Satisfaction
Rolf Harris Lyrics
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I can't get no satisfaction
And I try, (and I try), And I try, (and I try), And I try, (and I try), And I try
I can't get no
I can't get no
When I'm driving in my car
And a bloke comes on the radio
I'm supposed to drive my imagination
I can't get no
No, no, no
Hey hey
thtas what i say
i cant get no satisfaction
In Rolf Harris's song "Satisfaction," the lyrics depict a protagonist who is expressing their frustration and dissatisfaction with life. The repetition of the line "I can't get no satisfaction" emphasizes the singer's inability to find contentment or fulfillment in various aspects of their life. This feeling is further emphasized by the repetition of the phrase "And I try, and I try, and I try" which suggests that the singer puts in effort to find satisfaction but continuously fails.
The lyrics provide an example in the second verse when the singer is driving in their car and listening to the radio. However, instead of finding enjoyment or meaningful content, they are bombarded with "loads and loads and loads of useless information." This could be seen as a critique of the media and its tendency to inundate people with meaningless or superficial content, effectively hindering their ability to engage their imagination or find true satisfaction.
Overall, "Satisfaction" captures the sentiment of disillusionment and frustration with the inability to find contentment, highlighting the challenges faced in contemporary society where materialism and external sources often fall short in providing genuine satisfaction.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't get no satisfaction
I am unable to find contentment or fulfillment
And I try, (and I try), And I try, (and I try), And I try, (and I try), And I try
Despite my efforts, I continually attempt without success
I can't get no
I am unable to obtain any
When I'm driving in my car
While I am operating my vehicle
And a bloke comes on the radio
And a man speaks on the radio
And he gives me loads and loads and loads of useless information
And he provides me with an excessive amount of pointless facts
I'm supposed to drive my imagination
I am expected to stimulate my creativity
No, no, no
Absolutely not
Hey hey
Expression of attention or excitement
thtas what i say
That is what I proclaim
i cant get no satisfaction
I am unable to find contentment or fulfillment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
TalkTV
Do you think Rolf Harris should have been in prison for longer?
Yvonne Sanders
Yes until he died
Patty Bumklart
No
Radical Cartoons
I think the people who enabled him in tv and showbiz should have joined him.
Mary-Anne Barnett
Yes
lynd kent
I think he & all the others should of been in prison in their young years when others new WTF was going on!!
Escherlife
The fact that his wife saw what was going on and didn’t react, makes me wonder if she was complicit in his crimes….absolutely disgusting
Stevie
Or just so beaten down she couldn't react. He would have been abusing her too.
Katie Amanda
The fact that there was a tv crew in the room and nobody intervened or said anything is disgusting. Sometimes the show doesn't have to go on and in this case it should have been stopped.
Mary Noonan
Of course she was complicit. She has "stood" by her "man" for 60 years. She was free to walk, and she didn't. She bloody allowed her daughter's best mate to be raped by her meal ticket pervert of a husband, for YEARS. She disgusts me