@@chadlyblomme I believe that's right. Marianne (Mick's GF at the time) was reading it and recommended it to him. It's one of the creepiest, and I admit, scariest novels I've read - or tried to read. I couldn't get past Chapter 3, I couldn't stomach any more. Others may not find it so. But yes, the devil appeared in the novel as a man of wealth, sophistication and good taste. Come on Brad, if he was a horrible looking, dirty bum, who would be tempted to follow him? OTOH, wealth, fame and worldly success tend to be very alluring, even being held up as a quasi-religious ideal to aspire to in the US. But inevitably, some travellers in that direction will slip over to the dark side and into delusion in their rush to acquire those things, and/or hang on to them. I don't know if you're religious/ Christian, but in the Bible it says Jesus refused the devil's offer of worldly power and possessions. He also said it might be impossible for a rich person to 'enter the kingdom of heaven'. Facts some 'prosperity' oriented American churches seem to have conveniently forgotten. :-p
@@chadlyblomme I don't know anything about the novel but I have always regarded the song as a criticism of when people say, "The devil made me do it". Jagger keeps talking about the 'puzzle' and asking "What's my name?" Maybe the biggest clue is I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?" When after all It was you and me He's saying 'we' did all this bad stuff, don't blame the Devil. What's my name? It's you and me!
@@tripledistilled2822 Yeah they did a great job of taking the novel's conceptual trick of the devil narrating as a charismatic sympathetic character and revealing himself to be behind a lot of events, and then adding their own take ('it's us') and contemporary events as you rightly & insightfully point out^^
Just an observation from an old fogey. When I was young, I'm 71, popular music, whether it be rock, Motown, etc it was all pretty much referred to as rock and roll. I guess we weren't sophisticated enough to separate it into a hundred different genres. I think it was more of who it appealed to ( age groups) rather than dividing it up by classifying it. We knew the basic differences but it didn't matter. We just knew what we liked. I liked Jackie Wilson and James Brown as much as the Rolling Stones and the Doors. As Billy Joel said " It's all rock and roll to me."
I see a lot of reactioners trying to tag everything with a genre. Each person that listens to music should know there are only two genres, stuff I like and stuff I don't like. Makes it easier to tag it.
Perfectly said👍 I'm 49 and feel the same way. I like a little from each genre, and some of them I like a lot of them LOL And thanks for the Billy Joel quote. Love that song too!
@@terrystearns8444 Guess we all agree with the great Duke Ellington: "There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed."
Brad is all about lyrics and Lex is all about the whole package and vibe. I like that Brad is analytical and doesn't like every song. Most other channels people love what they hear even if it's crap. No matter what. Brad gives his honest opinion. And lex vibes and grooves with the music. It's a perfect balance. Way to go both of you. One of my new favorite channels.
The message I get from this song and it's so artistically portrayed is to show the devil in us. Everything he mentioned humans did and yes they will say the devil made me do it. While the devil in this song is portrayed as an onlooker of humanity's destruction. So have some sympathy for the devil because it is us to blame. Do more rolling stones they we're iconic in there time 👍👍👍👍
I think he's definitely portrayed here as a tempter, not just an onlooker. All that false suavity. There's also a hint if the original meaning of diabolos or satan, "accuser", when he says, "You're to blame."
The line; "I shouted out "Who killed the Kennedy's? When after all, it was you and me" fills me with raw emotion every single time. It's so deep, so true!
@@nicksiropaides7332 I thought the same thing. These people are too young to know what the lyrics are about but I love how she was getting into the music. 😂🎉🎶
"Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me Lucifer Cause I'm in need of some restraint" Kind of seems like this song is timeless.
Those lyrics are the upside down contrarian nature of Satan-- good is evil, evil is good (Isaiah 25:3). God is divine law, Satan is lawlessness. It's happening today on a massive scale as we approach the end, and new beginning
The key line in the song is at the end when he says i will tell you one time ... your to blame ... the song is everything the devil is blamed for in history while the real villian is man
The lyric "who killed the Kennedys?" originally was "Who killed (John) Kennedy?", however, while recording the song, Bobby Kennedy was also killed and so the lyrics were changed to include both their murders.
