The Rolling Stones recorded "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" after guitarist Keith Richards captured the riff in his sleep on this day in history, May 12, 1965.
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It was 57 years ago today (May 10th, 1965) that the Rolling Stones began recording their signature tune "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" at Chicago's legendary Chess Studios. Co-writer Keith Richards began writing the song in the early hours of the previous May 7th, while the group was on tour in Clearwater, Florida. In the middle of the night, Richards woke up with the distinctive eight-note riff in his head and recorded it on a portable tape recorder he traveled with. According to Richards, the actual tape contains 15 seconds of the song's riff and "40 minutes of him snoring." The next morning, Richards played the demo to Mick Jagger with the simple instructions that, "The line that goes with this riff is 'I can't get no satisfaction.'" Jagger immediately wrote a set of lyrics that were considered risque for 1965. He recalled to the BBC that, "The lyrics to this were truly threatening to an older audience. This song was
It was 56 years ago today (May 10th, 1965) that the
Rolling Stones began recording their signature tune “(I Can t Get No) Satisfaction” at Chicago s legendary Chess Studios. Co-writer
Keith Richards began writing the song in the early hours of the previous May 7th, while the group was on tour in Clearwater, Florida. In the middle of the night, Richards woke up with the distinctive eight-note riff in his head and recorded it on a portable tape recorder he traveled with. According to Richards, the actual tape contains 15 seconds of the song s riff and “40 minutes of him snoring.”
The next morning, Richards played the demo to