Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. They then found greater success with their own material, as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965), "Get Off of My Cloud" (1965), and "Paint It Black" (1966) became international number-one hits. Aftermath (1966) – their first entirely original album – is considered by The Daily Telegraph to be the most important of their formative records. In 1967, they had the double-sided hit "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend the Night Together" and experimented with psychedelic rock on Their Satanic Majesties Request. They returned to their rhythm and blues roots with hit songs such as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968) and "Honky Tonk Women" (1969), and albums such as Beggars Banquet (1968), featuring "Sympathy for the Devil", and Let It Bleed (1969), featuring "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter". Let It Bleed was the first of five consecutive number-one albums in the UK.
Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor. That year they were first introduced on stage as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World". Sticky Fingers (1971), which yielded "Brown Sugar" and included the first usage of their tongue and lips logo, was their first of eight consecutive number-one studio albums in the US. Exile on Main St. (1972), featuring "Tumbling Dice", and Goats Head Soup (1973), yielding the hit ballad "Angie", were also best sellers. Taylor was replaced by Ron Wood in 1974. The band continued to release successful albums, including their two largest sellers: Some Girls (1978), featuring "Miss You", and Tattoo You (1981), featuring "Start Me Up". Steel Wheels (1989) was widely considered a comeback album and was followed by Voodoo Lounge (1994), a worldwide number-one album. Both releases were promoted by large stadium and arena tours, as the Stones continued to be a huge concert attraction; by 2007 they had recorded the all-time highest-grossing concert tour three times, and as recently as 2021 they were the highest-earning live act of the year. From Wyman's departure in 1993 to Watts' death in 2021, the band continued as a four-piece core, with Darryl Jones playing bass on tour and on most studio recordings, while Steve Jordan became their touring drummer following Watts' death. Their 2016 album, Blue & Lonesome, became their twelfth UK number-one album.
The Rolling Stones' estimated record sales of 200 million make them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The band has won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Billboard magazine and Rolling Stone have ranked the band as one of the greatest of all time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Studio albums
The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
12 X 5 (1964)
The Rolling Stones No. 2 / The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
Out of Our Heads (1965)
December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)
Aftermath (1966)
Between the Buttons (1967)
Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
Beggars Banquet (1968)
Let It Bleed (1969)
Sticky Fingers (1971)
Exile on Main St. (1972)
Goats Head Soup (1973)
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
Black and Blue (1976)
Some Girls (1978)
Emotional Rescue (1980)
Tattoo You (1981)
Undercover (1983)
Dirty Work (1986)
Steel Wheels (1989)
Voodoo Lounge (1994)
Bridges to Babylon (1997)
A Bigger Bang (2005)
Blue & Lonesome (2016)
Hackney Diamonds (2023)
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The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination
That's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm watchin' my tv and a man comes on and tell me
How white my shirts can be
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me
I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get girl reaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm ridin' round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me
Baby, better come back maybe next week
Can't you see I'm on a losing streak
I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
That's what I say, I can't get no, I can't get no
I can't get no satisfaction, no satisfaction
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
The Rolling Stones' anthem "Satisfaction" is one of the most iconic rock songs of all time, and the lyrics reflect the frustration and disillusionment of youth culture in the 1960s. The song is all about not being able to find satisfaction in life, no matter how hard you try. The repeated "I can't get no satisfaction" is a powerful mantra of dissent against society's expectations.
The first verse of the song finds the singer driving his car and hearing "useless information" on the radio, which is meant to fire up his imagination but isn't doing the trick: "I can't get no satisfaction." The second verse is about watching TV and being told how white his shirts can be, but he's not interested because the man advertising the product doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as him. The final verse is about traveling the world, trying to make things happen, but always coming up empty-handed.
The song is a powerful critique of consumerism, and the way in which advertisers and corporations try to manipulate our desires and needs. It's also a protest against the monotony of everyday life and the sense of alienation that many young people felt in the 1960s.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction
I am unable to find any contentment or fulfillment.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
Despite my efforts...
I can't get no, I can't get no
I still cannot find any satisfaction.
When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio
While driving, the radio presenter is telling me all sorts of useless information.
He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information
The radio presenter is providing me with an overwhelming amount of insignificant data.
Supposed to fire my imagination
The presenter's content is meant to inspire and stimulate my creativity, but it does not.
When I'm watchin' my tv and a man comes on and tell me
While watching television, a man appears on the screen and is informing me...
How white my shirts can be
...about the whiteness of my shirts?
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The man on TV cannot be a real man because he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me.
I can't get girl reaction
I am not receiving the desired response from women.
And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me
I am attempting to impress a girl who says to me...
Baby, better come back maybe next week
...that I should come back some other time.
Can't you see I'm on a losing streak
Do you not realize that I am on an unlucky run?
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
I am still without any contentment or fulfillment.
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
...none whatsoever.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@vintage_life
You weren't born in the wrong generation, you just like old music
@Creedio90
come now this isnt that old
@frantruff
@@Creedio90 I'd say 54 years is enough to qualify as "old music".
@grizzofeu653
It is "old" music but not ancient, besides it's good that people like these gems and keep them alive
@kjp1333
GOOD OLD MUSIC
@ChevyYenko
I agree
@Atom-Fire
I was born in the right generation, i can listen to whatever song i want whenever i want.
And not having polio is good!
@kleanthisxanthopoulos9670
plot twist; enter the anti-vaxxers.
@terrym4516
@@kleanthisxanthopoulos9670 Thank Jonas Salks..............OK!!!
@emi05
https://youtu.be/CEZIkvppg5w