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Satisfaction
Otis Redding Lyrics

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried

I can't get me no, ha-ha
And I can't get no, uh, now

When I'm driving in my car

And the man comes on the radio
Keep a-tellin' me more and more
About that useless information
He's tryin' to mess up my imagination

And I can get me no, no, no
And I can get me no
Hey, hey, hey, what I say?
You gotta, gotta, gotta-groovy
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
Keep on grooving, keep on grooving
We keep on grooving
Got, no, my, yeah, said

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no, no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried, tried, tried
I can't get me no, no, no
And I can't get me no, no, no, no

We gotta groove it, groove it, oh my now
Keep-keep on knockin', knockin' baby, yeah
Ow, gotta, gotta have it, we gotta
Keep, keep, ah

Not ever, woman, she waits long time
This little girl is tryin' to put me down
I keep on runnin' round in my sleep
I keep on messin' up any beat
I keep on rockin', I try to find me
Somebody to love me
And give me some reaction
And I can find nobody, no, no, nobody
Give me no reaction, 'faction, 'faction got to have it
Satisfaction, we got to have it
Satisfaction, earlier in the morning
Satisfaction, later in the evening
Call it satisfaction, in the midnight hour

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger

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"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

In July 1965 Otis Redding recorded a rendition of "Satisfaction" for his album Otis Blue. Otis claimed that he did not know the lyrics of the song, saying: "I use a lot of words different than the Stones' version," Redding noted. "That's because I made them up." Redding's soul-style arrangement featured horns playing the main riff, as Keith Richards had originally intended. Read Full Bio"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

In July 1965 Otis Redding recorded a rendition of "Satisfaction" for his album Otis Blue. Otis claimed that he did not know the lyrics of the song, saying: "I use a lot of words different than the Stones' version," Redding noted. "That's because I made them up." Redding's soul-style arrangement featured horns playing the main riff, as Keith Richards had originally intended.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28I_Can%27t_Get_No%29_Satisfaction

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Cover Version of the Day

1y↑3

I'll bet you can name this tune in three notes. However, you might not recognize the lyrics. It seems that Otis starts out with a mix of correct and misheard lyrics before he quickly dispenses with them altogether and goes into a word riff. It works, as he had a Pop and R&B chart hit on his hands. #31 and #4 respectively just months after The Stones took it to #1. It is interesting that their source album for the original, "Out of Our Heads" also included an Otis Redding cover. his "That's How Strong My Love Is".

Redding's lyrics...I think.

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried

I can't get me no, ha-ha
And I can't get no, uh, now

When I'm driving in my car
And the man come on the radio
Keep a-tellin' me more and more
About that useless information
He's tryin' to mess up my imagination

And I can get me no, no, no
And I can get me no
Hey, hey, hey, what I say?
You gotta, gotta, gotta-groovy
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
Keep on grooving, keep on grooving
We keep on grooving
Got, no, my, yeah, said

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no, no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried, tried, tried
I can't get me no, no, no
And I can't get me no, no, no, no

We gotta groove it, groove it, oh my now
Keep-keep on knockin', knockin' baby, yeah
Ow, gotta, gotta have it, we gotta
Keep, keep, ah

Not ever, woman, she waits long time
This little girl is tryin' to put me down
I keep on runnin' round in my sleep
I keep on messin' up any beat
I keep on rockin', I try to find me
Somebody to love me
And give me some reaction
And I can find nobody, no, no, nobody
Give me no reaction, 'faction, 'faction got to have it
Satisfaction, we got to have it
Satisfaction, earlier in the morning
Satisfaction, later in the evening
Call it satisfaction, in the midnight hour

François Tzt

PAROLES

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried

I can't get me no, ha-ha
And I can't get no, uh, now

When I'm driving in my car
And the man come on the radio
Keep a-tellin' me more and more
About that useless information
He's tryin' to mess up my imagination

And I can get me no, no, no
And I can get me no
Hey, hey, hey, what I say?
You gotta, gotta, gotta-groovy
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
We gotta have it, we gotta have it
Keep on grooving, keep on grooving
We keep on grooving
Got, no, my, yeah, said

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no, no satisfaction
I have tried, I have tried
I have tried, I have tried, tried, tried
I can't get me no, no, no
And I can't get me no, no, no, no

We gotta groove it, groove it, oh my now
Keep-keep on knockin', knockin' baby, yeah
Ow, gotta, gotta have it, we gotta
Keep, keep, ah

Not ever, woman, she waits long time
This little girl is tryin' to put me down
I keep on runnin' round in my sleep
I keep on messin' up any beat
I keep on rockin', I try to find me
Somebody to love me
And give me some reaction
And I can find nobody, no, no, nobody
Give me no reaction, 'faction, 'faction got to have it
Satisfaction, we got to have it
Satisfaction, earlier in the morning
Satisfaction, later in the evening
Call it satisfaction, in the midnight hour

All comments from YouTube:

Antonio De La Cerda

7y↑277

Am I the only one who want this kind of music sounding in every bar again?

