The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman (REACTION)

[@sherimay1957]

i’ve loved this song for more than 50 yrs❤️

[@jsmilers]

Great comment. Me, too.

[@allenrobison8103]

The epitome of groove right here... Honky Tonk Rock n Roll Blues rhythm.

[@757optim]

The blues had a baby - and they called it rock and roll.

[@f.murphy8340]

"She blew my nose and then she blew my mind." As a kid, I thought this was bizarre and strangely helpful on her part. Later, I was..."oh...now I get it."

[@bumperu]

Just like the lyric, she likes to ball. I used say what?

[@lathedauphinot6820]

“She had to heave me right across her shoulders, cause I just can’t seem to drink you off my mind.” Brilliant.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

I always thought he said "she blew my doors", like "blew the doors off". I like my version better...

[@blackwolf6082]

As a kid I thought that Bob Dylan's Lady was a pet dog so you are in good company

[@loisrogers9042]

😂Me too!!!

[@realbser1956]

The Stones do not miss, ever. ✌️

[@Pugiron]

Beast of Burden, Only Rock and Roll, and Honky Tonk Woman are my favorite songs by the greatest Rock Band of all time

[@kbrewski1]

Keith Richards, the lead guitarist and co writer with Mick, was a HUGE fan of St Louisan Chuck Berry, imitated a lot of his guitar riffs. Keef and Mick mined American Blues heavily, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker. Fred McDowell etc. The difference between them and Zeppelin, who also heavily mined the blues, was Zep basically loudly amplified the blues, whereas The Stones kept more of its rootsy grittiness and raw nastiness intact, and added on to that by sexualizing it even more. And yes, as you noted, they were good at playing the "bad boys" of rock vs The Beatles "good boys" image. You guys should listen to a live version of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" to really hear what influenced the Stones.

[@JoseRamirez-nw7pg]

This the best three minute song ever written and performed. Cowbell, drums, guitars, horns and killer lyrics 🎸😎

[@mumbles215]

This is the “roll” in rock n roll keef talked about. That swing

[@darinmetzger9346]

Yes. I like how you pointed out the ‘scary’ lyrics of the day. ‘I laid a divorce in New York City’. ‘She blew my nose and then she blew my mind’. In other songs talking about the devil, suicide, drugs, blood etc etc. Yes. In their day the were ‘dangerous’ and the bad boys and dirty and don’t let your daughters near them😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@scottblakey1603]

Divorcee' is the word, means a divorced woman. Pronounced: dee-vors-a.

[@bbbraziliangrrl]

Divorcée (literally, divorced in French) and exactly how they used to say it back in the day 😉

[@KimLong-v4i]

I never thought they were dangerous. Just fun and exceptionally cool

[@johnp5351]

And you know the divorcee was allegedly Margaret Trudeau?

[@AW11-e4h]

Greatest Rock n Roll Band ever 🤘🤘

[@marksimpson1991]

If you haven't seen Charlie Watts play drums you should check it out. Very unusual style for a rock drummer. Jazz oriented. Has a habit of not playing the hi-hat on the downbeat. True genius. Wouldn't have been the same band without him.

[@nazfrde]

Charlie didn't play on this one, though. That's Kenny Jones.

[@Pokafalva]

@@nazfrde Not according to this: Personnel: According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon: "Honky Tonk Women" The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger - lead vocal, backing vocal Keith Richards - backing vocal, lead guitar, rhythm guitar Mick Taylor - lead guitar (fills) Bill Wyman - bass Charlie Watts - drums Additional personnel Nicky Hopkins - piano Jimmy Miller - cowbell Steve Gregory and Bud Beadle - saxophones Johnny Almond - saxophone arrangements Madeline Bell - backing vocals

[@tonydelapa1911]

I’ve read that years later that same hi-hat habit by The Tramps more or less started Disco with “Disco Inferno.” I’m sure it can be argued that disco began another way but that comment came to mind when I read your explanation. Hey guys, thaat would be a great one to tackle: The Tramps - Disco Inferno. Gotta check out a live version if you do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6DKcn2anJ5sgM0

[@actuariallurker9650]

I had the pleasure of seeing him drum in his own jazz band at the Blue Note jazz club in NYC back in the early 90s. Was sitting on a folding chair like they use at high school auditoriums about 8 feet from his drum kit. He was just smiling the whole time during the 90 minute set....

[@marksimpson1991]

@@actuariallurker9650 Too cool!

