The White Stripes

thumb|250px|The White Stripes at the 2007 O2 Wireless festival in LondonThe White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. Song lyrics All songs written by Jack White, except where noted. All songs composed by Jack and Meg White, except where noted. The White Stripes (1999) "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" Until her eyes crossed overUntil her mind crossed overUntil her soul fell next to me "Wasting My Time" And if I'm wasting my timeThen nothing could be betterThan hanging on the lineAnd waiting for an honest word forever "Broken Bricks" Written by Jack White and Stephen Gillis. Just a rusty-coloured rain that drives a man insane "Do" And then my idols walk next to meI look up at them, they fade awayIt's a destruction of a mysteryThe more i listen to what they saySo does that mean that there's no more doin'And there's no more thinkin'And there's no more feeling'Cause there's no right opinionSo can you tell me what I'm supposed to do? De Stijl (2000) "Apple Blossom" Come and tell me what you're thinking'Cause just when the boat is sinkingA little light is blinkingAnd I will come and rescue you "I'm Bound to Pack It Up" I guess I'm just another runaway "Sister, Do You Know My Name?" And I don't wanna break the rules'Cause I've broken them all beforeBut every time I see youI wonder whyI don't break a couple rules so that you'll notice me "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise" You try to tell her what to doAnd all she does is stare at youHer stare is louder than your voiceBecause truth doesn't make a noise "A Boy's Best Friend" My mind's already out of here White Blood Cells (2001) "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" Soft hair and a velvet tongueI wanna give you what you give to meAnd every breath that is in your lungsIs a tiny little gift to me "Hotel Yorba" It might sound sillyFor me to think childish thoughts like theseBut i'm so tired of acting toughAnd I'm gonna do what I please<p>Let's get marriedIn a big cathedral by a priest'Cause if I'm the man that you love the mostYou could say "I do" at least "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman" I never said that I wouldn'tThrow my jacket in the mud for youBut my father gave it to me so maybe I should carry youThen you said "You almost dropped me" so then I didAnd I got mud on my shoes " Fell in Love with a Girl" Fell in love with a girlFell in love once and almost completelyShe's in love with the worldBut sometimes these feelings can be so misleading My left brain knows that all love is fleeting "The Union Forever" Citizen Kane It can't be love for there is no true love Well, I'm sorry but I'm not interested in gold mines, oil wells, shipping, or real estateWhat would I liked to have been?  Everything you hate There is a man—a certain manAnd for the poor you may be sure that he'll do all he canWho is this one?  Who's favourite son?Just by his action has the traction magnets on the runWho likes to smoke, enjoys a joke,And wouldn't get a bit upset if he were really brokeWith wealth and fame, he's still the sameI'll bet you five you're not alive if you don't know his name "Offend in Every Way" I'm coming through the door, but they're expecting moreOf an interesting man, sometimes I think I can;But how much can I fake?  I'll speak until I break;With every word I say, offend in every way "I Think I Smell a Rat" Patrick Henry (who said "I smelt a rat") All you little kids seem to think you know just where it's atOh, I think I smell a rat "Now Mary" What a seasonTo be beautifulWithout a reason "I Can Learn" No harm will come of thisOne little midnight kiss Elephant (2003) "Seven Nation Army" Don't wanna hear about itEvery single one's got a story to tellEveryone knows about itfrom the Queen of England to the Hounds of Hell All the words are gonna bleed from meAnd I will think no more "Black Math" Listen, master, can I ask you a question?Is it the fingers or the brain that you're teaching this lesson? "In the Cold, Cold Night" I saw you standing in the cornerOn the edge of a burning light You make me feel a little olderLike a full grown woman mightBut when you're gone I grow colderCome to me again in the cold, cold night I need the fuel to make my fire bright "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" I'm afraid to even open my eyes "Ball and Biscuit" It's quite possible that I'm your third man, girlBut it's a fact that I'm the seventh son "The Hardest Button to Button" I had opinions that didn't matterI had a brain that felt like pancake batter "Hypnotize" I wanna hold your little hand if I can be so boldAnd be your right-hand man 'til your hands get oldAnd then when all the feeling's goneJust decide if you want to keep holding onI want to hold your little hand if I can be so boldIf I can be so boldIf