Mick Jagger, 1978: "If you can't take a joke, it's too f*cking bad."
@hansmagnusmalcolmsen93544 ай бұрын
1981 tour: "This is for all the girls who left their tampax at home." (Let It Bleed.) 😄
@MoJoAssets4 ай бұрын
Too bloody right!!!
@antondial53264 ай бұрын
Mick Jagger is right. Humourless toads should keep their unwanted opinions to themselves. Nobody asked them anything.
@andrewgraham55274 ай бұрын
Can't wait for the Macc lads five most disgusting songs video.
@lloydbraun60264 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
@FrederickJohnSebastian4 ай бұрын
"Under my thumb" hated by the same people who queued to buy "50 shades of grey"?
@SMHman6664 ай бұрын
Frederick. Yes, and probably bop along to WAP.
@richardschulman88214 ай бұрын
Excellent..Ironic.
@drothberg34 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.
@FrederickJohnSebastian4 ай бұрын
@@drothberg3 a very generous reading of 50 shades. Both are about power and control.
@stevenhighams41904 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.
@robbiecox4 ай бұрын
It's only Rock'n'Roll but I like it. It SHOULD be disgusting.
@SpaceCattttt4 ай бұрын
Well, today's snowflakes would rather say that it's only rock 'n roll, but it should be banned...
@anthonycraig14584 ай бұрын
Just what I was thinking... it's only rock 'n' roll!
@lademore4 ай бұрын
If you cant rock me …..dirty fun lyrics too
@DuVtrell4 ай бұрын
Stray Cat Blues is raunchy as all hell.
@kevinfessler68314 ай бұрын
I thought for SURE this was going to be #1. How could it not be?
@kingpininfo45064 ай бұрын
I can see that you're 15 years old No, I don't want your ID
@robgronotte14 ай бұрын
@@kingpininfo4506 13 years old in the live version!
@briantruitt52184 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.
@stevearmin53464 ай бұрын
Agreed. And as soon as I brought home and played BB, that song jumped out as one of my favorites.
@rubbabubba64894 ай бұрын
We are witnessing the death of Rock n Roll, slow but sure. All clean, sanitary, and non offensive
@kenjohnston12574 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
@rubbabubba64894 ай бұрын
@kenjohnston1257 you're probably not far off, some exceptions like GmR and The Black Crowes come to mind
@kenjohnston12574 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
@1171karl4 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.
@gravl14 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.
@TheJohnnyCotts4 ай бұрын
A little surprised Cocksucker Blues didn't make the list, but as that one was never officially released, I can understand.
@bobvermeulen4914 ай бұрын
Probably just a little bit to obscure.
@grandadneal81144 ай бұрын
Oh yeah that one was when they lefty Decca? They demanded a last single as per their contract
@simonjenkins93614 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
@augmentedhat164 ай бұрын
I’m sure one day it will be released.
@geodogg074 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
@shawnmccorkle50594 ай бұрын
Hahahaha. Absolutely agree
@randytaylor2204 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.
@bjones84704 ай бұрын
Ain’t that the truth
@roy4210002 ай бұрын
Well said... We live in an era where anything, real or imagined, can be a slight to someone.
@harryurz4 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.
@rumblehat43574 ай бұрын
Or AC/DC.
@anthonycraig14584 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!
@danielmaher71084 ай бұрын
The generation of which Ben Forrest is a member of is so puritanical and uptight.
@jerryattwooll48644 ай бұрын
@@rumblehat4357They were exactly the two bands that I immediately thought of too, but there's plenty of others as well
@rumblehat43574 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.
@mick4694 ай бұрын
Luckily no one gives a f**k what BF thinks.
@JamesSavik4 ай бұрын
Part of rock's appeal is that it is often naughty, and allows us to poke stuffy prudes in the eye.
@thegreatstrogannofski34184 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
@classicalbum4 ай бұрын
LOL... he should do, that would keep him busy
@gattingbowledwarne4 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?
