The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@jogischulz2576]

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[@reallymysterious4393]

There is a nice cover version of this song done by a Canadian group called the Tea Party kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOUdYyYhLuaqpY

[@reallymysterious4393]

@Joe Jameson I second and third Joe's request !!!!

[@howlers8]

This video is sooo you. lolol kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmmQpox3i82UedU

[@alanlucas3688]

we're all doomed ... weird al new video .... lololol

[@jameskirschling7887]

Damn Jamel, I've been listening to this song for over 50 years and never connected the line of cars to a funeral. That's why it's nice to get someone else's perspective on a song. Otherwise I had the gist of the songs meaning.

[@mikelenox7999]

Why we all like this guy. :)

[@Dylan_Platt]

Same! I'm only 36 but I've loved this song since high school and never made that connection until now.

[@teeh56spencer83]

Me neither

[@sueormsby4797]

Been listening to this for 45 years, I never made the connection either. Thank You Jamel aka Jamal. This is why I love this channel.

[@rlv3180]

hmm. i always got the reference, but many others i likely missed.

[@tessasnow]

I came to understand this song when my 17 year old son passed away...all my friends walked away...too hard to watch me grieve...thanks for doing this song you understand it completely and it means a lot to me...sometimes my heart is still black...I miss my son Chance very much...😢💔🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@mike-xn1qj]

Thanks for sharing him.

[@tessasnow]

@@mike-xn1qj thank you for taking the time to answer me...🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@tessasnow]

@Logan Zavala you sound like a really good kid...stay safe...🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@JeffTiberend]

So sorry for the loss of your son.

[@bustercarlisle223]

Sorry for your loss. It’s sad, amazing and wonderful what a song can mean to so many different people.

[@anthonysaladrigas4319]

The whole song is about death, depression and suicidal thoughts. It’s deeper than most people catch.

[@philipdhm]

I find it fairly hard to believe that most people dont get that, like what else they think Mick is just planning to revamp his gaff or it's the theme tune behind the latest Dulex ad campaign?

[@Ramnos]

@@philipdhm I believe the main problem, is the tune and the way he sings it. Not quite depressing, if you'd ask me. ) There is a version, that really tells the tale, here on youtube. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJK7hJWpj9SMpLc

[@theanimationlads7598]

Could Also make connections to being a Vietnam vet that is a social pariah and his friends have died

[@hellsbunniestv584]

@@theanimationlads7598 Yes the song is actually about people widowed, by the Vietnam war and the soldiers themselves.

[@xiropigado]

Spot On

[@yankeeboyno7]

Written in the early 60’s when the Beatles were writing pleasurable, light-hearted songs, whereas the Stones were the bad boys and their songs were associated with the dark side. This is a perfect example.

[@Crispvs1]

1967

[@jbayley6963]

The stones were preppy art kids in london and the beatles grew up in rough estates in liverpool If anything it was just the way the bands were marketed at the time and their respective audiences.

[@andrewft31]

This song came out in 1966 while the Beatles were working on Revolver.

[@josegonzalez-ym6xe]

At this point, Most of the British Invasion bands were experimenting with psychedelic music

[@dosfuegos]

Love the Stones but who became the biggest band of the world?!

[@robertsaul234]

Full Metal Jacket, The Devil's Advocate, and many others. Used in so many war movies. One of their most iconic songs.

[@bladestormviking]

Also the opening theme of the cbs tv series "tour of duty" from the late 80s.

[@kabluey_louie1718]

Also, dont forget Twisted Metal Black

[@luked78]

@@bladestormviking LOVED Tour of Duty as a kid....

[@luked78]

@Michael Pullins LOL....it absolutely WAS followed by China Beach....which did star Dana Delaney....and had a theme song by the Supremes.....

[@robertsaul234]

@@antoniocarlin5026 I love Apocalypse Now. I have it on 4k but Paint it Black isn't on the soundtrack. The End by The Doors and Satisfaction by The Stones are in the movie though. Some parts of The End sound a little like a slowed down Paint it Black.

[@musicmademejester]

My little brother just passed away a month ago at the age of 32. I heard this song plenty of times but now it takes on a whole new meaning for me. I never really did a deep dive into the lyrics and thought about what he was saying but now... give me chills. RIP Bob, I miss you so much 😞

[@rebeccahernandez3460]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost a brother 2 years ago and I miss him everyday.

