Jack White “Saturday Night Live 10-11-20″

Jack White “Saturday Night Live 10-11-20″ Third Man Records. 2020/2021, part of the Third Man Vault package #47. After the 3-plus hours I spent last week listening to Live at the Masonic Temple, I needed a few days off before spinning this bonus 7″ single. Side A is a medley of three songs: “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” which White co-wrote with Beyonce (it appears on Lemonade; the song includes samples from Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks” and White has a serious Zeppelin vibe during the medley’s performance), White Stripes’ “Ball and Biscuit” (from Elephant) and “Jesus is Coming Soon” originally written by Blind Willie Johnson. Johnson wrote it “about the 1918 Spanish Flue outbreak that feels uniquely relatable in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic.” In fact, the reason White appeared on SNL that night was due directly to the pandemic; the original musical guest was country Morgan Wallen, but he was uninvited two days prior to airtime for violating safety protocols (he was filmed just days early at a crowded bar without a mask). Side B (irritatingly at 45rpm while Side A is 33rpm) has White’s solo song “Lazaretto,” the title track from his  2014 album. It’s been probably over 20 years since I’ve watched SNL so I didn’t see this until today, but it was pretty cool that White shredded the solo on a guitar specifically designed for him Eddie Van Halen who died just a few days earlier.