Lady Jane
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| Single by The Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Aftermath | ||||
| Released | 2 July 1966 (US B-side) | |||
| Recorded | 3–6 March 1966 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
| Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
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"Lady Jane" is a Rolling Stones' song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards featured on their 1966 album Aftermath.
In America Lady Jane was the B-side to "Mother's Little Helper", but "Lady Jane" reached #24 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. "Mother's Little Helper" reached # 8, making the release one of the few singles with both songs becoming hits in the US.
It has an Elizabethan atmosphere with its lyrics and Brian Jones's dulcimer, without any drums on the studio version. However, live recording have drums included. The song was a part of their live act during their 1966 and 1967 tours. They also performed the song during their fourth TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Since Jones's death in 1969, the Rolling Stones have not played the song.
The lyrics of Neil Young's 1975 song "Borrowed Tune" admit to using the melody of Lady Jane.
I'm singin' this borrowed tune
I took from the Rolling Stones,
Alone in this empty room
Too wasted to write my own.
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