We've ranked the albums and made our best of compilations. Now choose their best song, and don't be a wuss. If you had 10 minutes left to live, which one would be it. Mine: Let Down

If I could only listen to ONE in the ten minutes, I'd go for "How to Disappear Completely".

That's a toughie. I think I'd probably go with "Morning Bell", but I'm debating between the Kid A and Amnesiac versions. Right now I'm leaning toward the Amnesiac version.

"A Wolf At The Door." Passion, power, and desperation: the best bits of Radiohead!

I'm thinking "Paranoid Android" or "Motion Picture Soundtrack." I love the chaos and unpredictability of "Android." It's gotta be the most intense Radiohead song, and that's saying something. I'm usually not a fan of angry songs, but Thom Yorke's sneer here is matchless.



"Motion Picture Soundtrack" has got to be the best closer ever. It is so perfectly suited to bring Kid A to an end. There is no way that song could be placed anywhere else on that album. Yorke's resigned vocals are sublime.

Mine's got to be Street Spirit (Fade Out), I've never heard a song like it. I don't even know how to descibe the guitars and Thom's magnificent voice.
I'd also have to listen to it while watching their fantastic video.

i would have to go with "High & Dry"... old school, bitter & beautiful.

I'd rather listen to AC/DC

Ha-Ha. Very funny, actually. Your reply caught me off-guard. I love AC/DC, too.

Morning Bell, or Paranoid Android. no... I don't/can't choose.

joji, you have to be able to choose, come on. I demand that you choose.

I like Exit music (for a film). Very emotional. Lonely. Fragile. Great dynamics. Careful arrangment. Moving. Intelligent.

See also 'Creep'. Whilst it's an unpopular track among purists, it's a hell of a song. Johnny's guitar on the chorus is...I can't think of a word for it. He hits the guitar REALLY hard. Thom found his vocal sound too. A perfect pop record.

The Creep will follow Radiohead around as long as they live (an ironic title). The lyrics are simple but brilliant. I love it when alternative and pop music collide. I challenge anyone not to cheer when it is played on the PA at venues. I'd be proud if I'd written it.

It's a toss-up between those two songs.

I've gone for the one I like to relax to, and the one I go nuts to.

I'm thinking "Let Down".

"Paranoid Android" is an obvious, but deserving, choice.

Personal favourites: "Creep", "Street Spirit", "Backdrifts"

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Originally posted by joji:
Morning Bell, or Paranoid Android. no... I don't/can't choose.

Those were my top choices too, and I ultimately went with Morning Bell.

"Anyone Can Play Guitar"

The great lost alt-rock anthem of the 90's...

A tough one...there are so many. If I had to grab one in a flash, however, it would be Everything in its Right Place. It's so slyly brilliant in its use of shall we say unpredictable unpredictability. You can never pick up a pattern, and you can never call it chaotic. Just watch your mind while you listen. Beautiful.

Alright. I'll go with Paranoid Android, only because it was the song that first introduced me to Radiohead.

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Fake Plastic Trees" which is not only my favorite Radiohead song but amongst my favorite songs ever. When I first bought "The Bends", I must have listened to "Fake Plastic Trees" about 2 dozen times.

I like "Talk Show Host" teh best