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Tonight, we'll get the result of the second round of municipal elections in France. Mind you, a boring evening ahead! What could be more appropriate to perk you up a bit and keep you in the right mood than this noisy pushy track by Radiohead featuring Thom Yorke — I think I saw a Tweety Bird — freshly debarked from a North Sea trawler (or a yellow submarine) welcoming the audience on such a “cold wet shitty day” (sic). In the same vein, I also thought of "Disturbance At The Heron House" by R.E.M. and "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who which I'll repost some other time.
Ey@elI will stop, I will stop at nothing.
Say the right things when electioneering
I trust I can rely on your vote.
When I go forwards you go backwards
and somewhere we will meet.
When I go forwards you go backwards
and somewhere we will meet.
Ha ha ha
Riot shields, voodoo economics,
it’s just business, cattle prods and the I.M.F.
I trust I can rely on your vote.
When I go forwards you go backwards
and somewhere we will meet.
When I go forwards you go backwards
and somewhere we will meet.
About this song
Thom describes this song as being about preaching to others through a microphone. He uses the metaphor of a politician selling his party platform to critique the live promotional shows Radiohead was doing to sell its music. In its original, 1996 live form, the song ended on a very catchy note with Thom repeating the line “Doin’ it all.” Many fans were surprised and a little disappointed at the final version that made OK Computer.
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