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The Big Three Killed Jack White's Baby

This morning I woke up and checked the news to hear about the collapse of the bailout loans for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler (which would have give them upwards of $14 billion dollars).

I am still uncertain as to whether or not we should let Detroit collapse or not (I have no sympathy for companies that spend their fortunes fighting every fuel efficiency law proposed (and that includes the Democratic congressional delegation from Michigan) but I also don't want to see hundreds of thousands of people put out of work - especially at this given moment when the economy can probably not afford to absord those losses.

Anyway, the point of this post is that all day long I've been listening to The White Stripes' song "The Big Three Killed My Baby" (from the 1999 self-titled album) and it seems especially appropriate today. I especially like this verse where Jack White sings in his contemptuous sneer:

Why dont you take the day off and try to repair
A billion others dont seem to care
Better ideas are stuck in the mud
The motors runnin' on Tucker's blood
Dont let them tell you the future's electric
'Cause gasolines not measured in metric

Here's the song:

Friday, December 12, 2008
by ChrisB

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1   xina said on December 12, 2008

whoa i am glad this post was not at all about what i thought it was when i saw the title - he has real babies you know!

2   jim said on December 13, 2008

Wah, wah, wah, generic white boy, yeeeeahh. the white stripes are fucking rap metal disguised as hipsters, its awful, generic drivel, that doesn't hold a candle to iggy, or even m&m for that matter. It blows my mind how big they are! It just shows what aesthetic artifice and the hype machine can do for your crap band if your lucky enough! Joke White is no Dylan prophet either, what the fuck does he mean, "don't let them tell you the futures electric, blah blah blah not measured in metric."? Is this supposed to be sarcasm? I guess the Macarena was really popular too, people got bad taste. Get a fucking bass player.

3   ChrisB said on December 14, 2008

Woah there jim. Calm down; it'll be okay.

4   Jordan said on December 14, 2008

"Rap metal"? Are you sure we're talking about the same White Stripes?

5   Jim K. said on December 15, 2008

listen to the Quantum of solace theme, it sounds like Everlast or that fucking James butler trio guy.

6   Imaginary Garry said on December 15, 2008

Yeah, I sorta had respect for Jack before that Quantum of Solace theme, strange song. Maybe I'll like it at some future point while hearing it at Rite-Aide or something. Did anyone catch White Stripes when they played at the old Sit'n'Spin? 2000? I was having a fun time that day and only watched the headliners, the Microphones and Mirah. Bought the Microphones LP on credit (it was later mailed to me)- beutifully packaged with I think a pop-up center gatefold, a picture of the ocean in cardboard 3-D. never played it though, and don't have it anymore. Purged my records (not 45 singles) when I moved last january. But yeah, I got into Jack's schtick when I saw that bad boy sideproject of his on Austin City limits, good tone ...technique, ...terarded--what my sister used to call me when we were kids

7   Stephanie said on December 22, 2008

The White Stripes are not rap metal - no even close. Don't confuse Jack's side project with the White Stripes. It's not luck, it's pure talent whether you like it or not. Jack is laughing all the way to the bank...I would suggest seeing Jack live and your mind will be changed 4ever.

8   Alex said on March 1, 2009

I am agree White Stripes is not rap metal at all ;)

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