Chief KolAss

22w

You are not 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😂😂

GORF

33w

No, you are not...not by a long shot.

Damien Garrec

2y↑1

I ve made my own bar on my house with an old Juke box Seeburg usc1. My next buy is this song ! Wonderful !

Douglas Presler

No, lots of people want this music in bars again. Me, for one.

Mitch Reeves

4y↑2

This is playing in my bar don’t worry

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Fredrik Bendz

10y↑119

Any true Stones fan should know about their roots, and how much they digged American soul and blues legends such as Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, Willie Dixon, Otis Redding, etc, etc. Without those guys, no Rolling Stones.

cosette land

20w↑1

@Joe Brian, Charlie, and Bill also!

cosette land

20w

Yeah!!!

Adrian

36w

Ppppp
L ppl

walrusgumbo

36w↑1

@Kyle MacKenzie Yup. The Stones released it, Otis bought the rights. I'm not saying anyone ripped anyone off, but if that were the case: it would be the other way around.

Kyle MacKenzie

40w↑4

Otis coverd stones on this 😎🤟

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NEI Nei

14w↑2

muito bom

Ognjen Šešlija

10y↑12

This is a master piece, by far best cover of all times of any song out there.

Craig Beasley

4y↑12

It's mesmerizing to me how quickly he recorded this in the year (1965) only a month or two after the original. And, the song in this form was a brilliant revved up version still so loved even now!

Cakeordeathism

9y↑40

Try putting this on any dancefloor. Doesn't matter who is on it, this will blow them away. Otis...just..rocks..

Hermione Ziggeraut

So true. This is my dance floor filler.

This One

10y↑16

People seem to forget that everyone covered each other back then. It was a trend in music and a sign of respect. All the great artists of similar, and sometimes even different, genres were covering each other. I guess now that the industry is so impersonal and corporate that type of artistic freedom is gone.

A. Pseudonym

11y↑4

I used to think this was the best version, but The Stones wrote it and this awesome song would not have existed without Keith. They're both equally timeless classics and I like the direction Otis took it in and Keith does too.

John Vandehey

3y↑10

Pulsating back-beat, Otis' unique voice, 60's style blues band - outstanding. 1:58 on is especially nasty.

Otis Beck

3y↑13

This is a cool rendition! Otis Redding (God rest his soul)

Jamon Fannin

3y↑6

Hands down, best cover of a Rolling Stones song. Period.

Tye Cook

2y↑1

Damm right!!

Manuel Astorga

2y↑10

Otis could out-Jagger Jagger. That's no mean feat. And the band sounds amazing!

sauquoit13456

8y↑11

On this day in 1966 {February 27th} "Satisfaction" by Otis Redding entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #79; and six weeks later of April 10th, 1966 it peaked at #31 {for 1 week} and spent 8 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #4 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
Between 1962 and 1969 he had thirty-one* records make the R&B Singles chart; thirteen made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"...
He just missed having three #1 records when "I've Been Loving You Too Long" {1965} and "Tramp" {1967} both peaked at #2 on the R&B Singles chart...
'The King of Soul' passed away on December 10th, 1967 at the young age of 26...
May he R.I.P.
* Ten of his thirty-one records charted on the R&B Singles chart after his untimely death...

Pop Rock and Sizzle

9y↑42

Otis improvised a lot as he did not know all the lyrics. Still incredible.

GORF

33w

@Pop Rock and Sizzle I know.

Pop Rock and Sizzle

33w↑1

@GORF The Stones definitely did the original

GORF

33w

It depends on who you believe as to who did the original but the dates give it to the Stones.

ELVIS1975T

2y↑3

This is much better than singing it word for word! It brings a whole new experience.

Dztronic

7y↑7

beautiful guitar's sound at this time...love it

Andrew Brennan

6y↑6

Stunning version

Cover Version of the Day

1y↑3

Vallerie Wesco

33w

Good job.

