Zack's got a link to a clip from the White Stripes concert DVD, which looks like a fun thing to do.

I also got to tell him that Jolene is a Dolly Parton song, which I think blew his mind a little.

It reminded me of this other incident; plus I watched "School of Rock" for the first time with Luke the other night, which is really awesome. Watching Jack Black build kickass rock songs with a bunch of musically talented tykes is tons of fun.

But the larger and more interesting thing is how cultural influences are like a network. The White Stripes do a great cover of Dolly Parton's Jolene; the casual observer may not know it's not an original song, but some people will find out, they'll check out Dolly. That might lead to other investigations, just like how a lot of hippies eventually got into roots music because the Greatful Dead leaned so much on country, bluegrass and blues (CBGB -- which is what that famous Punk place in NYC is named after) in creating their psychadellic supersets. It's a rich tapestry.

What would be interesting to know is when the Stripes started doing Jolene as part of their set. I know that about a year ago Dolly enjoying quite a comeback on the hip NYC girl circuit. Which was the chicken and which was the egg, and where did the egg come from anyway? How these things actually get passed around is fascinating.