Paint it Black is from 1966. Sympathy For the Devil is from 1968. The Stones were continually evolving pushed by their main competition from England - the Beatles, who were also in a period of rapid evolution. The Stones formed in 1962 with a penchant for Chicago style blues. They were a part of the British Invasion scene of the mid-1960’s when the British rock/pop culture came to North America. The Stones had contemporaries including the Beatles who formed in 1960. Both bands had significant influence in culture and other top British Invasion bands include the Animals, The Kinks and the Zombies amongst other classic bands. The Stones out lasted them all.
@@jeffparcels2410 I think it's a warning song. It's saying evil is out there, and when you run in to it, can you name it? And it's not just the Devil that's evil; it's us too.
Brad got it first this time. If you like reading you might enjoy Keith Richards's autobiography. It's called 'Life' and it's well written and interesting. It goes through the development of their rock music from their early beginnings, penniless and sharing a flat together. They are one of the few bands that survived from the 1960s to today, so they lived through it all.
It seems like Brad tends to focus more on lyrics. And Lex focusses more on the instrumental part, melody and rhythm. Your observations compliment and balance each other. I enjoyed this. Thanks.
This song came out in 1968, it's Far from being a New song. The Stones are in their late 70s early 80s, still performing. The drummer Charlie Watts passed away a few months ago. The Stones are one of the most unique bands ever. You should check out "Girl With The Faraway Eyes" you'll swear it's a Country Band. 🤔🤗😎
To call Keith Richards a "super partier" may be the understatement of the decade. Either way, this is easily one of their Top 5 songs, IMO. And lol a couple weeks ago when Mick Jagger just casually went out for a beer the night before his Charlotte show. And stayed unnoticed the whole time. The poor bartender has had to endure variations of "hey, that guy looks like Jimmy Page!" ever since.
Fr, I noticed that. I’ve been binging their videos and at first I thought Brad just wasn’t really bothered and this was “The Lex Show”, but now that you mention it that’s very true. Lex is always swaying and bopping and Brad is sort of slightly moving with the beat but totally absorbing and analysing the lyrics. It’s a fantastic combo for the purpose of music reactions/reviews.
Sort of a history lesson in song, with The Devil playing his role as the catalyst for evil, always just around the corner. Mick and Keith, "The Glimmer Twins", layin' it down.
Have some sympathy for him, humans use him as a scapegoat for everything. Meanwhile that other guy in that book killed so many people or incited people to kill each other but somehow he is the good guy.
Yeah, he's not really known for his soloing, but he pulls off a perfect one here. There's not much to it, and yet you couldn't beat it with a stick! It's one of my absolute faves.
A STADIUM full of fans singing "Hoo hoo" is an experience like no other. Fortunately I've experienced it 11x, including last week in Miami.... for their last live performance.
Lucifer is still an angel, the most beautiful. I believe they're saying you can't say the Devil made me do it, it was people did these things, free will and choice.
Rolling Stones are the greatest band ever. They can do it all. Lyrics, musicianship, grooves, blues, soul, country, funk. No other band did it all as great and with as much swagger.
@@deeg8849 Because there are a number of groups far better, not least the Beatles. The Stones should be good after all this time, but they were a poor live act in the sixties - Mick Jagger is a good front man now, but he is and always was a mannerist rather than a proper singer and it wasn't until Mick Taylor joined that they got a lead guitarist.
"As heads is tails just call me Lucifer" The Stones were certainly not the most literate of bands but they are pointing out the irony of the name here. Lucifer is Latin and means "light-bringer" - a strange name for the Prince of Darkness
Great Reaction! Back in 79, my dad had a friend at CSU with Stones tickets, he asked me if I wanted to go see the Rolling Stones. I was thinking literally and had no idea it was a band, some stones rolling around, and said no thanks (I was 12). Ignorance creates quite a few missed opportunities.
Never pass up an opportunity to do something. Think of it this way, if you pass up a shot of leg and you get 10,000 pieces after that you've still missed one.
