THE "ROCKS OFF" ROLLING STONES SETLISTS PAGE

BY GARY GALBRAITH

(With Gerardo Liedo)

RELEASED AND UNRELEASED COVERS

Part 1: Unreleased covers

No.

Song

Writer

Original Artist

Year

Years performed

Comments

1

All My Ex’s Live In Texas

Lyndia J. Shafer / Whitey Shafer

George Strait

1987

2015

One verse only

2

Baby What You Want Me To Do

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1959

1962, 1963

 

3

Back In The USA

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1959

1962

 

4

Bad Boy

Eddie Taylor

Eddie Taylor

1955

1962

 

5

Big Boss Man

Luther Dixon/Al Smith

Jimmy Reed

1960

1962

 

6

Blueberry Hill

Lewis/Stock/Rose

Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

1940

1962

 

7

Blues Before Sunrise

Elmore James

Elmore James & His Broomdusters

1955

1962

 

8

Bo Diddley

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1955

1962

 

9

Boogie In The Dark

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed & His Trio

1954

1962

 

10

Bring It To Jerome

Jerome Green

Bo Diddley

1955

1962

 

11

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1956

1963

 

12

Buzz Me Babe

James Moore/Jerry West

Slim Harpo

1960

1962

 

13

Childhood Sweetheart

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1960

1963

 

14

Close To You

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1958

1963

 

15

Close Together

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1960

1962, 1963

 

16

Come Together

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

The Beatles

1969

2016

Only ever performance

17

Craw-Dad

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1960

1962, 1963, 1965

 

18

Crawling King Snake

Trad. Arr. John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

1949

1962

 

19

Dimples

James Bracken / John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

1956

1962, 1963

 

20

Don’t Stay Out All Night

Billy Boy Arnold

Billy Boy

1956

1962

 

21

Dust My Blues

Elmore James

Elmore James & His Broomdusters

1955

1962

 

22

Dust My Broom

Robert Johnson / Elmore James

Elmore James

1951

1986

James’ version is adapted from Robert Johnson’s ‘(I’ll Believe I’ll) Dust My Broom’ (1937)

23

El Paso

Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins

1959

2006

One verse only

24

Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)

Otis Redding / Steve Cropper

Otis Redding

1966

1975

One verse only

25

Girls

Luther Dixon / Wes Farrell

The Shirelles

1960

1964

lyrical variation of the song originally released as ‘Boys’

26

Going Down

Don Nix

Moloch

1969

2012, 2013

 

27

Going To New York

Jimmy Reed / Mary Lee Reed

Jimmy Reed

1959

1963

 

28

Got My Mojo Working

Preston Foster

Muddy Waters

1957

1962

 

29

Hang On Sloopy

Wes Farrell / Bert Berns

The McCoys

1965

2015

First released as ‘My Girl Sloopy’ by The Vibrations (1964). The Stones just performed the chorus .

30

Happy Home

Elmore James/Joe Josea

Elmore James & His Broomdusters

1955

1962

 

31

Hey Bo Diddley

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1957

1963

 

32

Hi-Heel Sneakers

Robert Higginbotham

Tommy Tucker

1964

1964

 

33

Honey Bee

McKinley Morganfield / Bumble Bee Slim

Muddy Waters

1951

1963

 

34

Hound Dog

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

Big Mama Thornton

1953

1978

 

35

Hush Hush

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1960

1962

 

36

I Ain’t Got No Money

Billy Boy Arnold

Billy Boy

1953

1962

 

37

I Ain’t Got You

Billy Boy Arnold

Billy Boy

1956

1962

 

38

I Can Tell

Samuel Smith

Bo Diddley

1962

1963, 1964

 

39

I Got My Brand On You

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1960

1962

 

40

I Got To Find My Baby

Walter Jacobs / Doctor Clayton

Little Walter

1962

1963

 

41

I Want You To Know

Antoine Domino / Dave Bartholomew

Fats Domino

1957

1963

 

42

I’ll Go Crazy

James Brown

James Brown & The Famous Flames

1960

2007

 

43

I’m A Hog For You, Baby

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

The Coasters

1959

1962

 

44

I’m A Love You

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1961

1962

 

45

I’m Coming Home

Eddie Boyd

Eddie Boyd & The Daylighters

1959

1963

 

46

I’m Mad Again

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

1961

1963

 

47

I’m Yours And I’m Hers

Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter

1969

1969

 

48

Jaguar & Thunderbird

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1960

1963, 1964

 

49

Johnny B. Goode

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1962

 

