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The Rolling Stones — Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Album: Sticky Fingers
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Released: 1971
Length: 7:14
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Yeah, you got satin shoes
Yeah, you got plastic boots
Y'all got cocaine eyes
Yeah, you got speed-freak jive

Can't you hear me knockin' on your window
Can't you hear me knockin' on your door
Can't you hear me knockin' down your dirty street, yeah

Help me baby, ain't no stranger
Help me baby, ain't no stranger
Help me baby, ain't no stranger

Can't you hear me knockin', ahh, are you safe asleep?
Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, down the gas light street, now
Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, throw me down the keys
Alright now

Hear me ringing big bell tolls
Hear me singing soft and low
I've been begging on my knees
I've been kickin', help me please
Hear me prowlin'
I'm gonna take you down
Hear me growlin'
Yeah, I've got flatted feet now, now, now, now
Hear me howlin'
And all, all around your street now
Hear me knockin'
And all, all around your town
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 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?


The ending… one of the best jazz jams ever. That’s how I hear it now after all these years. Perhaps to get us ready for Black and Blue, to come later. Maybe some day William will play a cut from that album…
Posted 6 days ago by quietman    [ Reply ]
What a superb recording you folks @ RP have here!  Awesome driving tune.  Thanks.  John
Posted 1 month ago by jsd52756    [ Reply ]
Gold almighty. 

Them two guitar players sure can play together. 
Posted 2 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
That extended spontaneous outro is just magical.
Posted 2 months ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
You don't hear "Brown Sugar" played much anymore. Wonder why?

Posted 4 months ago by wonderunit    [ Reply ]
medical billing for primary care
Posted 5 months ago by amssolutions1    [ Reply ]
This song jams!  Thanks RP
Posted 5 months ago by jeffwyoung1982    [ Reply ]
 Johnwayne wrote:

I'd love to see a list of songs that equal this tune as greatest rock song ever...
come on listeners!!




Top five would have to include Lou Reed's Sweet Jane, live version.
Posted 6 months ago by TurtleMan    [ Reply ]
Thanks yet again RP! Whenever this comes on myself and alllll my neighbors get to enjoy it turned up to eleven. 
Posted 7 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 pannaramma wrote:

Gee. When you're not high, that ending seems to go on FOREVER



And if you are high it does go on forever 
Posted 7 months ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?


I'd say that about many of the other tracks of this album, as well as from Let it Bleed, Beggar's Banquet, and Exile on Main St...
Posted 7 months ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
That guitar tone from Keef... *chef's kiss*
Posted 8 months ago by frisbeepilot    [ Reply ]
 TC1 wrote:

While people gush all over the opening riff (which is great) they seem to forget that the iconic guitar solo at the end interplayed with the sax is the genius of Mick Taylor. Keith is a riff guy, but was never an iconic lead soloist.



Yeah you’re definitely right
Posted 8 months ago by jjbournisien    [ Reply ]
I love the Mick Taylor’s solo on  this track…
Posted 8 months ago by jjbournisien    [ Reply ]
I'd love to see a list of songs that equal this tune as greatest rock song ever...
come on listeners!!
Posted 8 months ago by Johnwayne    [ Reply ]
One of their best...
Posted 10 months ago by mmulhern    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:

My favorite tune on this album!!! ...definitely a "10"! ....the entire album is great!



Agreed - 100% !
uhhmmm .. and I was impressed by the real zip on the vinyl album sleeve lol
- little things please little minds I guess.
Posted 10 months ago by Graham_M    [ Reply ]
While people gush all over the opening riff (which is great) they seem to forget that the iconic guitar solo at the end interplayed with the sax is the genius of Mick Taylor. Keith is a riff guy, but was never an iconic lead soloist.
Posted 11 months ago by TC1    [ Reply ]
the opening guitar riffs

where the come from

Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Well, this was a most excellent way to start my day. You can hear the joy in this take. :)
Posted 1 year ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?




I Agree completely!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
The ULTIMATE Rock & Roll song...
Posted 1 year ago by Johnwayne    [ Reply ]
For people who just can't get enough of the same guitar lick over and over again.... Not a hater -- just think Keefer could have pulled something more interesting out his bag.... I think their latest album absolutely rocks by the way -- production quality is like nothing I've ever heard on a Stones album before.
NEW STONES!!!
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
OK call me crazy, you wouldn't be the first.  I would like to hear Samantha Fish cover this tune.  She has a superb contralto voice & she is a fantastic guitar player!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Ohhhh thank you so much RP! You just made my day! 
Posted 1 year ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

you're right William - Keith does know how to start a song really, really well.

one of my favorite beginnings.




