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The White Stripes — We're Going to be Friends
Album: White Blood Cells
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Released: 2001
Length: 2:18
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Fall is here, hear the yell
back to school, ring the bell
brand new shoes, walking blues
climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
I can tell that we are gonna be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee
through the park and by the tree
we will rest upon the ground
and look at all the bugs we found
safely walk to school without a sound
safely walk to school without a sound

Here we are, no one else
we walked to school all by ourselves
there's dirt on our uniforms
from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now it's time to learn
we clean up and now it's time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
nouns, and books, and show and tell
playtime we will throw the ball
back to class, through the hall
teacher marks our height against the wall
teacher marks our height against the wall

We don't notice any time pass
we don't notice anything
we sit side by side in every class
teacher thinks that I sound funny
but she likes the way you sing

Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Yes I can tell that we are gonna be friends.
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Great Stuff - Jack White after The White Stripes is boring
Posted 3 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Just stopping by to make sure I gave this a 1.
Posted 3 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
...or Martha My Dear  (vocal)   SpencerAR wrote:


The whole vibe (vocals and acoustic guitar) reminds me of "Blackbird."
 
Posted 3 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
It's the beginning of Conan O'Brien's podcast!
Posted 3 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
Good call from Conan O'Brien to choose this song as the theme song for his (highly recommended) podcast "Conan O'Brien needs a friend".
Posted 4 years ago by trogel    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
I used this in the fifth grade promotion ceremony video at my daughter's school this morning. Not a dry eye in the house. 
 
And now she's a young adult - don't blink 
Posted 4 years ago by lindaurq    [ Reply ]
 Sbed wrote:

Yes you have something there, the high voice ressemble Sir Paul.
 

The whole vibe (vocals and acoustic guitar) reminds me of "Blackbird."
Posted 4 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
 DanO-1 wrote:
I've been chatting with babes on line all day.
 
How much of your money did they get?
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
This isn't Paul McCartney?
 
Yes you have something there, the high voice ressemble Sir Paul.
Posted 4 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
What a sweet & wonderful song.  It's so hopeful.
Posted 4 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
This isn't Paul McCartney?
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Now I need to go home and convince the wife that we should watch Napoleon Dynamite for the Nth hundredth time.  Otherwise this is going to be stuck in my head all weekend.  She'll probably say no.  Bah.
Posted 4 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
I caught you this delicious bass.
Posted 4 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
VOTE FOR PEDRO!

I showed this movie to my kids a few months ago.  11 year old boy makes at least 10 references a day.  GOSH!  A freakin 12 gauge, what do you think?!, etc.

Still love that movie.  If you don't know by now, you need to wait till after the credits for the Kip / Lafonduh wedding.  Best scene in the movie.
Posted 5 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Jack White turned this song into a children's book by the same name and it was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2018 by the Library of Michigan. Award ceremony is April 7 in Lansing.  
Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
meh
Posted 6 years ago by ditty    [ Reply ]
 Imkirok wrote:

I thought it was a Beatles tune. 

 
Me too! Or figured it was some new McCartney thing.
Posted 6 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 gratefulgator wrote:
Somehow I never realized this was the White Stripes... 

