This isn't promoting Satan. It's describing him. Bishop Sheen called it one of the most accurate descriptions of Satan that he'd ever heard. One of the greatest songs ever written.
I know he's just letting you know the devil was in all of those evil people do the math and listen to the words unbelievable song up there with the best
Definitely some of the finest lyrics in rock. This song's lyrics were inspired, according to Mick, by a book he read by a Russian author that was banned in the USSR called "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov, However, no one has yet to figure out who the "troubadours" who get wasted before they reach Bombay. I've read the book...
@@scoobysnacks no that is human nature to always blame someone else. Or make it look not their fault when they do something evil. I should know from personal experience.was abused for 12 years. When I confronted my abuser they said I hallucinated the whole abuse due to me having schizophrenia even though I have physical scars on my body to prove the abuse
I’m so glad you shouted out “I watched with glee as your kings and queens fought for 10 decades for the gods they made.” One of my favorite bars of all time referencing the Hundred Years’ War.
Lots of history in this song. From the Bolshevik revolution and the fall of Czarist Russia through World Wars I and II to the Kennedy assassinations in America.
“I’ll tell you one time you’re to blame” is the line that ties it all together. People blame a made up devil for the evil shit we do ourselves. It’s really a song about how we don’t take responsibility for our actions when we have some “devil” to blame for them.
@@Jax52reg Nah, fam. That’s all atoms, protons, electrons, quarks etc. Mental illness is just part of evolution. For every benefit, there’s hundreds that don’t work out. You’re looking for things & seeing them, instead of finding proof that it exists before making the decision.
Or they are saying the devil wants to blame us for evil (which may be appropriate) - some say "the devil’s greatest trick is to make us believe he does not exist"
Throughout the song the question is presented "what's the nature of my game?". Towards the end the question is answered just once, "I'll tell you one time, you're to blame".
Lots of historical references that are being missed. The song is telling us he only sets the stage for things and humans are the ones to blame. Mick does a lot of falsetto. So many many songs.
@@paulnejtek6588They picked a few historical things: 100 years war, crusades, blitzkrieg of WWII, etc. But all of history is littered with this kind of stuff.
@@markhathaway9456 some get upset when this is said, but more people have been killed in the name of God (or some deity) than for any other reason in human history. I'm with the same belief as @allendesalme197... the existence or non-existence of God or the devil cannot be proven, there is no objective evidence either way. To those who have faith and believe in God, I have no animus, disrespect, or any malice towards you, it is your choice and if it brings you peace, purpose, and/or guidance, or drives you to help the greater good of society, by all means stick with it.
You'd better have some courtesy, because he's doing you a service: he takes the blame for mankind's evil. His entire existence is about making you feel blameless. "It wasn't me, it was him! HE made me do it!" So the least you can do is be polite to the guy who lets you dodge the heat.
@@markhathaway9456 Yes, when you come right down to it - EVERYTHING is god's fault. Satan's arrogance, humanity's evil, earthquakes, hurricanes, rabies... All of it is attributable to a god that doesn't give a crap about anything other than being amused, petted, and entertained.
The Stones embraced Blues (like other British groups) when Amerixa, white and black were rejecting the Blues. Theythen went in their own direction but retained that blues background.
Can we also appreciate the piano in this masterpiece? I love everything about this song; it’s on my running playlist and when that woo woo and his falsetto gets wound up, my stride opens up, pace picks up and I could go forever.
Nicky's contribution to the song was very relevant. And, of course, his piano playing was perfect. I bet that the lyrics were created by Jagger, an incredibly fine song writer.
Keith Richards on guitar...has his own style...had a few drinks w him once in the 80's...pint glasses filled w scotch....drank em like beer...he smoked 8 cigs,,,lighting one off the other.....30 mins tops....I got wobbly....he smiled like the devil he is.....I had to go....he's NOT human. Rock God!
Yup, THE ACCUSER. Not to excuse us, but history demonstrates that humans are incapable of 'being better'. That's why we need a savior. U think u can do it yourself???
Rolling Stones are hands down the best rock and roll band in the history of rock. This song came out in 1968 and it still sounds relevant today. Nuff said! Go with “Gimme Shelter” next if you haven’t already reacted to it. You won’t be disappointed 👊
This song is off of Beggars Banquet an amazing album always seemingly forgotten but had such great songs including this, street fighting man and stray cat blues
The very last line in the is what puts it all into perspectiv. He's not bolstering up the devil he's saying we're to blame. The very last lyric is you're to blame
The devil can whisper in your ear, and lay out temptations, but he can't actually make you DO anything. The evil that anyone does is their own choice, their own actions. So show a little sympathy, he didn't do that, YOU did.
"you're to blame" is also what satan means, it means "accuser" the nature of his name and the nature of his game is doubt and confusion because you're never quite sure ...even when you are sure a little part of you wonders ...."is that really what was said?" and that's the first question that snake ever asked in the garden ....its like listening to a fractal the was it all feeds into each other leaving you never quite sure if its even real or just you. the song feels obvious at first but the more you listen the more it twists because the song is sung in the nature of the game
One of their best songs; intelligent, biting historical lyrics, constant rhythms driving the song forward, Mick Jagger’s perfect delivery, fantastic guitar work, while saying you can blame the devil, but the evil deeds are done by you and me. A perfect song. If you want to hear the R&B/Disco side of The Rolling Stones, please react to their song “MISS YOU”; another fantastic song. In the Rock genre, The Rolling Stones are my favorite (Zeppelin runs second because the Stones literally have a great song for every mood). Mugnify, you would be surprised how many reactions I’ve seen where the reactor didn’t realize who he was singing about! Done with those ones 😂.