I feel you! Me and my husband had tickets to see Tom Petty in Atlanta in 2010. I left my husband but gave him the tickets to the concert. Missed opportunity indeed. I was more a fan of Petty then he was. Huge regret!!!!
Jimmy Page was asked to play guitar and lead as well on this song by Jagger and Richards. That's who Mick is talking to when he says, "get down Jimmy". Both are great guitarist and Rock legends but it's Jimmy Page on lead guitar on this song making the choice of t-shirt, whether or not she knew it, very appropriate.
I feel like these 2 people have just woken up from a 30 year coma or back from a 30 year space mission. Its so weird that they have been so isolated from mainstream music.
Right! They look like a pretty hip couple but they’ve never heard or even noticed songs that are everywhere all the time. This has got to be a come on right?
The Stones have been around and been doing it for longer than anyone now! Widely considered the greatest rock band ever. I've always thought of them as The Beatles' evil twin!
This is one of their best songs. The Stones are still rolling, since 1962 absolutely amazing. Charlie Watts was their pulsating heart who could ever replace him I don´t know.
@@jdeang3531 I think Mick is using Devil as a metaphor for the Evil in the minds of Man. He talked about it years ago when they accused him of promoting evil. He said "we are all Lucifer".
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 worse things, so please have some sympathy on me...
except he had no effect on Jesus. God already knew that Jesus had to die it's not like Satan won over Jesus by "making sure Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate"
@@SenatorDoom44 How do you know God already knew Jesus had to die? The devil could have very well influenced Pilate, something he was very good at doing.
Keith Richards, sounding like Ole Scratch himself, delivers one of the greatest, most searing solos in rock history. Highly influential. Oh, and during those grunts in the opening Mick drops a 'C" word yet this cut played on FM radio for decades.
I've said over the years that they need to somehow clone Keith Richards liver and use that material to coat whatever reentry vehicle that comes back from space. That's one indestructible liver!!
The thing that often gets missed is the piano and keyboard playing of session musician Nicky Hopkins. Here, he provides the backbone that supports the song's early phases and then acts as a striking compliment to the guitars, keeping the basic structure and allowing them to play and explore in the latter half of the song. Hopkins can be heard on many other Stones tracks from ca. 1967 until the Tattoo You album in 1981. He also played with The Kinks and The Who as a session musician, along with his own solo work. Hopkins passed away in 1994 at the age of 50 due to complications from intestinal surgery due to his lifelong battle with Chrohn's Disease (an autoimmune disorder where the body's immune response attacks both the small and large intestine. Ulcerative Colitis is a similar disease treated in similar ways that only affects the colon (the large intestine). The song itself can be seen in many ways. I tend to see it as the Devil asking for sympathy because while he is responsible in whole or in part for all of the events he recounts (the Crucifixion, the murder of Czar Nicholas and his family, including Anastasia, the German Blitzkrieg bombings, the assassination of JFK, etc.), he really has no choice as he is the diametric opposite of "good" and must exist so good can be defined by something.
The message is basically the historical evil done by humans as in the events Mick Jagger sung about in this song, how we humans are quick to blame the devil for our own evil actions. Giving sympathy for the devil mainly means he revels in YOUR bad deeds, so "... if you meet me, have some courtesy, have some sympathy and some taste..." because this is all on You. Lex, thing to know about "re-mastered"; It sometimes means a whole different re structure of the tracks/sound arrangement -or- in this case as in almost all classic songs of the period is simply a "clean-up" of the master tapes for digital conversion. This song sounds Exactly as I hear it from my first pressing LP (vinyl) that I got on release in late 1968, and with a quality stereo system it is identical to this version except for the underlaying of scratch sounds from the LP collecting 52 years of dust and dirt in the grooves of the vinyl that is picked up with the record player stylus (needle). Re-mastered in this case is modern engineered software cleaning up and preserving what is on the master tapes. Bands like The Stones, The Beatles, Pink Floyd all had huge multi-track recording equipment back in the 60s, in fact some of the best in the world, basically pioneered recording techniques we use today but now digitally. They have at times made master copies of those tapes to ensure the original sound quality going forward because analog tapes will degrade over time and so does digital masters... so occasionally "re-mastering" is a way to preserve the original recordings and final releases.
