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Icky Thump 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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"Icky Thump" Is A Grammy Award-Winning Song Recorded By The American Alternative Rock Band The White Stripes. Written By Jack White It Is The First Single Released From Icky Thump. The Name Of The Track Comes From The Northern England Exclamation "Ecky Thump " Roughly Meaning "what The Heck?" The Title Was Then Changed To "Icky" So That "teenagers Would Understand It Better Back In America " In The Same Way Led Zeppelin Took Out The "a" So Americans Wouldn't Call Them 'Lead Zeppelin' Pronounced 'leed' " . The Phrase Was Popularized In An Episode Of The Goodies. Though Grounded To A Greater Degree Than The Get Behind Me Satan Singles In Straightforward Garage Rock The Song Differed Radically From Previous White Stripes Singles In Its Unusual Construction Angular Tempo-Changes Stream-Of-Consciousness Lyrics And Chaotic Improvised Snake-Charming Solos Played On A Univox Synthesizer. The Song Deals With The Topic Of Immigration 7 . The Song Itself Seems To Criticize The Current Immigration Policy Something Seen Also In The Video. It Is Thus The First Political White Stripes Track Since "The Big Three Killed My Baby " Off The White Stripes. The Lyrics Talk About Someone Perhaps Jack White Himself Taking A Trip To Mexico In A Wagon Easily Crossing The Border To Mexico As Opposed To The Difficulties Mexican Immigrants Face While Illegally Crossing Northwards. It Then Mentions A Mexican Lady Giving Him A Bed To Sleep In Then Tying Him Up And Holding Him Hostage. When Finally Able To Escape White Decides To Start Doing His Own House Chores Referring Most Likely To The Hiring Of Illegal Immigrants As Very Low Paid House Servants . In The Video When White Escapes The Lady's House And Crosses Back To The USA He Passes By Mexican Workers Building A Wall Likely The So-Called Great Wall Of Mexico. The Defining Verse Against Immigration Policies Comes Near The End Of The Song White Americans What? Nothin' Better To Do? Why Don't You Kick Yourself Out? You're An Immigrant Too. Who's Using Who? What Should We Do? Well You Can't Be A Pimp And A Prostitute Too. The Song Also Ended The 15-Week Run Of "What I've Done" By Linkin Park At The Top Of The Modern Rock Tracks Chart. It Is The Second Song By The White Stripes To Top The Chart After "Seven Nation Army." The Song Is Sandwiched Between The 15 Week Run At Number 1 Of "What I've Done And "The Pretender" By Foo Fighters 18 Week Run Separated By Only The 1 Week Appearance Of "Paralyzer" By Finger Eleven.
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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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"Icky Thump" is a Grammy Award-winning song recorded by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes. Written by Jack White, it is the first single released from Icky Thump.
The name of the track comes from the Northern England exclamation "Ecky Thump," roughly meaning "what the heck?" The title was then changed to "Icky" so that "teenagers would understand it better back in America," in the same way Led Zeppelin took out the "a" so Americans wouldn't call them 'Lead Zeppelin' (pronounced 'leed')" . The phrase was popularized in an episode of The Goodies.
Though grounded to a greater degree than the Get Behind Me Satan singles in straightforward garage rock, the song differed radically from previous White Stripes singles in its unusual construction: angular tempo-changes, stream-of-consciousness lyrics, and chaotic improvised snake-charming solos, played on a Univox synthesizer.
The song deals with the topic of immigration [7]. The song itself seems to criticize the current immigration policy, something seen also in the video. It is thus the first political White Stripes track since "The Big Three Killed My Baby," off The White Stripes.
The lyrics talk about someone (perhaps Jack White himself) taking a trip to Mexico in a wagon, easily crossing the border to Mexico, as opposed to the difficulties Mexican immigrants face while illegally crossing northwards. It then mentions a Mexican lady giving him a bed to sleep in, then tying him up and holding him hostage. When finally able to escape, White decides to start doing his own house chores (referring, most likely, to the hiring of illegal immigrants as very low paid house servants). In the video, when White escapes the lady's house and crosses back to the USA, he passes by Mexican workers building a wall, likely the so-called Great Wall of Mexico.
The defining verse against immigration policies comes near the end of the song:
White Americans What? Nothin' better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too.
Who's using who? What should we do? Well you can't be a pimp And a prostitute too.
The song also ended the 15-week run of "What I've Done" by Linkin Park at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is the second song by the White Stripes to top the chart, after "Seven Nation Army." The song is sandwiched between the 15 week run at number 1 of "What I've Done and "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters 18 week run, separated by only the 1 week appearance of "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.