Don't like the beginning? Well, you can't always get what you want.

@focusstudios1296

3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny, my great-grand father listened to it and said, “well, the intro was nice...” I like the whole thing though 🤣

@mattjsherman

3 жыл бұрын

I think you have to be British to appreciate the beginning. It's a school chorus thing, how they grew up.

@riko3766

3 жыл бұрын

It´s London Bach Choir at the beginning I think it´s fantastic. You can´t always get what you want but if you try sometimes you get what you need might be Jagger´s greatest lyrics ever.

@bws1971

3 жыл бұрын

But maybe they needed that beginning, and they just won't know it for another 20 years........

@276parpir

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.......

The beginning and end are bookends. You start off not getting what you want and by the end you get what you need :)

@Haleyboy007

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s good. That’s very very good 👍

@ramonaalvarez7559

3 жыл бұрын

❣️THIS❣️

@alrivers2297

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly right!

@sourisvoleur4854

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment.

@kbusby4824

3 жыл бұрын

Right on.

That "crappy kids choir" is the London Bach Choir and they've been around since the 1800's.

@fredjennings5312

3 жыл бұрын

Their voices have held up nicely.

@kathytrembath5748

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredjennings5312 😂

@Matt-vx1wt

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredjennings5312 you got firsts

@kevinlogozzo3952

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredjennings5312 🤣🤣🤣💀💀

@tempest_91

3 жыл бұрын

Crappy indeed. 🙄 🙄

You don’t decide what is bullshit, the Stones and the Beatles define what is NOT bullshit.

@kathytrembath5748

3 жыл бұрын

Well said Matt

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN

3 жыл бұрын

Nope Beatles are overrated

@docsavage8640

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that's what hipsters say to try to appear cool and different even though everyone knows they're full of crap, yeah

@GoldTopSlinger

3 жыл бұрын

​@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN I love those messages. 70 gazillion people of all ages through the last six or seven decades must've just had blown speakers and no taste.

@nomasker1360

3 жыл бұрын

Never a huge fan of the beatles . I like their really early stuff , but the white album killed them for me . Too british . Googoogujoob and all that rot .

Yes everyone makes mistakes. Like you guys did on this song.

@kathytrembath5748

3 жыл бұрын

😂🙌

@alansmith7626

3 жыл бұрын

give them a pass for not knowing better, they were not there...A&A are awesome but they like kids, sometimes just do not know any better, yet we still love them!

The horn just after the choir finishes, and the acoustic guitar has strummed a couple of times, is my favorite moment in any Stones song. It feels like sunrise breaking over a beautiful countryside.

@michaelvallejo8148

3 жыл бұрын

A french horn. That is absolutely classic.

@arjaylee

3 жыл бұрын

Al Kooper on the horn, as well as the piano when it starts to cook

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely stated, love the imagery!

@sydnoids1

3 жыл бұрын

The French horn at the beginning of the song is pure emotion

@arjaylee

3 жыл бұрын

@@sydnoids1 played by Al Kooper

I’m not a Stones fan, but as a guy who lived through the era, that opening was fitting and not obtrusive and every radio station played it.

The choir is what makes the song so great. The beginning and end are connected and produce the greatness of the song. You guys totally missed this one.

The beginning is an integral part of the song. Gotta love it. It develops the scene and prepares you for what follows. I have disagree with your assessment but it’s all good. Everyone has an opinion.

@alrivers2297

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree!

@maryannanderson1744

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@Anubis78250

3 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine listening to it without the choir intro. It really catches you as well, I can't count how many times I've been flipping through the radio dial and the intro jumps out at you. You instantly know it, better yet, you know you've caught it at the start.

@blackeyedlily

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anubis78250 Yes, to all you said here.👍

But here’s the thing… You will never, ever, ever forget that opening.

@avonlave

3 жыл бұрын

You say that like it's a good thing

@blackeyedlily

3 жыл бұрын

@@avonlave I think it is! I don’t like listening to versions of this song without the boy’s choir.

@Oldhogleg

3 жыл бұрын

It's called creating contrast; otherwise the song wouldn't get the reaction it did!

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

Touche!

The opening is not disrepectful to listeners. The second I heard it, I was hooked.

"The real Fact" is that this is another example where your pallets are not mature enough to encompass true greatness.

@fredjennings5312

3 жыл бұрын

Calling the guys immature is not a fair criticism. I enjoyed this intro from the time I was 9. I doubt that you had to mature to appreciate this song. Their opinion just flat out differs from most people in the world for the last 50 years. If all their reactions were this far off the beam, they would never have as many subscribers as they do. Hopefully this horribly bad reaction will remain an anomaly.

@SilverBoxStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredjennings5312 That is true, I was in my teens when I first fell for the Stone’s music. I just remember hearing songs when I was their age and not fully appreciating them only to hear the same song a decade later and have it carry a different meaning

@Skraboing649

3 жыл бұрын

@Rich Roddman *palates

I love that they started a quintessential rock song with a French horn.