You're right about what "remastered" means. It actually never means "whole different re structure of the tracks/sound arrangement" - that would be remixing (a lot of people don't know the difference). The Rolling Stones' catalogue has never been remixed (yet). The Beatles' discography is being released in remixed form little by little and I'm loving it. I feel like the Stones with their mostly rawer sound maybe wouldn't benefit from it as much.
@@KariKauree I find it cringy most of the time with re-mixing releases. It has to be done on a REAL Minor scale to be acceptable for my taste knowing and loving the original recordings/masters. What really annoys me is when record companies takes a 40 - 50 year old song and add newly recorded instrumentals or voices over or in place of the original track to make it more whatever... it's like taking a famous century classic painting and then deciding to add some new color on top of it. It cheapens the original and basically ruins it. I have actually heard a couple "re-mixed" Stones songs, although it may have been unauthorized and I remember it being Horrible.
1969, at the California, Altamont Speedway, the Rolling Stones hired the Hell's Angels to provide security. A guy tries to rush the stage with a gun and get's stabbed to death by one of Satan's finest. The song playing, "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" .
This is the greatest song ever recorded, imo. And yes, The Stones have expertly done so many genres. Want disco? Try “Miss You”. Country? “Wild Horses”. A ballad? “Angie”. Punk? “Respectable”. Another song that’s very similar to this one is “ Jigsaw Puzzle”. It’s criminally underrated. Blues rock is their bread and butter, though. “Time Waits For No One” is an amazing example of one of their greatest efforts. I end my diatribe by pointing out that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at 21 years old wrote “As Tears Go By”.
The Stones were excellent songwriters and "presenters" - and danceable! We used to stomp around making horns with our fingers and singing "Woo woo!" when this came on.
This song can be overwhelming the first time you hear it. You get drawn in by how awesome the composition is. The lyrics are a history lesson. You gotta listen to it a few times at least to really take it all in.
Every decade, as music (and musical styles), changed, The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of those changes. That is the secret to their longevity...the uncanny ability to adapt.
Two years was a long time in the 1960s! (Paint It Black: 1966, Sympathy: 1968.) Lots of things evolving fast, new innovations every year... It was a very special decade :)
WIKI “Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones and the opening track from the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet. The song is a product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership. "Sympathy for the Devil" Sympathy for the Devil cover.jpg 1973 German single picture sleeve Song by the Rolling Stones from the album Beggars Banquet Released 6 December 1968 Recorded 4-5, 8-10 June 1968 Studio Olympic, London Genre Samba rock Length 6:18 Label Decca Songwriter(s) Jagger-Richards Producer(s) Jimmy Miller Audio sample 0:33 filehelp Music video "Sympathy for the Devil" on RU-vid It is considered one of the best songs of the popular music era, and has been included on multiple "best of" lists, such as 106th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[1] It is also the 22nd best ranked song on critics' all-time lists according to Acclaimed Music.[2] I cannot understand why you say you do not know what they look like because they are incredibly famous and anyway you are three seconds away from google images Back in the day the 60s there was fierce rivalry between Stones and Beatles fans for who was “the best”. And in my opinion that is when they produced their best work. I have always preferred the sound of the records to live gigs which never match up to all the effort of producing the great sounds in the studio In those far off days bands would rarely last more than three or four years. As a boy of 18 in 1966 it would’ve seemed completely ridiculous to me to suggest that the Stones would still be playing live gigs in 2022!
"Why is the Devil always depicted as like some suave, wealthy type dude?" One meaning for the word translated as "serpent" in Genesis is, "the shining one". Everything that glitters is not gold.
