Keith Richards: The Story Behind "Monkey Man" Greatest Riff

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  • @carterjayhovland9575
    @carterjayhovland9575 Год назад +18

    This is an excellent video. I picked up my guitar and remembered it was in C# with his classic 1/2-step arpeggio baseline approach to the rhythm. There are numerous Stones songs that are overlooked. My personal favorite obscure one is Time Waits For No One. Mick Taylor's best solo.

    • @nankerphelge3771
      @nankerphelge3771 Год назад +3

      It is good despite the pitfalls of the narrator. At one point he states that Richards guitar work on the song is "an electrifying mix of rhythm and lead guitar styles". Fine, but he pronounces 'lead' like the metal or the Led in Led Zeppelin.

    • @ednorko5128
      @ednorko5128 Год назад

      Yes but,Keith like most of the tracks on Let It Bleed, plays both guitar parts

    • @ednorko5128
      @ednorko5128 Год назад +1

      Keith also played lead on later tracks Bitch,Wild Horses It's Only Rock And Roll and Carol ,when Mick T was in the band

    • @ednorko5128
      @ednorko5128 Год назад

      Did all of Gimme Shelter ,You Can't Always Get What You Want and intro and main solo on Honky-tonk Women

    • @jumpskirt
      @jumpskirt 4 месяца назад +1

      @@nankerphelge3771 I suspect auto-generated (AI) voice used here.

  • @cindyneubauer7079
    @cindyneubauer7079 Год назад +24

    Let it Bleed is a iconic album. This song is awesome!

  • @josevi5835
    @josevi5835 Год назад +21

    That song is a masterpiece, pure blues rock and, by the way, pretty hard. Charlie, Bill, Jagger and Richards nailed it. I love the whole album, Let it Bleed, complelely different than the previous one, Beggars Banquet, another gem.

  • @tattyshoesshigure5731
    @tattyshoesshigure5731 Год назад +11

    Never knew Bill played vibes on this great track from a phenomenal album… or that Keith played ALL the guitar parts on it!

  • @francispower1418
    @francispower1418 Год назад +13

    It has long since been my favorite Rolling Stones song.

    • @gaoxiaen1
      @gaoxiaen1 8 месяцев назад +1

      It's my most frequent earworm.

    • @jeffwatts1126
      @jeffwatts1126 2 месяца назад +1

      This and Gimme Shelter for me

    • @milt6208
      @milt6208 18 дней назад

      Let It Bleed

  • @ianaldridge4778
    @ianaldridge4778 20 дней назад +4

    Rolling stones are legends icons kick ass rock n roll.

  • @republikautopijaofficial7134
    @republikautopijaofficial7134 Год назад +23

    Can't You Hear Me Knocking & Monkey Man, the best !!

    • @t.j.payeur5331
      @t.j.payeur5331 6 месяцев назад +1

      You Fuckin A, brother!

    • @camronbay1
      @camronbay1 2 месяца назад

      And midnight rambler

    • @republikautopijaofficial7134
      @republikautopijaofficial7134 2 месяца назад

      @@camronbay1 yes, ofc., but Midnight' is classy bluesy riff, but 'hear me knocking & Monkey' they are the top of originality and creativity of Richards and Stones, if you ask me..!?

    • @camronbay1
      @camronbay1 2 месяца назад

      @@republikautopijaofficial7134 Oh yes can’t you hear me knocking is so damn good it really shows the creativity of The Rolling Stones.

  • @susanpritchard6164
    @susanpritchard6164 Год назад +10

    Keith is the greatest riff master ever ❤

  • @KT-ln8em
    @KT-ln8em Год назад +5

    I keep reading post on how bill didn't probably play bass on this or that let's not forget Mr Bill Wyman had a huge part in the sound under cover, start me up , shes so cold ,Hang Fire, pretty beat up, paint it black, Heart of stone , setting on a fence, Hot stuff and Miss you, let spend the night together just too name a few.

  • @michaelsena7445
    @michaelsena7445 Год назад +6

    It's unbelievable all of them years ago. Our older generation was a pain in our ass. I got knocked out a couple of times because I like long hair. It didn't hurt I was always stoned.

  • @johnranallo424
    @johnranallo424 Год назад +12

    Mick Taylor was great but Keef IS the sound of The Stones.