@thegreatstrogannofski34184 ай бұрын
@@gattingbowledwarne My love of rap started & ended with Public enemy
@gattingbowledwarne4 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.
@butchjohnson97364 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.
@jefferysteen10414 ай бұрын
I love Brown Sugar !!!It's a great song!
@clebozer4 ай бұрын
It’s a great tune but not a great song!
@SpaceCattttt4 ай бұрын
@@clebozer It's a great tune and a great song with hilariously foul lyrics. Lighten up, geez...
@jeffwatts11264 ай бұрын
@@clebozer Great enough to be a #1 hit. With one of the all time great opening riffs
@drothberg34 ай бұрын
I think it might be their greatest song, musically and lyrically.
@sgw89034 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.
@eddiemethot89254 ай бұрын
I never think of songs and their subjective meanings that people try to analyze or interpret.I just like the music.
@carolramsey62874 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
@anachronistofer4 ай бұрын
I heard a rumor that the original Stones' tongue-out-of-mouth logo originally had a phallus going into it. Probably phallacious.
@jerryattwooll48644 ай бұрын
😂😂😊
@dirtydeadasheville4 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😂
@encoreunefois1X4 ай бұрын
I don't think Sweet Black Angel is disgusting. It's about black political activist Angela Davis and her travails.
@kenjohnston12574 ай бұрын
What about Let it Bleed lol We all need someone we can CREAM on hahaha
@jeffwatts11264 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).
@FuturePast20194 ай бұрын
Brown Sugar is their greatest recording. And the biggest highlight of a classic Stones concert. Yeah yeah woo
@randytaylor2204 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.
@martinnewtonholmes4 ай бұрын
Just like Life itself
@jblassio4 ай бұрын
In 2024…..Ladies and Gentlemen, STILL the greatest rock n roll band in the world ….The Rolling Stones!!!!!!!!!!
@colinwilliams5534 ай бұрын
......"GOT THAT RIGHT"!!
@antondial53264 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.
@papajohnloki4 ай бұрын
@@antondial5326 never were but the greatest pr creation of all time (a great band could release a great LIVE album without ovedubs)
@austake4 ай бұрын
@@papajohnloki Greatest rock and roll band my arse!!
@jblassio4 ай бұрын
@@austake I suppose Nickelback might be your number 1? 👍
@H-mu4bo4 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!
@encoreunefois1X4 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.
@rodjones1174 ай бұрын
The lyrics to New Car are a pretty direct, ahem, "homage" to Robert Johnson's Terraplane Blues.
@dansmithwave4 ай бұрын
As was Led Zeppelin's Trampled Underfoot, which takes the car/female double entendre to Carry On film levels. 😬
@yassassin64254 ай бұрын
@@dansmithwave Add 'Start Me Up' to the list.
@Gaeton_Dugas4 ай бұрын
Young people today seem to have the same morals as Mary Whitehouse
@jameslaird99244 ай бұрын
The new puritans
@SpaceCattttt4 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"!
@africanfartingfrog4 ай бұрын
Ha ha, charade you are
@brendandevoy81784 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt liberals today seem to be so illiberal
@henryhay95434 ай бұрын
Just a prude really.
@classicalbum4 ай бұрын
I think it's his politics really
@henryhay95434 ай бұрын
Agreed. It is a part of the grist, the gristle of their composition. @@classicalbum
@stephensimpson16134 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.
@mattrogers19464 ай бұрын
Of course, Mick doesn't think that. Nowadays, we live in an age of snowflakes, SJWs, and Cancel Culture. Swell...
@butchjohnson97364 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.
@flynnlizzy54694 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.
@kevinstyles86964 ай бұрын
Had a feeling Star Star would be no.1. I love it anyway. Fab intro.
@shawnmccorkle50594 ай бұрын
Ditto. Great track.
@farrellmcnulty9094 ай бұрын
@@shawnmccorkle5059 I love the bass and honky-tonk piano ushering in the second verse.
@shawnmccorkle50594 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
@farrellmcnulty9094 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.
