Lafayette Blues
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| "Lafayette Blues" | ||
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| Single by The White Stripes | ||
| from the album N/A | ||
| Released | November 1998 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | ?? | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 2 min 10 s | |
| Label | Italy Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jack White | |
| The White Stripes singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Shake Hands" (1998) |
"Lafayette Blues" (1998) |
"The Big Three Killed My Baby" (1999) |
"Lafayette Blues" is a single by The White Stripes. However, only "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" appeared on the bands eponymous debut album, The White Stripes. 1,000 copies were released in October of 1998 (see 1998 in music) on white vinyl. In 2001 a second edition of 1000 black vinyl were released.
The lyrics of "Lafayette Blues" are a list of french names of streets in the band's hometown, Detroit, Michigan. Although the lyrics have changed over time, and are not always sung the same way, here is how they are recited on the recorded version: "Marantette, Leverette, Lannette, Lafayette, Livernois, Labrosse, Louis, Metatal, Rochelle, Marcelle, Riopelle, Manistique, and Armour, ohh, ohh, hmmmmmmm, Mercier, Le May, Tournier, Salliote, and Le Roy, Montlieu, Cadieux, Neveaux Avenue En Detroit, well i'm ready teddy, i'm ready, ready teddy to rock n roll. Lamphere, Belle Terre, Marcelle, Metetal, Rouge, Le Blanc."
[edit] Track listing
- "Lafayette Blues"
- "Sugar Never Tasted So Good"
[edit] References
- White Stripes.net Retrieved January 1st, 2006.
- White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1st, 2006.
| The White Stripes |
| Jack White | Meg White |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: The White Stripes | De Stijl | White Blood Cells | Elephant | Get Behind Me Satan | Walking with a Ghost | Icky Thump |
| Singles: "Let's Shake Hands" | "Lafayette Blues" | "The Big Three Killed My Baby" | "Hand Springs" | "Hello Operator" | "Lord, Send Me an Angel" | "Party of Special Things to Do" | "Hotel Yorba" | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | "We're Going to Be Friends" | "Red Death at 6:14" | "Candy Cane Children" | "Seven Nation Army" | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | "The Hardest Button to Button" | "There's No Home for You Here" | "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" | "Blue Orchid" | "My Doorbell" | "The Denial Twist" |
| DVDs: Candy Coloured Blues (unofficial) | Under Blackpool Lights |
| Other projects: Aluminium | The Go |
| Related articles |
| Third Man Records | Ian Montone | Triple Inchophone | The Raconteurs |
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