Carla Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 The first song on Kid A paints the Manhattan skyline at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday morning; the song is titled "Everything in Its Right Place." People woke up that day "sucking on a lemon," because that's what life normally feels like on the Manhattan subway; the city is a beautiful, sour, sarcastic place. We soon move onto song two, which is the title track. It is the sound of woozy, ephemeral normalcy. It is the sound of Jonny Greenwood playing an Ondes Martenot, an instrument best remembered for its use in the Star Trek theme song. You can imagine humans walking to work, riding elevators, getting off the C train and the 3 train, and thinking about a future that will be a lot like the present, only better. The term KID A is Yorke's moniker for the first cloned human, which he (only half jokingly) suspects may already exist. The consciously misguided message is this: Science is the answer. Technology solves everything, because technology is invulnerable. And this is what almost everyone in America thought around 8:30 A.M. But something happens three and a half minutes into "Kid A". It suddenly doesn't feel right, and you don't exactly know why. This is followed by track three, "The National Anthem" This is when the first plane slams into the north tower at 470 mph. "The National Anthem" sounds a bit like a Morphine song. It's a completley different direction from the first two songs on KID A, and it's confusing; it's chaotic. "What's going on?," the lyrics ask. "What's going on?" It gets crazier and crazier, until the second plane hits the second tower (at 9:03 A.M. in reality and at 3:42 in the song). For a moment, things are somber. But then it gets more anarchic. (Reader's Note: You might want to consider playing KID A right about now, since I'm not always so good at explaining shit like this). Which leads into track four, "How to Disappear Completely." This is the point where it feels like the world is possibly ending. People try to convince themselves that they are not there. People keep repeating: "This isn't happening". People are "floating" (read: falling) to the earth. We are told of strobe lights and blown speakers; there are fireworks and hurricanes. This is a song about being burned alive and jumping out of windows, and this is a song about having to watch those things happen. And it's followed by an instrumental piece without melody ("Treefingers"), because what can you say when skyscrapers collapse? All you can do is stare at them with your hand over your mouth. Time passes. It's afternoon. KID A's side two, if you have it on vinyl. Action is replaced by thought. The song is "Optimistic, " a word that becomes more meaningful in its absence. It has lyrics about Ground Zero ("vultures circle the dead"), and it offers a glimpse into how Al Qaeda members think Americans perceive international diplomacy ("the big fish eat the little ones, the big fish eat the little ones/Not my problem, give me some"). Track seven, "In Limbo" is about how the United States has been shaken out of its fantasy, with "nowhere to hide," finding only "trap doors that open, I spiral down"...... tl;dr all I have to say is LOL at thread title (which obviously is the only thing I read) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Nah, the Lone Gunmen predicted 9/11. Radiohead predicted the recession with "House of Cards". :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yellow - The color of the fire NO THE SMOKE WAS CLEARLY BLACK. FIRE ISN'T YELLOW IT'S ORANGE!!!!!! RAWR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. and he returns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. lol, don't you mean illusioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon albarn Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. lol Just wondering, but why did you come back? So you can bash Radiohead and Thom Yorke every chance you get again? Get a grip, you don't see me bashing Coldplay and Muse like their's no tomorrow just because I don't like them. It's ok to let your opinion out, but when you keep going on and on about it and trashing the fans, you're justing making yourself look like a complete knob. This thread is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. I agree 100%, although I would tend to call them delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 tl:dr, I just presumed you were insane. The only prediction I can think of is Gerling's "When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun" which was released on September 11 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
india rubber Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah but Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke can shit out a turd of gold, they're that disillusioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 he won't be back until like sunday or monday :( NO THE SMOKE WAS CLEARLY BLACK. FIRE ISN'T YELLOW IT'S ORANGE!!!!!! RAWR!!! Shush, everyone is allowed their own opinion on which color fire is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will16 Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 Don't Panic - Nothing to worry about, noone expects a thing. Shiver - The sudden shock of the airplanes crashing into the north tower Spies - The paranoia and small self-feeling you get after the incdent. Sparks - The sparks that arise from the WTC Yellow - The color of the fire Trouble - See title Parachutes - The people jumping wished they had some High Speed - The towers come down at a high speed We Never Change - Humanity will never change Everything's Not Lost - Life goes on. :dozey: Ok maybe the titles but if you listen to some of those songs you just metioned the lyrics and mood have absolutly nothing to do with 9/11. Sparks for instance is a slow mellow song, not any type of panicky state at all, first off its talking about love. Yellow is about somone you love to. LOL this one made me life.....Shiver youv'e got to be kidding me. Im not even going to try to explain that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I lol'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Ok maybe the titles but if you listen to some of those songs you just metioned the lyrics and mood have absolutly nothing to do with 9/11. Sparks for instance is a slow mellow song, not any type of panicky state at all, first off its talking about love. Yellow is about somone you love to. LOL this one made me life.....Shiver youv'e got to be kidding me. Im not even going to try to explain that one. Shiver "So I look in your direction but you pay me no attention, do you?" - The witnesses see it but they can't beleive it. "From the moment I wake to the moment I sleep, I'll be there by your side" - They're glued to the spot in shock and horror. "Did you want me to change? Well, I changed for good" - Evereything has changed. Sparks "You'll say, "Oh, 'sing one we know'" - Help us. "I'll always look out for you. That's what I'll do." - The firmen arrive Easy :dozey: I can do Yellow too if you want. LOL this one made me life :wtf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will16 Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 Shiver "So I look in your direction but you pay me no attention, do you?" - The witnesses see it but they can't beleive it. "From the moment I wake to the moment I sleep, I'll be there by your side" - They're glued to the spot in shock and horror. "Did you want me to change? Well, I changed for good" - Evereything has changed. Sparks "You'll say, "Oh, 'sing one we know'" - Help us. "I'll always look out for you. That's what I'll do." - The firmen arrive Easy :dozey: I can do Yellow too if you want. :wtf: bunch of bullcrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawlinwithin Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 wait wait wait wait wait.... so you're saying Radiohead predicted 9/11? who thinks of these things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 bunch of bullcrap. That's what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 That's what I said. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fietssleutel Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 That summarizes this thread perfectly. :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I don't know why you call him stupid. There's nothing wrong in giving this interpretation to the album. I don't agree with it and consider it senseless but it's subjective. Unless you are Thom Yorke you can't prove him wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 It's not even his interpretation, he copy and pasted it from somewhere. Search Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Thom Yorke is google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Google? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Shush, everyone is allowed their own opinion on which color fire is. NEVER!!!! I AM CORRECT!!! THIS MAN IS WRONG IN SAYING FIRE IS YELLOW!!!!!!! I SHALL MAKE ABSURD STATEMENTS TO BACK UP MY FACTS. FOR EXAMPLE. FIRE IS A MIX OF YELLOW ORANGE AND RED WHAT IS THE MID-TONE OF THOSE THREE ORANNNNNGE WHEN YOU LIGHT YOUR GAS STOVE, WHAT IS THE ONLY OTHER WARM COLOR APART FROM BLUE ORANNNNNGE YOU KNOW WHAT IDIOTS SPRAY TAN THEMSELVES AS ORANNNNNGE YOU KNOW HOW THAT WAS RELATED TO FIRE BECAUSE OF ORANNNNGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 YOU GO GIRL. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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