@blueeyedraven396

3 жыл бұрын

I've always had a hard time determining if if was a French horn or a trombone.

@Sixwheelin

3 жыл бұрын

@@blueeyedraven396 it’s a french horn.

@viviandarkbloom1

3 жыл бұрын

My brother played the french horn and I hated it. Turns out it is quite lovely when played correctly.

@sourisvoleur4854

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite part of the song, or any Stone's song. It just grabs me.

@fewwiggle

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, they started with a choir...... :-)

The intro and outro for this song were strokes of genius. Choir intros in rock and roll were very rare back in the day and the intro/outro contributes to the atmosphere of this recording. It would be interesting to see Andy and Alex's reactions to the organ intro used in the funeral scene of "The Big Chill."

@robertbrown9785

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@fredjennings5312

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I doubt that A&A, hearing this for the first time, would have thought this would be a great song to be played at a funeral.

@shogun0127

3 жыл бұрын

Thing 1 and Thing 2 still wouldn't get it

@robertamcdonald-huey4319

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve wanted to suggest The Big Chill as a movie they should play. The best sound track in my humble opinion.

The school boy choir thing is definitely a British thing that they were using to create the picture/story/context for the song. It wasn't just a pretentious gimmick. You say that none of the Stones would say that's their 'favorite' part, but you might be surprised that they would defend it to the death - and probably had to with the record execs. It took something that was at the core of their upbringing and which sets up all the hopes and expectations that get dashed later in life. That schoolboy choir thing strikes deep for many of that generation. I mean, cripes, even Pink Floyd goes to that same essential place building off of it in "Another Brick In The Wall". You can't dismiss it out of hand like that - THAT is disrespectful to what they were constructing artistically! Also, wait another15 years and watch The Big Chill and then tell us the beginning was bullshit.

@jollyrodgers7272

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, Gregg. If you ain't a Brit, you've at least been there.

@TheSchuyler75

3 жыл бұрын

The Big Chill has been on my mind lately because I watched a reaction to “Whiter Shade of Pale”. Great (but 😢). i may watch it again tonight

@tricia8617

6 ай бұрын

Another Big Chill...my favorite movie of all time.

Imagine being at a Stones concert, everybody is hot and sweaty. Then the intro come in, everybody settles in, quites down, then it makes room for the acoustic part only to take you back into a frenzy by the end. Epic journey.

I don't think of this song without that intro...it's iconic. Should do "Jumping Jack Flash" or "Brown Sugar"

@rookmaster7502

3 жыл бұрын

The intro introduces the very melody that later defines the song. The fact that an actual vocal chorus introduces the chorus melody is ingeniously clever!

@sherryarflin726

3 жыл бұрын

Both of those songs are a must. You can’t even claim you’ve partied with the Stones without these songs!

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

@@rookmaster7502 Nice observation!

@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD

3 жыл бұрын

The lengthy rant about the intro was more irritating than the intro itself. Enough for me to downvote the video.

@wagstaff6135

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD Totally agree. How much time do they spend on the thing they don't like about a song they like? And being wrong the whole time doesn't help.

I've always loved "Angie." It shows a depth to Jagger's voice you don't get in many other Stone's songs. If you like horns, then "Bitch" is a catchy banger.

@allisonreed7682

3 жыл бұрын

Both are really good choices!

@j.j.4150

3 жыл бұрын

I eat a chair if "Bitch" wouldn't become one of their favorites.

@TahoeNevada

3 жыл бұрын

True story, Mick stole that song Angie from a Bay Area musician/band leader, Terry Dolens back in 1971.

@j.j.4150

3 жыл бұрын

@@TahoeNevada A claim is not "true story", las time I checked.

@TahoeNevada

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.j.4150 he’s a family friend. It’s not a “claim”.

It’s a tremendous song and is exactly as it should be from beginning to end.

Btw, you have to understand why they did the beginning the way they did. The choir intro was on the album only. Back in 1969, it was well received. Rock bands back then The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Moody Blues, ect would incorporate choirs and orchestral pieces because it was enjoyed. Most writers, musicians, performers, singers had an appreciation and background in classical music and they never disrespected that.

The worst spanking I got as a kid was when my Mom told me to clean my room. Instead I locked my door and cranked this song up so she could hear it. For some reason she didn't find the humor in it;)

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

You mean you weren't Mother's little helper? 😌

@ramonaalvarez7559

3 жыл бұрын

Haha U rebel U .. 😉😁

@michaelkeefe8494

3 жыл бұрын

I had Star, Star on a turntable when my Mom was cleaning in my room. She dropped a heavy lamp right on the record and said "oops". Don't mess with moms.

@ChrisOliver4307

3 жыл бұрын

You got what you needed.

@nightbird1314

3 жыл бұрын

I used to play Get off of my Cloud when I was pissed at mom.

