The White Stripes

"Conquest" is a role-reversal song written by Corky Robbins and popularized in the 1950s by Patti Page. "Conquest" was also covered by The White Stripes on their 2007 album Icky Thump, which features Regulo Aldama on trumpet. Patti Page's version of "Conquest" was featured on an EBay commercial in fall 2007.

Conquest" was released as the third single from American alternative rock band The White Stripes' album Icky Thump in December 2007.[1] It was released as a series of 7-inch colored vinyl singles, each containing the track "Conquest". The tracks "It's My Fault for Being Famous," "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" and "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" appear on the black, white and red version of the records, respectively, with the latter featuring an acoustic Mariachi version of "Conquest". The various B-sides were co-produced by musician Beck, who also contributed vocals and piano to "Being Famous" and slide guitar to "Honey."[1] Despite the sound of a trumpet section, Nashville-based mariachi trumpter Regulo Aldama played his part multiple times, and Jack overdubbed the recordings.[2]

Each single includes a trading card featuring famous matadors El Sloth, El Bianca Rosa or El Perdador.[1]

The vinyl singles were released in the US on December 18th and in the UK on December 31st.

A large portion of the "Conquest" vinyl singles have been mislabeled. The red and white sticker/seal on some of the sleeves actually reads "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)" the seal of which belongs to their previous single of that name. Also, the B-Side of the red vinyl which features the song "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" reads "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look this Cheap" on the record, which is the title of a separate B-Side on the white vinyl. The black vinyl featuring :It's My Fault for Being Famous" is mislabeled as well, with "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" being listed as the B-Side. The Best Buy exclusive cd version features the matador being charged at by a bull.[3] The CD Version has all the track numbers the color white except for the 3rd track "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter", relating to Jack White's love for the number 3. [3]

Jack White first liked the song when he would listen to Page's hits album while working in his upholstery shop. He had wanted to cover the song for ten years when he finally did in 2007.[2]

The band also released a Spanish version of the song, re-titled "Conquista", was released on CD, 7" vinyl and download on various dates through January 2008.

Digital maxi-single (U.S. only)

1. "Conquest" - 2:48
2. "It's My Fault for Being Famous" - 2:56
3. "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" - 3:37
4. "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" - 3:54
5. "Conquest" (Acoustic Mariachi Version) - 2:55

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Conquest






Lord Send Me An Angel 7"

Lord, Send Me an Angel" is a song by Blind Willie McTell, two versions of which were recorded on 19 September 1933 in New York. It was covered by Detroit, Michigan garage rock band, The White Stripes and released as a single in October of 2000.

The original version of the song begins with a dialogue between the singer and God. The former asks for an angel and the latter says, having no angels, He'll send "a teasin' brown". The rest of the lyrics describe the singer's promiscuity and liking for women of different races: "One woman's Atlanta yellow, the other is Macon brown, but the Statesboro blackskin will turn your damper down". The song ends with the singer addressing a lover, saying he's leaving her and that she'll be sorry she drove him away, perhaps wishful thinking judging by the way he claims to regard women.

The White Stripes' cover version features various changes to the original lyrics. Jack White's name replaces Blind Willie McTell's, and Detroit replaces Macon and Georgia as place names. Besides other minor changes in setting, the song has been lengthened with a story of Jack White seeking his lover at a train station, describing her appearance to a ticket agent, and also a warning to avoid relationships with married women, "cause their husband will grab ya, beat ya ragged as a cedar tree". The song ends in a similar fashion, the addressing a lover to tell her he's leaving her. However this time the singer warns "I'ma tell you pretty mama exactly who I am when I walk in that from door and hear that back door slam "

Track listing

1. "Lord, Send Me an Angel" (Blind Willie McTell)
2. "You're Pretty Good Looking" (Trendy American Remix)

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Lord Send Me An Angel





Walking With A Ghost (EP)

* Tracks three and four recorded live on August 15, 2005 (broadcast September 6, 2005) for Los Angeles' 89.9 KCRW radio show
* Tracks two and five recorded live on June 1, 2005 in Manaus, Brazil; the latter includes a performance of "Passive Manipulation"
* All live tracks also appear as B-sides on singles from the Get Behind Me Satan record.

Track listing

All songs by Jack White, except where noted.

1. "Walking with a Ghost" (Sara Quin) – 2:47
2. "Same Boy You've Always Known" (live) – 3:12
3. "As Ugly as I Seem" (live) – 5:04
4. "The Denial Twist" (live) – 2:35
5. "Screwdriver" (live) – 5:15


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Walking With A Ghost


Merry Christmas… From The White Stripes 7″ (2002)

1. Candy Cane Children.mp3
2. The Reading of the Story of the Magi.mp3
3. The Singing of Silent Night.mp3
Tracks:

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Merry Christmas