*First Time* 🎵 Rolling Stones - Paint It Black Reaction (RIP CHARLIE WATTS)

[@paul00390]

The line of cars all painted black is a funeral procession. The hearse carrying the flowers and his love (girlfriend).

[@brucettait6595]

That's right, he lost a girlfriend back in the 60's, who was she

[@bluebird3281]

Both never to come back

[@bigEratt]

Also some of the lyrics at the end were not correct to the song..

[@jerryward3311]

Everyone misses this line and then miss the meaning of the song.

[@Loki1815]

Back in the day we all thought and still do, that it was his Mother who died and wanted everything to be coloured the same as his feelings...

[@weather991]

The song about a funeral. About turning his head when he sees girls in summer clothes, he's depressed he's mourning the death of a loved one. He doesn't want to see anybody having fun or Joy while he's mourning the death of someone he loves.

[@PaisteLover]

I always thought he meant he had to turn his head, because he didn't want to be tempted into falling in love, until his grief has passed.

[@kingoffire9373]

When I first heard this song years ago, I totally got that right off the bat, it's that same feeling of when you're alone and you just can't look at a happy couple in love it makes you sick feeling. Seeing the girls dressed all pretty having fun, when you're depressed and lonely lamenting someone, you'd just get sick to your stomach.

[@teijaflink2226]

I always interpreted that line as that he's so depressed that he doesn't even care about pretty girls, so he turné His head or maybe he just can't anyone pretty and happy deep in his darkness.

[@melvinkoch1290]

I look at it as, his hart is black because he is a sick in the head man. Wants to paint the red door black because red door could be the sign of a prostitute house and wants to project his disdain on it, and turn his head from the girls because it just fuels the fire in side.

[@Wendys___]

“If I look hard enough into the setting sun, my love will laugh with me before the morning comes.” He’s saying if he thinks about it too deeply at sunset, he will kill himself and laugh with his dead loved one by morning. Really the darkest and deepest line in the song and no one ever gets it.

[@tylerhillman5297]

The song is about grief and him losing a loved one to death " I see a line of cars and there all painted black" (a funeral procession) "both flowers and my love never to come back" and the girls in summer clothes turning his head till darkness goes, the darkness is grief and the girls remind him of his love he lost having to turn his head because the memory/grief is to painful

[@Bekka_Noyb]

^ yeah this!

[@module79l28]

*too painful

[@Moonshinedave1]

Exactly what I got from this song, the guy lossed his loved one, he's in no mood for anything happy hence: "I see girls dress in their summer cloths and I have to turn my head", he's grieving, he is in no mood to see happy or joy right now, his world is black. This song seems so easy to understand, but then, I've heard it many many times.

[@wakawakawilly9365]

@@Moonshinedave1 I think you got it right. The dead girlfriend is just the catalyst for the depression. He's seeing happy shiny colors and he is far away from the feeling that it actually intensifies his depression.

[@vesalius9949]

...yup, he did it. Cause she did him "worse than death". Waylon Jennings said he sent her back home to her family In a pine box. Jimmy Hendricks said, "I shot her". Mick is said I can't deal with any of you all cause she phunked me all up...

[@jeff-wo6mm]

you guys have to understand that the sound of Rock isn't just what you decided to listen to when first embarking on this journey. To you guys everything is just the past but your spanning decades of evolving music. When you ask questions like "is this rock" it means you've already decided on what rock should sound like.......and you've only gotten started.

[@artsilva]

Basically what they have to understand is The Rolling Stones spans that entire evolution till today. They basically were at day one with modern rock and were instrumental in shaping the foundations of what rock became over the decades. Just as their "rock" music evolved, so did the rest of the industry.

[@NondescriptMammal]

"Rock" is just a word, the music that has been put in that category covers a wider range than any other genre by far. Blues rock, country rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock... the lines are pretty blurry when you try to pigeonhole music, as if it matters if this is rock or not. It's a song, and people call it rock. It would be the same song if they called it opera.

[@artsilva]

@@NondescriptMammal exactly!

