I'm a little bit behind when it comes to the latest and greatest in music and theatre (or picture show, as the jackhammer prefers). So today I saw a music video by Radiohead which is a year or so old, but it was the first time I'd heard it.
This is an interesting band. They've got some thoughtful stuff going on. The song made me think about how complicated things get and how hard it is to know what's what sometimes. The video is really clever and it makes you think about what looks good and real and how it may not actually be that way all the time. It captures that feeling of being a bit player in a big game, but being held responsible for stuff you don;t know anyway.
You can see it at on MTV's site, it's about half way down the page on the left. The song is called There There.
In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape
Broken branches trip me as I speak
Just cos you feel it doesn't mean it's there
Just cos you feel it doesn't mean it's there
There's always a siren singing you to shipwreck (don't reach out, don't reach out [x2])
Stay away from these rocks we'd be a walking disaster (don't reach out, don't reach out [x2])
Just cos you feel it doesn't mean it's there (there's someone on your shoulder [x2])
Just coz you feel it doesn't mean it's there (there's someone on your shoulder [x2])
Feel it
Why so green
And lonely [x3]
Heaven sent you
To me [x3]
We are accidents waiting
Waiting to happen
We are accidents waiting
Waiting to happen
Radiohead has some profoundly moving songs and creative videos. Q magazine, the British version of Rolling Stone magazine, has named Radiohead the best band of the last 25 years. Of Q's top ten albums of all time, 4 of them were Radiohead albums. Pretty impressive.
Cool to see you have a blog up....
Posted by: the jackhammer at December 25, 2003 12:59 PM