This is a man who is mourning the unexpected death of his woman. The line of cars painted black are limos. When he sees girls dressed up in summer clothes it reminds him of his girlfriend and he has to look away. Like a newborn baby, death happens every day, etc.
This song came out while I was in High School and it took me a few listens to figure out the meaning. I remember having to explain this to a friend who didn't know the dark meaning. I think you would have eventually figured it out after listening it to it a few more times.
@@steveullrich7737 - Yeah, I've found that many songs from the 60s are like that....Superficially they sound more upbeat or cheerful, or like something you could dance to, but when you really listen to the lyrics and grasp them, you realize they're actually quite dark!
The meaning is basic and universal. His wife or girlfriend has died and he is so miserable that he can't stand to see anything happy or colorful. It feels just like this when you're consumed with grief - anything cheerful or beautiful just makes it hurt more.
losing someone or something that you hold dearest is like losing the sun to your life, everything just turned black without any light. You feel like there's no way out and anything different will just hurts you more so you don't want to see nor hear them. and the worst thing is, this send you deeper and deeper into the dark. An endless spiral of depression and grief... until someone hold your hand, pulled you back up, force you to face the truth, and at the same time kept holding you... Showing that there's still light in your life, someone who still cares about you and you can care about. Sad thing is, not everyone have that one person...
THIS IS SO TRUE--ESPECIALLY IN OLD AGE WHEN EVERYONE, BE IT PEOPLE OR ANIMALS, DIES AND THEN YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE LEFT--EVEN YOUR HOME IS TAKEN FROM YOU AND YOU HAVE TO SOMEHOW BEGIN AGAIN, BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO, SO YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN SELF BACK FROM THE ABYSSE BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO HELP! SORRY FOR THE RANT--I AM 75 AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY LIFE AT THE MOMENT AND I GREW UP WITH THIS SONG IN MY HEAD1@@HenSt-gz7qj
Daniel you show a lot of maturity for your 16 years, I have just one recommendation for listening to music from the past, try to give a listen to the music in a timeline. It will show how much it changes (Beatles and Rolling Stones especially). Stones, listen to Satisfaction, Under My Thumb, Get off of My Cloud, and She's a Rainbow...then you'll get into the mid and later 60's. I could go on but I think you'll do fine. (This song is killer).
I totally agree, Dan..I try to explain that to younger audiences...It's not that you can't appreciate them. It's just so much better when you see how quickly they progressed..It's almost hard to believe.....I grew up with all this stuff..It's difficult to really appreciate the Stones and the Beatles if you hadn't (or don't) do it in chronological order. That's when you really see their true genius.
Couldn’t agree more. The sixties started with chart acts like Acker Bilk & Kenny Ball and 10 years later we had Jimmy Hendrix. The journey from Trad Jazz (as an example) to Prog Rock a la King Crimson, Pink Floyd is what we all find endlessly fascinating about the sixties. Add into that the war in Vietnam, the moon landings, hippie culture and you have all the ingredients for edgy, catchy, relevant, timeless songs and indeed you weren’t disappointed.
This song was part of my immediate post-divorce playlist. I was both angry and depressed, and I liked the idea of replacing all the colors I saw with black, so my surroundings would match my insides. Still not exactly happy about the divorce, but years of reflection have shown me that, if she'd stayed, things would've gotten much, much worse. So . . . thanks, Barb, it turns out you did me a big favor, and I no longer have to curse your name with every breath. Yay ! ! I clearly remember the first time I heard "Paint It Black" (or, as it was called on my copy of the single, "Paint It, Black"). It was the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, at the end of my second-grade year (1966). My school had a big end-of-year carnival, and instead of the usual calliope music, the merry-go-round had a DJ playing the hits of the day. This guy was a bit harder-edged than they were expecting, he also played The Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" and The Yardbirds' "Heart Full Of Soul", among others. I'd just won a huge cupcake in the ring-toss, and while I was eating it, "Paint It Black" played. It took a lot of years for me to stop associating Mick Jagger with chocolate frosting.
The Stones, between 1968 to 1973, maybe had the best 4 consecutive albums in history - there’s a reason they are one of the best ever - do Sympathy For The Devil and Gimme Shelter next - their rabbit hole is endless.
Sympathy for the devil was like the first song that made me really appreciate the stones. I often say pleased to meet you when i meet new people as a nod
It is about loss,death and anger. When I hear it, it reminds me of losing friends during them Vietnam War, not just from death of body, but some lost themselves over there.
Daniel, you sir are doing such a good thing here. This song was a classic when I was your age (1983), so to see a "youngster" dig music that got me through those tumultuous years blesses me. Thanks🎯
So many good Rolling Stones songs. Anyone who's ever had a broken heart can relate to this one. It's true that love is a double edged sword. It can either be the greatest feeling in the world or the most painful feeling in the world. There's nothing like finding your one true love only to find she doesn't feel the same and leaves you for her true love. Then her true love is in love with someone else. I think most people get their hearts broken at least once in life. And some never get over it. But if you're really lucky you may find that one true love who loves you as much as you love her and that's a taste of heaven on earth.
