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The sun and the moon never change
They just rearrange
The night and the new day
Gold exchanges for silver
And the light on a river
Gets carried away
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
I lift up my head and I wonder
Just who it is calling
Calling my name now
I trip on my way and I blunder
My head falling under
A blanket of shame
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
High and low may I go
But God only knows
Just where I am going
High and low may I go
But God only knows
Just where I am going
The people around me won't let me
Become what I need to
They want me the same
I look at myself and I want to
Just cover my eyes and
Give myself a new name
The stones in the sky never worry
They don't have to hurry
They move in their own way
But I have to choose what to do
How to act, what to think
How to talk, what to say
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
On and on, on and on
| Kokoloco53 (Southeastern Arizona) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 07:46 Being not familiar with Jack's music or the White Stripes, when I first heard this song today, my first reaction was that is was a song I had heard somewhere before, and I thought it was an old Grateful Dead tune I had heard years ago. Surprise. But it's good stuff. Don't understand why some people that comment seem negative. Good music is good music, even if it's not always my favorite. Peace and joy my brothers and sisters. |
| casey1024 (Here and Now) | Posted: Apr 05, 2013 - 11:57 I like Jack White. Whether or not I like a particular song, he/Raconteurs always make me stop and check who it is. Of course, that is IMHO. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 07:25 ahh Stingray, back once again to underscore his role as the troll you love to hate. . . |
| Stingray | Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 14:44 westslope wrote: Please do!
And watch your language there young man. This is not a homogeneous group of same generation young, unilingual North American males from the same social status that you are addressing.
Translation: Show some class.
OK, Paps! I understand the words "shitty music" falls into your "no-class" category! Translation: Take it easy, Paps! |
| Stingray | Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 14:41 Jack started out as a nice guy, meanwhile he turned into an arrogant red-carpet loving asshole! So disappointing! The song...? Boring and not worth discussing why it is! OVERRATED - the Jack White industry! |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Feb 23, 2013 - 20:30 I understand that although she shared her bonnet with him, Florence Nightingale had a deeper voice than our Jack. |
| 25demayo (dreaming of an asado) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 07:03 Boy does this song go on and on and on. 3 |
| cShaggy (..inna state of being..) | Posted: Jan 03, 2013 - 22:54 michaelgmitchell wrote: And so the conundrum of musical taste. THIS gets an average of 7.1 while Joni Mitchell's track previous to JackWeirdness garners a 4.9 or something. Hilarious. Oh well, thus, RP provides a democratic platform of the arts.
..democracy sucks that way sometimes..but it does beat the alternatives, i suppose.. ..8!.. |
| michaelgmitchell (Stirling, ON) | Posted: Jan 01, 2013 - 08:36 And so the conundrum of musical taste. THIS gets an average of 7.1 while Joni Mitchell's track previous to JackWeirdness garners a 4.9 or something. Hilarious. Oh well, thus, RP provides a democratic platform of the arts. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 01, 2013 - 08:31 Yes |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 17:20 Jack continues to keep me interested with his music ... transforming, changing but, yes, always very intriguing. I loved the White Stripes and Raconteurs as well. |
| gillespp (Portland, OR) | Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 17:15 merobreno wrote: Totally confused by the Jack White flames. This guys is always interesting at worst and a great listen when full on. I wish we could see more Racontuers. Dead-on analysis. |
| Stingray | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 08:47 WonderLizard wrote: You keep saying that, Stingy, but you always seem to hang around. @ Wonder Lizzy Maybe because "Hanging around" of the STRANGLERS is one of my all-time favourites? Does that count for a reason? Of course I hang around - simply because RP is the best radio-option, possibly the best music-option, "Thin Wonder Lizzy".
