MIX: "Ain't No Easy Way" (House/Wilson)
Medium: Television
Fandom: House M.D.
Subject: Greg House/James Wilson
Title: Ain't No Easy Way
Warnings: None that I know of. All quotes used are from S1-S3, though the cover pic is from S4, not that it really spoils anything.
Notes: Individual track uploads via Sendspace.
I love my snarky medical show, especially the 21st century Sherlock Holmes and John Watson duo of Greg House and James Wilson. I love their Olympic-class banter and the way they can hurt each other so easily. I love Wilson running to House after his divorce(s) and House giving him beer, food, and a place to crash for however long he wants. I love House declaring his love for Wilson and pain meds in the same sentence. I love Wilson's many ties and House's many rock tees.
Most of all, I love them for being them, in all of their screwed-up, enabling glory.
~*~*~*
Opening Track:
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Because while yes, it is the House theme, everyone should have this song. It's also slow and sultry, and I have no doubt House can play the signature keyboard line.
(Love, love is a verb, love is a doing word/Fearless on my breath, gentle impulsion/Shakes me, makes me lighter/Fearless on my breath/A teardrop on the fire . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
James Wilson
"This buddy of mine - I gotta give him ten bucks every time somebody says 'thank you'. Imagine that. This guy's so good, people thank him for telling them that they're dying. I don't get thanked that much." - House, "Three Stories"
"You're a functional vampire. Sure, you're heroic, useful to society, but only because it feeds you. And you don't just have a fetish for needy people, you marry them. You mean it! And then time passes and suddenly they're not so needy any more. Your fault. You've been there for them too much, they're getting healthy, independent. And that's just ugly.... You know what you're risking by sleeping with a patient." - House, "House vs. God"
Golden Boy - Natalie Merchant
Doctor James Wilson. He just looks so normal, doesn't he? Except under the pretty exterior is the king of passive-aggressive schadenfreude.
(Heroes are born, idols are made/We're all fools for this factory fame/And you've got the brand new face, golden boy/Beauty untamed, stupid and wild/Poster boy, you're society's child/Cut your teeth, cut your mouth/Cut it out . . .)
Gin-Soaked Boy - the Divine Comedy
Anyone who voluntarily hangs out with Greg House has got to be either certifiable or not the nice guy everyone assumes him to be.
(I’m the ghost in the machine, I’m the genius in the gene/I’m the beauty in the beast, I’m the sunset in the east/I’m the ruby in the dust, I’m the trust in the mistrust/I’m the Trojan horse in Troy, I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy . . .)
The Facts About Jimmy - Shawn Colvin
House on Wilson and his wives, particularly circa S2 and his third divorce.
(Jimmy has debts and Jimmy has ties that he can't get out from under/If you look far enough into his eyes, it'll rock you just like thunder . . ./Jimmy, as if you didn't know by now, let me tell you a thing or two/Everybody might have someone, but everyone falls in love with you . . .)
Someone to Fall Back On - Jason Robert Brown
Wilson stands by House throughout everything, and he's got no illusions why.
(You don't believe me/But the things I have are the things you need/You look at me like I don't make sense/Like a waste of time, like it serves no purpose/I am no prince, I am no saint/And if that's what you believe you need . . .)
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) - the Offspring
Wilson's a total dorkboy a lot of the time, but that's how we (and House) love him best.
(You know it's kinda hard just to get along today/Our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway/He may not have a clue, and he may not have style/But everything he lacks? Well, he makes up for in denial/So don't debate, play it straight/You know he really doesn't get it anyway/He's gotta play the field and keep it real . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
Greg House
"I am a bored, certified diagnostician with a double specialty in infectious disease and nephrology. I am also the only doctor currently employed at this clinic who is forced to be here against his will. But not to worry, because for most of you, this job could be done by a monkey with a bottle of Motrin. Speaking of which, if you're particularly annoying, you may see me reach for this: this is Vicodin. It's mine. You can't have any. And no, I do not have a pain management problem, I have a pain problem." - House, "Occam's Razor"
"You know how some doctors have the Messiah complex - they need to save the world? You've got the Rubik's complex; you need to solve the puzzle." - Wilson, "DNR"
Asshole - Denis Leary
Uh, you've seen the show, right? It's safe to say that not only does this song embody House, he probably has a copy of it.
(I'm just a regular Joe, with a regular job/I'm your average white, suburbanized slob/I like football and porno and books about war/I got an average house, with a nice hardwood floor . . ./But sometimes that just ain't enough to keep a man like me interested/No, I gotta go out and have fun at someone else's expense/So I drive really slow in the ultra fast lane/While people behind me are going insane/Cause I'm an asshole . . .)
Go it Alone - Beck
Greg House; pill-popping misanthrope. Ain't nobody gonna get him to admit he NEEDS something.
