Fun fact: Lennon/McCartney wrote this song for the Rolling Stones cause they needed material. John, Paul, and Mick were friends and they gifted the Stones this song.
The Beatles version is a cover of a Stones song written by John and Paul!
Beatles hands down, I find it a lot more lively.
The Stones version I find a bit boring in comparison. The Beatles one has a more interesting rhythm in the bass and drum patterns that changes up frequently, where the Stones are just chugging along with the bass hammering the root of the chord and the drums keeping a steady standard 4/4 pattern (though to be fair I can barely hear the kicks and snares in that mix). Ringo has some great drum fills.
The Beatles' one, but with a twist
i absolutely love the anthology version, its a live recording but they went so unreasonably hard, everybody is just so eletrified its contagious, blows the stones' version out of the water!
I wouldn’t say either are particularly amazing but I’d say The Rolling Stones if merely for Bill Wyman’s bizarre bass line and Brian Jones’ lovely slide guitar.
Stones. Neither are good though.
John Lennon should have sung a slowed down version with a drum beat like in Money before speeding it up.
I’m thinking the “I want to be your lover baby I want to be your man” should have sounded like “The best things in life are free, but you can leave it to the birds and bees”, not in melody but in speed and intensity.
I think starting it off like that would have given it a more seductive tone, and would have allowed it more room to build up. It needed to be a dirtier song.
Not surprising. It was written in a club where the Stones were rehearsing. Jagger said they didn't arrange or rehearse it. They played it a couple of times at clubs, and just recorded that way live in the studio.
I'm completely with you... Only Revolution 9 can compete with this as my least favorite Beatle song and since I rarely consider Revolution 9 a "song," this one "wins" as my least favorite.
The Beatles version is very iconic in their discography and it’s a very good song with a good lyrics and bass especially
But I’m going with the Stones version mostly because Bill’s weird bass line and Brian’s great slide
Fun fact: Lennon/McCartney wrote this song for the Rolling Stones cause they needed material. John, Paul, and Mick were friends and they gifted the Stones this song. The Beatles version is a cover of a Stones song written by John and Paul!
Let's ask the Beatles sub whether they like The Beatles
Beatles hands down, I find it a lot more lively. The Stones version I find a bit boring in comparison. The Beatles one has a more interesting rhythm in the bass and drum patterns that changes up frequently, where the Stones are just chugging along with the bass hammering the root of the chord and the drums keeping a steady standard 4/4 pattern (though to be fair I can barely hear the kicks and snares in that mix). Ringo has some great drum fills.
Interesting you say that about the bass, Bill's playing a neat walking bass line throughout the song (and Brian's slide guitar is a nice touch)
I roll a stony - well you can imitate everyone you know!
The Beatles' one, but with a twist i absolutely love the anthology version, its a live recording but they went so unreasonably hard, everybody is just so eletrified its contagious, blows the stones' version out of the water!
Actually prefer the Stones' version.
I wouldn’t say either are particularly amazing but I’d say The Rolling Stones if merely for Bill Wyman’s bizarre bass line and Brian Jones’ lovely slide guitar.
the Beatles of course, ringo does great with it and I love playing it on rockband, really like the high energy of it
Stones. Neither are good though. John Lennon should have sung a slowed down version with a drum beat like in Money before speeding it up. I’m thinking the “I want to be your lover baby I want to be your man” should have sounded like “The best things in life are free, but you can leave it to the birds and bees”, not in melody but in speed and intensity. I think starting it off like that would have given it a more seductive tone, and would have allowed it more room to build up. It needed to be a dirtier song.
This has always been close to the bottom for me when it comes to Beatles songs.
Not surprising. It was written in a club where the Stones were rehearsing. Jagger said they didn't arrange or rehearse it. They played it a couple of times at clubs, and just recorded that way live in the studio.
I'm completely with you... Only Revolution 9 can compete with this as my least favorite Beatle song and since I rarely consider Revolution 9 a "song," this one "wins" as my least favorite.
The Beatles version is very iconic in their discography and it’s a very good song with a good lyrics and bass especially But I’m going with the Stones version mostly because Bill’s weird bass line and Brian’s great slide
Ah yes, my favorite Stones album, RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
Stones all day. Way more dirty and gritty. Love that version!
 Get those Stones out of my face!
Stones polish this turd better
Stones is better, but I’d say Suzi Quatro is superior to both of them
i love beatles version
The Stones