Tops
Composers: Mick
Jagger & Keith Richards
Recording date:
November-December
1972, October-December 1980 & April-June 1981
Recording locations:
Dynamic
Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Rolling Stones
Mobile Unit, Paris, France;
& Atlantic Studios,
New
York City, USA
Producers: The
Glimmer Twins
Chief engineers:
Andy
Johns, Baker
Bigsby & Chris Kimsey
Performed onstage:
1981
Probable line-up:
Drums: Charlie
Watts
Bass:
Bill Wyman
Electric
guitars: Keith
Richards & Mick Taylor (incl. solos)
Vocals:
Mick
Jagger
Piano:
Nicky
Hopkins
Maracas:
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Ah-ha, haa...
Hey baby
Every man has the same come on: I'll
make you a star
I'll take you a million miles
from all this, put you
on a pedestal
Come on (come
on, come on)
Have you ever heard those opening lines?
You should leave this small town
way behind
I'll be your partner, show you
the steps
With me behind, you're tasting
of the sweet wine of success
Cause I'll, I'll take you to the top, baby (hey baby)
I'll take you to the top
I'll take you to the top, baby
I'll take you to the top
Step on the
ladder, toe in the pool
You're such a natural, you don't
need no acting school
Don't need no casting couch or
be a star in bed
But never, never let success go
to your pretty head
Cause I'll, I'll take you to the top, baby
I swear we're never going to stop, baby
I'll take you to the top
Don't let the world pass you by
Don't let the world pass you by
Don't let the world pass you by
You better take your chance now,
baby
Or be sorry for the rest of your
sweet loving life, baby
Oh, sugar
Hey sugar, I'll take you to the top
I'll take you to the top, yeah
I'll take you to the top, sugar
I'll take you to the top, oh baby
Ah ya ya, ya-yah...
Ah ya ya, ya-yah...
I'll take you to the top
I'll take you to the top
I'll take you to the top
I'll take you to the top
TrackTalk
(There were) two songs on Tattoo You
(I
played on). One was called Tops and the other was called
Waiting
on a Friend.
-
Mick Taylor, 1993
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