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Chuck Berry's Song Interpretation
One of the most popular songs from The Rolling Stones that made them reach superstar level was in fact “Can’t get no Satisfaction”. It was a single released in the United States on June 6th, 1965. Keith Richards started writing the song in his hotel in Clearwater, Florida. The guitar riff came to him when he was dreaming. On May 10th, 1965, the song was recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago. The song is describing Jagger’s annoyances of the large amounts of commercialism that is in America and it is also about trying to get sex while on tour in America. It exemplifies the Rolling Stones as the rebel like band, because it goes against the status quo of commercialism which has become popularized in the 60’s of America. For example, the line where he sings about driving in the car and the …show more content…
Also, the guitar riff of this song was like Martha & the Vandellas song “Dancing in the Street”. Can’t Get no Satisfaction was the band’s first ever song placing #1 on the U.S top charts billboard. The song contributed to the market by influencing the popularity of going against what’s already established which makes other artists do the same like rebelling. Also, the song transforms the meaning of rock & roll from positive things of life to actual reality of life which is at times negative. It influenced other rock bands like Aerosmith and The White Stripes into this style of

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