Ella Fitzgerald ft Nelson Riddle Orchestra - Something's Gotta Give (Verve Records 1964)

"Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. It was published in 1955. It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs. The song playfully uses the irresistible force paradox -- which asks what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object -- as a metaphor for a relationship between a vivacious woman and an older, world-weary man. The man, it is implied, will give in to temptation and kiss the woman. The song's lyrics echo the plot of Daddy Long Legs, in which a reserved man in his 50s (Astaire) falls in love with a woman in her early 20s (Leslie Caron).

In the game, Fallout: New Vegas, Dean Domino from the Dead Money DLC sings this song. Presumably he's the original creator of the song in the universe.

Ella's accompanied by Nelson Riddle (arranger and conductor), Paul Smith (piano), Plas Johnson (tenor sax), Willie Smith (alto sax), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), and Frank Flynn (vibes). Recorded October 19, 1964, Radio Recorders Studio 10-H, Hollywood. (Verve Records)

When an irresistible force such as you
Meets and old immovable object like me
You can bet as sure as you live
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give,
Something's gotta give.

When an irrepressible smile such as yours
Warms an old implacable heart such as mine
Don't say no because I insist.
Somewhere, somehow,
Someone's gonna be kissed.

So en garde who knows what the fates have in store
From their vast mysterious sky?
I'll try hard ignoring those lips I adore
But how long can anyone try?

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might,
Chances are some heavenly star spangled night
We'll find out as sure as we live
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give,
Something's gotta give.

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might,
Chances are some heavenly star spangled night
We'll find out as sure as we live
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give,
Something's gotta give, something's gotta
Something's gotta give

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