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The Raconteurs — Steady As She Goes
Album: Broken Boy Soldiers
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Released: 2006
Length: 3:35
Plays (last 30 days): 2
Find yourself a girl and settle down
Live a simple life in a quiet town

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes

Your friends have shown a kink in the single life
You've had too much to think, now you need a wife

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Well, here we go again
You've found yourself a friend that knows you well
But no matter what you do
You'll always feel as though you tripped and fell
So steady as she goes

When you have completed what you thought you had to do
And your blood's depleted to the point of stable glue
Then you'll get along
Then I'll get along

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Well, here we go again
You've found yourself a friend that knows you well
But no matter what you do
You'll always feel as though you tripped and fell
So steady as she goes
Steady as she goes

Settle for a world, neither up or down
Sell it to the crowd that is gathered round
Settle for a girl, neither up or down
Sell it to the crowd that is gathered round

So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes
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 Edweirdo wrote:

Crunchy.



I don't think you're supposed to chew it. Just sayin' 
 treatment_bound wrote:

Is this song really over a decade old?



another decade? more wine then ...
Crunchy.
Is she really going out with him? By Joe Jackson
Pretty hilarious lyrics with a biting edge to their basic truth:
When you have completed what you thought you had to do
And your blood's depleted to the point of stable glue
Then you'll get along

This brings back memories of dark days in 2007 listening to XM Radio, with no variety.  I think this song was on four times a day and I quickly got tired of it, like most other stuff on satellite radio.  No variety and I ended up canceling.  In a couple of years I found Radio Paradise.  Massive, massive variety, and I rediscovered my love for music.  Thank you Bill!
chaque choses que touche Jack White se transforme en or massif ....
everything Jack White touche is changed in golden bars...
 eyke wrote:

again on 09-20-21, but the listing has Ethanopium


Seen again on 2021.10.20 @11:19 CET
 Baby_M wrote:

Good set you've got going here, it really fits together well.

     Dengue Fever — Et Hanopium
     Old 97s — Dance With Me
     Morphine — Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer
     The Raconteurs — Steady As She Goes



again on 09-20-21, but the listing has Ethanopium
 Proclivities wrote:

Just curious, why have you "studied dozens of photographs of Jack White"?  He hasn't commissioned you to do a sculpture or something has he?


Proclivities, that's an interesting possibility ;-)
 Silvervanman wrote:

Is it just me or are these just Cars plagiarists..



name the song
These guys absolutely tore up Ryman Auditorium in Nashville when I saw them there in 2019. One of the best rock shows I've been to in years!
Is it just me or are these just Cars plagiarists..
Steady as you vote!  (10!)
Saw them in concert last summer. They gave away their new CD. Which is pretty good.

My ears could not hold up to the Venue and I forgot ear plugs.  So I did not enjoy the concert as much as the new album.

Submitted a good song from the new album and it did not make the cut.
Austin City Limits just aired a new show by the Raconteurs well worth the watch.  They ended it with a new and creative version of this song.
 Ihatethissong wrote:
meanwhile:

Having studied dozens of photographs of Jack White, I believe he looks like a cross between Johnny Depp and a young Mickey Rourke
 
Just curious, why have you "studied dozens of photographs of Jack White"?  He hasn't commissioned you to do a sculpture or something has he?
Fun tune.  
saw them two weeks agin in Toronto......outstanding . 


Tom Waits stole Jack's watch. It's funny.
this is the second song I heard and I think you have awesome collection of songs I never heard before thanks

 
I've had this on my iTunes list for years, but just made the connection to Jack White.  Great song, Jack!
Thank you Bill
Good set you've got going here, it really fits together well.

     Dengue Fever — Et Hanopium
     Old 97s — Dance With Me
     Morphine — Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer
     The Raconteurs — Steady As She Goes


Oh no the finish was cut off {#No}
Is this song really over a decade old?
I saw a really killer live version of this on a concert film from Montreux. Watch if you can find it - whole show was rockin'!
Joe Jackson hook: Is she really going out with him?
great hook and groove
 Proclivities wrote:

"That's What I Like About You", was done by The Romantics, not The Ramones; two very different bands.

 
ah yeah, you could say that ... if you were a master of understatement {#Wink}
 1wolfy wrote:
OK song, but the steady as she goes is repeated far too often...like the Ramones, that's what I like about you..it grates after a while

