One of my favourite songs off the White Stripes' 5th album also has a pretty cool video featuring Conan. The song itself is pretty catchy and works so well when in conjunction with Passive Manipulation. It even offers some pretty sound relationship advice -'Take a mountain turn it into a mole.'
19. Little Acorns - Elephant
Coming off the tail end of the brash The Hardest Button To Button means the spoken word intro of Little Acorns is pretty disjointing when we first hear it - but it's spoken so well and clearly that people can actualy uinderstand it - and even gives them a whole lot of motivation. The near-constant riff is the centre of this song which seems to do so much with so little. Be like the squirrel! Brilliant lyrics.
18. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Elephant
I hadn't even realised it was a cover until the time of writing this! What a hell of a cover as well. It starts as a seemingly more quiet folky song, but White can't resist his power chords. One of Jack's most brilliant skills is flaunted here as well - being able to make his higher notes and falsettos sound absolutely badass with his shrill voice. It may sound sqeually sometimes, but would it be the White Stripes without imperfections?
17. Truth Doesn't Make A Noise - De Stijl
A true hidden gem in the White Stripes discography with one of the most brilliant and simplistic motifs I've heard - truth doesn't make a noise. There's something sonically pleasing about the phrase - aesthetically too, and the song isn't a step behind. It maintains the country influences found on De Stijl and Jack goes into his wonderful storytelling mode again. "Her stare is louder than your voice, because truth doesn't make a noise." By the time you've figured out where the truth is in this scenario you realise that in the end it doesn't matter, just another great track.
16. Hello Operator - De Stijl
The big number off De Stijl - I can't resist but belt out HELLO OPERATOR at the start of the song. The strange old clicking solo from Meg is a hell of a break from the action - but Jack welcomes us back with a harmonica?! Now that's a treat I wasn't expecting. Hello Operator again has succinct lyrics that are so incredibly repeatable that the song can be considered a classic from the White Stripes. Brilliant opener at some shows too.
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