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I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman by The White Stripes
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The White Stripes Was An Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1997 In Detroit Michigan United States. They Disbanded In 2011. The Group Consisted Of Songwriter Jack White Vocals Piano/keyboards Guitar And Meg White Drums Vocals . After Releasing Several Singles And Three Albums Within The Detroit Independent Music Underground The White Stripes Rose To Prominence In 2002 As Part Of The Garage Rock Revival Scene. Their Successful Albums White Blood Cells And Elephant Drew Them Attention From A Large Variety Of Media Outlets In The United States And The United Kingdom. The White Stripes Used A Low-Fidelity Do-It-Yourself Approach To Writing And Recording. Their Music Features A Melding Of Punk And Blues Influences And A Raw Simplicity Of Composition Arrangement And Performance. The Duo Is Also Noted For Their Fashion And Design Aesthetic Which Features A Simple Color Scheme Of Red White And Black. The White Stripes' Discography Consists Of Six Studio Albums Two Extended Plays EP One Video Album 26 Singles And Fourteen Music Videos. The Band Has Sold Approximately 12 Million Albums Worldwide 2 Million In The US Alone And Their Latest Three Albums Have Each Won A Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Album. On February 2 2011 The Band Announced On Their Website That They Had Disbanded. Official Band Website Www.Whitestripes.Com
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In “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman” White Stripes Lead Singer Jack White Emulates The Style And Lyrics Of Songs By 20th Century Bluesmen Son House Blind Willie McTell . In The Song The Narrator Expresses Annoyance At Having To Constantly Reaffirm His Love For His Partner. Upon The Song’s Release Some Critics Felt That While White Was Perhaps Simply Paying Homage To These Artists He Ended Up Inappropriately Expressing Some Very Outdated Views On Women. In A 2012 Piece In The Atlantic Titled “Jack White’s Women Problem ” Jessica Misener Explores Some Of His Problematic Lyrics In Early White Stripes Songs "His White Stripes Tracks Mostly Break Down Into Three Loose Categories Gallant Nursery Rhymes “We Are Gonna Be Friends ” “Hotel Yorba” Vague Badassery Much Of Elephant And Most Commonly Passive-Aggressive Romantic Retaliations Just Look At The Titles “Why Can’t You Be Nicer To Me?” “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman ” “A Martyr For My Love For You” . Lyrically White’s Need For Control Often Takes The Traditional Trajectory Of Wanting Women To Be Quiet And Submissive. We Can See This Pattern Emerging In Stripes Lyrics Early On."
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The White Stripes Was An Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1997 In Detroit Michigan United States. They Disbanded In 2011. The Group Consisted Of Songwriter Jack White Vocals Piano/keyboards Guitar And Meg White Drums Vocals . After Releasing Several Singles And Three Albums Within The Detroit Independent Music Underground The White Stripes Rose To Prominence In 2002 As Part Of The Garage Rock Revival Scene. Their Successful Albums White Blood Cells And Elephant Drew Them Attention From A Large Variety Of Media Outlets In The United States And The United Kingdom. The White Stripes Used A Low-Fidelity Do-It-Yourself Approach To Writing And Recording. Their Music Features A Melding Of Punk And Blues Influences And A Raw Simplicity Of Composition Arrangement And Performance. The Duo Is Also Noted For Their Fashion And Design Aesthetic Which Features A Simple Color Scheme Of Red White And Black. The White Stripes' Discography Consists Of Six Studio Albums Two Extended Plays EP One Video Album 26 Singles And Fourteen Music Videos. The Band Has Sold Approximately 12 Million Albums Worldwide 2 Million In The US Alone And Their Latest Three Albums Have Each Won A Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Album. On February 2 2011 The Band Announced On Their Website That They Had Disbanded. Official Band Website Www.Whitestripes.Com
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In “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman” White Stripes lead singer Jack White emulates the style and lyrics of songs by 20th century bluesmen (Son House, Blind Willie McTell). In the song, the narrator expresses annoyance at having to constantly reaffirm his love for his partner.
Upon the song’s release, some critics felt that, while White was perhaps simply paying homage to these artists, he ended up inappropriately expressing some very outdated views on women.
In a 2012 piece in The Atlantic titled, “Jack White’s Women Problem,” Jessica Misener explores some of his problematic lyrics in early White Stripes songs:
"His White Stripes tracks mostly break down into three loose categories: gallant nursery rhymes (“We Are Gonna Be Friends,” “Hotel Yorba”), vague badassery (much of Elephant), and most commonly, passive-aggressive romantic retaliations (just look at the titles: “Why Can’t You Be Nicer To Me?”, “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman,” “A Martyr For My Love For You”). Lyrically, White’s need for control often takes the traditional trajectory of wanting women to be quiet and submissive. We can see this pattern emerging in Stripes lyrics early on." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.