On the cover of Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs are depicted as a traveling band in the Old West. They went with a Western theme on this song as well, with a story about an outlaw who breaks from from jail. Along with the Mariachi horns, this creates the feel of an old Western movie.
This song manages to get the word "Appaloosa" into the lyrics. An appaloosa is a kind of horse known for it's distinctive spotted coat. It was a popular breed in Western lore.
This song started off as an isolated piano riff that according to Q Magazine September 2008 Jack White had been "trying to find a home for since 2004." Co-frontman Brendan Benson finished the song off. White told Q Magazine September 2008, "that song alone is enough to make me realize that's why we're in this band and why we're writing songs together."
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