THE ORIGINAL! 🎵 ​Rolling Stones - Satisfaction REACTION

[@thetheRedundant]

This came out in 1965, the same year as The Beatles “Rubber Soul” and Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited”. It was an amazing time for rock n roll music.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

there's great music after those releases you listed, but music doesn't get better than that... 1965 was a peak year

[@kassandrariemersma7902]

I came out ...of my mother in 65 ...love this old stuff

[@magnusenamd]

@@1967PONTIACGTO 65-70 was unreal good.Fore me is Stones and the Doors. All other music I could do without. If you don't count classical music. You can't watch a movie without such music.

[@billyclifton5710]

I was 16 in '65 and this song blew me away. Nothing else sounded quite like this- edgy and catchy with all-time guitar riff

[@ALD56]

"These are just young kids and then it sets the tone for a whole generation" Yes Lex, absolutely right.

[@steveullrich7737]

Yes, Lex's intuition about the song was spot on.

[@paulknight9998]

Young adults. A young kid would be about 5 years old.

[@cahillgreg]

Pipe down Paul; just a colloquialism.

[@toddrharvey]

She says some profound things!

[@CaptainAmercia]

From my understanding Mick was around 22 so a young adult

[@eximusic]

One of the earliest uses of a fuzz tone pedal on a guitar in recording history. Lex nailed it on the Stones influence.

[@BenCoultryAfishall]

Damn, I came in here with the same lil factoid lmao

[@richardwarner1463]

Big muff pie

[@BenCoultryAfishall]

@@richardwarner1463 No that came later, this was a Maestro FZ-1, Gibson just resurrected the brand this year, some very cool pedals

[@eximusic]

@@richardwarner1463 I own an early one, that was used on the Silversun Pickups album, Carnavas. Since you brought up Big Muffs.

[@ryanzeigler9763]

this is the first guitar recording, that I'm aware of. The actual first recording with a distortion pedal was a country bass part but i don't recall the song

[@samlewis7878]

Songs like these are what make the Rolling Stones the great musicians they are.

[@shaun374]

Thank you for no lyrics or video to distract Lex. She's at her best when she's just able to absorb the music and run it through her natural gift of understanding it on another level. Brad can pull the lyrics up for himself. Let Lex just Lex.

[@robs.6891]

Brad needs to stop that. He's too serious

[@shanecrowe5955]

@@robs.6891 he really studies and absorbs the lyrics. He and Lex are polar opposites which i think makes them a great couple. JUst my opinion.

[@MapManLK]

5 June 1965 was when this was released. . .just a little over a month after it was written! I was 15 and THIS was THE SONG (for many) of that summer! The damn thing STILL makes me move!!

[@oddespenjenssen2236]

Good for you!

[@timothycarlisle2874]

Keith Richards wrote the riff without remembering he had- it was on a tape followed by his snoring

[@LOKISlog7]

One of the greatest opening riffs ever.

[@jamessweet5341]

If you didn't know of Keith Richards before that riff, you'll never forget it or him after.

[@Mftjan2000]

Been called the rock and roll equivalent of the opening to Beethoven's Fifth! lol. Song also called the adolescent male's International Anthem.

[@SandyMartinelliSullivan]

and they have so many greatest opening riffs 😊

[@benshafer5198]

I gotta say 80-90% of reactors listen to songs from today's standards of production and expression and the track kind of bounces off of them; and I can understand it. I feel like these guys, especially Lex, are actually able to put themselves in the time and place and try to imagine what it must have been like to hear it at the time. From a historical perspective, because they've taken the time to pay attention to how the music has evolved. This is what sets this channel apart IMO

[@shaun374]

I'm convinced Lex is a musical prodigy. To my knowledge, she doesn't play any instruments or ever had any formal training in music. But give her 2 seconds listening to a song and she'll actually repeat things that lifelong musicians have said their own thoughts are on the song. She really, really understands music on an intuitive level. I'd love to experience music the way she does for one day.

