Your Favorite Radiohead Songs!
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Topic: Your Favorite Radiohead Songs!
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Subject: Your Favorite Radiohead Songs!
Date Posted: May 02 2023 at 10:20
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I literally sat watching paint dry. So I started working on a list of my most treasured Radiohead songs. And found it difficult to stop. I suppose Radiohead in many ways is "the band of my life". They've always been there. I actually bought Pablo Honey in my late teens. I only thought it was ok, but after that my love and admitation for them has only kept growing. Sixty amazing songs! Every song is an adventure. Beauty and excitment. So post your 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 (like I needed) favorites! 1 How to Disappear Completely 2 Pyramid Song 3 All I Need 4 Motion Picture Soundtrack 5 The National Anthem 6 There There 7 Everything In Its Right Place 8 The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy 9 Burn the Witch 10 Life in a Glasshouse 11 Lotus Flower 12 Street Spirit (Fade Out) 13 Idioteque 14 Daydreaming 15 Videotape 16 I Might Be Wrong 17 Dollars and Cents 18 Like Spinning Plates 19 Exit Music (For a Film) 20 Morning Bell 21 Kinetic 22 In Limbo 23 Paranoid Android 24 Kid A 25 The Gloaming 26 Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief 27 No Surprises 28 Optimistic 29 Sit Down. Stand Up 30 You and Whose Army? 31 Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box 32 2+2=5 33 Codex 34 Reckoner 35 Knives out 36 Harry Patch (In Memory of) 37 House Of Cards 38 Spectre 39 Let Down 40 Ful Stop 41 Sail To The Moon 42 Down is the New Up 43 The Tourist 44 Myxomatosis 45 Subterranean Homesick Alien 46 If You Say the Word 47 Airbag 48 Numbers 49 Treefingers 50 A Wolf at the Door 51 Fake Plastic Trees 52 Jigsaw Falling Into Place 53 Where I End and You Begin 54 Climbing Up the Walls 55 Nude 56 4 Minute Warning 57 Glass Eyes 58 We Suck Young Blood 59 Fog 60 Identikit & I Will (Edit: made space for Optimistic that I forgot)
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2023 at 11:33
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I'd have to revisit, but here are some of my favourites. 1. Daydreaming 2. Exit Music (For a Film) 3. Pyramid Song 4. Everything in Its Right Place 5. How to Disappear Completely 6. All I Need 7. The Numbers 8. Treefingers 9. Lucky 10. We Suck Young Blood 11. The Gloaming 12. Videotape 13. Climbing Up the Walls 14. There There 15. Burn the Witch 16. Optimistic 17. The National Anthem Excellent band, took me a while to really "get". It was A Moon Shaped Pool that most got me into the band, and this powerful scene from Westworld at the end of season one (don't watch if you have not seen the show). Gives me shivers... ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 02 2023 at 13:54
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1.I Might Be Wrong and the next ad libitum How to Disappear Completely Kharma Police Pyramid Song Everything In Its Right Place Lotus Flower Knives out Idioteque Like Spinning Plates Exit Music (For a Film) Morning Bell Kid A .... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 02 2023 at 23:16
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I don't listen to Radiohead enough! Karma Police Paranoid Android Fake Plastic Trees Creep Kid A Idioteque High and Dry No Surprises House Of Cards |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 00:22
What I can say is that the more I listen, the more I discover just how many layers of complexity, details and investment in compostition, parts, moods, changes etc - that lies hidden in less obvious ways than in your "classic prog". I'm in awe. I could hear that they were somewhat different from either Bends or OK Computer but I didn't really take notice at first. It was a more of a purely emotional response. I can't think of any bands within some sort of mainstream in the last couple of decades that has kept their art so pure (without slipping into total obscurity). Btw, interesting that you've got two of their most "left field" songs Kid A and Idioteque in your selection of wonderful, but more conventional "hits". I love them both, but here's like 50 songs I would have guessed you'd pick over those two:) -I'm also sure I would have enjoyed Creep a lot more if it was just one of their old songs, and not both played and covered to death. It's probably great at what it is.
