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@louise_rose

13 күн бұрын

Originally the lyrics ran "I shouted out, "Who killed Kennedy?"", but during the making of the song, the RFK assassination happened in early June 1968, and the lyrics went with this horrible echo of Dallas five years before. There's a documentary feature by famous French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard about the creation of the song and the times around it, that catches this precise moment: Jagger is seen reading the newspapers about the gunning down of Bobby Kennedy, and the next time they're rehearsing the song, he has altered the lyrics.

A lot of people miss the point of the song being called "sympathy" for the devil. He's saying that he was there (watching), but he didn't do those things listed. People always blame him, but it was us, the humans, that did all of those things.

@mikec5309

13 күн бұрын

I disagree. He “stole” many a soul and “made sure” Pilate seal his fate as examples. Seems fairly active there

@genghispecan

13 күн бұрын

​@@mikec5309yeah, he owns up to his own doings but the majority of the song lists human evils where he stood as a mute witness or was just along for the ride.

@fabiotabaton6023

12 күн бұрын

@@mikec5309 he....does not exist

@kenhoyer8601

11 күн бұрын

@@fabiotabaton6023 true . Evil is not an entity.

@paulhadfield7909

10 күн бұрын

yes, and the kings made up the gods, so there is no devil or god, or any of them

I’m willing to bet woo was said 666 times. 😂

@flickeringboxofficial

15 күн бұрын

Ok, that is funny!

@metalmark1214

15 күн бұрын

For it is a human number. Actually there are 56 woo-woo in the song.

@curtismarsh4528

15 күн бұрын

I bet Bethany is spot on......no need to count.

@joezaverton9064

15 күн бұрын

😂

@Antihm-js7wc

13 күн бұрын

You counted didn’t you heehee

The Greatest Rock & Band in the World

"Gimme Shelter" is my favofie Stones song.

@DustinHawke

14 күн бұрын

Same here.

@rs-ye7kw

14 күн бұрын

"favofie"??? Terrible spelling? Nah, having trouble with some keys. Should've proofread before clicking. Sorry.😏

We were complicit in it all. Devil didn't make us do it.

Definitely my favorite Stones song. It's like a history lesson in a song. Gotta love that!

Can’t deny or underestimate the influence and popularity of the Beatles I wouldn’t dare,As a young man growing up in the second half of the 1960s into the 1970s the Stones were more exciting more menacing and struck the right chords for me.

Great reaction. I agree, this and Paint it Black are two of their best. I saw them do this in Toronto in 94. 50,000 people singing "woo woo" is quite an experience.

@wombatwilly1002

14 күн бұрын

Skydome or CNE?

@billn7183

14 күн бұрын

@@wombatwilly1002 Skydome!

@billn7183

14 күн бұрын

THe Voodo Lounge Tour

@user-qv2ur2bw3z

7 күн бұрын

Yeah seen 4 times in Toronto last being 2019 just outside Barrie Once in Buffalo and once in NYC

The references of the lyrics in this song are genius. I've always felt that if I were a history teacher that I could use songs like Sympathy and We Didn't Start the Fire as jumping off points for learning about those points in history.

This and Gimme Shelter are my favourite Rolling Stones songs, the piano, bongos and solid bass riff drive it along with Keith adding guitar accents here and there. RIP Charlie Watts🙏❤

@thomasking5472

15 күн бұрын

I thought Mick Taylor played lead on this track. I could be wrong.

@fuchsiaswing8545

15 күн бұрын

@@thomasking5472Taylor wasn't in the band yet. “Sympathy…” is from Beggars Banquet (1968), which was the tail end of the Brian Jones era. That album is almost all Keef. Taylor joined the Stones during the Let It Bleed sessions in 1969, but that album mainly was complete when he joined. Taylor only plays on “Country Honk” and “Live With Me.”

@danntheunknown7639

15 күн бұрын

@@thomasking5472 according to Keith he supposedly had recorded the leads on an acoustic guitar with a tape recorder mic in the sound hole & playing an octave lower than it sounds then played the tape back at double speed to get it to the octave we hear. Also he apparently used the mic in the sound hole for the rhythm track of Jumping Jack Flash (Or maybe Street Fighting Man. Can't remember right now as it's been about 30 years since I read the article about it).

@dragonmac1234

15 күн бұрын

@@thomasking5472 I think you're right, Keith played bass so it probably was Mick Taylor on guitar.

