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for some reason i can't get enough of radiohead's song "creep" lately. i have three different versions of the song. there are 2 versions on pablo honey, and i have an ep with a fully acoustic version--thom yorke wailing to an acoustic guitar. it's the version, imo, that sounds the most *creepy*--i.e. the most in keeping with the spirit of the lyrics. it sounds almost untouched by a producer, very raw, emotional, a little too exposed, as if you're witnessing the beginnings of a complete nervous breakdown or something.
the only thing i wish is that thom had stuck with the lyrics on the first version of the song from pablo honey. in that version, he says "you're so fucking special. i wish i was special. but i'm a creep" etc. in the other two versions, he says "you're so very special" etc. it's a bummer, because i think the profanity is more fitting to the song. expresses that mix of anger and longing, alienation and desire, that characterizes so much of radiohead's work, and is the reason i continue to love their music despite their over the top popularity. (usually i lose interest in a band when they start to get huge--this happened with u2, which was my favorite band until about the time the joshua tree came out, and bono became a sanctimonious preacher. ditto van halen, which i loved until about my senior year in high school, when 1984 came out--i hated that album, and don't even get me started on where they went after sammy hagar replaced david lee roth.)
i once had the opportunity to go see u2 in concert. i believe i was in 9th grade, so i was 14 or 15. they were going to play at the fountain street church in downtown grand rapids, michigan, a venue that seats maybe 1000. tickets were something like $10. my mom wouldn't let me go unless i could find someone to go with me. and guess what? i couldn't. first of all, i had very few friends. second of all...nobody knew who they were. it was their october tour. mtv was brand spanking new, and a lot of kids at my school didn't have it yet. here's a link to the concert info. the show i missed: http://www.elevation-tour.com/show991.html
bummer. lol--i'm still bummed.
the only thing i wish is that thom had stuck with the lyrics on the first version of the song from pablo honey. in that version, he says "you're so fucking special. i wish i was special. but i'm a creep" etc. in the other two versions, he says "you're so very special" etc. it's a bummer, because i think the profanity is more fitting to the song. expresses that mix of anger and longing, alienation and desire, that characterizes so much of radiohead's work, and is the reason i continue to love their music despite their over the top popularity. (usually i lose interest in a band when they start to get huge--this happened with u2, which was my favorite band until about the time the joshua tree came out, and bono became a sanctimonious preacher. ditto van halen, which i loved until about my senior year in high school, when 1984 came out--i hated that album, and don't even get me started on where they went after sammy hagar replaced david lee roth.)
i once had the opportunity to go see u2 in concert. i believe i was in 9th grade, so i was 14 or 15. they were going to play at the fountain street church in downtown grand rapids, michigan, a venue that seats maybe 1000. tickets were something like $10. my mom wouldn't let me go unless i could find someone to go with me. and guess what? i couldn't. first of all, i had very few friends. second of all...nobody knew who they were. it was their october tour. mtv was brand spanking new, and a lot of kids at my school didn't have it yet. here's a link to the concert info. the show i missed: http://www.elevation-tour.com/show991.html
bummer. lol--i'm still bummed.
