First listen to The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (REACTION) 

Hey, in this video I mention two things, satanism and atheism, and talk about them. My approach to the subjects were not exactly clear, so I think I'll just post a footnote here to try and give more context. I am aware that atheism is simply a disbelief in deities based on available evidence. I was always under the impression satanist were "those who worship satan". But in fact, here's wikipedia's definition of LaVeyan satanism: Atheistic ideology. Materialist, rejecting the existence of supernatural beings, body-soul dualism, and life after death. Practitioners do not believe that Satan literally exists and do not worship him. Instead, Satan is viewed as a positive archetype representing pride, carnality, and enlightenment... It promotes a philosophy based on individualism and egoism, coupled with Social Darwinism and anti-egalitarianism. My train of thought in the video was simply around my recent discovery of this. I am not attempting to say that atheists are satanists, or that either of them are evil. My personal belief system has live and let live included, and I apologize that comments in the video were taken in a negative way. I'll be more careful with word choice in the future, but whatever you are, thank you for reading:) I love you, y'all are awesome!

I grew up with this song and to me the line “Who killed the Kennedy’s? When after all it was you and me” sums up the point of the song. We are responsible for the world around us.

“The villain is a hero in his own story.”

The point of the song is that the devil is in all of us and, if we don't realize it, he'll lay our souls to waste.

The point of the song is if you want to know what the devil looks like take a look in the mirror

Jumping Jack Flash. Not deep, but irresistible. If you want more interesting lyrics, try Brown Sugar.

Can't get any more classic Stones than this.

Moonlight Mile is a Stones masterpiece that’s highly underrated. !! Highly recommended...🎧

"Monkey Man" is my next suggestion for them.

I like the historical references in the song, Anastasia, the Blitzkrieg, the Kennedys and it's well played and sung. Personally I think the fictional Devil is a convenient scapegoat, humanity needs to take credit for its own actions, deal with life instead of the afterlife. For a laugh give a listen to the album "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell".

Those woo woo's are hard to resist, eh?

Classic, we used to sing this on school bus. We had a hour and a half ride. Bus driver didn’t care for it. At the time this song came out, adults were demonizing this type of music and the musicians . I think this was a taunt to those people.

As a Christian and a creative artist myself, I think it's perfectly fine to enjoy any piece of literature, song, film, etc. that is enlightening, regardless of the point of view it comes from. For example, I can sing along to a humorous ditty like "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band and have fun with it. It certainly doesn't mean I am "GLORIFYING Satan" or anything. It's all about context. You would never be able to enjoy a 17th century classic poem such as "Paradise Lost" by John Milton if you were unable to separate a piece of fiction from a work of praise. Don't worry about looking at everything through the clunky lens of theology Daniel. If you find yourself tapping your foot and jamming out to Iron Maiden's "Number Of The Beast", don't worry. It's a kick butt metal tune. Now, if you attend church this Sunday and someone says, "Please turn to Hymn #45 and join in singing 'Shout At The Devil' by Motley Crue", you might want to be alarmed.

This is one of their greats. Some other Stones songs that you will definitely want to react to, that I also highly recommend, are: Angie (my favorite) Satisfaction You Can't Always Get What You Want Start Me Up Under My Thumb Wild Horses Honky Tonk Woman Beast of Burden Jumpin' Jack Flash Midnight Rambler Brown Sugar It's Only Rock 'n' Roll Time Is On My Side

The song isn't actually saying to have sympathy for the Devil, if there even is a "Devil."..(There isn't, btw) What the song is saying is, stop shoveling all the bad stuff onto an imaginary figure. The song's pointing out all these things gone bad down from history..They could have been avoided, by humans. However, we prefer to shove it off, (because it's more palatable) as opposed to dealing with who's really at fault..We are, of course.

This song and Gimme Shelter are my 2 favorite Stones songs.

“Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died” Is the Stones/Sympathy for the Devil/Hell’s Angels at Altamont in Don McLean’s American Pie

Here we are blaming the devil for all of our sins.

Okay here is the deal with this song: THE STUDIO VERSION STINKS. The live version, on the GET YER YA YAS OUT loses the dumb ass "woo-woos" and instead you get these epic guitar solos by Keith Richards and WOW, THE SOLO BY MICK TAYLOR on this song is HISTORICALLY EPIC. It clocks in at 6:52( the whole song, not the solo). You have to trust me on this and check out THE LIVE VERSION. Other guitar players on this channel will agree with me, right?

See? The sixties was philosophical. The Stones were being bad guys, but philosophical bad guys... 🥳 I suggest you check out The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, a song called “Fire”.

