Tuesday, December 30, 2014

#19 Jack White - "Lazaretto"

So Jack White is back in the Top 20 again this year, but with his highest song coming only at #19 this could be seen as a slight disappointment. I think it is ok though and he can take solace in all of his sold out shows and awards and TV appearances, I think he'll be ok with a #19 song.

"Lazaretto" as a song is one of his more traditional Jack White songs on the record with the same name. It was also the first proper single. Wikipedia has an interesting fact:

By recording, pressing and releasing the live version of "Lazaretto" in less than four hours, Jack White broke the previous Guinness World Record set by Swiss polka trio Vollgas Kompanie, who issued their album Live on August 16, 2008, a day after they recorded it. There is a hidden message alongside matrix numbers in the runout areas on both sides of the "Lazaretto" "world's fastest record" vinyl: side A "Guinness", side B "Can Kiss My..."

So basically I think JW owns 2 Guinness World Records now, one with the White Stripes for shortest concert ever I believe.  He's cool.

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