(Drowning all the cares in the world when I get older/Climbing up on the back porch fence/Just to see the dogs running with a ring and a question/And my shivering voice is singing through a crack in the window/Na na na na, better go it alone . . .)
Bird on a Wire - Leonard Cohen
House at his most introspective, probably involving a combination of Vicodin and alcohol.
(If I, if I have been untrue/I hope you know it was never to you/Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn/I have torn everyone who reached out for me . . .)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Joan Baez
Lord King Diagnostician couldn't figure out his own problem, trusted the wrong people, and it cost him. Wilson on House during the infarction.
(The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense/Take what you have gathered from coincidence/The empty handed painter from your streets/Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets/This sky, too, is folding under you/And it's all over now, baby blue . . .)
Elevation - U2
House's love for fast cars, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Because sometimes you just have to figure out why you're alive.
(A star, lit up like a cigar/Strung out like a guitar/Maybe you can educate my mind/Explain all these controls/Can't sing, but I've got soul/The goal is elevation . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
House and Wilson: The Stupid, Screwed Up Friendship
Wilson: I have no kids, my marriage sucks. I've only got two things that work for me: this job and this stupid, screwed-up friendship, and neither mattered enough for you to give one lousy speech!
House: They matter.
- "Babies and Bathwater"
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Just two Jersey boys, maybe a little past their prime, but still out to live it up.
(Think I'm going down to the well tonight and I'm gonna drink till I get my fill/I hope when I get older I don't sit around thinking about it, but I probably will/Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of/Well the time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of/Glory days, yeah, they'll pass you by . . .)
Roadhouse Blues - the Doors
He doesn't like to admit it, but Wilson digs the motorcycle. Especially when he and House go out for rides, then dig into beer and Chinese food.
(Well, I woke up this morning, I got myself a beer/Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer/The future's uncertain, and the end is always near/Let it roll, baby, roll, let it roll, baby, roll/Let it roll, baby, roll, let it roll, all night long . . .)
If You Were Gay - Avenue Q
Oh, come on. You know neither of these guys could take a more romantic relationship seriously. They'd still be THEM.
(If you were queer, I'd still be here/Year after year, because you're dear to me/And I know that you would accept me, too/If I told you today - hey guess what? I'm gay!/But I'm not gay!/I'm happy just being with you/So what should it matter to me what you do in bed with guys?)
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Because at the end of the day, after all the banter, blood, and bullshit, it's always House and Wilson, together. House POV.
(You know, it might not be that bad/You were the best I'd ever had/If I hadn't blown this whole thing years ago/I might not be alone/Tomorrow we can drive around this town/And let the cops chase us around/The past is gone, but something might be found to take its place . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
House/Wilson: An Ethical Responsibility
House: You value our friendship more than your ethical responsibilities?
Wilson: Our friendship IS an ethical responsibility.
- "Control"
Ain't No Easy Way - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
House thinks Wilson's always on the prowl. Wilson thinks House wouldn't know happiness if it bit him on the ass. They're only mostly right.
(It's easy to fall in love/When you fall in love, you know you're done/You've got easy eyes to hunt/When the world above needs your blood/And the cold vein to the richest man/They're paid away to steal our hand/And there ain't no easy way, no, there ain't no easy way out . . .)
You Know You're Right - Nirvana
They've forgiven each other a lot, but you know there's a breaking point. And Wilson's always been good at ending relationships.
(I would never bother you, I would never promise to/I would never follow you, I would never bother you/Never speak a word again, I will crawl away for good/I will move away from here, you won't be afraid of fear/No thought was put into this, always knew it would come to this . . .)
Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band
They're Butch and Sundance at the edge of the cliff, worried about the bandits behind them when it's the fall that's going to kill them.
(One last kiss, one only, and then I'll let you go/Hard for you I've fallen/But you can't break my fall/I'm broken, don't break me when I hit the ground/Some devil, some angel, has got me to the bones . . .)
Running Up That Hill - Placebo
Wilson's good at self-sacrifice, too. Only House is one patient who doesn't let him be the Universal Donor. Wilson POV.
(You don't wanna hurt me? Well let's see how deep the bullet lies/Unaware that I'm tearing you asunder . . ./You and me, you and me wouldn't be unhappy/And if I only could make a deal with God/And get him to swap our places/You'd be running up that road, be running up that hill . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
Closing Track:
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Stephen Kellogg (covering the Rolling Stones)
Because the philosopher Jagger is right: Sometimes you do, indeed, get what you need.
(Went down to the Jefferson drugstore to get my prescription filled/I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy/And oh man, he looked pretty ill . . ./Cause you can't always get what you want/No, you can't always get what you want/But if you try sometimes, oh, you might find/That you can get what you need . . .)
Zip file, via Megaupload, courtesy of the fantastic canadian_ammerz.
Comments are always welcomed, especially just to let me know what you've downloaded.