Mikhail Bulgakov.........."The Master and Margarita"........read it......."Allow me to introduce myself"........Jagger wrote this after he read, it is evident on page 1......great song
@irishjohn6900 - Took the words right outta my mouth!! Absolutely true. Maybe more so. I love the comment below as well @Serai3- Could not agree more. Perfectly explained for those who would rather pass the buck.
Rolling Stones gave a lot of credit to the “father of modern Chicago blues” Muddy Waters. So that Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll comparison is absolutely spot on. The stones were massive fans of the blues as up and coming artists and kind of made their own hybrid. Great video!
This song is brilliant. Jagger's voice here is brilliant as well. He is delivering a story, and it has this extremely unusual or eerie mood about it. The voice fits very well with what is being presented. Great reaction.
The older I get the more I'm starting to love The Stones .Keith Richards is an absolute legend .Literally changed the game when he cut off the 6th string and tuned his Tele to open G.
Absolutely! I typically prefer the studio versions for all reactions, but not for Gimme Shelter. The live version from the Bridges to Babylon tour is a MUST.
I was lucky enough to see the Stones for the first time last Sunday on the last show of the "Hackney Diamonds" tour, and when the congas kicked in to introduce this song, the crowd went crazy. Definitely one of the greatest popular songs ever recorded.
Mick Jagger's a very smart man very educated he thought the Rolling Stones were going to be a flash in the pan and continued on with business school. And he went to college studied history. Never thought they'd be big. Unreal
"There's the sun, there's the moon and there's the Rolling Stones." Said Keith Richards, the guy playing the bass and the lead guitar. They are a force of nature. Mick's delivery has always been like that. My impression has always been that he'd tap anything with two legs. Can't You Hear Me Knockin should come next. Great reaction.
i Love how he was like i know who you talking bout nah bro i dont got none for you lol while he said that you can Feel his emotions were Like mixed with scaredness, alertness, and judgement and just like awe overall at the true nature of the devil, mind boggling the Level of evil he is at and the essence that it carries and has with it, just insane Right ? lol :-p
The song is saying we are to blame for what happens here not the devil. The last thing Jagger says in the song is "You're to blame" and that's the point. We killed the Kennedy's etc not the devil.
No, the devil has his hand in all of it. He is literally singing “…who killed the Kennedys ….it was you and ME….meaning himself,the devil. So he is not excluded himself.
@@bradsense7431 You are being way to literal. Jagger doesn't give a damn about any theological devil the point he is making is we are the ones doing all these things not someone else. The last line he sings is You're to blame and that's what Jagger meant.
@@harlanginsberg7269 But it's the Devil saying it, and what else is he going to say after all...he is the devils. He's not in the end going to blame himself. After all he was just drawn that way by: you know who...woo. woo woo woo, who who? It's a game
@@youbean6664 Jagger was just using the idea of the devil to attack people do you not see this. Yes he uses the devil but its merely a device. That's what writing is. He had a point to make so he used the devil the archetype of evil to prove his point. Let me ask you something. When you hear Stairway to Heaven do you really think Plant actually thought you could build a stairway to heaven. I mean that's what it says in the song.
Mick said in an interview that when he first saw tina turner perform he was blown away by her vocals/ style / and dancing. He later became friends with her and styled himself on tina, her dance moves vocals etc. He thought she was incredible
My all time favorite song. I was in the Army way back then and used to listen to this song endlessly. It definitely helped see through the madness around me.
I'm so glad so many people understand this song so well on paper, unfortunately they still don't get it in real life... It's very unfortunate!!! What's my name? What's my name? What's my name?
I'll never forget seeing them perform this live on the Steel Wheels tour in 89. Bloody hell they know what they're doing. Funny thing is, back then they were considered too old to rock and roll. 30 plus years later and they're still at it.
i think there is video footage of the the various takes in the run up to the final take a number of interesting people on backing vocals if i remember right @@ryan4640
I've heard this song a hundred or two hundred times over the decades I guess but I've never really noticed Bill's bass track before until now, how did I miss it !?!?
Ive seen The Rolling Stones 3 times in my life , they always put on a great show ! The first and last being 25 years apart , the energy and showmanship was always 💯 ! ❤
12:50 You should have sympathy for him because he isn't talking about "him" in the sense that he's referring to himself. He's talking about you. The devil's in us all, how much can we really go about blaming him for all the atrocities of the world? When we're the ones who did it all.
This song just grinds on and everything is in place. WoW.. You got the woohoos woohooing the drummer drumming the bass laying out and growing underneath .. An amazing understated guitar solo hidden in the quiet left behind. Making you wait and pulling you till the end. The Rolling Stones are their own breed and rebuild themselves seemingly effortlessly.
You’ve got about 60 years of Stones music to go through to see their progression. Soul Blues Rock even poked fun at CW. Dig it up and set aside a few days to listen. You’ll be glad you did
The Stones were pioneers: they went to the US, grabbed the blues (which you did not appreciate at the time) and brought it back to Britain. Thanks to the Stones (mostly) the old blues men - like Muddy Waters and Lee Hooker - got a second, and more mainstream, comeback. The British Invasion then introduced blues rock back into the US. So, lots of reasons to check out The Rolling Stones, especially the early years. John Mayall, et al, also contributed, which again led to Cream, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, . . .
dawg at at 1:90 or 2:00 you already understood thats wild it if its your first listen imo. It took me several listens and time to think to understand very well done.
