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Song of the Day #6,471: ‘Seven Nation Army’ – The White Stripes

The White Stripes might be responsible for the best-known song to never reach the Billboard Top 40. ‘Seven Nation Army,’ released in 2003, peaked at #76 and yet it’s instantly recognizable to anybody who’s been in a sports arena or political rally. Its opening riff is one of the most famous ever recorded.

‘Seven Nation Army’ alone should probably earn The White Stripes admission into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but they do have a strong overall case. So much so that they made it in not in their first year of eligibility — 2023 — but just two years later.

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Song of the Day #5,926: ‘Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)’ – The White Stripes

Continuing my look at the albums of 2005…

The White Stripes’ fifth studio album, Get Behind Me Satan, moved away from the guitar-heavy sound of their earlier releases and made room for more piano and acoustic guitar. The duo still managed to rock out, and the album features its share of blues jams, but you’ll find just as many off-kilter ballads here.

This album reminds me a lot of 60s and early 70s Rolling Stones, with Jack White channeling Mick Jagger on deadpan bluegrass numbers and heartsick soft rockers like today’s SOTD.

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Song of the Day #4,642: ‘You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket’ – The White Stripes

When The White Stripes pop up on Random Weekends, I never know what I’m going to get. It could be a hard-rocking amp buster, or something delicate like today’s Song of the Day.

This track was a Jack White solo song that kicked around for several years before finding a home on the band’s celebrated 2003 album Elephant. It’s one of the only White Stripes tracks not to feature both Jack and Meg.

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Song of the Day #4,104: ‘Instinct Blues’ – The White Stripes

About a month and a half ago, frequent commenter Dana noted that The White Stripes seem to show up on Random Weekends in numbers higher than blind chance would suggest.

Indeed, at that point seven of their 40 songs in my music library had made the Random Weekend cut, three times as many as you’d expect. I’m not sure how today’s selection — their eighth Random Weekend appearance — affects the math, but they are definitely up there as one of the most represented acts.

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Song of the Day #4,077: ‘Apple Blossom’ – The White Stripes

My appreciation for Quentin Tarantino was recently rekindled by his splendid new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I decided to rewatch all of his films to revisit their pleasures, see how they’ve aged, and look at them in context of his entire filmography.

I spent a rewarding couple of weeks catching up with all ten films (including a rewatching of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and I am now ready to present my definitive ranked list of Tarantino’s movies.

I’m joking when I say “definitive” because I have shuffled this list at least a dozen times before settling on the order I’m going with here. I feel rock solid about the #1 and #10 movies but the rest are a little more fluid.

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