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Band Name Origins:

  • They changed their name from On a Friday, because it would spell OAF when shortened. Submitted by: B.I.L.L
  • They took their name from the Talking Heads song "Radiohead" on the Heads' album True Stories. Submitted by: rynne

Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Wow... only if my head was a radio, I just don't know what I would do? Submitted by: Jesus Christ

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Fake Plastic Trees"He says "Fake plastic" a couple of times, but follows it with "trees" neither time. - Brian Kelly

New Band Names:

New Name
Why It's Better
Submitter Name
RadiodeadI smash my radio when they are on.tomario

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Sheep""Creep"Alan the Ottoman
"Dogma Pigs""Karma Police"Kaylie L
"Exit Music (For An Elevator)""Exit Music (For A Film)"goodnight dolll or is it goodnight dol...
"trip""creep"ash

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Sail To The Moon,"You can't sail to the moon, duh!ash
"Paranoid Android,"Robots don't have emotions, dumbass!ash

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Dare To Be Stupid""2+2=5," RadioheadGood example. - Brian Kelly
"You Won't See Me""I Will," RadioheadNo, you won't! - Josh
"I Want It All""I Want None Of This," RadioheadJosh
"Car Crash""Airbag," RadioheadJosh
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Like Pinning Plates" originally "Like Spinning Plates"
Not so easy, unless they're paper plates.
Amanda Svenson
"Jus" originally "Just"
Jus: A French cooking sauce.
hamburger456
"Jut" originally "Just"
hamburger456
"Fake Plastic Tees" originally "Fake Plastic Trees"
Some golfers consider only wooden tees real?
michelle (hell In mice)
"The Beds" originally "The Bends"
Have we all got the beds?
Kralia

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Like Spinning Pilates" originally "Like Spinning Plates"
I wouldn't advise spinning while doing pilates.
Jonathan S.
"Morning Belly" originally "Morning Bell"
Shannon Ingrid Travis
"Mourning Bell" originally "Morning Bell"
Shannon Ingrid Travis
"Dollars & Scents" originally "Dollars & Cents"
Smells like... Money!
Josh
"Flake Plastic Trees" originally "Fake Plastic Trees"
Like Christmas trees covered with snowflakes!
Donna Rand Blitzen

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Rude" originally "Nude"
Josh
"True Love Warts" originally "True Love Waits"
Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
"Fake Plastic Tress" originally "Fake Plastic Trees"
As in a tress of hair.
Shannon Ingrid Travis
"Jest" originally "Just"
hamburger456
"Rust" originally "Just"
hamburger456

There are additional Radiohead song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Jan 16 "Crepe" by Matthias a parody of "Creep" by Radiohead
Part of my on-going "Parodies Rock" project in which I parody all of the songs in Rock Band. This one was a super easy one to record and to write, as well as being a perfect title sub so I had to do it. www.badave.com: (French pastries) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Creep""ASCAP"Below Average Dave
"Creep""Crepe"Matthias
"Karma Police""Kame-hame-ha"Polar1s forgot his pw
"Anyone Can Play Guitar""Anyone Can Make Something That's "ok""Billy Wobbledagger
"Karma Police""Volvos Are Sweet"Brandon R
"Paranoid Android""Pair of Noir Droids"Scott_25
"Pyramid Song""Blubbery Song"Panic Pagoda
"Creep""Truth ( comments/ratings on parodies and/or lack t"Red Ant
"Creep""Red Ant ( parody of myself )"Red Ant
"Creep""(You're a ...) Creep"Mikey W.

