Iconic Band's PITIFUL ATTEMPT at a REGGAE SONG in 1975 Became a Rock SMASH in 1981-Professor of Rock

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Coming up, a candidate for the most famous #2 hit of all-time and the song that was almost lost in the vaults: Start Me Up… It was written by the Rolling Stones in the 70s. In fact, the Stones did about 70 takes of Start Me Up and most of them were a very sad attempt at creating a reggae song. They crashed and burned, but on one of the takes, they did a straight-ahead rock version. Well, in the 80s, the Rolling Stones really needed a hit and songs for their new album. Luckily, their engineer remembered the one take they did that was a diamond in the rough and knew it could be a hit. But going back to the vaults, it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. It’s the story of a song that sat on the shelf for years, and then the Stones had to be convinced to play it straight… Find out what happened next on Professor of Rock.

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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so spectacular…So great, they definitely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it insufficient radio play, lack of marketing, or label support, the song came up short

Today, we are taking a closer look at a song that came up just short of that coveted top spot from a band with one of the longest and most storied careers in rock history. It’s Start Me Up from the Rolling Stones’ 1982 record Tattoo You. You know, the Rolling Stones are stacked when it comes to chart-dominating singles… Since 1964, the Stones have had 30 Top 20 hits, 23 Top 10 hits, and a slew of Hot 100 #1’s and near misses… Their list of #1’s includes I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction), Get Off of My Cloud, Paint it Black, Ruby Tuesday, Honky Tonk Women, Brown Sugar, Angie, and Miss You. Near misses included the #2 ‘19th Nervous Breakdown’, as well as #3’s Jumpin Jack Flash and Emotional Rescue. And today’s song, Start Me Up, was another one of those near misses… reaching #2 on the Hot 100. It would also be their last bid for chart-topping bragging rights.

So just for a little perspective, in the 1960s, after Satisfaction went to #1, the Stones released 17 singles which averaged #20 on the Hot 100. In the '70s and into early '80s, leading up to Start Me Up, they released 18 singles, averaging a #22 spot on the Hot 100. Not a bad run at all. It was those two songs, I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction) and Start Me Up, basically bookending the band’s chart-dominating years. 1965 to 1981, to be more precise.

However, post-Start Me Up, that would be a different story. No doubt the Rolling Stones had secured their legacy, but taking a quick look at the Billboard charts, it would seem that they were fighting an uphill battle for mainstream relevancy. And that’s a question I want to come back to by the end of today’s episode. Was this the Stones’ last stand on the US charts? Hang onto that thought. Right now, let’s get into Start Me Up’s album, Tattoo You, an LP that has often been hailed as the Stones' last truly great record.