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Radiohead — Subterranean Homesick Alien (Acoustic)
Album: Towering Above the Rest
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:37
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The breath of the morning, I keep forgetting
The smell of the warm summer air
I live in a town where you can't smell a thing
You watch your feet for cracks in the pavement

Up above, aliens hover making home movies
For the folks back home
Of all these weird creatures who lock up their spirits
Drill holes in themselves and live for their secrets

They're all uptight, uptight
Uptight, uptight
Uptight, uptight

I wish that they'd swoop down in a country lane
Late at night when I'm driving
Take me on board their beautiful ship
Show me the world as I'd love to see it

I'd tell all my friends but they'd never believe me
They'd think that I'd finally lost it completely
I'd show them the stars and the meaning of life
They'd shut me away
But I'd be all right, all right
I'm all right, all right

I'm just uptight, uptight
Uptight, uptight
Uptight, uptight
Uptight, uptight
Comments (63)add comment
 old_shep wrote:
Sounds like a drunk Bono.

 
{#Smile} Exactly. Drunken Bono doesn't sound bad, though.
Posted 10 years ago by Helmholtz    [ Reply ]
10, with or without electrons.
Posted 10 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 old_shep wrote:
Sounds like a drunk Bono.

 
........shite then
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a drunk Bono.
Posted 10 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
 TheLoneIguana wrote:
I get this image of Belushi as Bluto yanking the guitar from Yorke and smashing it to bits on the wall.

It's a happy thought.
 
+1
Posted 10 years ago by ZM_Herb    [ Reply ]
Wow. Who'd think you could do this both ways?
Posted 10 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

This version is soooo good for the external acoustic meatus...


 
Cannot follow you Tsar!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

This version is soooo good for the external acoustic meatus...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Somehow this is too subdued, needs more urgency, power, drama...
 

Well there is always the original version of the song for that.  This is the subdued acoustic version with less urgency, power and drama.


Posted 12 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
Hey, even Radiohead does bad covers of Radiohead
Posted 12 years ago by Dalebarely    [ Reply ]
 cmplus wrote:
Nice version. My friends wouldn't believe me either.
Thanks Bill.
 
ditto.

