<P> Unterberger noted: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Much has been made of the lyrics reflecting the end of the overlong party that was the 1960s, as a snapshot of Swinging London burning out . That's a valid interpretation, but it should also be pointed out that there's also an uplifting and reassuring quality to the melody and performance . This is particularly true of the key lyrical hook, when we are reminded that we can't always get what we want, but we'll get what we need . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Much has been made of the lyrics reflecting the end of the overlong party that was the 1960s, as a snapshot of Swinging London burning out . That's a valid interpretation, but it should also be pointed out that there's also an uplifting and reassuring quality to the melody and performance . This is particularly true of the key lyrical hook, when we are reminded that we can't always get what we want, but we'll get what we need . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> A man named Jimmy Hutmaker of Excelsior, Minnesota, claimed that he was the "Mr. Jimmy" mentioned in the song and that he said the phrase "you can't always get what you want" to Jagger during a chance encounter at a drug store in Excelsior in 1964 . </P>

What is the meaning of the song you can't always get what you want