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Far Away Eyes

Song information
NameFar Away Eyes
ArtistThe Rolling Stones
AlbumSome Girls
ReleasedJune 9, 1978
RecordedOctober-December 1977
GenreCountry, Rock
Length4:24
LabelRolling Stones/Virgin
WriterJagger/Richards
ProducerThe Glimmer Twins
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"Far Away Eyes" is the sixth track from rock and roll band The Rolling Stones's 1978 album Some Girls.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards collaborated extensively on writing the song and was recorded in late 1977 and a demo version was called "You Win Again". A bootleg version with Keith singing exists. The Stones, longtime country music fans, incorporated many aspects of Bakersfield-style country music into this song. These included in particular Ron Wood's use of a pedal steel guitar for a solo and highlights, an instrument used on other songs from the album like "Shattered" and "When the Whip Comes Down". Also of note is the plodding rhythm of Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman. Richards performed acoustic and electric guitars as well as sharing duties on the piano with Jagger.

In the lyrics, the lowliness of life and the possibilities in finding love are dealt with:The verses of the song are half sung, half spoken, with Jagger using a parodic Southern American English accent:In a 1978 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Jagger said, "You know, when you drive through Bakersfield on a Sunday morning or Sunday evening - I did that about six months ago - all the country music radio stations start broadcasting black gospel services live from L.A. And that's what the song refers to. But the song's really about driving alone, listening to the radio." On influences, Jagger stated "I wouldn't say this song was influenced specifically by Gram (Parsons). That idea of country music played slightly tongue in cheek - Gram had that in 'Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man', and we have that sardonic quality, too." Asked by the interviewer if the girl in the song was a real one, Jagger replied, "Yeah, she's real, she's a real girl."

The Rolling Stones have performed "Far Away Eyes" sporadically since its introduction to their canon of work, most recently on the A Bigger Bang Tour in 2006. A captured performance appears on the 2008 live album Shine a Light.



