Favourite White Stripes Songs: Numbers 30-26

30. White Moon - Get Behind Me Satan

This final scene to the beautiful Under Great White Northern Lights is what convinced me of the absolute and resounding beauty. One of the most heartfelt songs White has ever written, White Moon is not your typical garage blues rocker. Instead it is, for a fleeting moment on Get Behind Me Satan, a moment of catharsis.

29. Let's Build A Home - De Stijl

This fantastic performance of track 10 from De Stijl represents the Stripes at their most wreckless and most care free. White screams 'alright' and 'come on' just the right number of times, and the song will forever have its place in Stripes history.

28. Jimmy The Exploder - The White Stripes

Nothing quite like a song about a monkey called Jimmy that blows up everything it sees. The opener to the White Stripes' first record is one of the few that open with drums. It's a great little song that does everything it needs to leave you wanting more. I love the 'Jimmy do you want to explode?!' lyric, it's just so damn fun.

27. Offend In Every Way - White Blood Cells

What a track! At first, I confused this song with Truth Doesn't Make A Noise, convinced that the lyrics were interchangeable. The lyrics are very smart, and very sing-a-long-able. The line 'offend in every way' as it swoops into the chorus is glorious, and so satisfying as the pre-chorus riff bleeds into the rest. Great song, just right for White Blood Cells.

26. I'm Slowly Turning Into You - Icky Thump

A song that became a live staple because of the audience cheers is a divisive tune. Arguably it lasts far too long - something The White Stripes have done well to limit in the past. On the flip side is a 4 and a half minute sing-a-long, perfect for a live show and is fun on all fronts. Coming on the last Stripes record it brings a somber sense, but reminds you how much of a bang they went out with.

Top 50 White Stripes Songs: Numbers 35-31

35. Stop Breaking Down - The White Stripes

One of my early favourite White Stripes song is track 2 from their debut album. The heavier version of Robert Johnson's blues number was one of the most retrospectively acclaimed tracks from the record, and brings an anticipation for the short guitar phrase that follows each "Stop Breaking Down!".

34. Apple Blossom - De Stijl

Recently featured on Tarantino's The Hateful Eight soundtrack, Apple Blossom is a good representative of the lighter side of the White Stripes. I once saw Jack playing it to a few mothers with their kids (Great White Northern Lights?) and it made me realise that it's both a lullabye, and grows into a tower of music. I always thought it was in an awkward spot on the album though - designated as the segue from Little Bird and I'm Bound To Pack It Up

33. Effect and Cause - Icky Thump

Simple. The final track on the Stripes' last album is Effect and Cause. An acoustic tune all about arguments and how people switch the effect that they created to cause their own sorrow. Jack puts it much more eloquently. It's a nice track, but leaves me unsatisfied - the last track in White Stripes history is Effect and Cause. It just doesn't seem right. It doesn't feel like a closing track - but fun nonetheless.

32.  Screwdriver - The White Stripes

The most popular tune from their first album is a great summing up of the early White Stripes. In your face lyrics that imply some sort of battle is going down. A fantastic sounding break between verses. A hysterical feeling when playing it live. Even the name - Screwdriver. There's nothing more garage rock than a fucking screwdriver.

31. The Nurse - Get Behind Me Satan

Once I heard this song I was so done with the White Stripes. I was listening to Get Behind Me Satan for the first time in its full length. I had heard that the record was a step down after Elephant, and it's all very experimental, but I wasn't expecting something as weird and disjointed as The Nurse. It was a truly bizzare experience, but now I've warmed to it, and recognised it's a much sweeter song than first appears to be. A great Track 2 to GBMS.