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"Little Queenie": It's hard to imagine the Stones without the influence of Chuck Berry. By this 1969 Madison Square Garden concert partly captured on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! they had been playing his songs for nearly seven years, and nobody did them better. [Listen]
"Midnight Rambler": Brand-new guitarist Mick Taylor shows why he got the gig on this nine-minute Let It Bleed epic. [Listen]
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"Mannish Boy": Cut at a Toronto club in the midst of a major Keith Richards drug bust, this 1977 Muddy Waters cover is the highlight of the otherwise dodgy Love You Live album. [Listen]
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"Little Red Rooster": Eric Clapton joins the band on this 1989 run-through on the rarely played Howlin' Wolf cover that was captured on Flashpoint. [Listen]
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"Wild Horses": The Stones unplugged on their 1995 live album Stripped with some gorgeous results. Jagger's vocals shine on this chestnut. [Listen]
"Slipping Away": Keith Richards' mournful Steel Wheels obscurity is worth a second listen. [Listen]
"Let It Bleed": The greatest moments in Stones concerts often come when they break away from the war horses and drag out the album tracks. The underplayed "Let It Bleed" has a nice country vibe here. [Listen]
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"Memory Motel": It's always nice to hear Mick and Keith trading lines, but the addition of Dave Matthews on this 1999 live version from No Security is a true bonus. [Listen]
"Gimme Shelter": Backing singer Lisa Fischer has been touring with the Stones since 1989, but this version of "Gimmer Shelter" is her definitive moment. Her wails of "rape, murder" steal the show. [Listen]
"Saint of Me": This Bridges to Babylon highlight is improved by the frantic South American who takes over on the chorus. [Listen]
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"Rocks Off": Not touring behind a new album gave the Stones space to reach deep into their catalog on the 40 Licks Tour. The leadoff track to Exile on Main St — part of a five-song mini Exile set on Live Licks — is wonderfully unpolished. [Listen]
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"Some Girls": In 2006 the "black girls" no longer "wanna fuck all night" — but even a PC version of the 1978 title track still brings the house down on Shine a Light. [Listen]