Musical Musings #13:(Can't get no) Satisfaction

September is a celebration of the Sixities. It is the one era of history that I wish that I had have been born to see.

This week's song is The Rolling Stones (I can't get no) Satisfaction. It is ranked number 2 on the 500 Greatest Songs of all times. Written by Jagger and Richards it was released in 1965, a month after they had finished writing it. Richards woke in the night to record the riff (which he thought later was too basic and a little silly) and the words I can't get no satisfaction on a tape recorder. They later went on to finish the song in Florida May of 1965

Satisfaction gave the Rolling Stones their first US #1 and the fourth in the UK. Originally it was only played on pirate radio stations as its lyrics were considered to sexually suggestive. While it has references to sexual intercourse, and a girl having her period (which was outrageous at the time), the song was meant as a statement about the rampant commericalism that the Stones had experienced while touring the US. Critic Paul Gambaccini stated: "The lyrics to this were truly threatening to an older audience. This song was perceived as an attack on the status quo."

Why can one of your characters get no satisfaction?

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