Neighbours

The Rolling Stones

About Neighbours

"Neighbours" is a song by The Rolling Stones featured on their 1981 album Tattoo You. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Neighbours" was a leftover from the June–July 1979 Emotional Rescue sessions, being worked on further by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for Tattoo You in October 1980 and April–June 1981. Jagger was inspired by Richards' own run-ins with his neighbours after the guitarist was evicted from his New York City apartment after complaints that he was playing music too loudly. On the story, Richards said at the time of release, "... Patti [Hansen] (Richards' wife) and I (have been evicted from apartments in New York). Mick wrote the lyrics to that - and he never has trouble with neighbours... I have a knack of finding a whole building of very cool people, you know, but there'll be one uncool couple... 'Neighbours' is the first song I think Mick's ever really written for me. It's one I wish I'd written, that." Recording took place during the June–July 1979 Emotional Rescue sessions, between October and November 1980, and April through June 1981, at Paris' Pathé Marconi Studios and Atlantic Studios in New York City. With Jagger on lead vocals, electric guitars are performed by Richards and Ronnie Wood, with Wood taking the solo. Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman perform drums and bass, respectively. Sonny Rollins also contributes saxophone, one of his three credits for the album. Ian Stewart performs the song's piano. 


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Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors
Neighbors, have I got neighbors?
Have I got neighbors?
All day and all night

Neighbors
Have I got neighbors?
Ringing my doorbells
All day and all night

Ladies, have I got crazies?
Scheming young babies
No piece and no quiet
I got T.V.'s, saxophone playing
Groaning and straining
With the trouble and strife

Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
That we fuss and fight

Neighbors, do unto strangers
Do unto neighbors
What you do to yourself, yourself, yourself, yourself, yourself

Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
That we fuss and fight

Neighbors do unto strangers
Do unto neighbors what you do to yourself
Yourself, yourself, yourself
Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors, neighbors

Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors, neighbors
Neighbors, do yourself a favor
Don't you mess with my baby
When I'm working all night
You know that neighbors
Steal off my table
Steal off my table
And doing alright, alright, alright, alright

Neighbors do unto strangers
Do unto strangers
What you do to yourself, yourself, yourself, yourself
Your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, alright

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in Dartford in 1962. The earliest settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (keyboards, piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Since Wyman's retirement in 1993, the band's full members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975. Darryl Jones (bassist) and Chuck Leavell (keyboardist) are regular contributors but not full band members. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989, noting that "critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 4… more »

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Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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11 facts about this song

Album Classification
"Neighbours" is a track from the album "Tattoo You," which was released by The Rolling Stones in 1981.
Song Genre
The song falls under the Rock genre and is a vibrant example of the band's distinctive hard rock sound.
Song's Inspiration
The lyrics of "Neighbours" were reportedly inspired by real-life incidents that Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards experienced while living in a high-rise apartment.
Legal Trouble Classification
Richard's unruly behavior in his apartment, including playing loud music and throwing televisions out of windows, led to numerous complaints which partially inspired the song.
Songwriters
The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the band's principal songwriting team since their grouping in the 1960s.
Song's Performance
"Neighbours" was usual in the band's performance repertoire during the 1981 American Tour which was held in support of the album "Tattoo You."
Music Video
There's no official music video for the song. However, the band's live performances of the track were often captured on video.
Record Label
The album Tattoo You, including the track "Neighbours," were released under the record label of Rolling Stones Records.
Chart Performance
Despite its popularity, "Neighbours" did not make it to the billboard singles chart.
TV Performance
"Neighbours" was one of the songs performed by the Rolling Stones when they made their first appearance on "Saturday Night Live" in 1981.
Studio Recording
The song was recorded in the recording studios- Pathé Marconi, Paris and The Hit Factory, New York.

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