Did the Beatles influence Radiohead?

Did the Beatles influence Radiohead?

Radiohead have specifically cited the Beatles influence on “Ok, Computer” in interviews. This wasn’t accidental. Their more recent stuff, pretty much finding inspiration elsewhere I think. While REM may have said “Standing on the shoulders of giants leaves me cold”, no one lives in a vacuum.

Is Coldplay influenced by Radiohead?

The only history they share is that Radiohead’s O.K Computer gave birth to Coldplay. The parent then grew beyond imagination, evolved and explored new music and became a legend. The child on the other hand never left childhood, lived in its new found fame and tries to fool people by making catchy videos.

Does paul McCartney like Radiohead?

McCartney is a hug fan of Radiohead’s work and even drafted in their long-term producer Nigel Godrich to work on his 2005 album ‘Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.

Did Thom Yorke turn down paul McCartney?

Thom Yorke has revealed that he turned down a mouth-watering collaboration with Paul McCartney because he can’t play piano well enough.

What is the meaning of the song Karma Police by Radiohead?

“Karma Police” by Radiohead is somewhat of a sarcastic song which is meant to be an attack against authority but also a shoutout to the concept of karma itself in that ultimately the oppressive actions the singer is espousing seem to come back to him.

What did Noel Gallagher say about Radiohead?

Noel Gallagher has criticised Radiohead in a new interview, saying he believes the band get good reviews from the press regardless of their output and questioning Thom Yorke’s voice and songwriting ability.

Where did Karma Police peak on the Billboard charts?

“Karma Police” peaked at number 14 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. It reached number 8 in the UK and managed to actually top the Íslenski (Iceland) Listinn Topp 40. Also interesting to note is that it reached number 15 on the Danish Singles Charts in 2010, 13 years after its initial release.

What is Radiohead’s “karmic Karma”?

This kind of existentialism is not new in Radiohead’s career (just think of Fake Plastic Trees ). It’s a bit like Orwell’s psychopolitics in 1984: if you have bad thoughts, I arrest you; if you have bad karma, I arrest you. The video was born in 1997 as a single of Ok Computer, and shows perfectly a “karmic” situation.