Something Happened to Me Yesterday

Infobox Song
Name = Something Happened to Me Yesterday
Artist = The Rolling Stones
Album = Between the Buttons
Released= 20 January 1967 (UK)
11 February 1967 (US)

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track_no = 12
Recorded = August 3-11, 1966
Genre = Rock
Music Hall
Length = 4:55
Writer = Jagger/Richards
Label = Decca/ABKCO (UK)
London/ABKCO (US)
Producer = Andrew Loog Oldham

"Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is the closing track of English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones' 1967 album "Between the Buttons".

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is called by Matthew Greenwald in his review of the song "one [of] the most accurate songs about LSD." [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:dxfpxbesldae Greenwald, Matthew. "Something Happened to Me Yesterday"] . "allmusic". 2007 (accessed 28 July 2007).] Writing with a "combination of social commentary, personal insight, and a strong sense of comedy," the lyrics paint a hazy picture of an LSD trip from the perspective of the following day;

On the song, Jagger said at the time of its release, "I leave it to the individual imagination as to what happened."cite web| last =| first =| title = Something Happened to Me Yesterday| work = timeisonourside.com| publisher = | url = http://timeisonourside.com/SOSomethingHappened.html| accessdate = 2006-07-28] The most distinct portion of the song is the ending, where Jagger, using spoken word, gives this send off:

This 'send off' prompted many in the newly emerging counter-culture music press to speculate about a possible breakup of The Stones. On the ending, Jagger said, "The ending is something I remember hearing on the BBC as the bombs dropped."

Recorded in August and November 1966, "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is notable as it is the first song by the Rolling Stones to feature Richards on lead vocals, and one of the few to feature both Jagger and Richards sharing lead vocals together. With Charlie Watts on drums and Bill Wyman on bass, Richards also performs the song's electric and acoustic guitars. The song also displays Brian Jones' rich musical abilities, with the guitarist performing trombone, trumpet, violin, and various other brasses. Ian Stewart performs the songs' pianos.

"Something Happened to Me Yesterday" has never been performed live.

External links

* [http://www.rollingstones.com/discog/index.php?v=so&a=1&id=83 Complete official lyrics]

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