[@jessicalee7119]

I'm so sorry your brother passed so young ~

[@jameslipke354]

🥺I'm so sorry for your loss...~APRIL LIPKE

[@aaliyahbigfanofjeffthekill2719]

Im sorry loss sleep in pece

[@prmisgrptech4481]

I couldn’t imagine losing any of my bros your stronger than me RIP

[@elainehill6504]

Yes! This song perfectly captures how I felt in the days before my dad's funeral. Looking around at people smiling, laughing, eating, drinking. Wearing their summer clothes. And I was silent and resentful and hateful and knowing it was illogical. He wasn't their dad. But I wanted it painted black, too.

[@staciesheppard2048]

I wanted to scream everywhere I went. How could the world just keep going? Don't people know what's happened? 💔

[@suejaneuk1681]

You don't want people around but you also notice that people try to avoid you. Grief is an excruciating feeling.

[@jameslipke354]

That it is. Grief doesn't have an expiration date either. It's so disheartening when people tell you to get "over it". My Dad passed away 10/13/2017, my Mom 09/03/2020. I'm the "strong friend" among my group of friends. The go to when they have an issue and want unfiltered advice. Yet when I lost my parents, even the friends I grew up with and have known since the age of 8, that KNEW my parents, avoided me. I got second, third and fourth hand condolences because the idea of me being in pain and feeling lost was too far outside of their personal comfort zones. They couldn't handle the thought that "of all people", I would crying. I still love them all, but lost a great deal of respect for each and every one of them.~APRIL LIPKE

[@joesshows6793]

I like how every chorus he’s more and more serious about painting it black just by changing the way he sings. So good

[@soufox1149]

This song is my favourite it’s a fucking masterpiece man!

[@DieselWeasel]

I grew up with this song, HOW DID I NEVER REALIZE IT WAS ABOUT A FUNERAL?! You literally blew my mind just now...

[@sticky-fingers]

the end of the song sounds like a military funeral march

[@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.

[@CindyWilson1991]

Besides the lyrics, the star of this song is Brian Jones’ sitar.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@matty7006]

Gone far to soon. So tragic he was truly a legend.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@CindyWilson1991]

@Skip ads That's true.

[@42.0fmthefever5]

Brian Jones is amazing sitar player may him and the rest of the 27 Club rest in peace and keep on spinning their vinyl

[@wildbillfirehands]

As a singer/songwriter, I'm amazed how the Stones have kept on making killer music for my entire life time. I came alive with the British invasion. Beatles, Stones, Animals, etc. They still inspire awe in me.

[@DocRobert]

I’ve probably heard this song 500 times in my life, and I never once thought about the line of black cars being a funeral before. That’s brilliant, dude. Well noticed. Thank you for that. :)

[@lare8541]

Agreed

[@weeshite6841]

How did you not get that?

[@DocRobert]

@@weeshite6841 🤣 Yeah it seems super obvious now, but I guess I read it as, like... I don’t know, the line of cars was just one more of the normal-ass things he was seeing in the world... girls walking by dressed in their summer clothes, a line of cars... people going about their lives not thinking about death or the war or whatever. Just never clicked in my brain that a line of black cars is a funeral, I was just thinking a line of cars as traffic. 🤣 Is the red door some specific metaphor I’m missing too? Hook me up.

[@weeshite6841]

Maybe he just wants all the colour gone because of grief?

[@ChikaraUTube]

And the next line is also relevant "with flowers and my love both never to come back". Just like a funeral - you send flowers and express love for the deceased but they cannot be returned.

[@shonuff3902]

This is one of all time favorite songs in general. Rolling Stones amazing. Reminds of the Vietnam era. Love 💘 to all my Vietnam vets.

[@adamoc30]

Theme Song for a Vietnam Television Show Back In 80’s Called “Tour Of Duty”!! Also in the Vietnam movie called Platoon as well!!

[@ryancampbell2192]

Extremely underrated show.

