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The Blues Brothers Lyrics

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got a car that I bought
Won't get me far
I gotta wish on a star
Tell me mama

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got friends who like me
Cause I got lots of dough
The people recognize me
Wherever I go
I don't got trouble gettin' high
But if I don't get you I believe I will die

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost
But I don't got you
And you're the thing I need the most

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DONALD GILBERT WALSH

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The Blues Brothers are an American blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. Read Full BioThe Blues Brothers are an American blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live.

The band then began to take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980.

After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. Aykroyd reunited the original band in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. Aykroyd and the band, occasionally joined by Belushi's brother Jim, make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.

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Comments from YouTube:

Anne Hoogerhuis

7y↑17

We got everything we need almost. But we don't have John Belushi :(

Luther Stevens

3y↑2

Anne Hoogerhuis
So sad he’s gone,he was the greatest.

INVI SIBLE INC

4y↑2

He was a great one that went way too early.

samantha whipps

7y↑3

Miss you so much John. Too weird to live and too rare to die. One of the greats...rip brother

Luther Stevens

3y↑2

John was so special.
We were all lucky to have him.

soullover123456

10y↑1

If I ever have kids one day, I'll be sure to make it be known in the household that the blues is real.

Karen Purvine

10y

My son is 15 & has known all the words to this since he was 5 & he still loves it! Thanks to his dad, RIP Tommy 1-14-64 ~ 7-10-09, who as a musician taught him to love real music. Play this for your kids & keep it alive!

john nahodil

7y↑4

wished i coulda seen these shows....

Aztecia

11y

So wonderful... RIP John. It's a damn shame you left so soon.

Matt Barnard

12y

God Bless Memphis. and Texas..

Kimberly Mallett TMC͟a͟m͟e͟r͟a͟ ͟G͟i͟r͟l͟ ͟ ღツ

10y

R.I.P Alan aka Mr Fabulous! Now playing with John and the other greats up there. You will be missed.

metromS24

10y

Joliet Jake is all "Hehehehe okay that was bullshit..." RIP bro we'll never forget you.

cutapacka4

10y

Thank you SO MUCH for providing these original live performances. I've been dying to get my hands on some and you've help me prevent my diatribe, haha, thank you :)

Charlie Roberson

they epitomized and defined cool

Larry Button

11y

Thank you Downchild

ioriorioriorio

11y

Original brothers...amazing....blues, sat night live, and I think they even played the hippie show closing of winterland!! in san fran

Trooper5691

10y

Thanks a lot for sharing those great songs with us !

LordGogetassj

13y

Lol!! Me gusto esta cancion pero nunca he visto este video. Espero que haya mas de estos videos. ^^

swetroniusz

11y

what a great band

linee2009

11y

oh man thank you for posting this video.. xoxoxo

ggq66

12y

Belushi, no habrá ninguno igual.

musicfox28

13y

That was awesome! Love Tom Scott's solos. Do you have the one where they play "Jailhouse Rock" from this same show?

liprandi

11y↑1

@CarlSchwamberger Hi. The first song performed by the Blues Brothers at SNL (while not wearing their trademark suit yet) should be King Bee, look for it on Youtube.

Edmund Coyle

blues brother where very talented, i love them i could watch them a hundred times and still want some more

gettingkilt

10y

0:57

bigdaddyangel73

this is a great video thanks for loading it

MÉDICO & CIRUJANO

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

tiedyebandanachick

10y↑4

Dear Lord: Give us back John Belushi, you can have both Justin Beiber and Ke$ha in return. AMEN!

Pheux Mars

Hyper super big bon comme toujours

gettingkilt

10y

@CuylerHillKing You bet it's Paul Shaffer! He and Dan Ackroyd are the crypto-Canadian contingent.

Augusto Campello

1y↑1

John forever!

SidJustice1

12y

God, when Shaffer had some hair. *lol* Landis (John) said he was supposed to be in the first film but he was under a contract obligation with SNL. So, they ended up replacing him with Murphy Dunne.

Bodega Bodegón

12y

In fact, he now runs a small family of organised crime. They are the "Blues Band". He also spent some days on burzaco raising hens. Just kidding :P

joanne goldstein

I miss John Belushi, I'd like to see his brother James be the other half of the Blues Brothers, he does a great job of it, hear that Dan Ackroyd? Just like Julian Lennon should've filled in for John!

Bret Terry

Tom Scott! wow. He didn't play in the SNL band. Some of the other guys did.

Fizwalker

11y

@CarlSchwamberger Think I read somewhere that the Band preceeded SNL....

Kelsey Oakes

i wish belushi and rubin were still alive as well as cab calloway :(

Larry Button

10y

And written by another Canadian, Donnie Walsh...Downchild Blues Band celebrating their 40th.

PrinzBackenbart

Where the hell is this from?! I have seen this and some other clips, obviously from the same event - is there any Fan-DVD or something like that? I´d really LOVE to get this real HOT Blues-Brothers-Material in DVD quality!!!

David Aronson

11y

Not much audience participation, but what a band!

tubeslut

back when auto tune was just a song you played in the car.

Massimo Marchionni

Unfortunately, God loves great music...

jgc86

Does anyone know a website where to find the chords with the lyrics all together? I've googled it but only get the lyrics :s

JohnnyDFox

10y

@tiedyebandanachick Unfortunately the Lord would never fall for a deal that bad. He's not stupid.

stefkorn06

10y

2 people didnt join in when John pointed

linee2009

11y

the bomb to the rent a home ?? priceless!! we have a tank of gas a pack of cigs... AND WE ARE ON A MISSION FROM GOD!!!

jws1272

Let's throw in Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj, and maybe we can get John, Mr. Fabulous, AND Duck Dunn!!

Blues Traveler Fan Club

12y

I think he"s still canadian, isn"t he??

MrBladeFilms

RIP JOHN

Frog Lips

Please Paul. I'll be calm. Let's just talk. Its long overdue. Please

CuylerHillKing

10y

Is that Letterman 's side kick - Paul shaved-head in there .

airsoftbattalion

12y

where?

TheRamsesII

didn't that sax player used to be in the SNL band? that sound...

SUNNY SAUNDERS

He was often called "Blue Lou..."

Jason Nadle

+Olaf Balzer And so did Alan Rubin and Tom Malone. They, too, were with the band from 1975 to 1983. Tom still hung around with the band even though Michael Brecker was the new sax player that time.

tunefultony johnson

T @Olaf Balzer Also, Lou was in Blood Sweat and Tears!

Olaf Balzer

7y↑1

Yes this is Lou Marini and he played in SNL Band from 1976 until 1983 (before Blues Brothers Band). He also played with Frank Zappa, Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, Billy Preston, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Elton John and Lew Soloff