I can be so bold "The Air Near My Fingers" Life is so boringIt's really got me snoring Well, don't you remember?You told me in DecemberThat a boy is not a man until he makes a standWill, I'm not a genius,But maybe you'll remember this:I never said I ever wanted to be a man "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" Well strip the bark right off a tree and just hand it this wayDon't even need a drink of water to make the headache go awayGive me a sugar pill and watch me just rattle down the streetAcetaminophen—you see the medicine—oh, girlYou have no faith in medicine "Well It's True That We Love One Another" I've got your phone number written in the back of my bible Love really bores me Get Behind Me Satan (2005) "The Nurse" The nurse should not be the one who puts salt in your woundsBut it's always with trust that the poison is fed with a spoon "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)" I blew itAnd if I knew what to do, then I'd do itBut the point that I have, I'll get to itThat forever for her is over for me"Forever"—just the word that she said that means neverTo be with another togetherAnd with the weight of a feather it tore into me "White Moon" My friends are all dyingAnd death can't be lyingIt's the truth and it don't make a noise "As Ugly as I Seem" I am as ugly as I seemWorse than all your dreams Can you believe some things are notAppealing as a spotOn the ceiling of my childhood bedroom? You wanna take away from meThings that are mine and it's not your rightIt's odd that you wouldn't expect a fightCan it be that I don't want what you want? "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" I go down to the riverFilled with regretI go down and I wonderIf there was any reason leftI left just before my lungs could get wetI'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet Icky Thump (2007) "Icky Thump" Icky thump with the lump in my throatGrabbed my coat and I was freaking, I was ready to goYeah, I swear, beside the hair she had one white eyeOne blank stare, lookin' up, lyin' there Well, Americans, what?Nothing better to do?Why don't you kick yourself out?You're an immigrant, too! "Prickly Thorn, but Sweetly Worn" One sound can hold back a thousand hands when the pipe plays a tune forlorn "St. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)" I travel backwards in ecstasy "Little Cream Soda" Now my mind is filled with rubber tires and forest fires and whether I'm a liar and lots of other situations where I don't know what to do, at which time God screams to me, "There's nothing left for me to tell you" "Effect and Cause" Well, in every complicated situation there's a human relationMaking sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentrationWell, you can blame the baby for her pregnant maAnd if there's one of these unavoidable lawsIt's just that you can't just take the effect and make it the cause Band quotes Downtown Detroit has more vacant buildings over 10 storeys than any city in the world. Tons of skyscrapers with nothing in them. [The flag] is the idea of rooting for the underdog, because Detroit has such a bad reputation. Meg White, on why they included a Detroit flag in their stage set Cameron, Keith (March 28, 2003), "The sweetheart deal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 15, 2014. That would break up the thing of vocals, guitar and drums. Somebody else there would bring this fourth component. If you're going to have four components, you might as well have 20, y'know? Jack White, on why they never considered having a bass player Cameron, Keith (March 28, 2003), "The sweetheart deal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 15, 2014. About The White Stripes were part of a wave of retro-minded young bands who gave rock music a much-needed jolt in the first few years of the 21st century, but they're less nostalgic bashers than a brilliant conceptual creation: a divorced Detroit couple who masqueraded as brother and sister, named themselves after their band (or vice versa), wore alternating white-and-red outfits, and rewired the blues for the new generation. Rolling Stone magazine No byline (2004). "Biography" The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (accessed March 26, 2007) I like them, but I don't see how they're in any way a manifestation of the blues. John Mayer, in a 2004 Esquire column. Silverman, Steven (2004). "John Mayer Rocks the High School Prom" Rolling Stone magazine (accessed March 26, 2007) External links http://www.whitestripes.com Category:American bands Category:Blues rock bands Category:Alternative rock bands Category:Garage rock Category:Punk blues Category:Garage punk Category:Folk rock bands Category:Hard rock bands Category:Brit Award winners Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners Category:MTV Video Music Award winners