Can't You Hear Me Knocking
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Composition and recording
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The track featured Rocky Dijon on congas; tenor saxophonist Bobby Keys performs an extended saxophone solo over the guitar work of Richards and Mick Taylor, punctuated by the organ work of Billy Preston. At 4:40 Taylor takes over from Richards and carries the song to its finish with a lengthy guitar solo.[1]
Richards described writing the guitar riff: Template:Quote In 2002, Richards commented on the recording: Template:Quote Taylor recalled in a 1979 interview: Template:Quote
Taylor added, "I used a brown Gibson ES-345 for 'Dead Flowers' and the solo on 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'."[1]
Jagger noted in the Spotify Landmark interview on the album that the key was too high for his voice and that "I [did] lots of vocals, harmonies to sort of hide the fact that I didn't really hit the notes that great in the chorus bits."[2]
An early alternate take of the song (with dummy/placeholder lyrics) was released in June 2015 on the Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions of the reissued Sticky Fingers album.
Accolades
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it at number 25 in "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time."[3]
"Mick Taylor had the biggest influence on me, without me even knowing it," remarked Slash. "My favourite Stones records were Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers… One of the greatest Mick Taylor solos is 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'. It's the kind of stuff that's almost like old Eric Clapton – it's very simple stuff, but it's about how the notes are placed and how you approach them."[4]
The Rolling Stones live performances
The number was part of the Rolling Stones' concert repertoire during their Licks Tour in 2002–2003 and A Bigger Bang Tour in 2005–2007. In these renditions, Jagger played a harmonica solo after Keys' sax solo, and Ronnie Wood performed the extended guitar solo. A live recording was released on the band's 2003 DVD set Four Flicks and on the 2004 concert album Live Licks.
It was also performed live during shows in 2013, with Mick Taylor appearing as a special guest with the band.
Another live version was published on the release Sticky Fingers Live - From The Vault, recorded on 20 May 2015 at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, California, where the band played the entire Sticky Fingers album.
Personnel
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
- Mick JaggerTemplate:Sndvocals
- Keith RichardsTemplate:Sndlead (first section) and rhythm guitar (jam section), backing vocals
- Mick TaylorTemplate:Sndrhythm (first section) and lead guitar (jam section)
- Bill WymanTemplate:Sndbass guitar
- Charlie WattsTemplate:Snddrums
Additional musicians
- Rocky DijonTemplate:Sndcongas
- Bobby KeysTemplate:Sndsaxophone
- Billy PrestonTemplate:Sndorgan
- Jimmy MillerTemplate:Sndpercussion
Live Licks
The Rolling Stones
- Mick JaggerTemplate:Sndvocals, harmonica
- Keith RichardsTemplate:Sndguitar
- Ronnie WoodTemplate:Sndguitar
- Charlie WattsTemplate:Snddrums
Additional musicians
- Darryl JonesTemplate:Sndbass
- Chuck LeavellTemplate:Snd keyboards
- Bobby KeysTemplate:Sndsaxophone
Certifications
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References
External links
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