Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones
Artist: The Rolling Stones Weeks at #1: 4 weeks Chart dates: August 23, 1969 – September 13, 1969
About
“Honkey Tonk Women” is the electric, blues-rock version of “Country Honk”, written by the Glimmer Twins during their December 1968 jaunt to Brazil to charge their batteries after months of intense work. Other than a few small differences, the words of “Honky Tonk Women” are the same of those in “Country Honk.” However, the words count for less than the music, which, a few months after “Jumpin' Jack Flash”, confirmed the return of the Stones to the hallowed ground of rock ‘n’ roll. “Honkey Tonk Women” (with “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” as its B-side) was released in the U.K. on July 4, 1969, the day before the Stones' Hyde Park concert in memory of Brian Jones. The song got to number 1 in various countries, including the U.K. and the United States.
