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The White Stripes: You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)

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by Dom Gourlay

Ten years, six albums and countless accolades down the line, The White Stripes are still going strong. A remarkable achievement, really, for a band as basic as a two-piece consisting of a guitar and drums and little else.

What's even more gratifying is that every record they've made has sounded different to the last, yet still distinctive in its own way. This is probably due to Jack White's high-pitched vocal style more than anything else. But hey: if it's not broken, why fix it?

'You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)' is actually an odd choice for a single, being one of the weaker tracks off the rather splendid Icky Thump album. While it sits quite nicely as part of a collection of songs, it lacks the spark and immediacy of some of the stronger tracks on the album, such as 'Conquest' for example.

Nevertheless, it will still no doubt be sitting pretty in the charts come mid-September. And, at the very least, it's better than that annoying Hard Fi record.

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  • The White Stripes 6 / 10

officially not as good as

Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is


terrible choice

so many better tracks on the album. At least they didn't go for Prickly Thorn though.


I've said it before

and I'll say it again.... this song is a rip off of 'The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)'. Next time you hear the White Stripes' song, sing along with the Bob Dylan / Manfred Mann lyrics and you'll see what I mean!


this song

reminded me more of the verse melody of 'let it be'


banjo

i thought just the same!!!!
its like jack's thought, i love that song, and i want to write my very own let it be, kept kept the chords and changed the melody..but its jack, so ill let him off!


the

guitar solo at the end sounds like an annoying wasp that won't go away.


it's a good solo

but he does favour some very shrill tones guitar-wise


weird ...

I was pretty sure, this is gonna be the 2nd single... 3rd probably will be conquest or rag 7 bone

and I really like the song


Prob

the most radio-friendly single they have produced.

It's no Catch Hell Blues.