Satisfaction in original mono 1965
Satisfaction in remixed stereo (late 1980s/ early 90s, I believe)
To me, the original version which I grew up with, was a hard-drivin, badass rock song. The newer version played today the most by far imo, lacks the punch of the original. The added big fluffy guitar strumming & additional piano was pushed waaay forward in the stereo mix. Oh well, to each his own. The stereo version does seem more family friendly.
Just listen to the first 7-15 seconds of each version. Fun fact, Keef can be heard clicking on his fuzz box at 35 seconds on the original. It's still there in the remix, at 39 seconds, but mixed down a bit.
It does seem to be getting harder to find Beatles & Stones real originals on youtube these days. Ex. Can't find the popular "In my Life" Beatles song in Mono & even some Stereo. 2-3 years ago, it was very easy to find. I mean it's off Rubber Soul, which was & is kind of a big deal.