[@ronaldelliott4373]

You got it guys. The Stones were part of the 1st British Invasion in the 60’s. The 2nd occurred lat 60’s into the early seventies. Many, but not all groups from both, would take American Blues from the great artist from two generations before, reworked and electrified they fed it right back to us. What a great time to be alive. You’ve both been hitting all of it perfectly. Thanks for keeping it alive. 🤘😎

[@coopm3087]

Rolling stones are awesome Every song is like a story you love hearing She like a rainbow and Miss you are 2 great songs as well

[@EatTravelSteve]

In the early 1960's in an interview Mick Jagger said their style is from American Blues ie Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Robrt Johnson, Chuck Berry, etc. The Rolling Stones gave credit where credit was due.

[@jonicantrell7849]

The brits took our blues and reformed it then threw it back at us saying how do you like that and we screamed, "Give us more

[@mcdnea7030]

Those English kids listened to their American blues for real. Not just music in the background on the radio. Europeans have always cherished the American singers.

[@Gordy63]

Love the way this one starts with Charlie playing the cowbells and then a big bombastic drum beat. Pair that with an iconic riff from Keith (open G tuning, of course!), some in your face vocals from Mick and then layer in some horns….man, it just doesn’t get much better than this!!

[@sukie584]

Understandable thought, but Jimmy Miller played the cowbell.

[@Gordy63]

My bad, thanks for the info 👍

[@mojorider8455]

don't forget, Keith got rid of his low E string too for that open G tuning!

[@sukie584]

@@nazfrde No,Kenny Jones did not play drums on this. Charlie played drums on Honky Tonk Women. He just didn’t play cowbell on studio version.

[@jasonremy1627]

​@@nazfrdeno, Charlie played drums on this one. Kenney Jones only played drums on one Stones track, "It's Only Rock and Roll"

[@kevincaulder96]

Love the Rolling Stones. My favorite songs by them are what I play on the cd player in my car when traveling to the mall in Lexington, KY. ONE HIT TO THE BODY, BITCH, IT'S ONLY ROCK-N-ROLL, BUT I LIKE IT, MIXED EMOTIONS, DANCE LITTLE SISTER, and SHATTERED. I absolutely live SHATTERED. It's 1968. Mick Jagger is going through divorce with Bianca. Studio 54 is in full swing. And New York is running down the drain. But the energy from this track is pulverized. And it's just a great song to rock to. You will love it !! I promise. Enjoy

[@elwood4939]

Like Muddy said, the Blues they had a baby and the called it Rock 'N Roll.

[@ronaldtucker1262]

The Stones have well written songs. I would like to give credit to the production of this music in the studio. They did a fantastic job.

[@stephenhuber1219]

They recorded in Muscle Shoals

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Y'all have been hitting some great Stone's songs! You mentioned the horns, usually they were Bobby Keys on sax and Jim Price on trumpet. Both were regulars with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends. One of the best, underrated bands ever. I'm still waiting for you to react to the song, Let It Bleed. You'll love it!

[@lawrencesansone4451]

The late great Bobby Keys on sax

[@deaniegarcia5694]

The Stones are masters of taking American music, then feeding it back to us with their spin. One of their first hits, was an Arthur Alexander song, "You Better Move On". They all did it, ala Beatles, "Anna"(Go to Him) and so on. "I met a gin-soaked bar-room queen in Memphis. She tried to take me upstairs for a ride". Any song that begins that way was scary back then..the bad boys of rock. You're hitting on all cylinders today, guys, just as always!

[@maxbrazil3712]

Keith Richards Bio is a great read. As wild and crazy as the Stones were, they were all insanely committed musical artists.

[@BigC.]

One of their biggest and best.

[@1bigrowdy]

The Rolling Stones music has been used in movie and TV over 400 times .The most of any other band .

[@gregcable3250]

It is definitely a British take on American blues, R&B, and even a hint of country. They loved our music as kids, put it through their life lenses and played it back to our kids who fell in love with it--when it was here in American form all of the time. And the Stones, and others, did their best to expose their audiences to the originators--for example, in 1965 the Stones refused to go on the American TV show, "Shindig" (which had a mainly white teen audience) unless Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters were also featured. Paying respect to the greats.

