The White Stripes- My Little Red Book

[1954aea]

been meaning to listen to these guys...glad that's out of the way.

[bakiyou1]

awesome hair jack



[loungelizard5000]

Meg was still looking INCREDIBLY hot even in the bands infancy.

[Schurik72]

The one who likes this band will enjoy the band "Half Japanese" likewise.

[beowulven]

Ugh.

[jmymck1]

beyond horrible.



[lordritchie]

Too bad they didnt try learning this song.

[DrewBludd]

@lordritchie I think you're forgetting they're just two people - drums and guitar. And that Jack is a prodigy.

[recordguy4321]

@DrewBludd Yeah 2 people, lousy and more lousy. Flat Duo Jets were much better and musical as a duo.

[spiderhulk63]

TED NUGENT, LOVE, OR THE BARRACUDAS, OR BEBE BUELL did it best.

[TorriRae1]

Love cover.

nice.

so good.



[simonsbuddy]

this is great...so wonderful to hear how an artist, a band matures...you've got to hear/see the early stuff to appreciate the developing artistry. Artists don't go from nowhere to brilliance...it takes time and practice and time...true for all of us too in whatever we do. Even the assholes who are critical...it took them time to become that cynical and deprecating (look it up).

[newaccountdebzbd]

This ought to be encouraging to anyone starting out in music.

This is how it begins. Then you work your ass off and stick to your main idea.

[planetsnakeskin]

why is everyone doggin on this, its fuckin gold!

[Techp13]

@gr8guitar69 sounds like someone is a butthurt bassist... If you don't appreciate the music, get out.

[gr8guitar69]

The girl in the Duo has not changed her sloppy playing one bit, Jack must have really Loved her because if the point was to make music... massive FAIL. I don't relate to a group with a loud Electric Guitar and Drums at all, without a Bottom there's a HOLE that cannot be filled by Jacks looks or his karisma or anything but a BASS. It's like a Drunken Snake Charmer blowing a Loud Ass Tuba in a Hollow 10 Story Concrete Train Station at Rush Hour, it's just annoying nerve racking noise...

[PenguinCookies94]

Love

[btjohnson96]

If our boy Arthur Lee wasn't already dead, that would have killed him. Sounds like the chipmunks covering LOVE.



[gittahfiend]

They AIN'T SHIT!!

[Neville6000]

@gittahfiend: They were, and ARE still, the shit. Too bad that you can't get it.

[crawlinblind]

 SUCK ? ? ? SUCK ! ! !

[gittahfiend]

@crawlinblind oh yes they CERTAINLY DO!!!

[brucedraken04]

They haven't improved

[whitem00n333]

@brucedraken04 if you knew them, your opinion would actually be a compliment. but considering all their success since this, I guess our opinions don't really matter do they

[TheRustyoltimer]

Arthur Lee is rolling in his grave. I'd say this sucks but I dont speak that way so I'll just say I'd rather have root canal than hear this again

[Neville6000]

@TheRustyoltimer: Arthur Lee would dig this version,and even jam with the White Stripes if he was alive (plus I'd bet that he'd even cover 'Seven Nation Army' too.) NO version of the song is better than the other.

[5sagen5]

god this is AWSOME! i LOVE the stripes

[noobnoobster1]

hate the white stripes, love love but this is unique and an epic cover

[noobnoobster1]

I hate thie white stripes and love love but this is an epic cover, refreshingly unique and sooo punk

[SavethexQueen]

This is fucking punk as fuck. People are haters. If you knew talent you'd see it rooting from this. 

[MrIdiEllis]

@SavethexQueen DUCKS!

[itsNOTreallyMYfault]

Did anyone check to see if his underwear was too tight or that he was constipated for him to sound this way???

[AnGelBaByy100]

he still is fuckin sexy i mean c'mon he's jack fucking white!! didnt he only cut it for the movie mutant swinger from mars??

[missatomickitten]

0.10 is the first time i saw jack with that hair.thank fk he grew it

[Gazolba]

These guys have not an ounce of talent. Truly AWFUL.

[Neville6000]

@Gazolba: Keep in mind, this is when they were starting out. Still not a bad cover, just different.

