The White Stripes “Lord, Send Me an Angel” b/w “You’re Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Remix)” 2000. Sympathy For the Record Industry. Man, do Jack and Meg White look young on the cover of this 45! It was the band’s sixth single release, the B-side appearing on their second album De Stijl.

“Lord, Send Me an Angel” is a cover of the 1933 song by Blind Willie McTell, though Jack White altered the lyrics somewhat by changing McTell’s name to his own and replacing Detroit for the original Georgia references. Beyond that, the song retains its historic blues flavor with acoustic guitar and Meg adding in a respectfully sparse rhythmic stomp. “You’re Pretty Good Looking” is a great White Stripes track but I really do not care for the Trendy American Remix, which employs the always-irritating autotune. Third Man Records reissued the 45 in 2011.