The beginning is iconic, you guys are definitely missing something! I always give you guys respect for your opinions, but you are dead wrong here. The beginning is a lead up, and the song ends with the choir. You need to watch The Big Chill.

@d2d2d28

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, dead wrong.

The beginning is what made the soft acoustic impactful

I’m one of the people who said in response to your poll that if you were going to do this song you had to do this version. And a good part of that is because of the boys choir at the beginning. You can find plenty of other versions of the Rolling Stones covering the song. Another famous one is at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (definitely worth a watch). But none of the other versions are as iconic as this one. I love the contrast between the boys choir and the rest of the song. I love the transition between the two with the French Horn. And I love the addition of the boys choir toward the end of the song. For me it is an integral part of the song. I also enjoy the thought of the bad boys of rock and roll (as they were at that time) collaborating with a centuries old famous choir. It is just so antithetical that it is genius. I would say that you may grow into enjoying this more as you get older, but I do know that I loved it when I was your age.

Beg to differ on your assessment of the choir in the beginning. When this was released there was a clear divide between established and new music. The Stones were British, well-educated and yet youth icons and true Rock Gods. Their use of the choir was a nod to stablished musical; beauty - they understood the power of using it, and then turning it into their own device. Also, you would not have loved the ending so much if the choir was not in the background - in synch with the song. And, the acoustic would not have sounded so good without your familiarity with the chord structure, established by the choir already.

@276parpir

3 жыл бұрын

though I really like andy and alex they have that tendency of so many young people to want hard and fast categories, "profiles", compartmentalization and SLOTS........kind of like in France before the Revolution......again, I like what they are doing, but "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes": too much harmonization--YIKES!!!!!!

@mtnvalley9298

3 жыл бұрын

Context, in this case, is everything. Thanks for the history.

@dannydorko7075

3 жыл бұрын

whatever the reason, it sounds bad. End of story.

@bobbabai

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 63, so I was probably 15 when this song came out. I had already done choir for 3 years and really enjoyed it. I never thought of the choir in this song as making beautiful music. I felt like it was kind of a parody of a choir, like a bunch of nuns in a convent singing - kind of like Sister Act, which came much later. I never quite figured out what the point of that opening choir bit was, although I liked the choral enhancement as the song reaches its crescendo and trails away into the fade.

@danapaul3216

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbabai I’m 66 and I always had the thought when hearing the choir at the beginning was what do we have hear? Is this really a Stones song? Maybe pretentious? But definitely iconic as many Stones songs are. Al Kooper plays the piano parts as well as the French horn beautifully not overpowering the but blending in to make a wonderful contribution. Who has a french horn in a rock song? The answer is The Rolling Stones.

A classic song that has lost none of its feel. Perfectly prefect. Rock n Roll just really doesn't get any better.

Sorry, boys. You're just wrong on this one. Beginning with choir is essential to construction of song. Not pretentious, it's an artistic arrangement, and the band was all in on this production. Rest of your reaction is spot on; the Stones were the masters of song build-up. Most of their best recordings start with one guitar and before you know it, you're enveloped by a rocking, but tastefully arranged guitar army.

@robertbrown9785

3 жыл бұрын

Dead on!

@garymaidman625

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but they are not wrong. It is their opinion. You may not agree with their opinion, but it doesn't mean it's wrong. Opinions are subjective and music is subjective and affects people in different ways. This didn't resonate with them and that's perfectly fine. They are not wrong for that.

@alan73795

3 жыл бұрын

@@garymaidman625 I didn't say they were wrong for their opinion. If you listen to their reaction they said the Stones were not only wrong, but insulting their fans with the opening. Which, by your logic (which I agree with) means they are calling the Stones wrong for doing it. That's what they were wrong about...telling the Stones they were wrong for their opening arrangement, because, as original art the Stones are creating, that's the Stone's choice.

@garymaidman625

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan73795 no you didn't, but that is semantics. They gave their opinion, it is after all a reaction video. In their opinion, they felt this was pretentious. Again, that is their opinion and they therefore can't be wrong over a feeling. I get what you are saying and their opinion may or may not be inaccurate, however being inaccurate is different than being wrong. I tend to somewhat agree with their opinion. Of all the Stones songs, this has never been one to resonate with me and partly because of that choir intro.

@generichuman_

3 жыл бұрын

@@garymaidman625 And he's giving his opinion on their opinion, and you're giving your opinion on his opinion of their opinion... See how that works? Either everyone gets an opinion or no one does. Seems kind of self defeating to tell someone that they shouldn't have an opinion about someone's opinion...

“I’m going to skip the bullshit beginning part” are you kidding me: you have the pure boys choir singing the intro then comes in Jagger with the worldly and experienced tones in his voice. One of the greatest contrasts in rock and roll……..I’m not your friend but I forgive you 🙂

@robertbrown9785

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@douglasleinbach6313

3 жыл бұрын

BS??? No.

@davidcohen821

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, the contrast when Mick comes in, and the fact that the choir at the start sets up the choir in the ending.

