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| Talk Show
Host |
I want to, I want to be someone else or I'll explode
Floating upon the surface for
The birds, the birds, the birds
You want me, well fucking well come and find me
I'll be waiting with a gun and a pack of sandwiches
And nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
You want me, well, come on and break the door down
You want me, fucking come on and break the door down
I'm ready,
I'm ready,
I'm ready,
I'm ready
I'm ready
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| SONG INFORMATION |
Released: |
January
1996 |
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Found
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Street
Spirit CD1. Nellee Hooper remix
found on Romeo & Juliet movie
soundtrack. Black Dog remix found
on Foundation, Coming up from
the Streets. |
| One
of the best B-sides ever recorded
by any band, "Talk Show Host"
presents Radiohead exploring the
trip-hop style. The song recalls
Portishead's debut album, Dummy.
The original version, on the Street
Spirit (Fade Out) CD1, is the
most guitar driven of the versions
released. The band has never articulated
the song's meaning, but the number
does contain some of Radiohead's
best lyrics. The next version
released was the Nellee Hooper
remix on the William Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, which
differs from the original in that
it includes various backing sounds
and far less guitar, giving it
a mysterious feel. The most unusual
version is the Black Dog remix,
in which the instrumental part
and the vocals are played at different
tempos than they are on the original
- it's hard to sing along with.
This version is very wild, and
when the acoustic guitar comes
in, the track takes on a magical
quality. The best version, however,
is the live take, with Jonny's
added keyboards and a wonderfully
long guitar jam at the end. |
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Talk Show Host
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