The following recording is said to be a 4-track demo, but this hasn’t been verified yet. It might after all stem from an unidentified radio broadcast.

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This acoustic rendition was recorded for Signal Radio on february 11th 1993.

A slower version, that appears to be an outtake from the march 1993 session that also produced the final version, appeared on the ‘Radiotick’ bootleg.

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Recorded probably in march 1993 during the ‘Pop Is Dead’ session, ‘Yes I Am’ was featured as a b-side on the reissue of Creep, released after the band had found success in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

Radiohead’s shoe-gazer-esque song is lyrically simple, based largely on the word “easy.” The music is also simple, but features some mesmerizing sounds. The song is not a fan favorite. Read the rest of this entry »

“I can’t put the needle in…”: band members insist that this line is not about doing drugs. Instead, says Thom, it’s about getting revenge. Read the rest of this entry »

Yet another song written right after the band got signed, this one looks at the corporate mentality – fat bankrolls, big promises. Read the rest of this entry »

Among the first songs Radiohead wrote after signing with EMI/Parlophone, “Inside My Head” deals with the experience of being picked up by a major label and leaving part-time jobs behind. Thom notes that the song is also “about getting in a car and ramming the shop where I used to work. Read the rest of this entry »

Thom’s first musical take on driving is about a car accident he survived in 1987. ‘Stupid Car’ appears only on the Drill EP in its original form. Later, it was recorded as part of the Volume compilation series for Issue Seven and dubbed Tinnitus mix. The airy sounds of this mix blows past you ears, evoking the driving experience; vocals come in at lower level.

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