Consolers Of The Lonely - The Raconteurs Track 14 Carolina Drama This song details a confrontation in South Carolina, between a young man named Billy, and his mother's boyfriend.
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@last12know304 жыл бұрын
I’m an old man. Lived through many decades and genres. Jack White is at the very top in talent, skill and energy I’ve ever experienced. Amazing genius.
@lilccaddy4 жыл бұрын
So says this old lady
@kennedypage91283 жыл бұрын
I'm 53. Not young, not old. I agree with you. Great music.
@youngorangee2 жыл бұрын
fax
@chrisp15002 жыл бұрын
Well said. I'm 60 and am so happy to have discovered Jack White. I don't know how I missed the White Stripes 20 years ago but I'm making up for it now
@assailantunknown89397 жыл бұрын
Somebody tell me who's more talented than Jack.. He's the total package.. Raw talent, songwriting genius and amazing live performer
@BOAHEAL5 жыл бұрын
Brendon urie
@patogarciarolfo45055 жыл бұрын
John Frusciante, hands down, but Jack is a great musician
@Jimmy02405 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite artist, ever. Jack White is an amazing artist.
@edgamingpro41125 жыл бұрын
@@BOAHEAL thats a joke? we hope that
@BOAHEAL5 жыл бұрын
@@edgamingpro4112 not at all. Brendon is a God.
@andyallen74373 жыл бұрын
I love the way the story plays out and the pictures it painted in my head as i lay here listening to this nicely toasted on a cold wet thursday morning in old Albion , very Dylan esque ......
@aCarolinaDrama7 ай бұрын
Since the first time I heard this song. My online screen name has since been CarolinaDrama on every platform. Love me some jack white ❤ (Lifelong NC resident)
@scottrussell22814 жыл бұрын
Hell of a song that tells a hell of a story.
@BrianCarnevaleB264 жыл бұрын
He never paid for shit, a broke bitch
@IfhesK4 жыл бұрын
I know! I love how they slowly introduce the instruments and how they build up the drums and that fiddle introduction to the climax of the song.
@WardenJune3 жыл бұрын
Still gives me chills every time.
@freddiemorowitz3799Ай бұрын
I listened to this for the first time in months at 6:30 in the morning and now I’m bawling like a baby on the toilet. I don’t know if any other song makes me FEEL like this.
@lovineveryminuteofit74925 жыл бұрын
He sure picked a topic that he can truly make more songs about ....Carolina Drama..... But this one has a specific meaning that evidently needs to be heard.... Love the way he makes you listen word for word and feel the depth of his on personal feelings about his musical expression of emotions and experiences in life
@fordwiseman44 жыл бұрын
3:08 to 3:41 whoever provided those backing vocals. Just wow. Keeps me coming back to this.
@valiantthor9847 Жыл бұрын
This guy lives on a different plane of being, through time and space. Such an amazing rare to find talent compared to the manufactured pop bullshit we see everywhere. This is what should be shown. Real music real instruments. Real expression of soul
@aceplaysgamesnetwork95662 жыл бұрын
When historians write about Jack White this will be one of the examples of his genius. I love this song so much.
@Sam_T10215 жыл бұрын
Imagine if this had a music video
@gnaagren4 жыл бұрын
Imagine Jim Jarmusch directed it.
@jamesmullins3303 жыл бұрын
Its better without it
@HellHammerOfDoom3 жыл бұрын
yeah the one with blurry shots and shaky camera. Probably with a lady in her night dress.
@jenniferstromsoe49243 жыл бұрын
When I want to be mind-bended by a story with perfect music, I turn to Jack White. It's all so perfect.
@jenniferwhite1743 Жыл бұрын
well said...... sincerely, another Jennifer, from SC nonetheless, and who would have guessed ...maiden name of White
@PlaneToTheBrainES5 жыл бұрын
This song is a piece of art.
@10SecondZ062 жыл бұрын
Jack White is a living legend. His new album Fear Of The Dawn is pretty awesome. I just got it on vinyl.
@jerryhuff4732 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Jack White’s solo stuff, The Dead Weather, and The White Stripes. But this will always be my favorite album that he ever did! It is just flawless!
@livingstonmackie21184 жыл бұрын
It's time and it's Jack. We deserve the greatest album of a generation, and Jack is the one I'm waiting for to give it.
@priorbj65624 жыл бұрын
He already made the greatest album of the generation. Multiple times actually. Elephant, Icky Thump, White Blood Cells, and Consolers of the Lonely are all SSS tier albums.
