Mick Jagger, 1978: "If you can't take a joke, it's too f*cking bad."
@hansmagnusmalcolmsen9354
4 ай бұрын
1981 tour: "This is for all the girls who left their tampax at home." (Let It Bleed.) 😄
@MoJoAssets
4 ай бұрын
Too bloody right!!!
@antondial5326
4 ай бұрын
Mick Jagger is right. Humourless toads should keep their unwanted opinions to themselves. Nobody asked them anything.
@andrewgraham5527
4 ай бұрын
Can't wait for the Macc lads five most disgusting songs video.
@lloydbraun6026
4 ай бұрын
So Mick asking John Phillips if he could sleep with his 14 year old daughter McKenzie Phillips was ok. He actually slept with her in his 40’s
@FrederickJohnSebastian
4 ай бұрын
"Under my thumb" hated by the same people who queued to buy "50 shades of grey"?
@SMHman666
4 ай бұрын
Frederick. Yes, and probably bop along to WAP.
@richardschulman8821
4 ай бұрын
Excellent..Ironic.
@drothberg3
4 ай бұрын
50 Shades is about S&M and Under My Thumb is about an abusive relationship. Two very different things. I don’t think it means that the Stones are endorsing abuse; they’re pointing out a dark side of humanity, as they often do.
@FrederickJohnSebastian
4 ай бұрын
@@drothberg3 a very generous reading of 50 shades. Both are about power and control.
@stevenhighams4190
4 ай бұрын
@@drothberg3 In 'Under My Thumb', she once had the power until he turned the tables - if he hadn't turned the tables, you would have been okay with her crowing about him being her thumb, I take it. People who are outraged by 'Under My Thumb' are flying their double-standards flag.
@robbiecox
4 ай бұрын
It's only Rock'n'Roll but I like it. It SHOULD be disgusting.
@SpaceCattttt
4 ай бұрын
Well, today's snowflakes would rather say that it's only rock 'n roll, but it should be banned...
@anthonycraig1458
4 ай бұрын
Just what I was thinking... it's only rock 'n' roll!
@lademore
4 ай бұрын
If you cant rock me …..dirty fun lyrics too
@DuVtrell
4 ай бұрын
Stray Cat Blues is raunchy as all hell.
@kevinfessler6831
4 ай бұрын
I thought for SURE this was going to be #1. How could it not be?
@kingpininfo4506
4 ай бұрын
I can see that you're 15 years old No, I don't want your ID
@robgronotte1
4 ай бұрын
@@kingpininfo4506 13 years old in the live version!
@briantruitt5218
4 ай бұрын
Stray Cat Blues, besides being one of their best tunes, is by far the raunchiest! That's why it's one of my favs.
@stevearmin5346
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. And as soon as I brought home and played BB, that song jumped out as one of my favorites.
@rubbabubba6489
4 ай бұрын
We are witnessing the death of Rock n Roll, slow but sure. All clean, sanitary, and non offensive
@kenjohnston1257
4 ай бұрын
The Rock n Roll movement died in the early 80s. Resurrected for a while by 90s grunge but then settled back in the grave
@rubbabubba6489
4 ай бұрын
@kenjohnston1257 you're probably not far off, some exceptions like GmR and The Black Crowes come to mind
@kenjohnston1257
4 ай бұрын
@@rubbabubba6489 There are good bands keeping it on life support but the movement itself went into steep decline once MTV turned rock into phony pageantry and a celebration of hair metal
@1171karl
4 ай бұрын
Rock n Roll came into being 70 years ago... I'm 52 and love listening to 60s and 70s rock, I know a few kids do as well but its surely going to dwindle in popularity, its just going to be considered old fashioned.
@gravl1
4 ай бұрын
“WAP” not offensive and clean? It’s not the lyrics that have changed (they’ve gotten worse), it’s the low bar of creativity that has ruined music.
@TheJohnnyCotts
4 ай бұрын
A little surprised Cocksucker Blues didn't make the list, but as that one was never officially released, I can understand.
@bobvermeulen491
4 ай бұрын
Probably just a little bit to obscure.
@grandadneal8114
4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah that one was when they lefty Decca? They demanded a last single as per their contract
@simonjenkins9361
4 ай бұрын
Ben Forrest probably doesn't know it. He doesn't know much about the Stones but he does like to make ignorant little swipes at them
@augmentedhat16
4 ай бұрын
I’m sure one day it will be released.
