In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, music producer Ian Brennan criticised the band’s decision to continue to “play and profit” from the song, which he said glorified slavery, rape, torture and paedophilia.
Blimey, it's going to blow his mind if he ever listens to 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap...
Speaking to the Guardian following Richards’ comments, Brennan urged the Rolling Stones to “seize this moment” to educate their “gigantic platform” on racial equality.
Yup, that's what people go to Rolling Stones concerts for, after all....
He said: “That they now retire the song is a victory. But that the band continue to play coy as to the reasons for their decision rather than just making a frank admission of the inappropriateness of the lyrics as the reason why they have chosen to no longer play the song live is an opportunity for healing and leadership missed.”
It seems I'm in agreement with Piers Morgan once again; all they've shown is cowardice in grovelling to this grubby little pipsqueak. And until people grow a spine and tell these single-issue shysters to take a hike, it'll go on and on forever.
".... Blimey, it's going to blow his mind if he ever listens to 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap... " or that other Stones track - 'Stray Cat Blues'.
ReplyDelete...or 'Does your mamma know', by Abba
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I'm wrong, but isn't Brown Sugar an anti slavery song? When these morons have cancelled everything black, it's going to be a very white world