50

Kansas City

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

Wilbert Harrison

1959

1962, 2015

 

51

Kind Of Lonesome

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1961

1962

 

52

La Bamba

Trad. Arr Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

1958

1962

 

53

Let Me Love You Baby

Willie Dixon

Buddy Guy

1961

1962

 

54

Little Egypt

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

The Coasters

1961

1963

 

55

Love Potion No. 9

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

The Clovers

1959

1963

 

56

My Baby

Willie Dixon

Little Walter

1955

1962

 

57

No Money Down

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1956

1963

 

58

Nothing From Nothing

Billy Preston / Bruce Fisher

Billy Preston

1974

1976

 

59

Nursery Rhyme

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1959

1962

 

60

Our Little Rendezvous

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1960

1963

 

61

Pretty Thing

Willie Dixon

Bo Diddley

1955

1962, 1963, 1964

 

62

Six Days On The Road

Earl Greene / Carl Montgomery

Paul Davis

1961

2013

Only performed with Taj Mahal

63

Smokestack Lightning

Chester Burnett

Howlin’ Wolf

1956

1962

 

64

Soon Forgotten

James Oden

St Louis Jimmy Oden

1942

1962, 1963

 

65

Still A Fool

McKinley Morganfield

Muddy Waters

1951

1962, 1995

 

66

Sure The One You Need

Mick Jagger / Keith Richards

Ronnie Wood

1974

1975

Jagger/Richards song (actually Jagger/Wood) recorded by Ronnie, but never by the Stones. Played twice, with Keith singing, in 1975

67

Tell Me That You Love Me

Jimmy Reed/Al Smith

Jimmy Reed

1961

1962

 

68

The Moon Is Rising

Ewart Abner / Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1959

1962, 1963

 

69

The Sun Is Shining

Reed/Abner/Carter

Jimmy Reed

1957

1962, 1963, 1969

 

70

Tiger In Your Tank

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1960

1962, 1963

 

71

Uptight (Everything’s Alright)

Cosby / Wonder / Moy

Stevie Wonder

1965

1972

Only performed with Stevie Wonder’s band as part of a medley with ‘Satisfaction’

72

Wichita Lineman

Jimmy Webb

Glen Campbell

1968

2006

One verse only

73

You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover

Willie Dixon

Bo Diddley

1962

1962, 1963

 

74

(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back

William Robinson / Ronald White

The Temptations

1965

2002

Original released as ‘Don’t Look Back’. Covered by Peter Tosh in 1978, featuring Mick Jagger.

75

You’ve Got Me Dizzy

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1956

1963

 

 

Part 2: Released covers

No.

Song

Writer

Original Artist

Year

Years performed

Notes

1

Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1955

1963

 

2

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg

Eddie Holland / Normal Whitfield

The Temptations

1966

1975, 1976, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007

 

3

Around And Around

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1977, 2012

 

4

Baby, What’s Wrong

Jimmy Reed / Mary Lee Reed

Jimmy Reed

1961

1962, 1963

First released as ‘What’s Wrong, Baby?’

5

Beautiful Delilah

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1962, 1963, 1964

 

6

Bob Wills Is Still The King

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

1975

2006

 

7

Boogie Chillen’

Bernard Besman / John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker & His Guitar

1948

1989

Only performed with John Lee Hooker on guest vocals and guitar

8

Bright Lights, Big City

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1961

1962, 1963

 

9

Bye Bye Johnny

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1960

1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1986

 

10

Can I Get A Witness

Holland/Dozier/Holland

Marvin Gaye

1963

1963, 1964

 

11

Carol

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1963, 1964, 1965, 1969

 

12

Champagne and Reefer

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

1981

2006, 2012, 2013, 2015

Only performed with Buddy Guy on guest vocals and guitar

13

Chantilly Lace

J.P. Richardson

The Big Bopper

1958

1982

 

14

Cherry Oh Baby

Eric Donaldson

Eric Donaldson

1961

1975, 1976

 

15

Come On

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1961

1963, 1964, 1965

 

16

Confessin’ The Blues

Walter Brown / Jay McShann

Walter Brown with The Jay McShann Band

1941

1962, 1964, 1986

 

17

Cops And Robbers

Kent L. Harris

Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew

1956

1963, 1964

 

18

Corinna

Taj Mahal / Jesse Ed Davis

Taj Mahal

1968

1997

Song is a variation on ‘Corinne Corinna’, first released by Charlie McCoy & Bo Chatman in 1929 and written by Carter/Williams/Parrish.