[11xzxzxz]

If Jack's voice was a better - is he trying to annoy? This is a decent enough cover of a band going from infancy back to the fetus. Not sure if Jack is nervous or just didn't find his proper pitch at that point. Guitar shows the promise of what was to come.

[JohnnyLovely2]

i like the white stripes, but this is an awful cover

[ryanspeed]

@JohnnyLovely2  Agreed. I like the White Stripes also but this cover was an epic fail!!! I prefer the Arthur Lee/Love version over this hacked-up mess!!

[legbider]

Wow! I guess this was in his learning stage. Very crude sound.

[Flunder]

aw geez.

[CHURINFUNFLAIS]

I forgot I don´t Hate this Dynamic Duo is just that I came across the video while watching Masters Love´, By the way Meg White Sex tape is Hot XXX, hehehehehe

[CHURINFUNFLAIS]

Hahahahahahaha They Suck´ and Ruined a Great verison also covered by Move and Love! -sorry is just my opinion so please readers Don´t Hit me!!!!

[TheRustyoltimer]

@CHURINFUNFLAIS COVERED by Love??? How about ORIGINALLY RECORDED by Love?

[monkeyturdman7]

@TheRustyoltimer No, Love did cover it. It was originally by Burt Bacharach.

[Neville6000]

@TheRustyoltimer: Nope, COVERED by LOVE. The first version was by Manfred Mann in 1965.

[coptersoisoi]

One hit wonder band. This is horrible. Not creative. Not hip. Not avant garde.. just a couple of old kids banging and making noise

[ryumishima44]

@coptersoisoi yeah yeah yeah, Its really funny to read such ignorant comments on the web....

[KlanyMany]

@coptersoisoi

That's the whole point of rock 'n' roll...kids banging and making noise.

Also, to do this the way they were and are doing it, simply and childishly, is highly creative.

[Morgorn50]

all the hate is killing me, you clearly don't get the attitude of the white stripes

[adubon]

The point of this video is to witness a band in its infancy. Everyone gets nervous/sloppy when they're performing as a young band.

Stop taking this so seriously.

[arthurlovelee]

the white stripes - truly untalented - and too horrific ! they simply suck. arthur lee just rolled over in his grave hearing this shit!

[peaceandskittles97]

@arthurlovelee if you dont have anything nice to say about the white stripes then just eff off and quit clicking on their vids

[lifepod2036]

my god this is horrible..hahahaha I love Jack and his cute sidekick but I don't know about this one. It's funny but it sounds like he just learned how to play the guitar. Arthur would have probably loved it though.....NOT! :P

[Korovamilkbar1976]

Questa canzone, nella versione suonata da Bacharach fù la fonte d'ispirazione per Interstellar Overdrive dei Pink Floyd!! Fù canticchiata da Peter Jenner a Barret che provando a suonarla tirò fuori il main riff di Interstellar!! Il resto è ormai storia della musica!!

[VoodooFlintstone]

I like the guitaring, it's got a good tone to it.

But his vocals are fucked.

[Andymanpr]

This is a rancid version of a terrific Burt Bacharach song. Off key and completely WRONG!

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

This is a most unusual version. I listened tp Pandpra's box doing the same cover, but in that case I spoke highly of the female vocalist...stating that all other covers I've listened to are all guys, as is this one. Thx4 postin'

[kentcrawf]

kent likes this!!!

[algreensurdo]

Nahhhh. Love or Burt Bacharach both beautiful. This is just crap

[librarianeric]

@algreensurdo Sadly, I must concur.



[adolfGoooglification]

@algreensurdo

i dont like it. There's 'good' inept, and there's 'bad' inept. This fits the later category. Their 1st album was pretty decent though. To be honest, i'd much rather hear this than the rest of the shit that passes for 'rock 'n' roll' on mainstream radio these days. At least they are (were) on the right page..

Then again, i dont listen to mainstream radio so its moot i guess. ha.

[hihikelkel]

@algreensurdo You don't understand Jack. You're not good enough to get it.

[mjedelman]

Worst version ever. And that's saying quite a bit!

[pumkinbreath]

jack has got some good influences.

