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. The DVD consists of 26 tracks recorded at The Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in the English

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on January 27 and 28, 2004, and directed by

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. Among these tracks, as with most White Stripes live performances, are several cover songs – such as "Take a Whiff on Me" (

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), "Goin' Back to Memphis" (

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). The DVD's title comes from a moment during the performance in which Jack White addresses the audience:

Track listing

# "When I Hear My Name" # "Black Math" # " Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" # "I Think I Smell a Rat" # "

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Hotel Yorba "Hotel Yorba" is the lead single from ''White Blood Cells'', by Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes, and their first single to be released commercially. It was released on November 12, 2001. Built in 1926, the Hotel Yorba is a ...

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"/"Grinnin' In Your Face" # "Do" # "

The Hardest Button to Button "The Hardest Button to Button" is a song by American alternative rock band the White Stripes, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, ''Elephant'' (2003). Jack White said that the song is about a child trying to find his pla ...

" # "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise" # "

The Big Three Killed My Baby "The Big Three Killed My Baby" was released in March 1999 as a 7" single and is the third track on re-releases of ''The White Stripes'', the eponymous debut of the Detroit-based American garage rock band The White Stripes. A live recording o ...

" # "Wasting My Time" # " You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)" # " Hello Operator" # "Apple Blossom" # "

Ball and Biscuit "Ball and Biscuit" is the eighth track on the album ''Elephant (album), Elephant'' by Music of the United States, American alternative rock band The White Stripes. Composition and lyrics Musical structure The song commits to the structure of tra ...

" # "Let's Shake Hands" # "I Fought Piranhas" # "Let's Build a Home" # "Goin' Back to Memphis" # "

Seven Nation Army "Seven Nation Army" is a song by American rock duo the White Stripes. It is the opening track on their fourth studio album, ''Elephant'' (2003). V2 Records released the song to American alternative radio on February 17, 2003, as the lead single f ...

" # " De Ballit of de Boll Weevil"

Personnel

*Jack White – vocals, guitar, piano *Meg White – drums

References

External links

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