Thursday, November 17, 2022

We're Going To Be Friends by The White Stripes

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 its time to learn
We clean up and now its 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

MAN... THAT SONG PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP...

4 comments:

Aaron said...

cute. yes this is some fun stuff. a very romantic song of youth and going to school and having a friend. can't say much for the video. can't help thinking that they blew an opportunity. if any song has the potential for a rad video this is it. why waste it with man on couch with sleeping lady? Sad.

Aaron said...

also i'm confused. i thought the white stripes were an 80's heavy metal band.

what gives?

Aaron said...

never mind. i was thinking of Whitesnake.

my mistake

Dan Tschirhart said...

I woke up with the song 'Once Bitten Twice Shy' in my head for no reason

Then I thought to myself who sang it, then I remembered the silly video

It was Great White

Their video was still so much better than this one

The potential was staggering for this song and now I've seen a better commercial using the tune

I remember Tawny Kitaen dancing on the hood of a car for Whitesnake

Then I think she was actually in a movie

This is an Afterschool Special song that captures the joy in finding a friend

The White Stripes have some good songs and 'Hotel Yorba' is awesome

Plus Meg plays the drums and everybody knows that ladies who play the drums are cool