Mr. Wilt

12y↑17

You know it's good when Richards loved it. Great cover.

Bartley Walton

4y↑5

It would've been nice if the both of them were able to perform the song on tour together

RastaSaiyaman

7y↑44

Keith Richards has always said that he intended for the riff of "Satisfaction" to be played on horns, he wanted it to be a Stax soul record. But the release of the demo prevented him from finishing the song as he envisioned it. It was Otis Redding who's version hit the nail on the head with the riff being played by a horn section.

RastaSaiyaman

7y↑2

@Lee Swagerty
Maybe strange to compare it to but the same thing happened to Father Abraham's "Smurf song" he recorded the demo playing everything himself with lyrics he had every intention of modifying as soon as he made himself more familiar with the little blue men.

But the record company released that demo straight away telling him "it's a hit" and indeed it was all over the world. These days though Father Abraham would like to be remembered for "Red rose cafe" rather than the "Smurf song"

Lee

7y↑5

+RastaSaiyaman I've read this in his book as well... pretty amazing how that happened, with the demo being released.

He does admit that he's happy it got released because a version with horns (like Otis' version) was not "the Stones style."

I love both versions for their own reasons!

ARBELL1982

11y↑3

Not a one dislike!! Now that's love and respect for a soul prodigy!!

meIande2000

11y↑8

Otis Redding was the Man ! Otis Redding and The Rolling Stones rules !!!

The Bit Player

7y↑99

Otis included the horns which Keith wanted for the Stones. Unknown to Keith, Satisfaction was released before he had a chance to arrange the song how he wanted to. Anyhow, it all worked out for the Stones and this is good version as well.

GORF

33w

@ClassicTVMan1981X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c8Kkg_Oi_4&t=28s

GORF

33w

@Fred Garvin There is no way in hell that was a tape overdriven acoustic. It was a fuzz box. I'd like to see anyone get that tone from a tape overdrive acoustic track. Ain't gonna happen. It was a Gibson's Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone. It came out in 1962 and was quite popular.

ClassicTVMan1981X

@christopher fujino Nothing else sounded like it at that time. But he only wanted to do that as a guide track for the horns.

ClassicTVMan1981X

@Fred Garvin
He would use the acoustic guitar/tape recorder high output trick more liberally in 1968, on songs like "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Street Fighting Man" and other Beggars Banquet tracks, like "Parachute Woman."

gromleif

HeGonnaStayInTheBigHouse? Satisfsction was an accident by Keith

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Gnarly Narwhale

10y↑2

Better than the original. This cover blows my mind.

Damian Pavinich

2y↑7

Best cover ever Mr. Redding

Claudette Preisinger

2y↑5

Good cover! He really made this his own!

Laura Berneri

10y↑10

I love this version too much

Damon Langley

10y↑41

Keith Richards said that "Otis did it perfectly."

Shako

47w

@Lou Cifer Otis' live version from Monterey is quite superior to this imo

Lee Flier

@Lou Cifer He didn’t say it was close to the Stones version. He said Otis interpreted how he’d originally heard the song in his head. Keith had always intended for the part he played on the fuzz guitar to be played on horns - he felt the version the Stones recorded was just a demo. But the record label put it out while the Stones were on tour. Much to Keith’s surprise it was a huge hit just as it was. But when Otis covered it, Keith said it sounded more like he’d originally wanted the Stones to do it.

meIande2000

Shalom@Lou Cifer
Je suis absolument d'accord avec vous

Lou Cifer

Keef to many drugs, this version isn't close to the stones version

Nejib Toukabri

@meIande2000 bb

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Debonaire Nerd

8y↑23

Keith said this is is favourite ever cover of a Stones song. Personally I find his take on the chorus a little "grouchy" or "snarling" but the croon he brings to the song on the verses is fantastic.

Debonaire Nerd

8y↑2

@sean ofleen Ha!

sean ofleen

8y↑1

Mike Mangan

4y↑14

The cover of The Rolling Stones 1965 Great sounds like it belongs to OTIS, Givin us all plenty of Satisfaction with this one..SATISFACTION OTIS with great MEMPHIS SOUL!

FMLandry37

10y↑59

some people think im crazy when i say this version of satisfaction blows the stones out of the water... glad to know im not alone on this.

