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Mick Jagger is from the album The Chelsea Hotel#4 by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) that is the 4th and last album in the series of albums about those celebrities, actors, artists, writers, poets, songwriters and musicians that have stayed at the iconic New York through the years or have a strong connection to the hotel.
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“Mick Jagger” explodes with kinetic energy, the guitars strutting in sync with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll’s eternal frontman. It’s not imitation, but interpretation – a portrait of motion, charisma, and survival.
– Read the just published Jamsphere magazine review our album HERE
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Mick Jagger lyrics
There’s so much to say about you
It’s hard to believe that it’s all true
You were just a simple London lad
And became the biggest rock and roller the world’s ever had
What a life you’ve led, it’s beyond compare
You’ve thrilled boys and girls around the world everywhere
Just a Dartford lad that made good
They just unveiled a statue of you in your old neighbourhood
You met Keef at a Dartford school and then with Brian Jones
Formed a band playing blues and r&b you called The Rolling Stones
The 60’s were crazy but from there you were formed
So many you once knew are gone and are mourned
Your relationships with different women bore fruit
With 8 children produced and with only 2 law suits
They called you a stud, a Don Juan
But really you’re just a normal red blooded man
Parents warned their daughters to stay away
And not become corrupted by their seductive ways
By the bad boy long haired English rebels
Playing those rock and roll songs of the devil
Rocking on stage with that pouted lip stance
See Jagger dance, come see Jagger dance
When everyone else has faded and is gone
May you keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
Way into your 90’s and beyond
You were the victim of a witch hunt by that Sunday rag
They were satisfied only after a pound of flesh they had
They dragged artist’s names through the dirt
People can do what they want in private as long as no-one gets hurt
Your old Chelsea Hotel door sold for 8,000 bucks
The guy that found it sure had good luck
Money doesn’t drive you, it’s more than that
You have more than enough and that’s a fact
Everyone recognizes you even in disguise
The only time that you wore a jacket and tie
Was when you were knighted, should we call you sir
Hard to think of you as the simple Dartford lad you once were
You’re a legend and will always be
You worked hard to achieve star immortality
You’re in your 80’s and still prancing on the stage
Do people watching realize your age
When the time comes to sit in that old rocking chair
As you look into the past and wonder and stare
Looking to see the sun rise on a new day
You can say to yourself, yep, I did it my way
I sure did it my fucking way
Rocking on stage with that pouted lip stance
See Jagger dance, come see Jagger dance
When everyone else has faded and is gone
May you keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
Way into your 90’s and beyond
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 875781KP
ISRC: US5UL2560085
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“Mick Jagger” is both a celebration and reflection — a poetic tribute to one of rock’s most enduring icons. Told with warmth, humour, and admiration, the song traces Jagger’s incredible journey from a “simple London lad” to the world’s most recognizable rock and roll frontman.
Through vivid verses and sharp storytelling, the lyrics move effortlessly between biography and myth. They recall his Dartford roots, the fateful meeting with Keith Richards, and the birth of The Rolling Stones, capturing the wild spirit of the 1960s and the chaos that forged a cultural revolution.
Yet beyond the fame and controversy, the song humanizes the legend. It portrays Jagger not just as the eternal showman with his “pouted lip stance” and electric energy, but as a real man — flawed, resilient, and still “keeping on” well into his 80s. There’s reverence here, but also a cheeky wink: a nod to his reputation as a lover, a rebel, and ultimately, a survivor of time and tabloids alike.
Ending with the defiant refrain — “I did it my f**ing way”* — the song feels like a victory lap, not just for Jagger, but for anyone who’s lived life on their own terms. With affectionate nostalgia and unfiltered rock spirit, “Mick Jagger” stands as both a tribute and a time capsule — an anthem to endurance, individuality, and the everlasting power of rock and roll.
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