Great track Randi ... hard to belive The Rolling Stones were formed in 1962 & are still touring ! ... I wonder how many of today's bands will still be touring in 50 -60 years time.
@@artdeco64 As I recall, it was toward the end, but not the closer. What was cool about the show we saw, is they extended JJ Flash, just cuz it was feelin' right
I love how the song has an up beat melody, which is exactly how I would picture the devil telling his story, entirely nonchalant about the whole thing. Also Pilate was the judge who ultimately sentenced Jesus to his fate on the cross, that line sets a premise for the whole song.
its a great song but this particular one i love just for the piano...they played this at the end of interview with the vampire but it was guns n roses singing that version
@@lorddaver5729 Cruella, Tropic Thunder, Fallen, Flight, Jericho Mile (Instrumental), Interview with the Vampire, Suicide Squad, Coming Home, Focus. And I’m sure there are others.
For me it's catchy for the background beat the woo woos and Jagger representing Lucifer and hammering away as humanity including me not creating heaven here on earth but instead settling for using this planet as a melting pot for hell!
The devil is basically saying of all the sins he has done, man is not that innocent either, man has conspired with me, and has done far worse things, so please have some sympathy on me...
Well done as always, Randi! You got it, musically and lyrically! The beginnings of contrasting ideas and sounds, with a lot heavier meaning than lyrics had until then (this came out in 1968), culminating in bands that work in contrasts like The Birthday Massacre. You did a great job with the lyrics, which are important element of this influential song. The final point is that humanity is to blame for not restraining the devil and letting him run free. ("Who killed the Kennedys? When after all, it was you and me." and "I'm in need of some restraint." and "You're to blame." at the end.) It was only a year after this that Tony Iommi would create heavy metal with his band Black Sabbath.
Just came across your channel, this is the first video of yours I’ve seen. I’m sorry, but I must say your oblivious. The reason why I say this is your downplaying the quality of the lyrics . Perhaps you should brush up on your history, this song is epic for many reasons, not just the melody with the lyrics stand on their own
This song was inspired by the many in the "establishment" of the time accusing him of literally being the devil himself. It's a bit of a piss-take, which they would do quite frequently. Their song "We Love You" was aimed at a particularly homophobic British MP who accused them of all manner of debauchery (probably not entirely unfounded, but still). But it's not at all surprising that you've heard this before; in fact many of the Stones' catalog has been repurposed in films, and is all over "classic rock" radio stations, etc.
It's the devil narrating it. He's talking about atrocities throughout history that he's blamed for. He's saying i was there but i didn't do it, it was you. So have sympathy for the devil because I've been blamed for everything
Great track Randi ... hard to belive The Rolling Stones were formed in 1962 & are still touring ! ... I wonder how many of today's bands will still be touring in 50 -60 years time.
None of them.
Most of the bands from 2000 and up are put together by the corporate music industry and "artists" music is created by algorithms.
When I took my 19 yr. old daughter to see them in 2019, on the way in the whole parking lot was doing the 'woo woo' thing. It was great.
Was Sympathy for the Devil their encore?
When I saw the Stones back in ‘99 that was the song they closed with; came with a massive light show.
@@artdeco64 As I recall, it was toward the end, but not the closer. What was cool about the show we saw, is they extended JJ Flash, just cuz it was feelin' right
@@redpine8665 it's usually the last song before the encore
It's just the devil we didn't know we all have inside introducing himself to us for the first time..
Guns And Roses covered it and it was in Interview With A Vampire closing credits.
great tune
I love how the song has an up beat melody, which is exactly how I would picture the devil telling his story, entirely nonchalant about the whole thing. Also Pilate was the judge who ultimately sentenced Jesus to his fate on the cross, that line sets a premise for the whole song.
Classic. Guns N Roses covered it for the Interview with a vampire soundtrack. It was also in a few other movies. (the original and the cover).
Ooo ooh!
The song is loosely based on the book The Master and Margherita. A Soviet Era story with the Devil explaining his role.
its a great song but this particular one i love just for the piano...they played this at the end of interview with the vampire but it was guns n roses singing that version
Nice reaction. It has been in many movies. It’s a masterpiece of a song.
No it has not been in "many" films. Maybe two.
@@lorddaver5729 Cruella, Tropic Thunder, Fallen, Flight, Jericho Mile (Instrumental), Interview with the Vampire, Suicide Squad, Coming Home, Focus. And I’m sure there are others.
@@oneisnone7350 It was in the boys as well
a catharsis for mankind's atrocities.
For me it's catchy for the background beat
the woo woos and Jagger representing Lucifer and hammering away as humanity
including me not creating heaven here on
earth but instead settling for using this
planet as a melting pot for hell!
She hasn’t got a clue 😮
The devil is basically saying of all the sins he has done, man is not that innocent either, man has conspired with me, and has done far worse things, so please have some sympathy on me...
Should try reacting to the who behind blue eyes is great song
Well done as always, Randi! You got it, musically and lyrically! The beginnings of contrasting ideas and sounds, with a lot heavier meaning than lyrics had until then (this came out in 1968), culminating in bands that work in contrasts like The Birthday Massacre. You did a great job with the lyrics, which are important element of this influential song. The final point is that humanity is to blame for not restraining the devil and letting him run free. ("Who killed the Kennedys? When after all, it was you and me." and "I'm in need of some restraint." and "You're to blame." at the end.) It was only a year after this that Tony Iommi would create heavy metal with his band Black Sabbath.
How can you say that with her downplaying, the lyrics WTF is wrong with you do you always kiss peoples asses?
@@patsow4797 you are an example of what is wrong with humanity, which is ironic considering the point of the lyrics in the song. So shut up.
From 1968.
Just came across your channel, this is the first video of yours I’ve seen.
I’m sorry, but I must say your oblivious. The reason why I say this is your downplaying the quality of the lyrics .
Perhaps you should brush up on your history, this song is epic for many reasons, not just the melody with the lyrics stand on their own
'I've heard this before' You've heard one of the most popular songs from one of the most popular bands in the world before? That's so weird.
This song was inspired by the many in the "establishment" of the time accusing him of literally being the devil himself. It's a bit of a piss-take, which they would do quite frequently. Their song "We Love You" was aimed at a particularly homophobic British MP who accused them of all manner of debauchery (probably not entirely unfounded, but still).
But it's not at all surprising that you've heard this before; in fact many of the Stones' catalog has been repurposed in films, and is all over "classic rock" radio stations, etc.
They were satanists though. Michael Tsarion talks in depth about it all
It's the devil narrating it. He's talking about atrocities throughout history that he's blamed for. He's saying i was there but i didn't do it, it was you. So have sympathy for the devil because I've been blamed for everything
I love the Guns N Roses version.
This version is far superior imho. Axl just screams in his version.