[@waynemoe3823]

agree it's more about feeling the music

[@ugaladh]

yeah, there was rock-and-roll, rock, soft rock, hard rock, then psychedelic rock, then metal ( being harder than a rock), and heavy metal. Rock now emcompasses 70 years of changing. The early Beatles were the "good boys" to the Rolling Stones being the "bad boys" of rock. unfortunately, at least where I live, "Classic Rock" radio stations are really classic metal , you don't get to hear much rock that was more mainstream anymore.

[@sunshinedilly5033]

After my father died is when I truly understood this song. It perfectly relayed how you feel watching the world continue when nothing will ever be the same again. You don't think there should be color, or laughter.

[@chriswarner5158]

My mom died in '17 and I'm still not over it...

[@yasininn76]

Best thing is there isn't, happiness is more rare than sadness yet we still like to think the world is a happy place

[@dgs5809]

It absolutely IS rock, in it's infancy. As it was in the 60s.

[@bobby_c07]

@@cirtapseven3742 I get it just fine. I was born in the 80s lol

[@woodysthoughts4032]

With Indian (south Asian) influences.

[@Cbcw76]

Got to wonder what very narrow view of 'rock' set boundaries so tiny? Good grief... if there's reading that the Stones are the #1 Rock Band, why not read about this song? Saying so many wrong things hurts my willingness to continue.

[@danielkarlsson258]

A lot of bands were in the early days of this. The Kinks - You Really Got Me was the first in my opinion.

[@mattwolfe6192]

@@voltakackackack4303 not to take anything away from the Stones or some of the earlier bands from the 60’s but Black Sabbath took that 60’s sound to a completely different level and that’s why they’re considered to be the “true” birth of rock music. Kinda the same way that Metallica is considered the “true” birth of thrash metal. In the end, none of that really matters because all of that music was and still is, great.

[@annaoswald5943]

I'm always amazed at Lex's ability to "feel" a song and also take in some lyrics during 1st listen. This song won a poll during a Livestream and neither Brad nor Lex new this song or band was coming.

[@yorkshirepauper]

Synesthesia

[@mikecaetano]

The Rolling Stones are one badass rock-n-roll band. Check out "Gimme Shelter", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses", "Angie", "Tumbling Dice", "Honky Tonk Women", "Monkey Man", "B*tch", "Let It Bleed", "Dead Flowers", "2000 Light Years From Home", "Beast of Burden", "Shattered" and so many others.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

you can go on and on with the stones. you still only named a fraction of their best songs.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

Great list! I would only add "Far Away Eyes" and "Street Fighting Man".

[@nicholasvalentine2428]

Thanks for the advice. I've always considered the Stones, up until Goat's Head Soup, to be amazing and Gimme Shelter (and Fool's Gold - The Stone Roes) to be the best songs ever and 100 Years Ago, Angie, Wild Horses, Sympathy For The Devil, Under My Thumb etc. amazing too, but I haven't heard Shattered or Can't Hear Me Knocking but definitely will do.

[@jackdunn7441]

My favorite is "Under my Thumb"

[@danteerskine7678]

@Kevin Shapland. Australia that's no surprise that queen Elizabeth the second Knighted Mick jagger. Peace to her soul

[@kharma7755]

RIP Charlie Watts.... A couple other really great Stones songs are "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Sympathy for the Devil" Also, Lex has it right.. Most artists are making art for themselves. It's up to the viewer/listener/consumer to decide how to interpret it

[@brutisfletcher]

You are EXACTLY right! Artists often create things they themselves aren’t sure what to think of just to find out what others think of it with no concern. We kind of entertain ourselves with peoples interpretations.

[@mattmarcotte5476]

Besides the obvious.. Satisfaction.

[@Mugthraka]

Sympathy for the Devil is a personal favorite of mine

[@jimmiekendall5529]

@@Mugthraka Me 2

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[@yuriichetvertakov3704]

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[@vdubrovskiy9092]

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[@emcsquared8681]

There’s so many amazing Stones songs it’s damn near impossible to list them here, but ones I recommend is “sympathy for the devil”, “brown sugar”, “satisfaction”, “miss you” and many many more

[@Frostrazor]

you missed one great one - Gimme Shelter. Best song IMO.

