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Track: Bone Broke
Artist: The White Stripes
Album: Icky Thump

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Name: The White Stripes
Spotify Genres: garage rock, blues rock, rock, alternative rock
Followers: 3,513,147
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Lo-fi bluesy garage indie rock duo from Detroit, Michigan, USA. Formed in 1997, stopped performing in February 2011. Members: [a278763] (vocals, guitar, and keyboards); [a367269] (drums and percussion). The two were a married couple at one point, but divorced in March 2000. Jack White, previously a guitarist in the garage band [a=The Go], was heavily influenced by folk blues, country, heavy 60s British blues and psychedelic rock, and Broadway show tunes. As a duo, The White Stripes dressed in minimalist red-and-white outfits. The group's debut was the 1997 single "Let's Shake Hands", followed by "Lafayette Blues" ([l105510]). They then moved to the label [l13828] and began to receive acclaim for their act and eponymous [url=http://www.discogs.com/White-Stripes-The-White-Stripes/master/10338]debut album[/url], mixing cover versions ([a=Robert Johnson]'s "Stop Breaking Down Blues" and [a=Josh White]'s "St. James Infirmary") with some originals. By the time of the following year's [url=http://www.discogs.com/White-Stripes-De-Stijl/master/399]"De Stijl"[/url] (meaning "The Style"), the media buzz surrounding the White Stripes had reached new heights. Of particular note was the duo's reception in the UK, where their music was lauded in national media, including [i]The Daily Telegraph, The Sun[/i] and even Radio 4's [i]Today[/i] programme — a show not normally known for its liberal music policy. The influential John Peel was quoted as comparing their importance to that of Jimi Hendrix and the Sex Pistols; although both those acts were originators, whereas the White Stripes were more clearly regarded as powerful interpreters. They became worldwide stars upon release of a third album, "[url=http://www.discogs.com/White-Stripes-White-Blood-Cells/master/10332]White Blood Cells[/url]", followed by "[url=http://www.discogs.com/White-Stripes-Elephant/master/10341]Elephant[/url]" in 2003. The latter recorded at London's tiny Toe Rag Studios, using pre-60s analogue equipment and only eight tracks. Produced by Jack White, the highly-successful album offered a contrast to the digital conformity of music emerging in the new millennium, reaching the top ten in the U.S. and going platinum in the UK.

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Release: The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Year: 2007
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Indie Rock

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LYRICS

Hey
Look closer and you see
i will be running it
i got a hundred dollar bill
in the cockpit
suprised me in the line
is a blackhole
i got another job
at the liquor store

damn
oh well
i'm broke boke

they got a white pony
in the stable
and ride him
when the doggie isn't able
he doesn't really care
because they pay him
but still a black suit
is gonna shake him

down
oh well
im bone broke
yeh
as broke as i'll ever be

looking at the way girl
i'm telling ya
god gave 7 minutes right too ya
and your mother put her money into platinum
and now you never have to pay attention

do ya?

yeh
im nailing on a brick
with my nails
im sending loads of moneys
in the mail
keep shouting in my box yeh for saying
and the the brick breakers
gonna break it down

oh well
i'm bone broke

looking at the way girl
i'm telling ya
god gave 7 minutes right too ya
your mother put her money into platinum
so that you wouldn't have to pay attention