@Hansenomics

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidcohen821 I wish I had said the boys choir was singing with innocence and then Mick comes in with his worldly voice but the idea was conveyed. This may be the last great Stones tune. Yes, Exile and so many others are solidly good but Brian’s death and Altamont changed The Stones.

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need " Truer words were never spoken in a song. Absolute Stones masterpiece. I 100% disagree with you on the London Bach Choir at the beginning and the end. Its fucking awesome. The song is a sum of its parts and that choir is critical.

@tomloft2000

3 жыл бұрын

but on occasion you get things that you don't want.

@i.marchand4655

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomloft2000 But did you need them?

@blackeyedlily

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It is integral and adds a contrast that is genius IMO.👍

@annapavlakis7626

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's a stroke of genius.

@brucedillinger9448

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff Morse - agree with you 100% A&A can't possibly appreciate what we experienced 1st hand (when this song hit the airwaves). They can only observe from afar. And that's fine. It's not their fault. But guess what...all these years later kids are STILL listening to the music of our youth. That has to count for something. ✌

Saying the intro is disrespectful to the listener is the worst hot take I've heard quite possibly in my entire life. It's not good. But it's not disrespectful, it's THEIR art.

@Sixwheelin

3 жыл бұрын

Not surprised that they get nervous around choirs.

@dago87able

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so right, it’s completely… disrespectful, I would say ;)

@bobbabai

3 жыл бұрын

It's THEIR art and ANYONE can criticize anyone's ART.

@dago87able

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbabai I don’t think anyone here has argued the contrary. I at least am just exercising my right to criticize the criticizers.

@bobbabai

3 жыл бұрын

@@dago87able Yeah, I see what you're saying. I think you're right.

Obviously, you know nothing about English boys choirs and their place in English history. As someone who grew up in choir, I love it. As someone else said, they grew up with these choirs and found a wonderful way to use a choir in this song. Knowing how I would have felt, I bet those kids thought it was a real honor. Checking on this one, it was the London Bach Choir which is not just boys, but it sounds like children. This choir was formed in 1876 to give the first British performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor. It is an amateur choir with many movie scores to its credit among other things. 240 active members.

The opening is fantastic gentlemen. OMG the transition from choir to French horn & guitar to Mic is so great! I don’t even like the Stones but I love this tune! S tier if there ever was one❤️

@WRRHalum

3 жыл бұрын

(obligatory note) French horn courtesy of Al Kooper, who wrote an entire horn chart for the song, a la the work he did for the first BS&T album and the charts he added to some of the numbers on Super Session. Alas the horn work for this (beyond the intro) was sadly jettisoned. Coulda had that much more "in the mix."

@chrisboerger465

Жыл бұрын

Don't like the Stones? Are you okay? :)

This song was at the beginning of the movie "The Big Chill". You Gentlemen should watch that movie. It has alot of great songs in it!

@bobbabai

3 жыл бұрын

LOVED Big Chill when it came out and watched it fairly often for the next few years. Supremely irritating now - it has not aged well.

@clemdane

3 жыл бұрын

Just listen to the album. The movie is seriously annoying

You’ve dated yourselves - back then as a fan I completely looked forward to the beginning. Still look forward to it now. Wouldn’t be the song without it.

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, they are so associated together.

@robertbrown9785

3 жыл бұрын

totally agree im stunned the hate these dudes dumped on the intro..expand your preconceived idea of what music "should" be guys..the choir was brilliant in my opinion..hundreds of others agree btw

@ginaabernathy7419

3 жыл бұрын

Love Love Love the intro!!!!! 👏👏👏👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️

I love the Rolling Stones and this is my favorite song from them. It has everything. I love the opening and choir throughout. I mean, it is kind of ballsy to start a rock and roll song with a choir and a french horn. The Stones were at their best during this era.

Every hear the phrase Preaching to the Choir?? This is one of the reasons I love your channel. I realize some of these songs you really needed to be "there". You always nail the the music part. But some of the social and cultural impact you miss by a mile!!!

@AnyangU

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree about that latter part. You can tell they have a knowledge about music but they just don't fully grasp the social and cultural aspects. They did a little better after they started to actually read the lyrics. But, they should probably try to learn a little history as well.

Oh yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss. When they bring it, they really do. No the choir is essential; you will come to realise that.

This song beat B.B. King in the poll, but you should return to listen to the Thrill is Gone. You will love Lucille, thats his guitar's name. Blues guitar

@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.

3 жыл бұрын

Yup that Rhodes piano sound makes it gold.

@Cheryworld

3 жыл бұрын

@@mockingbird7544 BB King live was wathching this great man making love to his guitar. Beyong beautiful. Really.

@buddyhendrie6190

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you see these polls?

The intro is part of the deeper message. This song is super layered both musically and lyrically!!

All opinions are valid. Having said that, Andy and Alex are wrong about the intro. It’s integral to the song.

