For anyone who claims that the song is racist, Mick Jagger played it to Tina Turner (who laughed at the lyrics!) prior to release, and the first person to record a cover version was Little Richard!
"Brown Sugar" rocks! Legendary backing singer Claudia Lennear reportedly inspired Mick Jagger to write the song. She sang back up for Tina Turner. And she was tight with David Bowie. She inspired his song "Lady Grinning Soul". Bobby Keys on sax. "Brown Sugar" is also quite a lot of fun to jam on with a band because it throws an E-flat into the G's and C's and that opens up several blues inclined voicings along with more readily harmonizing with the saxophone. PS. There is some dispute over the inspiration.
No band can play rock and roll like the Stones. They got that movement, that groove, that swing. Classic opener to their 1971 masterpiece, STICKY FINGERS
After Brian Jones died, the guitarest Mick Taylor joined, adding a whole new Bluesy feel to The Stones. With Mick Taylor's amazing lead guitar, Keith Richards could focus on playing the dirtiest rhythum guitar ever. This guitar combo of Richards & Taylor (from 1969 to 1974) is considered the Rolling Stones greatest musical period. React to "Sway", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Wild Horses", "Angie", "Winter", or Live recording of "Midnight Rambler" (from "Get Yer Ya Yas Out" Album). Mick Taylor is the most under-rated guitar-master!
The Rolling Stones' 1971 album 'Sticky fingers' is one of their iconic records - 3x platinum in the US, #1 in the US and UK charts... Mick Taylor (guitar) had replaced original (late) guitarist Brian Jones, and he was ready to make a mark in the 6 or so years he was in the band. Tracks included - "Can't you hear me knocking"... 'Bi++h' ... 'Wild horses'... 'Dead flowers'... and 'Brown sugar'... 🔥🔥🔥
Your use of the lyric video revealed that I have misheard the chorus for the past 50 years. I thought the line was "How come you _dance_ so good." The lyrics are much more salacious than I remembered, but then, I hadn't yet reached puberty when this song was released, so that may have something to do with it. In retrospect, it's surprising this song wasn't banned from broadcast radio back in the day.
When this came out I never even listened to the words. I always listened to the guitars for I'm a guitar player. Now that I have it's just about all these guys wanting a Black girl from the slave traders to the house boy. He explained it from that time in history's words. Just good art.
I'd highly recommend the Rolling Stones newest single "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" as your next Stones reaction. It also features Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. But really, it's a fantastic song and amazing vocal performance from Jagger at 80 years old!
Apart from "Paint it Black", the songs you listed employ a 1,4 chord switch that is characteristic of the Stones sound. It's done on Sympathy for the Devil on piano, but Brown Sugar and Gimmie Shelter do this 1,4 switch on guitar. Signature Keith Richards guitar style.
Great great tune and yes they had a unique sound with so many different styles. They also had different lead guitarists in different eras. This was Mick Taylor who made his mark that most Stines fans loved! It was the song Just The away You Are by Billy Joel and Phil Woods was the sax player that you loved.
hey AC3! hope u’r enjoying a pleasant day! I recently watched the Rolling Stones last documentary / compiled footage of the bands last world tour. You should watch that, given the chance. You should see how the multitudes of brown, white, red and black peoples reacted to that song, “Brown Sugar.” When the first licks fly off Richard’s guitar…both women and men of all different colors, creeds, and nationalities, not to mention their different languages as they traveled from country to country - they go instantly and absolutely insane!! The most exhilarating and emotional, were the fans of Cuba who had the privilege, in March 2016, of attending the first true Rock & Roll concert since the island nation was shut-off from the World over a half century before. Those people, old, young, and all ages in between, seemed to know every single song that was sang by Jagger and played by his band…it really was like watching starving people, who are invited to a feast, sit and eat abundantly for the first time in ages! It was krazy ma-an! And that particular song, was known by all of the, as soon as Richards hit the first two notes, backed by Woods rhythmic gritty strumming - the crowd would have “lifted the roof,” had it had one. When Jagger sang the words at the Chorus, “Brown Sugar,” the entire attendance, guards included sang it with him, with “mucho gusto!” It truly was a sight to see, and will make u appreciate what few freedoms we have left in America.
