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“The Hardest Button to Button” is a 7” single by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes. It is the third single from their album Elephant. The cover of the single is an allusion to the graphics of Saul Bass, seen in the movie posters and title sequences of films such as Anatomy of a Murder and The Man with the Golden Arm.
Jack White says that the song is about a child trying to find his place in a dysfunctional family when a new baby comes.
The music video for “The Hardest Button to Button” is the third White Stripes video directed by Michel Gondry, after “Fell in Love with a Girl” and “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” (two years later, he would direct the music video for “The Denial Twist”).
The video utilizes pixilation animation to create the effect of dozens of drum kits and guitar amplifiers multiplying to the rhythm of the song as Jack and Meg perform. For example, in one sequence, Meg is seen playing the bass drum at a subway station. At every beat she plays, she appears with a new bass drum while the last becomes vacant. This was achieved by first setting up a trail of bass drums. Then, Meg would be filmed performing a single beat on the last drum in the line, followed by the removal of that drum. Meg would then proceed to the next drum, play another beat, and so on. The final video is edited to include the drum beats with the sequence reversed, making it appear as if the drums are being added to the beat, appearing out of thin air. As many as 80 identical bass drums and Fender guitar amps were used in the video.
Jack White says that the song is about a child trying to find his place in a dysfunctional family when a new baby comes.
The music video for “The Hardest Button to Button” is the third White Stripes video directed by Michel Gondry, after “Fell in Love with a Girl” and “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” (two years later, he would direct the music video for “The Denial Twist”).
The video utilizes pixilation animation to create the effect of dozens of drum kits and guitar amplifiers multiplying to the rhythm of the song as Jack and Meg perform. For example, in one sequence, Meg is seen playing the bass drum at a subway station. At every beat she plays, she appears with a new bass drum while the last becomes vacant. This was achieved by first setting up a trail of bass drums. Then, Meg would be filmed performing a single beat on the last drum in the line, followed by the removal of that drum. Meg would then proceed to the next drum, play another beat, and so on. The final video is edited to include the drum beats with the sequence reversed, making it appear as if the drums are being added to the beat, appearing out of thin air. As many as 80 identical bass drums and Fender guitar amps were used in the video.
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richysig7 wrote:
oh whata cool song
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morrisonrac wrote:
love it!
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lakebolt wrote:
Fantastic song! And I agree, great parody in the Simpsons :D [4]
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bunnykisses wrote:
i loved this song in high school....strange im just starting to get it.....cant listen to it the same
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elika_beth wrote:
SO fucking good!!!!!!!!
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KasiDoublecorn wrote:
Great parody in the Simpsons :D [3]
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Lobs_ wrote:
awesome video
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lizzardd wrote:
<333333333333
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Bldrk wrote:
Their Best Video, i would say and maybe their best song too. Love it!
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bluejaydandy wrote:
i wish the song didnt have bad memorys coz it is so ace!
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sunshinejen1 wrote:
awesome,
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TheGreenLeafMWM wrote:
cool!
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catwomaen wrote:
Great parody in the Simpsons :D [2]
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mancon wrote:
fuck yeah / one of the best music videos ever Gondry=Great
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burnie-woot wrote:
seen on gotv and i have to turn the music louder :) great
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OuiTisRoz wrote:
SO good!
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rebetchka wrote:
i love the drums in this song,.. <br> and its the best white stripes video, no doubt.. :D
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trash0r wrote:
Great parody in the Simpsons :D
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tonbuero wrote:
Klasse Song mit genialer Clip-Umsetzung!
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