Fandom: House M.D.
Subject: Greg House/James Wilson
Title: Ain't No Easy Way
Warnings: None that I know of. All quotes used are from S1-S3, though the cover pic is from S4, not that it really spoils anything.
Notes: Individual track uploads via Sendspace.
I love my snarky medical show, especially the 21st century Sherlock Holmes and John Watson duo of Greg House and James Wilson. I love their Olympic-class banter and the way they can hurt each other so easily. I love Wilson running to House after his divorce(s) and House giving him beer, food, and a place to crash for however long he wants. I love House declaring his love for Wilson and pain meds in the same sentence. I love Wilson's many ties and House's many rock tees.
Most of all, I love them for being them, in all of their screwed-up, enabling glory.
~*~*~*
Opening Track:
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Because while yes, it is the House theme, everyone should have this song. It's also slow and sultry, and I have no doubt House can play the signature keyboard line.
(Love, love is a verb, love is a doing word/Fearless on my breath, gentle impulsion/Shakes me, makes me lighter/Fearless on my breath/A teardrop on the fire . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
James Wilson
"This buddy of mine - I gotta give him ten bucks every time somebody says 'thank you'. Imagine that. This guy's so good, people thank him for telling them that they're dying. I don't get thanked that much." - House, "Three Stories"
"You're a functional vampire. Sure, you're heroic, useful to society, but only because it feeds you. And you don't just have a fetish for needy people, you marry them. You mean it! And then time passes and suddenly they're not so needy any more. Your fault. You've been there for them too much, they're getting healthy, independent. And that's just ugly.... You know what you're risking by sleeping with a patient." - House, "House vs. God"
Golden Boy - Natalie Merchant
Doctor James Wilson. He just looks so normal, doesn't he? Except under the pretty exterior is the king of passive-aggressive schadenfreude.
(Heroes are born, idols are made/We're all fools for this factory fame/And you've got the brand new face, golden boy/Beauty untamed, stupid and wild/Poster boy, you're society's child/Cut your teeth, cut your mouth/Cut it out . . .)
Gin-Soaked Boy - the Divine Comedy
Anyone who voluntarily hangs out with Greg House has got to be either certifiable or not the nice guy everyone assumes him to be.
(I’m the ghost in the machine, I’m the genius in the gene/I’m the beauty in the beast, I’m the sunset in the east/I’m the ruby in the dust, I’m the trust in the mistrust/I’m the Trojan horse in Troy, I'm the gin in the gin-soaked boy . . .)
The Facts About Jimmy - Shawn Colvin
House on Wilson and his wives, particularly circa S2 and his third divorce.
(Jimmy has debts and Jimmy has ties that he can't get out from under/If you look far enough into his eyes, it'll rock you just like thunder . . ./Jimmy, as if you didn't know by now, let me tell you a thing or two/Everybody might have someone, but everyone falls in love with you . . .)
Someone to Fall Back On - Jason Robert Brown
Wilson stands by House throughout everything, and he's got no illusions why.
(You don't believe me/But the things I have are the things you need/You look at me like I don't make sense/Like a waste of time, like it serves no purpose/I am no prince, I am no saint/And if that's what you believe you need . . .)
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) - the Offspring
Wilson's a total dorkboy a lot of the time, but that's how we (and House) love him best.
(You know it's kinda hard just to get along today/Our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway/He may not have a clue, and he may not have style/But everything he lacks? Well, he makes up for in denial/So don't debate, play it straight/You know he really doesn't get it anyway/He's gotta play the field and keep it real . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
Greg House
"I am a bored, certified diagnostician with a double specialty in infectious disease and nephrology. I am also the only doctor currently employed at this clinic who is forced to be here against his will. But not to worry, because for most of you, this job could be done by a monkey with a bottle of Motrin. Speaking of which, if you're particularly annoying, you may see me reach for this: this is Vicodin. It's mine. You can't have any. And no, I do not have a pain management problem, I have a pain problem." - House, "Occam's Razor"
"You know how some doctors have the Messiah complex - they need to save the world? You've got the Rubik's complex; you need to solve the puzzle." - Wilson, "DNR"
Asshole - Denis Leary
Uh, you've seen the show, right? It's safe to say that not only does this song embody House, he probably has a copy of it.
(I'm just a regular Joe, with a regular job/I'm your average white, suburbanized slob/I like football and porno and books about war/I got an average house, with a nice hardwood floor . . ./But sometimes that just ain't enough to keep a man like me interested/No, I gotta go out and have fun at someone else's expense/So I drive really slow in the ultra fast lane/While people behind me are going insane/Cause I'm an asshole . . .)
Go it Alone - Beck
Greg House; pill-popping misanthrope. Ain't nobody gonna get him to admit he NEEDS something.