    • @Slo-ryde
      @Slo-ryde Год назад +1

      stones went glam after the exile of Main Street album…. Which is why MT left…. Much of their music of the late 70’s and 80’s is way on the softer side…. And they even tried to soften their earlier songs when in concert.

  • @milt6208
    @milt6208 18 дней назад

    I have always loved the song Monkey Man from the first time I heard it. Absolutely one of my favorite Rolling Stones tunes.

  • @Boris82much
    @Boris82much 8 дней назад

    One of my favorite songs of all time.

  • @encoreunefois1X
    @encoreunefois1X Год назад +5

    My favourite parts are the intro and the fade out with Charlie lobbing hand grenades, and I guess everything in between.

  • @robertlevasseur6843
    @robertlevasseur6843 5 месяцев назад +1

    When the album came out I would just listen to this song over and over because of the intro and how it blends into the main theme of the song.

  • @technologyandsociety21C
    @technologyandsociety21C 7 дней назад

    My favorite Stones tune of all time.

  • @KeithPlant
    @KeithPlant 3 месяца назад +1

    One of my favourites. Really underrated.

  • @autumnleaf8411
    @autumnleaf8411 5 месяцев назад +1

    Such an atmospheric song which is really danceable too, one of their best and there are so.many gems to chose from

  • @piplee1439
    @piplee1439 Год назад +5

    The lemon squeezer was vital in the 60s for extracting said fruits juice and breaking down tar heroin for injection via hypodermic.
    That’s word.

    • @janmaessen9879
      @janmaessen9879 Год назад +2

      Thanx for the lesson
      🙈🙉🙊🍋🎸🎹

    • @tedhunt6048
      @tedhunt6048 Год назад +3

      I believe its a reference to Howlin Wolf, squeeze my lemon, til the juice runs down my leg

    • @piplee1439
      @piplee1439 Год назад +3

      @@tedhunt6048 I get ya but maybe it had two connotations.
      Too close when Keef was banging up smack in his arse cheeks.
      Old school smackheads used lemon juice.
      I knew em.
      Citric acid became the go to in the 80s..

    • @gaoxiaen1
      @gaoxiaen1 8 месяцев назад +1

      First time I heard that.

    • @piplee1439
      @piplee1439 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@gaoxiaen1I’m just going on personal experience.
      Lemon juice was used to break down heroin in the 50s & 60s.
      Then again, citric acid was available i take it?

  • @wilmabaumann4499
    @wilmabaumann4499 Год назад +4

    “Monkey Man“ hat mir schon immer gefallen....aber einen interessanten Einblick in den Aufbau zu erhalten, finde ich super...auch einige Kniffs und Tricks von Keith Richards Gitarrenriffs sind sehr interessant...Danke...🎼🎶🎵🎸 ...🔝👏...

  • @theofroon9490
    @theofroon9490 Год назад +6

    Wonderful song❤

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Год назад +6

    Love the song 😘

  • @targetprincedreamer
    @targetprincedreamer 11 месяцев назад +2

    ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL AND UNDERRATED SONGS BY THE STONES!!!! I´M A MONKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

    • @quiquebuxeda6044
      @quiquebuxeda6044 8 дней назад

      Underrated? In your country. Not in cataluña

  • @hankwilliams2833
    @hankwilliams2833 День назад

    this song and sunshine of your love makes goodfellas an unbeatable movie

  • @chrysr7773
    @chrysr7773 10 месяцев назад

    The bass line is nothing to sneeze at either. Keith was on fire for Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Goats Head Soup.
    He did amazing work for a person addicted to four different substances.

    • @gaoxiaen1
      @gaoxiaen1 8 месяцев назад

      And Exile on Main Street.

  • @Mark-dx8rr
    @Mark-dx8rr Год назад +2

    What a fantastic channel!!; I subscribed and liked!!

  • @Martinuci
    @Martinuci Год назад +1

    Keith is a great guitarrist! There are many tracks in which he played all the guitars, such as this one and Happy, and people think it was Mick Taylor playing slide but it wasn't.

  • @lindamariacarrillo1697
    @lindamariacarrillo1697 3 месяца назад

    ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR A RINGTONE.❤🎉

  • @flouisbailey
    @flouisbailey 8 месяцев назад +2

    FN great BAND! Keef my hero!

