<p id=”par-1_40″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/”>Taylor Swift</a> doesn’t sound like Mick Jagger but she cited The Rolling Stones as a major influence on her. She also performed a classic track with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mick-jagger-david-bowies-dancing-in-the-street-performed-compared-original.html/”>the “Dancing in the Street” star</a>. Jagger felt he inspired Swift’s approach to touring.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-taylor-swift-tried-to-get-fans-to-watch-her-again-and-again-like-mick-jagger-s-fans”>Taylor Swift tried to get fans to watch her again and again like Mick Jagger’s fans</h2>
<p id=”par-2_57″>Swift once duetted with Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ tune <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/marianne-faithfull-felt-hit-version-the-rolling-stones-as-tears-go-by-happy.html/”>“As Tears Go By.”</a> While The Rolling Stones are known for their attitude, “As Tears Go By” is a delicate, empathetic ballad that stands out among their early catalog. It was a much better song for Swift to sing than “Start Me Up” or <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rolling-stones-song-kept-out-moulin-rouge.html/”>“Under My Thumb.”</a></p>
<p id=”par-3_42″>During a 2013 clip from <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52TbIbCEKo” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Rolling Stones’ YouTube channel</a>, Swift discussed playing with classic rock legends. “I just got offstage and played with The Rolling Stones,” she said. “Y’know, that’s not something I thought was going to happen in my life. </p>
<p id=”par-4_62″>“That’s one of the only bands where you see these fans who have been coming to shows for decades, and they always want to come back,” she added. “The way that you see them give everything they have for every single performance, that’s what makes fans loyal to them and that’s been a huge influence on my entire outlook on my career.”</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-mick-jagger-compared-his-band-s-journey-to-taylor-swift-s”>Mick Jagger compared his band’s journey to Taylor Swift’s</h2>
<p id=”par-5_67″>In Jagger’s view, that wasn’t the only way The Rolling Stones inspired Swift. He felt that his band pioneered the sort of arena tours that Swift is now known for. During a 2023 interview with <a href=”https://web.archive.org/web/20241224055707/https://www.wsj.com/style/mick-jagger-rolling-stones-hackney-diamonds-7d4f193b” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Wall Street Journal</a>, Jagger “One of the things I’m really proud of, with the Stones, is that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-time-prince-was-pelted-with-food-at-a-rolling-stones-concert.html/”>we pioneered arena tours</a>,” Jagger said. “I mean, nobody did a tour of stadiums.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_83″>Jagger also said the industry is very different and very much the same as it was when The Rolling Stones got their start. “The industry was so nascent, it didn’t have the support and the amount of people that are on tap to be able to advise you as they do now,” Jagger said. “But you know, it still happens. I mean, look what happened to Taylor Swift! I don’t really know the ins and outs of it, but she obviously wasn’t happy.”</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-the-rolling-stones-as-tears-go-by-performed”>How The Rolling Stones’ ‘As Tears Go By’ performed</h2>
<p id=”par-7_56″>“As Tears Go By” was a big hit for The Rolling Stones. It reached No. 6 on the <a href=”//www.billboard.com/artist/the-rolling-stones/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Billboard Hot 100</a>, staying on the chart for nine weeks. The tune was the B-side of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/5-classic-rock-songs-peaked-no-2.html/”>“19th Nervous Breakdown.”</a> That song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart for 10 weeks.</p>
<p id=”par-8_79″>Jagger’s girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull, also recorded “As Tears Go By.” Faithfull’s cover climbed to No. 22 on the <a href=”https://www.billboard.com/artist/marianne-faithfull/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Billboard Hot 100</a> and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks. “As Tears Go By” is still Faithfull’s most famous song. Faithfull’s “As Tears Go By” appeared on the record <em>Marianne Faithfull</em>. That record peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and spent 31 weeks on the Billboard 200. That was Faithfull’s biggest hit in the United States.</p>
<p id=”par-9_22″>The Rolling Stones inspired Swift’s approach to touring, so it was awesome to see her sing “As Tears Go By” with Swift.</p>