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(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

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There’s not much to be said about this song, one of the most popular opening guitar riffs of all time, which hasn’t already been said. I will say that this is one of those annoying tracks that was released as a single with an opening parenthetical, which was dropped for the album. I had to think long and hard which cover I wanted to use, debating heavily between the Devo, Cat Power and Incredible Bongo Band versions linked below.

Personnel:

Written By: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Vocals: Mick Jagger
Guitar, Vocals: Keith Richards
Guitar: Brian Jones
Bass: Bill Wyman
Drums: Charlie Watts
Piano, Tambourine: Jack Nitzsche
Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham
Studio: RCA Studios – Hollywood, CA
Record Label: London Records

Lyrics:

Genius
Song Meanings

Releases

Original Release: The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction/The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
Original Release Date: 1965.06.06

Additional Releases:

1965 – Out Of Our Heads
1966 – Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
1971 – Hot Rocks (1964 – 1971)
1989 – Singles Collection: The London Years
2002 – Forty Licks
2012 – GRRR!
2016 – The Rolling Stones In Mono

Live:

1966 – Have You Seen Your Mother Live
1966 – Got Live If You Want It!
1970 – Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!
1982 – Still Life
1991 – Flashpoint
1992 – Live At The Max
2004 – Live Licks
2008 – Shine A Light
2014 – Hampton Coliseum (Live in 1981)
2015 – From The Vault: The Marquee Club (Live in 1971)
2016 – Havana Moon

Soundtrack Appearances:

1979 – Apocalypse Now
1984 – Starman
1986 – Raw Deal
1995 – Casino
2002 – Life Or Something Like It

Select Covers:

1965 – Otis Redding
1965 – The Ventures
1966 – Billy Preston
1966 – Jimmy Smith
1966 – Sam Chalpin
1966 – Manfred Mann
1966 – Mary Wells
1967 – Aretha Franklin
1968 – Blue Cheer
1968 – Charlie Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
1970 – Ken Boothe
1972 – Herbie Mann
1972 – Jimi Hendrix
1974 – Incredible Bongo Band
1975 – Mountain
1976 – The Residents
1977 – Devo
1982 – Television
1989 – Tom Jones
1997 – Junior Wells
1999 – ? And The Mysterians
2000 – Cat Power
2004 – Pizzicato Five

Links:

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