@danntheunknown7639

15 күн бұрын

@dragonmac1234 Those are my 2 favorites also. 45 years of listening to Gimme Shelter and I still get chills when the girls voice breaks on "murder" during the 3rd Rape, Murder.

The Stones released a film of them in studio creating this song.

In the movie FOCUS with Will Smith as a con man, he uses this song as part of the movie, and recounts that there are 124 WOO woos in the song.

there area 124 woo woo's in the studio version of the Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil with number 125 fading out in the end not complete.

Nice reference to Devil's Advocate!! That monologue by Pacino is one of my favorite movie scenes 😁

boy or girl that child is going to be a rockstar

Sympathy for the Devil was influenced by the decadent/symbolist 19th century French poet Charles Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs du mal' - Flowers of Evil, and is based on the book, 'The Master and Margarita', written during the Stalinist era by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. The story concerns a visit by the devil to the officially atheistic Soviet Union. The Master and Margarita combines supernatural elements with satirical dark comedy and Christian philosophy, defying categorization within a single genre. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th century, as well as the foremost of Soviet satires. Sympathy for the Devil is considered one of the 60's greatest counterculture songs of dread and should be viewed as a companion piece to the Stones apocalyptic Gimme Shelter, Street Fighting and Dylan's/Hendrix All Along the Watchtower. These song represent the revolutionary turbulence taking place in the West in 1968. Sympathy is a song of dread and foreboding that represents the dark side of the 60's. The lyrics: 'I watched with glee While your kings and queens Fought for ten decades For the gods they made' A reference to The Hundred Years' War a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. As for Jagger's voice it's fabulous, perfect for the song, a mixture of hauteur, contempt, derision and mockery filtered through a camp Dylanesque Blues drawl; perfect for the character of Lucifer, 'A man of wealth and taste.'

This song was prominently mentioned in The Stand from the 90’s by the antagonist Randell Flag. A good watch.

I'm also a Stones guy and this is one of my favorites. Mostly, in spite of the context, I just love the sound of this one.

Fun fact. In the studio version of this amazing track, there's a bunch of people dancing and grooving around, and there amongst them we see John Lennon & Yoko Ono joining in the fun.

The eye opening message I get out of this song is the Sympathy part, meaning that the Devil sat back watching all these horrid events take place as WE the humans did the deeds in his name. "...you're to blame", "... after all it was You and Me".

Saw the stones back in the 80's with my best friend I served with in the Vietnam war. We both got loaded up for the night. This song meant so much to us. We went there just to hear this song. Stayed for a few more songs and left. A few weeks later he crucified himself on a needle full of heroin. At least his torture has stopped. Don't thank me for my service, I am not proud of what I did.

@larryweise5388

10 күн бұрын

💔💯🙏💯

Favorite stones song

Saw The Rolling Stones in 1989 in Philadelphia on the opening night of the Steel Wheels tour. But, the best part of the concert was the opening act, Living Colour, they were stellar.

@karlbelzjr5555

15 күн бұрын

I saw that show at Shea Stadium

Greatest Rock n Roll band ever 🤘🤘

Great song live with all the Woo Woo´s from the audience, and that gutar sound together with Mick Jagger´s performance. Love it.

Woo woo woo woo....🔜😊

This is one of my favorite Stones songs! One of the few where I can understand what Mick is saying. Mr. Nicky Hopkins played piano. It never ceases to amaze me how wee ones can sleep anywhere. My complaint is the small ones grow too fast!!! Take care you ALL.......

Love the Stones. And you guys. Thanks

Lol, google auto-completes "how many woo wo" to "how many woo woos in sympathy for the devil". And the answer is 124.

The Rolling Stones had a lot of great songs, but I am definitely a Beatles fan. This may be my favorite Stones song.

Great song. Classic Stones. One of their best.

This is by far my favorite Stones tune. Hands down

A long time ago (42 years) While vacation in Vermont, On a Canadian TV station shown Their documentary of this song. Concert staple encore song

Love the baby. Congrats. BLESSINGS!

such a brilliant song and i love this lyric video style... saw them on the most recent tour in 2024 and the video screens had a really great presentation during this song and they sounded great. Some of my favorite guitar work and overall sounds from the Stones.

I listen to this every Good Friday.

The Rolling Stones have put out a bunch of lyric videos like this lately

Great show! 👍❤️

To me that is one of the my favorite stone songs I just seen them when they opened up their new tour here in Houston and they played that song. I recorded the whole thing and many other songs I recorded, but that man it’s just a kick ass song.

