Why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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America is considered a “Nation of Immigrants”. Jack thinks the anti-immigration sentiment prevalent in America is ironic and hypocritical because white people (Caucasians) came from Europe, so they are not natives ― they’re immigrants too, just like Mexicans and others.
Came and said, "Need a bed?" in Español
I said, "Gimme a drink of water The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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Nacho’s ode to Marvel Comics From For the Glory produced by Blue Sky Black Death
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The title song and the first track on the album, it has very abrupt tempo and melody changes.
“Icky Thump” follows the story of a white American who goes to Mexico looking for a good time, he meets a woman who offers him a place to sleep. He treats her rudely and ends up getting robbed blind.
The song is also a brief commentary on immigration.
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Black rum, sugar cane, dry ice and something strange The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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The red, black and white of the candy cane and rum match the color of the costumes the white stripes use on stage.
These are very vibrant colours and are always a powerful combination, used in the Nazi swastika and the logos of Coca-Cola, Youtube, Vodacom and Virgin to name a few.
Grabbed my coat, and I was freaking, I was ready to go
And I swear besides the hair she had one white eye
One blank stare, looking up, lying there The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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He is overcome with lust so reluctantly Jack prepares himself to bed the one eyed Icky Thump. Jack’s misgivings about Icky Thump might be justified, besides the fiery red hair she doesn’t even have two eyes going for her.
Sitting drunk on a wagon to Mexico
Ahh well, what a chump
Well, my head got a bump when I hit it on the radio The White Stripes – Icky Thump
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This line calls out the big businesses that benefit from cheap Mexican labor then turn around and complain about how illegal immigrants take jobs from hard working Americans.
The pimp/prostitute part points out the hypocrisy of some Americans; they force the Mexican to work for them at a low cost like a pimp, while at the same time acting like they are the victims.
This could also allude to Marx’s labor theory of value, which concludes that since the workers don’t own the means of production, they aren’t given the full profits of the labor they are entitled to; instead, the profits go to the top and trickle down, and the workers are cheated and not given what they are owed. In America, workers cannot own the means of production, and their bodies are “pimped out” by their bourgeoisie capitalist bosses who make a profit while the workers are left crumbs. “You can’t be a pimp and a prostitute too” means you can’t get rich unless you own the means of production, or are a part of the ruling class.