[@olly8]

A Rolling Stones STAPLE! A must have from their collection. Never gets old!! 🤘

[@casamequite]

Delta Blues+amplification+bigband drums=Rock&Roll Original Recipe

[@wanderer0617]

My favorite rock band since they came out in the 60s. I was about 13, loved the Beatles, then whoa, heard the Stones and never looked back. My 8th time to see them was in Las Vegas in 2021, 1st time in Dallas in 1975😅❤ You guys gotta react to their live performances. Fantastic!

[@mr.privately7125]

Blues rock wouldn’t exist in the US if it weren’t for the Brits. They brought it back home.

[@tonydelapa1911]

I’ve seen them do Honky Tonk Women many times. There were a couple tours where they brought their own HT women, like a couple hundred, dancing and parading along the wings stage left and right. Each dressed differently and beautifully. When the song ended, well, that was last we saw of any of them. It’s a big crowd favorite for sure. I don’t think this song will evergo out of style. Thank you guys! This was another great reaction from you.

[@wdrauch]

The groove on this song and Tumbling Dice are just sick

[@cazgerald9471]

They also have "Country Honk" which is a more country-fied version - actually recorded before "Honky Tonk Women" but not released until the "Let It Bleed" album

[@Greg-io1ip]

Such a cool hybrid of R&B, funk, country, rock and Stones unique sound only Mick could deliver. Keith Richards' stark riffs are a work of art and restraint. Almost like Andy Summers of The Police minus the echo wah-wah pedals.

[@bruceroberts2407]

I love the little gems like, "I just can't seem to drink her off my mind!"

[@joelliebler5690]

Another great one and one of their most played on FM radio back in the day!

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

You're totally right about British rockers cutting their teeth on American blues. It's ironic--after American pop lost touch with the blues (Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash all off the radio--British rockers thrilled us by bringing popular music back to American blues. Stones, Zeppelin, Who, Beatles all loved and covered R & B. Thanks for what you do.

[@DJBilodeau]

You guys are really hooking me into the Stones! Always been a Beatles guy, haven’t really listed to the Stones, but your show is excellent, and when I see you pulling a really good Stones tune, like this one, I just HAVE to watch your reactions. Plus, really enjoy you guys looking at it from a musician’s perspective. You guys are really good at what you do. So I’ll watch this one, but also drop you a performance I would like you guys to review: -Nico and Vinz “In Your Arms” Spellemanprisen 2013 NRK.

[@ericanderson8886]

The Stones are one of those British bands that, in the fifties and sixties, embraced American blues classics and used the new technology to elevate those songs to a whole new level. Great song.

[@roberttompkins6489]

They were not formed until 1962

[@matts6771]

Gentlemen, very much enjoy your reactions. Best channel out there. Some deep cuts from The Stones that probably no one else will touch; 100 Years Ago, Torn and Frayed, All Down the Line, Fingerprint File. Love to see your reactions/thoughts.

[@triggerwarning5762]

I'm giving this a like sight unseen

[@mikemurphy1700]

The syncopation in this song absolutely wild....

[@cshubs]

The version of this on the live album Get Your Ya--Yas Out is superb.

[@booboo8577]

One of the best live albums ever.

[@doriwiljt]

I wish they would do a reaction to that whole album.

[@artis1969]

One of the best raw sounding drum tracks ever put down.

[@sethk1698]

One of the greatest songs ever written! I subbed before y'all even spoke, I could tell id appreciate your channel. Short sweet, to the point.

[@jimilemons7680]

Those horn arrangements are very, very, Memphis STAX inspired

[@EricGruber-j4k]

They sound American because they were influenced by Americans. They grew up listening to the same music that we did, heavily influenced by classic soul, blues, jazz, R&B, and rock. Well, they were on the cutting edge of what we call rock today. The British invasion was a huge part of what we all know now that definition to be.

[@julieanderson6463]

Hey guys! You're hitting all the biggest & best. Don't forget Jumping Jack Flash!!

[@cdfdesantis699]

Some good ol' EARLY Stones! Thanks for your reaction.

[@davescurry69]

The last Stones single that did not come from an album. Such a fantastic bluesy groove and further proof that the Keith Richards and Mick Taylor guitar partnership could mesh and weave just as well as what came before and after.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Love your reactions!❤

[@timdore1131]

Ah yes those 'blue' lyrics. When my mom heard me play Some Girls the first time (first time for me too, otherwise I wouldn't have blasted it on the stereo in the den, I'd have kept it in my room on headphones) the record got confiscated. I did buy another copy on the sly ... you gotta do what you gotta do.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Keith Richard Idol growing up was Chuck Berry. Mick's idol was Howling Wolf....this song encapsulated both!