 
"That's What I Like About You", was done by The Romantics, not The Ramones; two very different bands.
A brilliant rock band - as good as any - ever.  yes that's a bold statement, but Jack White is a brilliant artist and an amazing songwriter and guitarist - HOWEVER - to these ears, he works better within a group setting - for his Jack-White-ness to have more room to disperse amongst four, I guess.  His uniqueness is sometimes his shortcoming - balanced with the playing and input of others it truly shines.
SPECIAL!
the rhythm section intro is reminiscent of Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out with Him?".
OK song, but the steady as she goes is repeated far too often...like the Ramones, that's what I like about you..it grates after a while
GREAT!
 rdo wrote:

Trip Shakespeare was a very good band that changed their name to Semisonic, and achieved a little more success afterwords.  I saw Trip twice in college.  I remember wincing when saying their name.  I think it hurt them.  It shouldn't, but, that's the way it is.

 
Well, Semisonic (briefly called Pleasure) was made up of half of Trip Shakespeare.  They were half as good as Trip Shakespeare, too. 
 slr242 wrote:
I have yet to hear anything that Jack's been involved with which isn't very good. Love his stuff.

 
I have yet to hear anything that Jack's been involved with which is very good. All marginal at best. He's had 1 fairly decent song (We're Going to be Friends). The rest is crap
I have yet to hear anything that Jack's been involved with which isn't very good. Love his stuff.
Can't go wrong with this kind of thing! Jack White is one of the best and most exciting dudes to pick up a guitar in a long, long while, and I love how he is slowly but surely becoming an ongoing influence I appreciate more and more, even though I also still cherish the memories of the raw power and playfulness I found in him (and myself upon hearing & seeing it) in his early stuff...Steady As She Goes, Jack! and right on, RP! I also always thought that Little Hurricane has shades of this tasty styling under the hood, which is a good thing.
 fredriley wrote:

How about The Storytellers? That's what les raconteurs is in French, I believe, though the French original probably has untranslatable subtleties. I wouldn't call that especially pompous. A bit rive gauche petit-bourgeois, perhaps... ;-)
 
Like it {#Clap}
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
Didn't spend too long in college then, eh?
 xtalman wrote:
Just saw the documentary "It Might Get Loud" with Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge.  Good stuff.  Appreciate Jack White more now.
 
Jimmy Page didn't quite know what to make of Jack White, did he?
i love this!
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
How about The Storytellers? That's what les raconteurs is in French, I believe, though the French original probably has untranslatable subtleties. I wouldn't call that especially pompous. A bit rive gauche petit-bourgeois, perhaps... ;-)
I thought this was an even more irritating song by OK GO.
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
Trip Shakespeare was a very good band that changed their name to Semisonic, and achieved a little more success afterwords.  I saw Trip twice in college.  I remember wincing when saying their name.  I think it hurt them.  It shouldn't, but, that's the way it is.
I will always love this song. 
The opening (lone bass comping the root chords followed by a guitar doing the same) is eerily similar to Don Dixon's "Praying Mantis." I haven't sat down with me axe to actually compare the chords. 'Twould be interesting.
 BBOGDA wrote:
please don`t play songs like this.  its AM radio mindless dribble.  the raconteurs have much better songs that weren`t picked for their "playability" and then shoved down our throats 10 times a day as on 100 FM stations across the US.   which is why i turn to RP when i can.
No all of us listen to American FM (I can't even if I wanted to) and I quite like this. It seems like a nice little pop song and I for one don't think any the lees of band (or Bill for that matter) for playing pop.

please don`t play songs like this.  its AM radio mindless dribble.  the raconteurs have much better songs that weren`t picked for their "playability" and then shoved down our throats 10 times a day as on 100 FM stations across the US.   which is why i turn to RP when i can.
 garycha wrote:

She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 
 
I agree. I think that Jack White would sound better with a more dynamic drummer but it is sort of like Neil Young having Crazy Horse for his band. The Crazy Horse rhythm section is pretty poor also. Flame me! P.S. I like this song and this album a lot plus they have a really good drummer. 

 garycha wrote:

She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 

 
But sufficent for what The White Stripes are.  Besides, it's pretty apparent that Meg's presence onstage fuels Jack's performance, a significant contribution on its own.