[@emcsquared8681]

@@Frostrazor I missed a lot of great ones, but yes that is also one.

[@gabrieldacruz3150]

You forgot to the greats 19th nervous breakdown get off of my cloud two of my favorites

[@manmadegod100]

The lyrics say there's a line of black cars with flowers and his girl that will never come back. Did y'all miss that line? LOL

[@michaeldaugette802]

There’s eastern musical influences with Brian Jones playing the Sitar it gives it an Indian / middle eastern sound really groovy vibe though !

[@Zundfolge]

He sees the girls "in their summer clothes" an he "has to look away" because he's not ready to look at happiness again (especially the context of pretty women).

[@Sprayber]

He is also describing the obvious discomfort of other people when they see a person who is grieving . Most people are uncomfortable seeing a window. CS lewis wrote about this very thing after he lost his wife. The guy doesn't want to see happiness and other people don't want to be reminded about death.

[@koretmulder6316]

He's singing about having someone he deeply loved die, and then trying to cope, resenting happy people (girls in their summer clothes) around him every day, and feeling like everyone and everything should be in mourning. Paint it black.

[@guslulou8428]

It’s very rock. Part of what makes “rock” a genre for anyone and everyone is the fact that there are a million different variations, a million different sounds and vibes. The Stones were making rock for decades and just them by themselves have a ton of different sounds. You’ll never even come close to hearing everything and there is always the possibility of hearing something new and different. And Lex, you had it right. Most artists, including musicians, tend to be hesitant about divulging what the meaning behind their art is. They want people to experience it and come away with their own interpretation of what it means to them. Sometimes, we have no clue what it means other than we like how it sounds and it makes us feel a certain way.

[@jamesbolton9752]

This song was teleased in 1966. I was 16. Glad somebody explained the meaning to you. I'm in the enviable position, if being 71 can be called enviable, of having grown up all the way to the present being able to listen to and appreciate so much fantastic music. When you listen try to understand it in the context of when it was produced and how it evolved. Love your reactions.

[@sarahlogan1477]

Grief can trigger mental health and turn people around into depression, he's lost his love x💋❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶💋❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶

[@maxmartino8979]

A great drummer, a true gentleman. We miss you Charlie

[@ericthompson5274]

My wife of 15 years passed away this last mother's day. I now have a tattoo that reads "No more will my green sea Go turn a deeper blue". The song is about loss and grief.

[@rockrelic333]

My condolences E.T. on your recent loss.

[@ericthompson5274]

@@rockrelic333 thanks my dude. The burden get easier, the more I talk about it.

[@berkeleygirl4121]

I’m so sorry. What a lovely way to memorialize her, as well as your mutual love.

[@karenscigliano9787]

I've been listening to this album my whole life..at least for 40 years -and I just now understood that particular line you quoted --could never understand what they were saying 🖤

[@mikehollingworth2262]

liar

[@praisethefirstborn6226]

You absolutely HAVE TO DO Sympathy For the devil by the rolling stones, its one of their best songs and a 60s essential

[@travissmith82080]

This!

[@jamesroe7628]

My fav song

[@realBkay]

GIMMIE SHELTER - Merry Clayton did an amazing job on this song. She goes to the studio in the wee hours of the morning whilst having difficulties with a pregnancy. The woman is simply magnificent. Thank u Merry.

[@Malcontent-]

Totally rock. It's a generational thing. Song is eternally connected to Vietnam. Much respect.......

[@binkybuns462]

The brilliant Tour of Duty theme. First time I ever heard this song and has stuck with me ever since. So yes, eternally connected to Vietnam, in both ways to me. 🙂

[@Malcontent-]

@@binkybuns462 I totally remember 'Tour of Duty' theme tv music. I watched that show in real time. I was teen. It was also my first time hearing this song. Memories of watching and listening that song and intro song. Good times.....

[@elliotlopez420]

Just a suggestion: Enjoy the music and don't try to figure out the meaning of the lyrics. It's usually about something super specific and you'll never figure them out. Look up the meaning before or after listening to the song. I've been listening to these songs regularly for 30 years. I still have no clue what half these songs mean.

