Under My Thumb by The Rolling Stones

Is there a song that you’ve heard a bazillion times.. even sang along, but never really listened to the lyrics.. or you listened, but you never really listened to them? Well, this happened to me with Under My Thumb, by The Rolling Stones. 

Let me start by saying that I LOVE.. LOVE.. LOVE The Rolling Stones. I still even love the song. I don’t think there is a Stones song that I don’t like. It’s just funny, because I found myself driving down the road, song turned up.. singing along and then all of the sudden I was like, “What the hell?” Maybe I’m the only one who, by 2015, hasn’t realized how sexist the lyrics are. Granted, it was a different time but it still shocked me, and then made me literally LOL.  

Like I said, I have heard this song all my life, own the CD.. sing along every time I hear it… and still will. In case you haven’t really listened to the words or like many, only belt out the chorus, then take a look at what I’m talking about.

“Under My Thumb”

Under my thumb
The girl who once had me down
Under my thumb
The girl who once pushed me around
It’s down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears
Down to me, the change has come,
She’s under my thumb
Ain’t it the truth babe?
Under my thumb
The squirmin’ dog who’s just had her day
Under my thumb
A girl who has just changed her ways
It’s down to me, yes it is
The way she does just what she’s told
Down to me, the change has come
She’s under my thumb
Ah, ah, say it’s alright
Under my thumb
A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb
She’s the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world
It’s down to me
The way she talks when she’s spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She’s under my thumb
Ah, take it easy babe
Yeah
It’s down to me, oh yeah
The way she talks when she’s spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She’s under my thumb
Yeah, it feels alright
Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb, well I
I can still look at someone else
It’s down to me, oh that’s what I said
The way she talks when she’s spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She’s under my thumb
Say, it’s alright.
Say it’s all…
Say it’s all…
Take it easy babe
Take it easy babe
Feels alright
Take it, take it easy babe.

I particularly like the, “The way she talks when she’s spoken to..” and “The way she does just what she’s told.” and “Her eyes are kept just to herself.. I can still look at someone else.”  

So now, you can click on the video below and sing along (like me) and realize it’s just a song. A great one.  😉 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_1-Iww8WS4&spfreload=10