Ondes Martenot Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 after some months resistance, i decided to listen to some Radiohead songs once again... and they are amazing! to be continued... P.S. i hope this thread'll get much love and excitement 25+3. You Never Wash Up After Yourself 25+2. Pearly* 25+1. This Mess We're In (with PJ Harvey) 25. I Promise 24. Maquiladora 23. Banana Co. 22. 15 Step 21. The Trickster 20. Talk Show Host 19. The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy 18. All I Need 17. Lift 16. Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong 15. Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) 14. Cuttooth 13. Videotape 12. Fog 11. Permanent Daylight 10. Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon cover) 9. Arpeggi 8. A Reminder 7. Rabbit In Your Headlights (with UNKLE) 6. Last Flowers 5. How I Made My Millions 4. Nude 3. True Love Waits 2. Kinetic 1. Big Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redundancy Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 i had the same with Let Down couple of days ago, oh my... made me listen to OKC and felt the love again. and ofcourse The Eraser, which i bought in August and only gave it a chance like once or twice but didnt like. i listen to it ALOT lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 i haven't listened to The Eraser for ages, don't really desire either tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I'm ashamed to admit I only know the official albums. This'll be a great way to find out more about their non-album tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdam528 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 1. Cuttooth 2. Talk Show Host 3. Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) My top 3, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 If there are no Amnesiac b-sides near the top you'll get a beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdam528 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Oh yeah, I forgot Fog too. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 There're many, many, many non'album Radiohead songs which I adore :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I love Talk Show Host. I'm looking forward to your list. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus Minor Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Here's my Top 5 1. Banana Co. (both versions equal) 2. Fog 3. True Love Waits 4. I Will (Los Angeles Version) 5. Talk Show Host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad-Cold Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 hmm..theyve got so many great b-sides - Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) - talk show host - maquiladora - true love waits - remyxomatosis (billiant :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 okay, i'm starting. first of all 3 songs that almost made the top 25: 25+3. You Never Wash Up After Yourself appears on: My Iron Lung EP This must be the shortest Radiohead song, if i'm not wrong and one of the saddest as well. I wish it was longer... I must get out once in a while Everything's starting to die The dust settles, the worms dig The spiders crawl over the bed I must get out once in a while I eat all day and now I'm fat Yesterday's meal is hugging the plates You never wash up after yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 25+2. Pearly* appears on: Paranoid Android and Airbag/How Am I Driving EP This is not an easy song to interpret, so i can only guess what Thom meant here. Pearly* is probably about being ignorant. The phrase "get teeth so pearly" might reference to perfect teeth = being perfect, caring about something what is less important than other things. "She runs from the third world" means ignoring the huge social problems, all those things that happen in the third world countries stay unseen for the public. That person rather cares about her/himself than about "real problems". How'd you get your teeth so pearly? Dew drop dentures White washed faces She runs from the third world, pearly Vanilla (feel it crawl to me) Milkshakes (crawl back again) From Hard Rock (whatever you say) Cafes (it won't go away) That's where (I feel it crawl to me) She got her (crawls back again) Sweet tooth (it won't go away) For white boys (whatever you say) She runs from the third world, pearly Hurts me Darling hurts me Darling hurts me Darling hurts me Pearly* clearly fits into the OKC era. Amazing song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 So can we include live versions too?... That'd be very nice if we could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 25+1. This Mess We're In appears on: Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (PJ Harvey) This is not a Radiohead song and i've no idea if Thom co-wrote it or not at all, but he clearly does his part in this collaboration. Adding beatiful vocals to this "relationship troubles song". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 So can we include live versions too?... That'd be very nice if we could. non-album means everything what's not on their LPs ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Holy angel that'll be hard then :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdam528 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 If that's the case, then Like Spinning Plates just may move way up there on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 25. I Promise unreleased This is a very old song. Last time it was played live was in '96. Probably it was scratched for being too simple... I won't run away no more, I promise even when I get bored, I promise even when you lock me out, I promise I say my prayers every night, I promise I don't wish that I'm strict, I promise the tantrums and the chilling chats, I promise even when the ship is wrecked, I promise tie me to the rotten deck, I promise I won't fool around no more, I promise even when I get bored, I promise even when you lock me out, I promise I say my prayers every night, I promise I won't fool around no more, I promise Not really popular among RH fans i believe, but this is a quite underrated song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 If that's the case, then Like Spinning Plates just may move way up there on my list. LSP is an album song, but i get what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 24. Maquiladora appears on: High and Dry / Planet Telex Maquiladora has one of the coolest 'Head riffs. That's the only thing i can think of. Here it comes, here it comes I can feel the hills exploding Exploding gracefully Burning up the freeway Here it comes Grass is green at the edge of the bubble Beautiful kids into beautiful trouble Well it seems to fall out of the sky and come down on you Oh baby, burn Fast Toyota, burns rubber Useless rockers from England Good times had by all Just swallow your guilt and your conscience Blue and white birds stepping hard on the pedal, Interstate Five runs straight down the middle And it seems to fall out of the sky and come down on you Oh baby, burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 23. Banana Co. appears on: Street Spirit (Fade Out) Another underrated classic b-side. I read this song was influenced by "One Hundred Years Of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Might be, haven't read the book. Another song, imo, that runs on two stories, personal and more global. But then again, it's quite difficult to interpret this one as well. Oh Banana co. We really love you and we need you And oh banana co. We'd really love to believe you But everything's underground We gotta dig it up somehow Yeah yeah Oh she said "No go" She said she'd like to She's seen you But no, no go She knows if you die then we all do And everything's underground We've gotta dig it up somehow Yeah yeah Everything's burning down We gotta put it out somehow Yeah yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 22. 15 Step unreleased A new song that likely to appear on the new album. I don't really like judging all those songs that debuted last year, because they all were in the quite starting phase. Raw, unfinished, not ready for the LP release, but with potential. 15 Step as many other new songs was changed many times from one gig to other. I don't think there's 2 identical versions of this song, actually. My favourite comes from Amsterdam (May 9). how come I end up where I started how come I end up where I went wrong won't take my eyes off the ball again you reel me out when you cut the string how come I end up where I started how come I end up where I went wrong won't take your eyes off the ball again you cut me in and reel the string you used to be alright what happened did the cat get your tongue did your string come undone one by one one by one here it comes it is soft as your pillow you used to be alright what happened etcetera etcetera fetch for whatever fifteen steps then a sheer drop how come I end up where I started how come I end up where I belong I won't take my eyes off the ball again you reel me out then you cut the string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 hm, I haven't made a list of those non-LP songs that I like, but Banana Co. and Videotape are very good. Especially the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 21. The Trickster appears on: My Iron Lung EP This song is probably the most energetic of all b-sides. Oh and a band called Muse owe a lot to this song. Lost in the mountains Rust in my brain The air is sacred here In spite of your claim Up on the rooftops Out of reach Trickster is meaningless Trickster is weak He's talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway I wanted you so bad That I couldn't say All these things fall apart We wanted out so bad That we couldn't say These things fall apart We're talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway Hey, hey, hey, this is only halfway Truant kids A can of brick dust worms Who do not want to climb down from Their chestnut tree Long white gloves Police check carefully Escaped from the zoo The perfect child facsimile is Talking out the world Talking out the world Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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