If I was stranded on a desert island and could only pick one song to listen to repeatedly, I'd kill myself. But if that wasn't an option I'd probably choose (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones. I know, that's an obvious choice. Too easy. Too predictable. And too perfect. It's just the best frigging song ever, and I'll fight anyone who tries to argue otherwise. It's still as nasty and subversive as ever, and it hasn't aged a bit since its release in 1965. Amazingly, every time I hear the song, it sounds fresh, as if it was recorded yesterday. It makes me think of college parties and driving through the desert and that amazing back-of-the-boat surf scene in Apocalypse Now. Keith Richards says the famous riff came to him in a dream. Damn, Keith, sleep some more, will ya?Recent Posts
11/19/09
Music Review: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
If I was stranded on a desert island and could only pick one song to listen to repeatedly, I'd kill myself. But if that wasn't an option I'd probably choose (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones. I know, that's an obvious choice. Too easy. Too predictable. And too perfect. It's just the best frigging song ever, and I'll fight anyone who tries to argue otherwise. It's still as nasty and subversive as ever, and it hasn't aged a bit since its release in 1965. Amazingly, every time I hear the song, it sounds fresh, as if it was recorded yesterday. It makes me think of college parties and driving through the desert and that amazing back-of-the-boat surf scene in Apocalypse Now. Keith Richards says the famous riff came to him in a dream. Damn, Keith, sleep some more, will ya?
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