Don't be so apologetic for liking a Stones song. Rock as we know it does not exist without Mick and Keith. They are amongst the half dozen or so most influential artists in the history of the genre.
Or, as the great psychologist Carl Jung would call it -- Inner Work, Shadow Work, Owning your Projections and stop projecting them out onto everybody else.
That's a classic song right there. I don't understand why anyone wouldn't like the Stones if they like rock, blues, R&B and even country. They can cover it all. One of the best rock bands in the history of rock. They have so many great songs, I'm not even gonna try to list them. And if I did, there would be a pile of them I'd miss.
The Stones are one of greatest rock bands ever and they have a hugh catalog of amazing songs from the 1960s to 2020s. Anyway this song from 1968 is ingenious and iconic and is one of the Stones most famous songs. The lyric video was dope. You need to do early songs ("Ruby Tuesday", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Love in Vain", "Gimmie Shelter" ) and of course the whole album "Sticky Fingers" with songs such as "Wild Horses", "Dead Flowers", "Moonlight Mile" and Can't You Hear Me Knocking".
Written 55 years ago - only The Stones would put out a song about sympathy for the devil himself in those times. Killer tune, vocals, lyrics, and intercalation. Thanks for the great music.
I mean you can’t prove The Devil isn’t real or fake so who knows… maybe it could also mean that we use him as a scape goat when it was actually just us deciding too do evil while the devil just goes with it.
@@isukatgemz2166 "Don't blame me, mankind was gifted free will" - Lucifer. All the atrocities throughout time have been committed by man who has blamed the devil and in this song the devil is saying "Hey man, have some sympathy for me because I get blamed for everything bad when it's really man doing it"
Mick and Keith wrote this great song. First saw them in '72 and many times since. Their real early stuff was mainly blues covers, and they've put out many albums. So many to recommend, but I'll start with "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and "Time Waits For No One."
The "video' is something come up with decades later. In the 60s and most of the 70s, there was no such thing as videos. A couple bands may do a promotional film to sell a tour, like a TV ad. But until Friday night Videos around 1978-1979 videos were not expected. We mostly have live performances on tv before that, or, fan made videos like this. Video tape was invented in the 70s and movies were not on video until the 80s.
Plenty of great songs from all different decades. My favorite era was the Vietnam years when they released "Flowers", covering the early-60s classic "My Girl" and delivering other gems like "Ruby Tuesday", "Sittin'' on a Fence", "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby", "Out of Time" and the amazing "Backstreet Girl".
Love to see you check out more Stones, I always considered them the most funky of the classic rock bands and a personal favorite. Other songs: 2000 Light Years from Home, a spacy funky song, Let It Bleed, Stray Cat Blues (their nastiest song ever), Street Fighting Man, Moonlight Mile (incredible ballad), Can't You Hear Me Knocking (jazz/rock), Rocks Off (yes, that's what it means), Tumbling Dice, Monkey Man, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Jigsaw Puzzle (a personal favorite), Salt of the Earth, Loving Cup, Soul Survivor. I can go on and on. More Stones please!
All the events mentioned are politically motivated. It is from their most political album Beggar's Banquet ( Street Fighting Man, Prodigal Son, Salt Of The Earth)
Great to see you getting into the Stones, man. You chose a pretty great one too, with the classic opening track to their legendary 1968 album, BEGGARS BANQUET. You can't really go wrong with the Stones at any point in their first 20 years or so, but they really hit rarified air between 1968-1973.
When we were teenagers we didn’t have videos to watch and mostly didn’t pay attention to the lyrics so the lyrics do slap you in the face, but they are just saying that we all have some of the devil in us!
ANOTHER classic. Good video. Great band. What a JAM! (I know which politician I think they are talking about today) Whew. Whew. Blaming the Devil is a cop out, but have sympathy.
The "Official Video" of this song is a must see. It's a live performance in 1968 and shows not just a great performance, but the respect from his peers in the crowd.
You nee to do the live version on Get Yer Ya Yas Out. Two of the greatest guitar solos ever in one live performance. I don't think anybody has reacted to this. It was recorded in 1969, the heart of the Stone's golden era, at Madison Square Garden.
The live version from Get Your Ya Ya’s Out has a great Mick Taylor guitar solo and imho one of the greatest live records. No one better at riffs and song composition than Mick and Keith. In addition to Keith, Brian Jones was a creative force. Replaced by Mick Taylor who was replaced by Ronnie Wood
Isn't it a cool song? Another one you might want to try is "Can't You hear Me Knockin'". But then again, they've got tons of great songs...I like most of the other suggestions I see here.
The Stones never let ya down :) So much history and facts in this one. The drums are totally something to get lost in , the lyric video was the best idea ! Ty and keep diving in to great music :)
I think you missed the point. Jagger is saying we should look in the mirror and not blame the devil for all the horrible things we do. "I shouted out who killed the Kennedys / When after all it was you and me. In other words mankind is right there doing horrible things willingly.
The devil is basically saying of all the sins he has done, man is not that innocent either, man has conspired with me, and has done far worse things, so please have some sympathy on me...