Reaction videos work best when you are basically sitting down with a "virtual" friend and he (Daniel) is hearing one of your favorite songs for the first time. It's like taking a friend to Disneyland and it is his first time there, and you are seeing it as if for the first time, thru their eyes.
There was a Vietnam era tv show in the 80s called "Tour of Duty" that used this song for the opening credits. I was a lifelong Beatles fan (i was only like 11, but i started on my obsessions early) so this was my first intro to the Stones. It's such heavy rock, but those elements of spanish/andalusian guitar and the tabla toward the end give it such an exotic spice/flair. They were friends with the Beatles and hung out together socially sometimes, and the music of that era mingles in so many 'ethnic' musical colourations, it makes them always refreshing and pleasurable to hear. (Plus it's just badass.) :) If you haven't done the Stones' "Gimme Shelter," you MUST do it next!!
I remember seeing them perform this on the Ed Sullivan show I think. Brian Jones was sitting cross-legged playing the sitar. This was the start of their brief flirtation with psychedelia, it ended after their 1967 album "Their Satanic Majesties Request". They were less adventurous once they fired Brian Jones and he died not too long after.
I’m not a huge Stones fan, the famous story is they went to see the Beatles and said hey if they can do it so can we. I think John and Paul wrote I Wanna Be Your Man for them. But Keith’s Satisfaction lick is to this day awesome , another Chuck Berry lick takeoff.
It’s odd that generally people see the Stones as the “tougher” of the two bands. I just read somewhere, can’t recall where, that the Beatles came together as a group of working-class boys on the streets of scrappy Liverpool, whereas the Stones were relatively well off boys who met in college.
Depression takes on many forms. Some turn to alcohol, some turn to drugs, some turn to overeating, and some just want to paint their house black...... might be the best way to handle it.
A song about a girl he loved that died. The line of cars he wanted to turn back was her street funeral......of course youve heard this lol. So im late to the party. Lol. But im watching you for the first time and enjoyed it
For those who grew up with the Rolling Stones they are the best rock and roll band in the world, peerless and unsurpassed. This generation is realising that their grandads were cool dudes.
:) Agree about the 'depressing' songs. It always seemed strange to me that I could 'enjoy' them. Someone poured their heart out about something very tragic - and there I am tapping my foot & singing along. :) Been enjoying your videos.
Thinks: for the era looked at (mid 60's to early 70's) check out The Who e.g. Baba O'Reily, David Bowie Life on Mars, T-Rex Telegram Sam. These are shorter / radio playable. For madness, try Adam and the Ants - Price Charming. Or even the Sadistic Mika Band - Suki Suki Suki
back in the day we listened to this on an album, played on a good stereo system, there were no lyric videos. You listened for enjoyment, not to get hung up on what it means, and taking more from the beauty of the performance. You didn't mention the great guitar work. I'm glad you liked the tune. React to 19th nervous breakdown and Ruby Tuesday, thank you.
Got hooked on 'The Stones' in my early teens (mid 70's) and barely listened to anything else for months... ' Paint It Black' is one of my all timers, even now... Would love you to try ' The Zombies ' - " Time Of The Season" or " She's Not There" .... Think you will like...
Doesn't the beginning notes of this song sound like a Supremes song MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU BABE. (not close enough for a lawsuit tho ) other good early Stones tunes are: IT'S ALL OVER NOW and THE LAST TIME. also GOING HOME and START ME UP.
I listen to this band every day. I was about 5 yrs old when this came out, was a 70s teen, but the 60s music was THE best (70s too). Was kind of downhill from there.
When your heart turns black from sin and wrongdoing, from intentional or inadvertent harming of others, when people die before you can make things right, you will know what this song means.
'Ole Audiophile here, Hereth starts audiophile lesson #one, Daniel. We'll start with your selection here. The best copy one can find of this & many other Rolling Stones tunes starts with your media choice. This one is available as an SACD. That is the Super Audio Compact Disc medium invented by Sony. It implements advanced DSD technology, not PCM like the CD. It requires an SACD capable player (Most Sony players are so equipped be they the DVD or the BD.) A good portion of The Rolling Stones library is available as SACDs, some of which are both stereo & 5.1 multi-channel, a whole other kettle of fish to fry. (Multi-channel is my specialty.)
It's about depression. Try 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones. You do great work looking into the meaning of the songs this got me to subscribe. Keep up the thoughtful way you do your reviews. Awesome work!
Daniel, I have you on the left and genius.com lyrics on the right of my iPad screen. Song facts.com on my iPhone. Genius lyrics gives verses, choruses and instrumental breaks. Really awesome for what we do here.
Vety early use of the sitar though sounds to me like a MMongol on the ramoage.riding a horse across the Stepp. More Psycho than psychedelic. I’ve never suffered to any great extent. I just enjoy the wild feeling and i think that is what made it a hit.