Virgil R

I was thinking the same thing a few years back when I heard this song again after many years!
#THIS IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Michael P. M. McLaughlin

3y↑9

this is one of those rare instances in life where I think there is truly no wrong answer. I think Otis' version is utterly amazing. He puts his Otis soul spin on it, and turns it into a classic. But it is a fabulous song in it's own right as a rock standard by the Stones. I'm happy both versions exist and I think whichever one you like, you've still made a good choice.

Robert Giamerese

3y↑6

No. No, it doesn't. Though Keith Richards seems to agree with you, I do not.

TheMonavie19

3y↑2

i totally agree

Richard Busson

3y↑3

This is an attempt to reach a broader audience. Not Otis’s idea but he gave it hell and I admit it is convincing.

Lydie Paoli

6y↑2

Sans nostalgie, aucune..... C'est vraiment TOP!!!!

ktkorn

2y↑1

Thanks for this great version. Thanks to "The Drifters" for "Under The Bordwalk"! "The Rolling Stones" would not exist w/o other famous artists.

Andrew Brennan

2y↑2

This is fantastic.

Robbas

7y↑4

My favorit song! Otis <3 Cant get enough of U :)

Karl_3

2y↑2

Probably the best Stones cover ever to be.

Gilbert Cordero

4y↑2

Awesome blues!!

Klaus Thiel

5y↑2

the best cover of this tune,good ol otis ,funky as hell.

Larcher Claude

8y↑3

inconditionnel d'otis redding depuis toujours!

YURIY VIKTOROVICH

2y↑1

Шикарно!

Denis Liber

2y↑2

stones are my favorite band and otis is my favorite singer...i feel blessed

Sam Henry

12y↑37

Personally I like this version best

michavandam

2y↑1

It's good, but I prefer the Stones' cover of this song.

LitoDaBurrito

same

RAFAEL JOSE OROZCO MARUN

amazing

1973ziggystardust

11y↑3

Woah. The horns in this are amazing!

Survivor2002

6y↑1

Here because this album was such a HUGE part of my childhood "getting of musical wisdom." You just don't KNOW!!!

Lylodile

10y↑3

Great version

Alfred Vincent

4y↑5

My man Otis!

jamie

2y↑1

One of my favourites....🤘🇯🇲

Joe

3y↑7

Keith has said his idea for the song was to have horns playing the riff, similar to Otis' version. But the story goes that he fell asleep with his tape recorder rolling, and when he woke up he forgot why he had the tape recorder on. So he rewound the tape and there was the Satisfaction riff, about 15 seconds of it, and 45 minutes of him snoring.

That is so Keith. And so Rolling Stones. Seriously. Who else records a guitar riff like that?

Solomon Makgato

3y↑8

Otis voice on this track was like electrified

Blake Bunch

10y↑1

Keef actually wrote the guitar lick with the imagination of the horns, but passed out for 30+ mins after writing the chorus. He left the rest to Mick to freestyle, which obviously worked out well. In his biography he says Otis' version was exactly how he envisioned it.

gabriella crema

6y↑2

such a great version of mick & keef masterpiece! respect

Michael Alexander Neumann Jaks

11y↑4

i grow up with soul like this , i love it much yeahhhhhhhhhh

Michael Alexander Neumann Jaks

6y↑6

.......Dammit , this still so amazing after soooo much time !!!!

broccolihart71

12y↑1

Now thats how this song was supposed to be done!!

Schirar Hermès

26w

I can definitely hear similarities between this version and the way the Stones played the song on certain tours like the version from the Steel Wheels Live album, especially the horns part

Galaktikas Tūkstantis

4y↑4

Best cover of rolling stones song I have ever found.

Liviu Stefanache

6y↑1

O.Redding; genial!

Derncan

3y↑1

Legendary

Ed Francis

Damn I never knew this was the original. It rocks

Lennart Jeuring

You didn't pay attention. It's not, but it should have been.

JG Hcutter

Awesome! First heard this in the Apocalypse Now workprint and i've been looking all over for it!

Idrissa Kebe

9y↑1

Even though u are in paradise, your music will never fade away.

Killer Joe

The way Otis sings this song really conveys the frustrations of a man with blue balls. Imagine being in the penitentiary and having him as a cellmate. I wonder what the Stones thought when they first heard his version. I'll bet they were horrified.

Gabi Rolón

5y↑2

Te amo Otis CARAJOOOOO

Chito Reid

26w

This is getting down I love Soul music

Nigel Lewis

The Day we lost Otis Redding we lost the best soul singer ever no one could ever replace him the same when we lost Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops when I hear their voice I lose it whatever it is Love you guys God Bless RIP Love Nutty Nige great album xxx

Mad Scientist

I love The Stones, but this version is better than the original one from the Rock & Roll Gods.

