Lyrics:
The Denial Twist [Live version (a)]:
(lyrics from the White Stripes' original version)
If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
Come on, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers
And make sure to never do it with the fingers
'Cause I'll tell everyone in the world
But he was thinking about the girl
Yea, but he's thinking about the girl, ohh
A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing "Boy, I think I had enough"
Just because she makes you feel wrong
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole
Just by playing a different role
Yea, by playing a different role, oh
The boat, yea you know she's rockin' it
And the truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
The boat, yea you know she's still rockin' it
The truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under
Can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold?
So now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
You need to spit it out in a telephone booth
While you call everyone that you know, and ask 'em
Where do you think she goes?
Oh ya, where do you suppose she goes?
The truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat, well you know she's still rockin' it
The boat, yea you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth, yea you know there's no stoppin' it
You recognize with your back in the back
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Law
'Bout the proper place to hang her coat
So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten
But you should know that the dark is one kitten
She's been singing it all along
But you were hearin' a different song
Ya you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song
(lyrics from the White Stripes' original version)
If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
Come on, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers
And make sure to never do it with the fingers
'Cause I'll tell everyone in the world
But he was thinking about the girl
Yea, but he's thinking about the girl, ohh
A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing "Boy, I think I had enough"
Just because she makes you feel wrong
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole
Just by playing a different role
Yea, by playing a different role, oh
The boat, yea you know she's rockin' it
And the truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
The boat, yea you know she's still rockin' it
The truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under
Can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold?
So now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
You need to spit it out in a telephone booth
While you call everyone that you know, and ask 'em
Where do you think she goes?
Oh ya, where do you suppose she goes?
The truth, well you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat, well you know she's still rockin' it
The boat, yea you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth, yea you know there's no stoppin' it
You recognize with your back in the back
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Law
'Bout the proper place to hang her coat
So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten
But you should know that the dark is one kitten
She's been singing it all along
But you were hearin' a different song
Ya you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song
Live:
Played live once:
August 17, 2005
When the White Stripes played in Los Angeles in August of 2005, Beck went and joined his friends on stage. He played bass during "The Denial Twist."
Played live once:
August 17, 2005
When the White Stripes played in Los Angeles in August of 2005, Beck went and joined his friends on stage. He played bass during "The Denial Twist."
Notes:
- Beck and Jack White are friends who have worked together quite a bit.
Live, Beck has covered "Black Math." Jack White has shown up at a couple of Beck concerts over the years, joining in on "Cold Brains," "99," and "Last Fair Deal Gone Down." Beck showed up once at a White Stripes concert to play bass on "The Denial Twist."
In the studio, Jack White plays bass on "Go It Alone." Beck produced (in his living room, no less), and played, on a Stripes single with these songs: "Honey, We Can't Afford To Look This Cheap," "It's My Fault For Being Famous," and "Cash Grab Complications On The Matter." Beck was in a White Stripes music video as well.