I always smile when the guitar kicks in. I think of them nudging Keith awake, and he opens one eye and plays them something to keep them calm, an goes back to nappin.
back in the seventies we all had big stereos in the living room with huge speakers. but the icing on the cake was listening with headphones, where you can really hear the different tracks.
Lots of big speakers but not all of them sounded clear. Some of the big cheap ones were probably best used for decoration, sounding like newspaper when u turn em on.
My older sister is a huge Rolling Stones fan so in turn I became one. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are some of the most prolific songwriters and Lyricist probably to ever put pen to paper. If you want to do another Rolling Stones song Try doo doo doo doo doo doo Heartbreaker it's one of the most profound songs and very prolific in its lyrics I think you'll enjoy it.
Do you not think the reason for the main vocals on the Left side is because that is the side the Devil supposedly sits and the woo woo is trying to cancel his message? Food for thought... Still one of the best songs produced and done brilliantly, the guitar solo is awesome
English Rockers of the 60s and 70s were heavily influenced by the blues. The integration of blues faded out by the 80s but came back in the 90s in grunge.
many American rockers of that era were also influenced by the blues and blues artists... Rock is a morph of blues, country, folk, and jazz (and sprinkle in a little of other genres as well)
During a live performance the Stones had the Hells Angels as security. During this song a fight broke out and it was said that a Hells Angels member stabbed a black man, killing him. Some others got beat with clubs. Later Mick Jagger said he was scared shitless fearing that the Hells Angels would come after him. Since that happened Mick would have security taste his food before he would eat it. And the Hotels that they would stay at, he had the whole floor shutdown and only his new security was allowed on that floor.
There's so much to be said about that song. They're a modern rock-blues band, and the connection to Janis Joplin is appropriate. A lot of singers in rock bands have the higher pitched voice, which complements other instruments like drums and bass. The song composition is very simple if you focus on one part, voice, drums, woo woos, or graffiti, but all put together the way the Stones did it, they're a painting with dynamics that pull you along. The poetry of the lyrics might not be world class by itself, but it works to tell the story and with the music. His reading of the lyrics, shouting, moaning, etc. gives it emotion, while the grafiti shows it to you, and the instruments give you a connecting thread. It's really brilliant. Paint it Black is simpler, but also great. It's especially apropos of the wars in Ukraine and Israel today. Meet the devil, Lucifer, and find him on both sides of a war, in the media and the kingdoms, in the streets and in your own heart. Face it and if you're seduced, bow to it. But, if you're disgusted, turn away. It's better than a church sermon.
Consider this. When it was recorded they could of looped the woo woos, looping was a thing. But they didn’t, the members of the band sing them live for the entirety of the song, it took many many takes. You can hear why they didn’t loop as pitch changes during them and timing shifts. It’s not only a brilliantly written song it showcases the stones as consummate professionals which given their reputation is often something they don’t get enough credit for
We covered this song in the 1980s and all I can tell you is doing the "woo woo" on a track for 6 minuets is like being water boarded. As a joke I saved that isolated track and by the end it was more like "Do hoo"...
Great reaction. I just discovered YOU today, and I'm so happy! You're the first reaction channel expressing an awareness of the IMPORTANCE of timeline in so many of these songs many of us grew up with!!
It's all about complicity. Lucifer offers choices, humans willingly seal the deal. Similar themes are in Gimme Shelter and Brown Sugar. Hardly anyone really listens to the meaning of the lyrics.
Much respect to you for diving into the music that has taken us to where we are today. At 72, I go back the Beatles and Beach Boys in 1963 and 64 and the release of the Stones "Satisfaction" in 1965 and all that has come since. I along with so many from this time fully understand how lucky we were to live through the explosion of music in the 1960s and 1970s. My dad was a drummer during the big band era so I grew up with music in our house. My sister was 4 years older than me. I remember her listening to the early days of rock n roll play Bill Haley and the Comets, Big Bopper, Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, Elvis on the radio - I was 7-8 and 9 years old. All of that was cool, but it all changed with the Beatles and the Stones and then it went into over dive when Cream came along. Nothing has been the same since. Unfortunately, when most reactors come to Cream they react to radio cuts of the known Cream chart makers. I haven't heard anyone do a live Cream where Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker let it rip on one of their legendary jams. If you want a taste of what Cream brought to the table in 1966 and 1967 check out live version of "Spoonful" from the album "Wheels of Fire" - it's 16:47 long but it's well worth the time. These 3 guys took rock n roll to a place it hasn't returned from yet. They were the 1st so called " Super Group " and they changed what was possible almost overnight. If you listen to this you'll understand what I mean.
I had an older brother and when the BEATLES hit I was just old enough to absolutely love them. Front row seat to Beatlemania and tsunami of music that followed. Lucky me !!
Same here man I'm 73 had 2 older sisters so grew up to all the late 50s early 60s music, wonderful time, then the music explosion boom, went to Woodstock saw Cream, Blind Faith at the Garden, what a fantastic time to live. The British Invasion and the Bay Area sound with The Fillmore and Winterland, too, so great.
Yes. Lots of great bands- also Dylan, John Mayall, the Yardbirds, Traffic, Blind Faith, in the Bay Area the Airplane and Dead and Youngbloods, and Contry Joe, in LA the Doors and Spirit, and Love, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash, Joni, at the very same time in Motown...the Temptations, Otis Redding, Aretha, the Supremes...on the Jazz side Coltrane, Miles....all that happening at the same time. This song is a real classic. There's some video showing part of the recording session...Is that Mick Taylor on lead?
