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# I thought it was a deliberate spelling change
But I can't be arsed to check
(, Sun 6 May 2007, 16:47, archived)
# There was some debate on Talk Sport the other afternoon ( Hawksbee
( Hawksbee and Jacobs have an album review every afternoon ) and the consensus was that it's just another Sherman Tank mis-hearing.
(, Sun 6 May 2007, 16:49, archived)
# It is deliberate.
I read it in some Rolling Stone album preview. Why it was changed was not explored though.
(, Sun 6 May 2007, 16:51, archived)
# [citation needed]
(, Sun 6 May 2007, 17:21, archived)
# from the band's website
Though some residents of northern England might almost recognize the title, the Stripes stress they are spelling it wrong intentionally just for "kicks" and "metaphors", and to avoid a possible lawsuit from the estate of Billy Eckstine
(, Sun 6 May 2007, 17:24, archived)