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The Raconteurs — You Don't Understand Me
Album: Consolers Of The Lonely
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Released: 2008
Length: 4:41
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You don't understand me
But if the feeling was right
You might comprehend me
And why do you feel the need to tease me?
Why don't you turn it around?
It might be easier to please me

And there's always another point of view
A better way to do the things we do
And how can you know me and I know you
If nothing is true?

What do you think that you are doing?
Who is the fool?
The fool or the fool that you are fooling? (fool that you are fooling)
And maybe I just don't see the reason (reason)
But in the court of my heart
Your ignorance is treason

And there's always another point of view
A better way to do the things we do
And how can you know me and I know you
If nothing is true?

You think you know how I feel
It's not that big of a deal
There's no such thing, it's not real
Oh

You don't understand me
But if the feeling was right
You might comprehend me
And I don't claim to understand you
But I've been looking around
And I haven't found anybody like you

And there's always another point of view
A better way to do the things we do
And how can you know me and I know you
If nothing is true?
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I love anything Jack White does.  If its White Stripes, solo stuff, The Dead Weather or The Raconteurs. Just amazing playing and song writing. I have everything he has released. My favorite output would be this band with Jack and Brendan Benson singing and playing off each other on guitar. Amazing. Back in 2005 I worked the Atlanta Midtown Music Festival. I worked hospitality for 4 days. 130 bands on 7 stages in 4 days. I drove a gold cart around driving artists, management and delivering food. I had a ALL Access pass. I would stop whenever I wanted and went up on the side of the stage for a few minutes. I went up when Jack and Meg were playing "Ball and Biscuit", my fav by them. I stood behind Meg, looking at Jack. I was totally blown away. An amazing song and an amazing performance in front of 75,000 people in a long parking lot next to the Atlanta Civic Center. What memories. And I git paid to do it. I worked 3 years straight. Such fun. I would have done it for free!
Posted 6 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
I saw Jack White live inJun 2022 it was an amazing concert!! JUST DON"T SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE SPEAKERS!!!!
Posted 10 months ago by cdowning    [ Reply ]
๐…˜๐…ฅ๐…ฎ  Never was a cornflake girl ๐…˜๐…ฅ๐…ฎ
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, you existentialists! 
Posted 1 year ago by dmiley    [ Reply ]
I like Jack White . This band is cool .
Posted 1 year ago by geraldcary    [ Reply ]
Anyone else think Jack White looks like Michael Jackson in the photo?
Posted 2 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
I hear Fiona Apple. Not in a bad way.
Posted 2 years ago by moocray    [ Reply ]
 Ah, so they do have other songs besides "Steady As She Goes".  Nothing against the band but most stations just fixate on that one song.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Iยดm pretty sure Neil Young wrote and played that one-note piano solo many years ago (but for the guitar) 
Posted 3 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
 carsonstuart wrote:
The piano theme at the beginning and the piano ostinato at the end are amazing.
Easily an 8 for me at first listen.
Thanks, Radio Paradise...
 

This, School and Uncertain smile. Great piano
Posted 3 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
This reminds me so much of early 90's band, Jellyfish.
Posted 3 years ago by bobbycantrelle    [ Reply ]
 kbs wrote:

From the intro I was bracing my ears for Tori... 
 

Same. Love Tori's playing, but her voice gets to be grating after a while. Could probably say the same thing of these folks though.
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
 Fafhrd67 wrote:

It sounds like Turing Brakes. Period.
 
From the intro I was bracing my ears for Tori... 
Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Just an FYI, Bill, but their new album, "Help Us Stranger," is AMAZING!
Posted 5 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Acceptable.
Posted 5 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I see comments saying it sounds like Beatles, Steely Dan, etc. so I'm gonna say Utopia.
 