[@BrianKapellusch]

I was just gonna comment about Tour of Duty but you beat me to it. That's where I first heard this song as a kid and I fell on love with it. Really great show as well. At least from what I remember

[@evanspage5]

When I was a kid I never missed an episode with my dad! Loved that show!!

[@adamoc30]

Here is the theme intro for Tour of Duty (1987 to 1990), staring Terrence Knox!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKezYn17iq-YZ7M

[@nancykimbrough6720]

Rewatching Tour of Duty, comes on Saturdays on Heroes & Icons channel. Unfortunately they don’t use this song in intro, big bummer. It’s still a great show.

[@paulaelizabethg]

Two separate things....the lyrics are about depression and they are amazing. The music, the sitar, all musicians on the track, are amazing. The melody of the song is what truly makes it masterpiece.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

“Emotional Rescue” and “Shes so cold.” Brings the funk for sure! Especially “Emotional Rescue!” ❤️✌️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@timvine6441]

Yeh emotional rescue is a belter.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@blarbinski7034]

I never would have thought I was going to watch a reaction channel because they always play it up and blah blah blah, but god damn my dude. The actual genuine reactions and understanding content that people have produced has lended me your subscription. Thanks for being genuine from what I have watched so far my dude.

[@shawnroark4420]

This song is about grieving and the feeling of not wanting to feel anything anymore. So yeah everyone can relate to this. It could even be something else lost instead. He could be grieving the loss of his youth or maybe something more existential.

[@Mimi-sf5sq]

This song originally came out when the Vietnam War was going strong. There was a lot of loss for everybody.

[@lawrencejoy2256]

Takes me back to my youth of watching Appocalypse Now with my dad. It's why I prefer the Stones to the Beetles.

[@Mimi-sf5sq]

@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches I googled it and that's what it said. I copied and pasted it from there.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@anjinsan2052]

Jamal. Thank you. Thank you for your reactions to songs I've heard more times than I can count, that fade into background noise and the tableau of my life. You've given the songs new (or just) meaning for me and I hear them in an entirely new light now. So sorry to hear you lost your sister. I can't imagine the pain. Don't quit. You give the internet value beyond mere cat videos.

[@patrickvecchio8138]

55 years later and this song still rocks.

[@CarlSewall]

I'm glad you saw this correctly so quick. Most people think this song is about depression or psychopathy, but it's about a man at a funeral for the woman he loved. It's a song about grief and anguish.

[@watchthis7767]

When my dad died I had that same feeling, “no I’m not good, no I don’t wanna talk about, and this is the 100th time someone has asked, so thanks for reminding me of my pain.” So now when I know someone is hurting I intentionally don’t ask, I’ll just say “you need anything?” If they wanna say more, cool, if not, they know I’m there for them. Thanks for the great content every day Jamel, your a legend.

[@darylsmith5178]

That’s what someone taught me too, just ask if there’s anything I can do for you

[@gwillis01]

I know what you mean John Perry I feel like saying "How did you expect me to feel?" It's good to ask "Do you need a favor?"

[@new_mercury5367]

When my friend was 18 he lost his Dad to cancer, I went around after college and just took a few beers, he answered the door and we just sat and played playstation with a couple of drinks, we only talked about the game or music as normal. As I was going I said "if you need anything anytime ring me" He later told me that was the most normal thing to happen all day and even though everyone else, all day had been coming around with condolences he had felt alone. The best thing for him was a sense of normality. Sadly at 21 he also lost his mum to cancer, the text I got was "Mum gone, same again" And so I did the same

[@doggiesarus]

I've had several people die, mother father sister, and brother, and I totally know that it is so hard to go back to work and pretend everything is okay. This song is so touching, and really touches on emotion most people do not, or cannot even talk about.

[@samygafsi6429]

I lost my father 7 years ago and I had this feeling afterwards that only this song can actually describe. Then 2 years a go I went to the funeral of my best friend's grandfather. when I went there, my friend was touched but not that much as they were not close. But when I met his father it was a different story. He was normal until he saw me, he gave me look and only people who lost a parent can understand. He didn't say a word for a solid 10 seconds then hugged me. He looked at my best friend said : "He understands it, and I hope you will never have to". Until this day, I can spot anyone who lost a parent with that look.