I can't believe they never fixed that one error. He wants to see the sun "blotted out from the sky" -- not "flying high in the sky"! Such an odd error too!
The wrong line is given as "Don't wanna see the sun flying high in the sky". That makes perfect sense, but it's not what he sings. Is it perhaps an earlier version of the lyric? Maybe it was even printed that way in the sleeve notes, or something.
All the drama of teenage relationships in pop songs of the time (1960s): boy meets girl. boy loses girl. boy gets girl back again. But this song is: boy loses girl.
I am always a bit surprised when the younger generation have such a difficult time with the lyrics... Unfortunately, people die, animals die, it happens all the time in this unforgiving world......Life is a vicious circle.....Once you recover from one tragedy another one happens...... Kudos to the Magnificent Stones to take on this subject and so many other issues...They sacrificed many record sales for not being as commercial as many other bands (if u know what I mean). Many stations refused to play this, and "Sympathy Devil", even "Spend night together.". Now the lyrics are spot on....Let's take a few of them on and no one knows exactly as the Stones have always been a bit mysterious about many of their stellar lyrics.......First, He cannot look at summer girls right now... he would rather just turn his head for now..., Flowers and dead loved ones do not come back..that is for sure.......Death is as common as a new born baby....Who has not felt like FADING AWAY...you bet it would be very easy to fade away while in that mood......Who does not want a deeper blue sea...he is convinced will never see again... The song ends a bit positive in that the settin sun will allow him to finally recover somewhat by morning as he will laugh with his love...(just amazing)..and a bit of compassion as he does not want anyone else to feel this way..NOW FINALLY...THE RED DOOR... In an interview once Mick mentioned he is a big fan of old literature, philosophy, and even a bit of religion...In old mid evil Europe a RED DOOR was considered to have a power to fend off all evil spirits...in this case maybe he just does not care ...he no longer fears evil as what could be worse than what he is going through right now...THE BOTTOM LINE ...No one knows for sure...but one thing is clear to me...The Stones total catalogue has SO MANY ABSOLUTE masterpieces that stand in history...... for all those who may not be aware just start at 1962 discography and go forward and you will probably be amazed at the talent....Finally, don't forget the Stones were only about 22 years old at that time this and Satisfaction were written...The next 10 years contained absolute artistry...
New subscriber here very much enjoying your reaction videos! I have to give you credit for how accurate many of your interpretations are. I was wondering if, perhaps, you might consider doing "White Rabbit" from Jefferson Airplane?
There are many interpretations of this song, Mick Jaggar quoted, some people see what was happening at the time the Vietnam War, losing loved ones, or there was a rumor it was about a girlfriend of his who was very sick, but didn't die, but this has never been confirmed. So you can interpret anyway you want. The words are self explanary with whatever meaning connects to you. "That was the time of lots of acid. It has sitars on it. It's like the beginnings of miserable psychedelia."MICK JAGGER ON "PAINT IT BLACK"
Actually, it's a song about contemplating suicide at the death of his love. "If I look hard enough into the settin' sun, my love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes." (He's gonna be with her)
The actual line is "I *want* to see the sun *blotted out* of the sky" Why? Because if you blotted out the sun, EVERYTHING would be black, just the way he wants it right now. Also, the only other times people use the word "blotted" is when they are referring to the *black* bars that censor things (classified documents, for example) or *black* ink obscuring something on a page (intentionally or not).
My FAVORITE Stones song by a country mile. In a semi related note you should react to the highest audio quality version possible of my favorite Aerosmith song ‘Janie’s Got a Gun’. And my favorite Michael Jackson song is Smooth Criminal... I swear I’ve never murdered anyone.
I was widowed, too, and I felt much as that woman does. I had no kids to hold onto. I was so ANGRY! Sometimes I still am. Our anniversary is agony. Since Covid-19 came, I think of the widows and orphans of all 201,000, and the empathy overwhelms me. Right now, I’m thinking of Brionna Taylor’s loved ones, and all I feel is the anger. Not a good day today, for me. Play “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It soothes my troubled soul.
FYI it's common for people in remorse to become angry - how could the world do this, how could their love leave them, all that time and effort, now so alone and so hurting with no explanations - Why?? Many years ago asked to massage this guy - seemed legit - but surprised to find anger boiling off of him. He didn't say a word. After I was told by friends his love had committed suicide the month before, without even leaving a note right out of the blue. Yet I witnessed someone slowly dying who held their partner up and was the strong one; she had had all the treatment but it was not enough the big C was killing her. So her reaction was to pour love into the man she was leaving behind - there was nothing he could do but watch. Very odd these humans, can't make this stuff up. More songs... agree go timewise; there is a fashion which started simple catchy and grew complex baroque - which you have heard. Got to the point by mid 70's that anyone not within spitting distance of being a musical genius was limited (almost non-commercial or wanted). Backlash - Punk. Hm. Only 10,000 suggestions. An alternative 70's sound which was beautiful and just about rock - the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Try Rockaria. Punk wise? Sex Pistols - but that movement burnt out. Hm. Blondie or The Pretenders decent post-punk bands. Where to go from there? Simple Minds, Tears for Fears. The Beloved. Dip in and out of their work; you're going to spend a few years on this. Perhaps a timeline would help.