[piter4blue]

This is a cover of a group named LOVE. Check it before posting insulting comments. Morons and ignorants. Pffff.....

[2short2q]

Just proves everyone has to start from somewhere. Most anyone worth listening to worked their butts off to get there.

[mlsku]

Not very good, Jack.

He really does get better as the band progresses. By White Blood Cells, they were indestructable

[skyslayer327]

Wow I love the white stripes but Jack WTF is that hair... Any 1 else see that

[mlsku]

I did.. not too proud of it lol

Still, White Stripes WTF AND FTW!!!

[surfercrow]

btw, longtime fan of the Pistols, Buzzcocks, Warsaw, Damned, Ramones, Clash etc. So it's not that I don't "get" the whole "punk" thing.

[surfercrow]

ugh. terrible. an insult.

[makalu877]

completely butchered the song, but that's what passes for music these days...............shows how simple minded young people are today

[streetsidenomad]

@makalu877 jack white is a genius you twat... what are you talking about

[ironbuttermilk]

@makalu877 I actually think this is a great band, and that Jack is very talented and original. . .but yeah, this sorta sucks.

[chickenchild007]

hahaha, you're such a bitter old man

[Byrontheone]

Puke

[TheLordofTheRibs]

Feel like puking after this video

[mjfoghat]

Arthur Lee is pissed.

[fuckallthatshit]

@mjfoghat ...and dead as a fucking doornail. "Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead."

[theselector]

I wonder what The Sex Pistols would've done with this song? I reckon they coulda done a "much worser" version , all spit and vomit....

[Muddyw67]

the chords are too difficult for the pistols

[muffWROC]

0:11 what the...

[Ptrgamb]

Yeah, this is the worst thing I've heard from a band I otherwise admire.

[Flunder]

geez man. so stupid.horrible.

[cmpm439]

who woulda thought!!!!

[stoker20]

It has the true essence of the WS. His vocal is funny but they are rockin it.

[basilfawlty29]

Hate to be a hater but this is ass-awful.

[pallypoo123]

ya know, on the other hand it kinda grows on you (if you don't play it too loud)...it's so bad, that it's good- jack being a true artist- there is genius in the hideous-ness of it-like the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference, i suppose the opposite of brilliant is not hideous, but mediocre- words are so silly- should we call this 'the art of noise' (name of a great band- or was that an album title from the '80s? :-))

[pallypoo123]

Curious what Jack and Meg would think of this- their own cover today. I dig the White Stripes- but I gotta say this cover bights. Check out Toni Basil's cover and the cool cartoonish video (yeah- it's me again- pallypoo, one of her dancers). We made her vids pre-MTV- she always was ahead of her time-and Spazz Attack as Gorilla Boy- cool :-)) check it out- FUN :-))

[cchanandler]

Thank God that Master Bacharach and Master Costello aren't death... otherwise the'll die again hearing this awful awful awful cover... they poop on one of the greatest songs EVER!!!

[Hugoow16]

this is the worst cover i've ever heard...

[bencw05]

Brian Wilson did a pretty good cover. Way better than this.

[1080590]

this is great its raw and doesnt have to be played on a gibson or on a marshall stack pure rock

[Khultan]

Goddamn, yo, WTF is this?!? I like the WS but gawd damn....

[conquerlord1]

This is fucking awful.

[myfartyourfantasy]

Wow, i love the white stripes but they're really butchering one of my fav Bacharach tunes here. I could be done really greatly as a raucous song, but goddamn, at least keep the haunting melody and the weird dissonance from the verses.

[flailingpoo]

I would refer you to Love's version which keeps all of those things intact, and which I'm pretty sure is the basis of this cover.

[myfartyourfantasy]

Actually, if you listen to the original that Bacharach did with Manfredd Mann you'll find that Love's version also misses the mark.

[MotownConnoisseur30]

Oh Lord! This is dreadful!

Want to listen to a good version, listen to either Love's version, Manfred Mann's original or Tony Middleton's version.

[johnnymonster]

you suck , hope you both die!

[WetheBest96]

It could not download it off tapecity (The link) Is there any were else I can get this?

