Rolling Stones Sunday - Waiting On A Friend

Today’s selection is less about the song itself and more about the trivia that surrounds it. Although the opening chords of Waiting On A Friend, from 1981’s Tattoo You, will always stick in my mind, the music video is a melting pot of musical history and in many ways is as cool as the song itself. The video opens at 96 – 98 St. Mark’s Place in NYC, made famous on the cover of Physical Graffiti. Have a look for yourself:

Note Peter Tosh hanging out on the steps with Mick and Keith – he would later sign to the Rolling Stones’ record label. Possible even better, that is Sonny Rollins playing the saxophone! On a sadder note, the bar the band walk to is the St. Marks Bar & Grill, now gone, and lamented as another victim of NYC gentrification.