Lyrical Analyst - Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

Hello and welcome to the Lyrical Analyst. I review songs by going over them lyric by lyric, to find a deeper meaning to them. Whether there is one or not. I know it's been a while since my last (okay and first) post, but what can you do. Real life and all that. Okay now lets see what we have this time.

Hey The Stones! This should be fun, unlike last time. And that sentence will in no way come back to bite me in the ass. Well let us get started with "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones.

I can't get no satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction

Man that must suck... wait a minute, that’s a double negative. So does that mean you CAN get satisfaction?

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

Alright you try over and over and nothing, I get it.

I can't get no, I can't get no

Again? Proper grammar please, "I can't get no" is a double negative. They cancel each other out, you DO realize that right?

When I'm drivin' in my car

And that man comes on the radio

What man? Care to elaborate? I guess that's not important right now, continue.

He's tellin' me more and more

About some useless information

Speaking of which, isn't ironic that you are telling us someone was telling you about something unimportant? Talk about useless information.

Supposed to fire my imagination

What does that have to do with anything? And you're talking about it like it's a bad thing.

I can't get no, oh no, no, no

Now now, we've already gone over this. "can't" and "no" cannot coexist in the same sentence.

Hey hey hey, that's what I say

Calm down, I heard you; you don't need to convince me you said that. I've been here the whole time.

I can't get no satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction

Ugh, here we go again.

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

Do you? I'm starting to wonder.

I can't get no, I can't get no

I think we should move on to the fact you aren't using complete sentences. You slept through English class didn't you?

When I'm watchin' my T.V.

And that man comes on to tell me

How white my shirts can be

Oh, Billy Mays! Yeah, you gotta love that guy. Rest in peace Big Guy!

But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke

The same cigarettes as me

BILLY MAYS WAS A SAINT! Screw you and your stupid habit. Cigarettes can kill you, you know that?! Jackass.

I can't get no, oh no, no, no

You know what? I don't care if you can't get no whatever, you double negative using incomplete sentence speaking douche bag. That's right! I called Mick Jagger a Douche bag! What are you going to do about it? Actually I do care. I hope you never get satisfaction.

Hey hey hey, that's what I say

I don't care what you have to say anymore. Screw you pal.

I can't get no satisfaction

Good.

I can't get no girl reaction

Even better. Actually I'm getting tired of your whining. Who cares if you're not satisfied, or can't get laid, or even if someone doesn't smoke your brand of cigarettes? No one that's who!

'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try

I'm starting to think you DON"T actually try. I'm seeing no actual effort coming from you, just a bunch of bitching and moaning. Grow a pair damn you!

I can't get no, I can't get no

Whatever I have ceased caring, moving on.

When I'm ridin' round the world

And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that

Dude I think your standards are a bit too high, don't you think? While we're at it, how about a little consistency with your G's? I have no problem with dropping them, because it's easier. But in words ending in "ING" keep the G or drop it.

And I'm tryin' to make some girl

Who tells me baby better come back later next week

You've lost me. Is that even a sentence? You have got terrible grammar.

'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak

That cleared up very little.

I can't get no, oh no, no, no

I've said enough.

Hey hey hey, that's what I say

Yes that's what you say, but the words mean nothing.

I can't get no, I can't get no

I can't get no satisfaction

No satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction

                -And I feel no pity for you.

Final Thoughts:

                Well I gave this song a thorough listen through, and I don't think I've heard a whinier song.

Ahem, I stand corrected. That doesn't make it and less whiny though. And this song is ripe with grammar errors. Now I'm not usually a grammar Nazi by any stretch, but the only way this could be worse if this was done in text speak. Now the meaning according to several sources the theme is about rampant commercialism and how he can't get laid on tour. About the commercialism I would say deal with it, but whatever it's a common complaint so I'll leave it at that, but the not getting laid on tour, ahem... BULLSHIT. This is Mick Fucking Jagger we're talking about! He's had more women than some of his pears, and he complains he can't have sex with one single girl? I'm sure you can survive Mick.