Try to find a performance video of the early Stones. Mick was electric. There were people who liked the Beatles but others liked the grittier, sexier and more "dangerous" Stones. It was the subject of many arguments.
What it means ?? it's not so simple, how it looks But start with this > ----------------------------------------------- ""Line of Black Cars with Flowers "" is a Burial ! His girl is dead and he feels guilty about !! Than his Feelings ! "".it .happen every day - like a new born baby ...."" > death and birth happen every day ! Circle of Life !! ""look into the setting sun"" -- end of life "" lie with me when the morning comes "" ...we will meet again ...... ? ================================ Maybe there is some more in thst song !~! Maybe one of the best songs of ALL TIME !!
Fair play you are listening to some good music. (You won't know who I'm talking about) Sometimes you look a bit like a British comedian named Rob Newman.
this one is a songs where I have to say "The cover of this song performed by Eric Burdon & The Animals respectively later Eric Burdon & War is way better than the original of the Stones."..I´m aware that sounds now "hell of blasphemic" because we are talking about a Rolling Stones song..but nevertheless it´s true in that sense that the Stones´ version is performed like a Popsong but Burdon´s version is a deep down journey into the essence of the lyrics musically performed way more intense...and I´m by far not alone with this oppinion.
“What does this song mean?” ...welp it’s obviously bleak. It’s basically the Vietnam War era PTSD anthem. Mick is lying in interviews about the meaning cuz he’s a legend. And it’s perfect.
Ohy god!! You haven't heard paint it black?? Keith Richards, guitar. Brian Jones: Sitar! Friend of mine, Hendrix guy, his fingers bleeding. He now lives in India! Stones were never as good, as with Brian Jones on guitar! The only comparison was Mick Taylor, early seventies! How can Keith still be alive??
Never really got into the Stones, they were a bit pop rock sounding to me. The other two songs that I like by them are Bitch and Brown Sugar. This particular tune is featured at the end of two of my favorite movies...Full Metal Jacket and The Devil's Advocate. "Love the Stones, been following them for years...Fred and Barney." - Steven Wright
Will only add......always thought it was a girlfriend, who he got pregnant, he arranged for her abortion....which she didn't survive,(like a new born baby)....so not only did he lose his girlfriend...he feels to blame.....{people just look away...)...black cars..funeral!!!
This is a man who is mourning the unexpected death of his woman. The line of cars painted black are limos. When he sees girls dressed up in summer clothes it reminds him of his girlfriend and he has to look away. Like a newborn baby, death happens every day, etc.
This song came out while I was in High School and it took me a few listens to figure out the meaning. I remember having to explain this to a friend who didn't know the dark meaning. I think you would have eventually figured it out after listening it to it a few more times.
The cars with his love and flowers never to come back! 🤗
@@steveullrich7737 - Yeah, I've found that many songs from the 60s are like that....Superficially they sound more upbeat or cheerful, or like something you could dance to, but when you really listen to the lyrics and grasp them, you realize they're actually quite dark!
@@Bike_Lion That's the beauty and power of poetic writing/lyrics.
The meaning is basic and universal. His wife or girlfriend has died and he is so miserable that he can't stand to see anything happy or colorful. It feels just like this when you're consumed with grief - anything cheerful or beautiful just makes it hurt more.
losing someone or something that you hold dearest is like losing the sun to your life, everything just turned black without any light. You feel like there's no way out and anything different will just hurts you more so you don't want to see nor hear them.
and the worst thing is, this send you deeper and deeper into the dark. An endless spiral of depression and grief... until someone hold your hand, pulled you back up, force you to face the truth, and at the same time kept holding you... Showing that there's still light in your life, someone who still cares about you and you can care about. Sad thing is, not everyone have that one person...
THIS IS SO TRUE--ESPECIALLY IN OLD AGE WHEN EVERYONE, BE IT PEOPLE OR ANIMALS, DIES AND THEN YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE LEFT--EVEN YOUR HOME IS TAKEN FROM YOU AND YOU HAVE TO SOMEHOW BEGIN AGAIN, BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO, SO YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN SELF BACK FROM THE ABYSSE BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO HELP! SORRY FOR THE RANT--I AM 75 AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN MY LIFE AT THE MOMENT AND I GREW UP WITH THIS SONG IN MY HEAD1@@HenSt-gz7qj
To me, it's a musical expression of how depression feels.