@randytaylor220
4 ай бұрын
These songs and their albums were meant for a more mature listener, not for today’s culture. I’m so glad they wrote what they did. We’ll never get rocked like that again.
@bjones8470
4 ай бұрын
Ain’t that the truth
@roy421000
2 ай бұрын
Well said... We live in an era where anything, real or imagined, can be a slight to someone.
@geodogg07
4 ай бұрын
These five songs (along with others mentioned in the comments) actually make a great playlist to instruct newbies where to start in The Stone's discography, lol
@shawnmccorkle5059
4 ай бұрын
Hahahaha. Absolutely agree
@harryurz
4 ай бұрын
Ben Forrest graduated from Leeds Uni July 2023; which says it all really........Lets just hope no one buys young Ben a Whitesnake compilation.
@rumblehat4357
4 ай бұрын
Or AC/DC.
@anthonycraig1458
4 ай бұрын
Funny how the Stones outraged the older generation when they started. Now they're older, they're managing to upset the younger generation!
@danielmaher7108
4 ай бұрын
The generation of which Ben Forrest is a member of is so puritanical and uptight.
@jerryattwooll4864
4 ай бұрын
@@rumblehat4357They were exactly the two bands that I immediately thought of too, but there's plenty of others as well
@rumblehat4357
4 ай бұрын
@@jerryattwooll4864there was some grumbling recently about AC/DC, calling their lyrics misogynistic, sexist, etc. Complaining NOW? They’ve been around for 50 Years doing the same thing over and over, and suddenly it’s a problem? These kids don’t get double entendres nor do they get fun. They are like hanging around your 98 year old grandma (who might actually be fun compared to kids today.) glad I’m old.
@mick469
4 ай бұрын
Luckily no one gives a f**k what BF thinks.
@JamesSavik
4 ай бұрын
Part of rock's appeal is that it is often naughty, and allows us to poke stuffy prudes in the eye.
@thegreatstrogannofski3418
4 ай бұрын
Is old mate Ben going to write an article about all the misogynistic rap tracks that exist ?,I doubt it,I couldn’t imagine why
@classicalbum
4 ай бұрын
LOL... he should do, that would keep him busy
@gattingbowledwarne
4 ай бұрын
@@classicalbumI’d read it. But to be honest, rap is super misogynistic, and that is one of the reasons I don’t listen to it. Maybe ‘old mate’ does. Do you?
@thegreatstrogannofski3418
4 ай бұрын
@@gattingbowledwarne My love of rap started & ended with Public enemy
@gattingbowledwarne
4 ай бұрын
@@thegreatstrogannofski3418whilst I can appreciate its origins and its importance, I just don’t get it. I don’t like the music, and the lyrics are pretty unpleasant at times.
@butchjohnson9736
4 ай бұрын
@@thegreatstrogannofski3418 DeLaSoul and A Tribe Called Quest were really good and didn't go with the gangsta misogynist vibe. There are a few decent Hiphop artists that actually made interesting music.
@eddiemethot8925
4 ай бұрын
I never think of songs and their subjective meanings that people try to analyze or interpret.I just like the music.
@jefferysteen1041
4 ай бұрын
I love Brown Sugar !!!It's a great song!
@clebozer
4 ай бұрын
It’s a great tune but not a great song!
@SpaceCattttt
4 ай бұрын
@@clebozer It's a great tune and a great song with hilariously foul lyrics. Lighten up, geez...
@jeffwatts1126
4 ай бұрын
@@clebozer Great enough to be a #1 hit. With one of the all time great opening riffs
@drothberg3
4 ай бұрын
I think it might be their greatest song, musically and lyrically.
@sgw8903
4 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt Love the rhythm and riff but can't see anything great or hilarious in singing about whipping and raping slaves. Even back then.
@dirtydeadasheville
4 ай бұрын
Honorable mentions? Stray Cat Blues (Barry mentioned it), Memo from Turner, Sweet Black Angel, Short and Curlies, Stupid Girl, Little T & A, gosh the lost goes on. Love 'em all😂
@encoreunefois1X
4 ай бұрын
I don't think Sweet Black Angel is disgusting. It's about black political activist Angela Davis and her travails.