[@ML-un1oi]

Great song from a great band. Still just scratching the surface. Keep on keeping on fellas. Appreciate you 🙏 ❤

[@deadmeat_0152]

The Stones are always on my playlist. Always. The 'honky Tonk Woman', Cougars before they were called cougars ;)

[@baytownbert2]

You two have the best no nonsense reaction channel.

[@mikeflynn248]

The British blues movement started in the late 50's. John Mayall, The Stones, Zeppelin, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, and on and on. If you fella's want to hear some blast you into outer space electric blues, listen to Chicken Shacks rendition of "Poor Boy"! It must be played LOUD!

[@lewismaddox4132]

British groups like The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, The Beatles and others took particular pains to absolutely study not just American Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock-N-Roll and Country, but dedicate themselves to it and understand its culture and genesis. Our American Rock was so focused on pragmatism that we often skipped the reasons for it and simply went for the popular sound. Some exceptions. The Doors, Tommy Bolin, Stevie Ray really got into not just the music but the reason that the music was such a salve to what ails us. Unfortunately many of the local students of our own music were such empaths that they needed drugs to dull the sensitivity to all the heartbreak that lurked within. The roots of almost all modern music are the Blues. Many will argue, but I believe the best we got comes from all the despair we share. We are lured to the expression of our own sadness, a sadness we wish we could express. Good music makes me cry all the time. It's a joy to finally get it out!

[@bonniethompson2019]

Great song!

[@Cashcrop54]

Saw them when they had a hundred girls come out when they played this and all were dressed like dance hall girls. Love this song.

[@mikefannon6994]

Interplay between guitars makes this song interesting, adding in the horns takes it over the top. And of course Charlie's drums.

[@nazfrde]

Charlie didn't play on this one, though. That's Kenny Jones.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Great job guys ! Good analysis !

[@GTLyons]

Yep, parents back then were more tolerant with The Beatles... but the Stones were the "Bad Boys of Rock" thumbs up guys

[@diveplane05]

GO GO BREW CREW!!!! I totally dig The Milwaukee Brewers Cap!🤘

[@scottsnyder2726]

The “British Invasion” of the 1960s was really just a re-constituted merging of the American genres of blues, country, jazz and sometimes some folk. But give credit to Beatles, Stones, Who, Led, Kinks, etc. for the development of music that ruled airways for decades. A musicians-led collaboration of early bands sharing influences and techniques along with a rapidly emerging technology changed music forever.

[@kjisnot]

I think this was the first major tune with Bobby Keys. I think the tune was done but someone invited Keys in to play along with the recording and they loved it. The rest is history.

[@sparkymcplumpthepolydactyl2079]

She blew my nose 👃 💥and then she blew my mind 🐈‍⬛

[@JimiBurleigh]

Love your reactions to the music that has been the soundtrack to my life and times 🤘. You might be interested to know that on 1969 I saw Reggie Jackson with the Oakland A's playing the Seattle Pilots. The Pilots only lasted the one season before being sold to become the Milwaukee Brewers. It's your choice of headware that brings back the memories.

[@robertvaughn6646]

There's a bar in Memphis that say they were the subject of the first lyric. In the older days it was a brothel upstairs and a bat down. Look it up Ernestine & Hazel's. Their history is awesome.

[@AbeMayaTV]

This was their commercial version of Honky Tonk women the country version is on Let It Bleed album under Country Honk

[@tonyhomant244]

My favorite Stones tune.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

That’s it: they’re English as you get, but they sound like an American band. That’s ‘Exile On Main St’ all the way through, a double album released in 1972 that may be their best. You’ve done 2 songs from side 1 already: “Rocks Off” and “Tumblin’ Dice”. I wish you’d do the whole thing.

[@dead_beat_poet]

Love the stones reactions! You guys are doing all the right songs! Now do Shattered!!!! 😅 👍 👌 P.S the stones were never shy about their American blues influences. They cover Robert Johnson on Let it bleed and on Exile on main Street.

[@eximusic]

When blues was no longer popular in the US, British kids like Jagger and Richards were buying up all the American blues albums they could in the early 60s.

[@StuartBearden]

Another classic 😊

[@Ibanezed210]

A staple of early 70s radio.