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Great song from The Rolling Stones, it's the sixth track from Rolling Stones' 1978 album Some Girls, ENJOY :) Here are the lyrics: I was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station And the preacher said, you know you always have the Lord by your side And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor Thank you jesus, thank you lord I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late And I thought by the time I got there shed be off Shed be off with the nearest truck driver she could find Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner A little bleary, worse for wear and tear Was a girl with far away eyes So if youre down on your luck And you cant harmonize Find a girl with far away And if youre downright disgusted And life aint worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of jesus Located somewhere in los angeles, california And next week theyd say my prayer on the radio And all my dreams would come true So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl Well, you know what kind of eyes she got So if youre down on your luck I know you all sympathize Find a girl with far away eyes And if youre downright disgusted And life aint worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes
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jonas brothers sing a little bit longer which i wasnt going to record but all of a sudden nick starts singing something new so i try to get as much as i can. cover of carole king, this is jb's lyrics: ...see your face on my door doesnt help to know you're so far away one more song about movin' along the highway can't say much of anything that's new if only i could work this life out my way i'd rather spend my time being close to you but you're so far away a little bit longer and i'll be fine but you're so far away, yeah a little bit longer and i'll be fine but you're so far away a little bit longer but you're so far away, yeah a little bit longer you're so far away.. but you dont know what you got till its gone you dont know what its like to feel so low and every time you smile or laugh you glow you dont even know, no no you dont even know, no..
2.25 min. | 4.92 user rating
Rolling Stones - Far away Eyes 2007 Released 1978 As I was driving home late one sunday evening through bakersfield, california Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station I heard the preacher say: you know you always have the Lord by your side And I was so pleased to be informed of this That I ran twenty red lights in his honor Thank you jesus, thank you lord I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find So when I got there there she was to my my surprise sittin in the corner A little bleary, worse for wear and tear With a girl with far away eyes So if you're down on your luck And you can't harmonize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you're downright disgusted And life ain't worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes (Instrumental) But the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send Twenty dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of jesus Located somewhere in los angeles, california And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio And all my dreams would come true So I did, the next day, I got a prayer with a girl Well, you know what kind of eyes she got So if you're down on your luck I know you all sympathize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you're downright disgusted And life aint worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes So if you're down on your luck I know you all sympathize Find a girl with far away eyes And if <b>...</b>
4.40 min. | 4.91 user rating
Download The Mixtape! www.mediafire.com Download This "Rocketeer" Remix!: www.mediafire.com Remix I did with my boys SleepyHead and Calibir! Check'em Out: Sleepyhead: www.youtube.com Calibir: www.youtube.com Follow Them On Twitter: SleepyHead: twitter.com Calibir: twitter.com This is 2011, so I'ma be on my originals grind too! I'ma still drop some remixes, but I'ma try and cut down. We gotta do originals! And I'ma try to do more videos. Pictures are wack! Lyrics: [SleepyHead Hook] Here we go, come with me/ There's a world out there that we should see/ Take my hand, close your eyes/ With you right here, I'm a Rocketeer/ Let's fly (up up here we go x2) Let's fly (up up here we go, where we stop, nobody knows) [Officiality Verse 1]: Gimme the chance to amaze you/ Baby we could take flight/ And we ain't even need a spacesuit/ 'Cause baby we airtight/ Let me take you to MARS/ 'Cause I love you JUST THE WAY THAT YOU ARE/ And girl, we ain't stoppin'/ Outerspace flow, 'cause your world I'ma rock it (rocket)/ [SleepyHead Hook] [Calibir Verse 2] Put yo hands up, i know you feel the vibe (Uh) i'm tryna reach ya, from the skyline (What) i got the heart to make it there, but i need supplies(ha) i'll do my best with what i got to make a good design, no lie we fly, movin' no stop signs pushin for the limit, cus i'm passin thru crosslines don't you ever say that i never tried (nah) deny the fact that we'll ever say goodbye [SleepyHead Hook] [SleepyHead Verse 3] We can fly where ever you <b>...</b>
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I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station And the preacher said, "You know you always have the Lord by your side" And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor Thank you Jesus, thank you lord I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner A little bleary, worse for wear and tear Was a girl with far away eyes So if you're down on your luck And you can't harmonize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you're downright disgusted And life ain't worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio And all my dreams would come true So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl Well, you know what kind of eyes she got So if you're down on your luck I know you all sympathize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you're downright disgusted And life ain't worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes
4.40 min. | 5.0 user rating
This is a demo of a song that never made it to their debut album. Kinda sad I think since it's a great song! In the pic we've got lead singer Jani Lane with his lovely Bobbie Brown (who's also in the Cherry Pie video) They later got married and had a baby.
5.27 min. | 5.0 user rating
A Little Bit Longer and You're So Far Away. Izod Center, New Jersey, March 22nd. FRONT ROW HQ.
10.20 min. | 4.96 user rating
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Had a request for this one.
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The Rolling Stones