@kenjohnston1257
4 ай бұрын
What about Let it Bleed lol We all need someone we can CREAM on hahaha
@jeffwatts1126
4 ай бұрын
Memo from Turner is not a Stones song, it's a Mick solo song. where all music parts were recorded by Ry Cooder on slide guitar, Russ Titelman (guitar), Randy Newman (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass) and Gene Parsons (drums).
@jtmichaelson
4 ай бұрын
Possibly one of the most unique song lists I've ever seen. Kudos for the effort. Good list.
@classicalbum
4 ай бұрын
Not really my list, just a response to an article
@aquatarkus2022
4 ай бұрын
And the most predictable.
@randytaylor220
4 ай бұрын
Every song on this I love and still listen to and will probably forever. These songs is what represent rock n roll. Sometimes rock isn’t for the faint of heart.
@martinnewtonholmes
4 ай бұрын
Just like Life itself
@anachronistofer
4 ай бұрын
I heard a rumor that the original Stones' tongue-out-of-mouth logo originally had a phallus going into it. Probably phallacious.
@jerryattwooll4864
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😊
@jblassio
4 ай бұрын
In 2024…..Ladies and Gentlemen, STILL the greatest rock n roll band in the world ….The Rolling Stones!!!!!!!!!!
@colinwilliams553
4 ай бұрын
......"GOT THAT RIGHT"!!
@antondial5326
4 ай бұрын
THE GREATEST ROCKNROLL BAND IN THE WORLD 2024. The Stones invented the Rocknroll lifestyle and they ingeniously incorporated plenty styles and genres into their music. Everybody has critics. They come and go, but the Stones music will be around long after the critics have come and gone.
@papajohnloki
4 ай бұрын
@@antondial5326 never were but the greatest pr creation of all time (a great band could release a great LIVE album without ovedubs)
@austake
4 ай бұрын
@@papajohnloki Greatest rock and roll band my arse!!
@jblassio
4 ай бұрын
@@austake I suppose Nickelback might be your number 1? 👍
@rodjones117
4 ай бұрын
The lyrics to New Car are a pretty direct, ahem, "homage" to Robert Johnson's Terraplane Blues.
@dansmithwave
4 ай бұрын
As was Led Zeppelin's Trampled Underfoot, which takes the car/female double entendre to Carry On film levels. 😬
@yassassin6425
4 ай бұрын
@@dansmithwave Add 'Start Me Up' to the list.
@FuturePast2019
4 ай бұрын
Brown Sugar is their greatest recording. And the biggest highlight of a classic Stones concert. Yeah yeah woo
@carolramsey6287
4 ай бұрын
The more these songs offend those people the more I like them. "Let's Spend The Night Together" outraged the godly fundamentalists 60;yrars ago
@H-mu4bo
4 ай бұрын
The Stones even at their filthiest was never gratuitous. The most disgusting song I think was Gary Glitter's "What your mama don't see your mama don't know". No hidden message there!
@encoreunefois1X
4 ай бұрын
With the exception of Cocksucker Blues AKA Schoolboy Blues recorded to mess with Decca, who insisted on receiving one more single from the Stones as per their contract. That was gratuitous as hell.
@user-bj7ir8jr9m
4 ай бұрын
Sterling work yourself here once again. Lovely video, a nice and quick run down with plenty of details and original opinion and content. Interesting list of songs and definitely a good 5 selected for that topic. Gotta be said though ‘Brown Sugar’ is still such a brilliant song, and despite the lyrics obviously being frowned upon in disgust today, it’s anStones best 20 number for sure! Keep up the great work 👏
@robboxify
4 ай бұрын
Love the (probably) deliberate wearing of the AC/DC shirt for this one, who themselves are no strangers to the odd controversial lyric
@bllewellyn42
4 ай бұрын
Who’s got the Jack?
@jerryattwooll4864
4 ай бұрын
What's Next To The Moon.
@kevinstyles8696
4 ай бұрын
Had a feeling Star Star would be no.1. I love it anyway. Fab intro.
@shawnmccorkle5059
4 ай бұрын
Ditto. Great track.
@farrellmcnulty909
4 ай бұрын
@@shawnmccorkle5059 I love the bass and honky-tonk piano ushering in the second verse.
