| Radiohead – A Punchup at a Wedding (No No No No No No No No) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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It was always clear for me what this was about. Those "strictly British" sayings that you all are talking about... can't be, because I'm American and I've heard them all my life. Now, I'm going to go through every line and say what the song means. I don't know why you bother (Why do you listen to music if you can't appreciate it?) Nothing's ever good enough for you (My band just tried its absolute best, and you dismissed it as if it was nothing!) (By the way) I was there (See that in the video? Yeah, that was me up on that stage.) It wasn't like that (Clearly, whatever it is you saw, you misinterpreted.) You've come here just to start a fight (The only reason you say things about peoples' music is to create controversy which makes you money.) You had to piss on our parade You had to shred our big day (You saw us having a blast, and we became your targets. We didn't deserve that.) You had to ruin it for all concerned (Our momentum is seriously damaged now, just because of what you said.) In a drunken punch-up at a wedding, yeah (The "wedding" is beautiful art of music, and the "drunken punch-up" is a fight that doesn't belong) Hypocrite opportunist (Oh, is that a Linkin Park CD that you're hiding there? My bad, I thought you liked music.) Don't infect me with your poison (I'm not going to let your stupid comments bring me down) A bull in a china shop (People like you are unspeakably destructive.) When I turn around, you stay frozen to the spot (You talk quite a bit when I'm not paying attention, but when I respond? Jackass.) You had the pointless snide remarks (Think before you speak, and then don't.) Of hammerheaded sharks (You, and critics like you, feed on the blood of good bands.) The pot will call the kettle black (Yeah, I'm talking to you. Get out YOUR fucking guitar.) It's a drunken punchup at a wedding, yeah (etc etc.) Was that so hard? Also, the people that argue simplicity. Thom Yorke got an English degree at Exeter. Really. |
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| Radiohead – Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury, & Executioner.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Well, yeah. They have their own views, of course, and they're going to express them. But to say the entire HTTT album is a "smart-ass attack at Bush"? That would just be shallow! Do you really think that? So, you ignored the doublethink reference? You missed the song about the constant war between the Id and the Superego (circa Freud)? The love song totally escaped you? |
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| Radiohead – Supercollider Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| LP8... It's going to be epic, isn't it? | |
| Radiohead – Open the Floodgates Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think it's "absolve" twice. | |
| Radiohead – Judge, Jury & Executioner Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Wow. This is nice. Totally unexpected. | |
| Radiohead – Paperbag Writer Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Thom Yorke is with the same girlfriend that he was with some 15 years ago. Speaking of which, when are the two lovebirds going to get married already? |
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| Radiohead – Paperbag Writer Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Huh. You try to debunk politics (because everyone thinks it's the meaning of every Radiohead song, according to you), and instead suggest drugs. What? |
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| Radiohead – House of Cards Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song could be compared with some Canadian Eskimo chick -- there are many layers to peel off before you get to the prize, and peeling off one... really... won't cut it (@unison). Yes, there's the sex/marital aspect to this. Anyone else got an idea? *raises hand tentatively* Alright, Ben! What do you have to say about this? "Well, it could be a commentary about how fragile our seemingly stratified and permanent lives really are. Also, it could go with an overall album theme I have noticed about losing control of one's self/situation. That's just my opinion, anyway." Very good, Ben! You kids should all take a leaf out of Ben's book! (inb4 internet tough guys and internet lawyers) |
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| Coldplay – Yellow Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is about nothing. It's a shitty song. |
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| Radiohead – I Will. (No Man's Land.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| i will... rise up | |
| Radiohead – I Will. (No Man's Land.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| i will... rise up | |
| Radiohead – I Will. (No Man's Land.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Fuck you. Thom Yorke is not a racist bastard. | |
| Animal Collective – For Reverend Green Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| You win some internets. | |
| Thom Yorke – Cymbal Rush Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think you hit the nail on the head there. | |
| Radiohead – We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| 2+2=5 especially shows Orwellian influences | |
| Radiohead – 15 Step Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I swear to God this song isn't about anything in particular. Good song, though :-) |
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| Radiohead – Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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There are two meanings that always come up for a Radiohead song. Love, and pollution. Surely they didn't write all of their songs about those things? |