@SpiritualPsychotherapyServices

2 жыл бұрын

INDEED!

@randywhite3947

2 жыл бұрын

Not all

@nighthawk0490

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, ouch. at 31 I'm like, "oh bad call young'uns." These kids would shudder at Mother of Pearl's intro. :D I can't believe they didn't recognize the french horn, before the epic-ness of the maracas... there was the french horn descending transition. Glorious.

The beginning indicates a formal affair- “the reception”- where a woman is waiting for her drug dealer. The rest is little vignettes of the rock and roll lifestyle and the people encountered. Finally you realize that the road to contentment might just be compromise. I think 🤔

@kimrivera5302

3 жыл бұрын

@Beverly Oyarzun Beverly earns the "chef's kiss"!!!!!

@sharondianneb

3 жыл бұрын

Context is everything.

@mikefannon6994

3 жыл бұрын

The "favorite drugstore" is a methadone clinic, the methadone dose was "cherry red."

@fredjennings5312

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought the verse where he is standing in line with Mr. Jimi (Hendrix) and that he looked ill was pretty sad.

If Mick Jagger can't get what he wants, who possibly can? The intro is classic, it sets up the longing in the song. Carry On!!

@i.marchand4655

3 жыл бұрын

I'll bet that, by this time in his career, he was at least able to get some Satisfaction.

When we used to listen to whole albums in a sitting this was one of the songs that the choir in the beginning was never meant to stand alone. It's part of the seasoning. After you've heard the album a few times, you'd hear that, and get amped, cuz you knew what was coming. It all fits together. Listen to the entire album in one sitting. Not for a reaction, but for your own edification.

I've seen them do this live several times. They actually have a real choir come in and sing this part of the song. The Stones always get what they want and need.

I fucking love this track - always have and the intro is just fine for me and I dont consider it disrepectful to any fan. Is it pretentious - maybe but in the context of the times it was writen in, there was a lot of one upmanship going on

@jkgannon1049

3 жыл бұрын

Love this version beginning. I was at a timeline reenactment (1740s thru early 1900s US) Before opening, setting up my demo there on the New England village green, when out from the quant Congregation am Church, came the visiting choir singing that opening lol 😂 It's been over 50 years but for a split second thought I was having a flashback! 😅 Very cool! I do find Alex & Andy miss nuances of context. Maybe you just had to have lived in the times or be a ultra nerd for the times.

@brianfowler1879

3 жыл бұрын

Well said Neil

@annereidy7981

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, and the classical high brow frown down on rock, a bit of 'in your face' from the Stones?

@neilhamer8725

3 жыл бұрын

@@jkgannon1049 Yes I agree that living through that renaissance period of music gives a better perspective but seeing these guys explore new music is lovely nonetheless

@neilhamer8725

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianfowler1879 cheers mate 👍

This song is one of my all-time favorites beginning choir and all, it's an easy S. For me the choir is an integral part of the song.

The formality of the choir at the beginning, followed by the segue to rock-n-roll, symbolized the social transition of the era. It was put there for contrast.

@davidspalten1304

2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it.

"Midnight Rambler" is an absolute MUST! ALSO: I find it funny 'cuz when my friends and I were cruising in our cars and that choir started, the radio went to 11 immediately. So now, after your continued torching of the beginning I'm dropping you guys down to an "A" - at least until the next reaction. lol.

I think the intro does a good job of setting up the song. It makes the song too long for radio play, but I love it when listening to the album. I'd also say that _"Let It Bleed"_ has several great songs.

@kenjohnston1257

3 жыл бұрын

Is there a better rock album than Let It Bleed??? This song, Gimme Shelter, the vastly underrated Monkey Man, Country Honk (an early country version of Honky Tonk Woman), Midnight Rambler with its amazing blues guitar, and then there's the furiously raunchy Live With Me and even raunchier title track. This album is the blueprint for rock and roll.

@gaildevaney6074

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's surprising - not many reviews of Midnight Rambler.

The intro is iconic rock n roll. This is S tier. One of the best rock songs ever...you need to do the whole Sticky Fingers album reaction. But for next song. Jumpin Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, slave.

The beginning is Iconic, Essential and Classic. You are not worthy...

The choir connects the intro to the finale. It's brilliant. One of the best songs EVER recorded. And so simple.

This reminds me for your movie list you should include "The Big Chill" for its music.

@Manageode

3 жыл бұрын

There is a wonderful documentary on the making of the Big Chill. A revisit of sorts with cast member memories. I watched it on KZread about 5 months ago.

@emotionallyexhausted1410

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@ramonaalvarez7559

3 жыл бұрын

The big chill .. yup they should list that just on music alone.

@connieb4372

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.. Yes.. and Yes.. or even the soundtrack, which I used to have somewhere.

