On May 7, 1965, in a Clearwater Florida hotel room, Keith Richards rolled out of bed and noticed that his tape player had been turned on. When he rewound the tape, a three-note guitar riff came blasting out of the speaker, followed by some basic chords and a simple refrain: “I can’t get no satisfaction,”. Just three days later, The Stones took (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction into the studio. Keith had horns in mind for the three-note riff that opens and drives the song - along the lines of Martha and The Vandellas hit: Dancing In The Street. But for now, he played the notes on his electric guitar (using his new Gibson Maestro Fuzztone Pedal), to mimic the sound of a saxophone. His plan was to return to the recording at a later date and replace the fuzz guitar with horns. But when Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham heard the unfinished track, he insisted that Richards keep the guitar and release the recording as is. Jagger and Richards didnt agree, but The Stones were a democracy in those days, and they brought it to a vote. As a result, one of the most iconic guitar riffs in the history of Rock & Roll was born, the song became The Stones first #1 record, and the Gibson Guitar Company sold out its entire stock of Maestro Fuzz Boxes. Post Script: When recently asked about the song, Richards said: “If I’d had my way, ‘Satisfaction’ would never have been released. The song was as basic as the hills, and I thought the fuzz-guitar thing was a bit of a gimmick. Otis Redding got it right when he later recorded it, because its actually a horn riff. If youre wondering how the song would have sounded if Keith had replaced the guitar with horns, heres the Otis Redding version:
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