Alive and kicking – Os Rolling Stones, Scorcese e a história da música, afinal uma parte da história do nosso tempo

Desde o início do seu blog que tenho dito à Paula que as suas críticas de cinema são muito boas, já me tendo levado a ir ver filmes que, à partida, não tencionava.

Ontem, ao ler a crítica ao filme Shine a Light, onde Scorcese filma os The Rolling Stones, permiti-me, pela primeira vez, discordar de uma perspectiva da carreira Scorcesiana talvez menos conhecida: a dos seus registos de bandas/ músicos. Conheço apenas três: a The Band – The last Waltz, Bob Dylan – No direction home e agora os Rollong Stones – Shine a light, que ainda não vi (se alguém conhecer mais, por favor diga-me). Todos têm, quanto a mim, uma mesma abordagem, uma escolha criteriosa do tipo de músicos e do tipo de registos que se quer passar à história.

Para mim, que não concebo viver sem música, é sem dúvida uma parte da minha história.

Mas voltando aos Stones, banda da qual sou fan, aqui fica um registo deles que sempre apreciei: You can’t always get what you want

E como continua o refrão:
but if you try sometime you find

You get what you need

para os mais exigentes, aqui fica a letra completa.


[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 himYou 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 needOh 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 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 findYou 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...

E com esta me vou. Então bom fim de semana. E já agora vão ao cinema. E ouçam música.