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The Rolling Stones — I Am Waiting
Album: Aftermath
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Released: 1966
Length: 3:06
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I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

See it come along and
Don't know where it's from
Oh, yes you will find out

Well, it happens all the time
It's censored from our minds
You'll find out

Slow or fast, slow or fast
Oh yeah, oh yeah
End at last, end at last
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

Stand up coming years
And escalation fears
Oh, yes we will find out

Well, like a withered stone
Fears will pierce your bones
You'll find out

Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting...
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moodfood wrote:
heavy Brian Jones influence in this song... nice

 

                Jones played Dulcimer on this. 
           Lead & Backing Vocals: Mick Jagger 
             Acoustic Guitar: Keith Richards 
                Bass: Bill Wyman 
                     Drums: Charlie Watts
                                                                  {#Crown}

Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 6string wrote:
Listen also the Cover Version of Lindsey Buckingham.
Very Beautiful, too. 

 
I AGREE!!!
Posted 7 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Listen also the Cover Version of Lindsey Buckingham.
Very Beautiful, too. 
Posted 7 years ago by 6string    [ Reply ]

Ollabelle does a really good cover of this on their self-titled album from 2004.
Posted 8 years ago by dkliger    [ Reply ]
 JDoonan wrote:
Does anyone else instantly think of Rushmore (The Wes Anderson movie) when hearing this song?

 
He certainly does love him some old Rolling Stones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlEatlyMv4Q

Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else instantly think of Rushmore (The Wes Anderson movie) when hearing this song?
Posted 8 years ago by JDoonan    [ Reply ]
What a shocker!  obviously from before they sold their souls to the devil.....
Posted 9 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
LYNDSEY BUCKINGHAM DOES A REALLY GOOD COVER OF THIS , THERE NO SUCH THING AS A OBSCURE ROLLING STONES SONG
Posted 9 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Great tune. Really good. Lindsey Buckingham's version is worth a listen too.
Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 moodfood wrote:
heavy Brian Jones influence in this song... nice

 
Yes - absolutely!!! Great observation!
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Cyclehawk wrote:
I was a little kid when this came out and don't remember much about the earlier Stones.  Just finished reading Pete Townsend's autobiography, which I highly recommend.  In it he talks a lot about the strong blues influence in this period. 

 
Did Pete also talk about babes...?
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
INCREDIBLE GOOD ALBUM OF THE STONES - THEIR BEST...?
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I was a little kid when this came out and don't remember much about the earlier Stones.  Just finished reading Pete Townsend's autobiography, which I highly recommend.  In it he talks a lot about the strong blues influence in this period. 
Posted 10 years ago by Cyclehawk    [ Reply ]

I thought this was one of their best albums .... Carried it with me everywhere during the 60's....

More blues as they started out to be before they saw all the money to be made in Rock...


Posted 10 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
heavy Brian Jones influence in this song... nice
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 gjr wrote:
well now we know why they were always (a distant) second fiddle to the beatles.  just compare their "album filler" to the "album filler" on Revolver.........things that make ya go hmmmm

 
If you're not too bright.
Posted 10 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
I don't care much for the sound of The Stones, but this is the perfect single for me.
Posted 10 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Not a big fan of the Stones but I do like some of the earlier stuff.  This too.
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
well now we know why they were always (a distant) second fiddle to the beatles.  just compare their "album filler" to the "album filler" on Revolver.........things that make ya go hmmmm
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
Brian & Keith obviously were saving their best licks for other songs.  Still, hearing this reminds one of RP's  road spectrum playlist.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 rockpommel16 wrote:
...never liked stones......now i know why.........

 

You're formulating your negative opinion of the Stones on this unheard/rarely heard track. Are you an idiot?
Posted 11 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
I didn't even know this was a Stones song when I first heard it done by Lindsey Buckingham. I like the Stones version in a primitive sort of way, but Lindsey's cover kicks A**!
Posted 11 years ago by somewhereinKS    [ Reply ]
Love Ollabelle's version a bit better. But thumbs up to the Stones for the original.
Posted 12 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
...never liked stones......now i know why.........
Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
 Lenora wrote:

idk = i don't know
 
idk

Nice tune - haven't heard it in years.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 imnotpc wrote:
Zzzzzzz.....   Zzzz.....
 
+1
Posted 12 years ago by dkrstic    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Fifty years.  Of mostly unparalleled excellence.
 
i'm with you. it's amazing, really.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Fifty years.  Of mostly unparalleled excellence.
Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
By itself this might feel dated... in the RP mix it fits nicely... Thanks-AGAIN-!...
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 gemtag wrote:

what's idk?

btw, good song.Love early stones. 
 
idk = i don't know
Posted 12 years ago by Lenora    [ Reply ]
LOVE this song! Brings back such memories from my teen years!!
Posted 12 years ago by Lenora    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice to hear some more obscure Stones like this.
 

That's why we tune in here.  You certainly can't get much deeper than side 2 of Aftermath, which was released in the U.S. three months after I turned...(wait for it)...SEVEN!!!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:

groovie, keen, far out, outta sight, peace.

have all been replaced by

lol, btw, idk
seems the more they change the more they stay the same

 
what's idk?

btw, good song.Love early stones. 
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
Had this in mono.........
Posted 12 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
Wow...I don't remember this...somewhat haunting.
Posted 12 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
Good set this morning!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
This sounded a bit familiar and not just from listening to RP, so I googled. This song was used in the soundtrack for "Rushmore", one of my fave films...
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I think I have had a stroke. The pictures of the guys are all blurry. Nice song though.
Posted 13 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice to hear some more obscure Stones like this.
 
Yes....ditto that
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Hmmm, kind of a prequel to Waiting on a Friend, which came along about 15 years later.
Posted 13 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
 ronniegirl wrote:
NEVER heard this before.   Amazing.  Not bad either. 
 
Same here. Surprising to hear a song I've never heard 45 years after it was released.

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice to hear some more obscure Stones like this.
 
Yes, this is a great tune.  One of my favorite Stones' albums.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear some more obscure Stones like this.
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Zzzzzzz.....   Zzzz.....
Posted 14 years ago by imnotpc    [ Reply ]
I am waiting for more tracks from this LP !
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
My mom played this album and my sister and I as children would point at each other and sing "Look at that Stupid Gi-irl!! real loud.
Anything that starts out with Paint it Black, gotta be great.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Nice rare and dated Stones tune to hear, thanks.
Posted 14 years ago by Shaker    [ Reply ]
Great song...  featued in a cool scene in the movie Rushmore. 
Posted 14 years ago by jersey_birdman    [ Reply ]
{#Headache} There is a reason it wasn't played. 
Posted 14 years ago by Loonytunas    [ Reply ]
Learn something every day. I thought Buckingham's version was the original. This sounds as old as it is, though.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
NEVER heard this before.   Amazing.  Not bad either. 
Posted 14 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Who'd have guessed the guys could rock n roll.
Posted 14 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]
Is this its first ever play? Or was it played back in 2007?

In any case, a pleasant surprise.

Thanks.
Posted 14 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
For reasons I have yet to understand, 'Aftermath' may be my favorite Stones album of all! Oddly enough, I like it for the songs that were NEVER played on "Top 40 Radio" when it came out and I was 15 or 16 years old... "Flight 505" and "Goin' Home" are two cases in point...
Posted 17 years ago by Porgie_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]