You Got the Silver," off "Let it Bleed"
4. "Little T&A," off "Tattoo You"
5. "Thru and Thru" (live),  off "Rarities 1971-2003"
6.  "Memory Motel," off "Black and Blue"
7. "Coming Down Again," off "Goats Head Soup"
8. "Connection" (live), off "Shine a Light"
9. "You Win Again," off the Hank Williams tribute album "Timeless"
10. "The Worst," off "Voodoo Lounge"

Click to read "Rolling with Richards," article about Richards' new book.

2 comments:

King Riff said...

Nice songs, I reckon this deserves an honourable mention though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1f2Oyf6tRE

gabylan said...

interesting facts about him http://www.freehotmusic.org/index.php/en/off-topic/59-graphics/144-interesting-facts-about-keith-richards