@truckerkevthepaidtourist4 ай бұрын
Star Star Keef doing Chuck Berry better than Chuck Berry
@matthewlacey53074 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
@kenfrederick62234 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.
@splankhoon4 ай бұрын
"Put your hand in my pocket, grab onto my rocket". 🙂
@jtmichaelson4 ай бұрын
Possibly one of the most unique song lists I've ever seen. Kudos for the effort. Good list.
@classicalbum4 ай бұрын
Not really my list, just a response to an article
@aquatarkus20224 ай бұрын
And the most predictable.
@encoreunefois1X4 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!
@robertwoodrow96504 ай бұрын
😆😅😂🤣
@robboxify4 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
@bllewellyn424 ай бұрын
Who’s got the Jack?
@jerryattwooll48644 ай бұрын
What's Next To The Moon.
@Dan147Danny2 ай бұрын
4 of these 5 songs are some of my favourite Rolling Stones songs. Unashamedly so. Never apologise for great art.
@drothberg34 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!
@pampossum94314 ай бұрын
Ben should check out some Zappa, that would send him into meltdown.
@davehandelman28324 ай бұрын
They can blah blah the Stones all day: they don't care. And neither do we!
@xrandy114 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.
@marcoesquandolez47374 ай бұрын
Everyone is sooooo sensitive these days! I wonder what happens when this guy discovers hip-hop
@Ed98704 ай бұрын
"My word, that's a dodgy one isn't it?" The British have such a graceful way to express disdain.
@robertwoodrow96504 ай бұрын
😆😅😂
@Peter-Burbank4 ай бұрын
I nearly shat myself!
@rjmacready88304 ай бұрын
I saw the title and immediately thought of "Some Girls" and "Brown Sugar." "Star Star" is a good fit, too.
@eltorpedo672 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***.
@giordanodimarzo42054 ай бұрын
Art , in any form , should not be censored
@pindowskivich4 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.
@AbigailJrney-14 ай бұрын
Can't help but to love The Stones! It's rock n' roll baby!!🤘🤘🔥🔥🎸🎸
@jc36054 ай бұрын
Thanks for creating a playlist for me. Great tracks.
@Taffy_Duck4 ай бұрын
That's a good idea for a new Stones compilation album
@flynnlizzy54694 ай бұрын
Name it 'FILTH'. I'm a Stones fan for life so not meant as a put down.
@fittobetiedyed53154 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.
@lloydbraun60264 ай бұрын
Under My Thumb is about turning the tables on a woman. Some Girls is an awful song
@stephenfisch6154 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.
@martinnewtonholmes4 ай бұрын
But that song is literally complaining about "Too Much Blood" these days
@sixstringmetal85594 ай бұрын
As soon as i started the video i knew star star would be number 1. Lol
@roddy49442 ай бұрын
Hard to disagree that Brown Sugar belongs on the list, but Damn - what a great song it is!
@user-bj7ir8jr9m4 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 👏
@kenjohnston12574 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
@j.kliban91564 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.
@kevingill6484 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! 🤣
@alexbowman75824 ай бұрын
Surely number one has to be Cocksuckers Blues a Stones song recorded as a contractural obligated single.
@drlarrymitchell4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MrKelleyzinho4 ай бұрын
Yes! But even this throwaway is a dramatic song that works.
@romulus62moondust4 ай бұрын
Sounds like a SOFT veiw point people are way to sensitive
@classicalbum4 ай бұрын
Agree
@RogerGriffiths-nj3ro4 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
@rumblehat43574 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.
@foreverpinkf.76033 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.
@martinwatson54384 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
@denisem67904 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)
@hansvandermeulen55154 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.
@butchjohnson97364 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.
@SpaceCattttt4 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?
@hansvandermeulen55154 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.
@splankhoon4 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.
@SpaceCattttt4 ай бұрын
@@splankhoon Well, you certainly seem OK with it...
@glerp100000000004 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.
@marymargaretmoore90344 ай бұрын
There are a few more including "Casino Boogie" and "Stray Cat Blues."
