Little Acorns - Revision history

SeanGlover at 03:16, 24 January 2012

2012-01-24T03:16:08Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 03:16, 24 January 2012
Line 23:		Line 23:
	==External Links==		==External Links==

-	[[Category:~~Songs~~]]	+	[[Category:The White Stripes songs]]

SeanGlover at 23:41, 21 August 2011

2011-08-21T23:41:45Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 23:41, 21 August 2011
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	'''~~Little Acorns~~'~~'' is a song~~ by The White Stripes. ~~It can be heard on their fourth album, ''~~[[~~Elephant~~]]''.	+	==Releases==
-		+	* ''[[Elephant]]'' (2003)
		+	==Other Appearances==
		+	==Credits==
		+	===Performers===
		+	* [[Jack White]]: electric guitar, piano, voice
		+	* [[Meg White]]: drums
		+	* [[Mort Crim]]: story
		+	===Production===
		+	* Originally recorded by [[The White Stripes]].
		+	* Written by Jack White and Mort Crim.
		+	* Produced and mixed by Jack White and Liam Watson.
		+	* Recorded November 2001/April 2002 at [[Toe Rag Studios]] in Hackney, East London.
		+	==Meaning==
	==Band Quotes==		==Band Quotes==
-	* Jack White : ''"My brother, who works at a radio commercial distribution place, had been bringing around tapes for me to record on. I was recording a piano melody and when I played it back it had this guy speaking on the other track. Totally accidental. I based a song around his story. He's actually a famous news anchorman in Detroit, Mort Crim. I thought he'd hate it. He loved it...For those of you not in the Detroit area, Mort Crim is the local newscaster on our NBC affiliate. He's about 170 years old and sits across from Carmen Harlan saying Detroit ain't so bad then tells us about the 5 year old girl that got caught in the middle of a gang related ~~shoot out~~."''	+	* Jack White: "My brother, who works at a radio commercial distribution place, had been bringing around tapes for me to record on. I was recording a piano melody, and when I played it back, it had this guy speaking on the other track. Totally accidental. I based a song around his story. He's actually a famous news anchorman in Detroit, [[Mort Crim]]. I thought he'd hate it. He loved it. For those of you not in the Detroit area, Mort Crim is the local newscaster on our NBC affiliate. He's about 170 years old and sits across from Carmen Harlan saying Detroit ain't so bad, then tells us about the 5-year-old girl that got caught in the middle of a gang-related shootout."
-	* Jack White : ''"His name is Mort Crim. He's an anchorman on the news in Detroit, the local news. And that was a complete accident that somebody had given me a bunch of reel-to-reel tapes to record demos over on a two track, and they're filled with radio ads and commercials and things. And I was recording on one track the piano part that you hear in the background at the beginning, and when I played it back on the other track, there was that story. It was perfectly in time. How you're hearing it on the album is just how I heard it when it first happened, this accident. I wrote the rest of the song based around that story because I love that story. These sort of morality tales - he has some radio show, he has these morality tales or whatever and it was great. So I recorded that, we recorded the song, I took it back to Detroit and I found him and went to his office, Mort Crim's office. I played it for him to get permission, to see if we could put it on the record, thinking he was gonna hate it. But he really liked it, so we were glad."''	+	* Jack White: "It was perfectly in-time. How you're hearing it on the album is just how I heard it when it first happened, this accident. I wrote the rest of the song based around that story because I love that story. These sort of morality tales -- he has some radio show, he has these morality tales or whatever, and it was great. So I recorded that, we recorded the song, I took it back to Detroit, and I found him and went to his office, Mort Crim's office. I played it for him to get permission, to see if we could put it on the record, thinking he was gonna hate it. But he really liked it, so we were glad."
-		+	==Trivia==
-	==~~Facts~~==	+
-	* Jack recorded a demo over a tape in which Detroit news anchorman Mort Crim tells a story that apparently inspired Jack to write the rest of the song.	+
-		+
	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	''When problems overwhelm us and sadness smothers us, where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend, a chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith, but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father, then she lost her job. She had mounting money problems. But Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of despondency, and now she says life is good again. How could this happen? She told me that late one Autumn day, when she was at her lowest, she watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter. One at a time, he would take them to the nest, and she thought, "If that squirrel can take care of himself, with the harsh winter coming on, so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time."''		''When problems overwhelm us and sadness smothers us, where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend, a chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith, but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father, then she lost her job. She had mounting money problems. But Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of despondency, and now she says life is good again. How could this happen? She told me that late one Autumn day, when she was at her lowest, she watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter. One at a time, he would take them to the nest, and she thought, "If that squirrel can take care of himself, with the harsh winter coming on, so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time."''

SeanGlover: /* Lyrics */

2011-08-19T16:30:03Z

Lyrics

←Older revision		Revision as of 16:30, 19 August 2011
Line 9:		Line 9:

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
-	~~<pre>~~	+	''When problems overwhelm us and sadness smothers us, where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend, a chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith, but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father, then she lost her job. She had mounting money problems. But Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of despondency, and now she says life is good again. How could this happen? She told me that late one Autumn day, when she was at her lowest, she watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter. One at a time, he would take them to the nest, and she thought, "If that squirrel can take care of himself, with the harsh winter coming on, so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time."''
-	~~<nowiki>~~	+
-	~~Mort Crim :~~	+
-	When problems overwhelm us and sadness ~~smother~~ us,	+
-	~~Where~~ do we find the will and the courage to continue?	+
-	Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend,	+
-	A chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith.	+
-	For Janet, help came from her faith,	+
-	~~But~~ it also came from a squirrel.	+
-	Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father,	+
-	~~Then~~ she lost her job. She had mounting money problems.	+
-	But Janet not only survived,	+
-	~~She~~ worked her way out of despondency,	+
-	~~And~~ now she says life is good again. How could this happen?	+
-	She told me that late one Autumn day, when she was at her lowest	+
-	~~She~~ watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter.	+
-	One at a time he would take them to the nest, and she thought :	+
-	"If that squirrel can take care of himself,	+
-	~~With~~ the harsh winter coming on, so can I.	+
-	Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to	+
-	carry them~~...~~just like those acorns~~...~~one at a time."	+