You need to check out their song "Living in a Ghost Town", you just never hear about this song and with the official video it's an amazing experience, even if you don't review it you should check it out, you'll be glad you did.
For a GREAT saxophone solo, check out Drown In My Own Tears cover by the Paul Butterfield's Blue Band. Jazz musician David Sanborn has won numerous Grammys
Mick Jagger cannot be accused of being discriminatory... he's been all over the world and has had affairs w/ every kind of woman available out there from brown sugar to latina salsa to white chocolate to Asian cuisine... He's fathered 8 children (that we know about ) 😂 and has slept w/ more women than most of us will ever have combined!
Well, they kinda were. First the authorities tried setting them up and throwing them in jail, but the police tried too hard and they (Jagger, Jones, Richards) got out on appeal. Then they eventually were forced out because of the UK tax laws.
@slimturnpike Okay. I must have missed it. It is still a little sad if they've stopped playing it for that reason. Bit of an overreaction in my opinion.
When this came out, there wasn't a lot of interracial dating. Mick is literally advertising it in this song. 'I'll bet your Mama was a tent-show queen, and all the boyfriends were sweet 16'......these are the purely sexual thoughts(like most of the lyrics). They don't really have to make sense. Mick was exploring for all of us, coming back like Lewis and Clark, saying hell yeah. It definitely influenced me. But then I had already crushed on Diana Ross. The common thread in Stones lyrics, is saying stuff no one else would dare say. One of the reasons I love them so much.
Upbeat slavery song😂 Checkout the 1st2 stanzas of the lyrics and you will see this is chronological love for the black woman overtime starting with the slave days
Great reaction! Time for some more Janis Joplin. Check out Janis Joplin Work Me Lord Live in Stockholm 1969. This is surely one of her top performances. As for the Stones they're still doing it. Just came out with a new album, starting with the song Angry. You should definitely check it out. After over 60 years they're still doing their thing.Good luck!
react another song in this album please. there's a song in this album called 'b*tch' and i think the composition's a little like brown sugar. i'm sure you'll like it
The Stones were heavily influenced by the American Blues. They were also, like many of the British invasion bands, big fans of the early rock legends, Chuck Berry. Like Elvis, they were white boys making black music, at least to some extent anyway
This is The Stones drawing attention to the injustices of life in early America, and even England. English slave ships landing in Louisiana. This is why that idiot FLA Governor is trying to disallow books that depict this, our truth in our history. Many Stones songs come with messages and not all pleasant. Being that Mick had his own appreciation of black women, I myself think Mick sang about this history and infused some of his own history (minus owning slaves and whipping women) into this song. This was the 60s music. 50's started to rock, but this was pure 60s sound to me anyway.
Iconic Stones song, they have retired it from concerts because of the controversial lyrics. For a great sax solo: Springsteen’s JungleLand, with the late great Clarence Clemons
In interviews Mick has said that he can’t believe that they got away with this song then, and he feels there is no way that they could get away with it now. I have always felt that if the song makes you feel uncomfortable you need to look at history and chill out. It’s not endorsing anything it’s just a song for Pete’s sake. We did however, realize that there were times when you could say something in a song that you couldn’t say in person and get people to listen to. We used to have better music because for the most part they just did the songs and if you didn’t like it then you wouldn’t buy the record. I don’t like all the songs from my youth but the ones I don’t like I simply don’t waste my time on. I don’t like all of the music now but I will give most of it a chance and if I don’t like it then I won’t listen to it again. At my age a lot of people feel that there is a magic line that nothing good comes after and those people are shutting out the good with the bad. They probably fought against that same attitude to listen to what they liked growing up and now they are repeating it.
