Who Is Angie?  (That the Rolling Stones Sing About)

Angie is a tale of lost love and dreams. You may be familiar with this tune by one of the greatest rock bands of all time. But who is the song about? We’ll dust off our rocking shoes and dive into this song’s story. Let’s go!

Who Originally Wrote Angie?

Who Originally Wrote Angie?

Writing credits for Angie go to Keith Richards and Michael Jagger. The hit appears on the 1972 album Goat’s Head Soup.

Was Angie Written About Someone Special?

Was Angie Written About Someone Special?

“Angie” refers to various hard drugs in British slang. Keith once said that the song is a goodbye to heroin. Allegedly, he came up with the name of the song in Switzerland, where he was in rehab. Richards cleared it up in his 2010 autobiography. He says he was in rehab while his wife, Anita Pallenberg, was down the road having their daughter, Angela.

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