Thom Yorke isn't a 'rock-star'. He is his generation's Nina Simone. He summarises eloquently and enigmatically the struggle of his people.
Discuss, in relation to Nina's 'Mississippi Goddamn' and Radiohead's 'My Iron Lung' (30).
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Thom Yorke may be a hero to most but he never meant that much to me,
not really
most of my heroes ain't appeared on no stamp
Are you saying most of your heroes have appeared on stamps?
*really
I GOT A LETTER FROM RADIOHEAD THE OTHER DAY
I OPENED IT, READ IT, SAID THEY WERE INSPIRATIONAL
I clicked on DiS yesterday to see THREE old Radiothreads
in the sidebar, and now here you are starting a new one. Why do we do this to ourselves?
Alright Polly Harvey
this isn't just a radiohead thread though mate
and in my defence i didn't see the others
That's what really hurts
He.
Are those 'struggles' really comparable?
And who are Thom Yorke's 'people'?
middle class nerds
Thom Yorke's 'people' are those who believe
quite rightly, that slightly left-field indie rock should be recorded WITHOUT drums. That struggle will never end.
*bows head and raises gloved fist in the air*
I'm welling up
He's a boring cycloptic cunt
the silliness of this thread
is astounding. or is it post-ironic? or whatever? this generation's nina simone. for christ's sake.
Thom Yorke's voice is a lot higher
That's the main difference I can think of.
Thom Yorke's Laugh
The comparison is contextually and practically...
OFFENSIVE AS FUCK.
A song about a Band's struggle to repeat their success / being trapped by it vs a song about the murder of four kids in a racially motivated terrorist attack?!!
The source of the quote needs the facts of life explaining to them.
no i dont
Yes, you do.
Ah come on - Yorke's the eloquent voice of anti-Capitalist angst.
CANIHAVESOMEOFWHATYOUARESMOKING?
What's so anti-capitalist about 'My Iron Lung'?!(??)
You fool.
Can't you see the Iron Lung is the Soviet Union and the song is about the huge void in world politics that exists without a secondary global power to challenge US dominance?
Heaven alive!
I'll have some of your finest Mexican Black Tar please!!
I like Radiohead
but so does frank turner so i can't like them
Can something be both eloquent and enigmatic ?
listen to my iron lung and tell me mrbones!
report: something about sucking your thumb while you shit. The answer is NO.
The thread title made me wanna puke.
Thom Yorke isn't a 'rock star'.
He is his generation’s Eeyore the donkey. He summarises glumly and anhedonically the struggle of his Pooh-ple.