Another great reaction man! There is something so great about watching an intelligent, knowledgeable, and thoughtful person discover and appreciate the music so many of us love and cherish so much.
I really appreciate that you recognize the historical references. So many reactors today have little to no understanding of history that gets referenced in many of the older rock songs that are listened to. Without that you miss the meaning behind it. So refreshing. Thank you. One of my favorite Rolling Stone songs is Paint it Black. If you haven't heard it, it is worth the listen.
Yes, it was the Russian revolution they reference. Anastasia was the Tsar's daughter, and was also murdered. It's a chilling line, "Anastasia screamed in vain."
@@abracadabra3033 .....I've seen a lot of others reacting to the official 'lyric' video. You should check that one out. Also their 'lyric' video for Gimme' Shelter. Here's the link to that one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RbmS3tQJ7Os.html
@@jackbennett6902 Yes, but the public fascination was with Anastasia in particular, due to the various claimants coming forward & the speculation she might have survived that's lingered for decades. So she's the one most people are familiar with by name.
This is one of my fave songs because(I feel) the devil is telling us to take some responsibility for our actions...man's inhumanity to man... a long and ugly history...
I loved this reaction. I think he was saying, yes I was there, but so we're you. I am what I am, but you should take responsibility for the Evil in your own heart's. I get goosebumps every time I hear this.
You're picking some epic songs to hear for the first time. There is a man from Texas. He played the Blues. His name was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Try his Texas Flood and his cover of Hendrix's Voodoo Child. They are legendarily epic.
Great reaction friend. This song is from the viewpoint of the devil. It’s his way of saying, “you people do all these evil things and blame it on me” In other words, people say “the devil made me do it” and blame the devil for their evil deeds. I really dig your reactions, friend.
The inspiration for this song came from the novel The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. This book was banned by Stalin. It is considered one of the greatest. Its character, Professor Woland (the devil) visits people in the Soviet Union( "allow me to introduce myself").He claims to have been there when Pilate condemned Jesus and he can predict the future and uses black magic. It is a really good book and this is a great song. Thanks to Marianne Faithfull for giving Mick the book lol✌🏼
Ha don’t feel bad about this tune rendering you speechless man. I had the exact same reaction the first time I heard this masterpiece also. I was already a Stones fan but this one set the hook deep! Loved your reaction to this and subscribed right after. Like that you do this in an outdoor setting too.
Nice reaction. Considering whats happening in the world id say either gimme shelter or street fighting man woukd be good picks for more great stones stuff..
Lyrics were influenced by a novel called Master & Margarita by the Soviet author Mikhail Bulgakov. The book was first published in English a year or two before the Stones wrote this song.
I know they don't get it do they I saw the stones live in 1995 they were brilliant I'm a little bit obsessed,buy it's helping me. during the pandemic, no news just music
@@barbarapavia5170 I saw the Stones for the first time in 90, was so impressed we got tickets for the following week and went to see them again, then again in 94 They were amazing :) Music is all any of us need in life :)
Great reaction and review! As stated you're one of the first reactors to actually "listen" to the lyrics and be forthcoming with your thoughts to their meaning. Looking forward to more reactions.
Great reaction man! While I feel Led Zeppelin is the greatest band ever, and the Allman Brothers are my favorite band to listen to over and over again, I’ve always felt this was the most perfect song!
I've been listening to the Allman Brothers "Live at the Fillmore East" since it 1st came out. I like Zep but if i could only listen to the catalog of only one band it would have to be the Stones.
This is one of those songs that have a great juxtaposition between an extremely catchy melody and thought-provoking lyrics. You can groove to it, but at the same time there's a lot of "heaviness" to it.. Personally whenever I hear "I rode a tank, held a general's rank, when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank" I always get chills, just that whole imagery that Devil/Satan/Lucifer himself was participating in WW2 disguised as some general just to be close and personal to all the fucked up things that were happening is fascinating. Great reaction.
They were coming to Australia before.the pandemic, I saw them live in Melbourne Australia 1995 it was brilliant I'm a 66 year old groupie no one does it better I get Goosebumps every time I hear any of there music, I have no control
A very well written song. It's a perspective we don't often get. But if you don't know the references it would be hard to understand the lyrics. This is exactly what the Devil would want us to believe, right? He just happened to be there for all of these atrocities but they were really all our fault and we're blaming him for our own failures. You're spot on with your Anastasi reference. So many times this song goes right over reactor's heads because they don't know their history. He's talking about the crucifixion of Christ, the Bolshevik Revolution, The Blitzkrieg during WWII, the Thuggie cult of Bombay and of course John and Robert Kennedy's assassination.
