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Drumming | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/31/09
First time i tried counting this song i was so confused. thought it was 9/8, but after listening to it again figured out it was 4/4. Damn that phil selway and his syncopation!
Favourite song atm. <3
Unfortunately Beautiful | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/22/08
Compared to others my interpretation may seem insignificant.
Most reviewers say that this song is about self-mutilation and while I don't personally agree with that, Myxomatosis, A disease that small mammals can only acquire, is referencing a human only disease. Like in the first verse where he mentions his partner "ate him up for breakfast" and "screwed him up in a vice" is like saying she gave him a type disease, metaphorically of course. Like Myxomatosis, STI's are transferable through the blood. It's genius and possibly my favorite radiohead song.
Also let's not forget how beautifully composed it was. Every instrument in the piece matches perfectly in a cacophony of sounds managing to create a perfect atmospheric effect that is so fitting.
"that wasn't my intention"
Sick cat or sick humans? | Reviewer: doris benoit | 7/12/08
I don't find these lyrics disturbing. It appears to me a commentary on the star system as is apparently the wolf at the door song. I have not read the short story and heard this song for the first time 3 weeks ago. I would assume the half a head is half a rabbit's head, hence the affliction of myx. The disease is comparable with the intoxication and blind loyalty(blindness is also a symptom of the disease)disciples of a superstar/band. Being skinned alive clearly enunciates the way a human is turned into product(by time magazine etc.)Fans rabbidly await new product from the star/medium whether the individual or band cares to feed the senses of a fickle and diseased public. The song also seems to be a confession. By participating in any hierarchy one automatically contributes to the inherent corruption of hierarchy whether music industry or organized religion. We are all damned. Pretty straight forward song. There are abstractions in Radio Head lyrics but before their recent decline, their appeal for me was establishing a type of sonic cinema, with lyrics being quite secondary.
sublimity rules | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/16/07
God radiohead is amazing. There forever equally disturbing and entrancing music is enough to capture anyone but the ignorant, the arrogant, and the blind. Self-mutilation does seem to be a bit too self-centered for the traditional radiohead topic. I long to understand the weirdness only found in that thin line between madness and genius...
No one likes a Smart-ass but we all like Stars | Reviewer: Alex | 6/2/07
I wish i could read that short story lol
but hey whatever your interpretation is right?
the constant buzzing makes ME think of some rabid fleaball of a sick cat (which i guess is the point)
charging around shaking his wilting paws and half bragging about a his sorry state and so yeah,i also feel there is something positively masochistic going on here
the lyrics are as always for Radiohead, thought provoking
equal parts disgusting and hilarious here ('Twitching and salivating.....I GOT MYXOMATOSIS!")
a song that gets more disturbing the more you get into it, not the one note wonder i initially thought it to be
No one Likes a Smart-ass but we all like Stars | Reviewer: Alex | 6/2/07
i wish i could read that short story lol
but hey whatever your interpretation is right?
the constant buzzing makes ME think of some rabid fleaball of a sick cat (which i guess is the point)
charging around shaking his wilting paws and half bragging about a his sorry state and so yeah,i also feel there is something positively masochistic going on here
the lyrics are as always for Radiohead, thought provoking
equal parts disgusting and hilarious here ('Twitching and salivating.....I GOT MYXOMATOSIS!")
a song that gets more disturbing the more you get into it, not the one note wonder i intially thought it to be
reply to reply | Reviewer: diego | 5/4/07
ok, its about the story.. so centre your attention on the story. -
In a metaforic way, its bout the self-mutilation.. its doesnt sounds you?
reply | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/14/07
this song is not about self mutilation. the lyrics are taken from a short story thom yorke wrote, which centres around these lines
"the mongrel cat came home
holding half a head"
Radiohead are a bit beyond the self-indulgence of self mutilation, which as far as I know they have no personal experience of. this album is largely pollitically motivated
Myxomatosis | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/26/05
Have they done it once again? The music is sublime. They are some of the only musicians I have heard that can trully convey emotions through music. The synthesisers, the guitar, the voice, these instruments just come together wonderfully. The lyrics on these songs deserve particular mention. Self-mutilation (or even mutilation by one you slept with) is a wondrous or disastrous thing. Radiohead know more than they should. I only hope life does not bore them.
Incredible | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/17/05
This, along with 2+2=5 and Backdrifts is certainly one of the best songs off of Hail to the Thief, which is one of Radiohead's best albums to date. Wonderful Song.
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