For anyone who claims that the song is racist, Mick Jagger played it to Tina Turner (who laughed at the lyrics!) prior to release, and the first person to record a cover version was Little Richard!
"Brown Sugar" rocks! Legendary backing singer Claudia Lennear reportedly inspired Mick Jagger to write the song. She sang back up for Tina Turner. And she was tight with David Bowie. She inspired his song "Lady Grinning Soul". Bobby Keys on sax. "Brown Sugar" is also quite a lot of fun to jam on with a band because it throws an E-flat into the G's and C's and that opens up several blues inclined voicings along with more readily harmonizing with the saxophone. PS. There is some dispute over the inspiration.
@mikecaetano I always thought it wa about Marsha Hunt.
No band can play rock and roll like the Stones. They got that movement, that groove, that swing. Classic opener to their 1971 masterpiece, STICKY FINGERS
After Brian Jones died, the guitarest Mick Taylor joined, adding a whole new Bluesy feel to The Stones. With Mick Taylor's amazing lead guitar, Keith Richards could focus on playing the dirtiest rhythum guitar ever. This guitar combo of Richards & Taylor (from 1969 to 1974) is considered the Rolling Stones greatest musical period. React to "Sway", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Wild Horses", "Angie", "Winter", or Live recording of "Midnight Rambler" (from "Get Yer Ya Yas Out" Album). Mick Taylor is the most under-rated guitar-master!
The Rolling Stones' 1971 album 'Sticky fingers' is one of their iconic records - 3x platinum in the US, #1 in the US and UK charts... Mick Taylor (guitar) had replaced original (late) guitarist Brian Jones, and he was ready to make a mark in the 6 or so years he was in the band.
Tracks included - "Can't you hear me knocking"... 'Bi++h' ... 'Wild horses'... 'Dead flowers'... and 'Brown sugar'... 🔥🔥🔥
Mick was the best!
His intent was to shock, create controversy and notoriety.
I believe it worked.
Those first 30 seconds are gold!!!
Nothing quite like it
The rabbit hole is deep and the sounds changed
Hey man, I agree: they have a sound totally unique to themselves.
Some of the best rock&roll ever.
Stones giving out a free American history lesson in the key of C
I was 7 years old, listening to this (my faviorite song) while I learned to ride a bike.
Your use of the lyric video revealed that I have misheard the chorus for the past 50 years. I thought the line was "How come you _dance_ so good." The lyrics are much more salacious than I remembered, but then, I hadn't yet reached puberty when this song was released, so that may have something to do with it. In retrospect, it's surprising this song wasn't banned from broadcast radio back in the day.
They loved blues from the start. Early on the first tour, Americans used to say "but they sound like a garage band..." :-)
When this came out I never even listened to the words. I always listened to the guitars for I'm a guitar player. Now that I have it's just about all these guys wanting a Black girl from the slave traders to the house boy. He explained it from that time in history's words. Just good art.
Well done, there is so much more for you to hear......6 decades worth.
Mick wrote it for Claudia Lennear and if you've never seen pix of her in those days, get ready because WOW! doesn't come close.
I'd highly recommend the Rolling Stones newest single "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" as your next Stones reaction. It also features Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. But really, it's a fantastic song and amazing vocal performance from Jagger at 80 years old!
It’s a shame The Rolling Stones won’t play this song again.
Tumbling Dice is another fun one by the stones.
Bobby Keys was playing sax on Dion's Runaround Sue and The Wanderer. Both real classics.
Apart from "Paint it Black", the songs you listed employ a 1,4 chord switch that is characteristic of the Stones sound.
It's done on Sympathy for the Devil on piano, but Brown Sugar and Gimmie Shelter do this 1,4 switch on guitar.
Signature Keith Richards guitar style.
