who sings you can't get what you want
the Rolling Stones
title: You Can't Always Get What You Want text: You Can't Always Get What You Want "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album "Let It Bleed". Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Jagger commented on the song's beginnings: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was the first song recorded for the album. It exists in two versions, a 5:00 single mix and a 7:28 album mix. "You Can't Always title: You Can't Always Get What You Want text: Get What You Want" was recorded on 16 and 17 November 1968 at Olympic Sound Studios in London. It features the London Bach Choir opening the song (the choir opening is only on the album version), highlighting throughout, and bringing it to its conclusion. Jimmy Miller, the Stones' producer at the time, plays drums on this song instead of Charlie Watts. Al Kooper plays piano and organ, as well as the French horn intro, while Rocky Dijon plays congas and maracas. In his review of the song, Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said: "If you buy John Lennon's observation that the title: You Can't Always Get What You Want text: of the song as a play-out at rallies to be "odd," given that it is a "sort of doomy ballad about drugs in Chelsea." The Rolling Stones Additional personnel You Can't Always Get What You Want "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album "Let It Bleed". Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Jagger commented on the song's beginnings: "You Can't Always title: You Can't Always Get What You Want text: Singles chart. One of the Stones' most popular recordings, it has since appeared on the compilations "Hot Rocks", "" (single version), "Forty Licks", "", "Singles 1968-1971" (single version), "Slow Rollers" (single version) and "GRRR!" (single version). The song is also very popular at Rolling Stones shows in part because of its sing-along chorus, and is played at almost every show, where it is customary for Jagger to change the lyrics from "my favourite flavour, cherry red" to the question "What's your favourite flavour?" to which the audience replies "Cherry red!" Live recordings appear on the albums "Love You Live", "Flashpoint", title: Honky Tonk Women text: riding on the Rolling Stones tongue who was seen in the beginning of the concert. The single was released in the UK the day after the death of founding member Brian Jones where it remained on the charts for seventeen weeks peaking at number one for five weeks. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was the single's B-side. The song topped the US "Billboard" Hot 100 for four weeks from 23 August 1969. It was later released on the compilation album "Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)" in September. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 4 song