YES!  Also, the jam at the end, is one of my FAVORITE ENDINGS!!!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
you're right William - Keith does know how to start a song really, really well.

one of my favorite beginnings.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Just posting to oust the devil from the Comment header (666)
Posted 1 year ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
Bill G: "One of the things Keith Richards really knows how to do ... is start a song."

Amen, brother.  Mr Richards' guitar licks will last for years and years.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Sometimes I think, I can't keep listening to the same music I've been listening to for the last 50 years over and over again, can I? And then stuff like this comes up and I think, yeah I can
Posted 1 year ago by horseplayer    [ Reply ]
Roger WILCO
Posted 1 year ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?

I Agree Completely!  Thanx RP!  

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This was the album with the big Zipper that you open to see their  Red Tongue logo. 
Posted 1 year ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
My FAVORITE Stones tune!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Add great bass playing to all the other compliments this great song deserves.
Posted 1 year ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 

mattenuttall wrote:

There is a brief pause - kind of a missing note - after Keith's "open-G tuned" intro to this song. Jagger just can't resist, and he lets out a barely audible grunt right where the missing note should be.

I had to listen to this song LOUD several thousand times before I noticed this, but it was time well spent.





A brief pause, yes.
But there is no missing note, bud.


Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
wow
Posted 2 years ago by alex10l    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?


Quite a lot of 'em, if Bill and the RP fans are any judge. 1967-1971 contained more Rock and roll kick-assedness than any other 5-year period.
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

NO riff in rock has the impact of Keith Richards' opening smack here.
None.



Satisfaction had quite the impact.
Posted 2 years ago by RealLV    [ Reply ]
How can a song be so raw and so polished at the same time? Genius!
Posted 2 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Bobby Keys sax!!! Best jam ever!
Oh yeah, and Keith and Mick and Charlie at their best!
Posted 2 years ago by slates13    [ Reply ]
Best Stones' song ever! It was never supposed to be that long but most of you probably know the story.
Genius of Mick Taylor's guitar playing, he really played on all of their best albums, sadly under-rated guitar player.
Big 10 for this one.
Posted 2 years ago by nakitu.tenatako    [ Reply ]
Wish they did more like this, esp with the sax
Posted 2 years ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?


The greatest.
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
oh man.....those opening guitar riffs  

nobody else comes close 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Would rather hear this 500 times in row vs. another play of "You Can't Always Get What You Want".
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
3 top performances in the second part: Mick Taylor, Bobby Keys and Charlie Watts. Excellent!
Posted 2 years ago by njegbers    [ Reply ]
Tied for best studio Electric Guitar Solo ever, alongside Gilmour on Comfortably Numb{{{IMNSHO)))

Could be wrong, but I doubt it!
Posted 2 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
I could listen to this song 4 times a day for the rest of my life and it would never get old!
Posted 2 years ago by bking    [ Reply ]
Yeah, this is awesome
Posted 2 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
 HStaples wrote:

This was my first album ever. I remember getting it as a present from a good friend. I was perhaps all of 12 or so. My parents were SHOCKED at the album cover. Mine had the actual fly built into the thing, and the cover flipped out to reveal the tighty whities. I regret very little in life, but not hanging onto that damn LP is one of them. One of the best albums ever.



I was a little bit young to understand the album cover, but remember as a pre-teen undoing the zipper in the local Kresge's store. I was quite fascinated  
Posted 2 years ago by debbiel    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:

World's most over-rated singer. Second-best average band of all time (behind U2).


So says someone with the handle "ppopp".  Long live Justin Bieber.
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
This was my first album ever. I remember getting it as a present from a good friend. I was perhaps all of 12 or so. My parents were SHOCKED at the album cover. Mine had the actual fly built into the thing, and the cover flipped out to reveal the tighty whities. I regret very little in life, but not hanging onto that damn LP is one of them. One of the best albums ever.
Posted 2 years ago by HStaples    [ Reply ]
geeeeez...is that the greatest electric guitar work ever for an intro?
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

This particular song is way up there in my regard, perhaps even my all-time favorite by them... There is something so raw, so wild here, even just the way the guitar commences to SHRED so early on -- and it only gets wilder! That sensational sax part, wow -- even when I was just a little kid and heard that on the radio, I was like, Whoah...cool... Thanks, RP, for playing another quintessential, timeless, rocking JAM!




I Agree!! On ALL counts!!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:
GREAT!!! ICONIC!!! I bought this album right after it was released. This was my favorite tune on the album!! It is even better now, in FLAC w/ great studio phones, amp & DAC!  