(Drowning all the cares in the world when I get older/Climbing up on the back porch fence/Just to see the dogs running with a ring and a question/And my shivering voice is singing through a crack in the window/Na na na na, better go it alone . . .)
Bird on a Wire - Leonard Cohen
House at his most introspective, probably involving a combination of Vicodin and alcohol.
(If I, if I have been untrue/I hope you know it was never to you/Like a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn/I have torn everyone who reached out for me . . .)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Joan Baez
Lord King Diagnostician couldn't figure out his own problem, trusted the wrong people, and it cost him. Wilson on House during the infarction.
(The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense/Take what you have gathered from coincidence/The empty handed painter from your streets/Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets/This sky, too, is folding under you/And it's all over now, baby blue . . .)
Elevation - U2
House's love for fast cars, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Because sometimes you just have to figure out why you're alive.
(A star, lit up like a cigar/Strung out like a guitar/Maybe you can educate my mind/Explain all these controls/Can't sing, but I've got soul/The goal is elevation . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
House and Wilson: The Stupid, Screwed Up Friendship
Wilson: I have no kids, my marriage sucks. I've only got two things that work for me: this job and this stupid, screwed-up friendship, and neither mattered enough for you to give one lousy speech!
House: They matter.
- "Babies and Bathwater"
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Just two Jersey boys, maybe a little past their prime, but still out to live it up.
(Think I'm going down to the well tonight and I'm gonna drink till I get my fill/I hope when I get older I don't sit around thinking about it, but I probably will/Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of/Well the time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of/Glory days, yeah, they'll pass you by . . .)
Roadhouse Blues - the Doors
He doesn't like to admit it, but Wilson digs the motorcycle. Especially when he and House go out for rides, then dig into beer and Chinese food.
(Well, I woke up this morning, I got myself a beer/Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer/The future's uncertain, and the end is always near/Let it roll, baby, roll, let it roll, baby, roll/Let it roll, baby, roll, let it roll, all night long . . .)
If You Were Gay - Avenue Q
Oh, come on. You know neither of these guys could take a more romantic relationship seriously. They'd still be THEM.
(If you were queer, I'd still be here/Year after year, because you're dear to me/And I know that you would accept me, too/If I told you today - hey guess what? I'm gay!/But I'm not gay!/I'm happy just being with you/So what should it matter to me what you do in bed with guys?)
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Because at the end of the day, after all the banter, blood, and bullshit, it's always House and Wilson, together. House POV.
(You know, it might not be that bad/You were the best I'd ever had/If I hadn't blown this whole thing years ago/I might not be alone/Tomorrow we can drive around this town/And let the cops chase us around/The past is gone, but something might be found to take its place . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
House/Wilson: An Ethical Responsibility
House: You value our friendship more than your ethical responsibilities?
Wilson: Our friendship IS an ethical responsibility.
- "Control"
Ain't No Easy Way - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
House thinks Wilson's always on the prowl. Wilson thinks House wouldn't know happiness if it bit him on the ass. They're only mostly right.
(It's easy to fall in love/When you fall in love, you know you're done/You've got easy eyes to hunt/When the world above needs your blood/And the cold vein to the richest man/They're paid away to steal our hand/And there ain't no easy way, no, there ain't no easy way out . . .)
You Know You're Right - Nirvana
They've forgiven each other a lot, but you know there's a breaking point. And Wilson's always been good at ending relationships.
(I would never bother you, I would never promise to/I would never follow you, I would never bother you/Never speak a word again, I will crawl away for good/I will move away from here, you won't be afraid of fear/No thought was put into this, always knew it would come to this . . .)
Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band
They're Butch and Sundance at the edge of the cliff, worried about the bandits behind them when it's the fall that's going to kill them.
(One last kiss, one only, and then I'll let you go/Hard for you I've fallen/But you can't break my fall/I'm broken, don't break me when I hit the ground/Some devil, some angel, has got me to the bones . . .)
Running Up That Hill - Placebo
Wilson's good at self-sacrifice, too. Only House is one patient who doesn't let him be the Universal Donor. Wilson POV.
(You don't wanna hurt me? Well let's see how deep the bullet lies/Unaware that I'm tearing you asunder . . ./You and me, you and me wouldn't be unhappy/And if I only could make a deal with God/And get him to swap our places/You'd be running up that road, be running up that hill . . .)
~*~*~*~*~
Closing Track:
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Stephen Kellogg (covering the Rolling Stones)
Because the philosopher Jagger is right: Sometimes you do, indeed, get what you need.
(Went down to the Jefferson drugstore to get my prescription filled/I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy/And oh man, he looked pretty ill . . ./Cause you can't always get what you want/No, you can't always get what you want/But if you try sometimes, oh, you might find/That you can get what you need . . .)
Zip file, via Megaupload, courtesy of the fantastic canadian_ammerz.
Comments are always welcomed, especially just to let me know what you've downloaded.