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https://routenote.com/radar/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bitter-Sweet-Symphonys.jpg1280720Not technically the Rolling Stones recording you probably think it did. The Verve sampled an orchestral version of the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time” recorded by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra. That distinction produced one of the most famous copyright disputes in British music. For more than two decades, Richard Ashcroft’s defining song carried songwriting credits for Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Then, in 2019, something extraordinary happened. They gave the rights back. What recording is actually sampled? The Andrew Oldham Orchestra’s orchestral version of “The Last Time”. Andrew Loog Oldham was the Rolling Stones’ early manager and producer. His orchestra...