[@blacklexus3965]

“Angie” is a must one of best ballads ever, really don’t like to call it that though

[@lukerduker6696]

Love that song

[@kiplambel4052]

Back in the day the rumor was that it was written for Angie Bowie, wife of Mic's friend David Bowie. But the song was written by Keith Richards, who didn't know the Bowies, and had an ex named Angie

[@blackbird8900]

Black Lexus D Angie is such a heart wrenching and beautiful song, would love a reaction to it. And Wild Horses is another that effects me in the same way.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@TribalEvil]

52 years old metal head been listening to rock my whole life... Paint it black one of my fav and I have to come to a KZbin reaction channel to be enlighten about the meaning of the song either i'm thick as a brick or you sir are a observational savant! Bravo Line of car painted black! Bravo sir well done!

[@user-justbeingme]

Our back door was red when this song came out and wasn't sure if it was about us or what. Released May 7, 1966, I was 8 years old. When my dad died that November, I knew what the song was all about.

[@dptnyc]

I’m so sorry for the loss of your sister. May her memory be a blessing. ❤️

[@ptournas]

Very sorry to hear you lost your sister Jamel. This is a powerful song, I loved it when it first came out and it took on a whole new layer of darkness for me after I lost my wife 15 years ago. Love you reaction videos.

[@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat]

I was 15 years old when this song was released. In those days you had to search for good music on your transistor radio. No KZbin or anything.

[@surlechapeau]

J, Their "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Its Only Rock n' Roll" are next for you!

[@phillipholmes5206]

I grew up to the sound of the rolling stones, and coping with growing up, listening to the vocalisations of the way you felt yorself somedays, made me feel I wasn't the first to know the difficulties of facing your own inner demons and working it out.

[@lisalongacker1356]

The Stones are the best. To be able to remain relevant for so many years speaks to their passion for music. Mick's vocals are amazing. He is a chameleon. No song ever sounds the same. When you put that with Kieth's guitar and you have magic!

[@kingoffire9373]

Can confirm, when my father passed away 3 years ago the night before my birthday, it took at least a year for any feeling to come back and for any colors to shine again, I couldn't play my guitar, I couldn't look at anything happy or joyous, it really is crazy how much someone so special impacts your life and how much you lose when they are gone. It's just that feeling of utter depression and hopelessness when you feel like you will never be able to enjoy anything or be happy ever again. However, life is much too beautiful for that and the beauty of the world eventually draws you back in and you are grateful to be alive.

[@KWP1111]

Stones, beast of burden, honky tonk woman, Angie, wild horses,

[@js6729]

Brown sugar and The Last Time are also great Stones songs

[@williamswiniuch7527]

Elissa Seeman besides beast of burden. I can’t stand that song

[@MyFlipperLikesIce]

I like to sing "I never smelled your pizza burning" 🤣 for beast of burden

[@blackbird8900]

Those are actually my four favourites!!

[@bernadettesandoval3990]

She's A Rainbow!

[@hillbillyreefer8996]

The Stones have an entire library of songs...so many classics...that span several decades...and they changed with the times

[@sharismith9944]

"The general consensus is that the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” is based on the narrator grieving over a deceased romantic partner. And there is definitely imagery presented in its singular verse to support this theory. However, its singer and co-writer, Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger, has stated that such is not particularly the case. Rather the song is about depression in general, with the titular color black serving as a symbol of this unfavorable mood."

[@ipsurvivor]

That’s how I take it also. The scenario is just a McGuffin or device to bring out concrete images associated with depression like loss and social alienation. Sometimes depressed/anxious people fear losing people or experience loss similar to when people actually die when there is no such loss. With writers they’re also looking for words that sound good and ideas and stories will develop from word choices. I’ve always seen it as being about a dark mood or depression.

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Thank you for sharing that info---I enjoy learning so much MORE info behind the songs!

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Winston Churchill referred to his depression as "the black dog" and I've heard other British people refer to it that way, so it makes sense that Mick Jagger chose the "black" theme in this song.

[@ipsurvivor]

Adora-bull Bulldog 👍

[@patriciaobrien6600]

Omg, how many times have I heard this song and never really listened for the meaning. Thank you for this!

