Unterberg writes "...the similarity to some of Dylan's long, wordy surreal songs of the mid-'60s is close enough that it's a little surprising 'Jigsaw Puzzle' hasn't been singled out by more listeners as being a Dylan imitation, particularly since it frankly sounds a little hackneyed in its approximation of Dylanesque weirdness. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Trump Says He'll Leave Hospital, Dismisses Virus that Has Killed 200,000 Americans Because It Hasn't Killed Him, ‘SNL’: See Jim Carrey Debut as Joe Biden in Presidential Debate Cold Open, Trump Says He’ll Leave Hospital, Dismisses Virus that Has Killed 200,000 Americans Because It Hasn’t Killed Him, Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving, Trump Rambles Endlessly During New Video From Walter Reed, Watch Mick Fleetwood Drink Cranberry Juice and Lip-Sync to ‘Dreams’, Rolling Stone 500: Adam Horovitz’s Ballot is Full of Obscure Gems and Imaginary Classics, PMC Establishes PMRC to Steward Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, and Music Business Worldwide, Rolling Stone and Heaven’s Door Create the Ultimate Whiskey Blend. Want more Rolling Stone? Jigsaw size: 39cm x 39cm. 'And the bass player, he looks nervous, about the girls outside,' Jagger sings. It comes in just ten seconds shorter than "Sympathy for the Devil". The Rolling Stones-Bob Dylan connection wasn't a huge one, but there were certainly songs from the mid- to late '60s where Dylan's influence on the Stones was apparent. Save this search. "Jigsaw Puzzle", sometimes spelled "Jig-Saw Puzzle" is a song by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet. “Jigsaw Puzzle” starts a bit stilted before finding its legs by the second verse and definitely by the initial chorus. 100 Greatest Rolling Stones Songs From “Paint It Black” to “Shine a Light” – the hottest rocks from the Stones’ 50-year career, chosen by our expert panel of writers, critics and artists (Dylan's name appears among the graffiti on the album cover.) Puzzles have been extremely popular during the pandemic, and the Rolling Stones have 4 new ones on the way. Another example was one of the lesser-known songs on Beggars Banquet, "Jigsaw Puzzle." The lyrics, however, are not the sort that would be heard on actual rural Delta blues records, with its surreal parade of images of weirdos and misfits, as the narrator plays the eye of the hurricane, just placidly doing his jigsaw puzzle in the midst of the mayhem. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Box size: 30.9cm x 30.9cm x 2.8cm. Colour : None. I’m talking about “Jigsaw Puzzle” and “Monkey Man". Rolling Stones Jigsaw Puzzles To Be Released This Fall. Sign up for our newsletter. Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones. Musical opinions have diverged widely on the merits of "Jigsaw Puzzle". SIMILAR ITEMS. And no, they aren’t the obvious ones most would think of. A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and mosaiced pieces. "[1] Some Dylanologists consider this song to be a direct response to the 1966 "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again." For album filler such as this, some other creative touches were needed to make it stand out more, and these were supplied by the nervous circular rhythm, some nice slippery slide guitar, and weird wavering notes that presumably are created by the Mellotron.