When was sympathy for the devil

Mick Jagger drew the central lyrical inspiration from a collection of sources that he stumbled upon in , explaining:. It was the first sort of international chaos since World War II. And confusion is not the ally of peace and love. You want to think the world is perfect. Everybody gets sucked into that. One known reference point is the writing of French poet Charles Baudelaire. For example, he compares the life of Jesus Christ to that of an artist in Soviet Russia cast against a backdrop of arbitrary arrests and mental hospitals.

This concept of reverse values and the confusion of reality is prevalent within the lyrics of Sympathy For The Devil.

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Digital Be informed with the essential news and opinion. Delivery to your home or office Monday to Saturday FT Weekend paper — a stimulating blend of news and lifestyle features ePaper access — the digital replica of the printed newspaper. Team or Enterprise Premium FT. The song started life as a folk tune in the style of Bob Dylan and was tried in six different rhythms before they settled on a dancey bongo samba.

It would never fit a regular rhythm. So to white people, it has a very sinister thing about it. Jagger took a method acting approach to the song, taking on the role of Satan while singing. Two words — Air India.