The White Stripes - Hand Springs

The White Stripes' Hand Springs was originally released as the A-Side side of a split single in 2000 on Extraball Records. A group called The Dirt Bombs got the other side. It was released in a batch of only 2000 and given away free with Multiball fanzine, a Pinball fanatics wet dream of a publication. The single was released to a larger audience on Third Man Records in 2012. That's what you see here.

It's one bitchin' number from the always creative, Jack White. Meg White, of course, outshines Hal Blaine, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, and Gene Krupa with all their combined talents.

Until next time, we'll see you On The Flip-Side!

Video Diary: The Raconteurs - Carolina Drama

Brilliant. The lyrics are about as good as they can get. The performance about as good as it gets.

Song of the Week: Blind Willie McTell - God Don't Like It

Man, I love this song. It is by Georgia born, itinerant bluesman, Blind Willie McTell and features the vocal stylings of Mr. McTell's wife, Kate McTell (formerly Ruthy Day). God Don't Like It was recorded by the two abstainers in the city of Chicago in 1935.

The youthful voiced Blind Willie McTell is perhaps most famous for his original composition Statesboro Blues which was covered/rewritten and made famous by fellow Georgians, The Allman Brothers. McTell recorded under many different names and in any number of locations, and with any variety of different instrument. The only thing consistent about his recordings, is the innate quality to his craftsmanship. God Don't Like It was certainly part of Blind Willie McTell's traveling minstrel show repertoire. It tells the very clear story of abstinence from all liquor and for all people (you hear me you lecherous preacher?). Why? Because God don't like it like that, and Kate and Willie don't either.

Then some of our children are naked, and the mothers never go. But the fathers make the mighty bitey row for the women of the shine and the shows. God don't like it, and I don't either. It's them that's gonna change.

Now I could swear I've heard the White Stripes, whom have been featured on these pages in recent months, cover this song. But I can't seem to find it anywhere. If they didn't cover it, they certainly should. This would be perfect for Meg and Jack to riff back and forth. I know they covered Blind Willie McTell's extremely great song, Your Southern Can Is Mine.

If you have a recording of The White Stripes doing God Don't Like It, please let us know in the comments section below.

Song of the Week: "Jolene", The White Stripes

Listen -- The White Stripes perform Jolene.

I think you already know a ton about The White Stripes. I bet you either love 'em or hate 'em. So I'm not going to waste a lot of words trying to hip you to the "brother and sister" duo out of Detroit. What I will do, however, is present to you this little song they did in 2004 called Jolene. It's a Dolly Parton penned song from 1973 that was a good hit for her and appeared on her 1974 album, Jolene. Olivia Newton John covered it in 1976.

The White Stripes covered the song in 2004 as the Flip-Side of their single, Hello Operator. One of the things I really like about it is that Jack White didn't alter the lyrics to fit his gender. It gives an interesting twist to the song of a woman pleading with her man's gifted lover to recuse herself from the love triangle.

Here are the White Stripes and Dolly Parton each performing Jolene.