  • @romeocarlomusto918
    @romeocarlomusto918 7 месяцев назад +2

    dedicated to Giant Mario Schifano italian painter friend of Stones, 'n an huge monkey man with his heroine..

  • @JOSPEHSIZIAN
    @JOSPEHSIZIAN 2 месяца назад

    Not just a great riff master, a modern day maestro

  • @bryanfell5324
    @bryanfell5324 24 дня назад

    Worlds greatest rock n roll band!!!

  • @Gordy63
    @Gordy63 5 месяцев назад

    So many all time great songs from the Stones epic run of their fabulous four albums - Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street.

  • @markbalcerek8986
    @markbalcerek8986 Год назад +1

    Great song.

  • @kenhoyer8601
    @kenhoyer8601 День назад

    Best song intro

  • @αλεξανδροςραπτης-λ5ζ

    no Mick Taylor on this?Impressive,bravo sir Keef

  • @rogerleelewis3621
    @rogerleelewis3621 Месяц назад

    Let’s summarize. Stones are legendary. Keith Richards is legendary. Monkey Man is legendary. Richard’s plays legendary lead guitar which rhymes with led which is how the legendary band Led Zeppelin got its name. And yes, AI bot voices are the most legendary of all.

  • @Starboardsideprospecting
    @Starboardsideprospecting 4 месяца назад +1

    Best riff ever

  • @charleslanphier8094
    @charleslanphier8094 9 месяцев назад +2

    How is this the story behind the song ? Keith is great yeah, not exactly a secret.

  • @AlexandraNearchou
    @AlexandraNearchou Год назад +2

    What about Can't you hear me knocking and mick taylors contribution

  • @franspan9872
    @franspan9872 Год назад

    It was more than just instruments and vocals. It was in the air worldwide and many were breathing it.

  • @MichaelLombardi-mo3oc
    @MichaelLombardi-mo3oc 8 месяцев назад +1

    Best band ever not even close

  • @aaronmelton1374
    @aaronmelton1374 3 месяца назад

    The drums......
    Chuck makes this song Epic

  • @theodoreconstantini2548
    @theodoreconstantini2548 4 месяца назад

    I always thought Monkey man was about heroin addiction which has often been described as having a monkey on your back, and there is the reference, to a lemon squeezer, well lemon is used when preparing an injectable dose of heroin in a spoon as users do.

  • @Maxine-vu8vi
    @Maxine-vu8vi 3 месяца назад

    This is one of my top 3 Stones songs. I LOVE IT! But IMO, the song kick's ass as a result of the work of Charlie Watts and Keith Richards.

  • @chetbarrasso2396
    @chetbarrasso2396 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thats it!!!

  • @NickLoucks-ti5dy
    @NickLoucks-ti5dy Год назад

    Miss you

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn Год назад +10

    Perfect riff, interlocks with Charlie perfectly, overplaying gangbang Page and Bonham never got it.

    • @edwardcoit9748
      @edwardcoit9748 Год назад +1

      Richards and Watts are no where near Page and Bonham. Not even close.

    • @dodgedandle8311
      @dodgedandle8311 Год назад +3

      @@edwardcoit9748 Ohh Yes they We’re, just in a different way and I Love both bands for that reason 😉

    • @edwardcoit9748
      @edwardcoit9748 Год назад

      @@dodgedandle8311
      Sorry. You are wrong. Keith was not even the best guitarist in the Stones. Page is much much better. Bonham could do more with his left foot than Watts could do with two arms and two legs.

    • @dodgedandle8311
      @dodgedandle8311 Год назад +3

      @@edwardcoit9748 No I’m Not Wrong 🤣😂🤦‍♂️ We know that Einstein that Page and Bohnam were exceptional musicians, But it’s not just about that is it, it’s about the Music and Led Zep (As Much as I Love Them Exactly The Same as The Stones didn’t write Gimme Shelter , Jumping Jack Flash or Monkey Man .. and The Stones didn’t write, The Rain Song , Sick Again and Going to California or what ever great songs that were written by either or the other, it’s not a football game , it’s music otherwise there would be no point would there , It says more that they done what they done with Less ,if you get it , 🤦‍♂️🤨🙄 KNOW THAT I MEAN, or maybe not 🤦‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂️

    • @catherinecook2046
      @catherinecook2046 Год назад +2

      watts and richards is the key to the stones all the way to 81s slave and start me up

  • @catstones9923
    @catstones9923 2 месяца назад

    I'M GLAD I'M A MONKEY WOMAN TOO. SUCH A HIGHLY POWERFUL GREAT SONG... 😜

  • @fennis26
    @fennis26 Год назад +3

    “…masterfully constructed by Ry Cooder” you mean. RC taught Keith open tuning, slide guitar, and a lot of the riffs he would go on to use but, really, let’s give credit where credit is due.

