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Notes From Ralph[]
The Residents wanted to release a single from The Third Reich 'N Roll, feeling that a single was part of the concept under which the album was made. But since the album turned out as abstract as it did, The Residents decided to do a single that was a condensation of the whole album concept reduced to one song. That song had to be the song of the 60's, a song that everyone knew and love. That song had to be "Satisfaction." The Residents take the challenge of satirising the basic footholds of Rock and Roll -- obnoxious electric guitars, unintelligible lyrics (here rewritten to be more extreme and sensational), over-equalized bass configurations, etc., while still delivering the emotional punch which makes Rock and Roll that thing which drives adults up the wall while thrilling the masochistic fringes of teenagehood.
- Ralph Records Newsletter, February 1977
One should question the purpose or intent of this work, and if they do, I’m sure that they will agree that this is, in fact, the most determinant-ly repellent music ever heard.
- Jay Clem, The Residents Radio Special, 1977
Aye yea [I perform on Satisfaction], they forced me, tied me into the studio, and then beat me with whips while I played my guitar over the solo piece of that. [...] That was well before New Wave reared its ugly head. That was Some Wave. The wave before New Wave, well before any of that was even started.
- Snakefinger, KPFA Radio Interview, 1980
Cosmichobo1 (Admin) (talk) 15:47, February 18 2023
"The only thing that existed before [The 13th Anniversary Show] was the Mole Show, and there's nothing from [Duck Stab! in] the Mole Show, but the Mole Show did have a "Satisfaction" encore, and you know in a lot of ways, "Satisfaction" was done around the same time as Duck Stab! so I think it has certain connections."
- Homer Flynn, Cacophony Podcast - Obscure Music for Obscure People, Episode 1 - "Homer Flynn on The Residents and Duck Stab", January 13th 2022
ImaginaryJacques (Admin) 💀 (talk) 08:25, 18 February 2023 (UTC)