[@rossmacintosh5652]

@@shaun374 That, and her enthusiasm is so infectious: Lexvid-19

[@MickeyValenz]

Plus Brad and Lex just have such positive energy. It's like the type of response we all want when sharing a favourite song or movie with a friend (but rarely get haha)

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

i cannot understand it

[@michaelasay8587]

@@shaun374 yes...a lot of them can do this

[@russwalker3119]

This song was huge when it was released, sexual connotations, great rock beat, British band, a great dance tune, I was 14 when this was new, I still remember where I was and how I felt about it, 57 years after the first time I heard it, It was epic then and is now an iconic song representing the 60's and the British Music invasion.

[@steveullrich7737]

Same age as you and I also still remember first hearing it and how it sounded like nothing else before. That opening riff was and still is the essence of rock and probably the one of the best riffs ever, so cutting, clear and precise. Hearing it you are transported back to your youth.

[@jasonremy1627]

The Stones are all sex. Except when they're singing about drugs.

[@deedee-qf2ne]

Lex is on point with the vintage thing! Brad, well, never mind. This is classic rock, back when you could ACTUALLY hear all the instruments, it's timeless! Most musicians today just can't fill those shoes.

[@JohnA891]

Can't fill their shoes, couldn't even find them in the closet.

[@kellifranklin9872]

One of the greatest rock songs by the greatest rock band in history! Y’all should see this performed live by the Stones. Just brilliant! Excellent song today!

[@DannyD714]

one of the most iconic guitar riffs in rock and roll.

[@rickwilkie2264]

The song that started it all for me. It’s been a great ride on this Rock ‘N’ Roll roller coaster of life.

[@MrPercy112]

👍

[@webbtrekker534]

In 1965 when this was a big hit, I was in the Navy and had finished Submarine School in Groton Connecticut and was stationed at a shipyard where my sub was being built. This was a huge hit that summer and my girlfriend and I sang this all the time. It was played everywhere you went. Good memories.

[@steveullrich7737]

Exactly, I remember that the AM radio stations played it at least once an hour that summer.

[@mgman6000]

I was in the Navy at the same time in the San Francisco area and I heard this all the time on the radio and blasting out of Doggie Diners and bars on market street. I think it was the first time I heard the Stones.

[@webbtrekker534]

@@mgman6000 Come to think of it. This may have been the first I had heard of them too. I was at TI in '68 getting off active duty. Only time I was in SF while in the service.

[@mgman6000]

@@webbtrekker534 I got out in '67 went through TI they flew me from Kaoshung back to the states it was weird seeing all the army guys at the airport us sailors we're yukking it up and all those guys were silent and standing with their backs to the walls and thousand yard stares. I was glad I had been the Navy .

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

Nice! Glad this did it for ya

[@teensymom1420]

This song was once rated the number 1 song of all time by MTV.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

The irony and satire in the lyrics, it hardly gets any better.

[@ffjsb]

MTV is a joke.

[@milosit]

Once again proving how out of touch with culture MTV was.

[@cahillgreg]

@@milosit Lads up north know nowt lad

[@sue08401]

Don't know about now but not that long ago this song was generating 9 million dollars a year in royalties every year.

[@kenkaplan3654]

The summer of 65, I was nearly 17. This song dominated radio and when you were driving it sent shock waves. No one had heard anything like it.

[@SteveLFZ]

The joke at the time that this was popular was that the Beatles wanted to hold your daughter's hand while the Stones wanted nothing less than Satisfaction...the bad boys of Rock.

[@Johnny_Socko]

I remember reading an article about the reaction of teenage fans at the time, and one girl had said, "I like The Beatles because they're so cute, and I like The Rolling Stones because they're kind of ugly."

[@jokervienna6433]

Yep. Listen closely to the lyrics of "Start me up". :D

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

Just a media image steve, as both bands have acknowledged in interviews

[@Samhalta]

It's also funny to note that the Stones were being bad boys while coming from middle class families, whereas the Beatles had a softer sound while actually being from a working class and rougher (for Lennon at least) background.

