The Rolling Stones: ‘Miss You’

Let’s get into one of The Rolling Stones’ greatest songs: “Miss You.” The Stones were in Toronto, rehearsing for their classic gigs at the El Mocambo Club, when Jagger, jamming with R&B legend Billy Preston, came up with “Miss You.” With a disco groove and a touch of the blues via a harmonica player they found in a Paris subway, it became the band’s first Number One hit in five years. “It’s not really about a girl,” Jagger said. “The feeling of longing is what the song is.”

Writers: Mick Jagger (pictured below), Keith Richards.  Producers: The Glimmer Twins. Released: May ’78, Rolling Stones. The song Spent 20 weeks at No. 1 which is quite the achievement.

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Lyrics for The Rolling Stones

I’ve been holding out so long

I’ve been sleeping all alone

Lord I miss you

I’ve been hanging on the phone

I’ve been sleeping all alone

I want to kiss you

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Ooooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Ooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh

Well, I’ve been haunted in my sleep

You’ve been staring in my dreams

Lord I miss you.

I’ve been waiting in the hall

Been waiting on your call

When the phone rings

It’s just some friends of mine that say,

“Hey, what’s the matter man?

We’re gonna come around at twelve

With some Puerto Rican girls that are just dyin’ to meet you

We’re gonna bring a case of wine

Hey, let’s go mess and fool around

You know, like we used to”

[12″ version:]

You’ve been strung up for her too long,

You know – girls will come and go –

They’re just like streetcars…

I’ve been staying here too long,

Sometimes I feel so

Abandoned…

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Oh everybody waits so long

Oh baby why you wait so long

Won’t you come on! Come on!

I’ve been walking Central Park

Singing after dark

People think I’m crazy

I’ve been stumbling on my feet

Shuffling through the street

People ask me, “What’s the matter with you boy?”

Sometimes I want to say to myself

Sometimes I say

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Ooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

I won’t miss you child

I guess I’m lying to myself

It’s just you and no one else

Lord I won’t miss you child

You’ve been blotting out my mind

Fooling on my time

No, I won’t miss you, baby, yeah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah

Live performance of “Miss You” in 1977

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