Miss Amanda Jones

"Miss Amanda Jones"
Song by the Rolling Stones
from the album Between the Buttons
Released20 January 1967
Recorded3–7 August and 9 November – 6 December 1966
StudioRCA Studios, Hollywood; Olympic Sound Studios, London
GenreRock and roll
Length2:48
LabelDecca/ABKCO (UK)
London/ABKCO (US)
SongwriterJagger-Richard
ProducerAndrew Loog Oldham
Between the Buttons track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Yesterday's Papers"
  2. "My Obsession"
  3. "Back Street Girl"
  4. "Connection"
  5. "She Smiled Sweetly"
  6. "Cool, Calm & Collected"
Side two
  2. "All Sold Out"
  3. "Please Go Home"
  4. "Who's Been Sleeping Here?"
  5. "Complicated"
  6. "Miss Amanda Jones"
  7. "Something Happened to Me Yesterday"

"Miss Amanda Jones" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1967 album Between the Buttons. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the track stands out as a return to their raw rock and roll sound on an album that otherwise heavily experimented with baroque pop and psychedelia. It is widely believed that the lyrics were inspired by Amanda Lear, a prominent figure in the London social scene at the time.

Inspiration

The song is believed to have been inspired by Amanda Lear, a French singer and model, who was a friend of Brian Jones.[1] Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michael Guesdon in their book The Rolling Stones: All the Songs state that they consider the song to be the prototype for the early seventies sound of the Rolling Stones, with the combination of Jagger's and Richard's voices and the "rhythm riff".[2]

The character Amanda Jones, played by Lea Thompson in the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful is believed to have been named after the name of this song.[3] The film features a cover of the song "Miss Amanda Jones", recorded that year by The March Violets,[4] which Ira Robbins describes as "amazingly catchy".[5]

Reception

Billboard described the song along with "Cool, Calm and Collected" as "outstanding", and part of the "winning package".[6] Tim Dowly in his 1983 book The Rolling Stones described the song as a "fast rocker".[7]

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

Covers

The song was covered by The Corpse Grinders for their 1984 album Valley of Fear. The March Violets recorded it for their 1987 album Some Kind of Wonderful. The A-Bones recorded a single of the song in 2004.[9]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Perkins and Michael Heatley. Rolling Stones - Uncensored On the Record. Coda Books Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781906783259.
  2. ^ Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon (2022) [2016]. The Rolling Stones All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780762479085.
  3. ^ Sarvady, Andrea (October 2004). The Ultimate Girl's Movie Survival Guide. Gallery Books. p. 214. ISBN 9780689873737.
  4. ^ Thomas A. Christie (2019). John Hughes FAQ All That's Left to Know About the Man Behind the Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 9781493050840.
  5. ^ Robbins, Ira A. (1991). The Trouser Press Record Guide. Collier Books. p. 408. ISBN 9780020363613.
  6. ^ Billboard, 11 Feb 1967, Vol. 79, No. 6.
  7. ^ Dowly, Tim (1983). The Rolling Stones. Hippocrene Books. p. 57. ISBN 9780859362344.
  8. ^ Sonaglioni, Marcelo (12 October 2025). "Inside 'Miss Amanda Jones' by The Rolling Stones (1967)". Rolling Stones Data. Retrieved 22 February 2026. Guest musicians: Ian Stewart (piano, organ). Data taken from Martin Elliott's book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012.
  9. ^ "Miss Amanda Jones by The Rolling Stones". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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