19

Cracking’ Up

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1959

1963, 1977

 

20

Cry To Me

Bert Russell

Solomon Burke

1962

1965

 

21

Diddley Daddy

Elias McDaniel / Harvey Fuqua

Bo Diddley

1955

1963

 

22

Don’t Lie To Me

Hudson Whittaker

Tampa Red

1941

1963, 1964, 1972.

 

23

Down Home Girl

Leiber / Butler

Alvin Robinson

1964

1969

 

24

Down In the Bottom

Willie Dixon

Howlin’ Wolf

1961

1963, 1964, 1986, 1995

 

25

Down The Road A Piece

Don Raye

Will Bradley Trio

1940

1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1981, 1986

 

26

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

Bert Russell / Solomon Burke / Jerry Wexler

Solomon Burke

1964

1964, 1965, 1981, 2002, 2003

 

27

Fortune Teller

Allen Toussaint

Benny Spellman

1962

1962, 1963

 

28

Get Up, Stand Up

Bob Marley / Peter Tosh

The Wailers

1973

2005

 

29

Goin’ To A Go-Go

Robinson / Moore / Rogers / Tarplin

The Miracles

1965

1981, 1982, 2002, 2003

 

30

Good Times

Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

1964

1965

 

31

Harlem Shuffle

Bobby Relf / Earl Nelson

Bob & Earl

1963

1986, 1989, 1990, 2019

 

32

Hate To See You Go

Walter Jacobs

Little Walter & His Jukes

1955

2017

First released as ‘I Hate To See You Go’

33

Hitch Hike

Marvin Gaye / Clarence Paul / William Stevenson

Marvin Gaye

1962

1965

 

34

Honest I Do

Ewart Abner / Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1957

1963

 

35

Hoochie Coochie Man

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1954

1962

 

36

I Can’t Get Next To You

Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong

The Temptations

1969

1994, 1995

The Stones version is really a cover of the arrangement on Al Green’s cover from 1970.

37

I Can’t Turn You Loose

Otis Redding

Otis Redding

1965

2002, 2003, 2015

 

38

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1954

1963, 1964, 1965, 1981, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003

First released by Muddy Waters as ‘Make Love To Me’

39

I Wanna Be Your Man

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

The Beatles

1963

1963, 1964, 1965, 2012, 2022

Technically, not a cover as the Stones’ version was released just before The Beatles’ one.

40

I Want To Be Loved

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

1955

1963

 

41

I’m A King Bee

James Moore

Slim Harpo

1957

1963, 1964

 

42

I’m Alright

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1963

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

 

43

I’m Movin’ On

Hank Snow

Hank Snow & His Rainbow Ranch Boys

1950

1962, 1964, 1965, 1966

 

44

If You Need Me

Wilson Pickett / Robert Bateman/Sonny Sanders

Wilson Pickett

1963

1963, 1964

 

45

It’s All Over Now

Bobby Womack / Shirley Womack

The Valentinos

1964

1964, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014

 

46

Just My Imagination

Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong

The Temptations

1971

1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2013, 2015

 

47

Just Your Fool

Walter Jacobs

Little Walter

1962

2016, 2017, 2018

Little Walter’s version is adapted from ‘I’m Just Your Fool’, written by Buddy Johnson and first released by Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra (vocal by Ella Johnson) (1953)

48

Key To The Highway

Big Bill Broonzy / Charles Segar

Charles Segar

1940

1976, 1986

Stones’ version is only a brief, uncredited hidden track at the end of ‘Dirty Work; played by Ian Stewart

49

Learning The Game

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

1960

2006

 

50

Let It Rock

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1959

1970, 1971, 1978, 1979

Original version has writing credit as Berry’s pseudonym ‘E. Anderson’

51

Like A Rolling Stone

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

1965

1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

 

52

Little Queenie

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2013

 

53

Little Red Rooster

Willie Dixon

Howlin’ Wolf

1961

1964, 1965, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003

First released as ‘The Red Rooster’

54

Love In Vain

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

1939

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2013

 

55

Love Train

Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff

The O’Jays

1972

2002, 2003

 

56

Mannish Boy

McKinley Morganfield / Mel London / Elias McDaniel

Muddy Waters

1955

1977, 1986, 2002, 2003

 

57

Memphis, Tennessee

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1959

1963, 1964

 

58

Mercy, Mercy

Ronald Miller / Don Covay

Don Covay

1964

1965, 1966, 1969, 2019

 

59

Mona (I Need You Baby)

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1957

1963, 1964, 1981

 