[@richardrejmer8721]

EXCEPT. . The Stones all went to fancy art schools while the Beatles were playing in the brothels of Hamburg. . . You know they were up to 'no good' when they weren't playing 14 hours a day. . . But the Stones were reading Dostoyevsky and Dylan Thomas in their fancy schools. . .

[@jaquestraw1]

If there was ever a truly timeless song this would be it.

[@davidvsr]

love EVERYTHING about this tune. from the lyrics, to the tempo, to the delivery, just captivating. . perfection

[@eggy1962]

the fossils of rock n roll, all respect to them for endurance, Whilst i am not an out and out fan they have done enough songs that i do like this being one, honky tonk woman, angie, start me up, undercover of the night

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, their "Honky Tonk Women", "Lets Spend The Night Together" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want"(NOT live) are next for you!!

[@marktaylor6491]

And 'Get Out of My Cloud', 'Brown Sugar', 'Jumping Jack Flash' after that.

[@David-kf5gk]

Midnight rambler!!!

[@JeffKelly03]

“Can’t You Hear Me Knockin” also. Amazing song.

[@theaiden5285]

19th Nervous Breakdown, Miss You, Gimme Shelter, The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man.

[@FUBAR1986]

You can’t always get what you want definitely my favorite song by them

[@ThePmfan]

One of the greatest rock and roll singles of all time.

[@michaelvaristo5238]

I know exactly where I was when I heard this song back in 65. It was such a massive hit. In my 65 Mustang driving home from college. Still consider the #1 rock and roll song. Greatest guitar riff.

[@matthewclark1785]

Keith Richards got wasted, sat down on the couch with a guitar, turned on the small recorder, plays this iconic riff and passes out. While he was out Mick listens to the tape and writes some words. It all just worked out right for this song.

[@keithroberts4952]

Never knew he was wasted. I always thought he had awoken groggily from sleep with this riff he heard, put it down on tape and somehow fell back to sleep with the tape machine still running. The fuzz sound used on Keith's guitar was his way of imitating a horn section to play that riff, which otis redding did perfectly in his own version.

[@flyingburritobro68]

Not the true story of the song per Richards. He was not wasted nor was that a part of his routine in early 1965. Pretty clean cut at that point actually. He had an early cassette recorder and was noodling on his guitar. He fell asleep and when he woke up there’s was the Satisfaction riff and the rest of the tape was him snoring. It became a song when they worked on it in the studio. That is Richards story in his book Life not that he was wasted

[@hughmoore3251]

@@flyingburritobro68 👍

[@John_Locke_108]

Love this story. It's just insane to imagine that if he didn't record this riff, this song wouldn't exist. Makes you wonder how many other great Stones songs never got written because Keith passed out before recording them.

[@stevemd6488]

It's just the Chuck Berry lick, nothing special.

[@kenvarnold3659]

Oh Lex, I'm an old guy, but would love to dance with you...I was 15 when this song came out....we danced our hearts out to this song...

[@johnnyd5285]

Keith Richards wanted to do this song with horns doing the opening riff, but they convinced him that the fuzz box guitar was the best. Thank god he listened!

[@brianbarnett1004]

Vintage? More like Revolutionary! The Stones (and Beatles) changed music forever. Inspired so much amazing Rock n Roll.

[@luvlgs1]

the way you described the impact of this song on the times was right on. i was there...

[@glennsmith8390]

I was 17 at the time-I had just graduated from HS and the first time I heard that opening guitar riff I couldn't believe it-it spoke to me. I have been a Stones fan forever. I truly believe if you were a teenager then this song spoke to us more than the Beatles did at the time. Don't forget the terrific drumming Charlie Watts did too. But that opening riff just grabs you.