Daniel you show a lot of maturity for your 16 years, I have just one recommendation for listening to music from the past, try to give a listen to the music in a timeline. It will show how much it changes (Beatles and Rolling Stones especially). Stones, listen to Satisfaction, Under My Thumb, Get off of My Cloud, and She's a Rainbow...then you'll get into the mid and later 60's. I could go on but I think you'll do fine. (This song is killer).
I totally agree, Dan..I try to explain that to younger audiences...It's not that you can't appreciate them. It's just so much better when you see how quickly they progressed..It's almost hard to believe.....I grew up with all this stuff..It's difficult to really appreciate the Stones and the Beatles if you hadn't (or don't) do it in chronological order. That's when you really see their true genius.
@@sjd5750 Thanks Steve, I think you said it perfectly.
"Ruby Tuesday" & "As Tears Go By"
Couldn’t agree more. The sixties started with chart acts like Acker Bilk & Kenny Ball and 10 years later we had Jimmy Hendrix. The journey from Trad Jazz (as an example) to Prog Rock a la King Crimson, Pink Floyd is what we all find endlessly fascinating about the sixties. Add into that the war in Vietnam, the moon landings, hippie culture and you have all the ingredients for edgy, catchy, relevant, timeless songs and indeed you weren’t disappointed.
This song was part of my immediate post-divorce playlist. I was both angry and depressed, and I liked the idea of replacing all the colors I saw with black, so my surroundings would match my insides. Still not exactly happy about the divorce, but years of reflection have shown me that, if she'd stayed, things would've gotten much, much worse. So . . . thanks, Barb, it turns out you did me a big favor, and I no longer have to curse your name with every breath. Yay ! !
I clearly remember the first time I heard "Paint It Black" (or, as it was called on my copy of the single, "Paint It, Black"). It was the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, at the end of my second-grade year (1966). My school had a big end-of-year carnival, and instead of the usual calliope music, the merry-go-round had a DJ playing the hits of the day. This guy was a bit harder-edged than they were expecting, he also played The Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" and The Yardbirds' "Heart Full Of Soul", among others. I'd just won a huge cupcake in the ring-toss, and while I was eating it, "Paint It Black" played. It took a lot of years for me to stop associating Mick Jagger with chocolate frosting.
The Stones, between 1968 to 1973, maybe had the best 4 consecutive albums in history - there’s a reason they are one of the best ever - do Sympathy For The Devil and Gimme Shelter next - their rabbit hole is endless.
He already did Gimme Shelter - ua-cam.com/video/1v6Viy1Db-U/v-deo.html
I do agree that he should do Sympathy next.
Sympathy for the devil was like the first song that made me really appreciate the stones. I often say pleased to meet you when i meet new people as a nod
"Time waits for no one" one of my faves from the Stones. Love Mick Taylor's guitar solo on that track.
It is about loss,death and anger. When I hear it, it reminds me of losing friends during them Vietnam War, not just from death of body, but some lost themselves over there.
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Daniel, you sir are doing such a good thing here. This song was a classic when I was your age (1983), so to see a "youngster" dig music that got me through those tumultuous years blesses me.
Thanks🎯
The late Brian Jones on the sitar. Recommend 50 million light years from Earth. Amazing official video.
Did you mean 2,000 Light Years From Home?
Yes🤥. Bit of an overestimation. I blame my navigator...he took a wrong turn somewhere.
I really should start looking things up
I love how so many bands made songs with a midEast feel here and there.
So many good Rolling Stones songs. Anyone who's ever had a broken heart can relate to this one. It's true that love is a double edged sword. It can either be the greatest feeling in the world or the most painful feeling in the world. There's nothing like finding your one true love only to find she doesn't feel the same and leaves you for her true love. Then her true love is in love with someone else. I think most people get their hearts broken at least once in life. And some never get over it. But if you're really lucky you may find that one true love who loves you as much as you love her and that's a taste of heaven on earth.
Going back though ones I've missed . Nice job
Angie by the Stones. Enjoy.
Very large rabbit hole here, so many great songs. Stones were the bad boys of rock n roll which is why they have so many fans including me
It's "Blotted" out from the sky, not "Flying" out from the sky.
excellent. still chilling 50+ years later. SO much great stones stuff to hear...
Reaction videos work best when you are basically sitting down with a "virtual" friend and he (Daniel) is hearing one of your favorite songs for the first time. It's like taking a friend to Disneyland and it is his first time there, and you are seeing it as if for the first time, thru their eyes.
Thumbs up good pic it's a great song you doing a great job thanks for entertaining me tonight it's awesome
Great tune hey?!! Love it every time I hear it. Glad you did too.
Brian Jones on Sitar. Saw them do a brilliant version of this in Buffalo in 2015
What a tune!!!!
Love this ... Singing along. I always connected to the Vietnam war.
