MICHELLE BRANCH - ALL YOU WANTED
I Wanted To Be Like You
I Wanted Everything
So I Tried To Be Like You
And I Got Swept Away
I Dodn't Know That It Was So Cold Out
And You Needed Someone To Show You The Way
So I Took Your Hand
And We Figured Out That
When The Time Comes I'd Take You Away
If You Want To I Can Save You
I Can Take You Away From Here
So Lonely Inside
So Busy Out There
And All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares
I'm Sinking Slowly So Hurry Hold Me
Your Hand Is All I Have To Keep Me Hanging On
Please Can You Tell Me So I Can Finaly See
Where You Go When You're Gone
If You Want To I Can Save You
I Can Take You Away From Here
So Lonely Inside
So Busy Out There
And All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares
All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares
If You Need Me You Know I'll Be There
Oh
Oh
Oh
Whoa
Yeah
If You Want To I Can Save You
I Can Take You Away From Here
(I Can Take You Away)
So Lonely Inside
So Busy Out There
And All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares
Oh
Oh
(And All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares)
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
If You Want To
(If You Want To)
I Can Save You
(Oh)
I Can Take You Away From Here
(I Can Take You Away)
So Lonely Inside
So Busy Out There
(Oh)
(Oh)
And All You Wanted Was Somebody Who Cares
Please Can You Tell Me So I Can Finally See
Where You Go When You're Gone
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Michelle Branch
Producer(s): John Shanks
The Songs On Michelle Branch's Major-Label Debut Album "The Spirit Room" Deal With Different Stages Of Love And Heartbreak. In "All You Wanted," She's Dealing With A Guy Who Shuts Her Out When He Really Needs Someone To Care For Him.
Branch Says It's Her Favorite Song On The Album.
Branch Was Just 18 When The Album Was Released; Judging By Her Songs, You Would Think She Had Made The Romantic Rounds, But She Hadn't - From The Time She Was 15 She Was Laser-Focused On Her Music And Was Home Schooled. But She Did Have An Innate Sense For Songwriting And Could Really Connect With A Love Lyric Based On How She Thought It Would Feel. When She Did Fall In Love, She Went All-In, Marrying Her Bass Player, Teddy Landau, In 2004 When She Was Just 20.
"All You Wanted" Was Branch's Second Single, Following "Everywhere." It Climbed To #6 In The Us And Helped The Spirit Room Sell Over 2 Million Copies.
Branch Was Big On Mtv, Which Put Her "Everywhere" Video In Hot Rotation And Made Her A Regular On Their Live Countdown Show Trl. The "All You Wanted" Video Got A Lot Of Airplay On The Network. Like The "Everywhere" Video, It Was Directed By Liz Friedlander And Shows Branch On Various Sets Interacting With A Hot Guy. "All You Wanted" Uses A Freeze Framing, Motion-Control Effect That Was Popular At The Time.
As For The Guy In The Video, Branch Picked Him From A Choice Of Head Shots. She Remembers Him Being Named Josh.
This Song Resonated With Another Young Woman With A Guitar: Taylor Swift, Who Is A Big Michelle Branch Fan And Learned "The Spirit Room" Songs When She Was Starting Out As A Songwriter. In 2011, Swift Played "All You Wanted" On Her Speak Now Tour.