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.
I Ain
The Blues Brothers Lyrics
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Spare tire on the back
Charge card at Goblatts
But I ain't got you
I've got women to the right of me
Women to the left of me
I've got chicks all around me
I've got a tavern, a liquor store
I hit the number, 444
I got a mojo, don't you know
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I've got women to the left of me
I've got women to the right of me
I've got chicks all around me
But I ain't got you
No I ain't go you
I've got a tavern, a liquor store
I hit the number, 444
I got a mojo, don't you know
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I've got a pocket of crumpled bills
I've got a stomach full of pills
I've got Fanny Fox and Rubber Mills
But I ain't got you
No I ain't got you
No I ain't got you
The Blues Brothers' song "I Ain't Got You" is a classic testament to the idea that money and possessions don't necessarily equate to happiness and fulfillment. The song is basically an extended list of all the things the singer has - a Cadillac, a charge card, women all around - but despite all these possessions and features, what he really craves is simply the presence of his beloved.
The Cadillac and spare tire symbolize the freedom and mobility that wealth can bring, yet the singer still feels trapped without his love. The liquor store, tavern, and crumpled bills symbolize a life of leisure, with ample resources to indulge in vices and pleasures but, again, the singer feels that something is missing. The line "I'm all dressed up with no place to go" particularly stands out as an expression of the singer's feeling of aimlessness and restlessness, even in the midst of plenty.
The lyrics indicate that even with everything the singer has, he feels incomplete and empty without his love interest. This can be interpreted as a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of extreme materialism and serves as a warning to those who think that money and possessions can buy happiness. Ultimately, the song suggests that true happiness and fulfillment come from connections and relationships, rather than material possessions.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got a '65 Cadillac
I own a classic '65 Cadillac car.
Spare tire on the back
There's a spare tire fixed onto the back of my car.
Charge card at Goblatts
I have a valid charge card from Goblatts store.
But I ain't got you
But I don't have you, my love or companion.
I've got women to the right of me
There are women present to my right side.
Women to the left of me
There are women present to my left side.
I've got chicks all around me
I'm surrounded by many attractive young women.
I ain't got you
But I don't have you, my love or companion.
I've got a tavern, a liquor store
I own a tavern and a liquor store.
I hit the number, 444
I won a game of chance by hitting the number, 444.
I got a mojo, don't you know
I possess a mystical charm or power.
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I'm well-dressed, but have nowhere to be or nothing to do.
I've got women to the left of me
There are women present to my left side.
I've got women to the right of me
There are women present to my right side.
I've got chicks all around me
I'm surrounded by many attractive young women.
I ain't got you
But I don't have you, my love or companion.
I've got a pocket of crumpled bills
I carry a pocketful of crumpled, likely small denomination bills.
I've got a stomach full of pills
I consumed a quantity of pills or drugs that has filled my stomach.
I've got Fanny Fox and Rubber Mills
I have an adult magazine and condoms called Rubber Mills.
But I ain't got you
But I don't have you, my love or companion.
No I ain't got you
No, I don't have you, my love or companion.
No I ain't got you
No, I don't have you, my love or companion.
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JB Landscape
Sweet groove
Klaus Der
Blues Brothers
The Best⚡
Mr. Dresser
that band is so F-ing tight :)
tubes lut
Can't name a tighter one
Glenn Rich
Saw them live in NYC
The Hun In The Sun Games
Lucky
Scott J
Mmm...mmm...mm
..now that's a juke joint song right there.
Elwood Jacobs
This is kinda like a sister song to Almost.
Rosalita
@Timothy Mckee ahhhhh I see what you did there!
telesanchez
But better.
Jimmy Reed > Downchild any day.