Okay, this one is kind of a no-brainer. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes contains one of the most iconic guitar riffs since The Rolling Stones’ Satisfaction. (And, as with that song, the riff supposedly came to the artist, Jack White, in a dream).
Yeah, it’s got a great riff, but I mainly like it because it feels kind of demented, the way it moves between fast and slow, loud and soft. Also, in keeping with the demented motif, the video is great. I can’t prove it, but it seems to be channeling the original poster for Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, which is possibly the most demented movie ever made.
Anyway, enjoy. And rock on…
Here is the Kubrick poster…

And here is The White Stripes video. You be the judge:
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