{"id":2013139,"date":"2026-06-26T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2013139"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:31:42","slug":"listen-to-the-rolling-stones-rollicking-new-song-divine-intervention-featuring-the-cures-robert-smith-and-soulful-single-jealous-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2013139","title":{"rendered":"Listen to The Rolling Stones\u2019 rollicking new song \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 \u2013 featuring The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith \u2013 and soulful single \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TheRollingStonesTheCureRobertSmith-new-singles-released-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Listen to The Rolling Stones\u2019 rollicking new song \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 \u2013 featuring The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith \u2013 and soulful single \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;There was this bloke standing there with his back to me with his long gown on, and when he turned around he was covered in lipstick,&#8221; Mick Jagger recalled of crossing paths with Smith in the studio <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T11:31:42+01:00\">26th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TheRollingStonesTheCureRobertSmith-new-singles-released-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"two side by side photographs of The Cure&apos;s Robert Smith (left) and The Rolling Stones&apos; Mick Jagger (right) performing live on stage\" title=\"TheRollingStonesTheCureRobertSmith-new-singles-released-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Cure&#8217;s Robert Smith and The Rolling Stones&#8217; Mick Jagger perform live. CREDITS: Barry Brecheisen\/WireImage\/Getty (L), Gilbert Flores\/Getty (R) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rolling Stones have shared a new track featuring Robert Smith, \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019, along with another single, \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019. Listen below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>The Rolling Stones \u2013 \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019 review: they\u2019ve still got it<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The songs are the latest previews of the legendary band\u2019s upcoming 25th studio album, \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2018, which is out on July 10 via Polydor\/Universal Music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Upon announcing the follow-up to 2023\u2019s Grammy-winning \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019, Mick Jagger and co. revealed that the record would boast contributions from the Cure frontman, and the likes of Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2018 Chad Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 is a rollicking, high-tempo rock tune, with Smith on electric guitar, and Steve Winwood on piano and organ. The cut is one of two songs to feature Smith on \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Vulture<\/em> about how he enlisted the Cure singer, Jagger recalled how \u201cthere was this bloke standing there with his back to me with his long gown on\u201d in the studio, \u201cand when he turned around he was covered in lipstick\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018Yeah, we\u2019ve never met\u2019,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd then I said, \u2018Well, while you\u2019re here then you\u2019d better go and do something\u2019. That\u2019s how collaborations work sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Divine Intervention (Official Audio)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3mUf_DGhygA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The soulful \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019, meanwhile, finds frontman Jagger delivering a falsetto lead vocal over a slick yet soulful R&amp;B groove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You said you\u2019d let me live my life, no fetters and no chains \/ I believed your every word, now your tune has changed<\/em>,\u201d he sings in the first verse. \u201c<em>One day after coffee, you fixed me with a stare \/ And said, \u2018Where were you on Friday night? Tell me who was there\u2019<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger then returns to his distinctive lower register as he demands: \u201c<em>Hands off, jealous lover \/ Please let me be \/ You pray like a Mantis, you\u2019re emerald green\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winwood is also credited on the track, playing Rhodes piano and organ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Jealous Lover\u2019 is accompanied by an official music video starring Anya Taylor-Joy (<em>The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>, <em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>) and Charles Melton (<em>Riverdale<\/em>, <em>Beef<\/em>). The clip was directed by Chris Barrett &amp; Luke Taylor (Radiohead, Jack White), and is currently streaming exclusively on Amazon Music \u2013 watch here. Alternatively, you can watch an animated lyric video below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Jealous Lover (Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tV-PWFpSR4c?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The Stones\u2019 forthcoming album will include the previously released singles \u2018Rough And Twisted\u2019 and \u2018In The Stars\u2019, as well as a cover of\u00a0the Amy Winehouse classic \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019. It\u2019ll also feature the group\u2019s late drummer, Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full tracklist for \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 here.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, The Rolling Stones have announced a new podcast series,<em> Speaking In Tongues<\/em>, giving fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 across six episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Andrew Watt will appear alongside Robert Smith and\u00a0Steve Winwood, and the record\u2019s cover artist, Nathaniel Mary Quinn.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<em>NME\u00a0<\/em>attended the \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 launch event in New York City, where the Stones discussed the diversity of sound on their new album and a country track called \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ronnie Wood on the Rolling Stones' explosive new album 'Hackney Diamonds'\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4f9Hhb8W40M?start=2&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cKeith and I, when we were really young, we both liked country music a lot,\u201d Jagger explained. \u201cWe would play it, we\u2019d always liked Hank Williams. You can\u2019t really imitate those people, but we absorbed that style. \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019, which is a love song to America\u2026 I didn\u2019t want to express it in a rock way. I thought it was better that we did it in a country way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The frontman also spoke about the inspiration for the LP, saying: \u201cThe Stones is a rock band, but the Stones also has the ability to do ballads and country music and dance music, they run in the gamut of all these styles. We\u2019re not stuck in one particular style; over the years, we\u2019ve loved all kinds of music. So, we express that in the way we record and what songs we write.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Jagger recently teased the possibility of a new Rolling Stones tour coming up, saying that he hoped to do some \u201cshows next year\u201d. He\u2019d previously said he \u201ccan\u2019t wait\u201d to get back out on the road\u00a0with the group, and Keith Richards hinted that they could confirm some dates for 2027.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stones22000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Stones &apos;Foreign Tongues&apos; album artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling Stones \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 album artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late 2025, the band scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour this year because Richards was unable to \u201ccommit\u201d to it.