We're Going to Be Friends

Simple and Clean

We're Going to Be Friends by White Stripes

This is the most wholesome song.

You may recognize it from the opening credits of Napoleon Dynamite or possibly the ending credits of House (it was just one episode).

Here we have a guy with an acoustic guitar singing about the simpler times of childhood, back when the biggest worries were going to school and making friends. The simplicity is reflected not only in the subject matter of the lyrics but also the instrumentation.

The lyrics deliver the story of "a day in the life" for a young kid in a very straightforward manner, but you get emotional anyway. There's no way to present a topic like this without crushing nostalgia.

We've all been there.

It's actually a pretty impressive show of storytelling. Close your eyes. It paints the scenes beautifully, and it really captures the essence of that time, built around the perspective of this small main character.

Fun fact: The girl mentioned in the line walk with me, Suzy Lee is a recurring character throughout White Stripes' discography.

Overview:

Genre:
Folk Rock

Favorite Lyrics:
We don't notice any time pass.
We don't notice anything.

Verdict:
so pure