[@OGMrWayne]

Preach, I agree. I love these 2, but sometimes I wsih they'd listen to the entire track, or at least half, then maybe they'll get it.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Agree 100%

[@johnwhite4991]

Agreed! If I was moved by a song and enjoyed it I never worried about what it was about. Some I knew, others I didn't. Same with song names. I'm a huge Zeppelin fan and I never knew the names of most of their songs, until KZbin and streaming came along. I used to play side A, then turn it over and play side B. Quality bands put out quality albums, not a hit song or two per album.

[@LLMAXG]

Your first time watching a reaction channel? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@RaefonB]

@@LLMAXG Gotta say, guys, I agree with Max. If they just let the song play without commenting on it, they'd get copyrighted. And we might as well just go listen to the song ourselves! Sure, the overanalysing sometimes takes them in a way-off direction, but if it leads to interesting conversations and keeps us entertained, that's the point of the channel. It's great how the comments and livestreams provide more context and facts and corrections, though. We're all getting a music and history education here, yo.

[@Blitzyduder]

I can't listen to this song without thinking of one of my favorite childhood Tv-shows called Tour of Duty where it served as themesong. Anyone else?

[@jodiellkrakouer2227]

I do love that show although it is before my time.

[@metalsquid]

Same. I miss Zeke and the gang. Wish there was a way to watch it again with the original soundtrack intact.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Yep, that’s what I think of, too.

[@magnolia7277]

RIP Charlie Watts, the drummer, died yesterday aged 80.

[@fredkrissman6527]

The "belly dancing" sound is likely due to the use of the sitar, a south Asian instrument introed to the Stones by the Beatles' George. I agree with a few commenters that reactors would be best off listening to a song for (at least!) more than one minute before interrupting the tune to speculate on the song's meaning(s)... That said, I enjoy the couple dynamic, and especially Lex's ability to get into the vibe of most songs, almost from the get-go!

[@thancrow]

R.i.p. Charlie Watts. One of the top drummers.

[@selectronium]

the lyrics person, for who knows what reason put "i want to see the sun flying high in the sky"!? lol... it is actually "i want to see the sun BLOTTED OUT form the sky." this is an analogy about how depression is like trying to live a nice summer day watching the pretty girls walking by, but all you focus on are the funeral procession and your loss. :( thank you both again!!

[@zoegartham312]

Actually, the lyricist put, "Don't want to see the sun flying high in the sky," which is exactly what it sounds like he is singing to me.

[@selectronium]

@@zoegartham312 i don't hear it... lol, oh well! i guess i will continue to hear it the way i've heard since childhood.

[@MkF3175]

another jokes from the lyrics person "I wanna see your face..painted black..black as night..black as coal"...thats a little bit disturbing and unappropriate for me.. i know the right lyrics should be "I wanna see it painted...painted black..black as night..black as coal"

[@jahrolo]

when you go down this rabbit hole, you´ll never get back... you´re looking at almost 60 years of music history :) RIP Charlie Watts

[@tedmowsby9607]

Brad, you're usually so good at interpreting lyrics. How could you miss the part where he describes his dead girlfriend passing by in a funeral procession? lol

[@Muckylittleme]

No, no, it is about a pervert. LOL?

[@louisef1861]

Yeah, it's strange how most reaction ot this song miss that entirely. It seems so obvious but hardly anyone ever sees it.

[@crazytanks2001]

@@Muckylittleme its not

[@YerpDerp17]

The "girls in summer clothes" got his attention more than the guy in the song. haha

[@CCDzine]

Maybe Brad is projecting his own thoughts of girls in summer clothes.

[@Mike-hm5rm]

very few drummers had pockets as deep as Charlie Watts. RIP

[@continentalaquatics2725]

Right? I tried to mug him in an alley once, but he ended up mugging Me. Imagine the irony!!!

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

Definitely, unquestionably Rock; The Stones are up there with Led Zep and Floyd as some of the all-time legends of the genre. Do yourself a favor and check out "Gimme Shelter" and "Sympathy for the Devil," if nothing else by them.