[@robs.6891]

One of Rock & Roll greatest songs , has been covered well over 2 ,000 times Since 1965 Brad you're on track , before 1968 - early 69 albums were only recorded for one speaker (channel) the left side which was lower in sound . It was called Mono recording. I explained this on Led Zeppelin's Ramble On song from LZ II Zeppelin actually revolutionized the industry by adding a second channel (right speaker) Which is FM radio was equipped with , sent AM radio in their grave. FM played all the latest featuring the new 2 channel system

[@keensoundguy6637]

Your analysis is wrong as it proceeds from a flawed premise. Vinyl records do not have left and right channels recorded on them, rather it's mid-side, i.e. sum (L+R) and difference (L-R), which is why a stereo record can be played with mono equipment.

[@robs.6891]

@@keensoundguy6637 Back in the early -mid 60's There WAS only one side. Go back to school kid , you're bothering me

[@msongs]

first time hearing this song on the radio was amazing. it was massively influential

[@robbielux8353]

Lex you nailed it..between The Beatles and The Stones…the world changed instantly and was never the same

[@Mar69Mars]

Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue!!! ✌🏼

[@Dannoga]

I was 11 years old when this came out, Im 69 now and still move with it! Timeless!

[@willblood7082]

This idea for this song was created probably just a few miles from where y’all live… On May 6, 1965, The Rolling Stones played to about 3,000 people at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida while on their first US tour. According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times, about 200 young fans got in an altercation with a line of police officers at the show, and The Stones made it through just four songs as chaos ensued. That night, Keith Richards woke up in his hotel room with the guitar riff and lyric "Can't get no satisfaction" in his head. He recorded it on a portable tape deck, went back to sleep, and brought it to the studio that week. The tape contained his guitar riff followed by the sounds of him snoring. Richards was staying at the Fort Harrison Hotel in downtown Clearwater (known at the time as the Jack Tar Harrison Hotel) when he rolled out of bed with the idea for this song. The hotel still exists. In 1975, it was bought by the Church of Scientology and frequently hosts religious retreats.

[@neilsmith9066]

Yea nobody goes to that part of town anymore unfortunately it's like Children of the corn. They don't leave you alone about joining them

[@chrisblair5937]

The Stones "borrowed" the line from Chuck Berry

[@stephenhanson3647]

Lex's cuteness level here is a comfortable 6. The internet can't handle an 8.

[@tomgrindberg7350]

Lex your right they were just kids who grew up in the 50’s and early 60’s and they were rebelling against what society wanted them to be. Cardboard cutouts of they’re parents. I went through that period in the mid 70’s when punk came around.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Satisfaction shows off Mr. Charlie Watts as "The Human Metronome". RIP Charlie.

[@davewhitmore1958]

a true LEGEND!

[@ramblerdave1339]

And. The only one not a kid, in 1965.

[@liamjohnston5099]

@@ramblerdave1339 they were all in their 20s

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

A great follow up to this would be a react to the cover by DEVO! In fact, a react to the official video DEVO aired on MTV back in the day was one of the most popular videos when it came out cause it’s one of the first songs people ever heard from DEVO and had to grapple with their robotic weirdness that makes this song sound COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

[@jameslocopo4742]

One of the best rock covers ever….and Mick Jagger dug it as well

[@davidteller7681]

Man...I'd forgotten about that one!

[@eastportland]

I figured this comment would get a lot of hate but I really like the DEVO version too.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

@@eastportland What I love is that they keep the basic core structure of the song intact, but just rework it in their own style. Another great cover of theirs is Jimi Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced?” which is seriously mutated.

[@brachiator1]

Yes! The Devo cover of Satisfaction would be great. Also, the Otis Redding version.

[@Jessica_Roth]

The song that made the Stones superstars, and ensured the "British Invasion" would be more than just The Beatles. Made it so much easier for The Who, The Kinks and other bands to find an audience over here. Also one of the earliest songs to attack commercialism. Bravo.

[@Jessica_Roth]

And LMAO at Brad trying to be Daredevil! Let me know when your Radar Sense kicks in, okay?

[@brianyates7255]

Hello from New England..Yes the comments are correct Keith Richards ran this thru a boom box that's why it has that iconic guitar tone...Peace from the Northeast..

