On a Radiohead fansite, the only given is that we all love Radiohead. Even though some of us have …complicated relationships with the band.
So and Ty started a “Top 20 Radiohead Songs” thread, and people are, predictably, verklemmt. Looking at my iTunes in an effort to judge mine last year sometime, I came up with an unconvincing list. Mostly because I listen by album 98% of the time, and typically don’t skip a lot of songs on an album, although I may skip a lot of albums.
In any case, here is a semi-scientific list of my Top 20 Radiohead songs du jour, including version, the order of which is pretty damn arbitrary. And I mean I could very very easily have a Top 20 album release and Top 20 B-sides.
20. There, There (HTTT)
19. Like Spinning Plates (IMBW)
18. You (MTV)
17. I Might Be Wrong (IMBW)
16. Climbing Up The Walls (OKC)
15. Let Down (OKC)
14. Palo Alto (No Surprises/Running From Demons)
13. Pyramid Song (Amnesiac)
12. The Amazing Sounds of Orgy (Pyramid Song)
11. Sulk (The Bends)
10. Where I End and You Begin (HTTT)
9. Electioneering (OKC)
8. Pearly (No Surprises/Running From Demons)
7. Nude (IR)
6. Reckoner (IR)
5. Down is the New Up (IR2)
4. Up on the Ladder (IR2)
3. Last Flowers (IR2)
2. Knives Out (Amnesiac)
1. Everything in its Right Place (IMBW)
And it will probably change tomorrow, there’s a lot of OKC missing after all. And there’s a lot of representation of the new album, but what can you do?
Merry Christmas or whateva.
