Start Me Up The Rolling Stones

ith its short, sharp, instantly recognisable opening riff, insistent chorus, characteristically lascivious lyric, upfront handclaps and irresistibly pounding backbeat, is about as iconic a composition as the Rolling Stones have ever produced. Its undeniable assault on the nation’s collective consciousness gave them their highest-ranking UK single since the global phenomenon that was (though, perhaps incredibly, it also marked the final occasion upon which the Greatest Rock’N’Roll Band In The World found themselves going Top 10 in the UK singles chart). The gift that kept on giving, the song also netted the Stones a reported $14 million when it was personally selected by Bill Gates to soundtrack Microsoft’s first-ever TV commercial. Not bad for an initially