Take, Take, Take
From Stripespedia
Contents |
Releases
- Get Behind Me Satan (2005)
Other Appearances
Credits
Performers
- Jack White: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, tambourine
- Meg White: drums, bells, tympani
Production
- Originally recorded by The White Stripes.
- Written by Jack White.
- Produced by Jack White.
- Mixed by Jack White and John Hampton with Adam Hill at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Recorded by Matthew Kettle in February 2005 at Third Man Studios in Detroit, Michigan.
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg.
Meaning
Band Quotes
Trivia
Lyrics
I was sittin' there; I had a comfortable chair, and that was all that I needed. Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share, and that was all that I needed. Well, then I felt at ease, but then, I'm not too hard to please. I guess you couldn't call me greedy. And I was shocked to look up and see Rita Hayworth there in a place so seedy. She walked into the bar with her long red curly hair, and that was all that I needed. And I said to my friend, "Good God, we're lucky men, well, to just even see her." Take, take, take! Take, take, take! Take, take, take! Yeah, I could not resist, I just had to get close to her, and that was all that I needed. I walked and loomed around her table for a while, and that was all that I needed. Then I said, "I hate to bug you, Ma'am, but can I have your autograph?" And that was all that I needed. She pressed her lips against a white piece of paper, and that was all that I needed Then I saw what she wrote -- 'my heart is in my mouth' -- and that was all that I needed. Then she handed it to me, and I think that she could see that that was all that I needed. I started to walk away, but then I remembered, hey, I forgot to get a picture. So I asked her one more time, could I have another favor? That was all that I needed. She was kind to pose with me, then I knew my friends would see my celebrity meeting. Take, take, take! Take, take, take! Take, take, take! She turned and said to me, "I need to go to sleep," and it seemed so mean. It's almost as if she did not appreciate how cool I was being. She said, "Good night," and walked away, and I didn't know what to say. I just couldn't believe it. Well, it's just not fair. I wanted to get a piece of hair, and that was all that I needed. Or maybe a kiss on the cheek, I wouldn't wash it for a week; that would be all that I needed. But she didn't even care that I was even there -- what a horrible feeling.