@emmaworthy42888 жыл бұрын
these guys are among the last true musicians left. absolutely love this song
@ChicagoDude5 жыл бұрын
The Decemberists
@masonharris91665 жыл бұрын
You seem to misunderstand the difference between songwriter/composer and musicians. There is a near endless supply of musicians. Many of which are better than anyone in this band. Composers are of a much shorter supply. I would also put White near the top of that list but not the other.
@jbay-kiteboarding-curacao4 жыл бұрын
@@masonharris9166 get lost
@masonharris91664 жыл бұрын
@@jbay-kiteboarding-curacao Why? Because you disagree with me? No one in this band has alot of technical ability and they don't claim to either.
@codyhayes04 жыл бұрын
mason harris jack white is probably better than most musicians
@markwendell3522 жыл бұрын
We just had the opportunity to see him recently. What a talent!! The passion and stage presence and absolute shredding of his guitar are practically unparalleled. I'd put him in a category with Prince as fat as greatest overall performer/writer/musician. My only regret was he didn't play this song. Lol
@stephenlucas88628 жыл бұрын
It is an amazing song. I cant get over it.
@mikemurphey56834 жыл бұрын
Yep
@mtfhs3 жыл бұрын
Bring back the racketeers, probably one of my favorite songs of all time
@survivor6482 жыл бұрын
I found this when ITunes recommended it and fell in love just an awesome story!
@davephillips400911 ай бұрын
Saw the White Stripes last show in Detroit The Raconteurs Dead Weather and Jack White solo just an amazing artist who NEVER DISAPPOINTS
@RByrne3 жыл бұрын
Me and my dad used to sing this all the time, miss doing that
@briank88095 жыл бұрын
I finally know what song Tenacious D played to the devil. this one. it has to be. because this is the best song ever.
@jamesglenn98275 жыл бұрын
@Just Sayin' GREAT COMMENT! I Agree!
@colinpeters33824 жыл бұрын
They didnt actually win the battle.. JB reflected satan's magic at him and chipped off his horn then repeated the words to banish him back to hell (which for some reason rhymed perfectly in english despite being originally said in latin.)
@djreeves25913 жыл бұрын
Colin not the battle from the movie The song tribute
@djreeves25913 жыл бұрын
Also jack white not jack black
@kennedypage91283 жыл бұрын
Just an open question here: What role does the ten-year-old brother play in the story? Why does he have the milkman's hat? ( I would have written it "holding the milkman's head and a bottle of gin" instead of 'hat' but that's just me)
@jeffreyvoss81772 жыл бұрын
Look up the description of his "Lazaretto" vinyl and you will see his genius is unmatched by even the legends like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan.....and he's just getting started.
@jeffreyvoss81772 жыл бұрын
Rolling Stone magazine called him the "Willie Wonka" of Rock n Roll. He goes beyond himself in preserving the rock/blues roots....and personally revived the careers of Loretta Lynn and Rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson....she described Jack as a "Velvet Brick" 🤣
@matthewhoyle750 Жыл бұрын
My wife Ash and me just love this song instruments amazing and singing pukka man!😁😃
@matthewhoyle7507 ай бұрын
0:12
@unicornunicorn47137 жыл бұрын
This is actually the best song in history!!!!
@garrettjamesgalliah48284 жыл бұрын
Blind Willie McTell only played a 12 string. And played it Awesome!!!
@morganlake416324 жыл бұрын
There is reason Jack was on the documentary with Page and The Edge....all three changed music, people's lives, and genres we all love...
@Flipty183 жыл бұрын
how WWE wrestler Edge changed music?
@22philmc7 жыл бұрын
What a great song love it
@kristiemacarthur70705 жыл бұрын
I misread your comment "what a great love song" . I almost died 😂
@raghavchhabra7354 жыл бұрын
This seems to be an excerpt from a Tarantino movie..specially the "la la la..la la la la yeah" xD
@jakeq31584 жыл бұрын
Has anybody asked the milk man yet?
@mofornr81703 жыл бұрын
It tried to but he had drunk too much gin to answer me...
@HD-gx8eh3 жыл бұрын
I first heard thins song about 9 years ago. I wanna know how it ends! Officially I mean. Written out and nice and all that.
@mofornr81703 жыл бұрын
@@HD-gx8eh it seems obvious To me. Because of the violence he was the witness of, billy's little brother became an alcoholic milkman in tennessee.
