About This Song
About "Cool Drink Of Water Blues (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)" by The White Stripes
A thirsty, prowling blues harkening back to Tommy Johnson's ghost. The Stripes drag it through a garage-rock filter, Jack's voice a parched rasp over a skeletal riff. The Aragon crowd's heat becomes palpable—a cool drink of water offered as a mirage of release, yet the unease lingers.