The vivid, chopping guitar riff that launches the Rolling Stones’ first great single of the 1970s is the ultimate realisation of what had become the band’s signature sound, putting the eclectic pop of their early days forever behind them. This was straight-ahead, state-of-the-art rock and roll.
Mick Jagger first sketched out the song during the filming of Ned Kelly, sitting alone in the Australian outback with an electric guitar to exercise an injured hand.
