I agree with you, laurafromtoronto. At the end of the dvd "The White Stripes: Under Great Northern Lights", Jack plays this song for Meg, who begins to cry. I firmly believe this song is about their relationship. I think people misunderstand Jack's fascination with Rita Hayworth. He is a fan of the old film star, but it's no different than people who are obsessed with Betty Paige. However, I think Meg was Jack's Rita and the references to Rita in the song are referring to Meg. The clear display of emotion on both Jack and Meg's part indicate this to be most likely. Jack and Meg's divorce might have something to do with him naming his new guitar Rita. I don't know.
I DO know that you ROBRAM89 are an idiot. Jack and Meg's relationship was NOT incestual. Any true White Stripes fan would know this. Jack was actually born Jack Gillis and is of no relation to Meg other than that they got married. He, untraditionally, took her maiden name as his last name. Jack and Meg introduced themselves as brother and sister so that they would not be judged by people before hearing their music, which is completely understandable. Critics are harsh and the music industry is very competitive. If they had marketed themselves as a divorced couple, instead of brother and sister, then there's a large possiblity they would have been percieved and recieved differently.
I agree with you, laurafromtoronto. At the end of the dvd "The White Stripes: Under Great Northern Lights", Jack plays this song for Meg, who begins to cry. I firmly believe this song is about their relationship. I think people misunderstand Jack's fascination with Rita Hayworth. He is a fan of the old film star, but it's no different than people who are obsessed with Betty Paige. However, I think Meg was Jack's Rita and the references to Rita in the song are referring to Meg. The clear display of emotion on both Jack and Meg's part indicate this to be most likely. Jack and Meg's divorce might have something to do with him naming his new guitar Rita. I don't know.
I DO know that you ROBRAM89 are an idiot. Jack and Meg's relationship was NOT incestual. Any true White Stripes fan would know this. Jack was actually born Jack Gillis and is of no relation to Meg other than that they got married. He, untraditionally, took her maiden name as his last name. Jack and Meg introduced themselves as brother and sister so that they would not be judged by people before hearing their music, which is completely understandable. Critics are harsh and the music industry is very competitive. If they had marketed themselves as a divorced couple, instead of brother and sister, then there's a large possiblity they would have been percieved and recieved differently.