UK studio albums
1964 �1967
The Rolling Stones (1964) * The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) * Out of Our Heads (1965) * Aftermath (1966) * Between the Buttons (1967)
US studio albums
1964 �1967
England's Newest Hit Makers (1964) * 12 X 5 (1964) * The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965) * Out of Our Heads (1965) * December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965) * Aftermath (1966) * Between the Buttons (1967)
Studio albums
1967 �present
Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) * Beggars Banquet (1968) * Let It Bleed (1969) * Sticky Fingers (1971) * Exile on Main St. (1972) * Goats Head Soup (1973) * It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1974) * Black and Blue (1976) * Some Girls (1978) * Emotional Rescue (1980) * Tattoo You (1981) * Undercover (1983) * Dirty Work (1986) * Steel Wheels (1989) * Voodoo Lounge (1994) * Bridges to Babylon (1997) * A Bigger Bang (2005)
UK EPsThe Rolling Stones (1964) * Five by Five (1964) * Got Live If You Want It! (1965)
Live albumsGot Live If You Want It! (US only) (1966) * Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970) * Love You Live (1977) * "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) (1982) * Flashpoint (1991) * Stripped (1995) * No Security (1998) * Live Licks (2004) * Shine a Light (2008)
CompilationsBig Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (1966) * Flowers (US) (1967) * Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969) * Made in the Shade (1975) * Time Waits for No One: Anthology 1971 �1977 (1979) * Sucking in the Seventies (1981) * Rewind (1971 �1984) (1984) * Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (1993) * Forty Licks (2002) * Rarities 1971 �2003 (2005) * Exile on Main St. (Rarities Edition) (2010)
Post-contract
ABKCO albums
Hot Rocks 1964 �1971 (1971) * More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972) * Metamorphosis (1975) * Singles Collection: The London Years (1989) * The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996) * Singles 1963 �1965 (2004) * Singles 1965 �1967 (2004) * Singles 1968 �1971 (2005) * Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (2007)
Post-contract
Decca albums
Stone Age (1971) * Gimme Shelter (1971) * Milestones (1972) * Rock 'n' Rolling Stones (1972) * No Stone Unturned (1973) * Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (1975) * Solid Rock (1980) * Slow Rollers (1981)
Miscellaneous albumsJamming with Edward! (1972)
Box setsThe Rolling Stones Box Set (2009)
DVD releasesStones at the Max (1992) * The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Live (1995) * Bridges to Babylon Tour '97 �98 (1998) * Four Flicks (2003) * The Biggest Bang (2007)
DocumentariesGimme Shelter (1970) * Cocksucker Blues (1972) * Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1974) * 25x5 � The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones (1989) * Shine a Light (2008) * Stones in Exile (2010)
ToursEuropean Tour 1967 * American Tour 1969 * European Tour 1970 * UK Tour 1971 * American Tour 1972 * Pacific Tour 1973 * European Tour 1973 * Tour of the Americas '75 * Tour of Europe '76 * US Tour 1978 * American Tour 1981 * European Tour 1982 * Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour * Voodoo Lounge Tour * Bridges to Babylon Tour * No Security Tour * Licks Tour * A Bigger Bang Tour
CollaboratorsBlondie Chaplin * Lisa Fischer * Bernard Fowler * Nicky Hopkins * Darryl Jones * Bobby Keys * Chuck Leavell * Ian McLagan * Billy Preston * Jim Price
Producers and managementAndrew Loog Oldham * Allen Klein * Jimmy Miller * The Glimmer Twins * Steve Lillywhite * Chris Kimsey * Don Was
Related articlesDiscography * Jagger/Richards * Nanker Phelge * Rolling Stones Records * Altamont Free Concert * Rolling Stones Mobile Studio * The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus * The Mick Jagger Centre * Peter Meaden

