The song is brutal, no doubt. In the post civil-rights 70s it seemed like a condemnation of slavery and the white south, mixed with the lusty free-love era. But the BLM & MeToo movements have birthed a new generation of feminists and we see things haven’t changed as much as we thought. Songs like Brown Sugar become problematic.
Jagger has admitted it’s not one of his best, claiming he wrote it in 45 minutes. “God knows what I’m on about in that song. It’s such a mishmash. All the nasty subjects in one go,” he told Rolling Stone in 1995. “I would never write that song now.”
If you’re going to waste time getting offended by Stones lyrics from 50+ years ago, maybe start with “Under My Thumb.”
Warrior: I personally find the following lyrics by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg more concerning. You can go on to work at Apple or do chill Corona commercials after these lyrics. It seems some people get a free pass in our phony politically correct culture.
Bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks
Lick on these nuts and suck the dick
Yeah, and you don’t stop (cause it’s 1-8-7 on a motherfuckin cop)
Well, here’s a jimmy joke about your mama that you might not like
I heard she was a 'Frisco dyke
I’m hollerin’ 187 with my dick in your mouth, biatch
Yeah, Eazy-E, Eazy-E, Eazy-E can eat a big fat dick
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Not concerts. Listening to kem , S.O.S Band , Maxwell , Kenny Latimore , Sade , Anita Baker, Brian Culbertson , Miles Davis , weather report , Steely Dan , Pavarroti always when cooking pasta. Time for bed . Who could forget 10cc . I’m not in love . Lights out .
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It’s not really just another song from 50 years ago if they’re still playing it 50 years later as geezers. I don’t spend my days wasting time being offended by it, it just came up in the news and yes, it is “about damn time”, as the writer said, to X that song out of their geezer tours. (Upcoming tour imminent.) We’ve all heard it more than enough anyway.
Ruth Underwood is also incredibly nice in real life. She was one of my favorite parts of “Zappa”
Haha I wasn’t offended @Emglow101. I’ve been busy eating… reports to follow. 
Y’all are trippin with that double standard, rappers got away with everything stuff. In the 90s politicians were going bananas with the boycotting of soda companies & McDonalds over these guys. Ice-T couldn’t get insurance to tour after “Cop Killer”.
Remember Tipper Gore’s crusade…
Okay, so, now they’re citizens. Dre is a billionaire who works for Apple, Ice Cube is doing family movies, Ice-T plays a cop on TV… and Mick was knighted by the Queen.
The Beat Goes On.
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That was good.
Tipper Gore won. The labels went on videos & CDs. Rappers edited and released PG versions of their music.
In the end the label was more of an advertisement for most musicans - otherwise it had little effect on what was published
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Very true.
This clip of early Buckingham-Nicks FM is really great
I don’t understand the Stones’ commercial persistence. The creative well ran dry in 1974. Nothing they’ve written or recorded since is on the same level.
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People will still pay to hear “Satisfaction” live.
Freebird effect.
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Loved Rhiannon and many other FM songs, but I still think my favorite is “Silver Spring”, which I had to buy on a 45 because it was never recorded on any of their albums (until much later). Stevie’s personal reference is pretty clear on this video.
The video that you posted is really great! How different they looked just a few years later.
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Even after one of the members who defined the sound has died?
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Not saying it makes sense, but neither does paying the Preservation Hall Jazz Band $20 (or whatever they charge now) to play When the Saints Go Marching In. And yet a lot of people do it.
I’ve already seen the Rolling Stones twice, so I don’t need to do it again. First was the Tattoo You tour, for which I had 17th row seats and Tina Turner opened, and also I was teenager, so that was fun. Second was Giants stadium for (I think) their first farewell tour, and I was much further away and it rained, so that was a lot less fun.
In 50 years maybe there’ll be a Preservation Stadum Seventies Rock Band.
I saw the Stones at Altamont. Preferred the movie.
FM is the best! They have reached so many generations.
Glad I was able to see them before they kicked buckingham back out of the band.
Also if you’re ever in mid city area this musical parody about FM is amazing. They honestly perform some of the songs better than FM since a lot of their voices are shot from drugs booze life etc. bang bang with Connie teds, Jon and vinnys or angler
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