Just saw the documentary "It Might Get Loud" with Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge.  Good stuff.  Appreciate Jack White more now.
Their latest album is so much better. This is good but it is sorta like they are just feeling each other out on this one. The second album clearly shows them as a unit, more cohesive. Plus, the songs are just better, more rockin in that White Stripes way but more sophisticated and layered.
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
I don't get it - is it not okay for rockers to be intelligent or to use big words? That's not unlike the sentiment of voters who select their elected officials on the basis of whom they'd prefer as a drinking buddy.

Gets better every time. I hear it in bars all the time now, although this has been out there for a WHILE.
I MUCH prefer the acoustic version (even with its screw-up) that iTunes gave away four years back. Allegedly, it was recorded in their garage, but has better sound and more character than this version.

 mrrmt wrote:


meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.
 
She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 

 Jelani wrote:
Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
 
Awesome get. I like Jack White a whole lot better with a real band, and these guys are as good as they come. Killer song.

 Jelani wrote:
Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
 

YES!!!  Thank you.  That was driving me nuts.
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 DoctorHooey wrote:
The video for this song is hilarious!
 
Yeah, but I found I couldn't listen to this song twice without funny visuals.

Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
sproggit wrote:
its got a good groove.. but it's pretty generic... and i think a 12 year old may have written the lyrics for them. :)
Good summary. Not really bad enough to mute, but basically a whole lotta noise masking a whole lotta nuthin'.
Curiously, this is different from the iTunes version, which I like better and actually sounds better despite that it was supposedly recorded in one take in their basement (or something like that).
For a while I had no idea that this was Jack White. Interesting, I think I prefer this album to the White Stripes. The album is really good, but it is also pretty short (like 39 minutes or something near that).
mrrmt wrote:
meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.
Nothing against female drummers because there are several really good ones but Meg is awful. Nice to hear Jack White playing with both a decent drummer and bass player.
The video for this song is hilarious!
Zep wrote:
WAY too many. It starts to grate before they hit 15, but by 25 it's garbage time.
Much too repetitive.
Lazy8 wrote:
Nice to hear Jack with a real drummer
meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.
Perishable. Enjoyed while still fresh.
Finally a song by these clowns that sounds good
its got a good groove.. but it's pretty generic... and i think a 12 year old may have written the lyrics for them. :)
youngj wrote:
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?
WAY too many. It starts to grate before they hit 15, but by 25 it's garbage time.
youngj wrote:
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?
I counted 29 :-) I still like it - I'm a big fan of Brendan Benson and this is the most 'Bensonesque' of the Raconteurs stuff to date.
Repetitive, yes, but I still like it.
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?
rah wrote:
you act like it's our fault you don't like it?
Not at all....just (almost) apologizing for rating it a 5. I usually pass on giving low scores but the frequency of this song moved me to do so here.
Why I like reading the posts here: I heard this and thought, wow, a white stripes ripoff, but now I know why. A good rocking song.
Nice to hear Jack with a real drummer
Just bought this, excellent album.
redtex wrote:
What's the buzz about? I'm just not getting it...and pulling your average down with a 5 rating.
you act like it's our fault you don't like it?
What's the buzz about? I'm just not getting it...and pulling your average down with a 5 rating.
sneff wrote:
Best new band in ages, I love the whole album
catchy. nice buzz-saw riffs. interesting layered singing. wish i would have bought this cd when it was only 10 bucks.
zarvok wrote:
A good track, but sort of a strange follow up to Johnny Cash's Get Rhythm...
Hmm, not long after another Johnny Cash song again.
Jack White gets more ripping sound in a single vicious swipe at that old Sears guitar of his than a lot of folks can do in years of trying. A character, to be sure. Can't wait to see what he does next!
A good track, but sort of a strange follow up to Johnny Cash's Get Rhythm...
First heard The Raconteurs as the Free Download Single of the Week on iTunes earlier this year. As noted below, this song sort of gets into your head and swims around. The band certainly has a good pedigree!
justlistening wrote:
