The Rolling Stones are still going strong today, but nearly 60 years ago, Mick Jaggerand Keith Richardsthought the band was coming to an unexpected and controversial end. So, they decided to record one last song as a proper farewell to all their fans and supporters.
"We Love You," released in August 1967, is a prime cut of the day's psychedelia, recorded as the band was putting together their sixth British studio album, Their Satanic Majesties Request. "We don't care if you hound we / And love the dogs around we / Love can't get our minds off / We love you (We love you)," sings Jagger on the bridge
The song is fueled by Nicky Hopkins' impressive piano riff, along with Brian Jones on the Mellotron, and backing vocals and percussion by John Lennonand Paul McCartney (who stopped by during the final recording session, alongside poet Alan Ginsberg).
"They looked like little angels," Ginsberg would write of the session, per Far Out, "like Botticelli Graces singing together for the first time."
Ironically, at the time, Jagger and Richards were hoping for some divine intervention.
On Feb. 12, 1967, police raided Richards's mansion in Redlands Road, West Wittering, Sussex. The newspaper, News of the World, which Jagger was suing for libel at the time, later admitted it was the "reliable source" whose tip-off to the police led to the raid.
The raid uncovered "minute traces of cannabis resin, incense and joss-sticks," according to The Guardian, as well as "our amphetamine capsules loose in the pocket of a jacket, which Jagger was later to say were his, although in reality they belonged to [Marianne] Faithfull." Jagger was charged with possession, while Richards was charged with allowing his house to be used for the purpose of smoking cannabis; both pleaded not guilty and were released on bail.
In June, Jagger and Richards stood trial and were both found guilty. Mick was sentenced to a £200 fine and to three months' imprisonment; he was released immediately upon appeal. Keith received a year's prison sentence —he spent a single night in Wormwood Scrubs; his conviction would later be overturned.
The Rolling Stones released "We Love You" in August, with a video/short film that referenced the trials and tribulations the band faced at the time. The song was the band's way of addressing their fans and supporters during this controversial time. It peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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"That's jail to me," Richards once said of the song. "We were on bail. We thought we were going to go to jail, basically. It was kind of like a last fling before the jail doors started slamming. We thought, 'Well, you know, we won't be doing this for a while.' That was a really low point because we figured they'd really nailed us. And that was kinda going to be our last tune for a while."
"Nicky Hopkins was there doing that beautiful piano thing," he added. "In the beginning, it was a real dirge. We had to sort of speed it up somehow without losing that dirge-like, prism-like feel. At that time, it was like, 'Let's get as much in the can as possible before the door clangs.' You know, 'We Love You, Goodbye' was the original title, I think."
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