I remember the first time I heard the White Stripes (from Detroit, Michigan - which of course is today's state).
October 19th, 2002. Technically, it was probably October 20th, in the early morning hours. My ex-wife and I were in bed and watching SNL. We saw the musical guest was someone we had never heard of, and she wanted to turn it off before the musical guest came on.
I insisted we not do that. And, for once, I won one.
This is what we were greeted with.
She didn't like them. I LOVED it. (This may have been part of the reason she's my ex-wife now) I was completely into this, and wanted to hear more, so I that week went seeking out more of their music - including the studio version of this song, with lyrics by Jack White and music by Jack and Meg White.
For the uninitiated, yes, those are their government names. Jack was born Jack Gillis but took his wife's name when they got married in 1996. And yes, Meg was that wife, and by this point, they had been divorced for two years - clearly amicably, but the band didn't last forever.
The destruction projected in this video tells me that it was a very personal song for both of them - it is speculated that it was about the end of their marriage, although neither has confirmed or denied that.
Edit: They were literally just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which I did not know when I wrote this post. Congratulations!
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