There was a Vietnam era tv show in the 80s called "Tour of Duty" that used this song for the opening credits. I was a lifelong Beatles fan (i was only like 11, but i started on my obsessions early) so this was my first intro to the Stones. It's such heavy rock, but those elements of spanish/andalusian guitar and the tabla toward the end give it such an exotic spice/flair. They were friends with the Beatles and hung out together socially sometimes, and the music of that era mingles in so many 'ethnic' musical colourations, it makes them always refreshing and pleasurable to hear. (Plus it's just badass.) :)
If you haven't done the Stones' "Gimme Shelter," you MUST do it next!!
Linda Estbrook just nailed the meaning for you. (And me!) thanks Linda!
I remember seeing them perform this on the Ed Sullivan show I think. Brian Jones was sitting cross-legged playing the sitar. This was the start of their brief flirtation with psychedelia, it ended after their 1967 album "Their Satanic Majesties Request". They were less adventurous once they fired Brian Jones and he died not too long after.
I’m not a huge Stones fan, the famous story is they went to see the Beatles and said hey if they can do it so can we. I think John and Paul wrote I Wanna Be Your Man for them. But Keith’s Satisfaction lick is to this day awesome , another Chuck Berry lick takeoff.
Chuck Berry ..... Give a listen ... The true beginnings of rock.
It’s odd that generally people see the Stones as the “tougher” of the two bands. I just read somewhere, can’t recall where, that the Beatles came together as a group of working-class boys on the streets of scrappy Liverpool, whereas the Stones were relatively well off boys who met in college.
Depression takes on many forms. Some turn to alcohol, some turn to drugs, some turn to overeating, and some just want to paint their house black...... might be the best way to handle it.
A song about a girl he loved that died. The line of cars he wanted to turn back was her street funeral......of course youve heard this lol. So im late to the party. Lol. But im watching you for the first time and enjoyed it
For those who grew up with the Rolling Stones they are the best rock and roll band in the world, peerless and unsurpassed. This generation is realising that their grandads were cool dudes.
:) Agree about the 'depressing' songs. It always seemed strange to me that I could 'enjoy' them. Someone poured their heart out about something very tragic - and there I am tapping my foot & singing along. :)
Been enjoying your videos.
Any queen is appreciated. Like to hear. Living on my own,. Now I'm hear breakthrough. Only the good did young ,. The one after Freddie passed
Thinks: for the era looked at (mid 60's to early 70's) check out The Who e.g. Baba O'Reily, David Bowie Life on Mars, T-Rex Telegram Sam. These are shorter / radio playable. For madness, try Adam and the Ants - Price Charming. Or even the Sadistic Mika Band - Suki Suki Suki
The song is about the death of a loved one. The line of cars painted black are Hearse. It is a funeral procession.
Lady Jane & Ruby Tuesday next!
Great reaction to a landmark song.
Jeez, your Patreons are a depressing lot ! 😁
back in the day we listened to this on an album, played on a good stereo system, there were no lyric videos. You listened for enjoyment, not to get hung up on what it means, and taking more from the beauty of the performance. You didn't mention the great guitar work. I'm glad you liked the tune. React to 19th nervous breakdown and Ruby Tuesday, thank you.
They were on Ed Sullivan, so that counts as video.
Yr very talented
R.I.P. Charlie Watts. He killed it on this track.
When my husband passed away ,bright cheerful colors seemed gaudy and almost blinding and didn’t match how I felt for a long time !
They were best rock band in world for years64 74especially60s early 70s must of had30 great songs
A celebration of darkness that we all experience at one time or another.
Got hooked on 'The Stones' in my early teens (mid 70's) and barely listened to anything else for months... ' Paint It Black' is one of my all timers, even now... Would love you to try ' The Zombies ' - " Time Of The Season" or " She's Not There" .... Think you will like...
Doesn't the beginning notes of this song sound like a Supremes song MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU BABE. (not close enough for a lawsuit tho ) other good early Stones tunes are: IT'S ALL OVER NOW and THE LAST TIME. also GOING HOME and START ME UP.
Dicon, They are known as the Grestest Rock N Roll Band - Part of the British invasion.
I listen to this band every day. I was about 5 yrs old when this came out, was a 70s teen, but the 60s music was THE best (70s too). Was kind of downhill from there.
When your heart turns black from sin and wrongdoing, from intentional or inadvertent harming of others, when people die before you can make things right, you will know what this song means.
'Ole Audiophile here, Hereth starts audiophile lesson #one, Daniel. We'll start with your selection here. The best copy one can find of this & many other Rolling Stones tunes starts with your media choice. This one is available as an SACD. That is the Super Audio Compact Disc medium invented by Sony. It implements advanced DSD technology, not PCM like the CD. It requires an SACD capable player (Most Sony players are so equipped be they the DVD or the BD.) A good portion of The Rolling Stones library is available as SACDs, some of which are both stereo & 5.1 multi-channel, a whole other kettle of fish to fry. (Multi-channel is my specialty.)
It's about depression. Try 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones. You do great work looking into the meaning of the songs this got me to subscribe. Keep up the thoughtful way you do your reviews. Awesome work!
It means I want to see the world go BLACK!