OMG, Dude you gripped on to that truth so quick!! That was quite impressive & pretty damn cool!!! You fecking got this track soooo much faster then anyone I have ever met, if you were truely a virgin to this then props!!! This track is awesome!! My I suggest that you watch the 1998 Denzel Washington movie Fallen! It's a Classic!! I love Denzel but OMG this is soooo good!!! I would be proud to meet you Sir, face to face! Damn Sir, I am impressed!
great video. When I was younger this was called classic rock, but now what I listened to when I was young is considered classic rock, although wildly more popular than the “old classic rock” It has to be the difference in moving away from terrestrial radio forbthe last few decades. For those old enough to remember radio back then. how many songs that you don’t even like, have never bought a cd of or went to see in person, but when it pops up on a streamer, you know every word 😂
You’ll never have more fun reading and feeling lyrics than you’ll have watching this video. “Anastasia screamed in vain.” My favorite line from this tune.
The original is, She cried in vein, which is actually more significant and more historical! She cried for her children, and when the devil smelt the dead bodies that’s what gave the Generals rank….
@@nickreno644 Anastasia was a child. The entire Romanov family. Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and children, their doctor, servants, cook, and their 3 dogs, were assassinated against a wall in the palace basement. Anastasia was 17 years old.
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To paraphrase Shakespeare, the fault is not in our stars ( or gods or devils) but in ourselves.
This isn't promoting Satan. It's describing him. Bishop Sheen called it one of the most accurate descriptions of Satan that he'd ever heard. One of the greatest songs ever written.
I know he's just letting you know the devil was in all of those evil people do the math and listen to the words unbelievable song up there with the best
Exactly...............same as Mr. Crowley by Ozzie................until the religious freaks put their two cents worth in............idiots !
It's contradicting, you think it's the devil doing all these evil works when it's actually humans doing it 😢
I love Bishop Sheen!
@@markrny5183 I was just made aware of the lyrics to,” I write the songs “, by Barry Manilo. Quite disturbing
Sooo much easier to blame the Devil than acknowledge what we do to each other. Woo Woo
onG woo woo
After all it was YOU and me...........
@@torabraxsandberg2948 No, that's one of his major lies.
Woo woo 😅
@@slkinia That's true, because it was all us and no devil.
It has to be considered for one of the greatest set of lyrics in music history
it is by far
legit. Very eloquent.
One of my all time favourite tracks.
Listen at least once a day in my life.
Definitely some of the finest lyrics in rock. This song's lyrics were inspired, according to Mick, by a book he read by a Russian author that was banned in the USSR called "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov, However, no one has yet to figure out who the "troubadours" who get wasted before they reach Bombay. I've read the book...
If you are 5 years old maybe. It's so contrived and methodical it makes country music lyrics seem poetic...LOL.
The devil is saying, "have sympathy for me because you people are the ones committing these atrocities, not me".
Such a timely song😢
🖕the devil. Evil started with him.
Exactly! 👍
And isn't that exactly what the Devil would say. He's a sly one.
@@scoobysnacks no that is human nature to always blame someone else. Or make it look not their fault when they do something evil. I should know from personal experience.was abused for 12 years. When I confronted my abuser they said I hallucinated the whole abuse due to me having schizophrenia even though I have physical scars on my body to prove the abuse
I’m so glad you shouted out “I watched with glee as your kings and queens fought for 10 decades for the gods they made.” One of my favorite bars of all time referencing the Hundred Years’ War.
It like most of the historical references, were over his head.
It wasn't religious, they were both catholic. It was a struggle between the plantagenet and valois with the crucial involvment of the duke of burgundy
Lots of history in this song. From the Bolshevik revolution and the fall of Czarist Russia through World Wars I and II to the Kennedy assassinations in America.
I'm going to comment as at this time it's on 114 likes.......
My soul has well been laid to waste
“I’ll tell you one time you’re to blame” is the line that ties it all together.
People blame a made up devil for the evil shit we do ourselves.
It’s really a song about how we don’t take responsibility for our actions when we have some “devil” to blame for them.
It's amazing how that still goes over everyone's heads after all these decades.
What about the mentally il? I believe in darkness, the absence of light; God is light! It doesn’t deserve a name or a gender, but I believe it exists.
The Devil is real ,he whispers in your ear. It's just up to you if you want to listen.
@@Jax52reg Nah, fam. That’s all atoms, protons, electrons, quarks etc. Mental illness is just part of evolution. For every benefit, there’s hundreds that don’t work out. You’re looking for things & seeing them, instead of finding proof that it exists before making the decision.
Or they are saying the devil wants to blame us for evil (which may be appropriate) - some say "the devil’s greatest trick is to make us believe he does not exist"
I'm OLD af, so I had a history teacher in high school. She actually broke down this song to work us through a timeline of history. She was the best!!
@@mkelly1347 I’m older than you…my teacher broke down The Who’s “Tommy” album. That was a great four weeks of English!!
The heart on the wall at the beginning, with "Thanks Nicky" in the middle of it? It's their thanks to Nicky Hopkins, playing piano on this.
@@deborahgrabien3125 or is it to saint nick the devil
That guitar is smoking and mick hits all the notes. An urgent cry during the turbulent 60s to look inside and be civil to one another
Throughout the song the question is presented "what's the nature of my game?". Towards the end the question is answered just once, "I'll tell you one time, you're to blame".
That part alone could take eons to really understand. Competing interests of people for resources, power, etc. It's not so easy.
Right on, SnoBear
True but the lyrics remain open to interpretation, just like any good piece of art.