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| Radiohead – Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This is the only Radiohead song I know that Coldplay sounds somewhat similar to. | |
| Thom Yorke – Jetstream Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I really love this song... | |
| Radiohead – Creep Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I can't. I can relate to "Pyramid Song", though. Oh, and "Every Single Song on Kid A and Amnesiac and Most on Their Other Albums Too". It's just... Creep kind of sucks. | |
| Radiohead – Creep Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"This song" is a catchy tune that the band didn't like because it had little substance. Take a peek at "How to Disappear Completely". And yes... I realize you probably already have, 8 years later. I just couldn't let that comment go untouched. |
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| Thom Yorke – The Drunkk Machine Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Or if you grab the most awesome Spitting Feathers EP, released in Japan. | |
| Thom Yorke – Harrowdown Hill Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I thought he said that about "I Will" on Hail to the Thief? | |
| Thom Yorke – Harrowdown Hill Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| troll | |
| Radiohead – Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| *One gust and we will probably crumble | |
| Animal Collective – Untitled Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I enjoy this song. Quite a bit. It's so... beautiful, but so bleak and unbearable... |
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| Coldplay – Don't Panic Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Naw, really? "Don't Panic"? | |
| Coldplay – Don't Panic Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Actually, I currently believe that this is the only good song they've written. | |
| Animal Collective – Essplode Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Blah. I think this song has too much hype for its actual worth. | |
| Thom Yorke – Cymbal Rush Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Do I even need to say "I love this song"? It's become an unnecessary formality, though true. Actually, when I read "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, this song really reminded me of the ending. It was all very bleak and depressing, yes, but also beautiful, in a way -- not to mention poetic. Any word on the possible reason for including a lyric from the nursery rhyme "Ten in a Bed" (there were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over)? I can't believe iTunes has this as, like, the second lowest-rated song on the album. |
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| Kate Bush – Suspended in Gaffa Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Ra Ra Riot version is great. | |
| Grizzly Bear – Deep Sea Diver Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| yeah | |
| Animal Collective – La Rapet Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Why do they never play this live? | |
| Animal Collective – Chocolate Girl Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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It's definitely pop the triggers. Someone fix that. Everything else in that last part is right. |
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| Radiohead – Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I like Part 1 better. Is that bad? | |
| Animal Collective – Chocolate Girl Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Animal Collective sounds really blithe when you listen to it, but you'd never know looking at some of the lyrics. | |
| Animal Collective – Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Nope | |
| Animal Collective – Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This was the first Animal Collective song I ever listened to... | |
| Radiohead – Morning Bell/Amnesiac Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I dislike your name. Call yourself "HouseOfCards" or something. | |
| Radiohead – Morning Bell/Amnesiac Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| It seems like you haven't ever listened to Kid A or Amnesiac, ever. Tell me, are they about relationships? | |
| Radiohead – I Might Be Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Have you listened to the album AT ALL? | |
| Radiohead – Reckoner Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I love the acoustic version of the album version. | |
| Radiohead – Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury, & Executioner.) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To each their own, but I think it's about being fake in general. When I listen to it, I feel a sort of cross between self-hatred and being trapped in an impregnable cage. Think "Hamlet". You know what? You could go with "Hamlet" on a lot of Radiohead songs, now that I think about it... |
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| Radiohead – Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury, & Executioner.) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Actually, Thom has said something on this. To quote from TOW: "If the motivation for naming our album had been based solely on the [recent] U.S. election, I'd find that to be pretty shallow." and... The title of the album is considered by some to be a reference to an anti-Bush chant (itself a play on "Hail to the Chief", a march played to announce the arrival of the President of the United States) that was used by activists during the controversy surrounding the 2000 U.S. presidential election.[6] However, the band has emphasised the wider political context of the slogan, citing its use during the 1888 election. I agree, it probably isn't all about bushwhacking. When I first saw it, I figured the title of the album was actually glorifying thieves. Personally, I still think that's a good idea... |
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