It sounds like Turing Brakes. Period.
Posted 6 years ago by Fafhrd67    [ Reply ]
I see comments saying it sounds like Beatles, Steely Dan, etc. so I'm gonna say Utopia.
Posted 6 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
The piano theme at the beginning and the piano ostinato at the end are amazing.
Easily an 8 for me at first listen.
Thanks, Radio Paradise...
Posted 6 years ago by carsonstuart    [ Reply ]
Jack spun his yarn and the song went POP. 
Yayyyy poppity pop pop.
You don't understand
lol


Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:
Is someone squeezing a rubber duck somewhere in the background of the chorus?

  
Don't think so, it's just Jack's attempt to channel Steely Dan.


Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Just another story.
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 
bigbargain wrote:
Are you kidding!  No talent bums.


Webfoot wrote:

I don't think you understand him.

 
{#Roflol}
.
I upped it to 8 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 bigbargain wrote:
Are you kidding!  No talent bums.

 
I don't think you understand him.
Posted 8 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
easy 7
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Anyone else hear similarities to Jellyfish in this Raconteurs song? The shifting vocal harmonies, the changing tempo, some atypical chord progression, the styles of both piano and guitar, Jack's voice to Andy Sturmer's — heck Jack even looks like Andy a bit...

(I thought maybe someone else out there listened to a bit of Jellyfish beyond their pop hit...)

 
For sure, 
Came here to see if they had put out some new material!! 
Posted 8 years ago by juicymouth    [ Reply ]
 hallogallo wrote:
I like fake angst as much as the next listener, but no ... just no.  This is pure tripe.
 
Well, thank God it's pure tripe.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's impure tripe!

Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Like the man says, there's always another point of view... 
 
bigbargain wrote:
Are you kidding!  No talent bums.

  
Are you kidding? They're amazing 
Posted 8 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
 bigbargain wrote:
Are you kidding!  No talent bums.

 
Are you kidding? They're amazing 
Posted 9 years ago by 7valentine    [ Reply ]

I like fake angst as much as the next listener, but no ... just no.  This is pure tripe,

 
Posted 9 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
 rotekz wrote:
That 1 note piano solo at the end is well annoying. I always have to turn the volume down,

 
It seems more like three notes, not that it matters.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:

Now, now, behoove yourself 

 
{#Lol}
Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Part after 1-note-solo - amazing.
Posted 9 years ago by slider23    [ Reply ]
Are you kidding!  No talent bums.
Posted 9 years ago by bigbargain    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

I disagree, he had valid point.  Once in awhile it might behoove you to stop acting like an employee of the station.
 
Now, now, behoove yourself 
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Right song for this time of night ...
 
Posted 10 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
That 1 note piano solo at the end is well annoying. I always have to turn the volume down,
Posted 10 years ago by rotekz    [ Reply ]
very, very nice song!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
My life is complete.

LOL

-- Not Onlylynne.
Posted 10 years ago by onlylynne    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:

Stick around. This is RP, something will come by to surprise you.

 
I disagree, he had valid point.  Once in awhile it might behoove you to stop acting like an employee of the station.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I don't usually but I'm loving the squeaky guitar strings in this one. Not sure why
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Anyone else hear similarities to Jellyfish in this Raconteurs song? The shifting vocal harmonies, the changing tempo, some atypical chord progression, the styles of both piano and guitar, Jack's voice to Andy Sturmer's -- heck Jack even looks like Andy a bit...

(I thought maybe someone else out there listened to a bit of Jellyfish beyond their pop hit...)

 
I can hear it.  Most definitely.
Posted 10 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 tfioreze wrote:
I love the short piano solo at the end of the track.

 
yeah, diggin that piano.. {#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 Chumbawamba-1984 wrote:
{#Yawn} What about a 30 seconds version ?

 
Would that be the soundtrack for your quickie?  {#Tongue}
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I am a big fan of Jack White and his diversity of music, and bands. This is very nice!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 MosesX wrote:
Todd Rundgren "international feel" anyone?
 

Yeah, I hear that!
Posted 10 years ago by Ja300Mes    [ Reply ]
dreadful band in concert. honestly. but there again, so were the White Stripes.
Posted 10 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
 Dosequis wrote:
This song is played a lot on RP. It's not that I dislike it. It's just that there are millions of songs. Can we hear something else? Even something different from them. Why do the top 40 thing and bash us over the head with the same 2 or 3 "popular" songs by an artist?