There are additional Radiohead song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
CreepStalker's organizationThatAwesomeGuy
Morning BellAlarm clocksJosh
Everything In Its Right PlaceHouse Calls (Home Keepers or Maids)lilwiccan
Karma PoliceRehabilitation CentreDr. L
My Iron LungLung TransplantsMurphy
There are additional Radiohead commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
There ThereSuicide HotlineSean
Pop Is DeadAmerican Idol/Simon Cowell's officenewave
High and DryFlood HelplineOFFENDED BRIT
Karma PoliceSynagogueyodude
(Nice Dream)Insomnia Helplinehopalong
There are additional Radiohead on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Jerry Springer
   Weird Al Yankovic
Talk Show Host
   Radiohead
Jerry Springer Talk Show Host
Kinda straightforward.
Aninnymouse
I Am the Walrus
   The Beatles
Just
   Radiohead
I Am Just The Walrus
I'm nobody special...
Diddims
Can't Get You Out Of My Head
   Kylie Minogue
You And Whose Army?
   Radiohead
Can't Get You And Whose Army Out Of My Head?
Peggy Pollock
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
   Jackie Wilson
High and Dry
   Radiohead
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Drier
Marshall Garvey
There are additional Radiohead duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Murradiohead
Murray Head combined with Radiohead
Submitted By: Jamie
Primitive Radio Heads
Primitive Radio Gods combined with Radiohead
A collaboration of 90's alternative rock bands!
Submitted By: Eac Zeffron
Radiofloyd
Pink Floyd combined with Radiohead
Submitted By: Noah McKelvie
The Talking Radioheads
The Talking Heads combined with Radiohead
Submitted By: i am the viod

There are additional Radiohead Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"No Suprises"
Misheard Lyrics:
An abscess full of blood
Original Lyrics:
A heart that's full up like...
"Idioteque"
Misheard Lyrics:
Losing focus, losing focus.
Original Lyrics:
Who's in bunker?
"Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics:
We have crushed her body.
Original Lyrics:
We have crashed her party.
"Sulk"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will alarm the cops though we've all really gone
Original Lyrics:
When the loving comes and we've already gone
There are additional Radiohead misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Phillipa Chicken"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing a song for you
Original Lyrics:
I won't fall for you

Story about this misheard lyric by: schatz

I've been looking for a Radiohead song including this sentence in its lyrics for years (and every time I tried, I only found the song "Sing a Song for You"), until I finally knew I misheard it...

There are additional Radiohead misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"Talk Show Host"
The Funny Lyrics:
I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.
Why They're Funny:
Gee, i'm tough... I'll have a GUN! And.. sandwiches... in case we get hungry on our murder spree... of course!
Submitted by: MeggleFreggle
"Wolf At The Door"
The Funny Lyrics:
flip the lid out pops the cracker
smacks you in the head
knifes you in the neck kicks you in the teeth
steel toe caps
takes all your credit cards get up get the guns
get the eggs
get the flan in the face
Why They're Funny:
theyre kinda funny when you first see them, but once you understand them they all fit and actually make sense; e.g. he is talking about all the challenges of being a parent in a partly metaphorical way, and 'flan in the face' is a political reference - look it up
Submitted by: That tall guy
There are additional Radiohead Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"2+2=5 (The Lukewarm)"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
You've not been paying attention...Paying attention...paying attention (x4)
(Paying attention (x 15))
and also
And But I'm not (x4)
Why They're Repetitive:
Because they repeat... (erm...15 times)
But only in a rather odd and satirical slant at the fears of this revision and practice based learning in the world that preaches 2+2=4 etc. Probably it's the best song for someone deliberately looking for a migrane.
Submitted by: Kevin Breslin
"Karma Police"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
For a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myseeeeelf
(Repeat a million times)
Why They're Repetitive:
I absolutley adore Thom Yorke's writing style and his lyrics, and I have no objections with the repititive nature of most of Radiohead's songs. They just qualify as very repititive. I love them, though, they're awesome.
Submitted by: lilwiccan
There are additional Radiohead repetitive lyrics available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"A Wolf At The Door"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Don't you dare
Don't you dare
Don't you flan in the face
Why They're Nonsensical:
This line makes me laugh every time, even though it's a serious song... Flan is a dessert, a fruit filled cake... does this make sense to anyone else?
Submitted by: Serata
"Pop Is Dead"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
So many facelifts, his face flew off
Why They're Nonsensical:
How could one's face fly off from too many facelifts? Facelifts make the face tighter, not looser!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"A Wolf At The Door"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
He'll steal all my children if I don't pay the ransom
And I'll never see them again if I squeal to the cops
Why They're Misrhymed:
Lol the first time I heard that line, I laughed forever. I understand that everything doesn't have to rhyme, but that was a nice surprise. ' Pay the ransom' 'Squeal to the cops'...classic!
Submitted by: lilwiccan
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Karma police"
Opening Lines:
Karma police, arrest this man, he talks in maths
Comments:
Submitted by: Bere
"Karma Police"
Opening Lines:
Karma police, arrest this man.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Scary Song Lyrics:

