Oh Lord, that song was/is terribly naughty. The Stones were so raunchy, I don’t see how they got some of these songs on their albums. I realize they muddled it somewhat but I could tell clearly what they were saying from the first time I heard that song.
A lot of people don’t notice or pay attention to lyrics, until pointed out to them.
I fully expect Brown Sugar to be one of the first Stones songs to soon be banned from radios once articles like this spread the knowledge of what’s in it.
Yeah nuance and sudtlety weren’t exactly a strong suit with that one but we all knew it would never be on the radio.