Jack White when asked if he heard the crowd chanting “Seven Nation Army” at the European Championship of Football

Last Monday I heard Jack White playing his most famous song at the stage of the Heineken Music Hall. It felt kinda good, to experience the freakin’ anthem of my teenage years LIVE. Deep inside though, something gnawed. For years, I’ve been associating the monster hit with football songs containing references to the alleged homosexuality of the opponent. When I saw White rocking the stage with the most popular tune he’d ever written, I felt like watching a robbed man. He has created a monster, it has grown bigger than him. Seven Nation Army equals screaming drunk football fans.

At least Jack can laugh about it.