Even though this has to be an S tier song i have heard it so many times in my life that i really didn't even want to hear it again watching the review. But i have to say over the last 50 or so years of hearing this song i never felt anything negative about the opening choir part. I actually always thought it was unique and cool. check out ( Heart Breaker ) not that you ever listen to my requests. I have been asking for Aerosmith ( Nobodys Fault ) for over a year.

@annapavlakis7626

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with your comment. I've heard it so many times I'm like, OK, whatever, I guess I'll hear it again for the reaction, but I'm not excited. But then I hear it and get chills once again. And, no, I've never ever felt or heard anything negative about the opening. I don't understand how they're hating on it so much. I think it's rather brilliant.

@jlglover4592

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto the Aerosmith, but TBH, I got a reply once that they'd covered a couple songs. They just need to put Rocks on and let it go. Same with Toys.

The song is a Masterpiece.

just remember, they are the Rolling Stones and you are Alex and Andy. like you guys, but many of us old guys think the intro is vital to the ride. :)

The beginning is tremendous! Sometimes you guys leave me scratching my head wondering where you are coming from. And a point to remember, you did not listen to any of these songs as a one off. You put on the album and you listen to at least the whole side, back to back. That is a very different experience than the way everything is a one -off today.

@Jessesgirl2013

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent point. This a heck of an album closer!

Superlative song! A Rock and Roll prayer for the end of the sixties, that works as a counterpart to Hey Jude by The Beatles. For something completely different from The Stones, try She’s a Rainbow. The received wisdom is that The Stones got lost in the fog of Psychedelia, but She’s a Rainbow’s day glow production, shimmering melody and vibrant lyrics coalesce into one of the most joyful songs you’re likely to hear. It’s Penny Lane by way of Good Vibrations, and no less magnificent than either!

@davidm7237

3 жыл бұрын

Yes She's a Rainbow and 2000 light years are both superb!

@blackeyedlily

3 жыл бұрын

I have a copy of the album it is from, Their Satanic Majesty’s Request, just to have that psychedelic 3D album cover. I got rid of almost all my other vinyl albums when CDs became mainstream. But that one I kept.

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackeyedlily That one is a keeper!

@lgeyser1

3 жыл бұрын

Simon, this is one of the best comments I've ever read on youtube. Thank you for sharing it. I hope I'll find more from you as my wanderings through yt continue. Thanks again!

@simongoodman7486

3 жыл бұрын

@@lgeyser1 I really appreciate that, thank you!

I find it hard to believe with how much you two kids love music that you have never heard of this song before

This is is iconic because of the beginning. We walked / rode our bicycles around singing that line I saw at the reception. This was all new to us youngins , we usually had to listen to country music. So this was refreshing

Getting stoned waiting for the Stones who were always stoned and telling me I can't always get what I want. Oh but, I got what I need!!!!

Love it guys...Mick wrote this for his girlfriend Maryanne Faithful...she had a pretty bad drug habit for decades...survived...still sings today!

This is probably my favorite Stones album. So many great tracks. Definitely worth your time to check them out when you can.

And still more Stones tracks to taste test: "Let It Bleed", "Dead Flowers" and "Sweet Virginia", three songs flavoured with an acoustic country-tang but still zing with dark, drug-fuled yet hilariously funny lyrics. "Sweet Virginia" comes from their seminal album, Exile on Main St., an album that demands to be listened to in one sitting. It's a total immersion into a midnight world of grit, grime, drugs, sex and sleaze; both brutal and beautiful. An amazing album!

@badsherman1193

3 жыл бұрын

Exile is the best! "Rocks Off", "All Down The Line", "Happy", "Torn and Frayed", "Casino Boogie" and of course, "Tumblin' Dice", all great. You guys were asking about main riff of "La Grange" sounds familliar; originally from boogie blues icon, John Lee Hooker, but first introduced to rock via Exile track "Shake Your Hips".

I bet the Stones are kicking themselves that you guys weren’t around to advise them about intros back when they were pushing the boundaries of rock’n’roll. Imagine how successful they might have been… 😉

@lrsrosebud

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂👍🏻

@andyandalex

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m sayin’

@catbutte4770

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyandalex Hahaha, DUDE! lol 😹

@sjd5750

3 жыл бұрын

Of course music is subjective..Everyone has the right (obviously) to their own opinion..However, I just want to correct one observation you made. I've been around since the beginning of The Stones..For this particular song, not once did I ever hear someone critique the choir beginning negatively, but I'm sure there were some...Searching my memory banks I seem to remember the overwhelming majority, back in the day, understood that The Stones knew exactly what they wanted to do with this song...Never once sounded out of place to me, anyway...Always thought it was pretty cool...Might seem trite now, but back then, I assure you, it wasn't.

@TheAsiavol

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. If only Alex had been there. He could have altered history and made the Stones legends... No wait...

The Stones always recover!! S tier in my book, for sure. I don't agree with you on the intro, but your allowed to have your opinion. ANGIE next.