[@susiebelford9702]

I’ve always thought of this as a Vietnam era song. I can see a soldier feeling this way. No one wants to look at them acknowledge them. All the people who died fighting ...Who gave their lives and limbs and this how they’re treated. Now we thank our soldiers back then we didn’t.

[@debbiebranham9551]

This song came out in 1966! The war in Vietnam was raging- lots of black cars, flowers.

[@aternialaffsalot]

Considering how many civilians were killed in that war is it any wonder

[@Elerad]

I love that you remembered this from Stir of Echoes. Great, often overlooked flick, and yeah, I always associate this song with that film, too. Great job explaining why you could feel what he felt in the song. So sorry for the loss of your sister.

[@BigNews2021]

You're the first reaction that understood this song. Can't believe so many people miss it.

[@lor1417]

The Rolling Stones have been together since the 60's. I was in my early teens when I first heard about this group. Now, I am 70 years old and still a HUGE fan of the Rolling Stones!! So many great songs over the decades...."I Can't Get No Satisfaction" by the Stones was very controversial in the early 60's and many radio stations refused to play that song. Check out the Ed Sullivan Show and the Stones performance of "I Can't Get No Satisfaction".

[@TheInfinityzeN]

This was the theme song to the TV show "Tour of Duty". First place I ever heard it and fell in love with it.

[@riquelpyles1421]

Thumb is up, and i haven't seen the reaction, yet. Actually paused it to comment. This is one of my top 3 Stones songs, and i know how you love the way music feels. I really, really, really hope you enjoy it as much as i think you will! Excited to see.

[@matty7006]

One of their greatest songs. Mick is the man and Rest in peace Brian Jones who was pivotal to the rolling stones becoming big.

[@susanklasinski1805]

Mother’s Little Helper, same album.

[@volatilemolotov2298]

Hmm, the U.S version of this album (Aftermath) has Paint It Black, but not Mother's Little Helper. The U.K. version has Mother's Little Helper, but not Paint It Black. It's a great song though. I love early Stones.

[@susanklasinski1805]

@@volatilemolotov2298 You’re right. They were never on the same version.

[@alrivers2297]

@@volatilemolotov2298 both songs are great!

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@patnau7767]

My husband was in the Navy, 1966-1970, his ship was in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, for 18 months. This song blasted everywhere at this time....sad times!

[@melissap1575]

No one has mentioned Start Me Up, Satisfaction, or As Tears Go By. Those are must listen to songs as well.

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@curtisthomas2670]

Waiting For A Friend

[@derrydylanger8994]

@@curtisthomas2670 kzbin.info/aero/PLUi5L1bW3t8aKdk0HUxIuBuJEHGl74l1F

[@curtisthomas2670]

@@derrydylanger8994 thanks. Great stuff, had forgotten some of those...

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@dxc3190]

Brilliant reaction bro, you the first reaction guy that understood the meaning of it.

[@Dogoodgetgoodkarma]

I’m watching this while wearing my stones shirt!!Muuuuah your the greatest!

[@gerardusch]

More than 30 years ago, this song was the intro of a series called Tour Of Duty (about the Vietnam war). I watched this show as a kid with my grandfather who was a retired army pilot. He's long gone now and a lot has changed in my life, but this video takes me back to that time and place.

[@jimfrederick3907]

"Ruby Tuesday", "As tears Go By" are two of their best

[@derrydylanger8994]

Yo Jim check out my insane stones kzbin.info/aero/PLUi5L1bW3t8ZX6As3heivgzt_QDMD1Ss_

[@gwillis01]

Another vote for "Ruby Tuesday"

[@Wendy-ov5hu]

@@gwillis01 white horses

[@Wendy-ov5hu]

wild

[@clintlewis8122]

Thank you so much Jamal, I am 66 in 2023 and thanks to you, I now understand the song completely. ❤

[@EiriUesugiKun]

Jamel, once again, spot on! "The song describes the extreme grief suffered by one stunned by the sudden and unexpected loss of a wife, lover or partner."

[@m1k3br4v0]

Always dig your videos, Jamel. Loved your commentary on this song and having lost a family member recently, the way you expressed your own journey through the grieving process connected me to you in a way that I didn't expect when clicking the link. Thanks for what you do. Peace.