@@allendesalme197, no, not really. Humans are categorically responsible for their actions. Pawning it off on someone else is ridiculous.
@@bluereenie2 lyrics are always open to interpretation - just a fact
This is 1 of THE most beautifully and perfectly written songs of all time
Lots of historical references that are being missed. The song is telling us he only sets the stage for things and humans are the ones to blame. Mick does a lot of falsetto. So many many songs.
What's being missed?
@@paulnejtek6588They picked a few historical things: 100 years war, crusades, blitzkrieg of WWII, etc. But all of history is littered with this kind of stuff.
@@markhathaway9456 some get upset when this is said, but more people have been killed in the name of God (or some deity) than for any other reason in human history.
I'm with the same belief as @allendesalme197... the existence or non-existence of God or the devil cannot be proven, there is no objective evidence either way.
To those who have faith and believe in God, I have no animus, disrespect, or any malice towards you, it is your choice and if it brings you peace, purpose, and/or guidance, or drives you to help the greater good of society, by all means stick with it.
Humans make our choices
It is also true that a devil will blame everyone but himself. We, of course, do evil, but that is not what the lyrics are saying. Read them.
I was 17 when the Stones released this, I thought it was magic. As a Brit in my 70’s I still adore Mick and the band and glad your listening to it 👍
They are insanely gifted. This is one of about 100 monster songs they gifted the Earth - forever, because their stuff isn't dated. Pure magic indeed.
You'd better have some courtesy, because he's doing you a service: he takes the blame for mankind's evil. His entire existence is about making you feel blameless. "It wasn't me, it was him! HE made me do it!" So the least you can do is be polite to the guy who lets you dodge the heat.
Well said.
Great comment
Bingo
"I was framed. I'm just a scapegoat. He did it!" -- B. L. Z. Bub
@@markhathaway9456 Yes, when you come right down to it - EVERYTHING is god's fault. Satan's arrogance, humanity's evil, earthquakes, hurricanes, rabies... All of it is attributable to a god that doesn't give a crap about anything other than being amused, petted, and entertained.
The Stones embraced Blues (like other British groups) when Amerixa, white and black were rejecting the Blues. Theythen went in their own direction but retained that blues background.
Can we also appreciate the piano in this masterpiece? I love everything about this song; it’s on my running playlist and when that woo woo and his falsetto gets wound up, my stride opens up, pace picks up and I could go forever.
Hopkins on the piano.
Nicky's contribution to the song was very relevant. And, of course, his piano playing was perfect. I bet that the lyrics were created by Jagger, an incredibly fine song writer.
Hence “thanks Nicky” written on the wall at the start of the video
... and the base line, they each compliment each other.
Nicky Hopkins was one of the great session musicians from the 60s. His swing/blues style completes many works.
Mick himself has described his voice as "okay". And "it'll do". He can describe it anyway he wants..he's Mick Jagger.
Keith Richards on guitar...has his own style...had a few drinks w him once in the 80's...pint glasses filled w scotch....drank em like beer...he smoked 8 cigs,,,lighting one off the other.....30 mins tops....I got wobbly....he smiled like the devil he is.....I had to go....he's NOT human. Rock God!
Kieth Richards on Bass and lead guitar, killer bass line !
“When after all , it was you and me”
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Yup, THE ACCUSER. Not to excuse us, but history demonstrates that humans are incapable of 'being better'. That's why we need a savior. U think u can do it yourself???
That guitar solo was Keith Richards. Stones couldn't be the Stones without him.
Rolling Stones are hands down the best rock and roll band in the history of rock. This song came out in 1968 and it still sounds relevant today. Nuff said! Go with “Gimme Shelter” next if you haven’t already reacted to it. You won’t be disappointed 👊
O good lord, 1968! Catastrophic year
Tattoo You was one of the best...
1970 Gen X
This song is off of Beggars Banquet an amazing album always seemingly forgotten but had such great songs including this, street fighting man and stray cat blues
The Who would like a word.
@@headlibrarian1996 so would. The Yardbirds...
they knew history. so many old muscians were very smart guys. unlike today's "stars" who don't know jack and their lyrics prove it every time.
@@nancywolf3786 Amen to that Sister ❤️
Pretty sure neither Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift have no idea who Anastasia was.
The very last line in the is what puts it all into perspectiv. He's not bolstering up the devil he's saying we're to blame. The very last lyric is you're to blame
The devil can whisper in your ear, and lay out temptations, but he can't actually make you DO anything. The evil that anyone does is their own choice, their own actions. So show a little sympathy, he didn't do that, YOU did.
@@caseyhart9916 Witchy Witchy
"you're to blame" is also what satan means, it means "accuser" the nature of his name and the nature of his game is doubt and confusion because you're never quite sure ...even when you are sure a little part of you wonders ...."is that really what was said?" and that's the first question that snake ever asked in the garden ....its like listening to a fractal the was it all feeds into each other leaving you never quite sure if its even real or just you. the song feels obvious at first but the more you listen the more it twists because the song is sung in the nature of the game
The devil does not exist, so if you hear whispering in your ear, seek medical attention.@@caseyhart9916
@@billylionisnotagoat there’s no such thing as a “devil” so we’re completely to blame for our own actions.
Rolling Stones gather no moss!
One of their best songs; intelligent, biting historical lyrics, constant rhythms driving the song forward, Mick Jagger’s perfect delivery, fantastic guitar work, while saying you can blame the devil, but the evil deeds are done by you and me. A perfect song. If you want to hear the R&B/Disco side of The Rolling Stones, please react to their song “MISS YOU”; another fantastic song. In the Rock genre, The Rolling Stones are my favorite (Zeppelin runs second because the Stones literally have a great song for every mood). Mugnify, you would be surprised how many reactions I’ve seen where the reactor didn’t realize who he was singing about! Done with those ones 😂.