Knocking on Heavens Door: BOB DYLAN!

LOL I Love your reaction Daniel, It's like you are trying to keep yourself from going to the Darkside. lol

Great song. You should do "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Classic mid-60's rock radio hit that was super influential. The Stones have so many great hits and deep cuts. I love their albums as well.

Keith doesn't play a lot of notes, but he plays the right ones.

WELL HELLLLLLLL, YOU SHOULD ENJOYYYY THIS ONE DANIEL, IT'S A CLASSIC FOR SURE! :)

Mick Jagger is a showman and quite animated in concert.

Greatest song they ever did.

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a Bob Dylan song.

Great choice and song!!

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I keep the radio in my car on a rock station. This song still gets played ✌️♥️

Another great review, Daniel. Have you ever considered doing movie reviews? As you are a Christian, I would recommend a few for you: The Exorcist and The Ninth Configuration. Both stories were written by William Peter Blatty (he also directed The Ninth Configuration). Blatty was a Jesuit student and very religious. Both these films have significant religious themes, mostly about good and evil and reclaiming one's faith.

"Knocking on Heaven's Door" is a Bob Dylan song but many have recorded it.

Sympathy for the Devil - "If your new to the channel, my name is Daniel. Here we react to music and I try to figure out what the lyrics mean to me personally." Well...this should be interesting. You didn't disappoint Daniel, but you never do.

Tbh not a fan of this band lol but they do have a few songs I like and this is one of them great review

Good is bad, and bad is good. Sad.

I have seen them 15 times and when they do this song........the entire crowd is going Wooo Hooo!!! Thanks for doing this,the Stones have a ton of tunes for you to explore .Thanks dude!!!!

I like the softer side of the Stones. Ruby Tuesday. Wild Horses. Really like Angie.

Such a classic! Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the iconic, driving bass line was played by Keith Richards, not the band's actual bassist, Bill Wyman.

Well done. Art, above all else, is supposed to prompt you to reflect on your values and views. The conclusion or interpretation is less important than the observer's journey to reach the conclusion. At the end of the day your interpretation and/or emotional response is a reflection of you. It is a personal journey that you alone have to justify to only yourself. The end goal of course is to use the exercise to affirm, or challenge, your beliefs. Great reaction! As usual, thoughtful reflection and analysis.

This song and the incredible "Street fighting man " are the quintessential songs solidifying their image differing from the wholesome image of the Beatles.

Daniel, I think you have a healthy interpretation of this song. I'm not particularly religious, but I've always interpreted this as a comment on the general state of humanity.

Exile on main st would be an amazing album for you to react to 😊

There are some interesting allusions to both the Rolling Stones and "Sympathy For The Devil" in "American Pie" which you reacted to a couple months ago. According to Songfacts review of "American Pie": "The section with the line, "The flames climbed high into the night," is probably about the Altamont Speedway concert in 1969. While the Rolling Stones were playing, a fan was stabbed to death by a member of The Hells Angels who were hired for security. "The line "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick" is taken from a nursery rhyme that goes "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick." Jumping over the candlestick comes from a game where people would jump over fires. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is a Rolling Stones song. Another possible reference to The Stones can be found in the line, "Fire is the devils only friend," which could be The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy For The Devil," which is on the same Rolling Stones album." American Songwriter says that in American Pie "Altamont is even more sinister, with Satan laughing from the stage as the innocent 1950s literally burn to the ground." That was 10 years after rock and roll started its slow decline of innocence on The Day The Music Died when Buddy Holly (It's So Easy To Fall In Love and Peggy Sue), The Big Bopper (Chantilly Lace) and Ritchie Valens (La Bamba) perished in a plane crash. "It was the end of an era, the demise of a smooth-sailing decade that would soon be replaced by the turbulent sixties."

Hell Ya !! classic song !

The song is based on this crazy Russian novel Jagger read when it was first smuggled out of Soviet Russia in the mid 60s called "The Master and Margarita" penned by Mikhael Bulgakov. Trippy!!!

You said. I love the bass line - that is guitarist Keith Richards on this track! You also said- that guitar is nasty! That is also Keith Richards😎

I was looking forward to your opinion on this song. This is one of my favorite songs by The Stones. Mostly because of the bass riff and the beat. Woo woo!! 🤣🤣🤣

Never a big Stones fan, but this song is genius! You gotta give credit where credit is due. If the Stones where this creative more often I'd put up more with Jagger's ugly mug.

If you find the "Story from the Devil's perspective" idea, you should try to find a copy of "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis. It's a series of letters from a senior demon tutoring a subordinate on how to tempt and corrupt people. It was a study of religion from the flip side.