[@Metalpug79]

Yep, you’re correct sir, this was featured in Twisted Metal: Black on PS2. Such a great song, thanks for reacting to it today!

[@16-bitboot15]

i played that same game when i was younger

[@16-bitboot15]

it was disturbing

[@nicholasmangialardi1618]

This song also played at the end of Devil's Advocate with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino

[@dob0lina]

I love when you hear meanings in these songs so quickly, Jamel. I’ve usually just let the songs wash over me. I always felt the singer was angry at life. You’ve changed the meaning for me. Never thought of it as grieving before. Now it’s more personal to me as I lost someone very dear to me last year. 💔 Now this song can help me vent when I need it. It was hard for me to see that life carried on and the world wasn’t grieving with me. I see the singer also felt that way. Thank you for the new perspective. ~dobolina*

[@christopherfletcher5384]

This is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs of all time actually from any group of all time!!

[@sueormsby4797]

"Brown sugar" "angie" "wild horses" "mothers little helpers" "she comes in colors" "satisfaction"

[@DocRobert]

Mother’s Little Helper! Yes!!

[@MonsieurBooyah]

"she comes in colors" is called "She's A Rainbow"

[@EarthNeedsHeroes]

"she comes in colors" I believe you mean "She's a Rainbow". Great song from an interesting album!

[@darthzen]

Brown Sugar has great riffs, but it's about slave owners taking advantage of black women. That's more than a little uncomfortable.

[@carlastanley1138]

Yes!! Especially the last 4.😊🥰

[@stevesavage8790]

I can't hear this song without thinking of the TV series Tour of Duty. So good!

[@Nightsat44]

The greatest Rock and Roll band in the world! If anybody tells you otherwise they are a nutcase.

[@neilmartin99]

Well then call me a cashew because I prefer The Beatles but not by much. So many people compare the two but in actuality they were both unique. It was once said that "The Beatles wanted to hold a girl's hand but The Stones wanted much more than that." LOL

[@_Slicedbread]

@@neilmartin99 One day I asked my friend to loan me a Beatles album. In return he gave me a CD, Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request. He told me that when ppl said Beatles,Abby Road was the greatest album ever made, The Stones released that album.

[@neilmartin99]

@@_Slicedbread Majesty was not my favorite Stone's album so I could never compare it to Abbey Road or The White Album in terms of groundbreaking. Beggars Banquet, Exile On Main Street, Sticky Fingers, Let It Bleed or even Flowers would make a better case, IMO. But, music is an individual choice so there is no right or wrong answer. Fun to discuss though.

[@_Slicedbread]

@@neilmartin99 Agreed.

[@junkersish]

Been said many times ....Stones the greatest rock band, Beatles just the greatest band

[@montesheppard4719]

This song also hits people with PTSD. You want your cave, your place that is yours, the place that no-one bothers you. You see other people, but you are not like them.

[@volatilemolotov2298]

The lyrics are wrong at the end. It's "I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky." Not "don't wanna see the sun flying high in the sky."

[@barryanderson3910]

Yes.

[@IHAVEMAGICNIPPLES]

Thank Jebus, that was bugging me.😄

[@cheripetty1805]

I concur 100%! Strange, as I thought this video was produced/authorized by the Rolling Stones. I've seen so many interesting lyric videos for the Stones, I thought they were in charge of all of them. Obviously not, it seems. ✌🍁✌

[@xBlackout718x]

A lot of the lyrics seem to be wrong in this vid. Always annoys me when I see it.

[@KenniKaye]

I believe they are incorrect all the way through aren't they? I could be wrong but I always thought he said "I see a red door and I want to paint it black" not "I want it painted black", which may not seem like a big difference but the intention behind it is. When you lose someone that close suddenly you don't just want to block out the world, you want to be the one to light the fuse and burn it all down.

[@regbatger7852]

If a friend dies I play it for days. Where did it come from. Sounds like nothing else. A masterpiece

[@carolcortez8716]

YAAAASSSSSS!! I LOVE THIS ONE!!!! Omg Ive been in a very dark place last couple of days...this helped alot....ty!!!

[@someguy4401]

I've heard this song so many times in my life and the funeral bit never clicked in my head. Now the whole song makes more sense to me. Thank you, man, you just blew my mind.