@haroldinho4203 жыл бұрын
there's a song called "ask the milkman" that ties in with this.
@jakeq31583 жыл бұрын
@@haroldinho420 Really? Thank you I'll check it out!
@elirosen13914 жыл бұрын
This is like A Day in the Life from the south!
@Cloudasha7 жыл бұрын
Best part of this is the expert editing man. Love it.
@nicolaanderson43014 жыл бұрын
Jack White is Gold🔥
@ericstoneberger45044 жыл бұрын
Carolina drama sounds a lot like a typical Friday night back home. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@MrMeiner1ner3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lyrics, awesome story, great song....
@bhaktaisaac12965 жыл бұрын
Carolina Drama The Raconteurs I'm not sure if there's a point to this story But I'm going to tell it again So many other people try to tell the tale Not one of them knows the end It was a junk-house in South Carolina Held a boy the age of ten Along with his older brother Billy And a mother and her boyfriend Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos That were given to him when he was young And a drunk temper that was easy to lose And thank god he didn't own a gun Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck Took a minute to open his eyes He took a peep into the back of the house And found himself a big surprise He didn't see his brother but there was his mother With her red-headed head in her hands While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest Trying to choke the man Ah Ah Ah Billy looked up from the window to the truck Threw up, and had to struggle to stand He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer Turn the priest into a shell of a man That priest was putting up the fight of his life But he was old and he was bound to lose The boyfriend hit as hard as he could And knocked the priest right down to his shoes Well, now Billy knew but never actually met The preacher lying there in the room He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy" Then he knew what he was gonna do Billy got up enough courage, took it up And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find It was a cold, glass bottle of milk That got delivered every morning at nine Ah Ah Ah Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and He turned around and put the lock on the door He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then He took a step toward the man on the ground From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!" And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about" "Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama" But Billy knew just who was starting the drama So Billy took dead aim at his face And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the Boyfriend fell down dead for good Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?" His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and Pulled out an envelope filled with money "Your daddy gave us this, " she collapsed in tears "He's been paying all the bills for years" "Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees And put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee" Just then, his little brother came in Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah Well now you heard another side to the story But you wanna know how it ends? If you must know, the truth about the tale Go and ask the milkman
@gamerkids50294 жыл бұрын
Good job dude
@NuggetDude1008 жыл бұрын
Such awesome song from the great band
@Eli-qm5is5 жыл бұрын
Not a loser. Not a double loser. A TRIPLE loser. XD
@jeffrodesiac31775 жыл бұрын
Think he said crippled loser actually
@snikiforuk4 жыл бұрын
@@jeffrodesiac3177 Triple loser. See also: three-time loser. Bad luck, i.e bad things come in threes. Three strikes. Ex con.
@dannysides44154 жыл бұрын
snikiforuk I also read into it as him being a drinker, you know the old “XXX” bottle of hooch.
@snikiforuk4 жыл бұрын
@@dannysides4415 A drunk temper that was easy to lose, thank god he didn't own a gun
@chrisp15004 жыл бұрын
Triple loser.... Them's the worst kind
@mbw67855 жыл бұрын
Such a good song.
@JoeMama-ht4xqАй бұрын
FULL BODY CHILL BROOO SO GOOD
@katieburns64906 ай бұрын
I want this to be a show..
@earlcehrs28193 жыл бұрын
Jack and Billy Strings need a collaboration. IT WOULD BE AWSOME.
@cursedlemon73682 жыл бұрын
Childhood memories
@eb95734 жыл бұрын
Oh...what a nice piece of artistry ..
@zaplord893 жыл бұрын
My interpretation as to the "truth about the tale" is about an endless cycle of domestic violence and abuse. Everyone claims to be in the right, yet no one knows where and when this cycle of violence will end..
@lfreece23 жыл бұрын
Wow sooo deep
@janicelangley4325 Жыл бұрын
💜 I'm from Dirty South Carolina 💜
@jebushwplainview94534 жыл бұрын
This reminds of the movie Gummo for some reason...
@menexenosii3 жыл бұрын
a masterpiece
@jennaberman79623 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of Peaky Blinders.
@elizabethingram97844 жыл бұрын
You know, he certainly brought the white, red, and black motif into this song.
@debsfollies24618 жыл бұрын
GREAT TUNE!!
@metallic61215 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!! My 1rst time ever hearing this one, OMG!!!!!!