<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist has since said that Jagger\u00a0\u201cwon\u2019t bloody stop\u201d making new music. \u201cAnd the momentum from \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019 was such that this is basically carrying on in the same breath,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just letting it roll \u2013 we had enough stuff if we wanted to keep pushing, and so Mick and I gave each other the usual wry look and said: \u2018Yeah, let\u2019s keep pushing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Keith Richards<\/li>\n<li>Mick Jagger<\/li>\n<li>Robert Smith<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>Ronnie Wood<\/li>\n<li>The Cure<\/li>\n<li>The Rolling Stones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rolling Stones have shared a new track featuring Robert Smith, \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019, along with another single, \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019. Listen below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>The Rolling Stones \u2013 \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019 review: they\u2019ve still got it<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The songs are the latest previews of the legendary band\u2019s upcoming 25th studio album, \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2018, which is out on July 10 via Polydor\/Universal Music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Upon announcing the follow-up to 2023\u2019s Grammy-winning \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019, Mick Jagger and co. revealed that the record would boast contributions from the Cure frontman, and the likes of Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2018 Chad Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 is a rollicking, high-tempo rock tune, with Smith on electric guitar, and Steve Winwood on piano and organ. The cut is one of two songs to feature Smith on \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Vulture<\/em> about how he enlisted the Cure singer, Jagger recalled how \u201cthere was this bloke standing there with his back to me with his long gown on\u201d in the studio, \u201cand when he turned around he was covered in lipstick\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018Yeah, we\u2019ve never met\u2019,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd then I said, \u2018Well, while you\u2019re here then you\u2019d better go and do something\u2019. That\u2019s how collaborations work sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Divine Intervention (Official Audio)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3mUf_DGhygA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The soulful \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019, meanwhile, finds frontman Jagger delivering a falsetto lead vocal over a slick yet soulful R&amp;B groove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You said you\u2019d let me live my life, no fetters and no chains \/ I believed your every word, now your tune has changed<\/em>,\u201d he sings in the first verse. \u201c<em>One day after coffee, you fixed me with a stare \/ And said, \u2018Where were you on Friday night? Tell me who was there\u2019<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger then returns to his distinctive lower register as he demands: \u201c<em>Hands off, jealous lover \/ Please let me be \/ You pray like a Mantis, you\u2019re emerald green\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winwood is also credited on the track, playing Rhodes piano and organ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Jealous Lover\u2019 is accompanied by an official music video starring Anya Taylor-Joy (<em>The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>, <em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>) and Charles Melton (<em>Riverdale<\/em>, <em>Beef<\/em>). The clip was directed by Chris Barrett &amp; Luke Taylor (Radiohead, Jack White), and is currently streaming exclusively on Amazon Music \u2013 watch here. Alternatively, you can watch an animated lyric video below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Jealous Lover (Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tV-PWFpSR4c?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The Stones\u2019 forthcoming album will include the previously released singles \u2018Rough And Twisted\u2019 and \u2018In The Stars\u2019, as well as a cover of\u00a0the Amy Winehouse classic \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019. It\u2019ll also feature the group\u2019s late drummer, Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full tracklist for \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 here.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, The Rolling Stones have announced a new podcast series,<em> Speaking In Tongues<\/em>, giving fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 across six episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Andrew Watt will appear alongside Robert Smith and\u00a0Steve Winwood, and the record\u2019s cover artist, Nathaniel Mary Quinn.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<em>NME\u00a0<\/em>attended the \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 launch event in New York City, where the Stones discussed the diversity of sound on their new album and a country track called \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ronnie Wood on the Rolling Stones' explosive new album 'Hackney Diamonds'\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4f9Hhb8W40M?start=2&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cKeith and I, when we were really young, we both liked country music a lot,\u201d Jagger explained. \u201cWe would play it, we\u2019d always liked Hank Williams. You can\u2019t really imitate those people, but we absorbed that style. \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019, which is a love song to America\u2026 I didn\u2019t want to express it in a rock way. I thought it was better that we did it in a country way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The frontman also spoke about the inspiration for the LP, saying: \u201cThe Stones is a rock band, but the Stones also has the ability to do ballads and country music and dance music, they run in the gamut of all these styles. We\u2019re not stuck in one particular style; over the years, we\u2019ve loved all kinds of music. So, we express that in the way we record and what songs we write.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Jagger recently teased the possibility of a new Rolling Stones tour coming up, saying that he hoped to do some \u201cshows next year\u201d. He\u2019d previously said he \u201ccan\u2019t wait\u201d to get back out on the road\u00a0with the group, and Keith Richards hinted that they could confirm some dates for 2027.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stones22000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Stones &apos;Foreign Tongues&apos; album artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling Stones \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 album artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late 2025, the band scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour this year because Richards was unable to \u201ccommit\u201d to it.<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist has since said that Jagger\u00a0\u201cwon\u2019t bloody stop\u201d making new music. \u201cAnd the momentum from \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019 was such that this is basically carrying on in the same breath,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just letting it roll \u2013 we had enough stuff if we wanted to keep pushing, and so Mick and I gave each other the usual wry look and said: \u2018Yeah, let\u2019s keep pushing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-the-rolling-stones-rollicking-new-song-divine-intervention-featuring-the-cures-robert-smith-and-soulful-single-jealous-lover-3953371&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TheRollingStonesTheCureRobertSmith-new-singles-released-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Listen to The Rolling Stones\u2019 rollicking new song \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 \u2013 featuring The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith \u2013 and soulful single \u2018Jealous Lover\u2019 &#8220;There was this bloke standing there with his back to me with his long gown on, and when he turned around he was covered in lipstick,&#8221; Mick Jagger [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2013139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2013139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2013139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2013139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2013139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}