Keith Richards' iconic guitar riff on The Rolling Stones' "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction" has been named the number-one classic rock guitar riff by WatchMojo.com. Not bad for having come to him in a dream.
Keith Richards on dreaming of another guitar riff like he did for the one used in "Satisfaction." :
Here's the whole Top 10:
- "Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
- “You Really Got Me” - The Kinks
- “Sweet Home Alabama” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Layla” - Derek and the Dominos
- “Day Tripper” - The Beatles
- “La Grange” - ZZ Top
- “Jailbreak” - Thin Lizzy
- “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits
- “Rebel Rebel” - David Bowie
- “Sunshine of Your Love” - Cream
Here's the whole Top 10:
- "Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
- “You Really Got Me” - The Kinks
- “Sweet Home Alabama” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Layla” - Derek and the Dominos
- “Day Tripper” - The Beatles
- “La Grange” - ZZ Top
- “Jailbreak” - Thin Lizzy
- “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits
- “Rebel Rebel” - David Bowie
- “Sunshine of Your Love” - Cream
- Other noticeable omissions are Slash's work on Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child 'O Mine" or Joe Perry on Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" or "Draw the Line."