MY EYES ARE ROLLING BIG TIME! No disrespect but your comment about the intro is just plain foolish. One day when you are older and wiser you will get it. It’s about a funeral and the choir completely works I’ve never heard anyone especially professional musicians out there criticize this iconic song like you two.

There's SO much to love about this song: Jagger's growl. Watts stellar drum fills. The keyboards/organ work. Of course the guitar work. They produced the hell out of this tune. Timeless classic. Also, it was part of the classic film, " The Big Chill."

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones, please. Even with the dodgy lyrics Mick Jagger recently stated that he couldn’t write this song today Luckily for us, Mick didn’t have many morals back in 1969

@gp8209

3 жыл бұрын

Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields, sold in a market down in New Orleans...

@ImanZaineb

3 жыл бұрын

Dodgy?🤦🏾‍♀️

@alanhynd7886

3 жыл бұрын

@@ImanZaineb Yeah, maybe not the ideal term. Who knows? Controversial, contentious.. In Jagger's words: "God knows what I'm on about on that song. It's such a mishmash. All the nasty subjects in one go... I never would write that song now."

@alanhynd7886

3 жыл бұрын

@@gp8209 Thomas Jefferson's favourite Stone's track, I believe.

@bodowen

3 жыл бұрын

@@ImanZaineb Probably because he’s talking about whipping female slaves. I’ve always taken it in a historical context, so no, not dodgy to me.

Also "Waiting On A Friend", " Miss you", and a short song they do called "Hang Fire" that I like

@johnhughes3214

3 жыл бұрын

Hang Fire: Two minutes and twenty seconds of pure musical greatness.

@d.b.cooperskydivingschool

3 жыл бұрын

I second the Waiting on a Friend suggestion and also Memory Motel. Goddam, that’s a great song.

The beginning means little without KNOWING what is coming. But once you know the song and FEEL the meaning… then hearing that choir intro starts the build-up and ANTICIPATION. It’s like flirting with your date in a restaurant and exchanging little knowing glances before you go somewhere and the real action begins. I guess the problem for you is hearing the main hook in a watered down version first. But now that you’ve heard the song in it’s full glory, your mind may react very differently to the beginning as it fills in the missing parts (just like how talk with just a little innuendo gets the imagination going and the motor running). Anyway, I love the total restraint of the beginning, as well as how the choir plays perfectly with the idea of innocence as well as the wagging finger admonishing us all that we should be happy with our lot, that we “can’t always get…” But then, the song busts out of that and breaks the rules… “but if you try sometimes…” Great stuff. I also wonder if some of the harsh reaction to the beginning comes from being in reacter mode, intensely listening, expecting immediate gratification. I wonder if in the future - as you know this song better - if you are driving somewhere, kind of chill, and hear that intro… if it won’t hit you a completely different way (like it does for millions of others like me).

On a tour of 2015 they had local choirs do that part in every city. It gave me goosebumps the Stones rock and I've been a fan my entire life. They been rocking now for over 60 years

You forgot to mention the piano, although Alex reacted to it while it was happening.. Al Kooper was the player. Played the organ riff on one of the most important songs in the history of rock n roll, Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone.

One of my favorite stones song. Sympathy for the Devil next guys.

@lisamorrison2149

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Melissa! They already did that one.

"BITCH" by the stones is a major rocker!

This song is their masterpiece, oddly sitting on the same record where several of their masterpieces reside. The choral part doesn't bug me.

S-tier if there ever was one.

@garymaidman625

3 жыл бұрын

In your opinion, but not mine. Both opinions are perfectly fine.

You should hit Tumbling Dice next. One of their best songs from arguably the best album ever recorded!

@sarahzentexas

3 жыл бұрын

Hard agree!!!!

@Keith-tc2ye

3 жыл бұрын

All the great Stones albums... and there are many. But yes, Exile On Main Street tops them all.

@blackeyedlily

3 жыл бұрын

I keep seeing people recommend that they cover Exile on Main Street as one of their full album covers. I think that would be an excellent idea.

This is why your channel is as good as it gets. You’ll eventually learn to love the beginning as part of an absolute masterpiece of a song. It is nothing other than what it is. This masterpiece isn’t what it is without the intro. So fun to watch you, now pretty well-schooled in Classic Rock, discover what I’ve known and loved for several decades.

You’re almost required to watch the beginning of the film, “The Big Chill.” The opening is removed - with a funeral organ, but the entire remainder of the song is played during 3 conversations. Awesome! Possibly the greatest use of a song in movie history.

“Monkey Man” from same album is a killer.

@lgeyser1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%! Great song!

@gregh1853

3 жыл бұрын

fuckin A dude

@vKarl7

3 жыл бұрын

They’ve done that one, it was in one of their deep cuts livestreams. Killer song, agreed!

@skydogfan4671

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Monkey Man may be my favorite Stones song.

@topspeedsilence9067

3 жыл бұрын

The whole album is one of the best Stones albums, maybe the best.

