Ostensibly the song is about Africans who were sold to New Orleans plantations and raped by their white masters. The subject matter of ‘Brown Sugar’ is two-fold, and neither brings any light to the other. 10 classic rock song that are offensively racist: ‘Brown Sugar’ – The Rolling Stones So, from the insensitive to the straight-up discriminatory, it is important to wrestle with where these songs go wrong and ensure that music moves forward in a mindful way with egalitarianism at its heart so that everyone can be part of that unifying rejoice. Sadly, as the examples below show, this hasn’t always been put forth with everyone in mind. It is this encrypted meaning and the humanised expression of these humble genres that elucidated the vital necessity of music, both as a means of communication and as a soulful vessel for exultation. When those suffering on plantations couldn’t speak, they had to learn to sing. The story holds a metaphorical mirror to the tale of folk and blues. As the boy struggles to spell out the problem in his failing words, Mr Charlie stops him and says, “Look here boy, if you can’t talk it, then sing it,” at which point Lightnin’ Hopkins strums his guitar and bursts into song. He races his way up to Mr Charlie’s house to tell him about the blaze. One day the boy is in the Rolling Mill, and the place catches aflame. The boy agrees, and Mr Charlie tells him he never wants to hear from him again unless there is ever a fire. Mr Charlie tells him he can stay in his Rolling Mill down the road so long as he sees to it that his stove never catches fire. So, the boy stammers his way towards asking Mr Charlie if he has a place for him to stay. Out on the road with a meagre flower pack full of possessions and a spiritual sack full of woes, the boy wanders his tired legs up to a dingy outbuilding called The Rolling Mill. He continues to tell the story of a pariah who left home after it became clear his mother couldn’t understand his stammering ways.
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