Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

Album: White Blood Cells (2001)
Charted: 25
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Songfacts®:

  • This song explores the mysteries of love. It is about a guy who fears that his life will be empty without his lover.
  • Jack White is a big fan of the blues, and in this song, he included some lyrics from a Son House song called "Death Letter":

    I didn't feel so bad 'til the good old sun went down
    I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around
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    Suggestion credit:
    Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 2
  • In the music video, directed by Academy Award-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry, Jack comes home to find his apartment in shambles and we're shown the events that caused the destruction. Gondry is responsible for several White Stripes videos, including the innovative Lego-themed Fell In Love With A Girl.
  • Along with "We're Going To Be Friends," The White Stripes performed this song on their lone Saturday Night Live appearance, October 19, 2002. Both songs were released as singles from their third album, White Blood Cells, their last released on an indie label.

Comments: 4

  • Matias from CkdHow do you read the meaning of the lines below?
    (...)
    Well any man with a microphone
    Can tell you what he loves the most
    And you know why you love at all
    If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost
  • Aubrae\ from Ewa Beach, HiI believe the documentary you are referring to is called "It Might Get Loud"
  • Eb from Fl Keys, FlThis song is sublime poetry about real passionate love and longing - missing someone real bad when you have to be apart.
  • Bay from Weaverville, CaGreat song, i love it. I suggest everybody watches the documentary called 'Lets get loud'
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