![]() – Their are flooding a fan vote with requests for Brown Sugar at upcoming showsĪnd here’s the lyrics we are talking about: – Now fans are fighting back and urging band to reintroduce the song to shows – Came under fire from woke critics over lyrics about slavery and sexual violence – Rolling Stones have removed Brown Sugar from the setlist of their US tour This paper states: “ Rolling Stones fans fight back against woke cancellation of Brown Sugar by bombarding the band with requests to play the song at their concerts in ‘fan favourite’ vote” and Let’s take this tabloid, the english Daily Mail, for example. But then again, it’s about this band I love and meanwhile I think, it’s about time to write something about it. When this subject came up, I superficially took knowledge, without paying too much attention. ![]() I like to have the proofable facts instead, even if that’s not such a great story. Usually, I skip gossip, slander or fake news. “But I’m hoping that we’ll be able to resurrect the babe in her glory somewhere along the track.There’s been a wild discussion during the last weeks about that song by The Rolling Stones. “At the moment I don’t want to get into conflicts with all of this shit,” he said. ![]() Times, “So sometimes you think, ‘We’ll take that one out for now and see how it goes.’ We might put it back in.” “We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970,” he told the L.A. This is not a typical subject for a pop song, and it culminates with the chorus, “Brown sugar, how come you taste so good?” Regardless of intent, it’s not surprising that Mick Jagger no longer felt comfortable leading 50,000 people a night in a singalong rendition of the song. ![]() ![]() “Lady of the house wonderin’ when it’s gonna stop/House boy knows that he’s doing alright/You shoulda heard ’em just around midnight.” “Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot,” Jagger sings. And while nobody is seriously suggesting the Stones released a pro-slavery song, it continues on with lines about the unimaginable sexual abuse many slaves faced once they reached southern plantations. This is indeed an historically accurate description of the horrors of the slave trade. ![]()
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