The White Stripes – Jumble Jumble

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Jumble jumble
All at my house
Come on over
Sleep on the couch
Can't even see ya
Look like a mouse

Crumble crumble
The bag is brown
Rip up the paper
To hear a sound
Pick up the pieces
Up off the ground

Tumble tumble
On to the floor
Roll over
Until your poor
Wave to me
I'm at the door

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Track duration: 01:53


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    General Comment:I think the song is about throwing a house party, people just sleeping where they drop, and it being in such a mess and so busy its hard to realise who's there and who isn't. Could be a metaphor for life really. But for lyrics this simple I doubt it. I'm not really sure about the whole brown paper bag scenario, maybe just that you create this whole big thing for the fun of it but you still have to tidy up afterwards and go back to normality so maybe it's all a big waste of time, which would be supported by the last verse saying they keep going til they're poor. Just basically losing everything because you're living in the moment and not really paying attention to what's going on around you.
    Flag VortexOfLanguageon July 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:To me It sounds like its about cocaine. Kilos come in brown wraper and after he pirep the wraper He picked up peaces of the coke.The rolling on the floor leaving you poor is cause he was high then its gone faster than you thought and the drugs left you poor
    Flag DaytonPaulon July 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Additionally:
    Crumble crumble
    The bag is brown
    Rip up the paper
    To hear a sound
    Pick up the pieces
    Up off the ground

    Is definitely about partying. The bag being your life. It is brown, drab. But you can at least get a sound out of it if you rip it up. You can be slightly entertained if you destroy your life partying, but you will surely be picking up the pieces later.
    Flag Patrykon October 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"Wave to me, I'm at the door." is the coolest and coldest way to tell someone you are leaving. So badass.
    Flag Patrykon October 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The french woman sounds an awful lot like Édith Piaf to me..

    Lovely song.
    Flag The_Promiseon March 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:ok guys, i'm not too sure about the song itself, but i think someone here said it was about virginity which sounds right to me, but ANYWAYS, i think i caught the whole beggining thing with your help.
    Tanyyep says that she says "c'est de gens qui" but i'm pretty sure she says "C'est deja que t'est..." (or in english, "it's just that you're already..." i dunno about the translation, but whatever) I'm PRETTY sure that's it, but we could call jack and meg and ask if they know. but i doubt two twenty year old musicians from detroit learned any french in school. maybe they did on their off-time? wait,, i forgot, jack doesnt have "Off-Time"
    Flag thebasement_guitaron May 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:yea, artbeat. not the solo, but res of the guitar sounds alot like them. its simple and distorted.
    Flag sam_forston November 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:There was some banter between Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart when the White Stripes were on the Daily show. Stephen said, "Could you (Jon) ask Jack if the riff on 'Jumble, Jumble' off their 'De Stijl' album was an homage to Iggy Pop 'cause it always sounded like early 'Stooges' to me or maybe 'MC5'?" Can anyone relate to Stephen's comment?
    Flag artbeaton October 29, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:It's surely just about partying your life away and getting wasted?
    Flag Smackhead Pedoon May 17, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this sounds like temptation wen ur drunk...ehh?
    it just sounds like the people r drunk and rolling...on...the..floor
    umm?
    Flag neverheardofhimon April 12, 2006   Link

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