Satisfaction
The live version of this song takes on a different feel than the incredible hit single that catapulted the band into super-stardom. Jagger compliments the late Otis Redding's February, 1966, cover by incorporating some of the styling from this song into the live versions played in 1969. The "Gimme Shelter" movie version is no exception. The lines:
"I can't get me no", and from the improvised section:
"When I get home in the morning..."
Are direct influences of the Redding version of Satisfaction...taken several steps further of course.
The words between the editing room scene and the start of Satisfaction:
"Okay ba-by"
From MSG 11/28/69 2nd, just before the start of Jumpin' Jack Flash.
A. Structure:
Chorus #1
Line 1: I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
Line 2: I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
Line 3: And I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I try try try(Marker #1)
Line 4: I can't get me no...I can't get me no
Verse #1:
Line 5: When I'm a drivin' in my car
Line 6: And a man, comes on the ra-dio
Line 7: A tellin' me more and more
Line 8: About a useless information
Line 9: Supposed to "unintelligible" my imagination
Line 10: I can't get me no...a no no no(Marker #2)
Line 11: "Whoo"(Marker #3)
Missing Chorus #2
I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
And I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I try try try
I can't get me no...I can't get me no
Missing Verse #2
When I'm a watchin' my TV
And a man comes on and tells me
How white my shirts can be
But he, can't be a man
'Cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me
I can't get me no...a no no no
Instrumental Break #1: Taylor/Richards incredible lead/rhythm jam.
This is the definition of: ABSOLUTE BOOGIE.
Line 12: "Yeah"(Marker #4)
Chorus #3:
Line 13: I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
Line 14: I can't get no...sat-is-fac-tion
Line 15: And I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and I try try try
Line 16: I can't get me no...my, my my...I can't get me no
Verse #3:
Line 17: Well I'm a ridin', 'round the world
Line 18: And, doin' this, and I'm a signin' that
Line 19: I'm tryina' make some girl
Line 20: Ooh tell me baby baby, come back, maybe next week
Line 21: You see, I'm on, a losin' streak
Line 22: I can't get no...a no no no
Instrumental Break #2: "Whow..ey"
Improvised Words:(Marker #5)
Line 23: "I-ay-gon" (phonetically speaking)
Line 24: I ain't gonna give you no bull-sh*t
Line 25: And I ain't gonna give you no lies
Line 26: I ain't gonna give you no bull-sh*t
Line 27: And I ain't gonna give you no lies
Line 28: But I need a good woman baby...to keep me satisfied
Line 29: And I need a good woman baby....to keep me satisfied
Line 30: I need a good woman...to keep me satisfied
Line 31: I need a good woman...to keep me satisfied, yeah
Line 32: A when I get home in the morning
Line 33: I want some, I say honey
Line 34: I want some satisfaction from you..ba-by
Line 35: I want some satisfaction from you..baby
Line 36: And I want some satisfaction from you
Line 37: And I want some satisfaction from you..baby
Line 38: A my my my, I'm gonna get it
Line 39: Now my my, I'm gonna get it
Line 40: I believe, I gonna get it
Line 41: I believe, I'm gonna get it
Check out Charlie on 39 through 43!
Line 42: A, I believe, I'm gonna get it
Line 43: Whoo, yaw...yaw yaw yaw, nah...nah nah nah
Line 44: We've got to find it!
Line 45: We got to find it!
Line 46: W', we got to find it!
Line 47: We got to find it!
Line 48: Whoo, my my my my my, fledge yo, fledge jo, fledge jo
Line 49: Oh, now now now gonna get it
Line 50: Hey, hey yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw (18)
Line 51: whoo
Line 52: "yeah"
An inspired performance. Satisfaction was still fresh enough that it wasn't just "going through the motions". Reworked versions of the song from the UK Tour '71 are also very well done.
B. Reference Recordings, Markers and Conclusions:
1. Compared to MSG November 27, 1969 audience source
Line 3: Is a match to Marker #1
Line 5: Is "ridin'" and not "drivin'" in my car.
Line 10: No Marker #2. Is "no, no no no no" and not "a no no no"
Line 11: There is "Whoo", but also a "hey...hey" that is not an exact match to Marker #3.
Chorus #2 & Verse #2 are present
Line 12: No Marker #4. It's "Yeah...yeah" and not "Yeah"
Line 14: Is "girl reaction" and not "satisfaction". Like the studio version!
Line 22: Is "I can't get me no"
Improvised Words: No Marker #5. The improvised section of the song quite different than the "Gimme Shelter" version. Jagger rarely does the same thing twice with respect to improvising or even when it comes to the spoken words between songs from show-to-show.
2. Compared to MSG November 28, 1969 2nd audience source
Line 3: No Marker #1. There is a fourth "and I tried" instead of "and I try try try"
Line 8: Is "some" instead of "a" useless...
Line 9: Is "fire" instead of "unintelligible"
Line 10: There is a Marker #2 present
Line 11: No Marker #3 after Verse #1. Is "hey, a what I say". Jagger does say "Whoo" after Verse #2, which is the Marker #3 match after the missing verse. The splice could have taken place in either location, but the marker indicates that it is at this point.
Chorus #2 & Verse #2 are present
Instrumental Break #1: Is a match to the movie.
Line 12: Marker #4 is present
Improvised Words: Marker #5 is present word-for-word.
Note: The raw energy on this magnificent performance comes straight through even on the audience source.
Conclusion:
Visually, Jagger first appears after the movie title credit wearing the "Uncle Sam" hat and scarf. The opening words are from MSG 11/28/69 2nd as is the footage just before the start of Jumpin' Jack Flash. We don't see the film that actually matches the song until the vocal line starts and things need to get synchronized. The song is a hybrid of two different performances that are spliced between lines 10 and 11. Jagger is seen with no hat or scarf during the first vocal segment. The film splice occurs when the shot switches to Richards at line 10 and then pans back to a dancing Jagger who is now wearing a scarf. The line 10 splice also includes the editing out of Chorus #2 and Verse #2. The first 9 lines of the song are from MSG 11/28/69 1st by process of elimination. Baltimore, Boston, Palm Beach, and Altamont were also checked. Boston 11/29/69 2nd, was a lyrical match, but was eliminated by a "whoo" during the instrumental intro just before the vocal starts in the song. The second part of Satisfaction from line 11 onward matches MSG 11/28/69 2nd.