Westworld series used a really cool version of this.
Daniel, I have you on the left and genius.com lyrics on the right of my iPad screen. Song facts.com on my iPhone.
Genius lyrics gives verses, choruses and instrumental breaks. Really awesome for what we do here.
The death of his girlfriend.
The line of black cars with flowers is the funeral precession.
Sitar was a new play toy
Vety early use of the sitar though sounds to me like a MMongol on the ramoage.riding a horse across the Stepp. More Psycho than psychedelic.
I’ve never suffered to any great extent. I just enjoy the wild feeling and i think that is what made it a hit.
I can't believe they never fixed that one error. He wants to see the sun "blotted out from the sky" -- not "flying high in the sky"! Such an odd error too!
The wrong line is given as "Don't wanna see the sun flying high in the sky". That makes perfect sense, but it's not what he sings. Is it perhaps an earlier version of the lyric? Maybe it was even printed that way in the sleeve notes, or something.
I have always seen this song as a PTSD reaction to the Vietnam War
TRES Cool sitar by Stones founder Brian Jones
Eric Burdon & the (New) Animals made a fine cover of Paint it Black.
All the drama of teenage relationships in pop songs of the time (1960s): boy meets girl. boy loses girl. boy gets girl back again. But this song is: boy loses girl.
I am always a bit surprised when the younger generation have such a difficult time with the lyrics... Unfortunately, people die, animals die, it happens all the time in this unforgiving world......Life is a vicious circle.....Once you recover from one tragedy another one happens...... Kudos to the Magnificent Stones to take on this subject and so many other issues...They sacrificed many record sales for not being as commercial as many other bands (if u know what I mean). Many stations refused to play this, and "Sympathy Devil", even "Spend night together.". Now the lyrics are spot on....Let's take a few of them on and no one knows exactly as the Stones have always been a bit mysterious about many of their stellar lyrics.......First, He cannot look at summer girls right now... he would rather just turn his head for now..., Flowers and dead loved ones do not come back..that is for sure.......Death is as common as a new born baby....Who has not felt like FADING AWAY...you bet it would be very easy to fade away while in that mood......Who does not want a deeper blue sea...he is convinced will never see again... The song ends a bit positive in that the settin sun will allow him to finally recover somewhat by morning as he will laugh with his love...(just amazing)..and a bit of compassion as he does not want anyone else to feel this way..NOW FINALLY...THE RED DOOR... In an interview once Mick mentioned he is a big fan of old literature, philosophy, and even a bit of religion...In old mid evil Europe a RED DOOR was considered to have a power to fend off all evil spirits...in this case maybe he just does not care ...he no longer fears evil as what could be worse than what he is going through right now...THE BOTTOM LINE ...No one knows for sure...but one thing is clear to me...The Stones total catalogue has SO MANY ABSOLUTE masterpieces that stand in history...... for all those who may not be aware just start at 1962 discography and go forward and you will probably be amazed at the talent....Finally, don't forget the Stones were only about 22 years old at that time this and Satisfaction were written...The next 10 years contained absolute artistry...
I always felt he was talking about someone that had died .
Play “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones. And “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. Please?
New subscriber here very much enjoying your reaction videos! I have to give you credit for how accurate many of your interpretations are. I was wondering if, perhaps, you might consider doing "White Rabbit" from Jefferson Airplane?
There are many interpretations of this song, Mick Jaggar quoted, some people see what was happening at the time the Vietnam War, losing loved ones, or there was a rumor it was about a girlfriend of his who was very sick, but didn't die, but this has never been confirmed. So you can interpret anyway you want. The words are self explanary with whatever meaning connects to you.
"That was the time of lots of acid. It has sitars on it. It's like the beginnings of miserable psychedelia."MICK JAGGER ON "PAINT IT BLACK"
Try doing the Stones track Almost Hear You Sigh from their Steel Wheels Album, One of their best in my opinion
You're right, babies don't see full colour until about 5 months, they develop slowly from birth, red first.
A funeral with the long line of black cars.
I also loved sympathy for the devil
A line of car painted black with his love never to come back Duh !
Funeral !
Actually, it's a song about contemplating suicide at the death of his love. "If I look hard enough into the settin' sun, my love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes." (He's gonna be with her)
The word you were looking for was metaphor
"FULL METAL JACKET" ENDING......
And The Devils Advocate.
Wow some of the lyrics on the screen were completely wrong. Glad you enjoyed the song though. ✌️
The same people made a video for Sympathy for the Devil. hope you watch that one too.
The actual line is "I *want* to see the sun *blotted out* of the sky"
Why? Because if you blotted out the sun, EVERYTHING would be black, just the way he wants it right now.
Also, the only other times people use the word "blotted" is when they are referring to the *black* bars that censor things (classified documents, for example) or *black* ink obscuring something on a page (intentionally or not).