Congratulations, Welcome Little One.

You should do the lyric video for “Gimme Shelter” it might be the same creator..very similar style to this video

the guitar sounds like the flames of hell

Great reaction mates. Slainte ☘️

After watching this classic, Alexis are you Shooketh?? Mr. Nick Hopkins on piano. I've always enjoyed this song. bur the mention of the devil makes me reach for the cross! Babies at that age can sleep thru almost anything. Must be nice!!! Thanks for the video!!!! A very quick search online reviews 124 woo woo. Another source says 56 woo woo. So I guess we will have to count them for ourselves. You all take care!! Later

Though Elite Legendary Icons I still believe underrated for their Lyrics. You wonder HOW as these guys were always Drunk, Coked out and Stoned??? It's because they were also Educated and paid attention and their Dues!! I'm team BEATLES but these guys are Freaks Of Nature Awesome!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

I love that song!

even though I found out kinda late about the birth of your daughter / granddaughter, never too late to congratulate you, you two, must be so proud. Now, I'd like to make a suggestion about a band that is not so known by many people, but probably you know them, it's SATROX, how about reacting to "More Than a Feeling", "Power Lights", "River to Nowhere", "Heaven", please, amazing band and so underrated, Rockers deserve to get to know them, never is too late, NO, not in metal. 🤘🔥

Since there were no videos back then (movies, live tv--3 channels- or concerts) someone did this style of video for A LOT of the Stones songs. All are done withe lyrics on a background.

@mikefetterman6782

15 күн бұрын

Can't always get what you want is another classic from this ERA of stones.

They were security at the altamont concert, the hells angels that is, and a 18 yr old was stabbed by the angels and The Rolling Stones were unaware of what happened and continued to play. Dec 1969 it was

Keith Richards has always said he's a believer in letting the notes breathe. He's said he likens it to a painter who dabs a bit of paint here and a bit of paint there rather than just splash the canvas with too much paint. That's my favorite style of guitar playing. The endless, non-stop guitar solos get boring real fast.

Don’t forget to that this wasn’t played live for years because of the hells angels at the San Francisco concert in the 60’s. My favorite stones song.all though there’s plenty to choose from

@dave40ozs

14 күн бұрын

I’m not aware of what happened.

Great reaction you guys. Wild Horses is great, but Paint It Black is my all time favorite stones.

I wonder if this song made way for the rumors that they have lasted so long in the biz because of making a pact with "that guy". The song itself is very creative n maybe even historically correct, great song for sure, great lyrics, great music. I'm sure she'll enjoy Angie, also. That's the cool thing about the Stones, a wide variety of sounds.

As an historian, the lyrics in this song impress me more than the music (which is also great). I love songs that incorporate historical allusions and references (such as Billy Joel's "We didn't Start the Fire"--which is also great).

You need to let her check out "One Hit To The Body" It's a great song and Mick, and Keith were fighting at the time, which makes the video much better!!

I saw them in 1974 in Colorado and with the early acts including Rufus with Chaka Khan and Charlie Daniels and his band. Santa

The often-missed point of the song is that the devil is in need of restraint, and humanity is not restraining him. In the end, he mentions the point again, by saying, "I'll tell you one time. You're to blame."

@ThePrincepiggy

14 күн бұрын

If ever there were a theme song for the Trump era

@mikeg.4211

14 күн бұрын

@@ThePrincepiggy good comment!

Don't forget the ' superchat requests from....oh wow almost 6 months ago. Early Van halen was one of the requests( aint talkin bout love or Jamies crying??) and the other superchat request was for ' yes=Changes ) remember those???

I sang this to my dancing manager & boss & they laughed when I said "Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name"

Burch, i agree with this one and Painted Black... but you really needed to add a 3rd.. Give me Shelter. top 3 i my book.

The song must've been inspiration for the movie "The Messenger" about Joan of Arc.

124 woo woos

A perfect song and lp for the year 1968. We listened to music because there were no silly videos. Then we rioted in the streets because we were so pissed off at all the governments everywhere. Two years later they started shooting students.

Not gonna lie... I've always been more of a Beatles fan and I don't really care much for the Stones - but this song is pure fire!

React to Rolling Stones feat. Axl Rose - Salt Of The Earth.