[@michaelpryor8015]

Rip Charlie Watts :(

[@PrinzII]

If you have watched Full Metal Jacket, this song is played during the ending credits. It definitely is about grief and mourning. It definitely got played heavily during the Vietnam War era.

[@jimchape]

This song and the Animals "I Got To Get Out Of This Place" were the the 2 songs adopted by the troop deployed to Vietnam during the war. They tended to exemplify the emotional mindset of those of us fighting in that conflict.

[@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709]

I’ve never heard of that animals one…. What about fortunate son?

[@thomasmoores8239]

The Stones were rockers in the early 60's and this tune is late 60s, when U.S. rock was really changing. Hippies were everywhere! The Stones were very bluesy and even put out country music. They wrote almost all of their own material. Their sound changed constantly, but never got old.

[@react2reactions246]

To me, The Rolling Stones are the epitome of rock. Like rock music in its purest, most distilled form. Straight up rock n roll.

[@36814]

The Rolling Stones - like the Beatles - recorded literally hundreds of songs in many different styles and genres . They have been performing since 1962 which is a remarkable 59 year career .

[@138NastyNate]

One of thee most iconic songs in Rock n Roll.

[@olddrillsgt.461]

Question: Do artists write songs to be interpreted or not? Answer: Yes, No and Maybe. Depends on the artist.

[@lawrencejoy2256]

I am the Walrus by the Beatles was made because a school was having the children interpret their lyrics.

[@Being_There]

I wonder if your able to react to The Beatles? Notoriously blocked on KZbin but if it’s possible it might just change your life…It did mine. They are the single greatest band in history and from a musicians perspective…it’s dumbfounding what they produced and how they evolved !

[@skipbellon2755]

This is pure rock. The darkness he has to turn his head from is the darkness that follows the death of a loved one. The row of black cars is a reference to the funeral.

[@BeeKnown]

Great way to honour him by checking out this great song! The song sounds like it's about a lover who's died but I think in interviews the band said it was more about depression in general and how it removes all the colour from the world. Hope you check out some more music by twenty one pilots

[@kenhewitt7357]

The rolling stones have a massive pallet of styles, something for everyone!

[@thomasbohannon2066]

The "belly dancer" sound you hear is a sitar, a guitar like instrument from India. A lot of bands during the 60s experimented with it in their music. Primarily because many of the "hippie" types of the time were dabbling in Eastern (Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern) self-enlightenment philosophies and religions and were thus exposed to the music of the region as well, which lead to some bands incorporating new (to the West) instruments and rhythms into their music. This song is probably one of the best examples of where it worked really well.

[@OGMrWayne]

To me, one of their best tracks. I love the Rolling Stones.

[@jokervienna6433]

Yes, it is about a funeral. It is also one of the songs that defined the Vietnam war. It is definitely rock´n roll.

[@deandeakin7861]

The lyrics of this song are so deep and prophetic that my Mensa Club English teacher in high school considered it the be the best piece of contemporary poetry in his life to that point. Thats saying a lot if you only knew how Smart Brother De Paul Wright was.

[@vickirecord5534]

Many decades after this song was released, it became the theme song for the tv show "Tour of Duty" which was about the Vietnam War. Commenters below have made a good case that this song was about a funeral, but I had always considered it to relate to depression or, as Brad said, mental health. Fits pretty well there.

[@jimilemons3437]

Two real ‘moments’ lyrically in this song, the first, as so many have mentioned is his woman’s funeral. The second is him contemplating suicide to be with her ‘If I look hard enough into the setting’ sun, My love will laugh with me before the morning comes.’ Most people miss that part - it’s deep grief. One of your commenters thought it was about being dumped - so even at first listen you are way ahead of that guy! Some songs have specific meanings, some don’t, some artists share the meanings some prefer not to.

[@eximusic]

Everything was in the lyrics. You missed the line about the black cars (funeral procession) and the flowers and his baby not coming back (dead). Didn't say his wife, just his girl.

[@sca88]

Rock is so vast and diverse but this definitely is rock, specifically from the 60's era.