My FAVORITE Stones song by a country mile. In a semi related note you should react to the highest audio quality version possible of my favorite Aerosmith song ‘Janie’s Got a Gun’. And my favorite Michael Jackson song is Smooth Criminal... I swear I’ve never murdered anyone.
I was widowed, too, and I felt much as that woman does. I had no kids to hold onto. I was so ANGRY! Sometimes I still am. Our anniversary is agony. Since Covid-19 came, I think of the widows and orphans of all 201,000, and the empathy overwhelms me. Right now, I’m thinking of Brionna Taylor’s loved ones, and all I feel is the anger. Not a good day today, for me.
Play “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It soothes my troubled soul.
Pause for thought song.
Great music from the Vietnam war era
FYI it's common for people in remorse to become angry - how could the world do this, how could their love leave them, all that time and effort, now so alone and so hurting with no explanations - Why?? Many years ago asked to massage this guy - seemed legit - but surprised to find anger boiling off of him. He didn't say a word. After I was told by friends his love had committed suicide the month before, without even leaving a note right out of the blue.
Yet I witnessed someone slowly dying who held their partner up and was the strong one; she had had all the treatment but it was not enough the big C was killing her. So her reaction was to pour love into the man she was leaving behind - there was nothing he could do but watch. Very odd these humans, can't make this stuff up.
More songs... agree go timewise; there is a fashion which started simple catchy and grew complex baroque - which you have heard. Got to the point by mid 70's that anyone not within spitting distance of being a musical genius was limited (almost non-commercial or wanted). Backlash - Punk. Hm. Only 10,000 suggestions.
An alternative 70's sound which was beautiful and just about rock - the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Try Rockaria. Punk wise? Sex Pistols - but that movement burnt out. Hm. Blondie or The Pretenders decent post-punk bands. Where to go from there? Simple Minds, Tears for Fears. The Beloved. Dip in and out of their work; you're going to spend a few years on this.
Perhaps a timeline would help.
Tragedy
Try to find a performance video of the early Stones. Mick was electric. There were people who liked the Beatles but others liked the grittier, sexier and more "dangerous" Stones. It was the subject of many arguments.
What it means ??
it's not so simple, how it looks
But start with this >
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""Line of Black Cars with Flowers "" is a Burial !
His girl is dead and he feels guilty about !!
Than his Feelings !
"".it .happen every day - like a new born baby ....""
> death and birth happen every day !
Circle of Life !!
""look into the setting sun"" -- end of life
"" lie with me when the morning comes ""
...we will meet again ...... ?
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Maybe there is some more in thst song !~!
Maybe one of the best songs of ALL TIME !!
Fair play you are listening to some good music. (You won't know who I'm talking about) Sometimes you look a bit like a British comedian named Rob Newman.
A new born baby happens every day just like death happens every day.
I don't know, but there are days when everything seems painted black.
This was a scream against the Vietnam war and racial hatred. To the adults at the time, this proved how degenerate we were.
I always sang "Blotted out from the Sky", I don't know if thats the real lyric but it sounds better than this version.
Try Kenny rankin,you won’t be disappointed
this one is a songs where I have to say "The cover of this song performed by Eric Burdon & The Animals respectively later Eric Burdon & War is way better than the original of the Stones."..I´m aware that sounds now "hell of blasphemic" because we are talking about a Rolling Stones song..but nevertheless it´s true in that sense that the Stones´ version is performed like a Popsong but Burdon´s version is a deep down journey into the essence of the lyrics musically performed way more intense...and I´m by far not alone with this oppinion.
“What does this song mean?” ...welp it’s obviously bleak. It’s basically the Vietnam War era PTSD anthem. Mick is lying in interviews about the meaning cuz he’s a legend. And it’s perfect.
Ohy god!! You haven't heard paint it black??
Keith Richards, guitar.
Brian Jones: Sitar! Friend of mine, Hendrix guy, his fingers bleeding. He now lives in India!
Stones were never as good, as with Brian Jones on guitar!
The only comparison was Mick Taylor, early seventies!
How can Keith still be alive??
It had a lot to do with the vietnam war
Never really got into the Stones, they were a bit pop rock sounding to me. The other two songs that I like by them are Bitch and Brown Sugar. This particular tune is featured at the end of two of my favorite movies...Full Metal Jacket and The Devil's Advocate.
"Love the Stones, been following them for years...Fred and Barney." - Steven Wright
"Vanity... Definately my favorite sin..." -- Milton.
obviously he is attending a girls funeral past lover. and finding it hard to accept she is dead Deep and classic song of his depression.
Play boomtown rats. I dont like mondays
Dead girlfriend and the grief. It's sad that such an obvious and honorable meaning escapes so many reactors, though you did fine.
Do you play guitar? You are the spittin' image of a young Eric Clapton.
Will only add......always thought it was a girlfriend, who he got pregnant, he arranged for her abortion....which she didn't survive,(like a new born baby)....so not only did he lose his girlfriend...he feels to blame.....{people just look away...)...black cars..funeral!!!