@ westslope OK, Paps - but tell me, what exactly you're complaining about, before you take your belt. What language is it - seriously!! - I have to watch out for? Is it the word "shit*y" (see how quick I am able to learn?) that you despise? For me "global-warming", "war-on-Iran", "investment-banksters", "embargo-on-Cuba" and "Pink Floyd" are bad words. Class...? Trust me - I'm full of it! |
| Stingray | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 08:31 cShaggy wrote: Jack White Lyrics " On And On And On" The sun and the moon never change They just rearrange, but not in the new day Gold exchanges for silver And a light on the river gets carried away On and on, on and on On and on, on and on I lift up my head and I wonder Just who it is calming, calming my mood now I trip on my way and I blunder My head falling under a blanket of shame On and on, on and on On and on, on and on High, alone may I go But God only knows just where I am going High, alone may I go But God only knows just where I am going The people around me won't let me Become what I need to, they want me the same I look at myself and I want to Just cover my eyes and give myself a new name The stones in the sky never worry They don't have to hurry, they move in their own way But I have to choose what to do How to act, what to think, how to talk, what to say On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on
and....? Is that especially lyrical? I find it to be rather dull and "nothing-saying". |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 21:05 Jack White Lyrics
" On And On And On" The sun and the moon never change They just rearrange, but not in the new day Gold exchanges for silver And a light on the river gets carried away On and on, on and on On and on, on and on I lift up my head and I wonder Just who it is calming, calming my mood now I trip on my way and I blunder My head falling under a blanket of shame On and on, on and on On and on, on and on High, alone may I go But God only knows just where I am going High, alone may I go But God only knows just where I am going The people around me won't let me Become what I need to, they want me the same I look at myself and I want to Just cover my eyes and give myself a new name The stones in the sky never worry They don't have to hurry, they move in their own way But I have to choose what to do How to act, what to think, how to talk, what to say On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on On and on, on and on |
| nevar23 (Georgia) | Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 20:33 I have tickets for his upcoming show in Atlanta. Can't wait! I agree with the suggestion for Hypocritical Kiss, which is one of my fav tracks from Blunderbuss. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 16:58 lkovathana wrote: I'd like to hear Hypocritical Kiss next time RP plays this album Somebody would need to upload it first. |
| lkovathana (Chicago, Illinois) | Posted: Sep 09, 2012 - 23:28 I'd like to hear Hypocritical Kiss next time RP plays this album |
| merobreno | Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 18:32 Edit. I see this ground's been covered. I get confused cause Bill reruns so many canned playlists. Totally confused by the Jack White flames. This guys is always interesting at worst and a great listen when full on. I wish we could see more Racontuers. It's not a bonnet. It's a vulture on his shoulder. Look more closely. |
| ajlept (Athens, GA) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 08:46 Stingray wrote: SHITTY MUSIC SINCE AT LEAST 30 minutes! One more and I must go!  C'ya! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 08:46 Meg on drums? |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 08:59 WonderLizard wrote: Hmm. I'm going to disagree. I'm not a huge Jack White fan—too much of the White Stripes output is unlistenable—, but I'm continually impressed with his ability to absorb a vast range of musical influences and turn them into something original. He's compared to a lot of other artists because you can hear their influences in his work. His groundbreaking work with The Raconteurs and this album would seem to indicate a mature artist who is in the process of turning the page. I am with you. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:39 johnjconn wrote: Most of the posting on this RP page, compair Jack White to someone else ( Dead, Robert Plant, etc) Show how much of a retread JW is Hmm. I'm going to disagree. I'm not a huge Jack White fan—too much of the White Stripes output is unlistenable—, but I'm continually impressed with his ability to absorb a vast range of musical influences and turn them into something original. He's compared to a lot of other artists because you can hear their influences in his work. His groundbreaking work with The Raconteurs and this album would seem to indicate a mature artist who is in the process of turning the page. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:36 Stingray wrote: SHITTY MUSIC SINCE AT LEAST 30 minutes! One more and I must go! Please do!
And watch your language there young man. This is not a homogeneous group of same generation young, unilingual North American males from the same social status that you are addressing.