[@davescurry69]

The most important song in the Stones history. It also just happens to be the song that flicked my switch onto the wonderful world of music.

[@sue08401]

High tech back then was a 4-track machine and 3 band EQ. Many of the songs were recorded on 2 track machines again with 3 band EQ. Band on 1 track and vocals on the other track then mastered often to a mono mix.

[@Mike-rk8px]

Next up you two should react to the Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” from 1968. Make sure it’s the original studio recording, otherwise you never know what you might end up with.

[@djl9919]

Love this tune. Rock on Brad & Lex

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Thru and Thru is a great song by Rolling stones!

[@larryosman3184]

A "wake up" for The Beatles, surf music, and the youth of the world. This song was honest Rock and Roll, down and dirty!!!

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

I'm sure it had the beatles shaking in their boots

[@markmurphy558]

Back when this song first came out, it set up an epic battle that lasted 5 years- Beatles vs Stones. Like Chevy vs Ford, you couldn't like both. You had to choose. Thank God we got both in 1964.

[@rocketrabble6737]

It was all very silly wasn't it? Newspapers loved it for ready made stories without having to work too hard. The fact was that huge numbers of people both sides of the Atlantic, including myself, loved both.

[@steveullrich7737]

We had two of the most influential rock bands ever in the 60s, we were blessed to be alive then!

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

Great comment!

[@tinalschmidt-banks3415]

My favorite is called shattered. I had a friend who loved the rolling stones.

[@AliasMark69]

Out in Southern Calif "Satisfaction" was voted the Greatest Rock Song for years until "Stairway To Heaven" took over the number One spot making Satisfaction number two, until "Comfortably Numb" became the Number One Greatest Rock Song making this song number three.

[@ramblerdave1339]

Calling "Comfortably Numb", "Rock", shows how homogenized the term "Rock" had become, by the '70s.

[@AliasMark69]

@@ramblerdave1339 True, but us old guys who heard it all know what they were referring to. "Strawberry Fields".... "Like A Rolling Stone"..... "Hotel California" made the top six back then.

[@markrich7171]

Kieth Richards said he woke up in the middle of the night with this riff in his head and like all musicians should do, he kept a recording device by his bed. He recorded it, went back to sleep, woke up the next morning and played it back and thought it sounded good but he couldn't believe that it had come to him, that he must of heard it somewhere and that it was just stuck in his head. Even so he met up with the rest of the band and played it saying to tell him if they had heard it before and they all said no but it sounded great. Mick Jagger then came up with the title and the song was written. Kieth Richards still wasn't convinced that he hadn't heard it previously and when it was released as a single he was expecting a phone-call accusing him of plagiariser but the call never came and this ranks as one of their best songs. Moral of this tail, never be afraid to act when you get inspiration!

[@trianafoxwood7525]

Like many muscians, we write songs in our sleep. Keith Richards keeps a tape recorder by his bed. He wrote this guitar riff in his sleep. He woke up, played it, then fell back asleep. The rest of the tape is him snoring. Turned out to be a timeless hit.

[@ThatGuy-bp4gz]

This reaction makes me long for an entire live stream dedicated to the Stones and another one dedicated to the Beatles (I realise there's some challenges with copyright but others seem to manage it). Those two bands changed everything.

[@alanFconrad]

For decades this was considered the "Greatest Rock n Roll Song of all time!" I still agree !

[@bobbyscott8024]

Lex, you hit the nail on the head! Boom! The ''vintage'' comment was priceless...like something you can't get anywhere else and you hold on to it and protect it! Fabulous!

[@veganlion4328]

It's actually very good for 1965. Lol especially the "different" and their own sound they were looking for. You guys are so open to all that you listen to especially the stuff that came on the scene when rock was just changing so much in late 60s early 70s.

[@dawnpatrol700]

Lex is right. This did illustrate how rock would be for the next 10-15 years. I've heard this a zillion times and still love it

[@tayclarets]

Greatest sing ever made...