[Bananaskunk]

use an audio rip program and get it off of this video

[Raiderblack]

Wow!! Destroyed a great song... Terrible...

[MightySaturn5]

Yeah I hear ya Raider although I think if they did this song presently with a clean yet powerful PA system and a few extra backing musicians it would probably sound much better then this guitar / drum car crash

[meandtheworm]

i agreee

[peppermints90]

listine ManilaSyndicate why do you start a band and become as sucesfull as the white stripes i would like to see u try. it iwas song like this that put them on the map

[peppermints53]

Hello future peppermints you are 37 years into the future, No??? lol jks

[LillyCandyCane]

Stop hating!

I like it.

I am glad Jack grew his hair though.

[Sdf1987]

This song was written by Burt Bacarach and Hal David and it was originally by Manfred Mann but it was made a hit by Arthur Lee & Love and Love's version inspired Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd to come up with the guitar chords in Interstellar Overdrive which is cool. But this song has also been covered by another one of my favorite 60's groups "The Seeds" who are famous for Pushin' Too Hard.

[blackhazel3]

Better than the original!

Like all the songs which were covered by them;after you heard The White Stripes version,the original aseems so weak !

[camisgreat666]

this is like, my favorite song/version

[STUNTS1516]

i felt that way bout walkin with a ghost :P

[somorastik]

veeery rare, thanks.

[bellydweller]

hipster halocaust lets do it

[melvinmclemon]

Feckin fantastic!!

[jack333cannon]

oh why dont you all get over it... this is just jun jamming they are having fun and just enjoying playing together! take it for what it is... two people lerning! i love it! its fun. i thought that is what music is all about!

[ManilaSyndicate]

Jack sounds terrible. Listen to the Love version to get the bad taste of this out of your eardrums.

[1mashedpotato]

Sounds very lazy.

[TheWhiteStripesCCC]

Jack;s...hair...ITS HIDEIOUS! lol the songs a bit BLEH but its okay...this is on legendary lost tapes, and when i played it in my moms cars she said "What the hell is this? PLEASE LISTEN TO ANOTHER SONG!"

[BobSeger1981]

why the fuck should we care what your "mom" thinks. fuck her.

this song fucking rules, listen to the LOVE version... this is when the Stripes were still great.

[kirkbzzz123]

Bobseger1981 I love ya. I've seen your vid posts. Good shit. You get this era of the Stripes. All these other posters complain. Jack's a provocateur and it works. All these kids totally turned on their ears. They don't understand Art yet. Tsk tsk.

[edmedmoped]

Oh dear.

He's got a lot better since.

[mydarkwonderland]

brilliant i love the scratchy sound of there older songs

[v1m]

Heh. Dire.

[Maraguzzi]

Wow, this is great. Thanks for uploading!

[bushypiggy]

Oh I got my hopes up when I saw this on the related videos bit. They could have done this so much better!

[Th3Whit3Stripes]

thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you!

[zeikoru]

jack is usually pretty good looking, but hes ugly with short hair like the first pic. no offense. jack is like my favorite musician in the world

[supremeking1230]

To sing a Bacharach like this.....yeah

[LacesOutJacko]

ha yeh, he wore his hair high on his head for the longest time. Imagine it being strawberry blonde as well! cuz it was !

[theredderred]

fantastic. thankyouthankyouthankyou.

[JakeANowhereMan]

Terrible i could sing better!

[Th3Whit3Stripes]

ok do it and show us...

[ilovejackwhite]

i love you.

[turbo378]

Awesome! Jack White enjoys Arthur Lee you can tell....

[adubon]

yeah. In the Raconteur's Jack sings lead in their cover of Love's "A House is Not A Motel"

[judithj1]

Actually it's a Burt Bacharach song first recorded by Manfred Mann

[turbo378]

yeah but the way they perform it is in the style of love, and like adubon said he performs another love song, meaning he is inclined to enjoy Love.

[bokadude]

Point is Arthur Lee & Love owned the song, this changes nothing. It's close to terrible.

[piratelover20]

Great song. Nice hair.

[aguswsr]

what happened to jack's hair then? it scared me a little bit....

[goncack]

Neat find...thanks for sharing!