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The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
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Jack White uses an effects pedal to make his guitar sound like a bass and howls about a rage so intense, he could take on an army all by himself. Result: the greatest riff of the
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The White Stripes – Fell in Love with a Girl
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“Fell In Love With A Girl” was released as the second single off of White Blood Cells.
The video for this song was one of the first brickfilms to get mainstream attention. It
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The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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The title song and the first track on the album, it has very abrupt tempo and melody changes.
“Icky Thump” follows the story of a white American who goes to Mexico looking for a
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The White Stripes – Aluminum
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[Verse] / Ah [x16]
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The White Stripes – Ball and Biscuit
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Built on a traditional 12-Bar Blues chord progression, “Ball and Biscuit” is the longest song the duo has ever laid to tape, at 7 minutes and 20 seconds. With its screeching
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The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
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The opening track of Get Behind Me Satan takes inspiration from the Bible, as most of the album it is off of does, but its main meaning is actually about child abuse. Blue Orchid
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The White Stripes – Expecting
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[Verse 1] / Your mouth said this never / But your fingers have shown me / Your head is so clever / You claim that you own me / Forever / Forever / Forever / Forever / [Verse 2
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The White Stripes – Black Math
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I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to the math teacher and said, ‘I refuse to learn from you anymore.’ The song is about asking questions. A lot
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The White Stripes – City Lights
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Originally written for Get Behind Me Satan but not finished until 2016, ‘City Lights’ was released in August of 2016 as the first new track from the Jack White release Acoustic
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The White Stripes – The Denial Twist
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“The Denial Twist” is the third single from the White Stripes' fifth studio album, Get Behind Me Satan.
The music video features cameos from Conan O'Brien and music writer Tom
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The White Stripes – We're Going to Be Friends
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Off of The White Stripes' third album, White Blood Cells, “We’re Going to Be Friends” was a contrast to the garage rock and blues style that the White Stripes were known for
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The White Stripes – Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
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The opening track to the critically acclaimed third album White Blood Cells. The track was released as the third single.
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The White Stripes – The Union Forever
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“The Union Forever” is a song inspired by Orson Welles' 1941 film Citizen Kane. In an interview with Spin magazine, White Stripes lead singer Jack White explained that some of the
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The White Stripes – Effect and Cause
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This song is Jack White’s lament on the nature of females, specifically when in a relationship with one.
Jack White reveals at the end of the last verse before the chorus that:
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The White Stripes – I Can Learn
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[Verse 1] / I wish we were stuck up a tree / Then we'd know that it's nicer below / I don't know any lullabyes / I don't know how to make you mine / But I can learn / In lonely
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The White Stripes – Conquest
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[Verse 1] / Conquest / He was out to make a conquest / Didn't care what harm was done / Just as long as he won the prize / Conquest / She was just another conquest / Didn't care
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The White Stripes – Red Rain
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[Intro] / Can't you hear me? / Can't you hear me calling your name girl? / [Verse 1] / I'm standing, standing in the red, red rain / In the morning, standing in the red, red rain
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The White Stripes – Walking with a Ghost
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[Chorus 1] / No matter which way you go / No matter which way you stay / You're out of my mind, out of my mind / Out of my mind, out of my mind / [Chorus 2] / I was walking with a
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The White Stripes – Little Room
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[Verse] / Well, you're in your little room and you're working on something good / But if it's really good, you're gonna need a bigger room / And when you're in the bigger room, you
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The White Stripes – Now Mary
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[Verse 1] / Now Mary / Can't you find a way / To bring me down? / I'm so sorry / That I had to go / And let you down / [Chorus] / Knowing you I'll think things are gonna be fine
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The White Stripes – Astro
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This song is kindof a take on 50s and 60s dance hits (do the ostrich) and Astro was apparently the name of one of his dogs at the time
Here are some interview quotes to explain
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The White Stripes – Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
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“Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine” is the thirteenth track off of the White Stripes' 2003 album Elephant.
It makes reference to the Placebo Effect. The Placebo Effect describes
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The White Stripes – Jolene
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“Jolene” was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton. It’s ranked #219 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
“Jolene” is about a woman
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The White Stripes – There's No Home for You Here
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There’s No Home for You Here was released as the fourth single from Elephant on in 2004. The single failed to chart.
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The White Stripes – White Moon
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[Verse 1] / White Moon, White Moon breaks open the tune / Of a deserted cartoon that I wrote / Creature come, creature, creature, my own double-feature / As I'm warmin' the
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The White Stripes – In the Cold, Cold Night
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From “Under Great White Northern Lights:”
https://youtu.be/nU3aO3AcMoc
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The White Stripes – Hypnotize
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[Verse 1] / I want to hypnotize you, baby, on the telephone / So many times I called your house just to hear the tone / And though I knew that you weren't home / I didn't mind so
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The White Stripes – St. James Infirmary Blues
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Jacks take on a blues standard
Here’s him doing it with Jools Holland
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The White Stripes – Take, Take, Take
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[Verse 1] / I was sitting there in a comfortable chair / And that was all that I needed / Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share / And that was all that I needed / Well
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The White Stripes – 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
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“300 M.P.H Torrential Outpour Blues” is the third track on The White Stripes 6th and final album, Icky Thump.
Jack White explained that when writing this song, his goal was to use
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The White Stripes – The Same Boy You've Always Known
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Jack White has said in past interviews that if he had to choose a song of his to play at his funeral, he’d pick this one. Jack says that this song is perhaps the most
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The White Stripes – When I Hear My Name
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[Verse] / When I hear my name I want to disappear / Woah woah woah / When I see my face I want to disappear / Woah woah woah / When I see my face I want to disappear / Woah woah
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The White Stripes – My Doorbell
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[Chorus 1] / And I'm thinkin' about my doorbell / When you gonna ring it, and when you gonna ring it / Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell / When you gonna ring it, when you gonna
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The White Stripes – The Air Near My Fingers
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[Verse 1] / Life is so boring / It's really got me snoring / I'm wearing out the flooring in a cheap motel / But I don't have to work and / I might be sinning / But I'm never gonna
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Hayley Gene Penner – White Stripes
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[Verse 1] / We used to lie awake in the back of / Your car listenin' to the White Stripes / I used to make you laugh 'til it / Hurt your sides and we didn't know why / Now, look
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The White Stripes – Apple Blossom
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[Verse 1] / Hey, little apple blossom / What seems to be the problem? / All the ones you tell your troubles to / They don't really care for you / Come and tell me what you're
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The White Stripes – This Protector
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[Verse 1] / [Spoken by Meg] / I never thought that I had to be this protector / So many thoughts inside my head a strange collector / [Pre-Chorus] / But now / But now / But now
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The White Stripes – Instinct Blues
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[Verse 1] / Well, the crickets get it / And the ants get it / I bet you the pigs get it / Yeah, even the plants get it / Come on now, and get with it / Yeah, I want you to get with
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The White Stripes – The Nurse
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[Verse 1] / The nurse should not be the one who puts salt in your wounds / But it's always with trust that the poison is fed with a spoon / When you're helpless with no one to turn
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The White Stripes – Little Ghost
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[Chorus] / Little ghost, little ghost, one I'm scared of the most / Can you scare me up a little bit of love? / I'm the only one that sees you and I can't do much to please you
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