I'm a The Doors guy and can't forget the greatest band in history...Led Zeppelin

Can't you hear me knocking

I put "how many woos in sympathy for the devil" in Google and got this quote: During his explanation of the scam that took place during the Super Bowl game, Nicky comments that because the song "Sympathy for the Devil" has 124 "woo woos" and the Mandarin word for five is "wu" that the number 5 was being subconsciously planted in their mark Liyuan's head to help him pick the number 55, however....

"I'll tell you one time your to blame", evil is manmade.

Epic track. Use the lyrics vids. They are the studio versions.

Gimme shelter might be my favorite, but like you said they've had a looooong career spanning decades

hi there im a new subscriber to your channel i love your reactions and i wish you would react to some foreign music especially an artist called stromae you would like him trust me he is a Belgium artist sings in french and all his music has subtitles in english btw sorry for my english its not my native tongue love from morocco and love your channel

They had to change it from "Who shot Kennedy?" to "Who shot the Kennedy's" after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

The title says it all. Love the groove, but I’ve never decided if I like the song. When I hear a Stones fan say they don’t like The Beatles, I know I’m hearing a closet Beatles fan. Is the closet dark?😊

Love sympathy. Should check out God & Satan from Biffy Clyro. Really awesome full picture song.

Next...Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

there are 124 woo woo's in Sympathy for the Devil

How many woo woos does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?

@dd5871

15 күн бұрын

"Ah One"...(woo woo), "Ah Two"...(woo woo), "Ah Three"..(woo woo)....crunch! "Three."

i'd be willing to bet the person who created this video knows how many woohoo's there are. you could do a top 5 stones songs this, paint it black, wild horses, sister morphine, she comes in colors

Red Velvet 'COSMIC' please

124

Please react to the band Shotgun Messiah

Im so glad to hear you say "I'm not much of a Beatles fan". I can't believe how many people can't believe I'm such a huge fan of rock, but don't really care for the Beatles. They really get pissed when I say they were the "Boys to Men" or "NSync" of the 60s.

@londonlion5179

15 күн бұрын

As a rock fan myself I refuse to recognise the Beatles as a rock band. They are a pop group and should be classified with all other boy bands

that base line ! jesus !

Like this song, but I'm Beatles!

124 woo hoos

Vietnam movies.

Use a word count on lyrics page .. lol

The devil is actually OURSELVES. When Jesus had his hesitations, humanity already existed. The song doesn't mention anything about this "entity" existing since the beginning of creation. So, basically, we, humans are evil by nature and we're mostly incapable to restrain our evil nature. "Ah, yeah Tell me, baby, what's my name? Tell me, honey, can you guess my name? Tell me, baby, what's my name? I'll tell you one time, YOU'RE TO BLAME"

How in hell can somebody like The Stones, and not The Beatles?

@flickeringboxofficial

13 күн бұрын

"it's easy if you try" - John Lennon 🤣🤘🤪

@AbigailJrney-1

13 күн бұрын

​@@flickeringboxofficial Cute!😅😅. The Stones have a goldmine of music. They are a great band!! But, The Beatles are on a different level, a different plane, a different dimension! Keep doing Stones songs. With that said, The Beatles 4ever! Cheers!😊

The lyrics were inspired by The Master and Margarita, a book by Mikhail Bulgakov. British singer Marianne Faithfull was Mick Jagger's girlfriend at the time and she gave him the book. Faithfull came from an upper-class background and exposed Jagger to a lot of new ideas. In the book, the devil is a sophisticated socialite, a "man of wealth and taste." Jagger claims this is about the dark side of man, not a celebration of Satanism. Good thing, I certainly do not have symphony for the devil. I'll be glad when he finally gets thrown into the lake of fire. Sorry not a Stones fan.

662 woos. Too bad they didn't quite think it all the way through.

Brian Jones last hit, I think.

Those are congas, not bongos...

Too young to remember when both got here, but I'm definitely more a Stones fan than the Beetles. Their music was just more consistently dirtier, meaning less filtered and raw. NGL, the Beetle's White album is legendary, but so is Let It Bleed. The Stones also cruised over time thru decades showing longevity. Beetles had insane impact, but it was so short-lived, not sure if they could have provided solid music that related during the 70s thru the 90s let alone the 2000s.

Father daughter???

@flickeringboxofficial

14 күн бұрын

No, here is our introduction that explains everything kzread.info/dash/bejne/faRh07VvdM3SZsY.htmlsi=7cK5nWnj3TreM9d5

I like Guns N' Roses version better.

What a claim to fame. Woo-Hoo

Piano strangely low in the mix and it’s a loss, too much bass