[@sealdrup]

I was a little young (5) when this song came out. But I did see them in B'ham back in the early 90's and Counting Crows was their opening band. Good times.

[@smittybenzo4693]

In this episode of Brad & Lex, the 65 classic earns and "ooh" from Lex off the bat baby!...Brad turns his "sway" switch to "on" as his couch counterpart suddenly unleashes her "double snap snake bop" upon us, also expressing appreciation for a youthful future iconic band with a few good "bops" such as; "mouthless flute", "double dutch" and "mumble love". Brad verbalizes his sonic challenges to the "cool vibe".

[@ploppill34]

The first time I read one of your comments I thought it was great, the second time funny, the third time not so much, just stop please try something new

[@smittybenzo4693]

@@ploppill34 A few people like them. Dont be selfish.

[@somersetcace1]

Another great reaction - Looking forward to you guys reacting to "You Can't Always Get What You Want." The verses are obscure, which should drive Brad crazy and the song itself has a great groove for Lex. Original studio version though.

[@sharonsnail2954]

And not the single edit.

[@juliobarreiro7345]

Rock and Roll stunning

[@John_Locke_108]

I always think of Apocalypse Now when I hear this song.

[@carlpeterson8182]

I love and always laugh at the second verse because it sums up our advertisement culture so well. "But he cannot be a man because he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me." LOL!

[@ppwiii]

Lex is showing us why this is #1 of all time!

[@tocham757]

Excellent classic rock you can't think of the stones without thinking about Satisfaction, I was a kid when this came out and we were blown away, loved the fuzz pedal

[@GTLyons]

vintage... forever in my memory, just like your smiling reaction... in fact, I can think back to my 5th grade class and remember that same smiling reaction on my classmates face, it was 1965... yep so pure, thanks guys, more please...

[@robertlear2735]

This song was a huge hit when it came out. People of all ages were rocking out to it. Everyone could relate to it.

[@robertmccoin1166]

The 60's and especially the early to mid 70's Music was exploding and it was everywhere. it was fantastic.

[@CHUKROC]

Early Stones " Get off of my Cloud" is one of their best

[@Transmodulator]

Or "Paint it black" or "Mother's Little Helper".

[@chinard]

I love the DEVO cover of this

[@juliobarreiro7345]

Lex you are a Rock and Roll fanatic

[@billofalltrades2633]

Man the stones are amazing! Great band !

[@larrybailey426]

I haven't thru all comments but back in the day Mick is quoted as saying, "I don't want to be 45 years old and singing "Satisfaction" ... Now he is in his 70s and it is a mandatory part of every concert ... Timeless ...

[@heliosvice]

The Rolling Stones - Miss You! Or Beast of Burden, you’ll Love it

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here...My very first 45!..OMG..Still Rocks today!!..Love Your Channel!!

[@cliffbungalow9373]

You can hear the click when he steps on the fuzz. That‘s so cool, I don‘t know why but it just is.

[@stevemd6488]

If you listen you can hear Keith clicking the fuzz on for the main riff.

[@Scott_Forsell]

The Devo cover of Satisfaction is something everybody needs to hear. Definitionally a cover, but more of a deconstruction. You will love it or hate it or be indifferent, but you will remember it. It bends the experience of the original almost to breaking.

[@jamesm7417]

Iconic as they come. I always picture the water skiing scene in apocalypse now.

[@somesmoke]

All the music you guys are exploring is just as much, or even more, about the musicianship than the lyrics or story. Most of this music was arranged separately from the lyrics anyway, often the arrangement and the lyrics weren't even written for each other. When the song is finally done though, and all the parts all weaved together this way, the song becomes much greater than the sum of its parts. When you feel that, it truly elevates the soul. For me, vicariously hearing these songs again for the first time through Lexi and watching how it is becoming a part of her soul is incredible. When she said in a different post, "I feel that I can finally see for the first time." Wow!! Brad, do yourself a favor and forget the lyrics the first time around and instead of focusing so much on one color of the spectrum, try and pull back and enjoy the whole rainbow. If you can, its the best!