@jonathanzane73884 жыл бұрын
Someone please animate this story
@missefree1162 жыл бұрын
The "GET OUT" has me back
@livepjbootlegs4 жыл бұрын
You could actually write an entire screenplay based off the song
@thomasborger65483 жыл бұрын
Absolutely one could!
@antoniopallanniti23464 жыл бұрын
Este tema carolina drama esta muy bueno les va a gustat mucho el cantante es barbaro escuchenlon
@waynehenton77145 жыл бұрын
Jack sings it great
@chrispratt58673 жыл бұрын
"The white milk dripped down with the blood"
@hothatch15203 жыл бұрын
Jack White is incredible.
@lemnems5825 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of hotel california
@marioguzman96887 жыл бұрын
great tune.
@waynehenton77144 жыл бұрын
What a tune
@tommyeverett33045 жыл бұрын
Coming to Atlanta August 21
@mrmememe775 жыл бұрын
I love it....
@haydz2698 Жыл бұрын
How many songs actually tell a story nowadays. It's all tits/ass and auto tune. Respect Jack. I missed out on getting tickets here in Chch New Zealand. You guys are bloody great. Take care Cobber
@ArtAFactInc5 жыл бұрын
love it
@DOLLYDEMELI2 жыл бұрын
Awesome track!!! Good Luck!
@garrettjamesgalliah48284 жыл бұрын
Jack White is one of my favorite artists but Blind Willie McTell is the Best!!!
@mofornr81703 жыл бұрын
Billy's little brother, because of what he saw, became an alcoholic milkman in tennessee. That's the end of the story. If you dont believe me, go and ask him...
@ANUNNA_TEMPLE2 жыл бұрын
LYRICS: I'm not sure if there's a point to this story But I'm going to tell it again So many other people try to tell the tale Not one of them knows the end It was a junk-house in South Carolina Held a boy the age of ten Along with his older brother Billy And a mother and her boyfriend Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos That were given to him when he was young And a drunk temper that was easy to lose And thank god he didn't own a gun Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck Took a minute to open his eyes He took a peep into the back of the house And found himself a big surprise He didn't see his brother but there was his mother With her red-headed head in her hands While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest Trying to choke the man Ah Ah Ah Billy looked up from the window to the truck Threw up, and had to struggle to stand He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer Turn the priest into a shell of a man That priest was putting up the fight of his life But he was old and he was bound to lose The boyfriend hit as hard as he could And knocked the priest right down to his shoes Well, now Billy knew but never actually met The preacher lying there in the room He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy" Then he knew what he was gonna do Billy got up enough courage, took it up And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find It was a cold, glass bottle of milk That got delivered every morning at nine Ah Ah Ah Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and He turned around and put the lock on the door He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then He took a step toward the man on the ground From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!" And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about" "Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama" But Billy knew just who was starting the drama So Billy took dead aim at his face And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the Boyfriend fell down dead for good Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?" His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and Pulled out an envelope filled with money "Your daddy gave us this, " she collapsed in tears "He's been paying all the bills for years" "Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees And put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee" Just then, his little brother came in Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la, la la la La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah La la la la, la la la la, yeah Well now you heard another side to the story But you wanna know how it ends? If you must know, the truth about the tale Go and ask the milkman
@tylerdavis72912 жыл бұрын
This comment is of entirely an random burning desire to acknowledge this forest of texturized Jem's intertwined essence's bursting with that shit that fucks. Fucks so good it's great. Rambling onward oops have I stumbled drunkenly like this beginning outstretched withering no end.
@makismakiavelis57183 жыл бұрын
It must be more than 10 years now since I listened to this song for the first time. Still wondering about the milkman's side of the story. Whatever happened to Billy and his redheaded mother? Did the priest survive the brutal attack? I guess we'll never know...
@synyester12 жыл бұрын
have u heard "ask the milkman"?
@attiy3 жыл бұрын
divine!
@virginianieva79784 жыл бұрын
Espectacular. Yo vengo por esto pronto.
@mxdom5 жыл бұрын
What a slapper
@user-cy3qw7eo7e4 жыл бұрын
... le maître... respect
@kirbybegay66204 жыл бұрын
Nice cool 🎸
@420matts Жыл бұрын
Is it just me or would eminem doing a rap version of these lyrics not be sick asf
@ajbassfunk58724 жыл бұрын
Awsome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@12askeland2313 жыл бұрын
Heard about this on the radio a few years ago. Terrible business...