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richardh wrote:Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 00:32
Great selection! Of course. I love every song on it, so how could it not be. But on my sixty song strong list I managed to not include your 16th entry - which is all wrong. It should be some place in the top 25-30 area. Such a vital element to what has to be my absolute favorite of theirs and an all time favorite in music. Kid A is near perfection as any band can ever get imo (whatever that means). - I've seen that Westworld-season btw.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 00:48
-Great selection all around, but that goes without saying.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 03:54
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I only heard a track or two from the debut and King of Limbs and wasn't overly impressed (anyone here to convince me to give King of Limbs another try?). The Bends is an OK album but a big distance away from what came then. But then comes the phase that makes it extremely hard to put together a list, because 90% of the tracks on OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail to the Thief are listworthy and I love all of these album from beginning to end (Hail... seems to be liked less overall at least on PA but I think it's a great album, every bit as worthwhile as the three before it). I thought don't like In Rainbows that much but I went through it again inspired by this thread. Actually it is a very good album, it just disappointed me a bit after the four before, which is unfair to some extent. I should listen to it more. Moon Shaped Pool once more is a classy album as a whole but its highlights are not quite up with some others. Here's the list I can come up with right now, also trying to put things in some kind of order, but really, anything of their big four albums could be on there, and quite high. There There Everything in its Right Place Pyramid Song Climbing up the Walls Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box Optimistic Lucky The Gloaming Karma Police I Might Be Wrong Like Spinning Plates Where I End and You Begin The National Anthem Dollars and Cents Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief Jigsaw Falling Into Place Sit Down. Stand Up. The Numbers Kid A Ful Stop 15 Step Street Spirit
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 04:12
I think a lot like you. At least I used to. I wasn't totally on board with In Rainbows myself until years later. And A Moon Shaped Pool was a slow burner. I do not really listen to The Bends (only two tracks from it on my list), but it's a strong album on its own merits. For years it was mainly Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief that got all my listening time. King of the Limbs has also grown on me upon revisiting. And then there's all the bonus songs in addition to the official albums. Full albums worth of excellence. Their debut can be skipped really. These two songs were both on the Pyramid Song single or EP. Both favorites of mine: |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 05:15
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Creep
Kid A I don't get Radiohead like other people. I try, but it won't take.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 05:43
Thanks for your answer IMBW has a catchy guitar riff 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 05:57
I couldn't name any Radiohead songs, but the only two Radiohead albums I own and still listen to are The Bends and OK Computer, which is better than okay. 
I did have one other Radiohead album, but I've forgotten what it was.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 07:20
I tend to think that Radiohead moved beyond the idea of having 'Hit songs' with Kid A. That album is a total masterpiece and perfect all the way through. I pretty much picked those 2 tracks randomly. I also love In Rainbows much the same way. Easier to remember the earlier songs because they stand alone better. Creep must be one of the best 'bloke' songs ever written. Talking of cover versions I do like the one in the TV series Lucifer
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 03 2023 at 17:31
^Great stuff, didn't know these.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 04 2023 at 00:14
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^Glad you enjoyed them. I could almost rave about Radiohead's B-sides, archived tracks or bonus-songs I got for free as a fan* after having bought albums from their homepage etc... - much like Dr. Prog and his Jethro Tull-non album tracks obsession. But I don't:)
Yes I see what you mean with Kid A and In Rainbows in particular (and for me A Moon Shaped Pool as well). But I guess I remember most of their songs anyway. While not resembling a hit (except for maybe There There which actually reached no. 4 in the UK charts) any of their post-2000 songs got such a distinct identity or feel to them that they start playing in my head just by seeing the title.
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Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: May 04 2023 at 19:25
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Very nice thread! I love Radiohead! But I don't know every song by heart. So to give you my top songs, I will listen to all of them first. So far I've listened to A's and B's... now the C's are just beginning (with "Climbing Up the Walls"). I enjoy this listening experience!
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 03:56
As far as I'm concerened, there's no dip in quality form top to bottom. It's just that some of the songs at the top of the list are the closest to my heart really. Even outside the list there's plenty of greatness. Yesterday, while listening to A Moon Shaped Pool the song Numbers stood out, so I had to edit i it in. Stunning. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 04:32
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I don't know song names byheart either, I rarely listen to them, but my go to albums are In Rainbows, The Bends and OK Computer.