[@PInk77W1]

True story. I was 16 and home alone. It was 1976. I was watching the Olympics. They were interviewing a guy named Mick Jagger. I was thinking to myself “I wonder what sport he plays ?”

[@michelcyr4232]

I was 12 when this tune came out and now I’m turning 67 in two months but still a big fan of Stones music, I never thought they would still be around and rocking in 2020.

[@MrLivewire1970]

You hit it right on the head. My mother died two years ago and I have to admit I hate the person I've become since she died. For me, it's more like I just see red and it's hard to stop the racing thoughts of the past.

[@stevensprunger3422]

Jamal You’re one of the few people that have understood this song from the beginning as a funeral procession most people don’t get that I think probably everybody else I would explain this song to you already but I am fascinated by the fact that you understood this thing right from the beginning‼️‼️

[@tommathews3964]

And Brian Jones working that sitar throughout the entire song. That's a sign of the times, for sure. You NEVER hear the sitar used in rock music anymore.

[@psilocinesthesia]

Actually, sitar and other folk/world instruments are more popular in modern music than they've ever been. There's TONS of great prog, indie, and folk out there using every obscure noisy thing you could ever dream of!

[@psilocinesthesia]

@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches Sure, a lot of popular music these days is bland and formulaic. But the industry has changed a lot since the days when being a chart-topper was the only way to succeed. You have artists now who routinely get millions of plays on Spotify and views on KZbin without ever having a song reach any charts or even signing with a label. There's more of a market for indie and folk music now, more than there has been at any time previously. Even "obscure" artists can make enough from their material to afford to tour. Selling out to label execs to get enough airplay to afford a shoddy regional tour and hoping to break even on merch just isn't how it works, anymore.

[@dawnpericles1136]

@@psilocinesthesia exactly! Look at internationally successful Tame Impala, which began as a home-recording project Kevin Parker posted on MySpace.

[@DivisionJay]

One of your videos showed up in my feed out of nowhere and it was exactly what I needed. It's really refreshing to hear your perspective on music as well as your enthusiasm!

[@maryscaggsdane1978]

A "Red Door" has had many meanings. Mostly "good fortune" of some sort. Maybe that the home is paid for. Maybe this is a safe and welcoming home to travelers ... Black is a color of mourning (somebody passing, heartbreak, sadness)

[@looneygardener]

I ya take the red door as his heart

[@juliancastillo9570]

this is the first rolling stones song i heard when i was like 10 and i fell in love and still am 7 years later

[@fredrickcuriosity6368]

You, my good sir, have earned yourself a subscriber in me. Beautiful insight into one of my favorite songs

[@touchstoneaf]

A lot of vets took this song to heart after losing people and so much of themselves to Vietnam, and trying to climb up out of that pit.. Another great Stones song is Ruby Tuesday. It's just so pure.

[@colinward51]

I've listened to this song hundreds of time and never thought of the meaning, But its still a great song.

[@greguselman3436]

My favorite line- I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes. I have to turn my head until my darkness goes. Kinda creepy but powerful.

[@cullenbohannon1408]

It's not creepy its natural for people to check others out. Girls do it too.

[@souptec]

He has to turn his head out of grief and respect for his departed love, this is what is meant, it is not creepy at all.

[@stevenash3538]

It’s not supposed to be creepy, at the time McJaggers wife was in the hospital and was supposed to die, and seeing the girls in the summer clothes reminded him that his wife wasn’t there spending time with him during summer and was in the hospital instead. Not checking out girls, but reminding him that his wife couldn’t be like them.

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

With flowers and my love, both never to come back...timeless.

[@neilmartin99]

The song is about losing a loved one and attending the subsequent funeral after. The red door refers to his heart, which he now wants painted black, as to never be opened again. Painting it black is a metaphor for his mood and how he does not wish to be consoled, merely left alone to "fade away and not have to face the facts".

[@pirobot668beta]

Tracy Ullman did a brilliant cover of this song. She literally paints her kitchen black while singing, to a surprise ending.

[@thomasheath8953]

She's a rainbow, Play with fire, Lady Jane.....excellent tunes

[@lanya47]

Heart full of soul is a good one

[@stuartmortensen6033]

Lady Jane is Fantastic. Brian Jones era Stones, off the album Flowers. Probably my favorite Rolling Stone songs and definitely underplayed.

