the rolling stones - ruby tuesday - stereo remix IIa

Edit 2a for headphones. Lyrics were written by Brian Jones & Keith Richards, with the music written by Brian Jones, but he was never credited. *

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* Youtuber "Fallen Angel" wrote:
Although they perpetrated many abuses against Brian Jones, the manner in which Jagger and Richards denied Jones a writing credit for 'Ruby Tuesday' stands as a glaring example of their rapacious thuggery. For the facts regarding the creation of 'Ruby Tuesday' are (a) that the song is based on a descant (a trebly melody) that Jones wrote and played to the band when they were in the studio, (b) that when Richards heard that melody, he co-wrote a piano accompaniment with Jones, and then added lyrics, (c) that the song was ultimately composed by Jones and Richards, with Jones having written better than 60% of the song, and (d) that, whereas Jagger receives a co-writing credit, he actually contributed absolutely nothing to the composition of the song. When the song was released it was obvious to anyone who heard it that, though Jagger sang the vocal line, the most prominent element was not his vocal, but rather the extraordinarily beautiful, wistful, slightly Elizabethan descant that Brian Jones wrote and performed on the recorder. It is also Jones who plays the piano that underlines the verses. Thus, upon its release, it was the infectious melody that Jones wrote and performed that sent 'Ruby Tuesday' to the top of charts around the world. However, in spite of the fact that it is patently obvious that Brain Jones had a huge hand in the composition of 'Ruby Tuesday,' the song's authorship, from the time of its original release in 1966 through the present day, has been credited to Jagger/Richards. Thus, it is clear that in maintaining the deception as to the song's true authorship, Jagger and Richards have not only denied Jones a rightful credit for co-writing 'Ruby Tuesday', but have also effectively prevented him (and subsequently his estate) from earning any royalties from the enormous sales that the song has generated. What could have prompted Jagger and Richards to deny Brian Jones the writing credit that he justly deserved for essentially writing 'Ruby Tuesday'?... Were they motivated by greed?... Did they deny Jones a writing credit in order to steal his money? YES and NO... As they had already attained considerable success and wealth, as songwriters before 'Ruby Tuesday' was written and released, it seems rather than monetary greed the motivation on the part of Jagger and Richards to deny Jones a writing credit for 'Ruby Tuesday' was most certainly born out of their greed for power and control over the Rolling Stones. Of course the TRUTH is that, whereas Jagger and Richards have appropriated both all of the credit and all of the royalties for the Rolling Stones catalogue of original songs, the simple fact is that Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor and several other musicians (most prominently, Billy Preston) have all made significant contributions (albeit, un-credited) to the writing of some of the best known Rolling Stones songs. However, beyond their greed for power and control, the element that motivated Jagger and Richards in 1966 to deny Brain Jones a song writing credit for 'Ruby Tuesday is the same element that motivates them today: the unbridled hatred, spite and malice that they developed in the early days of the band towards Jones, simply because it was Jones (not Jagger or Richards) who invented both The Rolling Stones and the lifestyle for which they have been known, and widely celebrated, for well over fifty-years. Motivated by the hatred that they've held against Jones since the very early days of the band, Jagger and Richards have determined not only to deny Jones credit for his musical compositions, but, above all, to deny him any credit for being the creator, conceptualizer and originator of the Rolling Stones. To that end, when Brian was alive, they constantly bullied, humiliated, belittled and physically attacked Jones in order to demoralize him, and thus deter him from playing any role within the band that would further his enormous creative contribution to the artistic legacy of the Rolling Stones. He plunged into the deep depression which, along with other factors, ultimately led to his death.