@shawnmccorkle5059
4 ай бұрын
@@farrellmcnulty909 and when the ending comes and the guitars are wailing as is Mick and his voice? Just killer. Song Rocks!!! Favorite track on Goats Head
@farrellmcnulty909
4 ай бұрын
@@shawnmccorkle5059 You're right, I love his "YEAH!" at the end. If there was a video in those days, I can imagine him with that same shit-eating grin he has on the album cover.
@truckerkevthepaidtourist
4 ай бұрын
Star Star Keef doing Chuck Berry better than Chuck Berry
@Gaeton_Dugas
4 ай бұрын
Young people today seem to have the same morals as Mary Whitehouse
@jameslaird9924
4 ай бұрын
The new puritans
@SpaceCattttt
4 ай бұрын
Indeed. I was given an earful the other day because I admitted to finding it hilarious when Roger Moore (as James Bond) would slap a girl's bottom while delivering a flawless one-liner and a majestic raised eyebrow. Apparently, this made me a "propagandist tool for the patriarchy"!
@africanfartingfrog
4 ай бұрын
Ha ha, charade you are
@brendandevoy8178
4 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt liberals today seem to be so illiberal
@kenfrederick6223
4 ай бұрын
If this guy thought these Stones lyrics are filthy, he'd have a heart attack upon hearing some of those KISS and Whitesnake lyrics.
@splankhoon
4 ай бұрын
"Put your hand in my pocket, grab onto my rocket". 🙂
@henryhay9543
4 ай бұрын
Just a prude really.
@classicalbum
4 ай бұрын
I think it's his politics really
@henryhay9543
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. It is a part of the grist, the gristle of their composition. @@classicalbum
@Ed9870
4 ай бұрын
"My word, that's a dodgy one isn't it?" The British have such a graceful way to express disdain.
@robertwoodrow9650
4 ай бұрын
😆😅😂
@Peter-Burbank
4 ай бұрын
I nearly shat myself!
@stephensimpson1613
4 ай бұрын
I don't agree at all. The lyrics can just as easily be interpreted as ironic, a commentary on the genuinely terrifying world around us. You surely don't mean that Jagger identifies with the scarred old slaver who rapes the girls? Isn't the absurdly macho stance a central trope of the blues? Part of the thrill of these songs is in their ambiguity, the potential for differing interpretations. I'm much more offended by the bland music and unimaginative lyrics of the later Stones stuff.
@mattrogers1946
4 ай бұрын
Of course, Mick doesn't think that. Nowadays, we live in an age of snowflakes, SJWs, and Cancel Culture. Swell...
@butchjohnson9736
4 ай бұрын
I don't thinkl there is a lot of ambiguity in these songs, but I agree that these were different times that shouldn't be sanitized. But the Stones have in the last few decades curated their image to steer away from controversy to keep the money rolling in, so it is no surprise to me.
@flynnlizzy5469
4 ай бұрын
I think you can trace the decline of Jaggers testosterone level just by reading his lyrics. Its why almost all rock bands eventually lose their mojo as they age.
@xrandy11
4 ай бұрын
Before you started I knew that Some Girls (the song) would be on it. Great song that gave an insight into what life was like for a high level rock star for those of us who never got to live it.
@matthewlacey5307
4 ай бұрын
Tune-wise, every song here - and the ones on the dishonourable mentions list - shows the breadth and genius of this band. Ok, change the lyrics. Change everything made in the 60s and 70s. Would i rather have today's fear of saying anything and judgementalism about everything past? Im a Miles Davis fan. Look at ESP and Bitches Brew and Big Fun album covers for starters. Miles wasnt nice to women ( or anyone really). He must be scrutinised and called out therefore. No. Just leave the times alone. Def no more playing Freebird i suppose
@encoreunefois1X
4 ай бұрын
"Parachute woman, join me for a ride / will you blow me out? Well my heavy throbber's itchin just to lay a solid rhythm down." Good heavens! Matron!
@robertwoodrow9650
4 ай бұрын
😆😅😂🤣
@rjmacready8830
4 ай бұрын
I saw the title and immediately thought of "Some Girls" and "Brown Sugar." "Star Star" is a good fit, too.
@jc3605
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for creating a playlist for me. Great tracks.
@stephenfisch615
4 ай бұрын
When I saw the title, I, like the author, thought about songs with awful sex scenes in the lyrics. I also thought about some of the Stones’ more violent songs. The one that really struck me that way is Too Much Blood from 1983’s Undercover album. Like Midnight Rambler, it’s based on a true story of a gruesome murder, except with more details.