Love your reaction man...I hit the subscribe button...love to see people listen for the first time brings me back to when I first listened to RIA song..chilling masterpiece...keep em coming ..love the shirt...
I appreciate your "style" Abracadabra 303. I've watched many different reaction u tube channels and one thing I've noticed when it comes to sixties and seventies music is how important context is, As Marvin sang it; whats goin on? Civil rights, Vietnam, the draft, women's rights etc. Young people (and their allies) were questioning everything... kinda like today...
I love your reactions, sir. Your wonderful appreciation for popular music of all genres and time periods let’s me know that you are someone who truly understands and gets good music. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Your reactions to one of my favorites, Tool, is how I found you, but you are why I keep watching. 💖
Abracadabra 303 Cool, I’ll def check it out. I don’t see anyone doing these two songs off of Led Zeppelin IV: Battle Of Evermore and Four Sticks, the latter named for Bonham’s use of four drumsticks.
Good luck with your channel. Other tunes by the Stones. Angie. Heartbreaker. Paint It Black. Gimme Shelters. Studio versions are always better than live. Thanks.
A man can know facts and have knowledge, as dry and cold as the pages of a dictionary ... But not all men can gain wisdom from knowledge. You have the gift of wisdom, which gives life to knowledge...
Your so right about the rock back then having so much soul and creativity. Recording technology has gotten so much better now but i feel the creativity is lacking. I do occasionally listen to music made after the 2000's but I've yet to hear anything that really grabs me and makes think wow this is a classic ! Like so many tunes from the 60's n 70's did.
It's all so overproduced these days, like a wall of sound, every space filled in and amplified. This song is a good contrast, so minimal sound-wise, yet it blends together brilliantly, that's real musicianship.
Really liked this reaction. I’ve watched lots of reactions to Sympathy for the Devil and you’re the only one who’s picked out the history in this way. 👍🏼👍🏼
I think this is my favorite Stones song. Just love the music!! Used to have a convertible and loved driving it with the top down and night just blasting this song!🎸
"Can you guess my name?" The giveaway is in the song. "well, after all, it was you and me", the Devil is inside us all, the expression of our selfish dark side that is in need of restraint. We are the creators and destroyers of both Good and Evil.
Beast of Burden....Wild horses....Angie....Honky tonk women....Shattered.....Under my thumb....Miss you....Far away eyes......That is a few of the MANY songs I can recall of theirs. The Allman Brothers "Soulshine" is a great way to start any day too !!
All your music reactions are spot-on! You always "get it" when it comes to the message conveyed in a song! Also, your historical knowledge and recollection are rock solid.. That is why I never miss one of your song reactions! Keep it up!! I'm often taken aback at how many RU-vid reactions, "by others", are oblivious to the messages being conveyed in so many songs...
This is the song the Stones were playing at Altamont when the Hells Angels who were hired for security killed a fan.. This incident and song was referenced in the song American Pie by Don Mclean..
Well done on your russian history. The story of Tsar Nicholas and his family is a tragic one in many ways. Tsar Nicholas was by all accounts a decent, gentle, concientious tsar. Unfortunately he wasn't a very good one; the very mild mannered personality meant he could be easily led astray and he hated confrontation to the point that it was not uncommon for his ministers to leave a meeting thinking the Tsar agreed with them, only to find out later he didn't. Additionally, his son and Heir Alexis suffered from hemophilia and the Russian Priest Rasputin was the only person who could ease his pain-in large part because this unsavory, greedy, scruffy peasant was able to give better medical advice then Dr's simply because he used common sense. He had a host of utterly incompetent generals and the russo-Japanese war was a humiliating defeat, which was a preview of the WW1 disaster. The families death was particularly brutal and sad. The Tsar and his family were told they were being sent into exile. They had smuggled gems with them in the girls clothing, fearing they would need the money. When they were ushered into the execution room they were left sitting for a few minutes before their executioners came into the room and fired. Because of the jewelry and gems in their clothing, the Tsars daughters weren't killed right away and the executioners chased them around the room and bayoneted and clubbed them to death. Tsar Nicholas was not a competent leader but he was not a deliberately neglectful or vicious one; he was simply utterly unsuited to the job and it cost him and his family everything.