The Rolling Stones singles discography

Decca/London singles1963: "Come On" / "I Want to Be Loved" * "I Wanna Be Your Man" / "Stoned"
1964: "Not Fade Away" / "Little by Little" (UK) * "Not Fade Away" / "I Wanna Be Your Man" (US) * "It's All Over Now" / "Good Times, Bad Times" * "Tell Me" / "I Just Want to Make Love to You" * "Time Is on My Side" / "Congratulations" * "Little Red Rooster" / "Off the Hook" * "Heart of Stone" / "What a Shame"
1965: "What a Shame" / "Heart of Stone" * "The Last Time" / "Play with Fire" * "Play with Fire" / "The Last Time" * "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" (US) * "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "The Spider and the Fly" (UK) * "Get Off of My Cloud" / "I'm Free" (US) * "Get Off of My Cloud" / "The Singer Not the Song" (UK) * "As Tears Go By" / "Gotta Get Away"
1966: "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "As Tears Go By" (UK) * "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "Sad Day" (US) * "Paint It, Black" / "Stupid Girl" (US) * "Paint It, Black" / "Long Long While" (UK) * "Mother's Little Helper" / "Lady Jane" * "Lady Jane" / "Mother's Little Helper" * "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" / "Who's Driving Your Plane"
1967: "Let's Spend the Night Together" / "Ruby Tuesday" * "Ruby Tuesday" / "Let's Spend the Night Together" * "We Love You" / "Dandelion" * "Dandelion" / "We Love You" * "In Another Land" / "The Lantern" * "She's a Rainbow" / "2000 Light Years from Home"
1968: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" / "Child of the Moon" * "Street Fighting Man" / "No Expectations" *
1969: "Honky Tonk Women" / "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Rolling Stones/Atlantic
singles
1971: "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" / "Let It Rock" (live) (UK) * "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" (US) * "Wild Horses" / "Sway" * "Street Fighting Man" / "Surprise, Surprise"
1972: "Tumbling Dice" / "Sweet Black Angel" * "Happy" / "All Down the Line"
1973: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" / "Sad Day" * "Angie" / "Silver Train" * "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" / "Dancing with Mr. D"
1974: "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" / "Through the Lonely Nights" * "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" / "Dance Little Sister"
1975: "I Don't Know Why" / "Try a Little Harder" * "Out of Time" / "Jiving Sister Fanny"
1976: "Fool to Cry" / "Crazy Mama" * "Hot Stuff" / "Fool to Cry"
Rolling Stones/Virgin
singles
1978: "Miss You" / "Far Away Eyes" * "Beast of Burden" / "When the Whip Comes Down" * "Respectable" / "When the Whip Comes Down" * "Shattered" / "Everything Is Turning to Gold"
1980: "Emotional Rescue" / "Down in the Hole" * "She's So Cold" / "Send It to Me"
1981: "If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" / "If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" * "Start Me Up" / "No Use In Crying" * "Waiting on a Friend" / "Little T&A" * "Little T&A" / "Waiting on a Friend"
1982: "Hang Fire" / "Neighbours" * "Going to a Go-Go" (live) / "Beast of Burden" (live) * "Time Is on My Side" (live) / "Twenty Flight Rock" (live)
1983: "Undercover of the Night" / "All the Way Down"
1984: "She Was Hot" / "Think I'm Going Mad" * "Think I'm Going Mad" / "She Was Hot" * "Too Tough" / "Miss You" * "Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" * "Too Much Blood" / "Too Much Blood"
1986: "Harlem Shuffle" / "Had It With You" * "Winning Ugly" / "Winning Ugly" * "One Hit (To the Body)" / "Fight"
1989: "Mixed Emotions" / "Fancy Man Blues" * "Sad Sad Sad" / "Sad Sad Sad" * "Rock and a Hard Place" / "Cook Cook Blues"
1990: "Almost Hear You Sigh" / "Break the Spell" (US) * "Almost Hear You Sigh" / "Wish I'd Never Met You" (UK) * "Paint It, Black" / "Long Long While" * "Terrifying" / "Wish I'd Never Met You"
1991: "Highwire" / "2000 Light Years from Home" (live) * "Ruby Tuesday" (live) / "Play with Fire" (live) * "Sex Drive" / "Sex Drive"
Virgin singles1994: "Love Is Strong" / "The Storm" * "Love Is Strong" / "So Young" * "You Got Me Rocking" / "Jump On Top of Me" * "Out of Tears" / "I'm Gonna Drive" / "So Young" * "Out of Tears" / "I'm Gonna Drive" / "Sparks Will Fly"
1995: "Sparks Will Fly" / "Sparks Will Fly" * "I Go Wild" / (remixes) * "Like a Rolling Stone" (live) / "Black Limousine" / "All Down the Line"
1996: "Wild Horses" (live) / "Live with Me" (live) / "Tumbling Dice" (live)
1997: "Anybody Seen My Baby?" / (remixes) * "Flip the Switch" / "Flip the Switch"
1998: "Saint of Me" / "Gimme Shelter" / "Anyway You Look At It" * "Out of Control" / (remixes) * "Gimme Shelter" (live) / "Gimme Shelter" (live)
2002: "Don't Stop" / "Miss You" (remix)
2003: "Sympathy for the Devil" (remix) / (remixes)
2005: "Streets of Love" / "Rough Justice" * "Oh No, Not You Again" / "Oh No, Not You Again" * "Rain Fall Down" / (remixes)
2006: "Biggest Mistake" / "Dance Pt. 1" (live) / "Before They Make Me Run"
2007: "Paint It, Black"
2008: "Gimme Shelter" * "Sympathy for the Devil" * "She's a Rainbow"
2009: "Wild Horses"
2010: "Plundered My Soul" / "All Down the Line"



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