So Sylvie

I'm making an effort to bring back certain dated terms from my upbringing in San Francisco in the psychedelic 60s.

Far-out! 

I remember when the song Ruby Tuesday came out in 1967 (yes, I'm that old). It made me swoon. I played the 45 over and over.

"According to [Keith] Richards's autobiography,"Life", the song was written about his girlfriend Linda Keith. Linda had taken up with Jimi Hendrix and had got involved with drugs. She left Richards and he tried to get her back. He eventually went to her parents and told them she was going down a dark path. Linda's father went to New York to collect her, and by order of court she was grounded. Richards reports that Linda regarded this as a betrayal, and they did not speak again for many years. According to Richards's autobiography, Linda Keith survived, brought up a family, and now lives in New Orleans"

I love the way the song is composed, Bill Wyman and Keith Richards play the double bass together – ! –  Bill presses down the strings while Keith drags a bow across them. The sounds of the lilting recorder played by Brian Jones and Charlie (same birthday as me) Watts'  fills on the snare drum are indelible. It's sweet to see Keith at the keyboard in that video, and Mick's wide-eyed response to the adoration from the crowd is precious. What a gas. Right on!