@martinnewtonholmes
4 ай бұрын
But that song is literally complaining about "Too Much Blood" these days
@Taffy_Duck
4 ай бұрын
That's a good idea for a new Stones compilation album
@flynnlizzy5469
4 ай бұрын
Name it 'FILTH'. I'm a Stones fan for life so not meant as a put down.
@TBonzzz
4 ай бұрын
I knew Star Star would be #1! What a lyrically raunchy, yet musically excellent tune. ⭐️ ⭐️ However, I would have put Stray Cat Blues on this list over Under My Thumb. Again, musically excellent with disturbing lyrics. Another outstanding classic rock assessment as usual sir! 👍🏼
@kenjohnston1257
4 ай бұрын
The fact that so many listeners are contributing suggestions that missed the list is a testament to the greatness of the Rolling Stones
@giordanodimarzo4205
4 ай бұрын
Art , in any form , should not be censored
@Dan147Danny
2 ай бұрын
4 of these 5 songs are some of my favourite Rolling Stones songs. Unashamedly so. Never apologise for great art.
@pampossum9431
4 ай бұрын
Ben should check out some Zappa, that would send him into meltdown.
@marcoesquandolez4737
4 ай бұрын
Everyone is sooooo sensitive these days! I wonder what happens when this guy discovers hip-hop
@davehandelman2832
4 ай бұрын
They can blah blah the Stones all day: they don't care. And neither do we!
@fittobetiedyed5315
4 ай бұрын
Rock N Roll is often about girls, cars and drugs from a sexually charged male point of view. Historically, its always been juxtaposed to Western sensibilities and social mores. The Stones weren't trend setters here and really didn't do what others haven't done across all art forms over the centuries.
@hansvandermeulen5515
4 ай бұрын
Frank Zappa would be asked about his sexist lyrics from time to time. He was usually quick to point out that Mick Jagger's lyrics can be more sexist than anything Zappa ever wrote.
@butchjohnson9736
4 ай бұрын
Itr's not really a good argument to find someone who is worse than you, but with Zappa sarcasm and cynicism was obvious. Mick Jagger lived his image.
@SpaceCattttt
4 ай бұрын
I love Frank, but his attitude towards groupies and sex leaves me cold. Never mind that he had a wife and four kids at home, he saw nothing wrong with sleeping around with girls on his tours. In fact, he viewed sex as nothing more serious than coffee and cigarettes, and he often referred to it as "food". When touring with one of his best bands in 1973-74, he would complain about how boring this particular group of musicians were because they went to bed early and didn't want to have any "fun". Now, normally, Frank would fire anyone who used drugs and partied too hard to be able to play his music perfectly, but somehow, he made an exception when it came to sleeping around. That was perfectly OK. I've always felt it was very hypocritical of him to treat people like cattle in this way, while at the same time expecting them to live by his rules. I mean, yeah, you can have sex and still perform the music (unlike with too many drugs) but are drugs really that much worse than promiscuous sex? Especially when you're married?
@hansvandermeulen5515
4 ай бұрын
Sure, FZ wS a sexist and hs did turn his wife into N enabler so he could take groupies home from tour and keep 'em in his basement. His wife accepted his every whim (she didn't want to be left alone with her children). So, there's that. FZ was also totallyconsumed by music and his style of music requires a very spdciL skillset including VERY tight playing. He wouldn't get a good performance fro people that are intoxicated. Also, anyone who didn't like the level of discipline required was free to leave at anytime.
@splankhoon
4 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt I really wouldn't compare drugs to sex. You can never get that stoned out of your mind on natural endorfines that you can't play your parts anymore like you said. :-) It's not like he forced anybody. FZ was very candid about it all. Most rock stars were doing just the same, but they covered it up more. Never judge what you don't know. The bass player from Saxon (UK band) once said something like : "In America, we had these girls coming on the bus. You'd try and talk to them but before you knew what was happening they were saying hello to the top of your lengths." Nowadays everything is put in boxes of predators and victims. Bruce Dickinson said: "Twenty-one years old. Let loose in North-America. What do you think?" In the sixties the doors of experimentation flew wide open. You can't expect all the rusty, conventionalities just to disappear at the drop of a hat. So, it was mostly a boys game but it's not like every woman was a poor victim. Zappa said: "I like to get laid." So, there you have it. If he's obnoxious about towards his wife, it's their thing to sort out. It's not like Gail didn't know how he rolled.