Translation: Show some class. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:35 That's a vulture on Jack's shoulder - not a bonnet, Bill! :) |
| 4merdj (donde el viento se devuelve) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:33 jazzy bass  |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:33 copymonkey wrote: Very Robert Plant-y. In a good way. Perhaps better and more interesting than Robert Plant?
westslope ducks..... |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:33 Stingray wrote: SHITTY MUSIC SINCE AT LEAST 30 minutes! One more and I must go! You keep saying that, Stingy, but you always seem to hang around. |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 13:52 Stingray wrote: SHITTY MUSIC SINCE AT LEAST 30 minutes! One more and I must go! Promise? |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 01:38 This musician is really good. Nothing in his work sounds the same! |
| Stingray | Posted: Jul 06, 2012 - 11:26 SHITTY MUSIC SINCE AT LEAST 30 minutes! One more and I must go! |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Jul 06, 2012 - 11:25 scrubbrush wrote: Robert Plant + Grateful Dead + Paul McCartney + Nick Drake + Ryan Adams . . . did i miss anyone from the last 8 posts? that's a pretty incredible span of great artists. I'm blown away by this new album. On par with anything (and everything) he's done in the past. To be compared to so many greats is huge honor ...I would say......I quite like this one ....ALOT! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 11:47 Most of the posting on this RP page, compair Jack White to someone else ( Dead, Robert Plant, etc) Show how much of a retread JW is |
| michaelgmitchell (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 10:50 Weird as weird can be. But his latest work is quite interesting, admittedly. |
| scrubbrush (Sea of Calm) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 08:21 Robert Plant + Grateful Dead + Paul McCartney + Nick Drake + Ryan Adams . . . did i miss anyone from the last 8 posts? that's a pretty incredible span of great artists. I'm blown away by this new album. On par with anything (and everything) he's done in the past. |
| bluecshells | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 08:17 justlistening wrote: I was a little underwhelmed by this CD. I admire Jack White's passion and he's been an innovator with a style that can energize, but except for a few exceptions I kept thinking 'rut' when I listened. Yeah...that's what he was conveying in this one. |
| justlistening (So. California) | Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 17:06 I was a little underwhelmed by this CD. I admire Jack White's passion and he's been an innovator with a style that can energize, but except for a few exceptions I kept thinking 'rut' when I listened. |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: May 31, 2012 - 23:41 McCartney-esque. |
| oddtodd (Ringwood NJ) | Posted: May 28, 2012 - 13:26 Sounds like wharf rat from the Grateful dead |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: May 21, 2012 - 16:18 Very Grateful Dead, similar to Ryan Adam's efforts Really nice... |
| ycb661 | Posted: May 21, 2012 - 16:18 there's some Nick Drake here somewhere - understated greatness - he needs to release an album every 6 months |
| dewinter (Providence, RI) | Posted: May 21, 2012 - 16:17 I like what you're doing here, Bill...nice set. |
| donnyballgame (41*53'36.29N 87*38'20.43W) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 15:53 copymonkey wrote: Very Robert Plant-y. In a good way. I hear it too. Big Log anyone? Love this guy. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 07:59 KaiT wrote: I love listening to Jack evolve. He is so expressive and unapologetic in his art. Wonderful stuff. Seeing some interviews with him I get the impression he is willing to try anything musically to see if it would work or not. Most times it does to certain extent. I really like some of his stuff other bits not so much but I do appreciate the talent. I do like what I heard off this album. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 07:56 Looks like the stint with The Raconteurs did his songwriting some good. |
| sajitjacob (Christchurch NZ) | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 19:41 I thought the same , closer inspection reveals a vulture like bird sitting on his shoulder. SinisterDexter wrote: What the heck is that cover photo? Looks like he's wearing a bonnet, standing in front of an electric power substation? Interesting music, though. |
| scottflory | Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 05:01 almost grateful dead-like - can't quite get the song in my head, but it has a similar melody line to a dead tune. i'm liking it |
| SinisterDexter | Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 04:59 What the heck is that cover photo? Looks like he's wearing a bonnet, standing in front of an electric power substation? Interesting music, though. |
| KaiT (Toronto Canada) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 12:54 I love listening to Jack evolve. He is so expressive and unapologetic in his art. Wonderful stuff. |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 12:53 Very Robert Plant-y. In a good way. |