Yes, "nacash" is serpent due to possibly the "burning" of venom. Other roots of the word connote glowing as of hot metal. He isn't a "snake" but a shining, glowing, glittering being (see the "king of Tyre" double speak God does about a human king which morphs into speaking about someone who couldn't be a human - "in Eden...", arrogance wanting to ascend to God's throne, walked among the coals of fire before the throne, etc; describes how beautiful and perfect he was at first, like glimmering jewels). Ezekiel chapter 1 shows just a hint of what "seraphim" and "cherubim" look like - not men with wings (NO "angels" are EVER described as men with wings), these "classes" or types of the "heavenly host". Moses was given detailed instructions on how to make the various items for the tabernacle of meeting, the the utensils, etc yet after all the details of the ark, it was not described on what the 2 cherubim looked like that would stretch out their "wings" over the depiction of the "mercy seat". Why? Was it sort of common knowledge or was there an unwritten experience of him seeing them? Could it be these beings had been seen anciently and stories passed down from old since Adam and the "cherubim" who guarded the way back to Eden? Could corrupted stories of man who leaders put their heads on the bodies of bulls and lions with wings on their gates, walls, etc depicting members of the "hosts of (the heights)"?
Dwight Eisenhower, one of our few 5-Star Generals, and the General leading the Allies army against Nazi Germany's Army in Western Europe, later served as USA President for 2 terms, 1952-61. In one of his last Presidential speeches. Ike warned the USA to beware of the Military-Industrial Complex. Ike had no sympathy for the Devil, but there were many well-dressed, well educated American industrial leaders, who were the only Americans to benefit from our wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Devil is in those details. Regarding Genesis, that is a book written by Israelites / Jews, and there is no reference to a Devil, nor other spirit other than God, in the entire Old Testament. So the Serpent in Genesis it not an evil spirit, but instead it represents human curiosity and a tendency to follow evil leaders, getting humans into serious trouble. Eden itself is a state of moral innocence, such as possessed by new-born humans, or that of all non-human animals. Only humans were kicked out of Eden, when they became aware of knowledge of Good and Evil (that fruit is morality). Animals exist all around us, even in our homes as pets, even though they remain in Eden. But humans cannot ever return to the innocence of other animals. So we are surrounded by Eden but cannot partake in its innocence,
@@briansussman863 how can you state this being isn't mentioned when he is mentioned in Genesis, Ezekiel 28, Job... As an aside, No "Jews" came into existence until Judah was born, and had offspring. His father was Joseph, whose father was Israel, formerly known as Jacob. Joseph has 12 sons. All Jews are Israelites, but not all Israelites are Jews. There are many of the 10 scattered tribes from the Assyrian captivity who do not know or understand that their ancestry can be traced back to these people. See my playlist folder Biblical Prophecy for the videos on Europe, UK, USA in prophecy.
Lets not forget the Devils origin story. He was the Right Hand of god. Archangel Lucifer, the strongest Angel, only matched by his brother Micheal. Lucifer ran everything for god, which is why he had such influence to sway 1/3 of all Angels to his cause.
You guys really need to react to Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) by the Stones. Very powerful lyrics with strong vocal and instrument accompaniment. Other great Stones songs; She's a Rainbow Ruby Tuesday Brown Sugar Wild Horses Miss You
You need to know a bit of History to appreciate this song. Blitzkrieg??? Who knows this term any more, significance of St Petersburg??? Who know where that it, who knows the Russian revolution? does anyone know the story of Jesus being Tempted by the devil??? BTW this song LIVE is fantastic!
This was recorded two years after “Paint It Black”, but in another lifetime. They had gone through psychedelics, a managerial change, and especially persecution by the police and time in jail. This was the the first song on the ‘Beggars Banquet’ album, the first album released after the jail sentences were overturned, the first of four albums, with ‘Let It Bleed’, ‘Sticky Fingers’, and ‘Exile On Main St.’, of maybe the greatest streak of albums by any band ever. To see what they looked like then, check out ‘The Rolling Stones’ Rock & Roll Circus’.
When you consider this sing was released in 1969 it's an amazing song, at the height of the Vietnam war. It's still relevant nowadays because believe it or not, we're still killing each other. PLEASE guys check out 'Brothers In Arms' by Dire Straits.
This is the best of Bill Wyman on bass. Relentless. The Stones were great for never having a “sound”. Yes you can always recognize Mick, but the Stones explored all music genres and did it well.
A fabulous song! This is a story about the devil and explaining his actions and purpose through history. They still tour . The Devil explains his purpose and that all of these wars and betrayals are the fault of Man. He is just the middleman. Lucifer and Satan are actually not the same being.
