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The White Stripes

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Biography

The White Stripes formed on Bastille Day in 1997, aiming to create simple, vigorous rock with little more than Meg White's percussion and Jack White's guitar-and-vocal attack. Meg's drumming was deliberate and straightforward, while Jack's formidable guitar skills paid homage to rock, blues, and punk. A former drummer for the Detroit-based country outfit Goober & The Peas, he also displayed an affinity for American folk music, and The White Stripes took strength in the varied interests of its two members. Moreover, the group bolstered its sound with a controversial backstory (although the bandmates claimed to be siblings, they were actually a married couple until 2000) and a unique color scheme, which saw their clothing and cover art adhering to a red-and-white peppermint candy motif.

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Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    I'm gonna fight 'em off
    A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
    They're gonna rip it off
    Taking their time right behind my back
    And I'm talking to myself at night
    Seven Nation Army - (3:50)  -  371,850 plays
  2.  
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    Ya-eee! Icky thump, who'd a thunk?
    Sittin' drunk on a wagon to Mexico
    Ah well, what a chump, well my head
    Got a bump when I hit it on the radio
    Redhead seƱorita lookin' dead
    Icky Thump - (3:46)  -  162,626 plays
  3.  
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    Fell in love with a girl
    I fell in love once and almost completely
    she's in love with the world
    but sometimes these feelings
    can be so misleading
    Fell in Love With a Girl - (2:26)  -  157,495 plays
  4.  
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    We started living in an old house
    My ma gave birth and we were checking it out
    It was a baby boy, so we bought him a toy
    It was a ray gun and it was 1981
    We named him Baby, he had a toothache
    The Hardest Button to Button - (3:32)  -  129,052 plays
  5. Blue Orchid - (2:55)  -  134,641 plays
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