Monday, May 11, 2020

You can't always get what you want

Grooving to a fav Rolling Stones number that seems to fit my mood today... (SO glad I saw them on their Bigger Bang concert tour in 2006):

"You Can't Always Get What You Want"

The Rolling Stones (Milwaukee, 2015)
Left to right, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood,
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was a 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
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need

You Can't Always Get What You Want,
written by Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards,  was released  in 1969
on the Let It Bleed album

Read an interesting story about
the song on Song Meanings and Facts
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, well, you might find
You get what you need

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"
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
Yeah, oh baby

The famed Chelsea Drugstore in west London,
mentioned in the lyrics of the Rolling Stones'
You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Chelsea Drugstore was so much more than a pharmacy.
Arranged over three floors, and open for up to
16 hours a day, the shop featured bars, a chemist,
newsstands, record stores and other concessions.

The Chelsea Drugstore operated from 1968-1971.
The sleek, modern travertine and brushed steel
building was designed by architect Antony Cloughley
and designer Colin Golding of GCB Associates. 
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
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 get what you need
Oh, yeah

You get what you need
Yeah, oh baby

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 blood-stained 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
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

Source: AZLyrics

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