[@Michael-Philip]

All the British bands were influenced by American Blues music of the 1950s

[@robbo1258]

I think you'll find that it was the British blues scene that energised US white appreciation of black artists in America by promoting them here in the UK.

[@johnprice6066]

It's funny to think that the Stones were change the lyrics to "Let's Spend the Night Together" to appear on Ed Sullivan (Let's spend some TIME together), and then they cam out with this track just a few years later.

[@dannymoore6886]

They did an earlier version of this song that was kind of countrified called Country Honk. It was on an early album.

[@danielb2993]

Classic! Country Honk is a great tune as well.

[@barryshapiro3349]

The greatest song ever recorded.

[@kattcity]

I swear I could almost hear Skynrd doing this song, Right up their alley!

[@jbstonesfan]

Stones bigger than them all. Thanks for the reaction.

[@mikefetterman6782]

This was recorded at Muscle Shoals recording studio in Alabama. Where Aretha, Otis, and many others got their sound. The Stones, like most British invasion bands (Beatles, Animals, Kinks, Yardbirds) were heavily influenced by the black blues singers from the 40s and 50s. The Rolling Stones were just a blues cover band until the Beatles wrote them their first hit (I wanna be your man) and then Mick, Brian, and Keith started writing their own songs by 1965.

[@jamescipolla5328]

The Stones had their own tracks from pretty much the beginning. Find any track written by "Nanker Phelge" and it will be a Stones original. Tracks such as Stoned, 2120 S Michigan Ave among others are early tracks from the Stones embryonic era. But true, it was not until Last Time and Satisfaction in 65 that they found their commercial goove.

[@PaulKeil]

The Stones and pretty much all the other 'British Invasion' bands were heavilly influenced by black American blues artists. Unfortunately those artists were largely being ignored in the US, at least by the mainstream radio & tv stations, and many of them came over to tour the UK before they became appreciated in the US. People like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and, off course, Hendrix were hugely popular here.

[@darrenmaxwell1085]

One of the things that makes them great to me is there isn’t another band that copies them. The guitar is a completely unique. Nobody plays it like they do.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

"They're doin' the same thing over there that we're doin' here." TBF, in this song they're doing it in New York and Memphis.

[@Ibanezed210]

A lot of folks do not realize that the guitars in many of these songs used an alternate tuning.

[@KimLong-v4i]

There are so many great Stones songs. Moonlight Mile is just one. But you might want to check it out. And Sweet Virginia.. Torn and Frayed. .........

[@dbclassic8733]

This is the Stones truly golden era...

[@roadwary]

In the beginning, there was two paths to take in early Brit rock. The Mods and the Rockers. The Mods followed the Beatles who were considered lightweights, and the Rockers followed the Stones (where did the Who come into play I wonder?), gritty, hard, more counterculture in clothing and appearances. Scared your parents more than the Beatles did. I preferred the Beatles back then myself but then again I was a little tyke in those days. The Stones grew on me later with Satisfaction. Fine tune this any of you Brits reading this who lived backed then. It's what I was told by an older Brit friend here in the states from Blackpool. He was a Rocker.

[@jamescipolla5328]

The interesting part of this is the Stones attempted to look the part of the rest of the British rockers of that day with their haircuts and tailored suits, which they soon abandoned for their honest looks.

[@MDLOP8]

Too classic to have not known this--but you're on the road to musical redemption! And we're happy to cheer you onward!!

[@kevinmiller5526]

Love the Brewers hat my guy!

[@markharbin9945]

50s rock&roll and Blues

[@BruceWayneAnderson6685]

They also have this as Country Honky Tonk, it is a striped down version. It is on the album Beggars Banquet. I think you would like it.

[@rockandrollpaddy]

It's on Let it Bleed, not Beggars Banquet.

[@axelpenn2131]

The rock and roll invasion is completely British when you listen to Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones ✌🏻

[@jacqueline4514]

Yes! Personally, I think anything with Cowbell makes the world a better place 😂 To hear 2 additional dimensions to their sound, I recommend you react to "Miss You"; I call it their Disco song and you will see why; in the late 70's early 80's period several Rock bands put out at least one song with a definite Disco beat (Kiss "I Was Made For Loving You", Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust) and for their soft side that can make you cry, I recommend "Wild Horses". Was just typing that although they are a British Band, but the American Blues and Country influence is undeniable in so many of their songs, and you beat me to it!

[@nycskiped]

It's theirs because it's how the source materiel (B.A.M) made them feel.