bazooka Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I've never heard a satisfactory explanation of these lines from the Rolling Stones' Sympathy For The Devil: I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached Bombay Historical references elsewhere in this song are pretty clear. Can you educate me about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Some references state that it was mentioning the Beatles on their Magical Mystery tour, when they toured India & never made it that far. Other theories indicate it?s about a group of 11th century artists who traveled the world, & established controversy by the people of India. For more information Sympathy for the Devil explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Mindcrime -- Thank you for looking. I've been to that article (and many, many others) but it doesn't really address my question. The Beatles theory seems too tame to be in keeping with Sympathy's dark themes and thoughtful lyrics. Were the 11th Century artists "killed" in India? Where does The Devil (or evil forces, death or destruction) come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Troubadours were artists as in Poets / Songwriters who originated in Spain & Southern France during the early renaissance era. They faced tribulations while traveling the world, but any information found relating to their demise is irrelevant. It?s possible that Jagger was liberally using this term in a metaphor approach, as a reference to modern-day singers, which still doesn't explain any theory of Satanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 how about this article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted July 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached Bombay These are the specific lyrics that I can't get a clue to. Maybe I should write a letter to Mick Jagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 These are the specific lyrics that I can't get a clue to. Maybe I should write a letter to Mick Jagger. (That´s a pretty good question... That´s one of the first records I bought when I was a teenager and I remember me and my friends loving this song and talking about it. I also questioned myself the same, as I knew what the rest was about...) Maybe that´s a good idea!... or send a mail to the Rolling Stone Magazine, or the Stones Fan Club or try the answerbank site (www.theanswerbank.uk.co.) I´ll try to investigate somewhere else and see if I find an answer, and maybe meanwhile somebody will know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Those lines in the lyrics still confound me. I'm interested in any and all theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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