As the story goes, the titular “Van Lear Rose” is a nickname that Loretta Lynn’s dad, one Ted Webb, had for her mother, whose name was Clara Marie. The “Van Lear” part of that moniker...
For starters, the real-life foundation behind “Seven Nation Army” is derived from Jack White’s personal experience growing up in Detroit and encountering an unhealthy amount of gossip therein. So with that in mind the “seven nation army”,...
In “Freedom at 21”, Jack White talks about how his supposed girlfriend deliberately abuses him and easily gets away with it because of the time they find themselves in. According to the narrator, she literally...
“Icky Thump” captures the story of a self-entitled American who enters Mexico to have some fun. He enters into the country drunk in the back of a wagon, signifying how easy it is to...