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Artist: Rolling Stones
Track: Brown Sugar

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Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver knows 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

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

Brown Sugar, how come you dance so good
Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should

I bet your mama was a Cajun Queen,
And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
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
Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should

I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo
How come you, how come you dance so good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo
Just like a, just like a black girl should
Yeah, yeah, yeah, wooo
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The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
Recorded in 1969 in Muscle Shoals studios, Jagger wrote the riff to this one while filming Ned Kelly in Australia. The song appeared on Sticky Fingers and is a staple of the Stones
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1981)
[Intro] / Let's go baby, let's go / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live At University of Leeds / 1971)
[Intro] / We're going to do a new song for you now, which we hope you can all keep rocking to / Keep moving, keep movin' to this one / What are we going to do? / You're the rich
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1971)
[Intro] / Woah! / Yeah, baby / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 2003)
[Audience Applause] / [Intro] / Oh yeah! / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar - Live
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The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (feat. Eric Clapton)
Yeah, Gold Coast slaves hip bound for cotton field / Sold in a market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver know he's doing all right / Hear him whip the women just around
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 2005)
[Audience Applause] / [Intro] / Oh yeah! / Oh yeah! / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1990)
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar [Love You Live]
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just around midnight
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 2015)
[Verse 1] / Yeah, gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing all right / You shoulda heard him
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1982)
[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger] / Rock 'n Roll now! / [Intro] / Let's go baby, let's go / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1995)
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 2013)
[Intro] / Oh yeah! / Oh yeah! / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (GRRR Live!)
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The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1975)
[Intro] / Woah! / Yeah, baby / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Samples
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The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live / Forest National Arena, Brussels / 17/10/73)
[PA Announcer] / And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's the Rolling Stones / [Verse 1] / Whoo! / Yeah, baby / Yeah, gold coast slave ship bound for cotton field / Sold in the market
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar [Flashpoint]
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Interpolations
See all of “Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones’s interpolations
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Live 1973)
[Audience Cheering] / [Spoken Word: Announcer] / And now ladies and gentlemen, it's The Rolling Stones! / [Intro] / Woah! / Yeah, baby / [Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for
Little Richard – Brown Sugar
[Intro] / Brown sugar, you look so good to me / Brown sugar, you look so good to me / [Verse 1] / Well, gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in a market down in New
Corcovado Frequency – Start Me Up/Brown Sugar Remix
[Chorus 1] / If you start me up / If you start me up I'll never stop / You can start me up / You can start me up I'll never stop / [Verse 1] / I've been running hot / You got me
Tim Ries (Ft. Ana Moura) – Brown Sugar
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
Rockabye Baby! – Brown Sugar
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in a market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him with the women just around midnight
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Live Versions
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The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Covers
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Living Guitars – Brown Sugar
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Ryan Adams (Ft. Beth Orton) – Brown Sugar
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
Jah Love – Brown Sugar
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
Originally a reggae song titled “Never Stop” from the Black And Blue sessions in Rotterdam in January and February of 1975, “Start Me Up” was then substantially reworked at the
Tritons – Brown Sugar
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Hear him whip the women just
Primal Scream – Brown Sugar
[Verse 1] / Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright / Y'all should've heard 'em just
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The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar Lyrics
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The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - Live Lyrics
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The Rolling Stones feat. Eric Clapton - Brown Sugar Lyrics
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones was produced by Jimmy Miller.
Q:When did The Rolling Stones release “Brown Sugar”?
The Rolling Stones released “Brown Sugar” on April 16, 1971.
Q:Who produced “Brown Sugar (Live 1971)” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar (Live 1971)” by The Rolling Stones was produced by Dave Trafford, Joyce Smith, Jane Rose, Derek Randal, Chip Monck, Geoff Kempin, Rosie Holley, Phil Davey, Sherry Daly & Lindsay Brown.
Q:Who wrote “Brown Sugar (Live 1971)” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar (Live 1971)” by The Rolling Stones was written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.
Q:When did The Rolling Stones release “Brown Sugar (Live 1981)”?
The Rolling Stones released “Brown Sugar (Live 1981)” on January 30, 2012.
Q:Who produced “Brown Sugar (Live 1981)” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar (Live 1981)” by The Rolling Stones was produced by Phil Davey, Lindsay Brown, Dave Trafford, Joyce Smith, Terry Shand, Neal Marshall, Jane Rose & Geoff Kempin.
Q:When did The Rolling Stones release “Brown Sugar (Live 2015)”?
The Rolling Stones released “Brown Sugar (Live 2015)” on November 15, 2011.
Q:Who produced “Brown Sugar (Live 1982)” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar (Live 1982)” by The Rolling Stones was produced by Dave Trafford, Jane Rose, Joyce Smith, Sherry Daly, Geoff Kempin, Terry Shand, Mick McKenna, Lindsay Brown & Phil Davey.
Q:When did The Rolling Stones release “Brown Sugar (Live 1995)”?
The Rolling Stones released “Brown Sugar (Live 1995)” on June 3, 2016.
Q:Who produced “Brown Sugar (Live 2013)” by The Rolling Stones?
“Brown Sugar (Live 2013)” by The Rolling Stones was produced by Tim Summerhayes, Don Was, Joyce Smith, Dale Skjerseth, Terry Shand, Jim Parsons, Geoff Kempin, Julie Jakobek, Rosie Holley, Emma Carter & Lindsay Brown.
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