60

Money

Berry Gordy Jr. / Janie Bradford

Barrett Strong

1959

1963, 1964

 

61

Mr. Pitiful

Otis Redding / Steve Cropper

Otis Redding

1965

2005

 

62

Night Time (Is The Right Time)

Cadena / Brown / Herman / Sykes

Nappy Brown

1957

2005, 2006, 2007

First released as ‘The Right Time’. Adapted from ‘Night Time Is The Right Time’ written by Roosevelt Sykes and first released by The Honey Dripper (1937)

63

Not Fade Away

Buddy Holly / Norman Petty

The Crickets

1957

1964, 1965, 1966, 1994, 1995

 

64

Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)

Barbara Ozen

Barbara Lynn

1964

1964, 1965

 

65

Outa Space

Billy Preston / Joe Greene

Billy Preston

1971

1975, 1976

 

66

Pain In My Heart

Otis Redding / Phil Walden

Otis Redding

1964

1964, 1965

 

67

Poison Ivy

Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

The Coasters

1959

1963, 1964

 

68

Pretty Thing

Willie Dixon / Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1955

1962, 1963, 1964

 

69

Prodigal Son

Rev. Robert Wilkins

Robert Wilkins

1930

1969, 1970, 1971, 1979

First released as ‘That’s No Way To Get Along’

70

Ride ‘em On Down

Tommy McClennan / Bukka White

Eddie Taylor

1956

1962, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

First released by Bukka White as ‘Shake ‘em on Down’ in 1937

71

Road Runner

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1960

1962, 1963, 1964

 

72

Rock Me Baby

BB King / Joe Josea

B.B. King

1964

2002, 2003, 2015

Adapted from ‘Roll Me Mama’ (written and released by Curtis Jones (1939)) and then ‘Rockin’ and Rollin’ (written and released by Li’l Son Jackson (1951))

73

Roll Over Beethoven

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1956

1962, 1963, 1964, 1970

 

74

Route 66

Bobby Troup

The King Cole Trio

1946

1963, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1999, 2012

 

75

Shame Shame Shame

Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

1963

1963, 1997

 

76

She Said Yeah

Sonny Christy (Sonny Bono)  / Roddy Jackson

Larry Williams

1959

1965, 1966

First released as “She Said ‘Yeah!’”

77

Stop Breaking Down

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

1938

1994

First released as ‘Stop Breakin’ Down Blues’. Only performed with Robert Cray on guest vocals and guitar

78

Susie-Q

Dale Hawkins / Stanley J. Lewis / Eleanor Broadwater

Dale Hawkins

1957

1963, 1964

 

79

Sweet Little Sixteen

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1958

1962, 1978

 

80

Talkin’ ‘Bout You

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1961

1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

First released as ‘I’m Talking About You’

81

That’s How Strong My Love Is

Roosevelt Jamison

O.V. Right with The Keys

1964

1965, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2013

 

82

That’s Life

Billy Preston

Billy Preston

1975

1975

 

83

The Nearness Of You

Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington

Chick Bullock and his Orchestra

1940

2003

 

84

Time Is On My Side

Jerry Ragavoy (aka Norman Meade) / Jimmy Norman

Irma Thomas

1964

1964, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1982, 1998

First release without Jimmy Norman’s verses by Kai Winding in 1963.

85

Trouble’s A-Comin’

Eugene Record

The Chi-Lites

1970

2021

 

86

Twenty Flight Rock

Nelda Fairchild / Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran

1956

1981, 1982

First of Eddie Cochran’s two versions released as ‘20 Flight Rock’

87

Under The Boardwalk

Artie Resnick / Kenny Young

The Drifters

1964

1965, 2013

 

88

Walkin’ The Dog

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

1963

1963, 1964, 1965

Could only have been played very late 63 as the original came out in September 1963.

89

Who Do You Love?

Elias McDaniel

Bo Diddley

1956

1994, 2012

Only performed with Bo Diddley on guest vocals and guitar

90

Worried Life Blues

Major Merriweather

Big Maceo

1941

1977

First recorded as ‘Someday Baby Blues’ by Sleepy John Estes (1936)

91

You Better Move On

Arthur Alexander

Arthur Alexander

1961

1963, 1964

 

92

You Can Make It If You Try

Ted Jarrett

Gene Allison

1957

1963, 1964

 

93

You Gotta Move

Trad. Arr McDowell / McDavis

The Willing Four

1944

1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 2015

First released as ‘You Got To Move’. The Stones’ version is inspired by the arrangement by Mississippi Fred McDowell (1969)

 

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