[@ricklaszlo8223]

I remember a few years ago in 1965 listening to my radio and the top 40 hits The Beatles had Paperback Writer and the loving spoonful had summer in the city and the Rolling Stones had satisfaction what a summer for music I was 12 that summer and I'm going on 17 now and I still love those songs LOL

[@custardflan]

Some survey of critics or somesuch a few years back picked this as the greatest rock song of all time. The lyrics are pure poetry. Rolling Stpones were well established at this point and in their 20s. In the 60s.

[@peterramsay4674]

The origins of the rock n roll era and what was to follow. Simple catchy. It’s not super complicated but boy back in the day this was ground breaking. Thanks for the emories

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

Keith wrote that riff to go with a horn accompaniment. I think we are all happy they dropped that idea.

[@michaelbrito2978]

I love Lex's historical perspective....so spot on! Brilliant!!

[@yorkvillevic6528]

Love Lex, she gets it!

[@goofybastrd6856]

This song is the anthem of rock and roll. There's no way you could not have heard this before

[@buckfan1969]

I was 14 when this came out and the hormones were raging at that age. Still my favorite Stones song ever.

[@stevenmutzu8940]

One of the top 10 rock songs of all time.

[@DavidTate-nn5ie]

Keith Richards was listening to Dancing In The Streets. Riffed along on his guitar and It became this song.

[@thedealer777]

I hear this and I remember an old friend of mine sitting in the belly (cabin) of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nick (a.k.a. "Huey") behind a M-60 as a gunner, in country. "Grease" served several tours, Bronze Star and Purple Heart, came home, and was killed by a drunk 16 year old girl in a pink '69 AMX in Kansas in '81.

[@txrojas]

And this is how it all began for The Stones. And the rest is history.

[@SG-js2qn]

If you guys ever have an interest in seeing live performances, there is a recording of them on YT playing this song back at the time the song came out. So you can see the original musicians, original equipment, original audience size, etc.

[@Tbass-yy8uc]

Keith Richards used to keep a tape player and a guitar by his bed in case he woke up in the middle of the night with something in his head. This guitar riff came from that he discovered it many months later doesn't even remember doing it

[@yvonnewakefield7748]

'Set tone for the future...' OMG! This music was contraband in my father's 1960s household. No 'Stones, no Beatles, not even 'Herman's Hermits'; my mother wasn't permitted to watch/listen to Tom Jones! Thank goodness for progress and ;-) my Mom's permitting us to grow with the times. Mostly, thank you two for exploring *all* types and eras of music and your awesome reactions. Isn't it good to be alive right now?!

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

I saw The Stones in their 2nd American Tour and this was the big hit at the time. In the show they did an 8 minute version of the song. It was fun watching Mick Jagger "toying" with the audience. They had come off a show in Texas where Keith Richards got a shock from a guitar short. So, Mick pretended to get a shock from the microphone. He really didn't get a shock because when he threw the mike down it was off. We had great seats: on the middle aisle about 10 rows back from center stage. Would you believe, The Stones were NOT the top act in the show? Believe it or not, it was Herman's Hermits! Along with The Stones were The Animals. There were others but I don't recall who.

[@Oscarphone]

This was the English invasion. UK kids were listening to Buddy Holly, Elvis and delta blues and then shooting back at us and it sounded like this. This was how they interpreted what they heard. Up to this point we were listening to rock and roll that was "I wanna hold your hand" or "Peggy Sue" or Fats Domino (Let's Twist Again) at parties. I was 14 or 15 years old. This song was pretty wild stuff. On the radio the word "satisfaction" was cut out because the FCC thought it was to suggestive. X radio or underground FM would play the song, late at night, unmolested. The Stones were quite different then. When Brian Jones died, they changed a lot.

[@Darth_Wafer]

More Stones! Sway, Loving Cup, Monkey Man, Parachute Woman, No Expectations, Ventilator Blues. Tons of great songs just within the first 10 years of their career