I Agree!! Same here!!      
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Clone Mick and Keef now!
Posted 2 years ago by Albukerk    [ Reply ]
This particular song is way up there in my regard, perhaps even my all-time favorite by them... There is something so raw, so wild here, even just the way the guitar commences to SHRED so early on -- and it only gets wilder! That sensational sax part, wow -- even when I was just a little kid and heard that on the radio, I was like, Whoah...cool... Thanks, RP, for playing another quintessential, timeless, rocking JAM!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Stone’s finest.  
Posted 2 years ago by GHoffmeyer    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:

Great impromptu, unplanned jam at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




YOU BET!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 eyke wrote:

Big thanks to BillG for having a FLAC feed so I can really appreciate how delicate Mr. Watts' cymbal strokes were on the outro; that and the sense of space.

It's like two songs, the first RnR, Mick Jaggar strut, then the jazzy ending that seems to last longer then the verses. 

RIP Charlie. 




I Agree!!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Big thanks to BillG for having a FLAC feed so I can really appreciate how delicate Mr. Watts' cymbal strokes were on the outro; that and the sense of space.

It's like two songs, the first RnR, Mick Jaggar strut, then the jazzy ending that seems to last longer then the verses. 

RIP Charlie. 
Posted 3 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Saxaphone!!!!!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by bennie482    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!!!!   ICONIC!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Rock, R&B, and Jazz in one massively great tune…
Posted 3 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
Great impromptu, unplanned jam at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
still some of the best guitar playing
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Smokin' sax!!  
Posted 3 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
Wow...is this the Foo Fighters?

I see on MTV that they are a "legendary" band!!!!

Too bad the Rolling Stones don't receive such well-qualified accolades.  

Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Charlie W at his best..
Posted 3 years ago by WeAdmire    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?


3074 songs rated...36 rates 10...this is one of them. 
Posted 3 years ago by jamesbowne907    [ Reply ]
This song gets a very rare 10 from me!
Oh how I wish there was a live 20 min version where they just jam!
Posted 3 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
Thanks for The Rolling Stones set Bill.  I was digging on the Bobby Keys saxophone work, only to find out Charlie Watts had passed.  A true rhythm force of nature.  We all mourn his passing
Posted 3 years ago by bkdsherrod    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill for mentioning Charlie Watts.
Posted 3 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Damn it. now I have to go to a meeting... Why does work have to get in the way of music?
Posted 3 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Just listening to the drums on this, which I never really did before. 
Posted 3 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
 midigitguy wrote:

so disappointed to read the lyrics as:

Yeah, you got satin shoes
Yeah, you got plastic boots

I always heard it as "nasty boots" not plastic boots. 
That visual works much better for me :)




I''ll be damned. I thought all these years that it was "...nasty boots" too. I like our version better. If only Mick and Keith had our input all those years ago...
They mighta' really gotten somewhere. :-)
Posted 3 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
1971 started as a bit of a bummer for music. The 60s was defiantly over and the Beatles had broken up. Then this album came out and the whole scene exploded. You can lose track of all the classic albums released in 1971 but I will fight anyone who says it was not the best year for music bar none.
Posted 3 years ago by Kelvinclifford    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:

One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?




"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim?
Posted 3 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I was 9 or 10 when this song came out. For reasons I can't fully explain, I never really "got" the Stones until I was somewhere in my 30's.  These days, right on the bleeding edge of 60, what can I say -- my appreciation for their music only grows and grows.

It took me a while, but I got there as soon as I could ...    
--Radiotoe
Posted 3 years ago by radiotoe    [ Reply ]
If you're not going to buy that guitar kid, put it back in the rack.
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 Montreal_Mort wrote:

So sad for you pbouchar. You seem to be all by yourself - have fun by yourself in the corner ... I’m with the rest of the gang, esp. KudaRey - this is one of the greatest RnR songs. Ever. Period



100% agree w/Montreal_Mort.  Also, if I could give it a 25 I would!!!
Posted 3 years ago by slates13    [ Reply ]
So sad for you pbouchar. You seem to be all by yourself - have fun by yourself in the corner ... I’m with the rest of the gang, esp. KudaRey - this is one of the greatest RnR songs. Ever. Period
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
Rated this “Ho Hum.” That’s about as high a rating as the Stones will ever get from me.
Posted 3 years ago by pbouchar    [ Reply ]
so disappointed to read the lyrics as:

Yeah, you got satin shoes
Yeah, you got plastic boots

I always heard it as "nasty boots" not plastic boots. 
That visual works much better for me :)
Posted 3 years ago by midigitguy    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:
One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?
 

