|
"Lady Jane" is a song by The Rolling Stones that featured on their 1966 album Aftermath. The song was released as the B-side to "Mother's Little Helper" in America. It was one of the few singles released by the Rolling Stones in America where both songs made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. "Mother's Little Helper" peaked at # 8 and "Lady Jane" peaked at # 24. It delivers an Elizabethan atmosphere with its lyrics and haunting instrumentation showcasing Brian Jones on dulcimer, and was rumoured at one point to be about the wives of Henry VIII. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is considered by many fans to be one of the highlights from the Aftermath album, and one of their best tunes. On the studio version, there are no drums. When played live, however (for example, on their 1966 live release Got Live If You Want It!), Charlie Watts would make use of the drum kit. While the United States and United Kingdom releases of Aftermath had different tracks, this was featured as track three, Side one of both albums. The song was a part of their live act during their 1966 and 1967 tours. They also performed the song during their fourth TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. It is one of many of the Rolling Stones' early (Brian Jones-era) hits that have not been played live since his death. Because of its melodic quality and its classical mood Lady Jane is regarded by critics as one of those songs for which Brian Jones deserved a song writing credit. Theodore Bikel recorded the song in 1969. On Neil Young's 1975 album Tonight's The Night, the melody from "Lady Jane" is used for the song entitled "Borrowed Tune" (written by Neil Young). It was unknown whether the Stones sued Young for plagiarizing the melody without permission.|} Pianist Ludovico Einaudi covered this ballad, which can be found on his album, 'Lascala: Concert 03 03 03 (Cd 2)'. Category:1966 songs Category:English-language songs Category:Songs written by Jagger/Richards Category:The Rolling Stones songs da:Lady Jane es:Lady Jane fr:Lady Jane it:Lady Jane (singolo) nn:Lady Jane sv:Lady Jane (sång) |