[@alfredristan3445]

Rock musicians get their inspiration from all types of music , mostly blues and jazz .They also in past were not limited to these influences classical , folk and world music. This song is heavily influenced by the sitar , The musicians seemed to have become aware of it and world music and experimented with it at the time when they were more free to create . Lex I heard you mention classical music in other videos, you should check out YES ( Roundabout ) or Genesis . Progressive rock where Rock is heavily influence by classical music .

[@hombrenola]

It's about a Vietnam vet coming back home and dealing with the changes in society and his own self. My uncle went through this. RIP Uncle Donald.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

How does this not sound like rock? Maybe not hard rock, but def rock!

[@theartistformerlyknownasje6358]

You guys should react to Micheal Jackson-thriller or maybe Prince- Purple Rain

[@Dudeamis17]

my favorite Stones tune it's so melancholy and emotionally true.

[@jonnyperl4145]

Their drummer just died yesterday. RiP

[@sleven909]

This is great that you are showing respect for a great musician

[@charlesbates2136]

Mick lost his girlfriend he's depressed and angry.same way I felt when I lost my wife of 34 years

[@mikemartin8747]

The black cars are during funerals for all the soldiers dying in the Vietnam War. It's a song about grief and loss.

[@allisterfiend_2112]

It's not about the vietnam war, even though just about every war movie uses it in their soundtrack. A loved one of his has died and he is depressed.

[@chuckhilleshiem6596]

I am a Vietnam Vet and this song was the most popular to almost all combat vets for what ever reason but it was

[@MarcusAsenlund]

My favorite rolling stones song, also because its in Full Metal Jacket. I love that movie.

[@sucadhalberga2765]

2 lines explain it all. The funeral procession (black cars. Tricky wording but the cars are the only items already painted black.) And then deep in the song "I did not foresee this happening to you". We older folks have had decades to unpack this song. It's literally written from the viewpoint of someone expressing how they're feeling right after or even on the day of their love's funeral.

[@ManekiNeko1972]

fun fact: The lyric video has a line near the end completely wrong. The line "I don't want to see the sun shining high in the sky" is actually much more grim. The correct lyric is "I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky"

[@aucourant9998]

I watch these to enjoy Brad trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

[@hotheadedguy9108]

I just feel this song's about me. Like I have a childhood trauma and depression which doesn't let me enjoy my life just like the song says

[@SirLuciferVampiro]

He lost his girlfriend. She died. He's essentially describing his feeling to us....The lyrics are pretty simple, you guys just got distracted by the awesome music that's all.....

[@samoljubav9211]

React to Sympathy for the devil their best song

[@rickcooper53]

Can’t believe they never heard of the Stones! Still touring today! RIP Charlie Watts.

[@sandmanrrr]

I love you guys, but sometimes you just dont get it. This is one of the most powerful rock songs ever written. Guess maybe you just had to live in that time. This song should leave you speechless IMHO.

[@cindyvass4679]

Please more Stones... Miss you... Sympathy for the devil... Brown sugar... Honky tonk woman... They are definitely rock...

[@pedromatos2631]

The song is about loss, depression and being in a dark place after you lose someone.

[@Maliique]

Goddamn, for every video Brad annoys me more and more. LOL. knows so little, and generally is uninterested and uninteresting. Lex is great tho.

[@brainsareus]

I could not agree with you more... He's got very low emotional intelligence.

[@billsultzbach7079]

You've got to check out Give Me Shelter by The Rolling Stones

[@michaelmiller9452]

Grief and depression over the death of his love.

[@HBFTimmahh]

Brads right on the Summer Clothes. Dark Thoughts. the follow-up line is black cars flowers love never to come back. Funeral Procession.

[@joahanmarks8560]

Whaaat?... This is absolutely rock music. hahaha Lex must be thinking "hard rock" (ACDC) as "rock" (Rolling Stones). This is not a "one off kind of thing", this is just rock!

[@jhamler1]

RIP Charlie Watts. This might be the first EMO song ever written. It's about a person's mental health whilst grieving over the loss of a loved one. But fuck all that shit, it's just a fantastic rock song. Composed long ago and before heavy music was a thing. People in 1966 weren't ready for this shit, is what I'm saying. Just like people in 1986 weren't ready for NWA.