 
I thought it was a Beatles tune. 
Posted 7 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
I've been chatting with babes on line all day.
Posted 7 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
Ligers are pretty much my favorite animal.
Posted 7 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Geez. Had no clue this was by them. Gosh!
Posted 8 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Somehow I never realized this was the White Stripes... 
Posted 8 years ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
Yes! Loved this in the opening of Napoleon Dynamite. Great flick, great depiction of school's special Hell. CHUH! Pedro for President! 
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Long time no hear on RP. Welcome back old friend. 
Posted 8 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
I used this in the fifth grade promotion ceremony video at my daughter's school this morning. Not a dry eye in the house. 
Posted 13 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
I like Jack Johnson's better!! didn't know the white stripes did it.
Posted 16 years ago by Naaldekoker    [ Reply ]
They're pretty good, except for one little problem. That little guy right there. He is nipple number five. A good dairy cow should have, like, four.
Posted 17 years ago by Beanie    [ Reply ]
Gee wiz this is talent with a capital T....is she pretty? discuss
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
..with a freakin' 12 gauge, what'd'ya think!
Posted 17 years ago by curtkare    [ Reply ]
Teko wrote:
I can't imagine not being charmed by this lovely little song.
While I like this song, I thought it was a Paul McCartney tune from an early "Wings" album.
Posted 17 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Are you gonna eat your tots?
Posted 17 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
glassjawgrlxxx wrote:
You could drink whole milk if you wanted
I knew I heard this in a movie. I think it was during the opening credits/cafeteria food montage.
Posted 17 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
They need to add a drummer and guitar player, maybe a singer, too.
Posted 17 years ago by wookie    [ Reply ]
I can't imagine not being charmed by this lovely little song.
Posted 17 years ago by Teko    [ Reply ]
MissAmy wrote:
I caught you a delicious bass.
Right on! Gosh! I love that movie....
Posted 17 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
I love this and the Jack Johnson cover. Great imagery created by the lyrics and the slow tempo.
Posted 17 years ago by EchoTony    [ Reply ]
I caught you a delicious bass.
Posted 17 years ago by MissAmy    [ Reply ]
Viv515 wrote:
Does this song have only three notes in it?
That's all any of their songs have. At the most.
Posted 17 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Peace Out, Napoleon (!)
Posted 17 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
window wrote:
Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
Why don't you go eat a decroded piece of crap!
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
window wrote:
Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
Just thinking the same thing.
Posted 17 years ago by LizDeines    [ Reply ]
Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
Posted 17 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
choffman2001 wrote:
Jack Johnson borrowed this song for his Curious George soundtrack and it worked perfectly. Check out his version sometime.
I heard that version first, but now I can't listen to it anymore. Jack Johnson should have changed the lyric to "teacher thinks that you sound funny, but she likes it when I sing". This song is much more endearing with that awkward, almost squeaky vocal than with a polished pretty voice. edit: need to specify which Jack I'm talking about, don't I?
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Does this song have only three notes in it?
Posted 17 years ago by Viv515    [ Reply ]
...I can tell that I am gonna be sick...
Posted 17 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
A very nice simple little melodic song. Feel good uplifting songs have their place too.
They sure do
Posted 17 years ago by Fiji5555    [ Reply ]
This is pretty much my favorite White Stripes song.
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Go find your own tots!
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
A very nice simple little melodic song. Feel good uplifting songs have their place too.
Posted 18 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
love it. so sweet and simple.
Posted 18 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
Buncha haters, just 'cuz someone actually crafted an innocuous, harmless little ditty. Jack Johnson borrowed this song for his Curious George soundtrack and it worked perfectly. Check out his version sometime.
Posted 18 years ago by choffman2001    [ Reply ]
Ian911299 wrote:
Why does everybody hate Paul McCartney so much?
I don't! And notice, he said his "latest effort" AND he didn't use the word "hate"! (just some silver linings in a world of McCartney hate ;)
Posted 18 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, We're gonna rock rock rock 'til broad daylight... Not that I'd expect much originality from the White Stripes anyway, but geez, McCartney doing Bill Haley? Acceptable at best, which is better than most of their tunes.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Gaby wrote:
A cute little song.I'd like to hear something from De Stilj instead though.
De Stijl kicked butt.
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Like the tempo.
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
Unsupported wimpy singing...reminds me of McCartney's latest efforts. Bleh.
Why does everybody hate Paul McCartney so much?
Posted 18 years ago by Ian911299    [ Reply ]
Shut up! Gosh!
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Reeeeeee-tarded!
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
the album cover looks like silhouettes of the Beatles & Kinks about to murder Jack White for his blatant (and lousy) rip of their tunesmithing.
Posted 18 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
You could drink whole milk if you wanted
Posted 18 years ago by glassjawgrlxxx    [ Reply ]
Unsupported wimpy singing...reminds me of McCartney's latest efforts. Bleh.
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
I don't think it's the mp3. Jack White refuses to record on digital equipment. This is probably an artifact of the lousy analog equipment he records on.
