Rolling Stones drop ‘Brown Sugar’ due to ‘conflicts’ over slave lyrics

Published October 13, 2021 5:13pm ET



There’s no sugarcoating it: Rolling Stones hits are interpreted differently in 2021.

“Brown Sugar,” the band’s second-most popular song, which opens with the lyrics, “Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields,” quietly disappeared from performances this year after criticism for depicting rapes of enslaved women.

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