AUGUST 31
THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THEIR MOST POLITICAL SONG, “STREET FIGHTING MAN” ON THIS DAY IN 1968. THE SONG WAS WRITTEN AFTER MICK JAGGER ATTENDS AN ANTI-WAR RALLY AT LONDON’S U.S. EMBASSY, DURING WHICH MOUNTED POLICE ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE LARGE CROWD.
IN 1991, METALLICA’S SELF-TITLED FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ‘THE BLACK ALBUM’ BEGINS A FOUR-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE CHART. THE LP FEATURES “ENTER SANDMAN”, “SAD BUT TRUE”, “THE UNFORGIVEN” AND “NOTHING ELSE MATTERS”.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR GEORGE IVAN MORRISON, AKA VAN MORRISON. THE SINGER AND SONGWRITER OF “MOONDANCE,” “WILD NIGHT,” AND “BROWN EYED GIRL,” TURNS 79.