Thom
introduced this song to his
bandmates and the members of
REM on the REM Monster Tour.
It was 3 August 1995, in Oslo,
Norway, and they were all gathered
in a dressing room. The lyrics
have been changed since then,
but they originally told the
story of a man who has become
fed up with the way things are
working out for him and is having
problems with his girlfriend.
Two lines from this version
are, "He was sick of her excuses
/ To not take off her dress
when bleedin' in the bathroom."
Preparing to record the song,
Thom altered those lyrics, but
the meaning remains essentially
the same. Aside from the fact
that it features a glockenspiel,
this track has a simplicity
that proves Radiohead's ability
to create a basic song with
straighforward lyrics and make
it fit smoothly into an album
as complex as Ok Computer.
What's amazing is that this song was actually recorded at a faster
speed and then sped down when Thom put the vocal track on it.
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