Difference between revisions of "That's What I Get"

Revision as of 05:08, 23 January 2011

Album:Pretty Hate Machine

Length:4:30

Tempo:112 BPM

Versions:That's What I Get
That's What I Get (Purest Feeling)

"That's What I Get" is the eighth track on the 1989 release Pretty Hate Machine. The song is notable for its instantly recognizable "hammer" synth bassline, similar to the one used in "Kinda I Want To."

The song references "Down In It" in its use of the same recognizable melodic synth voice.

Appearances

Halos

Pretty Hate Machine

Other

Purest Feeling

Versions

That's What I Get

This is the original album version, notable for its use of steel drum synth in the bassline that begins the song. The song itself is minimal in its construction, relying on atmospheric keyboard pads for its harmony and Reznor's singing for the lead melodies until the reappearance of the synth voice from "Down In It" in the latter half of the song. Percussion, present throughout much of the track, is used less obviously compared to the rest of the record: a prominent beat doesn't enter the track until the second half, the first relying on the movement of the bass track and quieter percussion loops.

That's What I Get (Demo)

Taking a very different tone from its final version, the song is much less synthetic, with what at least sound like live drums and a synthetic saxophone backing, with the synthetic melody of the song being much more apparent. There is also a synth solo after the bridge verse that wasn't included in the final and some sampling that was omitted as well. The song also includes an extended, panning intro and extra lyrics and improvisation by Reznor towards the end of the song.

Live

"That's What I Get" is a retired live song. It was performed closely to the original version.

Lyrics

    Just when everything was making sense
    You took away all my self-confidence
    Now all that I've been hearing must be true
    I guess I'm not the only boy for you
    
    That's what I get
    
    How could you turn us into this
    After you just taught me how to kiss you?
    I told you I'd never say goodbye
    Now I'm slipping on the tears you made me cry
    
    That's what I get
    
    Why does it come as a surprise?
    To think that I was so naïve
    Maybe didn't mean so much
    But it meant everything to me

Previous track - "Sin"

Track 8 from Pretty Hate Machine

Next track - "The Only Time"

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 | album =''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''
 | length =4:30
+| BPM = 112
 | versions =That's What I Get <br> That's What I Get (''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')
 | live =[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]]