"I Want To Be Loved" - Rolling Stones
From: Come On / I Want to Be Loved (1963)
Composer: Willie Dixon
Review:
I actually prefer this one to the A-side by a good margin. To be fair, "Come On" is one of Chuck's finest and "I Want To Be Loved" was a minor song for Muddy Waters, but at least here they found a much more interesting angle here. The original was seductive in an aggressive way, where the harmonica and band crash down on each beat as Muddy tries to lure you into his love trap. The band doesn't even try to creep under your skin like Muddy. Instead, they make it a bouncy pop number by squeezing out all of the menace, the harmonica and guitar lines friendly instead of brutal. It might be a "sell-out" compared to the original, but it's pretty fun anyway. And hey, when Muddy re-recorded the song, his band clearly emulated the Stones' interpretation, so it's gotta be solid if the master approves of it, right?
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