Music has been a part of Pattie Boyd’s life in the same way that full stops and commas jumbled sentences. Pattie Boyd, a self-proclaimed muse, has always been surrounded by music. Her exposure to it was further amplified when she made an appearance in the Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night. She later married George Harrison in 1966 after meeting him here.
Years later, she and Harrison drank in crowded Piccadilly pubs with other Beatles members like Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey Tigrett. Harrison unintentionally starts dancing while sitting motionless on the bar bench. Meanwhile, Boyd moves freely to one of her favorite Rolling Stones songs, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
The Rolling Stones‘ career took a significant turn after hearing this song. Previously, the Rolling Stones were dependent on other people’s songwriting. However, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were able to create this track by combining their love of rock ‘n’ roll with a blues track at its core. This allowed them to break free from their previous limitations and embrace their true identity as Rolling Stones.
Due to their dislike of the song’s blatantly explicit content, many people ignored it. The song wasn’t well-liked by many radio stations either, with some even outright prohibiting its playback. The Rolling Stones, of course, wore that as a badge of honor, and the seductiveness of the track appealed to listeners.
“This song had a very Stones vibe to it! When they were younger, Boyd remarked, “They nailed it in that song, a very sexy song that was good to dance to and sounded great in clubs.” “Just keep plowing on, there’s gotta be something for us somewhere,” was their unwavering attitude.
Richards was never certain if the track would be successful enough to become a single. Even with the positive reception it received from the general public. His reluctance stemmed from the fact that the song was a little too straightforward. If they wanted to take on the Beatles‘ growing rivalry, they ought to aim for something a little more mainstream. “I never considered it to be something that could be a hit song,” he remarked.
Jagger insisted on making the song available as a single because he knew better. He claimed that Keith hadn’t really listened to it properly and that he just thought it was a little too basic. He simply thought it was a stupid kind of riff because he was too close to it.
Fans still eagerly anticipate the song at concerts, and the riff has become ingrained in rock music history. Everyone, including Pattie Boyd, will always remember that song as the start of the duo’s songwriting collaboration.