@autumnwind12163 жыл бұрын
Freaking crazy story!
@LalaLala-vv8hs4 жыл бұрын
LOVE YOU
@callmesomeone2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard a bad Jack White song
@haihaoyang57787 жыл бұрын
太好了,Lyrics on-screen
@yang1guo3935 жыл бұрын
哈哈
@marvinjones50004 жыл бұрын
“go and ask the milkman”
@ajbassfunk58724 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yea what a tale ask the milk man he b there around 9
@luckystaramourangel93452 жыл бұрын
Billy knew just who was causing the drama
@ChartsCantLie2 жыл бұрын
Is there an "official" video to this song? I'd love to see it!
@grant8490 Жыл бұрын
If only you WOULD have had a gun. This song wouldn't exist.
@adricebal2 жыл бұрын
The last guitar hero
@chalked35 жыл бұрын
love
@gracie33784 жыл бұрын
i think this song is about Billy’s dude of the story (the truth) and the milk man didn’t see the full thing as one kid comes out with the milk mans hat. So the milk man is a witness and everyone believes his side of the story that’s why at the end they say “go ask the milk man”
@TheCDanger4 жыл бұрын
It's actually pretty clear, though it took me a few listens to understand. The mom is actually the cause of this whole thing. 1) She sleeps with the milkman (you can assume he does it almost as often as he brings the daily milk). Of course, she gets pregnant with Billy, kid #1. The milkman isn't wealthy, but he's still around. The mom has to pay the bills somehow. 2) She seduces the priest, sleeps with him, then tells him that she's pregnant and that the kid must be his. She has the kid and his guilt, fear of exposure, and piety cause him to quietly come by and pay the bills. She keeps the bills behind the sugar and honey, a metaphor for her still fucking the priest. 3) Why does she keep fucking the priest? Well, she's still fucking the milkman near daily, and she's pregnant again with kid #2. That's why. Now the priest pays more bills. But that's not enough for the mom. 4) She gets a new boyfriend who has prison tattoos. What does he give her? Maybe love, maybe sex, maybe protection, or maybe a dad who is around for the boys. At some point he gets suspicious and jealous of the milkman always coming around. To calm him down, she claims that the priest is the boys' father. 5) One day, the boyfriend is drunk and the priest comes by at the wrong time. The boyfriend strangles the old priest, Billy kills the boyfriend, and in walks the younger brother wearing the milkman's cap. None of them know that the milkman is the father, and the mom is too horrified to speak. She's effectively killed both men by lying, and now the family has nobody to pay the bills. Game over. Moral of the story: men gotta be accountable for the kids they have, women gotta be honest about who is and isn't the father, regardless of circumstances, and there's always 3 sides to every story. Also the milkman is a pimp.
@mofornr81703 жыл бұрын
@@TheCDanger not agree...i think that billy's little brother, because of what he saw , became an alcoholic milkman in tennessee.
@em-f46014 жыл бұрын
Legit question, can I get a shirt with one of those "Michigan" drums on it?
@randallhamons1084 жыл бұрын
make 1
@mooknick2428 жыл бұрын
so the Milkman is actually the dad? damn I'm confused now but this is a sweet song.
@marioskyriakopoulos30608 жыл бұрын
the preach is the dad,the milkman is his brother he brought the milk and make everithing happen.
@thestraydog8 жыл бұрын
I had the same question too, I only ever got a roundabout answer. That milkman was steel trap...
@wesleyallen87897 жыл бұрын
The preacher is the dad. The Milkman is the dad of the 10 year old. Their mama was a hoe
@cmjkg217 жыл бұрын
brandon242 billy was the milkman
@DallasKDawg7 жыл бұрын
Wesley Allen that's what I was thinking, but hoe seems harsh...let's say she was friendlier than most....Lol
@emilycolstrich6367 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Jack White
@emilycolstrich6367 жыл бұрын
Zachary121201 seriously??? I never knew that. mind blown. and no it wasn't a joke lol. wow.
@burdensofparasol4 жыл бұрын
Nruh
@mattysixx4 жыл бұрын
Emily Colstrich 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@elizabethingram97844 жыл бұрын
Time travelling...
@HBangerHS2 жыл бұрын
Anybody had a word with Mr milkman lately?
@thomasborger65482 жыл бұрын
Its time someone did
@meandmilo76753 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know who sang the female vocal breaks? I can't find anything online