Watch: Prince covering Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ at Coachella

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 28 comments 19:07 April 28th, 2008

This is pretty much a Ronseal moment - Prince, at Coachella festival in Los Angeles this Saturday just passed (26 Apr), springing a surprise cover of Radiohead’s angst-riddled anthem on the audience.

Video Prince x Radiohead – ‘Creep’ @ Coachella, LA; 26/04/08

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this is completely brilliant.

Mike_Diver | 28 Apr '08, 19:11 | X | Reply

uh

i'm speechless

Gaemblor | 28 Apr '08, 19:30 | X | Reply

jaw drop

Makes me wish I'd braved the scorching temps.

oceanRain | 28 Apr '08, 19:36 | X | Reply

the guitar work at the end

is absolutely brilliant :D:D:D class

robellovich @oceanRain | 28 Apr '08, 19:38 | X | Reply

The headline should have been:

'Prince "does a Radiohead"'

Missed a trick there......

hello_dave | 28 Apr '08, 19:40 | X | Reply

I'm utterley unimpressed....

...with the camera work...

QM79 | 28 Apr '08, 19:52 | X | Reply

how did they miss that?

they use "do/does a Radiohead" for every other news article.

poptimusgrime @hello_dave | 28 Apr '08, 19:59 | X | Reply

All I could do while watching this...

was to stare at his little finger and wish I had half as much talent as it had.

FizzyBovril | 28 Apr '08, 20:08 | X | Reply

if you listen carefully

you can just make out the sound of peoples heads exploding, unable to cope with the sheer genius of it.

him_indoors | 28 Apr '08, 21:25 | X | Reply

I just pray that this ringing endorsement will finally get Radiohead

some of the attention that they so richly deserve.

Alex-in-Ciderland | 28 Apr '08, 21:33 | X | Reply

is actually singing 'your a creep'

amazing. i've changed my mind. i like radiohead now.

andrewviolet | 28 Apr '08, 21:50 | X | Reply

yeah, okay, prince does a radiohead

but its a bit of a dirge despite typically flawless, could-be-noone-else-on-the-planet vocals. and the guitar at the end is really wank at times. and im such a big prince fan my goddamn username is a prince reference.

p.s. he's anything but a loser. but hes most definitely a creep

spookyelectric | 28 Apr '08, 22:01 | X | Reply

I know from a Style Perspective

It's not comparing like with like, but Prince is one of the only people I can think of who could completely play Matt Bellamy off the field... though one wonders where MB will go...imagine if Muse could mutate and evolve enough to have that kind of longevity??

chrisnettleton | 28 Apr '08, 22:11 | X | Reply