Remember, THE GLIMMER TWINS are the reason the Stones are still the Stones even after the drummer died. So, who are the Glimmer Twins? A true fan doesn't have to look that up but you can look it up and become a true fan.
The best version of "Sympathy for the Devil" is the live version from the Get Your Ya ya's out album. I saw them live around that time in at the old Boston Garden. Great concert.
@@mikegalaxie2352 "Kashmir", is the superior song, but lyrically SFTD is better. Especially because the lyrics are difficult to understand in the Zeppelin classic.
@@Cosmo-Kramer fair enough, the lyrics are provocative and amazing, I just like the journey Kashmir takes me on, however on another note, Festivous and the aluminium pole is up there on my favourite comedy list....
At 6:35 He answers the question about the confusion. "I'll tell you one time, your'e to blame" They invented the Devil to take the guilt away from their own evil ways. That is what this whole song is about. He sneaks it in there and makes it hard to hear on purpose. At the time of this songs release, the Christian Right had the power to get it banned from the radio. Yet they were ignorant enough to not realize what the lyrics were about.
Well, if you consider that one of the biggest teachings of Jesus is that you should not value worldly possessions, it would make sense that Satan would tempt you with fine clothes, booze, money, etc. Very wealthy people tend to have one thing in common - they value cleverness, success, and victory over kindness, justice, and generosity. In the mind of the wealthy, goodness is based on how much you have (Satan) rather than what you can do to help others (Jesus)
The song is about people needing to take responsibility for their bad deeds and not just blame all their sins on the Devil. Have sympathy on the Devil and realize the decisions you make were made by you. Stop blaming everything on the Devil. He's not giving glory to the Devil but telling people to be more accountable.
I love seeing people react to songs I grew up on and can't even image they have not heard before. I was in middle school band and high school band and listened to any type of music growing up. You are so accepting of any thing we throw at you and you are both a pleasure to watch and listen to. Your discussions are on point and well expressed. Keep up the great reactions!
Monkey Man is a great blues riff but they do a great cover of Under The Boardwalk I think you guys would like. Other songs to check are Heartbreaker, Waiting On A Friend, Love Is Gone, It’s Only Rock N Roll, and Angie
I have plenty of sympathy for the Morning Star, which is technically Lucifer's original title. Can you imagine being the first creation of god and being considered the perfect example amongst all of his creations. Talk about peer pressure. Was considered the most divine and lovely creation amongst the heavens and the earth, hell of a way to blow up an ego. I have no doubt that living an eternal life based on a start like that would lead any being to trouble.
I've always wondered about this song.. I was raised by Ministers so any music with Satan as the subject was banned in my house, or anything good, for that matter... Many Christians believe the Devil was once a beautiful angel named Lucifer "The Morning Star" who defied God and fell from grace with his minions. He has the ability to temp you with power, wealth, excess, all the things that still temp us today. He pitched his wares to Jesus in the wilderness, who passed the test rejecting his offerings. Everyone through the ages needed a scape goat, so anything good that happens can be attributed to your god (Insert deity) all the bad or evil can be attributed to the Devil or whoever was the adversary to what qualified as Good. The Stones are a Great band! And they had my young mind thinking about a lot of things I wasn't supposed to contemplate.
@My Dixie Wrecked Awesome! I was definitely a Black Sheep in my family. My parents being Ministers, had all these Evangelists coming through, vacation in Hawaii, getting money from our church sort of a circuit scenario. I really hated some of those guys. One of them, I found out later in life was molesting a couple my friends from our church. Parents also supported financially, scum like Jimmy Swaggart, Jim & Tammy Baker etc. My parents were being taken advantage of too. I couldn't deal with it.. Ran far and fast as soon as I was old enough..
The Devil/Satan is admitting to his evil deeds in human history all of the stories are historical including making sure Pontus Pilot had Jesus executed the “guess my name” has a Rumpalstilkin vibe to it
Rolling stones are the kings of taking you on a journey. They are one of the main soundtracks to my childhood. My parents were travlers and went to every concert they could.
