10 Greatest Ever Radiohead Songs

Thom Yorke describes this song as the most beautiful thing Radiohead has ever recorded, and it’s not hard to see why.

It’s one of the more traditional songs on Kid A, except for the constant state of unease the dissonant and feint background sounds provide throughout.

The concept for the song came from a dream Thom Yorke had about floating around a city like a ghost, and that sense and longing for elusiveness and anonymity is perfectly translated in the song.

At times, the lyrics almost sound like a beautifully poetic self-help tape. “I’m not here, this isn’t happening”. The narrator is trying to find any way to deal with the constant pressure of the outside world, and this is his inner monologue trying to simply get through this ordeal.

It’s one of Radiohead’s most paranoid songs, even more so than Paranoid Android. Eerie as it may be, it is one of the most ethereal and transcendent songs they’ve made.