The Rolling Stones Song of the Day is Ruby Tuesday. Ruby Tuesday- written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards was part of the double A single released in January 1967- with Let’s Spend The Night Together. Marianne Faithfull has said that Brian Jones had a part in the writing of this song- that he had played a folk ballad that caught Keith’s attention- and Keith went over the the piano and started going to work- Brian had given him the rift. For a long time the song had no lyrics- it was considered Keith and Brian’s song. Later Keith wrote the lyrics which were influenced by his losing Linda Keith his girlfriend at the time to a poet. It hurt Keith and it shows in the lyrics. Linda Keith a model- got around- she would later be the girlfriend of Jimi Hendrix and Brian Jones also.

Ruby Tuesday one of The Rolling Stones best ballads- was the bigger hit in the US-over the controversial Let’s Spend The Night Together- going to #1. It was The Rolling Stones 4th #1 in the US.  I like both songs but would go with Ruby Tuesday over Let’s Spend The Night Together-without question.

Ruby Tuesday was covered by Melanie- and became a Top  10 hit in the UK for her in 1970. Rod Stewart, Julian Lennon, Nazarath and Marianne Faithfull have also recorded versions of it.