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  • Mick Jagger and ‘Moonlight Mile’: Anatomy of a Song

    05/28/2015 10:22:46 AM PDT · by mojito · 30 replies
    WSJ ^ | 5/28/2015 | Marc Myers
    For the first time in years, the Rolling Stones are performing “Moonlight Mile” at arenas during their 15-city North American “Zip Code” concert tour. Written by Mick Jagger in 1970, the eclectic road song closed “Sticky Fingers,” the band’s 1971 album, which is being reissued on June 9 by Universal as a two-CD set with bonus material. Fans have long speculated about the song’s meaning, with many assuming that lyrics such as “a head full of snow” and “moonlight mile” were code for cocaine. Mr. Jagger dismissed such suggestions last week, saying the song was written about his loneliness during...