"The Dynamics" do an awesome cover of Miss You.
Mikhail Bulgakov.........."The Master and Margarita"........read it......."Allow me to introduce myself"........Jagger wrote this after he read, it is evident on page 1......great song
THIS SONG COULD NOT BE MORE RELEVANT TODAY AND IT WAS RELEASED 50+ YEARS AGO!!!!!
@irishjohn6900 - Took the words right outta my mouth!! Absolutely true. Maybe more so. I love the comment below as well @Serai3- Could not agree more. Perfectly explained for those who would rather pass the buck.
Rolling Stones gave a lot of credit to the “father of modern Chicago blues” Muddy Waters. So that Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll comparison is absolutely spot on. The stones were massive fans of the blues as up and coming artists and kind of made their own hybrid.
Great video!
You just hear that song once and never forget it. It says everything about what people are.
This song is brilliant. Jagger's voice here is brilliant as well. He is delivering a story, and it has this extremely unusual or eerie mood about it. The voice fits very well with what is being presented. Great reaction.
The older I get the more I'm starting to love The Stones .Keith Richards is an absolute legend .Literally changed the game when he cut off the 6th string and tuned his Tele to open G.
I think the deeper meaning for me is that he's telling the listener he is you and me, just like God is in all of us too.
He’s Mick Jagger! Mick’s got one of the most recognizable voices of the late sixties and seventies.
"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones is a must to react to.
Absolutely! I typically prefer the studio versions for all reactions, but not for Gimme Shelter. The live version from the Bridges to Babylon tour is a MUST.
Jagger is always playing a character in his performances. Midnite Rambler will scare your socks off!
I was lucky enough to see the Stones for the first time last Sunday on the last show of the "Hackney Diamonds" tour, and when the congas kicked in to introduce this song, the crowd went crazy. Definitely one of the greatest popular songs ever recorded.
Mick Jagger's a very smart man very educated he thought the Rolling Stones were going to be a flash in the pan and continued on with business school. And he went to college studied history. Never thought they'd be big. Unreal
"There's the sun, there's the moon and there's the Rolling Stones." Said Keith Richards, the guy playing the bass and the lead guitar. They are a force of nature. Mick's delivery has always been like that. My impression has always been that he'd tap anything with two legs. Can't You Hear Me Knockin should come next. Great reaction.
Did Keith play the bass on that track ? Or have I read it incorrectly ? Big chance the 2nd 😏
i Love how he was like i know who you talking bout nah bro i dont got none for you lol while he said that you can Feel his emotions were Like mixed with scaredness, alertness, and judgement and just like awe overall at the true nature of the devil, mind boggling the Level of evil he is at and the essence that it carries and has with it, just insane Right ? lol :-p
You can't compare Mick's vocals to anyone. So unique, and original. You compare other vocalists to Mick.
You know it's The Stones as soon as you hear his voice.
One of the greatest songs ever written and proformed
The song is saying we are to blame for what happens here not the devil. The last thing Jagger says in the song is "You're to blame" and that's the point. We killed the Kennedy's etc not the devil.
No, the devil has his hand in all of it. He is literally singing “…who killed the Kennedys ….it was you and ME….meaning himself,the devil. So he is not excluded himself.
@@bradsense7431 You are being way to literal. Jagger doesn't give a damn about any theological devil the point he is making is we are the ones doing all these things not someone else. The last line he sings is You're to blame and that's what Jagger meant.
I think he says," well after all it was you and Me...." Temptation...it's a hellava drug
@@harlanginsberg7269 But it's the Devil saying it, and what else is he going to say after all...he is the devils. He's not in the end going to blame himself. After all he was just drawn that way by: you know who...woo. woo woo woo, who who? It's a game
@@youbean6664 Jagger was just using the idea of the devil to attack people do you not see this. Yes he uses the devil but its merely a device. That's what writing is. He had a point to make so he used the devil the archetype of evil to prove his point. Let me ask you something. When you hear Stairway to Heaven do you really think Plant actually thought you could build a stairway to heaven. I mean that's what it says in the song.
Ladies and Gentlemen, mr. Keith Richards!
One of my favorite Rolling Stones songs.
Mick said in an interview that when he first saw tina turner perform he was blown away by her vocals/ style / and dancing.
He later became friends with her and styled himself on tina, her dance moves vocals etc.
He thought she was incredible
I must have heard this song hundreds of times, and that lead guitar still knocks me out.
me too, some of Richards best work is right here !
These guys loved American Blues
My all time favorite song. I was in the Army way back then and used to listen to this song endlessly. It definitely helped see through the madness around me.
It gives ya chills to hear truth in verse and song. The Stones rocked. I was there.
I can not believe this is a first hear. You've lead a an enclosed life.
Musically maybe...
That freaking guitar solo. Just amazing.
Hearing the woo-woo makes me think of an owl, the symbol of knowledge...secrets...
Etta James said she had never heard of the RS until the kids in rehab turned her on to them. She loved em❤
Mick Jagger sings his lyrics where he OWNS THE SONG. So powerful in each and every song
I'm so glad so many people understand this song so well on paper, unfortunately they still don't get it in real life... It's very unfortunate!!! What's my name? What's my name? What's my name?
I'll never forget seeing them perform this live on the Steel Wheels tour in 89. Bloody hell they know what they're doing. Funny thing is, back then they were considered too old to rock and roll. 30 plus years later and they're still at it.
