Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"'s lyrics relate two stories: one based on the true story of New York City police shooting a boy because they mistook him for a bank robber, and the second of a ten year old girl who dies in an alley of a drug overdose.
This song gave Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers their name
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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They chased a boy right through the park
And in a case of mistaken identity
They put a bullet through his heart
Heartbreakers with your forty-four
I want to tear your world apart
You heart breaker with your forty-four
A ten-year-old girl on a street corner
Sticking needles in her arms
She died in the dirt of an alleyway
Her mother said she had no chance, no chance
Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
She stuck the pins right in her heart
Heartbreaker, pain maker
Stole the love right out your heart
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Want to tear your world apart
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Want to tear your world apart
Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
You stole the love right out of my heart
Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
I want to tear that world
I want to tear that world a-
Ah yeah, ah yeah
I want to tear that world apart
Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
Stole the love, you stole the love
Ah yeah
You said you didn't have no chance
Ah yeah, ah yeah
She stuck pins right in her heart
Ah yeah, you're a heartbreaker
I wanna tear that world apart
The Rolling Stones's song Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo is a powerful commentary on the systemic issues and social injustices plaguing New York City in the 1970s. The lyrics tell the story of two heartbreaking tragedies, one involving a young boy chased by the police and shot down in what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, and the other involving a ten-year-old girl who dies of a drug overdose after being abandoned by society. In both cases, the lyrics condemn the heartless and senseless violence that dominates the city's streets and the individuals responsible for perpetuating it.
The lyrics are particularly poignant in their acknowledgment of the struggles faced by marginalized communities, including those who turn to drugs as a means of coping with their harsh realities. They also call out the police, who are meant to protect and serve, but who are instead contributing to the cycle of violence and oppression that plagues the city's poorest neighborhoods. The song's emphasis on tearing apart the systems and forces that are tearing apart communities speaks to a deep desire for change and justice.
In conclusion, The Rolling Stones's Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo is a powerful and evocative song that sheds light on the social ills and injustices of an era, and remains a relevant critique of the ongoing issues of police brutality and social inequality.
Line by Line Meaning
The police in New York City
Law enforcement officials in New York City
They chased a boy right through the park
They pursued a boy who fled through a park
And in a case of mistaken identity
Due to a mix-up, they identified the wrong person
The put a bullet through his heart
They fired a gun, hitting him fatally
Heart breakers with your forty four
People who carry a .44 Magnum handgun are dangerous heartbreakers
I want to tear your world apart
I want to cause chaos and harm to your life
You heart breaker with your forty four
You are a heartbreaker who carries a .44 Magnum handgun
A ten year old girl on a street corner
A young girl who was ten years old stood on a street corner
Sticking needles in her arm
She was injecting herself with drugs using needles
She died in the dirt of an alleyway
She passed away in the soil of a narrow street
Her mother said she had no chance, no chance!
Her mother claimed she was helpless and beyond hope
Heart breaker, heart breaker
A person who causes emotional turmoil and suffering to others
She stuck the pins right in her heart
She fatally injected herself with narcotics
Pain maker
Someone who inflicts suffering on others
Stole the love right out of you heart
Robbed someone of their capacity to love and feel
Oh yeah, oh yeah
An exclamation of affirmation or enthusiasm
Want to tear your world apart
Desire to cause harm and chaos to your life
Heart breaker, heart breaker
A person who causes emotional turmoil and suffering to others
You stole the love right out of my heart
You robbed me of my ability to feel love
I want to tear that world
Desire to cause destruction and disarray in their living environment
Stone love, stone love
Love that is cold and unfeeling
Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
A person who causes emotional turmoil and suffering to others
Want to tear that world apart
Desire to cause harm and chaos to their world
Doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Instrumental section with vocalized sounds
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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@laurasupko
I forgot about this song now i can't stop listening to it â€
@damonshanabarger2604
One of the most tripped out, freeked out, far out bands that ever existed in Rock history. This is one of my many favorite Rolling Stones songs.
@janeiljohnson7925
Mine too Damon... Give me shelter toođ¶đ¶đ¶
@juliusmartins464
You can say that again. Definitely oh gimme shelter from today's music
@dean4559
Mick Taylor's solo is outstanding .
@poom641
Jagger is some kind of shear genius , in many ways.
@fuchsiaswing8545
@@dean4559 Listen to the live version from Brussels Affair 1973. Taylor rips!
@malachizarathustra7301
My father worked for NYPD and listened to this song in our Long Island basement at a volume that shook the walls. The officials may not have liked the song but the officers did.
@jamesslick4790
And... "The POE LEESE in New YArk Citayy" mostly carried 4" Model 10 S&W revolvers then, So It was a .38 not a .44 that likely felled that boy in the park. (My Grandfather was also PD until 1977.) I was also 10 years old when this was new, So that poor girl could have been a classmate. đ€
@jamesslick4790
Line Police officers are "just guys", Administration be damned. A "cop" is a dude with a "gig" trying to make out of his shift, No different than a bus driver or a dishwasher. I Know "cops" that are NWA fans, LOL!