[@janewatkins9801]

I'm really sorry that your sister passed away Jamal. Losing a loved one is so hard to deal with. My mum and Dad are gone now, at least, physically, though it seems to me they live on in memory. I'm grateful to remember their laughter and kindness, and that helps, but I long to hug them. In a beautiful, but often insane world, a hug goes a long way. Sending love and hugs.

[@rhiahlMT]

When my husband passed, my 14 year old eventually wouldn't leave the house. We are in a small town and my son looks like his Dad spit him out. Identical the two of them. He couldn't handle everyone bringing up "How much he looks like his Dad". I finally took him back east and stayed with relatives and friends for near a year.

[@daisho13]

Damn that would be hard. You did the right thing. Stay safe y'all.

[@rhiahlMT]

@@daisho13 Yeah, it was the right thing to do. He's 21 now and doing well.

[@daisho13]

@@rhiahlMT glad to hear it. Still sorry about your loss. Stay safe 👍

[@vannacee26]

❤

[@derrydylanger8994]

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[@stephenieandrews7294]

OMG! I’ve listened to this song forever and never perceived it how you described it. But that’s it! You’re right about it. It says something completely different to me now. It still says what it did before but it’s more now. Thank you!

[@ChadKanotz]

Damn Jamel, I've been singing this song at karaoke since I started singing at karaoke hundreds of years ago. I was obsessed with Vietnam War music culture, probably because I wanted to understand everything my dad went thru. This is something simple, dark, iconic, and full of the force of the time. Hope you enjoyed. My understanding is this is written from the perspective of war widows, or otherwise people who lost loved ones in the war.

[@lawrencea274]

I seen the stones live Montreal 65. Paint it black was released 66. To put the music into perspective in this era, it was written for teens to understand. As deep and sophisticated lyrics were back in the 60s for teens. It shows the depth of children who were listening. Besides the lyrics this song was somewhat of innovated masterpiece because of the music. It was something never done before. With its Arabian/middle east/sitar and western mix. This is why the stones success lasted its length in time, and there icon image as musicians. The did many fantastic songs that were even better than there hits, but not radio" friendly" one being "GOING HOME " being 11:14 in time also 1966, give it a listen. This song paved the way of there old sound to what they achieved in there later years. Well done jamel on your analysis on the lyrics. You explaining your personal sad times. Yes have been there to many times. Probably the hardest time in life seeing someone go when it doesn't seem fair.

[@BunniMonster]

Best Stones track by a country mile IMO

[@joparkerbear5325]

I've listened to this song a hundred times, but never paid close attention to the lyrics. Thanks for breaking them down, friend.

[@KimberlyAnnScheper]

This was the theme for the television show Tour of Duty.

[@seandooley226]

Excellent analysis and personal insight on the reasons why in the song he wants everything painted black. Another very honest and genuine reaction. Thank you

[@MrSimi71]

I've heard this song thousands of times and never made the association of the line of black cars being a funeral!

[@miki_car]

my english is not natural speaking,but line of black cars with flowers and his love never come back..funeral of girl he loved.On many movies this scene can be seen

[@itsGameOver.]

I was introduced to this song as a kid from the late 80's Vietnam war based tv show Tour of Duty. It was the theme song and the song that plays at the end credits of Full Metal Jacket

[@iowa7693]

I love how when you see them live, Charlie Watts looks like he's just having a Sunday morning breakfast. And yet he is so powerful!

[@alexwardle1018]

this was the theme music to a drama series called tour of duty which was set in vietnam, i was only about 10 or 11 yrs old when i first watched it and this song has been one of my favourites for the last 35 yrs.

[@chrismaggio7879]

I'm very sorry about your sister. I can only imagine she was as kind and positive and inviting as you. C

[@mariang3946]

Awww .....Jamel thanks for sharing your view on this song..... I'm as old as the Stones themselves (we're both 60 this year)....but I learnt a lot from you just now Much love xx

[@Sumpinking1]

A red door used to mean “welcome” as well

[@benkiger7992]

You make me listen to the song more intensely than I ever have before. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!