Absolutely agree but mine was on the Voodoo Lounge tour.
The studio version is lendendary. But listen to the live version on the album "get yer Yas yas OUT"
Ow honey,it's not the devil,it is us.
This song is so true. People love money and power and sell their souls for it! He is spitting some truths!! 💖💖
Nicky Hopkins and Bill Wyman, piano and bass, are slamming the entire song. Not to mention the great percussion. Such a vibe!
Keith actually played bass on this track. But, yes, Nicky Hopkins was amazing!
Yeah. The Vibe. The groove.
The verve.The drive. The piano.The roll.
@@daverooneyca Did he really? wow
i think there is video footage of the the various takes in the run up to the final take a number of interesting people on backing vocals if i remember right @@ryan4640
I've heard this song a hundred or two hundred times over the decades I guess but I've never really noticed Bill's bass track before until now, how did I miss it !?!?
Never has there been a more haunting lyric . The song is timeless .
Ive seen The Rolling Stones 3 times in my life , they always put on a great show ! The first and last being 25 years apart , the energy and showmanship was always 💯 ! ❤
The WHOLE song is cryptic! But self explanatory for shor!
This was when the lyrics were as deep as the music 🎶🎵🎶🤘
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You should have sympathy for him because he isn't talking about "him" in the sense that he's referring to himself. He's talking about you. The devil's in us all, how much can we really go about blaming him for all the atrocities of the world? When we're the ones who did it all.
This song just grinds on and everything is in place. WoW.. You got the woohoos woohooing the drummer drumming the bass laying out and growing underneath .. An amazing understated guitar solo hidden in the quiet left behind. Making you wait and pulling you till the end. The Rolling Stones are their own breed and rebuild themselves seemingly effortlessly.
You’ve got about 60 years of Stones music to go through to see their progression. Soul Blues Rock even poked fun at CW. Dig it up and set aside a few days to listen. You’ll be glad you did
I've always felt that guitar solo scratches my itchy brain.
The Stones were pioneers: they went to the US, grabbed the blues (which you did not appreciate at the time) and brought it back to Britain. Thanks to the Stones (mostly) the old blues men - like Muddy Waters and Lee Hooker - got a second, and more mainstream, comeback. The British Invasion then introduced blues rock back into the US. So, lots of reasons to check out The Rolling Stones, especially the early years. John Mayall, et al, also contributed, which again led to Cream, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, . . .
That vocal style is called falsetto. Used in many types of music. Especially in 70's R&B.
Muddy waters is a huge influence on their music
It feels soulful because it is exactly appropriate in regard to the subject....it is genuine emotion !
dawg at at 1:90 or 2:00 you already understood thats wild it if its your first listen imo. It took me several listens and time to think to understand very well done.
Chuck D. called him the first rapper and his phrasing was brilliant.
I always smile when the guitar kicks in. I think of them nudging Keith awake, and he opens one eye and plays them something to keep them calm, an goes back to nappin.
back in the seventies we all had big stereos in the living room with huge speakers. but the icing on the cake was listening with headphones, where you can really hear the different tracks.
Lots of big speakers but not all of them sounded clear. Some of the big cheap ones were probably best used for decoration, sounding like newspaper when u turn em on.
Oh, it's so great when Mick Jagger sings with his soul, that man is great. I think you would like "Miss you" by Rolling Stones.
I am not such a big fan of the stones but some of their older songs are true master pieces. This is one of them!
My older sister is a huge Rolling Stones fan so in turn I became one. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are some of the most prolific songwriters and Lyricist probably to ever put pen to paper. If you want to do another Rolling Stones song Try doo doo doo doo doo doo Heartbreaker it's one of the most profound songs and very prolific in its lyrics I think you'll enjoy it.
When youre already analysing the lyrics of just the first verse you know you got a good song on your hands. Great reaction!.
Do you not think the reason for the main vocals on the Left side is because that is the side the Devil supposedly sits and the woo woo is trying to cancel his message? Food for thought... Still one of the best songs produced and done brilliantly, the guitar solo is awesome
Rocky Dijon killed those bongos man, and that bluesy guitar is everything. I could listen to those two all day.
The whole song is a kind of history lesson. Blitzkrieg , Hundred Year War, Pontius Pilate.
English Rockers of the 60s and 70s were heavily influenced by the blues. The integration of blues faded out by the 80s but came back in the 90s in grunge.
many American rockers of that era were also influenced by the blues and blues artists... Rock is a morph of blues, country, folk, and jazz (and sprinkle in a little of other genres as well)
Grunge is one of those categories where most of it is awful but the handful of good songs are really good.
@@masztaarc au contraire AIC had shit ton of solid tunes
specially the Stones they loved the blues.
First half of the 70s. Blues was pretty dead by the late 70s, proper metal and art rock/electronica was bigger
During a live performance the Stones had the Hells Angels as security. During this song a fight broke out and it was said that a Hells Angels member stabbed a black man, killing him. Some others got beat with clubs. Later Mick Jagger said he was scared shitless fearing that the Hells Angels would come after him. Since that happened Mick would have security taste his food before he would eat it. And the Hotels that they would stay at, he had the whole floor shutdown and only his new security was allowed on that floor.
There's so much to be said about that song. They're a modern rock-blues band, and the connection to Janis Joplin is appropriate. A lot of singers in rock bands have the higher pitched voice, which complements other instruments like drums and bass. The song composition is very simple if you focus on one part, voice, drums, woo woos, or graffiti, but all put together the way the Stones did it, they're a painting with dynamics that pull you along. The poetry of the lyrics might not be world class by itself, but it works to tell the story and with the music. His reading of the lyrics, shouting, moaning, etc. gives it emotion, while the grafiti shows it to you, and the instruments give you a connecting thread. It's really brilliant. Paint it Black is simpler, but also great.