Great great tune and yes they had a unique sound with so many different styles. They also had different lead guitarists in different eras. This was Mick Taylor who made his mark that most Stines fans loved! It was the song Just The away You Are by Billy Joel and Phil Woods was the sax player that you loved.
hey AC3!
hope u’r enjoying a pleasant day! I recently watched the Rolling Stones last documentary / compiled footage of the bands last world tour. You should watch that, given the chance. You should see how the multitudes of brown, white, red and black peoples reacted to that song, “Brown Sugar.” When the first licks fly off Richard’s guitar…both women and men of all different colors, creeds, and nationalities, not to mention their different languages as they traveled from country to country - they go instantly and absolutely insane!! The most exhilarating and emotional, were the fans of Cuba who had the privilege, in March 2016, of attending the first true Rock & Roll concert since the island nation was shut-off from the World over a half century before. Those people, old, young, and all ages in between, seemed to know every single song that was sang by Jagger and played by his band…it really was like watching starving people, who are invited to a feast, sit and eat abundantly for the first time in ages! It was krazy
ma-an! And that particular song, was known by all of the, as soon as Richards hit the first two notes, backed by Woods rhythmic gritty strumming - the crowd would have “lifted the roof,” had it had one. When Jagger sang the words at the Chorus, “Brown Sugar,” the entire attendance, guards included sang it with him, with “mucho gusto!” It truly was a sight to see, and will make u appreciate what few freedoms we have left in America.
It's fun to play on guitar. I think it came out right after "Honky Tonk Woman." Correct me if I'm wrong.
A good part of that sound is from Keith's open G tuning on his guitar.
... as well as removing the lowest pitched string from his guitar.
Agreed, though the main guitar on 'Brown Sugar' was actually played by Mick Jagger.
You need to check out their song "Living in a Ghost Town", you just never hear about this song and with the official video it's an amazing experience, even if you don't review it you should check it out, you'll be glad you did.
Fun reaction. You got to check out Wild Horses man, from this same era, I know you would love it. And it's pretty emotional.
David Bowie’s gorgeous “Lady Grinning Soul” was also about the same women (Claudia Lennear)that inspired “Brown Sugar”
Highly recommended
Love that saxophone 🎷 sound. Wish someone could give keys to this song, so I could play the flute.
For a GREAT saxophone solo, check out Drown In My Own Tears cover by the Paul Butterfield's Blue Band. Jazz musician David Sanborn has won numerous Grammys
Mick & Tina Turner did a duet performance of this !
Mick Jagger cannot be accused of being discriminatory... he's been all over the world and has had affairs w/ every kind of woman available out there from brown sugar to latina salsa to white chocolate to Asian cuisine... He's fathered 8 children (that we know about ) 😂 and has slept w/ more women than most of us will ever have combined!
Check out Tumblin Dice & Honky Tonk Woman next.
Bobby Keys, from the panhandle of Texas.
If a band released this song today, they would be run out of town.
Well, they kinda were. First the authorities tried setting them up and throwing them in jail, but the police tried too hard and they (Jagger, Jones, Richards) got out on appeal. Then they eventually were forced out because of the UK tax laws.
They don't play the song live anymore due to the controversial lyrics
@slimturnpike The lyrics were always controversial and that never stopped them before. When did they stop playing it?
@@davescurry69 Maybe 5 years ago? There was some press about it
@slimturnpike Okay. I must have missed it. It is still a little sad if they've stopped playing it for that reason. Bit of an overreaction in my opinion.
Don't care about the lyrics, just a great song.
another song about the same thing is Brother Louie by the band Stories . from the 70s also
So rhythmic you almost forget about the sins Mick is singing about.
You know Mick was married to a Black woman and has a mixed child don't you?
Do "Start me up" next!
You need to react to the song Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
When this came out, there wasn't a lot of interracial dating. Mick is literally advertising it in this song. 'I'll bet your Mama was a tent-show queen, and all the boyfriends were sweet 16'......these are the purely sexual thoughts(like most of the lyrics). They don't really have to make sense. Mick was exploring for all of us, coming back like Lewis and Clark, saying hell yeah. It definitely influenced me. But then I had already crushed on Diana Ross. The common thread in Stones lyrics, is saying stuff no one else would dare say. One of the reasons I love them so much.
