The Boney 500: Songs 96 and 95

[T_Bone0806]

96. BROWN SUGAR-THE ROLLING STONES (1971)
Album: Sticky Fingers

That instantly recognizable guitar riff opens up this classic rocker. It struts and punches throughout and
of course, the later part ("I say yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo!") was great for bar bands to get some audience
participation going. I remember one night playing a party at the University of Rochester in front of the
biggest crowd I had ever sang in front of, and having the whole place, I wanna say a couple thousand people,
although I may have jacked up that figure in my memory over the years, I'm not sure, shout out the "wooo"
part when I pointed at them. Closest I ever got to feeling like a real rock star...I felt drunk with power lol.




95. BE MY BABY-THE RONETTES (1963)
Album: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has often stated that this is his favorite song. In fact, you can hear that iconic
drum intro paraphrased in his group's hit "Don't Worry Baby". Ronnie Spector's longing vocal is just wonderful, and
the classic girl group background vocals, matched with Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production and an achingly sweet
melody make this one for the ages.

[Vandal]

I like Brown Sugar but it's somewhere in the middle of the pack if I had to rank the songs on this album. I do remember having an "a ha" moment when I finally looked up the lyrics for this song on the Internet and realized what Mick was singing in the opening few lines.

Thanks, Al Gore.