Brown Sugar

I was on a talk radio show – one in which I appear monthly – and the engineer played a Rolling Stones song as a lead in. I told him that if I when I am on the show not to ever play the Stones. When asked why, I told them that I have never gotten over “Brown Sugar”, one of the Stones’ greatest hits. When asked why I read the lyrics which are about slavery and the rape of black women. I could never figure out how this ever got radio play and no one pointeed out the lyrics. Think I am kidding? See for yourself:

Brown Sugar

The Rolling Stones

Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields 
Sold in the market down in New Orleans 
Skydog slaver know he’s doin’ all right 
Hear him whip the women, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good? 
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should, oh no

Drums beatin’ cold, English blood runs hot 
Lady of the house wonderin’ when it’s gonna stop 
House boy knows that he’s doin’ all right 
You should have heard him, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good? 
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should, yeah

Brown Sugar, how come you dance so good? 
Oh, got me quittin’ 
Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should, yeah

Now, I bet your mama was a tent show queen 
And all her boyfriends were sweet 16 
I’m no school boy but I know what I like 
You should have heard them, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good? Oh, no no 
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should

I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, woo 
How come you, how come you dance so good? 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo 
Just like a, just like a black girl should 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo