- Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Infobox Song
Name = Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Artist =The Rolling Stones
Album =Sticky Fingers
Released= 23 April 1971
track_no = 4
Recorded = March & May 1970
Genre = Rock
Length = 7:15
Writer =Jagger/Richards
Label = Rolling Stones/Virgin
Producer = Jimmy Miller
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prev = "Wild Horses"
prev_no = 3
next = "You Gotta Move"
next_no = 5"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a song by British
rock and roll bandthe Rolling Stones from their 1971 album "Sticky Fingers ".Running seven minutes and fifteen seconds, the song begins with a guitar intro that both
Keith Richards andMick Taylor contributed to, evolving into a rhythm riff played by Richards.Mick Jagger sings the lyrics. At two minutes and forty-three seconds, an instrumental break begins, with Rocky Dijon on congas; saxophonistBobby Keys performs an extended solo over the layered guitar work of Richards and Taylor. Taylor then takes over from Keys and carries the song to its finish with a lengthy guitar solo.cite web |last =McPherson |first=Ian |title=Track Talk: Can't You Hear Me Knocking |url=http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOCantYouHear.html |accessdate=2008-08-24 | ]The number was part of the Rolling Stones' concert repertoire during their
Licks Tour in 2002-2003 andA Bigger Bang Tour in 2005-2007; in these renditions, Jagger played aharmonica solo after Keys' sax solo, andRonnie 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 ".A shortened version of the studio track (without the saxophone solo) is featured in "
Guitar Hero II ". The number has also been featured in the soundtracks of the films "Blow" and "Casino".In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it at #25 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time."
References
External links
* [http://www.rollingstones.com/discog/index.php?v=so&a=1&id=138 Complete Official Lyrics]
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