# Mick Jagger Gives His Stamp of Approval to Rising Rock Star’s Cover of Rolling Stones Classic

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mick-jagger-gives-his-stamp-of-approval-to-rising-rock-stars-cover-of-rolling-stones-classic/
- Published: 2026-11-03T23:02:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:42:05+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/mick-jagger-gives-his-stamp-of-approval-to-rising-rock-stars-cover-of-rolling-stones-classic/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, UK, World

## Key points

- Jagger praised Fender’s cover of a Stones classic.
- The song features Fender’s former school choir and a brass band.
- It was recorded for John Lewis’s 20th Christmas advert.

## Summary

Mick Jagger has praised Sam Fender’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, calling it a “great job”. Fender recorded the track for John Lewis’s 20th Christmas advert, bringing a new version of the classic to the retailer’s annual festive campaign.

Fender said it was a privilege to rework the song and added a children’s choir from his former school, John Spence Community High School, alongside a brass section arranged with Easington Colliery Band. He produced the recording with Joe Atkinson and Dean Thompson. The advert stars Dame Kristin Scott Thomas and centres on choosing a thoughtful gift rather than worrying about finding the perfect one.

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