@SpaceCattttt
4 ай бұрын
@@splankhoon Well, you certainly seem OK with it...
@drothberg3
4 ай бұрын
Brown Sugar may be the Stones’ greatest song, and I find it upsetting that Jagger goes along with all the people who just don’t get it. The Stones used their persona as rock’s bad boys to purposely cross lines of propriety and highlight society’s hypocrisies and have fun doing it. Yes, it celebrates interracial sex, but the focus on slavery highlights the fact that slavery involved sexual abuse and that it might guiltily turn on some listeners, and that all of that forms a backdrop to interracial dynamics today. Brilliant. And, by the way, it’s killer musically. I played and sang it at my bar mitzvah party, having no thought of what it was about. It was just cool and I loved it!
@AbigailJrney-1
4 ай бұрын
Can't help but to love The Stones! It's rock n' roll baby!!🤘🤘🔥🔥🎸🎸
@eltorpedo67
2 ай бұрын
I always thought Under My Thumb was meant to be a portrayal of a guy who talks tough and is full of bluster in front of his friends but then backs down and submits to his woman when she's around. I think the "Take it easy baby, take it easy baby..." during the song's outro was a clue. A bit of contrite pleading to his girlfriend as she walked in and heard him talking s***.
@sixstringmetal8559
4 ай бұрын
As soon as i started the video i knew star star would be number 1. Lol
@denisem6790
4 ай бұрын
Unreleased but easily found - Andrew's Blues (song about Andrew Oldham's antics). Can't write those lyrics here! (the other songs - I just found funny - Stones always have a great sense of humor)
@ErnestIII83
4 ай бұрын
Surprised Stray Cat Blues wasn't listed.
@classicalbum
4 ай бұрын
It makes my list, I mention it at the end
@ErnestIII83
4 ай бұрын
@@classicalbum Oh. I did see your video until the end. Guess my mind was distracted at that point. Ha.
@martinwatson5438
4 ай бұрын
I see from his bio that Ben Forest graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA in Journalism in 2023. Like hes going to understand the Rolling Stones? Silly boy
@lionheartroar3104
4 ай бұрын
Stones are the ultimate rock punks. Love the video 👍👍
@alexbowman7582
4 ай бұрын
Surely number one has to be Cocksuckers Blues a Stones song recorded as a contractural obligated single.
@drlarrymitchell
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MrKelleyzinho
4 ай бұрын
Yes! But even this throwaway is a dramatic song that works.
@RogerGriffiths-nj3ro
4 ай бұрын
The Stones covered I'm a King Bee in 1964. This was written by Slim Harpo in the 50's so it was going on long before they wrote there own songs. It's a great song but I guess this bloke whoever he is would object to this to
@rumblehat4357
4 ай бұрын
It’s like these people just discovered something but never did any research about history before it, just to complain. Plenty of old songs used alliteration. For example, Ice Cream Man was not about ice cream.
@martinwatson5438
4 ай бұрын
Im sorry to disappoint Ben, but the 'past is a different country' argument is perfectly valid. The whole of society was different and really didnt see a problem with the lyrics of these songs. Why does he need the Stones to be moral crusaders? They were and are the greatest rock and roll band in the world. Isnt that enough?
@foreverpinkf.7603
4 ай бұрын
I hope nobody will ban these songs. If these snowflakes find the lyrics offensive, let them listen to Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift.
@arthurgordon6072
4 ай бұрын
Even though I gave a 'thumbs up', I m not sure if I 'enjoyed' this video. As a very long time Stones fan, I fully understand art. All these songs, and many more, are part of my life. I haven't become some sort of misogynist because of them. It's all just Rock 'n' Roll buddy!
@j.kliban9156
4 ай бұрын
I always consider The Stones to be among the more erudite of satirists& usually tongue-in-cheek re: outrageous lyrics. Early on, I think they were trying real hard to emulate the pointed hurtfulness of their blues heroes. Clearly the most offensive thing about this artless article, besides the pathetic false outrage of the "writer", is that he was actually paid to write this value-less tripe.