You can put them in a poll, you just got to put them in the right weight class. Put them up against Zeppelin, Floyd, or the Beatles, then you have a poll!

@Gordy63

3 жыл бұрын

Stones vs Beatles, the never ending battle. For me, it’s attitude vs bubble gum. Give me attitude every time. Now Stones vs Zepp, that’s a tough one. All depends on which songs are on the list and what kind of mood you’re in that day.

This song helped me raising my children. I was divorced, working, small amount of child support. When my kids wanted things I couldn't afford, I'd sing 'you can't always get what you want.... you get what you need.' They'd get sick of it but they understood what I meant. Great song!!!

Watching you guys rolling your eyes at the beginning (especially Alex) is priceless! Ahh! ha! ha! ha!

I think the rest of the commenters agree that you two are totally out to lunch on this one . Better be careful just exactly who the pretentious ones are !! A little arrogant on this one boys !!

@d2d2d28

3 жыл бұрын

Yep young and arrogant

"The opening was pretentious." Is this your first time listening to The Rolling Stones?

@d2d2d28

3 жыл бұрын

No unbelievably it isn’t.

@tempest_91

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

I think it’s a natural reaction the first time you hear this song to think wtf is that intro there for. After you hear it a few times it becomes a true part of the song that needs to be there.

I dig the beginning. It was the gentle start that this song needed. It's called. . . contrast.

Still waiting for "Sister Morphine."

@CycolacFan

3 жыл бұрын

Or any Velvet Underground at all.

@Drummingvulture

3 жыл бұрын

@@CycolacFan: Morphine, not Ray. I'm not sure how they would take to the VU. Especially Lou's voice.

@triscat

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the entire Sticky Fingers album, really.

For your next Stones song, I would go with either "Honky Tonk Women", "Brown Sugar", or "Tumbling Dice". All 3 are songs that anyone that's even a little bit of a Stones Fan should hear.

@peteb2304

3 жыл бұрын

Some of my favorites. Geez, I have a lot of Stones favorites.

@steveandme63

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely necessary!

@tombrearton3435

3 жыл бұрын

To improve your "female quota," you should also check out Linda Ronstadt's cover of "Tumbling Dice" which Mick Jagger encouraged her to record.

The London Bach Choir is exquisite - music at its highest level. And the Stones arrangers were genius to merge it seamlessly into their rock magnum opus. Love your channel. But really - it's time to stretch and learn to appreciate a little outside your normal genre.

Oh man, this is exactly the pick me up I needed in the morning. The euphoria at the end is ecstatic!

You need more women singers: Damn, I wish I was your lover - Sophie B Hawkins, Carnival - Natalie Merchant, Criminal - Fiona Apple

@jeffjones6221

3 жыл бұрын

I'd go for some carnival! Dig into a little more benatar

@hermanmelville3368

3 жыл бұрын

yes. fiona apple - criminal

@lyvmyk9988

3 жыл бұрын

Tracy Nelson and the Mother Earth Band " Down So low".

@kilgoringtroutless6295

3 жыл бұрын

All in for Natalie's Carnival.

@murraywestenskow2896

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Murray - Murray

Saw the Stones in the early 70's in Ft Worth, Tx. They were really good, but the opening act was Stevie Wonder, and he's a hard act to follow.

@ronclunie8546

3 жыл бұрын

The Stones were the final act in a music movie from 1964 (called the TAMI show, or something like that). Keith or Mick said that they made a big mistake being the closer, because they followed a monster set from James Brown.

@Manageode

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Big night.

@Manageode

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronclunie8546 that would be a big night, too. The showman. I haven't suggested A & A hear James Brown cuz I think they are not gonna get his music. All about that dance groove. But if James Brown isn't great rock, what is?

@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.

3 жыл бұрын

They had the same issue with James Brown, said it was the worst mistake they ever made at the time

@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronclunie8546 Ha I just posted that point, I have seen the show,and I had the pleasure of seeing James in 80.

Love how this incredibly simple song can take you so many places. Love the way it builds to the end. Epic. (completely forgot how great this thing is) Thanks.

Funny thing is that when you listen the song 5 r more times, you start to like the opening. It's like getting on the roller coaster and the opening is the part where you are getting strapped in. You start to anticipate.

Stones"do,do, do,do ( heartbreaker) is a must please ☮️

I like the beginning. I like the tone of the choir - sort of lifting you up - thinking it's going to be a heavenly song - when the song is all about drugs and excess... maybe the juxtaposition is what Jagger was going for...? But thanks for another great reaction - love to see you guys calling things "Groovy". It probably means something different today...lol

This song is very special to me. My father used to always sing this to me growing up. He passed away when I was 18 and now every time this songs comes on anywhere I know it’s him letting me know that he’s watching over me.

Sorry guys, so off about the beginning...it's a key part of the song...i can't figure what it is that you don't get about it...all music is subjective of course, but maybe it's because of the feeling this song gives to people of our generation, which is very distinctive...almost like you had to be there