The Denial Twist

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"The Denial Twist" is a song by The White Stripes. It can be heard on their fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan. It was released as the third single from Get Behind Me Satan on November 7, 2005.

Track Listing

1. The Denial Twist
2. Shelter of Your Arms
3. As Ugly As I Seem (Live) *Alternate 7 inch version only

Facts

• It was the first song ever "officially" performed live on a normal episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
• The cover photo on the single was taken by Brian Muldoon, who had previously worked with Jack during his days as an upholsterer. Brian currently plays drums and keyboards in the band The Muldoons, whose '45 was produced by Jack White.

Lyrics

If you think that a kiss is all in the lips 
C'mon, you got it all wrong, man 
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips 
Oh well, then do the twist 
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers 
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers and 
Make sure to never do it with the fingers 
Cause I'll tell everyone in the world 
But he was thinking about the girl 
Ya, but he's thinking about the girl, oh 
A lot of people get confused and they bruise 
Real easy when it comes to love 
They start putting on their shoes and walking out 
And singing "boy, I think I had enough" 
Just because she makes you feel wrong 
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy 
Take a tip and do yourself a little service 
Take a mountain turn it into a mole 
Just by playing a different role 
Ya, by playing a different role, oh 
The boat ya you know she's rockin' it 
And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it 
The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it 
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it 
So what, somebody left you in a rut 
And wants to be the one who's in control 
But the feeling that you're under can really make you wonder 
How the hell she can be so cold 
So now you're mad, denying the truth 
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth 
Ya need ta spit it out, in a telephone booth 
While ya call everyone that you know, and ask 'em 
Where do you think she goes 
Oh ya, where d'ya suppose she goes, oh 
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it 
And the boat well ya know she's still rockin' it 
The boat ya you know she's still rockin' it 
And the truth ya you know there's no stoppin' it 
You recognize with your back in the back? 
That it's colder when she rocks the boat 
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Laws
'bout the proper place to hang her coat 
So to you, the truth is still hidden 
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten but 
You should know that the dark is one kitten? 
She's been singing it all along 
But you were hearin' a different song 
Ya you were hearin' a different song 
But you were hearin' a different song

Video

The video for "The Denial Twist" was directed by Michel Gondry, the same music video director who also directed the videos for "Fell In Love With a Girl", "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", and "The Hardest Button to Button".

Like some of Gondry's previous video work, such as The Chemical Brothers' "Let Forever Be" and Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World", the video features a wide array of spectacular visual effects as it follows Jack and Meg from the set of Late Night with Conan O' Brien to their apartment.

Conan O' Brien makes a cameo appearance in the video, as the White Stripes had previously been a week-long musical guest on Late Night With Conan O' Brien while promoting Elephant. The square-headed O'Brien doll in the video was a reference to a similar one given to the comedian at the end of their week-long stay on the show. The plaster blow-up was actually created by Gondry.

A foot comes crashing down from the roof on Jack's piano in the beginning. At the end of the video, when Jack and Meg step in their apartment, Meg turns on the television but it is not working. While Jack and Meg are trying to fix it, Meg tries to kick the television to get it working, while it appears that Meg's foot is actually going through the television and on top of Jack's piano, which would explain the beginning of the video. In other words, Michel Gondry is a brilliant man.

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