    • @marksloan7438
      @marksloan7438 3 месяца назад

      Right......like the open tuning that Ry Cooder learned from old blues musicians.

  • @exitthelemming145
    @exitthelemming145 Месяц назад

    One of Keith's most intriguing riffs was the monster that introduces 'Dancing with Mr D' from 'Goat's Head Soap' but it just doesn't go anywhere and the song falls flat with no appreciable development IMO. Bet they wish they had rewritten it now...

  • @glitter-lk5dz
    @glitter-lk5dz Год назад +1

    1:00 Inspired by artist Mario Schifano.
    Marianne left Mick for him.

  • @terrybono5995
    @terrybono5995 6 месяцев назад +2

    led guitar?

    • @marksloan7438
      @marksloan7438 3 месяца назад

      That's what Jimmy Page plays.

  • @garethleitner9547
    @garethleitner9547 7 дней назад

    Lead guitars are SOOOOO heavy!!

  • @bristolfashion4421
    @bristolfashion4421 9 дней назад

    We thank goodness that Ry tort Keef how to play proply, innit... look at all the dead ones, too 😮

  • @richarddelgado2723
    @richarddelgado2723 9 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah if a great sum of people had any intelligence whatsoever they would listen to this whole album carefully and realize Keith Richards knows how to play the 🤬 guitar 🎸 mate !!!! …😓… But sadly they’re going to go on living in stupidity…..

  • @ronaldzahradnick6304
    @ronaldzahradnick6304 27 дней назад

    The title of this video lead me to believe that Keith is telling the story, but apparently it is just another click bait!

  • @ichirofakename
    @ichirofakename 6 месяцев назад +5

    hire a human narrator.

    • @riodejaneiro664
      @riodejaneiro664 Месяц назад

      Really! Led guitar? Not leed guitar. Frickin AI will be the death of us all when it either misinterprets a solar flare for a nuclear launch or just decides humans have got to go.

  • @studebakerhoch
    @studebakerhoch 4 месяца назад

    I don't think the riff is in unappreciated,.... not by me or any other guitarist I know anyway

  • @HamCubes
    @HamCubes 9 месяцев назад

    _Simian Fist o' Funk_ is a good name for a rose. 🤨

  • @lewislane9727
    @lewislane9727 Год назад

    Apparently not a whole lot of meaning behind it

  • @aaronmelton1374
    @aaronmelton1374 3 месяца назад

    The "riff" is normal.....the drums make this fucking tune

  • @jay-remedy-plz
    @jay-remedy-plz 3 месяца назад

    0:44 “Lead Guitars” so the artificial intelligence narration isn’t perfect yet? How heavy do you like your metal?

  • @robertcox7555
    @robertcox7555 8 дней назад

    As soon as I hear an AI voice, I’m out. No matter how actually accurate the information might be

  • @jonerlandson1956
    @jonerlandson1956 Год назад +1

    oww...

  • @gaoxiaen1
    @gaoxiaen1 8 месяцев назад

    Your videos are too short.

    • @hurdygurdyguy1
      @hurdygurdyguy1 8 месяцев назад

      Well, that’s what happens when you use chatGPT to write your script and an AI voice to narrate it (did you catch at 0:44, the subtitles read “lead guitar” but the voice over says “led” 😆😆😆)

  • @andrewgillespie8537
    @andrewgillespie8537 День назад

    This video sucks. The AI narrator makes a bunch of reading mistakes, and some is non-factual, for example, that's Bill Wyman playing the vibes at the very beginning, it's not a piano.

  • @tabs9213
    @tabs9213 Месяц назад

    Hyperbole. Blah blah...blah. Nothing to see here move along. Nothing learned here about how the song came about.
    I always thought it was a Richards song including the lyrics. Autobiographical in nature. "All my friends are junkies..." 69 was about the time Richards started using heroin.

  • @arjaylee
    @arjaylee 27 дней назад

    Use a real person to narrate