-	~~Jack White :~~	+	Take all your problems and rip 'em apart. Carry them off in a shopping cart. Another thing you should've know from the start. The problems at hand are lighter than at heart. Be like the squirrel, girl; be like the squirrel. Give it a whirl, girl; be like the squirrel. And another thing you have to know in this world -- cut up your hair, straighten your curls. Well, your problems hide in your curls.
-	Take all your problems and rip 'em apart.~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+	==External Links==
-	Carry them off in a shopping cart.~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+
-	Another thing you should've know from the start.~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+	[[Category:Songs]]
-	The problems at hand are lighter than at heart.~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+
-	Be like the squirrel, girl, be like the squirrel.~~.oh oh oh oh oh~~	+
-	Give it a whirl, girl, be like the squirrel.~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+
-	And another thing you have to know in this world~~..oh oh oh oh oh~~	+
-	~~Cut~~ up your hair, straighten your curls...	+
-	Well, your problems hide in your curls.	+
-	~~Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh</nowiki></pre>~~	+

Tbboy13: /* Facts */

2006-09-18T18:48:47Z

Facts

←Older revision		Revision as of 18:48, 18 September 2006
Line 6:		Line 6:

	==Facts==		==Facts==
-	* Detroit news anchorman Mort Crim ~~makes a guest appearance in the song, telling~~ a story ~~which~~ apparently inspired Jack to write the rest of the song.	+	* Jack recorded a demo over a tape in which Detroit news anchorman Mort Crim tells a story that apparently inspired Jack to write the rest of the song.
-	* Jack can be heard playing piano while Mort Crim is telling the story.	+

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

Shaun the Ripper: /* Lyrics */

2006-08-27T19:05:43Z

Lyrics

←Older revision		Revision as of 19:05, 27 August 2006
Line 31:		Line 31:
	Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to		Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to
	carry them...just like those acorns...one at a time."		carry them...just like those acorns...one at a time."
		+
	Jack White :		Jack White :
	Take all your problems and rip 'em apart...oh oh oh oh oh		Take all your problems and rip 'em apart...oh oh oh oh oh

Shaun the Ripper at 19:05, 27 August 2006

2006-08-27T19:05:12Z

New page

'''Little Acorns''' is a song by The White Stripes. It can be heard on their fourth album, ''[[Elephant]]''.

==Band Quotes==
* Jack White : ''"My brother, who works at a radio commercial distribution place, had been bringing around tapes for me to record on. I was recording a piano melody and when I played it back it had this guy speaking on the other track. Totally accidental. I based a song around his story. He's actually a famous news anchorman in Detroit, Mort Crim. I thought he'd hate it. He loved it...For those of you not in the Detroit area, Mort Crim is the local newscaster on our NBC affiliate. He's about 170 years old and sits across from Carmen Harlan saying Detroit ain't so bad then tells us about the 5 year old girl that got caught in the middle of a gang related shoot out."''
* Jack White : ''"His name is Mort Crim. He's an anchorman on the news in Detroit, the local news. And that was a complete accident that somebody had given me a bunch of reel-to-reel tapes to record demos over on a two track, and they're filled with radio ads and commercials and things. And I was recording on one track the piano part that you hear in the background at the beginning, and when I played it back on the other track, there was that story. It was perfectly in time. How you're hearing it on the album is just how I heard it when it first happened, this accident. I wrote the rest of the song based around that story because I love that story. These sort of morality tales - he has some radio show, he has these morality tales or whatever and it was great. So I recorded that, we recorded the song, I took it back to Detroit and I found him and went to his office, Mort Crim's office. I played it for him to get permission, to see if we could put it on the record, thinking he was gonna hate it. But he really liked it, so we were glad."''

==Facts==
* Detroit news anchorman Mort Crim makes a guest appearance in the song, telling a story which apparently inspired Jack to write the rest of the song.
* Jack can be heard playing piano while Mort Crim is telling the story.

==Lyrics==
<pre>
<nowiki>
Mort Crim :
When problems overwhelm us and sadness smother us,
Where do we find the will and the courage to continue?
Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend,
A chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith.
For Janet, help came from her faith,
But it also came from a squirrel.
Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father,
Then she lost her job. She had mounting money problems.
But Janet not only survived,
She worked her way out of despondency,
And now she says life is good again. How could this happen?
She told me that late one Autumn day, when she was at her lowest
She watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter.
One at a time he would take them to the nest, and she thought :
"If that squirrel can take care of himself,
With the harsh winter coming on, so can I.
Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to
carry them...just like those acorns...one at a time."
Jack White :
Take all your problems and rip 'em apart...oh oh oh oh oh
Carry them off in a shopping cart...oh oh oh oh oh
Another thing you should've know from the start...oh oh oh oh oh
The problems at hand are lighter than at heart...oh oh oh oh oh
Be like the squirrel, girl, be like the squirrel..oh oh oh oh oh
Give it a whirl, girl, be like the squirrel...oh oh oh oh oh
And another thing you have to know in this world..oh oh oh oh oh
Cut up your hair, straighten your curls...
Well, your problems hide in your curls.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh</nowiki></pre>