Complicated

Composers: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Recording date: August & November 1966
Recording locations: RCA Studios, Los Angeles, USA; Olympic Studios, London, England
Producer: Andrew Oldham      Engineer: Dave Hassinger & Glyn Johns
Never performed onstage

Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Electric guitars: Keith Richards
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Background vocals: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Piano: Ian Stewart
Organ: Jack Nitzsche
Maracas: Brian Jones
Tambourine: Mick Jagger
 

She looks so simple in her way, she does the same thing every day
But she's dedicated to having her own way

She's very complicated

Yes

And women seem to fill her mind and many men in so short time
But she's underrated, she treats me oh so kind

We talk together and discuss what is really best for us
She's sophisticated, my head's fit to bust

Cause she's so complicated

Right

She knows just how to please her man, she's softer than a baby lamb
But she's educated, doesn't give a damn

Come on, baby
 
 

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Recorded in the US again - it's all about a groupie.

- Mick Jagger, 1967


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