You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Lee A. Resnick, MD, FAAFP Love, politics and drugs were the subjects of Mick Jagger’s self-reflection in the 1960s rock anthem, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Since then, the song’s chorus has been reproduced and repurposed into everything from parenting advice to sociology lectures. Mick’s personal struggles with drugs and other temptations are referenced frequently as the artistic purpose of the song, and while he may not have intended greater ideological meaning, I …

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