@lloydbraun6026
4 ай бұрын
Under My Thumb is about turning the tables on a woman. Some Girls is an awful song
@lawrencejhutchinson
4 ай бұрын
Love all those songs! Brown Sugar was about Claudia Lennear (Bowie wrote Lady Grinning Soul about her). And Steve McQueen was thrilled to be name checked on Star Star. Sod the critics!
@spoon072000
4 ай бұрын
It's just the best music to get you moving; feeling every note and chord. I'll keep listening and some will hurl the -ists and -isms at me. I'll grab the volume knob and turn it up!
@pindowskivich
4 ай бұрын
Our parents thought our music was disgusting. Now our kids do too. Glad I grew up in the70's. Best music ever. Don't go away mad...just go away.
@marymargaretmoore9034
4 ай бұрын
There are a few more including "Casino Boogie" and "Stray Cat Blues."
@romulus62moondust
4 ай бұрын
Sounds like a SOFT veiw point people are way to sensitive
@classicalbum
4 ай бұрын
Agree
@stevewalker206
4 ай бұрын
Enjoyed this. Can you do a similar video about The Carpenters?
@saulschlapik6818
4 ай бұрын
That's a REALLY offensive band!
@africanfartingfrog
4 ай бұрын
Superstar is actually a somewhat dirty song
@anthonycraig1458
4 ай бұрын
Yes although they cleaned up the lyrics to Superstar from the original version.
@63mckenzie
4 ай бұрын
I always find it strange that songs get taken more seriously than say a novel. Aren't both creating fictional narratives?
@kevingill648
4 ай бұрын
I don't care what other people think about The Rolling Stones or their songs! to me they will always be one of the greatest Rock Bands ever. Oh dear songs from 50 years ago upsetting modern society, pathetic people! 🤣
@roddy4944
2 ай бұрын
Hard to disagree that Brown Sugar belongs on the list, but Damn - what a great song it is!
@TheAlbumReviewGuy
4 ай бұрын
Very interesting look at some dodgy work. Was it ever considered in good taste bearing in mind the subject matter?
@bobgordon236
4 ай бұрын
Stray Cat Blues is by far the most 'frisky' Stones song. Stupid Girl a distant second !
@aquatarkus2022
4 ай бұрын
Ben sounds like he does what his wife's boyfriend tells him to do.
@thorsden5562
4 ай бұрын
I've been a RS fan for about 50 years and I don't disagree with what you had to say. I enjoyed your episode.
@debbiemcnamara7059
4 ай бұрын
All rock is anti feminist.
@stephensuddick1896
4 ай бұрын
Disgusting, like in a good way? Yep.
@nigelh4617
4 ай бұрын
Jagger "sporting a face like a chewed toffee". 😆
@traildoggy
4 ай бұрын
It's Rock and Roll. It was supposed to make parents nervous. Instead it offends the grandkids.
@Ckom-Tunes
4 ай бұрын
‘Stupid Girl’ isn’t exactly a call to feminist ideology but it still stands as a great tune-as evidenced by the number of female artists who have covered the song or title!
@Doug_Piranha
4 ай бұрын
My favourite Stones song, "Stray Cat Blues", might have some naughty lyrics. 😯
@stevearmin5346
4 ай бұрын
Thank God I'm old enough to remember what it was like before we became so soft as a society and everything became "cringeworthy."
@DanielMcGrath1969
4 ай бұрын
Are we really talking about what young boys did in the "70's and '80's seriously let's grow up.
@glerp10000000000
4 ай бұрын
The modern ethos is that people feel 'unsafe' if you disagree with them. Somebody said ,'The search for the truth is a barrier to finding common ground.' The Truth IS common ground. Once upon a time dudes were allowed to fancy women. Imagine THAT.
@ericbgordon1575
4 ай бұрын
Not sure if the Stones' music itself is ugly. I only wish I could enjoy Jagger's vocals. That interferes with my enjoyment of the songs. In fact, that "don't (want to) miss a thing" line was sung by Strven Tyler - but written by Diane Warren.
@johncollier9280
4 ай бұрын
When I saw the title o' this post my immediate thought was whether or not Stray Cat Blues would make the #1 position. I was perplexed by it's total emission from the list. Then you mentioned it at the end as another possible inclusion. As much as I love Stray Cat Blues it is certainly a prime example o' o'er the top sexual decadence...
