Music for Roctober - #2 - The Rolling Stones
The power of the sleeping mind. Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones, wakes up in the middle of the night with a guitar riff in his head. He turns on the cassette tape recorder, records the riff and the words "I can't get no satisfaction", then goes back to sleep.
The result was The Rolling Stones' first #1 U.S. hit and a song that would define rock and roll for decades to come. The song is raw and straightforward; so much so that to try and write about it or interpret it would detract from the song itself. 1965. The Rolling Stones. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction":
The result was The Rolling Stones' first #1 U.S. hit and a song that would define rock and roll for decades to come. The song is raw and straightforward; so much so that to try and write about it or interpret it would detract from the song itself. 1965. The Rolling Stones. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction":
Good call and good conclusory comment! Google the year in rock & roll for 1965; the year was amazing! Pretty sure it gets the nod as my favorite. The music from the summer of '65 made for a rockin' start to my 8th grade year. Here's a list (not all equally memorable or rockin', but all notable) from Billboard; I cut from the 100 some decent music, too. The Brits had definitely landed. (I think that the Kinks were almost too British to top charts.)
01. Wooly Bully » Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
02. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) » Four Tops
03. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction » Rolling Stones
04. You Were On My Mind » We Five
05. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' » Righteous Brothers
06. Downtown » Petula Clark
07. Help! » Beatles
10. My Girl » Temptations
11. Help Me, Rhonda » Beach Boys
12. King Of The Road » Roger Miller
15. Shotgun » Jr. Walker & The All Stars
16. I Got You Babe » Sonny & Cher
18. The "In" Crowd » Ramsey Lewis Trio
20. Stop! In The Name Of Love » Supremes
21. Unchained Melody » Righteous Brothers
23. I'll Never Find Another You » Seekers
25. Mr. Tambourine Man » Byrds
29. Eve Of Destruction » Barry McGuire
30. Hang On Sloopy » McCoys
31. Ticket To Ride » Beatles
33. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag » James Brown & The Famous Flames
36. I Know A Place » Petula Clark
37. Back In My Arms Again » Supremes
41. Like A Rolling Stone » Bob Dylan
43. Ferry Cross The Mersey » Gerry & The Pacemakers
48. For Your Love » Yardbirds
49. California Girls » Beach Boys
50. Go Now » Moody Blues
51. Goldfinger » Shirley Bassey
52. Down In The Boondocks » Billy Joe Royal
53. Baby The Rain Must Fall » Glenn Yarbrough
54. Catch Us If You Can » Dave Clark Five
55. Eight Days A Week » Beatles
56. Just A Little » Beau Brummels
60. Tired Of Waiting For You » Kinks
62. All Day And All Of The Night » Kinks
63. What The World Needs Now Is Love » Jackie DeShannon
64. It's Not Unusual » Tom Jones
65. She's About A Mover » Sir Douglas Quintet
66. Shake » Sam Cooke
68. Nowhere To Run » Martha & The Vandellas
69. Heart Full Of Soul » Yardbirds
70. Love Potion Number Nine » Searchers
72. Baby Don't Go » Sonny & Cher
73. It Ain't Me Babe » Turtles
74. Tell Her No » Zombies
75. I Go To Pieces » Peter & Gordon
78. The Tracks Of My Tears » Miracles (Smokey Robinson)
83. It's The Same Old Song » Four Tops
86. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place » Animals
87. Laugh, Laugh » Beau Brummels
88. The Last Tlme » Rolling Stones
89. Do You Believe In Magic » Lovin' Spoonful
92. I Want Candy » Strangeloves
93. Ooo Baby Baby » Miracles (Smokey Robinson)
100. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye
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Also, I thought those Kent State art school guys in Devo were inspired when they 'culturally upadated' Satisfaction with Brian Eno producing at the early stages of the age of video. The video certainly magnified the effect in that instance.
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In a TV interview, Art Garfunkel named Satisfaction as the penultimate rock song.
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A smart man.
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But, according to the singer/mathmetician, what was #1, the ultimate?
And, did he consider it to be the #2 on the list of the best rock songs, or did he consider it to be the next to the final great rock song, the one that would close the book on the rock epoch? My understanding of the meaning of 'penultimate' leads me to this second question.
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