At 1:50 this song appears along with 2 other White Stripes songs (including Jumble Jumble which is on this list) on the most popular post I’ve written on this blog - Doug’s List Of The 50 Best Songs Under Two Minutes. And good looking enough for the feeling to last over 500 years. I can’t say I’ve ever said this to a girl - what would the reaction be? You have to laugh….right? Maybe the most gloriously weird compliment (?) in rock and roll history. You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) (De Stijl - 2000) Is there a better song title and lyric than this one if nothing else because it’s just SO perverse? A great way to kick off the best White Stripes album. Oh - and what is the Astro anyway? Does it matter? I say it doesn’t. And it’s fantastic.Īstro (The White Stripes - 1999) Who does the Astro? Maybe a bunch of people apparently. I don’t know but it’s very rock and roll. This track is garage at its finest with a groovy riff and a story that just seems like a day in the life? Something about going to the pawn shop, not taking any crap, throwing someone a bone (maybe a dog). With a vocal crescendo on that feeling ending in full on hysterics. I got a little FEELING going now! I got a little FEELING GOING NOW! I GOT A LITTLE FEELING GOING NOW! NOW!!! NOW!!! NOW!!!Įnough said right? Poetry. Screwdriver (The White Stripes - 1999) I got a little feeling going now. I may get around to another piece on the White Stripes albums and/or the rest of Jack’s output - dude has collaborated with the likes of Loretta Lynn, Beck and Beyonce to name a few… But for now let’s get to the White Stripes’ 10 best songs that weren’t released as singles and I limited this to originals as well (no covers of which there are a stellar handful). Jack is still making some great music with several projects whether it be his solo work, The Dead Weather or The Raconteurs, but The White Stripes is where it started. He also paid the Masonic Temple’s taxes to stave off foreclosure - the classic venue where I’ve seen him play once with Meg and once with his solo band. One of the things I love about Jack is his love of music as a fan and his commitment to making a contribution to music at large with the brilliant vinyl pressing plant / record store Third Man Records in Detroit which is just an incredible place. One of the best bands in the history of rock and there will never be another like them. Both dressed in red, white and black - only. And there have been others since, but no one even thought of doing that before he did it with his “sister” Meg - a monster primal no-frills drummer who was mesmerizing to watch, and not Jack’s actual sister at all. Drums, vocals, and another instrument, usually guitar. Not doing some stripped down acoustic thing - rocking out making a big noise. Starting with the audacity to start a rock band with two members…? And we’re not just talking two “official” members - we’re talking two people on stage and that’s it. This is the third installment of this series in a row on this blog - they’re just so fun to do! Not ranked, presented chronologically, no songs released as singles allowed which may or may not disqualify an act’s best known songs which is all part of the charm…
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