This post is not intended as a put down of you or anyone else’s religious beliefs. I’ve done quite a bit of reading on early Christianity and Judaism. From what I understand In Judaism, Satan was an agent of God and not the fallen angel as portrayed by Christianity. Also there was no eternal damnation as Christianity claimed in their version. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole idea of the Devil and eternal damnation was dreamed up by the early Church to raise money. Many Medieval churches had Hell Mouths over the entrance. This was art intended to frighten people with portrayals of Hell and Satan. Then the same church over a chance to buy your way out of Hell. The well off and rich could easily afford to do this and would pay substantial sums to save themselves. The poor on the other could give one of their children to the church to be raised and trained by them as priests, monks, etc. It was really quite a racket.

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A lot of great songs came out during the Vietnam war. I believe this would be around that time and would definitely had an influence.

Do yourself a favour: listen to the version of this song in the "Get-yer-ya-ya's Out" album. It's SO MUCH better than ALL the other versions they did of this song. Cheers.

The song is based totally on the book "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. Read the book and you will understand the song.

You mention that it made you think a lot. I believe that is the purpose of the song. Makes people take a deeper look. To confront the devil - especially in themselves. At least we can hope. Much of the music today doesn't make people think deeply enough - inmho. Notice I did not say ALL so no need to start pointing out the songs that do - not intended to offend. Just an observation from someone who has be around quite awhile.

The song is from the Devils point of view basically holding a mirror up to man kind and telling us all to look at the true face of all of our problems and and stop blaming his sorry arss.

Time for " Gimme Shelter "

Lucifer is merely bring up his sinful acts VS Man's acts and stating we are the same so have some sympathy on me....

Great analysis as usual. I love this good rockin' tune, and its historical references. "Angie" and "Gimme Shelter" and "Wild Horses" are my fave Stone Songs..."Painted Black" is another good one, too!!

Pretty cool song, yeah it’s a jam.

Oh yeah. Nasty and cool. What can you say about the Stones? If you want more of them at their peak, try the studio version of "Midnight Rambler". You'd dig it, I think, because Mick actually begins acting out the part of the Rambler during the song. It's chilling. Mind-blowing harmonica in it as well.

Eric Clapton also did a really good "Knocking On Heaven's Door" - BTW "Losing My Religion" is actually just a old southern term for being upset or frustrated...not really a religious reference...and it's a terrific REM song!

To be clear Atheists are not Satanists ,,,jus sayin',,,xo

shout at the devil is from motley crue

Long live Keith Richards

Just Bad Ass !

Great reaction as always. And another two connections with David Bowie: 1) Bowie and Jagger were a very good friends (some rumors said even more). And they made a collab song "Dancing in the street". 2) As was mentioned "Sympathy For The Devil" was inspired by the novel "Master and Margarita" by russian writer Bulgakov. This novel has a cult status in Russia and some other countries. There were several attempts at screen adaptation of this book (I'd say they weren't successfull). One of them tried to invite David Bowie as a Woland (devil's nickname at the novel). Woland described in the novel as a foriegner, a tall man with an eyes with different colors. Just like Bowie is. But it wasn't allowed by Soviet government.

It's summed up in the verse: I shouted out Who killed the Kennedys? When after all It was you and me

To me the song is saying that Lucifer was there at those events in history enjoying them, but that men started them all.

As a Christian, thank you for your reaction. You do show the good sense and knowledge I wish more people had. Take care Daniel.

He hasn’t got a clue what the songs about. 😮

You have a wrong idea about atheism.

Research the name Anita Pallenberg. Huge influence inside the Stones. She's one of the people singing "Woo woo."

Keeping with the theme... "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - Charlie Daniels Band.

Without God, an atheist wouldn't exist. Ponder that one for a while.

This is really about the view point that good and evil are are just words. That sinners and saints are the same people. Everybody has both good and bad within them. The song started as a reaction to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. "I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?' when after all it was you and me." In other words we are all both sinners and saints at the same time.

It’s a great song… fantastic lyrics. The Stones from 1967 through 1971 were at their creative peak. Four great records back to back.. Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Exile On Main Street and Sticky Fingers.

The Guns n' Roses version is just as good.... a little more technically complicated and of course, Axl uses many voices in it.... one of the few GnR songs you get to hear his natural voce.

think its about how evil disguises itself over the millenia

You should check out Bryan Ferry's masterful version of this song.

...i'm an atheist, but my favorite Stones song has always intrigued me with its good/bad imagery.....knew THIS song would be perfect for your channel to discuss (oh, yeah, Devil was discussed a LOT upon release). Thanks for posting. Lots of fun.