How many people have gotten off over the album cover?
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Best guitar intro ever played. That said, the horns kind of kill the vibe after the bridge.  
Don't get me wrong, I love horns but the charts for this tune kind of miss the mark. Too much sax, needs some trumpet punch ala the Memphis horn section at Stax Records as masterfully used by Booker T and the MG's.  
Posted 3 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
A beautiful wall of noise
A tsunami if you will indulge me
that helped to sweep me up off the ground
in the middle of my youth
and send me soaring to heights undreamed of

Kinda wonder how such a short time (song duration) can be so long
Long Live Rock and Roll
Posted 3 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Great song that makes you wish the Stones had "stretched out" on a few more of their songs.
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Mick Taylor came to Ontario Place around 1986, opening for John Mayall, and didn't play a *single* Stones song, understandably because he was probably forbidden under threat of deathly copyright consequences. But there, near the end of his set, during an extended jam, he launched into the "da da da daaa da" from his solo in this song. The effect was like electricity through the audience, the tension finally broken. 

This song has always demonstrated for me, with the best lead guitarist in place that the Stones ever had, the epitome of what the Stones were, are, and will be.
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
My favourite Stones song on my favourite Stones album. You can just feel the grease and the sleaze and the drugs.
Posted 4 years ago by frisbeepilot    [ Reply ]
9 > 10 they really don't get much better.
Posted 4 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
 iloveradio wrote:
The saxophonist died in the last year or so. He was the soul of this song. Don’t remember his name.
 
Bobby Keys, Died 2014.

Greetings from Bavaria to all the listeners  outside. Stay safe.
Posted 4 years ago by ger-man    [ Reply ]
The saxophonist died in the last year or so. He was the soul of this song. Don’t remember his name.
Posted 4 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
Bill, could you please start over from the beginning. I was feeling faint and missed it.
Posted 4 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:
One of the best hooks in rock n roll.  I see that I made a similar comment below.  Oh well.
 
It's all good brother...cuz it's that good! LLRP!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
The best rock song of all time!
Posted 4 years ago by bking    [ Reply ]
One of the best hooks in rock n roll.  I see that I made a similar comment below.  Oh well.
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
My favorite tune on this album!!! ...definitely a "10"! ....the entire album is great!
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
9 and I don’t even like the Stones. I was always a Beatles man because I was born in 1955 and the Beatles seemed to play nicer than the Stones. Play as in kids play not musically.
Posted 4 years ago by philip1    [ Reply ]
 MarcG wrote:
Agreed, it’s the break that changes it completely for me , every time I hear it I am surprised by it.

 

Posted 4 years ago by MarcG    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:
One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?
 

Posted 4 years ago by MarcG    [ Reply ]
 folkes.tom wrote:
There are songs that scream R 'n R.  This is one of them.  This gets an 11. I don't know if is still the case but the volume on BBC radio did go to 11.
 
I noticed this too. Perhaps BBC is giving a nod to "This is Spinal Tap"?
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
There is a brief pause - kind of a missing note - after Keith's "open-G tuned" intro to this song. Jagger just can't resist, and he lets out a barely audible grunt right where the missing note should be.

I had to listen to this song LOUD several thousand times before I noticed this, but it was time well spent.
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
Don't know why I gave a 9, bumped to an all deserving 10, wish I had an 11! What a classic!
Posted 4 years ago by WBOB    [ Reply ]
SO good!  Turn it all the way up!!!
Posted 4 years ago by SteveInVa    [ Reply ]
One of many "10s" from the "World's Greatest  Rock n Roll Band",
long live the Stones !
 
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Without a doubt one of the best rock songs ever performed. The Stones at their undeniable best. Thanks dudes.
Posted 4 years ago by peterjenks    [ Reply ]
There are songs that scream R 'n R.  This is one of them.  This gets an 11. I don't know if is still the case but the volume on BBC radio did go to 11.
Posted 4 years ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
 slates13 wrote:
Yes a 10!

 

Posted 4 years ago by slates13    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Ok FINE - not a 9 - a 10!
 

Posted 4 years ago by slates13    [ Reply ]
Ok FINE - not a 9 - a 10!
Posted 5 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Can't You Hear Me Knocking?

Dave's not here man ....
Posted 5 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
One can easily peg the Stones as a rock and roll bar band (what a great bar!) then you hear this and remember how many facets there were, what a great rhythm section they were, etc. Great tune.
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
Is it a software glitch...…..been waiting now 5 min......nothing.
if I hit the forward key it will move on but than I miss the really good song that's waiting in the Q.....Seems to always happen when a really great song comes up......hummm
Posted 5 years ago by chronoman1962    [ Reply ]
Every time the station plug happens.....the following song just set's there in limbo,,,,,,this is so frustrating......
Posted 5 years ago by chronoman1962    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by giammin    [ Reply ]
Quite possibly the perfect rock-n-roll song!
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
 KudaRey wrote:
One of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. And I do not say that lightly. If the Stones brought this song out today, it would still kick ass. How many 47 year old songs can you say that about?
 

Outstanding album, Outstanding track, used in great movies as well. Memories of the album at the record store, the zipper tearing the cellophane - Classic Stones.
Posted 5 years ago by WBOB    [ Reply ]