I can’t believe that I missed these two. I wrote about them in 2015, the first time I wrote about songwriting teams. At that time, I said…
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards tell different versions of the story of how they started writing songs. Richards claims that their manager, Andrew Oldham, locked them in a room and told them he wouldn’t let them out until they had written a song. Jagger says Oldham merely suggested he was going to lock them in, but that was inspiration enough. Regardless of how it started, Mick and Keith have written the bulk of the songs the Rolling Stones have recorded in fifty-plus years. Like John Lennon and Paul McCartney (who might have been Jagger’s and Richards’s inspiration to become songwriters), many of their songs were written by one or the other (for example, Mick wrote “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Brown Sugar” while Keith wrote “Happy” and “Ruby Tuesday”) but credited to both, but most of their songs were written together.
As with then, I’d like to focus on songs written by Mick and Keith that were performed by other artists. Here are five such songs.
Marianne Faithfull, “As Tears Go By” (written with Andrew Loog Oldham
Johnny Winter, “Silver Train”
The Mighty Avengers, “So Much In Love”
Jimmy Tarbuck, “We’re Wastin’ Time”
Tracey Dey, “When Blue Turns To Grey”
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, your Five For Friday, March 10, 2023.
The Sound of One Hand Typing 
I have not heard of any of these songs but they were good to listen to and learned something new. I am so tired it takes me double the time to write
LikeLike
It usually takes me about a week before everything seems normal. Glad you liked the songs…
LikeLike
Mick and Keith, a talented pair! Loved hearing these songs, John.
LikeLike
I never heard most of these but I believe I like Johnny Winter’s Silver Train better than the Stones version.
LikeLike
Johnny Winter was an incredible player. I saw him about 30 years ago, and he blew everyone away. It left me saying “how did he DO that?”
LikeLiked by 1 person
Him and his brother were outstanding. Edgar was the more commercial brother right?
LikeLike
Edgar had several hits, including “Frankenstein” and “Free Ride.” I guess that makes him the more commercial one…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yea they both could play..Johnny Winter I think played with Rick Derringer also at some point.
LikeLike
He was in Johnny Winter And… if I’m not mistaken. You knew Derringer was in The McCoys, of course…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yes….you know why I remember that? That video with that blonde hair girl dancing…that has never left my head.
LikeLike
Great choices John how about this one too.
LikeLike
Another good choice….
LikeLiked by 1 person
One of my favourites 💜
LikeLiked by 1 person
Interesting, John
LikeLike
Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
loved Marianne’s version of ‘as tears go by’
LikeLike
I like it better than the Stones’.
LikeLiked by 1 person