Frank
1890 posts
Jan 19, 2013
4:15 AM
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Brown Sugar Lyrics
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields,
Sold in a market down in new orleans.
Scarred old slaver know he's doin alright.
Hear him whip the women just around midnight.
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
(a-ha) brown sugar, just like a young girl should
A-huh.
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Martin
206 posts
Jan 19, 2013
4:35 AM
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That´s profound. Could there be a deliberate ambiguity in the phrase "brown sugar"?
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JInx
391 posts
Jan 19, 2013
5:20 AM
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I recognize that....
that's some of the best old blues + rock = bad rock stuff of all time.
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Sun, sun, sun
Burn, burn, burn
Soon, soon, soon
Moon, moon, moon
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tmf714
1440 posts
Jan 19, 2013
6:56 AM
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From wiki-it's fairly accurate-
The song, with its prominent blues-rock riffs, dual horn/guitar instrumental break, and danceable rock rhythms, is representative of the Stones' definitive mid-period and the tough, bluesy hard-rock most often associated with the group. However, its lyrical subject matter has often been a point of interest and controversy. Described by rock critic Robert Christgau as "a rocker so compelling that it discourages exegesis", "Brown Sugar's" popularity indeed often overshadowed its scandalous lyrics, which were essentially a pastiche of a number of taboo subjects, including interracial sex, cunnilingus, slave rape, and less distinctly, sadomasochism, lost virginity, and heroin use.
When the Rolling Stones perform "Brown Sugar" live, Jagger often changes the lyrics from, "Just like a young girl should," to, "Just like a young man should." The line, "Hear him whip the women just around midnight," is often changed to the less offensive, "You shoulda heard him just around midnight." This is evidenced in their live albums Love You Live, Flashpoint, Live Licks and Shine a Light. This change even occurs on the version recorded at Richards' birthday party.
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LittleBubba
274 posts
Jan 19, 2013
8:30 AM
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I've always been a little hesitant to do "Under My Thumb" in public-- due to somewhat sexist lyrics-- but when we did it a coupla weeks ago it was the women who loved it. My wife said nobody listens to the lyrics on the verses.
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Goldbrick
3 posts
Jan 19, 2013
5:25 PM
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Great song and the early Stones made their living by being un PC.
Listen to Some Girls for really "non correct lyrics"
Staples of my band's set are Under my thumb,Dead Flowers and Let it bleed-they all sound great with a bluesy arrangement
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SuperBee
844 posts
Jan 19, 2013
5:42 PM
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Stones were so country at their best.
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1847
455 posts
Jan 19, 2013
9:09 PM
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i met a girl.... in a texas town
she said, whadya know... bout slim harpo?
can't tell you how long it took me to figured that one out!
1972 i had no idea who slim harpo was. none what so ever.
i think that is partly what kept me intrigued
what the hell were they talking about?
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