Upbeat slavery song😂 Checkout the 1st2 stanzas of the lyrics and you will see this is chronological love for the black woman overtime starting with the slave days
Exactly who'd thought such a topic would be put to an upbeat sound but that's the Stone's genius.
There is some great sax in Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street”. Be shocked if you don’t like it.
Give Girl With the Far Away Eyes a listen (on Some Girls). They do a straight up country song that doesn't really sound like a Stones song.
also listen to "honky tonk woman".
Great reaction! Time for some more Janis Joplin. Check out Janis Joplin Work Me Lord Live in Stockholm 1969. This is surely one of her top performances. As for the Stones they're still doing it. Just came out with a new album, starting with the song Angry. You should definitely check it out. After over 60 years they're still doing their thing.Good luck!
Honky Tonk Woman up next please.
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react another song in this album please. there's a song in this album called 'b*tch' and i think the composition's a little like brown sugar. i'm sure you'll like it
Mick was a huge Tina turner fan he got his moves from her He said he said
Muscle Shoals has alot to do with their sound too
Wow ultra controversial! Love it.
song's unapologetically politically incorrect 😉 Maybe check out their song Honky Tonk Woman next?
If you are into saxophone, then you must react to "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty! 🎷😎
Song is about Tina Turner
do Stray Cat Blues if you want to hear crazy lyrics that could not fly today
Listen to wild horses
Great music, very dark history of the slave trades.
"schoolboy" has zero to do with race. When someone says that they are no schoolboy, it's like saying that they are not young and innocent.
The Stones were heavily influenced by the American Blues. They were also, like many of the British invasion bands, big fans of the early rock legends, Chuck Berry. Like Elvis, they were white boys making black music, at least to some extent anyway
♥ also.... When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:36
This is The Stones drawing attention to the injustices of life in early America, and even England. English slave ships landing in Louisiana. This is why that idiot FLA Governor is trying to disallow books that depict this, our truth in our history. Many Stones songs come with messages and not all pleasant.
Being that Mick had his own appreciation of black women, I myself think Mick sang about this history and infused some of his own history (minus owning slaves and whipping women) into this song.
This was the 60s music. 50's started to rock, but this was pure 60s sound to me anyway.
#1 Hit in 1971….but they pulled it from their repertoir a few years ago.
Jagger said only younger Mick would write this…not older, wiser Mick
I'm gonna stop watching at 2:13. You proved my point. If you don't care, why should I? Especially since I never owned slaves.
Brown sugar is heroine
That’s exactly what I always thought!
Okay. I haven't watched your reaction. Let's see if you catch it............
Opening stanza should be enough
Listening to mick while reading the lyrics is cheating. You need to love their songs for decades and have no clue what half the word are
Iconic Stones song, they have retired it from concerts because of the controversial lyrics. For a great sax solo: Springsteen’s JungleLand, with the late great Clarence Clemons
In interviews Mick has said that he can’t believe that they got away with this song then, and he feels there is no way that they could get away with it now. I have always felt that if the song makes you feel uncomfortable you need to look at history and chill out. It’s not endorsing anything it’s just a song for Pete’s sake. We did however, realize that there were times when you could say something in a song that you couldn’t say in person and get people to listen to. We used to have better music because for the most part they just did the songs and if you didn’t like it then you wouldn’t buy the record. I don’t like all the songs from my youth but the ones I don’t like I simply don’t waste my time on. I don’t like all of the music now but I will give most of it a chance and if I don’t like it then I won’t listen to it again. At my age a lot of people feel that there is a magic line that nothing good comes after and those people are shutting out the good with the bad. They probably fought against that same attitude to listen to what they liked growing up and now they are repeating it.
There's always been a debate if the song is about black women or heroin.
I've always loved this song, but I thought he was talking about a black girl that danced so good. To see these lyrics is like...