@publiusking8004
4 ай бұрын
Great commentary and thanks. Also doesn't hurt that our host resembles the excellent Charles Dance.
@PhilSmithRHR
4 ай бұрын
I’m amazed that Stray Cat Blues didn’t make the list: it’s much worse than some of those lyrically.
@Darrylizer1
4 ай бұрын
Well I knew Under My Thumb and Brown Sugar would be on there.
@farrellmcnulty909
4 ай бұрын
Brown Sugar, I knew, but I never thought of Under My Thumb. Around the same time, some sensitivos were probably bitching about The Beatles' "Run For Your Life"
@Darrylizer1
4 ай бұрын
@@farrellmcnulty909 Yeah I know people would be talking about misogyny with Under My Thumb. I see it as a kind of revenge song. I never really thought about the meaning of Run For Your Life because it's such a happy sounding song.
@farrellmcnulty909
4 ай бұрын
@@Darrylizer1 That might've been Lennon's sense of humor. I was shocked when I first heard it, only thinking "cool - he's getting away with that" I've also always thought it was just the end of their relationship he was threatening. Not to worry. She'll meet somebody else🤣
@Darrylizer1
4 ай бұрын
@@farrellmcnulty909 Yes indeed!
@ianramage1593
4 ай бұрын
To each his own. I like what I like and make no apologies for it. Most of those songs were written many years ago, when most people were not offended by almost everything.
@DarkSideOfTheMoule
4 ай бұрын
The only thing obscene about 'Brand New Car' is that its subject matter and lyrics blatantly rip-off Trampled Under Foot by Led Zeppelin, which came out 19 years earlier. There's even a similar line about checking under the hood and the theme of the song is comparing a car to a woman. Personally I think the Led Zeppelin song has better lyrics (and as a bonus the music is quite funky).
@tomojay28
4 ай бұрын
Trampled Underfoot wasn't original, either; it was a take on Terraplane Blues from 1936 which also has the "hood" reference
@DarkSideOfTheMoule
4 ай бұрын
@@tomojay28 I stand corrected!
@SH-ud8wd
4 ай бұрын
Remember their Percy the plastic Phallus? Some Girls: The sleazy and sweaty title tune, a sexual tour with everything under the sun (Greil Marcus).
@JimmyRJump
4 ай бұрын
These are the videos I dislike the most. Because I am not interested in someone else's "top" whatever. It is THEIR top whatever, not mine. Therefor, I won't watch this video, but I did give it a thumbs-up. I saw the Stones three times in one week at the Feyenoord Football Stadium (De Kuip) in Rotterdam in 1982. Openers were George Thorogood and the J. Geils Band. None of the songs came across as "disgusting", not to me anyway. This is not to dis Classic Album Review's opinion, because he's right. Or at least, there's no reason for anybody to say he's wrong. His opinion is justified, just because it's his opinion. That anyone agrees or disagrees doesn't matter. Cheerio lad. Best wishes and greetings from Belgium.
@Sopmylo
4 ай бұрын
No "Stray Cat Blues"?. The list compiler is lacking.
@BengtLofqvist
4 ай бұрын
I love the Stones and i think they always had some healthy tounge in cheek attitude to their lyrics. You know they had this pubertal bad boy image and at the same time a kind of distance to it. I like all the 5 songs. i also love the video to the song She's so hot, a lot of humour there. You should not analyse to much, especially not with some feminist me too glasses on. It's only rock'n roll for god sake.
@joepickett7084
4 ай бұрын
You forgot "Hey Negrita" on the Black and Blue album
@thekivster
Ай бұрын
I support all of these songs
@johngrogan4609
4 ай бұрын
Ben Forrest just doesn’t get it.
@JohnJohnson-cn9fh
4 ай бұрын
listen to the 1920,s/30,s blues singers,in particular lucille bogan,s song shave em dry,it makes the stones look like choirboys,there is a double cd of rude blues,pretty torchy stuff,then english folk tunes such as the bonny black hare,and the cuckoos nest and again there is a cd of bawdy songs of old england to whet your appetite, proving many of these lyrics are nothing new..........................jpj
@scottgraham1143
4 ай бұрын
I once heard that puritans called it the Devil's thicket.
@gsdfan8455
4 ай бұрын
My Dad and his friends referred to the Stones as The Rolling Uglies when they first came out.
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