Bless your heart, John, for reminding me in your Jan. 12 posting of the Stones’ Far Away Eyes, a song I’d long forgotten but have now added to my playlist. They’re obviously having fun with the genre, but the arrangement, musicianship and delivery are all superb, and the girl with her far away eyes encapsulates the hunger for the elusive that underpins the best country music. Country, as I’m sure you know, is one of the many roots of rock ‘n’ roll, and the Stones are rockers nonpareil. BTW, they’ve recorded many country tunes over the years, from the raunchy Country Honk to the resigned No Expectations, which includes the great line “Our love is like our music/It's here, and then it's gone.” Regards, Patrick Langston, Ottawa
Bless your heart, John, for reminding me in your Jan. 12 posting of the Stones’ Far Away Eyes, a song I’d long forgotten but have now added to my playlist. They’re obviously having fun with the genre, but the arrangement, musicianship and delivery are all superb, and the girl with her far away eyes encapsulates the hunger for the elusive that underpins the best country music. Country, as I’m sure you know, is one of the many roots of rock ‘n’ roll, and the Stones are rockers nonpareil. BTW, they’ve recorded many country tunes over the years, from the raunchy Country Honk to the resigned No Expectations, which includes the great line “Our love is like our music/It's here, and then it's gone.” Regards, Patrick Langston, Ottawa