The Last Time (song)
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| "The Last Time" | ||
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| Single by Rolling Stones | ||
| from the album Out of Our Heads | ||
| Released | 1965 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1964 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:41 | |
| Label | Decca/ABKCO | |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||
| "What a Shame" (1965) |
"The Last Time" (1965) |
"Play with Fire" (1965) |
"The Last Time" is a song by the British rock 'n roll band The Rolling Stones. Although the song is credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is said to be heavily based on a traditional gospel song first recorded by the Staple Singers.
"The Last Time" was recorded in Los Angeles in 1964 with the assistance of Phil Spector, whose producing-style can be heard throughout the track. Released in early 1965, "The Last Time" reached #1 in the UK and #9 in the US. It is rumoured that Brian Jones invented the main guitar riff of the song (which repeats throughout the song - one of the first pop songs to do this.) A performance of this song by the Stones is one of the few recordings from the early years of Top of the Pops to still exist, and is therefore often shown on nostalgia shows in the UK (most early TOTP performances have long been wiped).
In 1967, The Who recorded a version of this song, reportedly to show support for The Stones who were being detained in England for alleged drug possession. [1]
In 1997, former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham sued English rock band the Verve for using a sample of the Andrew Oldham Orchestra recording of "The Last Time" in their hit song "Bitter Sweet Symphony". While the Verve had worked out an agreement to use the sample, Oldham successfully argued that the band used more than the amount they had legally agreed upon. This led to Allen Klein suing the Verve on behalf of his ABKCO Records, which owns the rights to all Stones material from the 1960s. Before the suit could reach courts, the Verve settled out of court, eventually relinquishing all writing credits to Jagger and Richards, even though they didn't write one line of verse. [2]
Many bands have recorded renditions and covered this song over the years. [3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Songfacts for "The Last Time"
- ^ The Verve and The Rolling Stones : Truly Bittersweet
- ^ Representative cover hierarchy by Secondhand Songs:
The Last Time by The Rolling Stones (July 30, 1965)
The Last Time by Homer and the Dont's (1965)
The Last Time by The Pupils (1966)
The Last Time by The Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra (June 3, 1966)
The Last Time by The Who (July 1967)
The Last Time by Smith (July 1969)
Last Time by Bobby Bare (1978)
The Last Time by Chelsea (1984)
The Last Time by 3 Imaginary Boys (1990)
Last Time by Count Five (1991)
The Last Time by The Tractors (1997)
The Last Time by Dwight Yoakam (1997)
The Last Time by Innovations (March 24, 1998)
The Last Time by Catch 23 (1999)
The Last Time by The Pharaohs (January 16, 2001)
