Blue Orchid
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Blue Orchid is a song by The White Stripes. It is the first single released off of the album Get Behind Me Satan in 2005.
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Track Listing
CD
- 1. Blue Orchid
- 2. Who's A Big Baby?
- 3. You've Got Her in Your Pocket (live)
7"
- 1. Blue Orchid
- 2. The Nurse
Chart Positions
- USA: #43
- UK: #9
- Canada: #1
Facts
- It is believed by some that the song is in fact about Jason Stollsteimer from the Von Bondies, however White has done nothing to confirm or deny whether or not it is.
- In an NPR interview, Jack White referred to "Blue Orchid" as the song that saved the album. He has denied that the song relates to the ending of his relationship with Renée Zellweger.
- The recorded sound is produced by two guitars playing almost in unison, and each digitally combined with their own signal an octave lower. Live, the sound is produced by a bass-rich guitar tone, used in combination with a whammy pedal to create the heavily metallic sounding breaks of the song ("How dare you, how old are you now anyway" and "get behind me, get behind me now anyway".)
- A rumored parody entitled "Blue Organ" is said to have been recorded by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic for his 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood.
Lyrics
You got a reaction You got a reaction didn't you? You took a white orchid You took a white orchid turned it blue Something better than nothing Something better than nothing, it's giving up You need to do something Try keep the truth from showing up How dare you How old are you now, anyway? How dare you How old are you now, anyway? How dare you How old are you now, anyway? You're given a flower But I guess there's just no pleasing you Your lips tastes sour But you think that it's just me teasing you You got a reaction You got a reaction, didn't you? You took a white orchid You took a white orchid turned it blue Get behind me Get behind me now, anyway Get behind me Get behind me now, anyway Get behind me Get behind me now, anyway You got a reaction You got a reaction, didn't you? You took a white orchid You took a white orchid turned it blue
Video
The video for "Blue Orchid" was on Yahoo!'s Top Twenty-Five Scariest Music Videos of all Time, charting at number 13. It features Karen Elson, a model whom would marry Jack White soon after the shoot. The video, which was directed by Floria Sigismondi, ends with a horse, its hooves raised in the air, about to stomp on Elson.
