I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" could be a song by British band The Rolling Stones, discharged in 1965. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and created by Andrew Loog Oldham.

Like most of the Stones' pre-1966 recordings, "Satisatis" was originally discharged as a mono. Within the mid-1980s, a real stereo version of the song was discharged on the German and Japanese editions of the Hot Rocks 1964-1971 reissue CD. It's one among the foremost common songs within the world and ranks thirty-first on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021. It absolutely was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and could be a song stratified tenth on the critic's all-time list by Acclaimed Music. The song was superimposed to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2006.

Meaning:

• Chorus: The disreputable hook of the song narrates however the singer cannot get any satisfaction out of the ways that of this world. As Mick explained, he was annoyed with the American system and the way it bond minds at the time. The constant reminders of consumerism and therefore the constant reminders to be excellent at everything were sporting him down. However, these lines conjointly encapsulate the sexual undertone of the song.
• Verse 1: Within the initial verse of the song, The Rolling Stones area unit talks concerning the consumerist culture of the media. Mick Jagger recollects a time once he was peacefully driving his automobile and an ad comes on the radio. the person on the radio keeps on yapping concerning some useless info concerning one thing. it's alleged to fireplace off the listener’s imagination to shop for the merchandise. However, Mick finds it annoying and a nuisance.
• Verse 2: Mick Jagger drops another example of mindless banter on the TV now. This industry is meant to steer folks to shop for the “best detergent” out there therefore their shirts can become the whitest ever. However, Mick Jagger quickly shrugs off this man and his ideas as a result of he won't smoke constant cigarettes as Mick does. Yes, the kind of cigarettes was a giant deal earlier. Or it may suggest the concept that Mick Jagger was truly talking about concerning marijuana cigarettes, as some speculate.
• Verse 3: The third and last verse of the song has earned itself a ‘dirty’ name. Within the lyrics, Mick Jagger sings concerning obtaining at the side of a lady throughout his tours. However, during this specific scenario, the woman tells Mick Jagger to come back every week later. Mick Jagger himself admitted that this line had to try and do with feminine discharge. “It’s just life. That’s what really happens to girls. Why shouldn’t write about it?” replied Mick Jagger once asked about it. And since of this oscillation, Mick Jagger is all over again disregarded with no satisfaction!

Publishing year: 1965