Still, curious to see if this band has what it takes to stick around. Seems they fit the mold of half a dozen others.
I disagree, there is something different here. They have a great sound with an obvious, but good, nod to 70s rock.
Best new band in ages, I love the whole album
RobK wrote:
Say wha? Dude, I turned it UP...and gave it a 9.
ehh... it's just one of those songs that have only one line that gets stuck in your head for not days, but WEEKS at a time.. and i just can't deal w/ those, thus i turn it down. i don't necessarily dislike the sound as a whole, just the incessantly annoying chorus.
Mugro wrote:
Did I mis-speak? Perhaps I should have said "alternative?" I'm not so good with labels...
This stuff is "rock" or "power pop." Either way,Jack White and his friends rock out! This album is good stuff.
Awesome sound. my 12 yr old loves it too Must have something hot going.....
Heard this tune while waiting on my sirloin cheeseburger topped with provolone and crab meat. This song made the kitchen help MOVE. :-) Groovy Song.
Not bad. Tired of hearing it, but that isn't a comment on the music, just my tolerance of repetivness. I liked it quite a bit when I first heard it. Still, curious to see if this band has what it takes to stick around. Seems they fit the mold of half a dozen others.
physicsgenius wrote:
You can continue to be critical, as neither this nor Franz Ferdinand are prog rock.
Did I mis-speak? Perhaps I should have said "alternative?" I'm not so good with labels...
Boosiewolf wrote:
Yeah, they're on Top 40 radio now....but I still like it.
i don't listen to top 40, but i do like this. rp is the only place i've heard this...
GREAT album! Love this song.
smadanayr wrote:
Boring music
Boring comment. Great music.
Boring music
Jackson Brown
I cought the tail end of their set at ACL fest and they sounded pretty good. Good enough to wish I saw the whole thing.
The intro reminded me of 'Summer lovin', had me a blast..."
DrGonzo wrote:
not sure why, but this is the only song on RP that i have actually muted... i can't quite give it a 1, but a 2 it does get. i just think it's because the 'steady as she goes' part is just endlessly annoying to me. ah well... nothing to get in a fuss about.
Say wha? Dude, I turned it UP...and gave it a 9.
not sure why, but this is the only song on RP that i have actually muted... i can't quite give it a 1, but a 2 it does get. i just think it's because the 'steady as she goes' part is just endlessly annoying to me. ah well... nothing to get in a fuss about.
physicsgenius wrote:
You can continue to be critical, as neither this nor Franz Ferdinand are prog rock.
Ah, PG. I'm worried about you man. Your snarkiness is getting low in quality of late. Are you getting enough sleep?
squidish wrote:
Any band featuring Jack White is tops in my book!
Same goes for Jack Black. Hmmm, I have to find that CD and upload something.
rm999 wrote:
This is the first song I have heard on RP that has gotten recent heavy radio play. I don't think that's so bad - it's a good song, but a bit repetetive.
It just played yesterday on RP. Once a day is probably a bit too much.
squidish wrote:
Any band featuring Jack White is tops in my book!
me too. I've developed quite a music crush on him over the past few years.
This is the first song I have heard on RP that has gotten recent heavy radio play. I don't think that's so bad - it's a good song, but a bit repetetive.
Mugro wrote:
I know that I have been critical of some of the new progressive rock that you have played of late (Franz Ferdinand and others), but I have realized that this station is far better with these tunes than without. I enjoy classical music and blues and folk, and of course the classic rock, but I think that new progressive rock rounds out the "eclectic" that we know RP to be!!
You can continue to be critical, as neither this nor Franz Ferdinand are prog rock.
Some chord progression as a Joe Jackson tune. Nothing new under the sun I guess...but I like what I have heard from this project so far.
Mugro wrote:
I know that I have been critical of some of the new progressive rock that you have played of late (Franz Ferdinand and others), but I have realized that this station is far better with these tunes than without.
Progressive, this is not. Trust me. Decent, it is.
squidish wrote:
Any band featuring Jack White is tops in my book!
Word. (did I just say "word"? that's weird)
Up Yours!
Any band featuring Jack White is tops in my book!
Mugro wrote:
This is a great new song, Bill! I know that I have been critical of some of the new progressive rock that you have played of late (Franz Ferdinand and others), but I have realized that this station is far better with these tunes than without. I enjoy classical music and blues and folk, and of course the classic rock, but I think that new progressive rock rounds out the "eclectic" that we know RP to be!! Thanks for playing this!
You absolutely nailed it. Bill is sooo dialed in with all his choices. Yeah!