Just watched half a dozen of your vids of some of my favourite tunes of all time. Can’t see this type of music ever being replicated, what a golden era. Monkey man by Rolling Stones is a tune you should react to . Cheers man ✌️
This is a deep song - Satan is telling you that he isn't to blame for evil, human beings are. He simply reaps those souls. And yes, the reference to Anastasia was about the Bolshevik Revolution - she was the daughter of Czar Nicholas that for years afterward people insisted was still alive. The discography of the Stones could keep you busy for a while, but my favorite is Wild Horses.
The point of the song is there is no devil, he says we do evil. "hope you guess my name" means his name is humanity, his name is yours. He says have sympath means forgive others because we all do evil.
"after all, it was you and me" is one of the giveaways for this interpretation. Also, this line from towards the end: "I tell you one time, you're to blame"
WRONG. The point is that there IS a devil. His name is Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub amongst others. The devil is a tricksters. His first trick was on Eve. He tricked her into eating the apple, and then SHE influenced Adam. Without the initial Devil's trick, humanity would not have the curse of sin. The Devil IS REAL. You may not believe in him, but the Devil believes in you, and the only salvations from Devils Hell is Jesus. Remember, the earth is the Devils domain, the Devil is call the Prince of the Earth. The only one who can forgive sin is God. As a human, all we can do is pray for sinners and love them. Forgiveness is not our duty.
@@Christina-bl4cv There is no devil as there is no god. There are just people who do evil, like the evil people who go to curch to blame their evil deeds on a non existant devil. Halilulia Christina.
The greatest rock band of all time and arguably the greatest rock song of all time. Next time you want to be blown away, listen to the ENTIRE Exile on Main Street album or Let it bleed. From the first to last song. Just pure perfection. Ps. That’s the one and only, Keith Richards on guitar
My fault it was not you but man I just didn't even need 10 seconds to know that you're just a genuine human being that is just cool. What does your shirt mean
Imagine being 18, 19, 29, 21 and hearing this song and it's soulmates, Street Fighting Man and Gimme Shelter. Viet Nam was raging, the draft was at full steam, we were slaughtering innocents in Viet Nam and our country was drafting us to join in. This song says it all because it isn't really lucifer, Shaitan, the devil that the finger is being pointed at--it's pointing at you and me. Thanks for listening to it--I reacted the same way you did 50 years ago and I still get goosebumps listening to it.
Flawless...nice. Nobody like the Stones. This and Gimme Shelter two of my absolute faves Check some these out live is my only suggestion. Your song choices are spot on
One day Marianne Faithfull gave Jagger a book by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, "The Master and Margarita". And that's how this song was made. And hence it St. Petersburgh appears in the lyrics.
@@abracadabra3033 "The novel begins with Satan visiting Moscow in the 1930s, joining a conversation between a critic and a poet debating the most effective method of denying the existence of Jesus Christ. It develops into an all-embracing indictment of the corruption of communism and Soviet Russia. A story within the story portrays the interrogation of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate and the Crucifixion. He began writing it in 1928, but the novel was finally published by his widow only in 1966."
Really appreciated that you 'got it', considering that most of your community (? excuse me) didn't. Having said that ... 'getting it' is just the first rung of the ladder. There is another layer, deeper. "Who killed the Kennedy's - when after all, it was you and me....." Hahaha! The general understanding is that the rule of life is 'good'; but that there is evil. That's the fail, right there. The moment that you stop and think (for more than one minute) ... you will fully appreciate that 'the rule of life is evil; but that there is good'. It is a hard concept to take en board ... but it is, how it is. There are other rungs on the ladder. They seem to take you further from heaven (is there a heaven ... I'd like to think so [or know]) When the game is over, the reception will be fine (like after running a marathon, regardless of finishing position). ... but the question asked, is always going to be "How did you do, against evil"? It will be a personal question ;) ... but the shit is, that the answer will already be known. :)
in Keef's autobiography he said that anybody could have written any Stones song except Midnight Rambler. Only he and Mick could have written. So . . . Next!?
