Another song from
House M.D., but this time, it is special, it is sung by a band consisting of actors and actresses from TV, called
Band from TV, and the most interesting of all, the band was formed because of House M.D., but made up of the stars from both
House M.D. and
Heroes!!!
Current members consist of ...
The song?
You Can't Always Get What You Want, originally by the Rolling Stones back in the 1969, the 100th greatest song of all time by
Rolling Stone magazine in its 2004 list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
This song's Band from TV version comes in the
House M.D. Original Television Soundtrack album while the Rolling Stones version comes in
Let It Bleed.
I like this song because it often reminds me that life is simply not always under your control, so we should say to ourselves,
"C'est la vie" accept and move on. The melody also
revive your good mood, so it is a really really good song!
Lyrics (Band from TV version):
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand.
I knew she was gonna meet her connection,
At her feet was a footloose man.
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, yeah,
You might find
You get what you need!
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| A 50 Amp Fuse
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I went down to the demonstration
To get our fair share of abuse,
Singing, "we gonna vent our frustration."
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty amp fuse.
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes, yeah,
You just might find
You get what you need!
So, I went to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled.
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy.
And man, did he look pretty ill.
We decided that we would have a soda,
My favorite flavour, cherry red.
I song my song to Mr. Jimmy,
And he said one word to me and that was "dead".
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, yeah,
You just might find,
But if you try sometimes, yeah,
You just might find,
You get what you need!
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want...
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Here's the longer Rolling Stones version.
Lyrics: (The Rolling Stones)
[chorus]
I saw her today at a reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need
Oh yeah, hey hey hey, oh...
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it to me now...
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
Oh baby, yeah, yeah!
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
You can't always get what you want, no!
You can't always get what you want (tell ya baby)
You can't always get what you want (no)
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
Oh yes! Woo!
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her bloodstained hands
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You can't always get what you want (no, no baby)
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need, ah yes...
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Hope you like the song and find the song a meaningful way to understand life.
Vocabulary:
c'est la vie -- (French) used to say that situations of that type happen in life, and you cannot do anything about them
revive -- (vb) [I or T] to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use
footloose -- (adj) free to do what you like and go where you like because you have no responsibilities
dead -- (adj) If a place is dead, it is too quiet and nothing interesting happens there
deception -- (n) [C or U] when people hide the truth, especially to get an advantage
bloodstained -- (adj) with marks of blood on it
Resources:
Band from TV @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_from_TV
You Can't Always Get What You Want @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Always_Get_What_You_Want
House M.D. Original Television Soundtrack @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_M.D._Original_Television_Soundtrack
Let It Bleed @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Bleed
Rolling Stone Magazine @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Grunberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Denton_(actor)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Spencer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Guiney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Pasdar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Grimes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Laurie
You Can't Always Get What You Want -- Band from TV @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sl0kkJ_lik
You Can't Always Get What You Want --The Rolling Stones @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OagFIQMs1tw