If you liked Umbrella Academy, you should consider reacting to ' Welcome to the Black Parade ' by My Chemical Romance. Both the song and Umbrella Academy were written by Gerard Way the band's lead singer.

OHHHHH YEAHHHHHH, BIGGGGGG FM RADIO HIT DANIEL!!! LOL :) THIS SONG WAS IN 68 SO, THAT'S CRAZYYYYY!

One of my favorite Stones songs from one of my favorite Stones albums...Beggar’s Banquet....1968....I think their peak, album-wise was 1968-1972 or so.

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This was the “soundtrack” for the hell of Altamont, and performed by The Rolling Stones in person.

The Beatles Helter Skelter is sort of their version of a dark song.

This might be the Stones' best song, though the competition is fierce. Unfortunately, it will forever have the footnote of Altamont next to it, and be considered the closing song of "The Sixties". The thing I love most about this song is the way it builds up its layers relentlessly to the end of the song. It starts with Mick's echo-y "Yow!", and the percussion line, and each step in the song adds in something new, until it becomes almost chaotic in the "jam track feel" you mention at the end. Mick, percussion, Mick's singing, the bass, the piano, the Woo Woos, etc. It just keeps building and building, and the only resolution, sort of, are the brief pauses of "Pleased to meet you" at the chorus. Somehow, even without real resolution, it's very satisfying. "Knocking on Heaven's Door" is by Bob Dylan, and is from his (amazing) soundtrack to the film _Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid,_ one of the greatest westerns ever made. The film is, in fact, an elegy for the west, and the western as a genre. _If_ you choose to react to the song, I would prefer that you react to it in the context of the way it was used in the film (the scene is available on RU-vid, though watching the whole film is highly recommended). (And warning: If you watch it, do NOT watch it with younger siblings around.) It is a popular song to cover, and has been used well in many other movies, including at least one Korean film, _Windstruck._ "According to Satanists, actual Satanism is atheism." As an atheist, I must say, the most tiresome thing in the world is being told by a certain type of religious people what I "really" think, feel, and believe. (You have given no indications of being such a person.) I have two reaction requests related to this song, or three. The first is not obscure: You *need* to react to "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Stones. As a counterbalance to the darkness of this one, at least. It, also, is in competition for the Stones' best. Though it is, to me, an intensely sad song, at the same time as being uplifting. Second: Dramarama's cover of the Stones' "Memo From Turner". And the original, if you want to do a comparison. Both are fairly obscure, compared to this.

You are the first reactor who has guessed his name before it was over. Loves Me Like A Rock, really goes well as an antidote. And the moral of the story is, "The devil can also quote scripture, and in a pleasant voice.". I think this song is what Don McLean was also referencing in American Pie in the part about the Stones.

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Yeah, basically we blame everyone but ourselves for the bad stuff we do when after all we decided to do it

"As Tears Go By" and "Ruby Tuesday" - Please

Classic, Saw them the first time when I was 16. I've been a fan for almost 50 years. Exile on Main Street is my favorite album. I hope you do something off that soon!

This song is brilliant satire, making fun of the devil for his braggadocio concerning his alleged destructions and simultaneously saying that he has taste and deserves sympathy and respect. LOL It is simultaneously a castigation of the human race for its relentless depravity and destruction. The musicality on this song is stupendous, with the Caribbean voodoo bongos feel, the thumping bass, and the screeching guitar. The irony of the song is that there is no devil. The song reifies the devil. He is the personification of human depravity. He is us - at our worst. The song is about us.

ok....good reaction....don't let your Christianity fog your vision!!! Gotta go!!!! Order the Infinity Wars/Avengers!!!! Bye!!!!

The song was inspired by the Russian Mikhail Bulgakov's great novel about the devil appearing in Moscow, The Master and Margarita, which Jagger read. As great as this song is, the novel is 100 times wilder.

I like the song...my issue is it's 1 minute or so, too long.

The song is inspired by the Mikhail Bulgokov book "The Master and the Margarita". Epic Russian novel, no doubt you'd enjoy.... It starts with Satan debating atheists on a park bench, then into a flashback of Jesus meeting Pontius Pilate. In short they paint the devil as a entity who does evil to remind people what good is and when and how to practice it. But the novel is much bigger than that. It's such an epic book and subject matter, all encompassing, religion, history, time travel, metaphysics etc. In the book the Devil is there to force people to be kinder to each other because of what he does. As in evil in the world reminds us to be good to each other... so have a little sympathy for what he does and why he does it.