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  • The Big Three Killed My Baby
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  • 1999 songs
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  • Third Man Records singles
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  • %22The Big Three Killed My Baby%22 was released in March 1999 as a 7%22 single and is the third track on re-releases of The White Stripes, the eponymous debut of the Detroit-based American garage rock band The White Stripes. A live recording of the song is featured on Under Blackpool Lights; the band's first official DVD release. The single is backed with %22Red Bowling Ball Ruth%22.%22The Big Three%22 refers to the three major automakers in the 1950s and 1960s: Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. The song is an attack on these companies, relating to the engineering technique of planned obsolescence, and a short-sighted lack of innovation. Jack White has stated in interviews that he does not believe music to be a viable medium for political messages and until the 2007 release of %22Icky Thump%22 (which criticizes American immigration policy) it was the White Stripes' only political song of note. The song mentions %22Tucker's blood%22, a reference to Preston Tucker's ill-fated Tucker 48. More recently, The White Stripes have performed the song live with alternate lyrics referring to the Iraq War: %22Bush's hands are turning red... and I found out your baby is dead.%22The photo that the band is standing in front of on the single's cover has a note on it, which reads %22Insert your money here%22, a reference to the costs of maintaining automobiles which are intentionally engineered to become prematurely obsolete.
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  • January 1999
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  • The Big Three Killed My Baby
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