It's especially apropos of the wars in Ukraine and Israel today. Meet the devil, Lucifer, and find him on both sides of a war, in the media and the kingdoms, in the streets and in your own heart. Face it and if you're seduced, bow to it. But, if you're disgusted, turn away. It's better than a church sermon.
"The ten decades for the gods they made" is a reference to the Hundred Years War between Enland and France.
Mick can be a rocker or a classic blues shouter. They are after all “ The greatest rock and roll band in the world “.
Consider this. When it was recorded they could of looped the woo woos, looping was a thing. But they didn’t, the members of the band sing them live for the entirety of the song, it took many many takes. You can hear why they didn’t loop as pitch changes during them and timing shifts. It’s not only a brilliantly written song it showcases the stones as consummate professionals which given their reputation is often something they don’t get enough credit for
We covered this song in the 1980s and all I can tell you is doing the "woo woo" on a track for 6 minuets is like being water boarded. As a joke I saved that isolated track and by the end it was more like "Do hoo"...
Great reaction. I just discovered YOU today, and I'm so happy! You're the first reaction channel expressing an awareness of the IMPORTANCE of timeline in so many of these songs many of us grew up with!!
Is it really possible to find an adult that hears Rolling Stones for the first time??
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"ten decades for the Gods they made..." 100 years war... bars indeed
He's not using a feminine voice. He's just singing above his normal vocal range, so it's a falsetto.
It's all about complicity. Lucifer offers choices, humans willingly seal the deal. Similar themes are in Gimme Shelter and Brown Sugar. Hardly anyone really listens to the meaning of the lyrics.
Much respect to you for diving into the music that has taken us to where we are today. At 72, I go back the Beatles and Beach Boys in 1963 and 64 and the release of the Stones "Satisfaction" in 1965 and all that has come since. I along with so many from this time fully understand how lucky we were to live through the explosion of music in the 1960s and 1970s. My dad was a drummer during the big band era so I grew up with music in our house. My sister was 4 years older than me. I remember her listening to the early days of rock n roll play Bill Haley and the Comets, Big Bopper, Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, Elvis on the radio - I was 7-8 and 9 years old. All of that was cool, but it all changed with the Beatles and the Stones and then it went into over dive when Cream came along. Nothing has been the same since. Unfortunately, when most reactors come to Cream they react to radio cuts of the known Cream chart makers. I haven't heard anyone do a live Cream where Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker let it rip on one of their legendary jams. If you want a taste of what Cream brought to the table in 1966 and 1967 check out live version of "Spoonful" from the album "Wheels of Fire" - it's 16:47 long but it's well worth the time. These 3 guys took rock n roll to a place it hasn't returned from yet. They were the 1st so called " Super Group " and they changed what was possible almost overnight. If you listen to this you'll understand what I mean.
lucky we were and explosion is the perfect word for what was going around, soooo many 1 hit wonders etc...amazing musical time
I had an older brother and when the BEATLES hit I was just old enough to absolutely love them. Front row seat to Beatlemania and tsunami of music that followed. Lucky me !!
@@lrwiersum for me my mom and 2 older sisters plus my own tastes.
Same here man I'm 73 had 2 older sisters so grew up to all the late 50s early 60s music, wonderful time, then the music explosion boom, went to Woodstock saw Cream, Blind Faith at the Garden, what a fantastic time to live. The British Invasion and the Bay Area sound with The Fillmore and Winterland, too, so great.
Yes. Lots of great bands- also Dylan, John Mayall, the Yardbirds, Traffic, Blind Faith, in the Bay Area the Airplane and Dead and Youngbloods, and Contry Joe, in LA the Doors and Spirit, and Love, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash, Joni, at the very same time in Motown...the Temptations, Otis Redding, Aretha, the Supremes...on the Jazz side Coltrane, Miles....all that happening at the same time.
This song is a real classic. There's some video showing part of the recording session...Is that Mick Taylor on lead?
OMG, Dude you gripped on to that truth so quick!! That was quite impressive & pretty damn cool!!! You fecking got this track soooo much faster then anyone I have ever met, if you were truely a virgin to this then props!!! This track is awesome!! My I suggest that you watch the 1998 Denzel Washington movie Fallen! It's a Classic!! I love Denzel but OMG this is soooo good!!! I would be proud to meet you Sir, face to face! Damn Sir, I am impressed!
great video. When I was younger this was called classic rock, but now what I listened to when I was young is considered classic rock, although wildly more popular than the “old classic rock” It has to be the difference in moving away from terrestrial radio forbthe last few decades. For those old enough to remember radio back then. how many songs that you don’t even like, have never bought a cd of or went to see in person, but when it pops up on a streamer, you know every word 😂
You’ll never have more fun reading and feeling lyrics than you’ll have watching this video. “Anastasia screamed in vain.” My favorite line from this tune.
The original is, She cried in vein, which is actually more significant and more historical! She cried for her children, and when the devil smelt the dead bodies that’s what gave the Generals rank….
@@nickreno644 Anastasia was a child. The entire Romanov family. Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and children, their doctor, servants, cook, and their 3 dogs, were assassinated against a wall in the palace basement. Anastasia was 17 years old.
Amaging song, so interesting, dark, but fun, very cleverly done! Remember it’s just for fun!