You do realize that Analog equipment has the potential to be have much much better sound quality. Digital is just really easy to deal with and put on a storage media. And happens to contain enough information to still sound really good. Digital does not mean better, or mean the potential to be better (as for quality) but it makes it really easy to transport and store information, thus its full on adoption.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Jack Johnson covers this on his new album, is quite good as well!
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
"I caught you a delicious bass." One of my favorite tunes from my favorite movie.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Not at all embarrassed to say this is now my FAVORITE TUNE!!! The innocence is so refreshing in these cynical days... BEAUTIFUL... and ends too soon...
Posted 18 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
"Do your chickens have large tallons?"
Posted 18 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
ColdBear wrote:
Bad MP3, it wistles time to time
I don't think it's the mp3. Jack White refuses to record on digital equipment. This is probably an artifact of the lousy analog equipment he records on.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Vote For Pedro!!!
Posted 19 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
blackw0lf wrote:
Good song. But BAD Mp3 : :(
Yep. Still.
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Bad MP3, it wistles time to time
Posted 20 years ago by ColdBear    [ Reply ]
Get a better quality rip plz!
Posted 20 years ago by ObsidianInfinity    [ Reply ]
Good song. But BAD Mp3 : :(
Posted 20 years ago by blackw0lf    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
i'd like this better if there weren't nasty artifacts in the mp3. :/ - but it is a cute little song. reminds me of paul mccartney.
I think it has some John Lennon simplicity to it. I like it.
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
A cute little song.I'd like to hear something from De Stilj instead though.
Posted 20 years ago by Gaby    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
i'd like this better if there weren't nasty artifacts in the mp3. :/ - but it is a cute little song. reminds me of paul mccartney.
Yea, I just mentioned the corruption issue on the main "Comment" forum. I'd noticed this in a previous playing of the song, but figured it was just some streaming issue at the time. When I heard it again just now I looked here and saw that everybody's been hearing the same issue.
Posted 20 years ago by dfred    [ Reply ]
i'd like this better if there weren't nasty artifacts in the mp3. :/ - but it is a cute little song. reminds me of paul mccartney.
Posted 20 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
OfficeUseOnly wrote:
This is not the Kinks, is it? Silly me, would have bet the farm. oh, wait we lost it in the 1980's. Nevermind....
That's what I thought at first.
Posted 20 years ago by 999_99_999    [ Reply ]
This has already been posted ... but perhaps the RP gods will notice this time: bad MP3! (but good song!)
Posted 20 years ago by littlebluedog    [ Reply ]
Shimmer wrote:
Paul McCartney lives!
and apparently forgot how to sing.
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
Only on Radio Pardise can you hear Ella Fitzgerald followed by the White Stripes. I love it.
Posted 20 years ago by ScottyB    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
bad mp3
Yeah. Darn shame to have those hiccups jarring you out of your seat in the middle of such a pretty, innocent little tune.
Posted 20 years ago by satocks    [ Reply ]
Still playing a corrupted version I think?
Posted 20 years ago by britrock    [ Reply ]
bad mp3
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
This is not the Kinks, is it? Silly me, would have bet the farm. oh, wait we lost it in the 1980's. Nevermind....:curtain.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by OfficeUseOnly    [ Reply ]
ErikC wrote:
I just uploaded this. Bill, please replace your damaged version with mine. I also uploaded some other great songs from White Blood Cells - Hotel Yorba, Fell in Love with a Girl, I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, and Offend in Every Way. Hopefully, you'll like one or more enough to add them to your playlist.
"Already Have" was added to my upload entry for this song. So perhaps someone else already sent a replacement.
Posted 20 years ago by ErikC    [ Reply ]
tictocsailor wrote:
I thought maybe it was just my connection. It was happening to me yesterday, and I was glad I hadn't heard it today. Now it is back.
I just uploaded this. Bill, please replace your damaged version with mine. I also uploaded some other great songs from White Blood Cells - Hotel Yorba, Fell in Love with a Girl, I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, and Offend in Every Way. Hopefully, you'll like one or more enough to add them to your playlist.
Posted 20 years ago by ErikC    [ Reply ]
This tune is great. I love the album. For another very Beatles-esque song, check out Hotel Yorba. White Blood Cells is like channeling Paul McCartney all the way through, though, and very worth listening to. "Wait, I'm not dead yet!"
Posted 21 years ago by Uriah    [ Reply ]
ladyj wrote:
how come there are no comments on the hiccups? is this something that just started?
I thought maybe it was just my connection. It was happening to me yesterday, and I was glad I hadn't heard it today. Now it is back.
Posted 21 years ago by tictocsailor    [ Reply ]
ya its annoying eh?
Posted 21 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
how come there are no comments on the hiccups? is this something that just started?
Posted 21 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]
A very pretty, innocent song - the White Stripes seem to throw a quiet little gem on each of their albums (check out Apple Blossom from De Stijl). A dead ringer for Paul McCartney in his prime.
Posted 21 years ago by harpsm    [ Reply ]
haven\'t heard enough of them to know whether this is typical but it is pretty lite compared to what i have heard. interlude?
Posted 21 years ago by Cdog    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Soul_of_Wit: Love the Stripes but this is a little too McCartney for me.
Too McCartney? How is this a bad thing?
Posted 21 years ago by ianguy    [ Reply ]
Love the Stripes but this is a little too McCartney for me.
Posted 21 years ago by Soul_of_Wit    [ Reply ]
Great song and easy as hell to play on guitar.
Posted 21 years ago by dignan2    [ Reply ]
How could Seven Nation Army be so good and this so bad.
Posted 21 years ago by eval    [ Reply ]
Paul McCartney lives!
Posted 21 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
I like this number. Want to hear some more from White Stripes.
Posted 21 years ago by Zibby    [ Reply ]
Love this song, sounds so Beatles-esque. Makes me want to find out what happened to kids I grew up with. Wish the White Stripes would do more like this one.
Posted 21 years ago by stew48105    [ Reply ]