"The Union Forever"

A while back, my film professor made a comment that the White Stripes song "The Union Forever" alludes to Citizen Kane and uses some of the lines from the film as lyrics. I made a note to listen to it and of course, promptly forgot about it.

Fast forward to a few weeks later. I'm walking out of Main Hall, when all of the sudden, "The Union Forever" comes up on shuffle. I give it a listen and immediately start geeking out.

The creepy, driving melody of the song provides a sort of post-apocolyptic feel, like the kind of music one would hear as they stand alone amidst destruction and desolation. It has a breakdown in the middle that transforms the rather annoying and over the top chorus girls' song into a sort of poetry rock.

It was really interesting to hear such a different interpretation of the film. The song simultaneously stayed true to the general themes, but also provided a different perspective.

Here's the song