@stevearmin53464 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."
@ErnestIII834 ай бұрын
Surprised Stray Cat Blues wasn't listed.
@classicalbum4 ай бұрын
It makes my list, I mention it at the end
@ErnestIII834 ай бұрын
@@classicalbum Oh. I did see your video until the end. Guess my mind was distracted at that point. Ha.
@stephensuddick18964 ай бұрын
Disgusting, like in a good way? Yep.
@debbiemcnamara70594 ай бұрын
All rock is anti feminist.
@lawrencejhutchinson4 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!
@lionheartroar31044 ай бұрын
Stones are the ultimate rock punks. Love the video 👍👍
@aquatarkus20224 ай бұрын
Ben sounds like he does what his wife's boyfriend tells him to do.
@arthurgordon60724 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!
@martinwatson54384 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?
@63mckenzie4 ай бұрын
I always find it strange that songs get taken more seriously than say a novel. Aren't both creating fictional narratives?
@Ckom-Tunes4 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!
@thekivsterАй бұрын
I support all of these songs
@donnabrown85824 ай бұрын
This guy has a vendetta! Stones we’re always the best rock n roll band ever!
@nigelh46174 ай бұрын
Jagger "sporting a face like a chewed toffee". 😆
@kjeldpedersen6664 ай бұрын
The Stones has always been best when they were provocative. But it IS a fine line to walk if you want to be widely successful at the same time. Think no one has kept that balance better than The Stones...
@DanielMcGrath19694 ай бұрын
Are we really talking about what young boys did in the "70's and '80's seriously let's grow up.
@rjramone40514 ай бұрын
The Stones have always carried out the tradition of old blues songs about toxic sexual relationships. Check out anything by Muddy Waters or Howlin Wolf.
@BeLopes1954 ай бұрын
I don't care what social justice warriors say, it's ONLY ROCK AND ROLL but I like it !
@johnwheeler16294 ай бұрын
Anyone who thinks the Stones are ugly, should look at themselves. As for Truman Capote...well his boat left a lot to be desired.
@lordburlap45144 ай бұрын
Brown Sugar is too great to be bad….sorry.
@Doug_Piranha4 ай бұрын
My favourite Stones song, "Stray Cat Blues", might have some naughty lyrics. 😯
@BengtLofqvist4 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.
@XFLexiconMatt4 ай бұрын
Shrug, The Stones were always deliberate provacatures. It's something you have to expect with the band.
@joepickett70844 ай бұрын
You forgot "Hey Negrita" on the Black and Blue album
@TBonzzz4 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! 👍🏼
@spoon0720004 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!
@kensmith32334 ай бұрын
Midnight rambler doesn't make top 5 ? You're joking
@traildoggy4 ай бұрын
It's Rock and Roll. It was supposed to make parents nervous. Instead it offends the grandkids.
@bobgordon2364 ай бұрын
Stray Cat Blues is by far the most 'frisky' Stones song. Stupid Girl a distant second !
@PhilSmithRHR4 ай бұрын
I’m amazed that Stray Cat Blues didn’t make the list: it’s much worse than some of those lyrically.
@ericbgordon15754 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.
@johngrogan46094 ай бұрын
Ben Forrest just doesn’t get it.
@ianramage15934 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.
@thorsden55624 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.
@arjaylee4 ай бұрын
I'm thinking that they probably quit playing "Stray Cat Blues" on tour when they started having daughters. The ode to sex with Under aged groupies.
@expressoevangelism804 ай бұрын
The time where they were into their ‘Sympathy with the Devil,’ seemed to be quite relevant in terms with what they seemed to be going through when the employed Hells Angels as enforcers for their concert where one guy got murdered. I suppose what one considers as disgusting. There’s a lot to go on.
@RodericSpode4 ай бұрын
Back Street Girl is one with pretty cruel lyrics, but musically is one of the prettiest ballads they've recorded. And Brown Sugar is a problem lyrically, but musically is about as good as anything they've recorded, which is saying something.