Edwin L. Bunch

6y↑1

Otis, James, and Aretha in days past were all performing for new and eager audiences feasting on their sounds.

Luke Suddeth

5y↑1

I'm a huge Otis fan and he's a legend but the Stones have the best version of this song

To Si Ma

Would have been great version too with Wilson Picket and Tom Jones on the mic.

Christopher Barrett

The people that "dislike" this track embarrassingly don't even know what they are disliking, lol. 🙄

Samuel Glass

Who thinks this SLAPS even now in 2020?

MickJagguurrr

How could you not like this?

neven manojlovic

Свакако најбоља обарда овог легендарног класика од Стонса

michavandam

2y↑1

I never knew the Stones' recording of this song was a cover!

Devin Bret

It's not the rolling Stones wrote this song

theblahman

10y↑15

True, Keith Richards just said on the documentary im watching that he wanted horns and Otis Reddings version got it right

b fla2

Otis was Great but the Truth of it is "The Rolling Stones" in particular, Keith Richards & Mick Jagger wrote this song, recorded it and made it one of the biggest record hits and nostalgic songs in the History of Music !!!

Fitzgerald , Franklin Sylvester

4 loooong time , i thought this was the original version...mostly my younger years

François Tzt

Yodis Dabomb

Too cool!

melende1966b

11y↑1

Thank you for sharing this

hOt rOcKz

6y↑1

👏👏👏💪

III

Underrated.

panzercat39

9y↑98

Keith Richards(who wrote this btw alligator)has said that this is how he heard the song in his head.

thinh tran

@Tim Bryant R&B is not Rock&Roll Blues man

JORGE ALVARO NUÑEZ BERNAL

@Sylvain Theeten didn´t write it, no.

Tim Bryant

Well then, how come they didn't record it like that?

Cid L

2y↑3

He also said he likes this version better than the original.

Nic ci

2y↑5

Strangely a monster song like this got wonderful covers.. this is certainly one; another is that of Devo..

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Geek37

6y↑4

An LP local radio station brought me here...how can anyone say no to Otis Redding?

roberto aureli

Grande grande grande !!!!!

Walruswhale

12y↑2

wow...otis took this song to a whole new level.

Abraham Palmer

So so lovely

Jim DiBattista

11y

Keith Richards said that he envisioned redoing the track with a horn section playing the riff. "The riff was in essence not meant for the guitar. Otis Redding got it right when he later recorded it because it's actually a horn riff."

Aron Shapiro

The horns are unbelievable this must shirley have influenced and inspired Mick

Brian Miller

I used to think DEVO's version is the opposite of the Stones' but know I think it's the tonal opposite of Otis'.

Keanu Salahuddin

This hellaa better ,so much more soul to it 💯

Rondelli Bueno

43w↑1

Eterno OTIS..PLAGIADO POR ZILHOES DE BANDAS

Mala Soul

6y↑49

41 people just can't get no satisfaction !

LitoDaBurrito

3y↑1

158 now, rip

Elze77

12y

Il n'y a pas d'âge pour aimer une chanson ....

Alberto Ruiz

Gracias #bertoromero por descubrirme a Otis Redding 👏👏👏

Noah Schwartz

10y↑2

Luv the part when he goes otis at the end

Everything4405

9y↑2

my favorite song from the golden music time
coming from a 15 year old

hungryherbie

@Everything4405 good on you mate ..gob shites I would call those 5 year olds

Fred Jones

touche

Everything4405

8y↑1

@Fred Jones keep your goddamn self from my goddamn comment goddamn it

Fred Jones

@Everything4405 Keep your goddamn age to yourself.

hungryherbie

@strandpapa with a name like papa six an a half seems extreme I would say no need to make fun of a 15 year old who genuinely likes this stuff like me who is a mature adult ..cheers herbie

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Tonmoy Bhattacharya

8y↑3

Is this song originally the Stones' or Otis'? either way both have awesome versions - being a rock-head I have to still dig this version.

garyalee

7y↑2

+bipedalame Stones love cover versions of their songs- they get paid...

columbagallagher

7y↑1

+Tonmoy Bhattacharya The stones never permit cover versions?

L O U D M I N D

7y↑2

+Tonmoy Bhattacharya The original is by the Stones. An American hard rock band called Blue Cheer released a version of this song in 1968, in their album Outsideinside. Is great!