Brown Sugar (track) by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1971
From the album Sticky Fingers (track #1)
Brown Sugar appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Sticky Fingers (track #1) (this album) (1971)
- Forty Licks (track #22) (compilation) (2002)
- Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (track #20) (compilation) (1971)
- Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones (track #2) (compilation) (1993)
- Rolled Gold+: The Very Best Of The Rolling Stones (track #38) (compilation) (2007)
- Flashpoint (track #13) (1991)
- Shine A Light (track #19) (2008)
- Singles Collection: The London Years (track #52) (compilation) (1989)
- Live Licks (track #1) (2004)
- Love You Live (track #16) (1977)
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100/100  | 06/24/2025 07:13 |  Norshammar | | 90/100 |
90/100 | 06/07/2025 16:14 | machiaj | | 75/100 |
90/100 | 05/28/2025 07:42 | ShenBapiro | | 82/100 |
85/100 | 04/09/2025 23:49 | mrmcrook | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 02/17/2025 11:53 | timosbuecherei | | 61/100 |
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Such an awesome song. Very lyrically daring as well. Deals with taboo topics that no one would touch today.
StefanR10 07/18/2020 14:43
Always thought they sing about heroin but it is more about a woman whip is black but could have be different meanings.
Brilliant analysis of interracial relationships and whether there exists an inherent power dynamic to black-white sexual relationships. Of course, Mick concedes with the realization that he doesn't actually care and will continue to fuck whoever he wants regardless of his conclusion on the issue.
DeusExMackia 07/29/2018 13:54
Damn. So much damn SWAGGER.
One of my favorite Stones songs, and one of Keith's best riffs.
Fischman 01/13/2017 23:04
A great song, but I tend to appreciate it a little less than it's reputation would suggest. By anyone else, this would deservedly be a great hit, but the Stones had even better to offer, including most of the cuts on this album.
This is where the second phase Rolling Stones era really begins. This is a brilliant track full of energy and grit and everything you want from a Stones rocker. Originally titled, black pussy, it's a fantastic start to a fantastic album with Bobby Keys' rip roaring sax solo the icing on the cake. Where, satisfaction, was the sixties Stones anthem, Brown sugar, is their seventies anthem. Classic rock'n'roll.
Classic
tgarritsen 04/30/2014 15:55
What a power anc what a unforgetable riff.
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