Watch Jack White Perform 'Seven Nation Army' at Glastonbury “Seven Nation Army” doesn’t contain a chorus, instead relying on a key-changed version of its riff for the refrain. Part of the reason could have been the song’s structure, which isn't built with a traditional verse-chorus-verse framework. “Seven Nation Army” was “not considered anything interesting” by those in the White Stripes camp during sessions for 2003’s Elephant. The results didn't garner much little attention at first. The third verse could be something from a hundred years ago.” To me, the song was a blues at the beginning of the twenty-first century. But I never set out to write an expose on myself. In the end,” White added, “it started to become a metaphor for things I was going through. It came from the frustration of watching my friends do this to each other. It was about gossip, the spreading of lies and the other person’s reaction to it. Jack White told Rolling Stone that “Seven Nation Army” was initially “about two specific people I knew in Detroit. “It’s about me, Meg and the people we’re dating.” ![]() “The song’s about gossip,” Jack later told The Independent. Eventually, the song developed an identity, built around themes of betrayal, celebrity and resentment – all things the White Stripes were experiencing during their rise in fame. The title was not supposed to stick but was simply intended as a placeholder until he crafted some lyrics. White called the tune “Seven Nation Army,” after his mispronunciation of the Salvation Army as a kid.
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