A Sweet Tooth for the Stones: 'Brown Sugar'
Barney Hoskyns, Sabotage Times, Summer 2012
GOD IT'S TEDIOUS when ancient hacks wax nostalgic about formative pop memories – memories sacred to them but rarely to their readers. So stop reading now if you'd prefer to swerve the boredom of learning how 'Brown Sugar' changed this boy's life.
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