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Posted By: Machinemessiah
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 09:19
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It's funny.. just a couple of days ago I was reviewing Radiohead's discography. (I was looking for a song really, and getting through the albums to find it... , so I had the homework mostly done).My preferences limit mainly to The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A, that are the ones I like (the others I don't know well / don't like that much). Also, with time, I tend to like the "in between" songs.. Bones (favorite right now) Paranoid android (all-time favorite) Optimistic My iron lung In limbo Bullet proof ... (love it) The bends The tourist Just Morning bell Knives out Scatterbrain Airbag Planet telex |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 09:45
 1993: Radiohead - Pablo Honey - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kogOCcCSJj35BNnHBOHHq4ueqasxkFP8g" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kogOCcCSJj35BNnHBOHHq4ueqasxkFP8g  1995: Radiohead - The Bends - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcdDsRfBo6p9yWwUCOLxjSMVV9sd2LjtU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcdDsRfBo6p9yWwUCOLxjSMVV9sd2LjtU 1997: Radiohead - OK Computer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF  2000: Radiohead - Kid A - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nZquM-iYg8ppQxrwe-KpcxH3FfcrL8smI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nZquM-iYg8ppQxrwe-KpcxH3FfcrL8smI 2001: Radiohead - Amnesiac - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdy7nTjwlgdaPiwLf0nDBFBGFsgchzGuc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdy7nTjwlgdaPiwLf0nDBFBGFsgchzGuc 2003: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPII4LpY7zRLIeNQkBNKpbQE4NV2mkHSc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPII4LpY7zRLIeNQkBNKpbQE4NV2mkHSc 2007: Radiohead - In Rainbows - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lvqkQRb8iVo2obChPXi9XFRLoIyaxbTj8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lvqkQRb8iVo2obChPXi9XFRLoIyaxbTj8 2011: Radiohead - The King of Limbs - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m0q7jXEiluceiC8lZfFlyWym7YMSVmSBA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m0q7jXEiluceiC8lZfFlyWym7YMSVmSBA 2016: Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1vVev88V56XX61im75q8VaXUjaImZ0nA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1vVev88V56XX61im75q8VaXUjaImZ0nA |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 11:54
OK. Here's my take: Pablo Honey - 1.5 The Bends - 3.5 OK Computer 4.5 Kid A - 5 Amnesiac 4.5 Hail to the Thief 4.5 In Rainbows 4.5 The King of Limbs 3.5 A Moon Shaped Pool 4.5 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 05 2023 at 12:37
^ Only 1.5 for Pablo Honey? That makes my 2-star rating for Kid A look positively generous by comparison. 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 06 2023 at 06:48
I remember it as a dime a dozen early 1990's plain altenative guitar rock. Something I have little to no interest in or patience for. That 1.5 star rating is from 2009 though, and haven't listened to it ever since. As I've grown softer and "more inclusive" since then, it's entiely possible it may get two stars from the older and wiser Saperlipopette!. But that means I got to relisten to it first. Here's an interesting comparison from on how these albums are widely regarded on internet's biggest music community RYM:  Pablo Honey is ranked 933 for 1993 and naturally nowhere near the all
time 10 000. Kid A holds the number one spot for year 2000 - and ranks sixth
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Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: May 11 2023 at 19:45
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Still working on it. I'm listening to Radiohead songs from A to Z. The P's have just begun...
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 12 2023 at 05:10
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 12 2023 at 07:16
Parma Police perhaps ?
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Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: May 18 2023 at 19:13
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At last... Here is my TOP 50 Radiohead songs !!! First of all: 10 outstanding songs, in chronological order - from OK Computer: 1. Paranoid Android 2. Exit Music (For a Film) 3. Let Down 4. Karma Police 5. No Surprises - from Kid A: 6. Kid A 7. How to Disappear Completely - from Amnesiac: 8. Pyramid Song - from The King of Limbs: 9. Codex - from A Moon Shaped Pool: 10. Daydreaming Then, 40 excellent songs, again in chronological order - from Pablo Honey: 11. Creep - from The Bends: 12. Planet Telex 13. High and Dry 14. Fake Plastic Trees 15. (Nice Dream) 16. Just 17. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - from OK Computer: 18. Airbag 19. Subterranean Homesick Alien 20. Climbing Up the Walls 21. Lucky 22. The Tourist - from Kid A: 23. Everything in Its Right Place 24. The National Anthem 25. Optimistic 26. In Limbo 27. Idioteque 28. Motion Picture Soundtrack - from Amnesiac: 29. Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box 30. I Might Be Wrong 31. Knives Out 32. Like Spinning Plates 33. Life in a Glasshouse - from Hail to the Thief: 34. Sit Down, Stand Up 35. Sail to the Moon 36. There There - from In Rainbows: 37. Nude 38. Weird Fishes / Arpeggi 39. All I Need 40. Reckoner 41. Jigsaw Falling into Place - from A Moon Shaped Pool: 42. Burn the Witch 43. Decks Dark 44. Ful Stop 45. Glass Eyes 46. The Numbers 47. Present Tense - from OKNOTOK 1997 2017: 48. Lift 49. Lull - from Ill Wind: 50. Ill Wind What an incredible band! Almost every song is great!
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