As Detroit rock icon Jack White prepares to play the halftime show at Ford Field for today’s Thanksgiving Day tilt between the Lions and the Green Bay Packers, Local Spins unleashes two playlists for the ages.
A Rock Show and Playlist for the Ages: Jack White will perform at halftime of today’s Detroit Lions game.
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When it comes to The Green Bay Packers, “There’s No Home for You Here” … at least not today at Ford Field in Detroit.
Jack White and band will help see to that when they rock the indoor stadium at halftime of today’s Thanksgiving Day football battle between the Detroit Lions and the dastardly, villainous and downright hideous Packers.
The Detroit rock icon who’s long been a champion of the Motor City and its incredible musical legacy (along with his bassist and boyhood buddy Dominic John Davis) was the perfect choice for this traditional gridiron tilt, sure to give fans and the boys in silver and Honolulu blue a welcome sonic boost in what shapes up as a critical NFC North matchup starting at 1 p.m. on FOX.
Joe Bockheim (Photo/Chelsea Whitaker)
To further fire up fans and get things heated up on Thanksgiving morning, Local Spins came up with two Jack White- and White Stripes-laden playlists as soundtracks for our pre-game rituals (and turkey-gobbling feasts).
The first is a football-leaning affair and commentary on the opposing team of Cheeseheads from Wisconsin. The second comes courtesy of another rocker: Singer, guitarist and frontman Joe Bockheim of West Michigan’s The Legal Immigrants. Bockheim is not only a diehard Lions fan, but a former wide receiver for the Central Michigan Chippewas who’s quite familiar with the inextricable link between rock ‘n’ roll and football, not to mention a major Jack White fan.
Check out both below and be sure that even a “Seven Nation Army” can’t hold back the Lions from crushing the Packers today.
THE DETROIT LIONS/JACK WHITE PLAYLIST NO. 1 (By Local Spins)
1. “I Think I Smell A Rat,” The White Stripes (2001) – Cheese(heads) and rats go together, right?
2. “There’s No Home for You Here,” The White Stripes (2003) – As we hinted above, Ford Field is OUR house and invaders from Wisconsin will be treated accordingly.
3. “That Was Then, This is Now,” Jack White (2022) – I was at September’s season-opening game in Green Bay, where Packer fans celebrated their win over the Lions a bit over-zealously and repeatedly derided visitors. Let’s see how those ugly green uniforms fare in Detroit, eh?
4. “Steady As She Goes,” The Raconteurs (2006) – Just a word of advice for Detroit’s offense. (Oh, and that means handing off frequently to Jahmyr Gibbs.)
5. “No. 1 With a Bullet,” Jack White (2024) – If the Lions take care of business and Da Bears go down on Friday in Philadelphia, that’s Detroit in the NFC North.
6. “Blue Blood Blues,” The Dead Weather (2010) and “Blue Veins,” The Raconteurs (2006) – These tracks from Jack White side projects tell the story of many long-suffering Lions fans: Our blood runs Honolulu blue.
7. “Trash Tongue Talker,” Jack White (2012) – This goes out to those Packer fans we encountered in Green Bay. The Lions aim to silence them and their team.
8. “Icky Thump,” The White Stripes (2007) – Just a great, classic song — and great when thumping an opponent.
9. “Conquest,” The White Stripes (2007) – It’s all about the title.
10. “Seven Nation Army,” The White Stripes (2003) – A must closer for this playlist, a song that’s become synonymous with football (and soccer) across the globe, played or sung at pretty much every game everywhere. A Detroit anthem.
THE DETROIT LIONS/JACK WHITE PLAYLIST NO. 2 (By Joe Bockheim)
1. “Ball and Biscuit,” The White Stripes (2003)
2. “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine,” The White Stripes (2003)
3. “Let’s Shake Hands,” The White Stripes (1998)
4. “Fell in Love With a Girl,” The White Stripes (2002)
5. “Astro,” The White Stripes (1999)
6. “Blue Blood Blues,” The Dead Weather (2010)
7. “Consolers of the Lonely,” The Raconteurs (2008)
8. “Lazaretto,” Jack White (2014)
9. “Level,” The Raconteurs (2006)
10. “Take Me With You When You Go,” Jack White (2012)
THE JACK WHITE/DETROIT LIONS THANKSGIVING PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY
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