Posted 12 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
Nice version. My friends wouldn't believe me either.
Thanks Bill.
Posted 13 years ago by cmplus    [ Reply ]
Somehow this is too subdued, needs more urgency, power, drama...
Posted 13 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I have never heard this version of my favorite Radiohead song, nice.
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
reindeer wrote:
Bill, Thanks again for treating us to some truly amazing music. Your ability to find a band's best songs and variations of them is unique. Thanks so much.
I couldn't agree more. Oh by the way Reindeer you couldn't give the bloke with the big white beard a nudge, I wouldn't mind a digital SLR for Christmas this year. Cheers!
Posted 17 years ago by firerytrigon    [ Reply ]
I get this image of Belushi as Bluto yanking the guitar from Yorke and smashing it to bits on the wall. It's a happy thought.
Posted 17 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
Man, it's the meandering guitar lines in the original that make it a great song. This is OK, but it just makes me long for the original. And as someone that generally hates Thom's voice, I would have imagined it to be much worse on an acoustic number than it is.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
reindeer wrote:
Bill, Thanks again for treating us to some truly amazing music. Your ability to find a band's best songs and variations of them is unique. Thanks so much.
Amen. It's easy to forget that Yorke and Radiohead work out their songs acoustically before they get into the electronica. Some of us prefer the rawer versions.
Posted 17 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
Send me some pics and prove me wrong.
Sign me up for the Pink Floyd / Radiohead House and I'll send you all the pics you want!!
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Gish05    [ Reply ]
Is a cat in heat?
Posted 17 years ago by Shelbygirl427    [ Reply ]
QueenLucia wrote:
Hey! Are you saying I'm NOT a hot babe?
Send me some pics and prove me wrong.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
I, for one, would love to see a reality show where smug Radiohead fanatics are forced to live in a house with arrogant Pink Floyd cultists. Watching the two groups debate over which band is the undisputable Best Band Ever until violence erupts would be a hoot. The only drawback would be the lack of hot babes since I doubt the members of either cult ever get laid.
Hey! Are you saying I'm NOT a hot babe? Sign me up to represent the arrogant Pink Floyd cultists. (Although, I do like Radiohead an awful lot.)
Posted 18 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
Maybe I wrote that because sex is all I ever think about, like most men. Maybe.
agreed!
Posted 18 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
vandal wrote:
vandal Post Rule #1: Anyone who writes about another person "not getting laid" is actually the one not getting laid. People tend to project their major concerns onto others. Sorry JohnErle, but you know its true.
Maybe I wrote that because sex is all I ever think about, like most men. Maybe.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
"Truth?" . . . I doubt the members of either cult ever get laid.
vandal Post Rule #1: Anyone who writes about another person "not getting laid" is actually the one not getting laid. People tend to project their major concerns onto others. Sorry JohnErle, but you know its true.
Posted 18 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
slowhand wrote:
Great song...underrated band in the usa....
WAY under rated...great stuff...
Posted 18 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Great song...underrated band in the usa....
Posted 18 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
I, for one, would love to see a reality show where smug Radiohead fanatics are forced to live in a house with arrogant Pink Floyd cultists. Watching the two groups debate over which band is the undisputable Best Band Ever until violence erupts would be a hoot. The only drawback would be the lack of hot babes since I doubt the members of either cult ever get laid.
LOL, I'm calling up CBS right now!
Posted 18 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
No its a pretty on point title. Truth hurts sometimes!
"Truth?" You want some truth? Radiohead are just a band, not gods. They have their fans and their detractors, just like anyone else. They've had an admirable run of critical praise combined with commercial success, but so have many, many, many other bands, some of whom have done it a lot longer with far greater reviews and sales. To say that Radiohead tower above the Beatles, for example, is utter folly. The Beatles were bigger than Jesus. Radiohead barely qualifies to lick the soles of Jesus' sandals. I, for one, would love to see a reality show where smug Radiohead fanatics are forced to live in a house with arrogant Pink Floyd cultists. Watching the two groups debate over which band is the undisputable Best Band Ever until violence erupts would be a hoot. The only drawback would be the lack of hot babes since I doubt the members of either cult ever get laid.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Fantastic song. Fantastic version.
Posted 18 years ago by glassjawgrlxxx    [ Reply ]
Bill, Thanks again for treating us to some truly amazing music. Your ability to find a band's best songs and variations of them is unique. Thanks so much.
Posted 18 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in awhile,I forgot how much I like the lyrics.
Posted 18 years ago by Gaby    [ Reply ]
Stop whining!
Posted 18 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
SigmaBetaTooth wrote:
Listen up folks! This is poetry!
Yeah, Vogon poetry.
Posted 18 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
Xeric wrote:
Oh my goodness was that ever awful.
Good thing I was distracted while this was playing. I like Radiohead but this is just plain awful! I thought it was Jeff Buckley for a moment
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Where can I download this version? Can anyone send this exact version to me? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
Posted 18 years ago by maikerude    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this version, but knew what it was instantly. Pretty cool.
Posted 18 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Uptight Uptight Uuupptiiighhhht. Best band ever.
Posted 18 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
JohnErle wrote:
"Towering Above The Rest"? Nice name for a bootleg. I'm starting to think Radiohead fans are even more pretentious than the band.
No its a pretty on point title. Truth hurts sometimes!
Posted 18 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
What's better than Radiohead? Acoustic Radiohead!
Posted 18 years ago by Olympus_mons    [ Reply ]
snurfer wrote:
this version has lost the power of album version.
No it hasn't! ED: ... well yeah a little bit. It's just that I love this song.
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
this version has lost the power of album version.
Posted 18 years ago by snurfer    [ Reply ]
Intriguing, but not up to the original. Mixed feelings on this one.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
"Towering Above The Rest"? Nice name for a bootleg. I'm starting to think Radiohead fans are even more pretentious than the band.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Oh my goodness was that ever awful.
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
When you figure the original of this song is astonishing this is still pretty damn good.
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
what... Hogtied?
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
still greatly overrated
Posted 18 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Wow wow wow... thought I couldn't love Radiohead enough. LOL at AnnieBear...
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Most Excellent! The production of the original tends to consume some of the lyrics. Listen up folks! This is poetry!
Posted 19 years ago by SigmaBetaTooth    [ Reply ]
This gets a "no."
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
The normal version is AWESOME, this is marginal. This whole set is putting me asleep this morning.
Posted 19 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
WOW!!!! I frelling love this song in the original version, and this is just AMAZING!!!!! Thank you for playing this, please play it again!!!!! "I'd tell all my friends / but they'd never believe me / they'd think that I've finally lost it completely"
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Marginally better than usual. That ain't saying much.
Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the lead singer of Stereophonic. (a good thing)
Posted 19 years ago by betterdaze    [ Reply ]
Oooooh! Nice version of one of my favorite songs. Goes to show you that under all the slick techno production there is still a very high quality song underneath.
Posted 19 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 19 years ago by emleamy    [ Reply ]
Interesting variation. Me likey.
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]