 
Stick around. This is RP, something will come by to surprise you.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
This song is played a lot on RP. It's not that I dislike it. It's just that there are millions of songs. Can we hear something else? Even something different from them. Why do the top 40 thing and bash us over the head with the same 2 or 3 "popular" songs by an artist?
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

That's the one.

 
I hear Queen -- HIGH praise, by the by!
Posted 10 years ago by brulie    [ Reply ]
 MosesX wrote:
Todd Rundgren "international feel" anyone?
 
That's the one.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I wish that The Raconteurs stayed around a bit longer -- Jack White is BRILLIANT for sure, and I think he shines best in this band -- where he has other contributing influences to keep his "Jackness" in check...

Such a great rock'n'roll band.  As good as ANY.
Posted 10 years ago by Biscobret    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a Top 40 pop hit from the mid 1970's by a band appalled by the thought of such things. Oh, and it sounds great.
Posted 11 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Anyone else hear similarities to Jellyfish in this Raconteurs song? The shifting vocal harmonies, the changing tempo, some atypical chord progression, the styles of both piano and guitar, Jack's voice to Andy Sturmer's -- heck Jack even looks like Andy a bit...

(I thought maybe someone else out there listened to a bit of Jellyfish beyond their pop hit...)

 

Absolutely!
I first thought of this when I got the album, but then it got its own identity in my mind. 
Posted 11 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
This guy went to the 'Bob Dylan School for Crappy Singing'

 

He must have flunked out, then.
 
Posted 11 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
Elliott Smith "Between The Bars"  -->  The Raconteurs "You Don't Understand Me"

the reason I come back to RP, day after day after day...

                                                                                             {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 11 years ago by Biscobret    [ Reply ]
Great tune. 
Posted 11 years ago by dtown40    [ Reply ]
This guy went to the 'Bob Dylan School for Crappy Singing'
Posted 11 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
Meg on drums?

 

going by the album cover, if she is on drums she has let herself go a bit...
Posted 11 years ago by prophetzarquon    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
Meg on drums?

 
Probably not... its in time.
Posted 11 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hear similarities to Jellyfish in this Raconteurs song? The shifting vocal harmonies, the changing tempo, some atypical chord progression, the styles of both piano and guitar, Jack's voice to Andy Sturmer's -- heck Jack even looks like Andy a bit...

(I thought maybe someone else out there listened to a bit of Jellyfish beyond their pop hit...)
Posted 11 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
still love this album. this tune in particular. tasty piano indeed.
Posted 11 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
{#Yawn} What about a 30 seconds version ?
Posted 11 years ago by Chumbawamba-1984    [ Reply ]
My favorite of any Jack White is this band - so, so good - just great rock'n'fuckin'roll, man!  Jack quirky, but with a reall solid rhythm section & poppy-esque co-leader to not have it derail too far off the Zepp/Beat path...
Posted 11 years ago by Biscobret    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:
Is someone squeezing a rubber duck somewhere in the background of the chorus?
 
I hear it too.... is it just some sliding on the guitar string?
Posted 11 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
 Easyrider wrote:
Prefer his vocals here than his solo work...
 



Same
Posted 11 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
 Rafter101 wrote:
I totally thought this was Turin Brakes. Funny how some of the lite progr rock groups blend into each other.
 
yeah thought it was Turin Brakes as well...they have a very distinctive sound ; maybe Jack White is a chameleon at heart.
Posted 11 years ago by Charlie_rijsel    [ Reply ]
Is someone squeezing a rubber duck somewhere in the background of the chorus?
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Todd Rundgren "international feel" anyone?
Posted 11 years ago by MosesX    [ Reply ]
Growing on me.
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Prefer his vocals here than his solo work...
Posted 11 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
I totally thought this was Turin Brakes. Funny how some of the lite progr rock groups blend into each other.
Posted 12 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
I always thought this was the Brew. Good tune....
Posted 12 years ago by robotbass    [ Reply ]
Cool.  I wonder if there will be any raconteurs or stripes material when I see him on the Blunderbuss in November?
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
great piano solo!
Posted 12 years ago by patrick30    [ Reply ]
 {#Drummer}
Misterfixit wrote:
Meg on drums?
 


Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
{#Curtain}
Posted 12 years ago by srose96    [ Reply ]
Meg on drums?
Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Up another notch :)
Posted 12 years ago by gesmith54    [ Reply ]
 Easyrider wrote:
Thought it was jack white singing,very similiar style.
 
You were correct, it IS Jack White singing! He performs vocals (among other tasks) in this band...
Posted 12 years ago by Mayasha    [ Reply ]
Thought it was jack white singing,very similiar style.
Posted 12 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]

This is the first time I've heard this group. Good stuff. Musically has interestingly complicated notes. The vocals immediately made me think of Crosby, Stills and Nash. It's great to know that some younger musicians out there still now how to read music.


Posted 12 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
 Algis wrote:
Beatles wanna-bes?
 
Well, the harmonies on this one are certainly in the Beatles' triad mode. And they have the voices to pull it off. I'd suggest, therefore, effective use of harmonic options.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
6 times a month?  Ugh.  This one just grates on my nerves.  It's interesting the drop-off from 8-votes to 9-votes.  People seem to like this song, but not really love it.   Sometimes I think that just by being played many times, plus that it's Jack White singing, people give this a much higher rating than it deserves.  This is not a good song.  7.5?   No way.  {#No}
 
Hmmm. We can't have it both ways. Mostly people say that overplaying a song kills it.

Anyway, it gets a 7 from me.  
Posted 12 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 Mar-tay wrote:
Love this song and this album. After I heard this I had to pull out the CD and give it a spin.
 
gonna do the same!
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
6 times a month?  Ugh.  This one just grates on my nerves.  It's interesting the drop-off from 8-votes to 9-votes.  People seem to like this song, but not really love it.   Sometimes I think that just by being played many times, plus that it's Jack White singing, people give this a much higher rating than it deserves.  This is not a good song.  7.5?   No way.  {#No}
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Beatles wanna-bes?
Posted 12 years ago by Algis    [ Reply ]
 siandbeth wrote:

gleefully unaware of who maroon5 are/is. thinking it's a good thing, right? Sons of Champlin, what I hear right now. Before You Right Now. 

 
Maroon 5 had a couple decent songs that they keep recycling again and again.  While moderately talented as musicians, you can plug any song into the "hit maker" equation and realize that they are all carefully constructed to get people to buy the album and not written and performed for the love of the craft.  In a lot of ways, they are a good example of what happens to what could have been an interesting band when the members get a taste of commercial success.  Artistic integrity was replaced with a fat stack of cash.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Love this song and this album. After I heard this I had to pull out the CD and give it a spin.
Posted 12 years ago by Mar-tay    [ Reply ]
 LifeIsMusic wrote:

Vocals definitely remind me of Maroon 5.
 
gleefully unaware of who maroon5 are/is. thinking it's a good thing, right? Sons of Champlin, what I hear right now. Before You Right Now. 

Posted 12 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:

Take that back.
 


Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Does anyone else think that this tune - vocals especially- sounds uncomfortably like Maroon 5?
 
Take that back.
Posted 12 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Does anyone else think that this tune - vocals especially- sounds uncomfortably like Maroon 5?
 
Vocals definitely remind me of Maroon 5.

Posted 12 years ago by LifeIsMusic    [ Reply ]
 tphord wrote:
Wow... How many times CAN you play one note?
 
It's not "how many times," but "how well and in how many different ways can you play one note?"   (See:  Philip Glass)

Posted 12 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
I'd follow this with Ben Folds Five's Battle Of Who Could Care Less...

Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Nice to have Musicians like Jack who make various projekts and music!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Awesome!
Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]

Nice piano work! {#Clap} For me, it totally makes the song.


Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
On the opening note I thought this was going to be that nasty RL Burnside tune.."Ah know iss bad"...
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Wow... How many times CAN you play one note?
Posted 13 years ago by tphord    [ Reply ]
 stevebeaver wrote:
Don't forget Brendan Benson is here. He's the one singing. It ain't all Jack White
 
Sure sounds like Jack on this track.

Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Rock'n'Roll! GREAT STUFF!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Opening the windows of the passenger door in a car going about 80 mph...I stick my arm out and feel the wind redirect my hand and fingers...with this song blasting out through my ears. I'm singing along and enjoying every moment.
Posted 13 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
listening to this without realising it was White Stripes vocalist, it just sounds really pedestrian and ordinary. Nothing edgy or uplifting or moving.
Posted 13 years ago by suesblues    [ Reply ]
I like this song, and the Raconteurs, but..... 
I sure wish Jack and Meg White were going to be continuing the White Stripes.  That was a band with pure, raw awesome.  I'm going to miss them.
Posted 13 years ago by realsleep    [ Reply ]
Very talented band! Like them!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Does anyone else think that this tune - vocals especially- sounds uncomfortably like Maroon 5?
 
I think I've only heard two or three songs by Maroon 5, so I can't really say very much about their sound.  Maybe there's something similar in the vocal style or harmonies, but that probably isn't unique to either group.

Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

Whoever Maroon 5 is, they don't hold a candle to Jack & The Raconteurs.
Does anyone else think that this tune - vocals especially- sounds uncomfortably like Maroon 5?
 


Posted 13 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Papernapkin wrote:
    Dreary.
peter_james_bond wrote:
{#Eh} I don't understand you. {#Wink}
Papernapkin is the real Keyser Söze...I mean Excelsior

It's important for any drama to have an antihero.
 
Look at my favs list: new bands, new tunes. Do we really need Bill saying, '...and before that we heard the Grateful Dead.' If the condom in your wallet is from the 70s and the music on your radio is too, well, it's time for a change. Peace.
Posted 13 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else think that this tune - vocals especially- sounds uncomfortably like Maroon 5?
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Dont know this cd, but guess, thats one of their quiter songs!?
 
I like this CD!  It's my favorite Jack White project, but I don't know everything.  Isn't RP great?!  Good Morning!


Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Dont know this cd, but guess, thats one of their quiter songs!?
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]

Great CD all around.


Posted 14 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Papernapkin wrote:
    Dreary.
peter_james_bond wrote:
{#Eh} I don't understand you. {#Wink}
Papernapkin is the real Keyser Söze...I mean Excelsior

It's important for any drama to have an antihero.

 
Every day, I admire you more, Businessgypsy. You have a way of cutting through the bullshit and getting to the core. Be careful - you could become an icon, or at least a cornerstone...{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 SigmaBetaTooth wrote:

I concur.  FYI it's on netflix watch instantly.  It's great to hear each of these talented artists play each other's stuff and add just a little of their own flavor.
 
It Might Get Loud is worth owning too. REALLY cool documentary / retrospective of 3 great careers

Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 the_music_junkie wrote:
If you're a Jack White fan, then check out the new documentary called "It Might Get Loud" with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.  It's pretty guitar-alicious.
 
 
I concur.  FYI it's on netflix watch instantly.  It's great to hear each of these talented artists play each other's stuff and add just a little of their own flavor.
Posted 14 years ago by SigmaBetaTooth    [ Reply ]
Best CD I've heard in a long time.
Posted 14 years ago by januismer    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:

Care to gives us a review? Do they spend a lot of time playing? Do they talk/show techniques? Do they jam? What percent is music versus talking? Any led zep concert clips?
 
Yes, yes, yes, yes, there's always music even when there's talking, and yes.

"It Might Get Loud" is highly recommended for any fan of the electric guitar.  It's fun watching Jack White look like he's about to start squealing like a little girl when Jimmy Page starts playing "Whole Lotta Love" for him.


Posted 14 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
Don't forget Brendan Benson is here. He's the one singing. It ain't all Jack White
Posted 14 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]