Dr Hook and the Medicine Show ~ 'Cover of the Rolling Stone'

From Spotlight, Wien Austria June 3, 1974

Album: Sloppy Seconds
Låtskrivere: Shel Silverstein
Utgitt: 1973
Label: BGO Records ‎– BGOCD803

"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973.

Sloppy Seconds was the second album from the country rock band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. It featured some of their most popular songs, including "Freakin' at the Freakers Ball" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." It was noted for its "crude sense of humor."
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[RonjasDrHookChannel]

Lyrics:

[Talking]
Ha ha ha, I don't believe it
Da, da, ah, ah don't touch it
Hey, Ray, hey, Sugar, tell them who we are...

Well, we're big rock singers
We got golden fingers
And we're loved everywhere we go...(That sounds like us)
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth
At ten thousand dollars a show...(Right)
We take all kinds of pills that give us all kind of thrills
But the thrill we've never known
Is the thrill that'll getcha when you get your picture
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone

(Rollin' Stone...) Wanna see my picture on the cover
(Stone...) Wanna buy five copies for my mother...(Yes)
(Stone...) Wanna see my smilin' face
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone...(That's a very very good idea)

I got a freaky ole lady name a Cocaine Katy
Who embroiders on my jeans
I got my poor ole grey haired daddy
Drivin' my limousine
Now it's all designed to blow our minds
But our minds won't really be blown
Like the blow that'll gitcha when you get your picture
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone

(Rollin' Stone...) Wanna see our pictures on the cover
(Stone...) Wanna buy five copies for our mothers...(Yeah)
(Stone...) Wanna see my smilin face
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone

[Talking]
Hey, I know how
Rock and roll...

[Instrumental]

Ah, that's beautiful

We got a lot of little teenage blue eyed groupies
Who do anything we say
We got a genu-wine Indian Guru
Who's teaching us a better way
We got all the friends that money can buy
So we never have to be alone
And we keep gettin' richer but we can't get our picture
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone

(Rollin' Stone...) Wanna see my picture on the cover
(Stone...) Wanna buy five copies for my mother...(Wa wa)
(Stone...) Wanna see my smilin' face
On the cover of the Rollin' Stone
On the cover of the Rollin'...
(Stone...) Wanna see my picture on the cover

[Talking]
I don't know why we ain't on the cover, baby...

(Stone...) Wanna buy five copies for my mother

[Talking]
We're beautiful subjects...

(Stone...) Wanna see my smilin' face

[Talking]
I ain't kiddin', we would make a beautiful cover...

On the cover of the Rollin' Stone...

[Talking]
Fresh shot, right up front, man...
I can see it now, we'll be up in the front...
Smilin', man...
Ahh, beautiful...

[ianjoshlin]

My father just passed last week. He would play this while taking me to school years ago and we would be singing together the whole way. Some of the best moments in life are the little ones. Spend as much time as you can with the people you love.

[brandonbeery]

This song is over 50 years old. I'm 31. It's 2024 and I still sing this song word for word. Rip dad. Thank you for the good taste in music.

[dalesands]

This song still sounds good almost 50 years later.

[Shivaho]

63 still alive & still lovin' the Medicine Show... & still gettin' stoned listenin'!

[phyllispender]

I cannot stop listening to this song. Am 64 and loving it

[tammybray]

I'm going to be 70 years old and in a nursing home still rocking out to Dr Hook AC/ DC Bob Seger The Doors etc .. The staff not is not going to know what to do with me .

[TechBearSeattle]

That glorious period in the 70s when country and rock overlapped. So many excellent groups, including this one.

[martinhowerton]

Who knew that music like this that we grew up loving would still be better than anything out there over 40 years later??!!!

[nedludd]

"We've got all the friends that money can buy so we never have to be alone." Such truth in it. Thanks Shel Silverstein.

[AlanRoehrich]

The song is absolutely hilarious. A really cool, talented band, that never took themselves too seriously.

[max-beou]

Tell them who we are. Dr hook most amazing band ever and am still listening in 2024. Poor grey haired daddy driving my limousine

[JudyAtchley-tfot]

I’m 81 years old and I will always love this group and for sure this song

[KMTOLEDO]

Every time I hear this song, it brings a smile to my face and to my soul.

[bnegs]

And on March 29th. Hook got their COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE.

[cathyt]

Im 63 and ive listened to this song 6 times today .still a classic that makes me smile. ❤️🤣

[ScottDaddyMac]

This song is a literal time machine. The second it starts, I am 8 years old again, I am living my best life with my mom and dad and sisters. Not a care in the world on a perfect hot and dry summer day in Southern California. I am thinking of my dad who is currently in ICU slowly recovering from a cardiac event he suffered a week ago and I am sending him the vibes of this song to help him heal. Music is something I totally believe can do that.

[larrymclarnon-pdxf]

That is just simply as groovy as it gets.

[mojotonekazoosearth]

Now that is one great Old Hippie tune composed by Shel Silverstein those guys really mirror the crowd

[borderbeachwithchipleach]

Dr Hook is one of the most underrated bands. They were fantastic!