| Rag and Bone | |
| Cover: | Rag_and_bone.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The White Stripes |
| Album: | Icky Thump |
| Released: | June 6, 2007 |
| Recorded: | January 24–31, 2007[1] |
| Studio: | Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre: | Garage rock, blues rock, punk blues |
| Length: | 3:48 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. (U.S.) XL Recordings (E.U.) |
| Prev Title: | Icky Thump |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told) |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"Rag and Bone" is a song by the American garage rock band The White Stripes. It is the ninth track on their 2007 album Icky Thump. The track was released as a free red 7" vinyl with the June 6, 2007 issue of the NME magazine, with a unique Jack White-designed etching on the flipside of each record.[2] [3]
The song is told from the point of view of two rag and bone collectors, portrayed by both Jack and Meg White. The song's conventional verses and choruses are interspersed with a spoken narrative. The single version of the song is a different mix from the version that was later released on the UK LP 'Icky Thump' album. Sean Fennessey of Vibe called the song "the funniest and best track" on Icky Thump.[4]