[@NondescriptMammal]

"Don't wanna see the sun flying high in the sky"?? lol Who did these lyrics... it's I WANNA SEE THE SUN BLOTTED OUT FROM THE SKY

[@DeathToTheDictators]

This video got the lyrics wrong....he ACTUALLY says 'i wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky' NOT 'i wanna see the sun, flying high in the sky'

[@spiderbass65]

Rock music is a thousand different things. The Stones the Who and Zeppelin are rock based in blues. There are many other different "Rock" bands - Yes, Pink Floyd, The Beatles etc. Just saw you react to Jethro Tull - rock music.

[@gavrob1802]

Tune... Requests from me:- Bob Seager - Turn the page Black sabbath - Paranoid

[@chaosandcreation4118]

Mothers little helper; 19th Nervous Breakdown, I can't Get No Satisfaction; Gimme Shelter; Street Fighting Man. are some great ones.

[@yanrichards778]

To me I always imagined this song was about a solider coming back from war (like Vietnam or Korea) and being haunted by what he had seen and perhaps done. Red reminded him of the blood and fire, seeing the girls in summer clothes, the things some people did they weren't proud of and how the memory of this and all the friends lost (funeral procession of black cars) had ruined his ability to enjoy life. The drug addiction and PTSD making it impossible to fit back into society and people turning their heads when they see him and quickly looking away?? Just my read on it anyways. Stumbled across you guys just recently...LOVE your videos! Lex love your intuition and empathy when you listen to music and no disrespect intended but my goodness you are absolutely stunningly beautiful!!! :) Its so much fun watching you guys bounce off each other! Keep up the great work!

[@darrinanderson3806]

I was 6 when this was my first single that was given to me in 1971 (originally from 1966). It locked me into listening to the full force of music. Although, I got sent home from kindergarten for singing this song. Never stopped me from searching for great music. Enjoy!

[@Tricknologyinc]

You just missed the 2nd verse: I see a line of cars, And they're all painted black, With flowers and my love, Both never to come back,

[@138NastyNate]

Check out Sympathy for the Devil and Gimme Shelter. R.I.P. Charlie Watts.

[@garyny4073]

Greatest Band of all time , one of the greatest songs of all time - all genres !😅😅😊B & L please comment / talk back to us regular people sometime . We're not all bad 😂😂👍🚬🥃🍺

[@a13xxgrey12]

Hello, thank you for the video. I advise you to make, if you haven't done it yet, a reaction to the wonderful young singer Diana Ankudinova. This girl will surprise you with her artistry and rare timbre of voice. She has covers of famous songs, and also performs her own songs.

[@Elerad]

Funny you'd say "Belly dance rock," as the Stones were heavily influenced by middle eastern and African music for this album.

[@brainsareus]

It's really kind of sad and trivializing, to use terms like ''Mental Health'' in assessing a person who simply happens to be in relational pain. Geez, you so miss the point. I guess; Pharma has a pill for you too...

[@SethInSD]

I believe that the lyrics on the screen were wrong a tad. One example should have been "I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky..." Not "flying high in the sky."

[@vinnie1422]

You checkout The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

[@Boatzilla2]

Yo, it's about death. Grieving the death of a loved one.

[@buttereggmanandtheketones4868]

The reference "the girls walk by dressed in their (summer close)", summer close are bright and many different colors, he's turning away from the colors because he only likes it to be black.

[@tedmowsby9607]

Cool lyric video, but I'm pretty sure the line is "I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky", not "flying high in the sky".

[@billsultzbach7079]

The guitarist Brian Jones at the time was experimenting with the sitar. That's tough strange instrument you here all through the song

[@b4rs629]

This song gives me gypsy / folk vibes. It's such a mystical track masterpiece.

[@kendixon7118]

Hi new to your channel. Here's a 70's girl rock band...heart...many great songs try magic man studio version killer vocals and guitar solos one girl sings the other plays the guitar and they are sisters pretty awesome