"Where I End and You Begin"
The Lyrics:
I will eat you alive
Why:
Cannibalism is really disgusting.
Submitted by: B1982
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Do Diarhea Submitted by: Josh
No, thanks!

Song Title Anagrams:

"Expel Talent" originally "Planet Telex"
Submitted by: Josh
"Indoor Panda Raid" originally "Paranoid Android"
Submitted by: Josh
"Pip! I Fart There" originally "Fitter Happier"
Farts are STILL funny!
Submitted by: Josh
"51 Pets" originally "15 Step"
I know, WAY too easy!
Submitted by: Josh
"Hoot! Twin Fannies" originally "I Want None of This"
Submitted by: Josh

There are additional Radiohead Song Title Anagrams available.

Songs That Are Banned:

"Creep"
it was dubbed too depressing for young teenagers by the PMRC and various other associations.
Submitted by: Meghan

Song Title Acrostics:

HAD: "High And Dry"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"The Habit In Your Red Lights" originally "The Rabbit In Your Headlights"
Submitted by: Ava Rice
"I Right Me Bong" originally "I Might Be Wrong"
Submitted by: Josh
"Everything in Its Plight Race" originally "Everything in Its Right Place"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Noun is the Dew Up" originally "Down is the New Up"
Submitted by: Lizzie

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Creep"
The Lyrics:
When you were here before,
Couldn't look you in the eye,
You're just like an angel, ,
Your skin makes me cry,
You float like a feather,
In a beautiful world,
I wish I was special,
You're so very special,
But I'm a creep, ,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doin' here?,
I don't belong here,
I don't care if it hurts, ,
I wanna have control,
I want a perfect body ,
I want a perfect soul,
I want you to notice ,
when I'm not around,
You're so very special,
I wish I was special,
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doin' here?,
I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh,
She's running out the door,
She's running out,
She run run run run...,
run... run...,
Whatever makes you happy,
Whatever you want,
You're so very special,
I wish I was special,
But I'm a creep, ,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doin' here?,
I don't belong here,
I don't belong here...,
Why:
Despite the lyrics and tone of the lead vocal peformance the music sounds really up beat and if you listen to the melody (esp. shes running etc. high bit) it sounds as though if the lyrics were happy it would sound happy but i still believe these lyrics rule!
Submitted by: iRULZ
"No Surprises"
The Lyrics:
I'll take a quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide.
Why:
The guy wants to kill himself!
Submitted by: hamburger456
There are additional Radiohead Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics available.

Names as a Word Bank:

Daria, I do rad deer diarrhea, do I, Daria? I do. Submitted by: hamburger456
What the heck is rad deer diarrhea?

Lighter Side of Serious Bands:

"Like Spinning Plates"
"Like Spinning Plates" was born when some members of Radiohead were playing an electronic version of another of their songs, "I Will", backwards. Thom heard it and thought that the reverse melody sounded better than the original one, so he wrote new lyrics to the backward melody. The first four lines of the song were recorded Thom singing backwards and then reversed. As a result, the first four lines have backward-sounding forward lyrics. The original song "I Will" was later rearranged for and released on the album "Hail to the Thief".
Submitted by: B1982
"Fitter Happier"
In this "song", you don't hear Thom singing. Instead, you hear a computer voice speaking to the piano melody playing in the background. This "song" is really out of place on the album "OK Computer".
Submitted by: B1982

Hidden Messages:

"Kid A"
Be sure to pop open the Jewel case that your CD came in when you purchase this. Hidden inside the tray is an illustrated booklet that you can look at while you listen to the CD and ponder the meaning of it all.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
"15 Step"
Where are the other 14?
Submitted by: dxman

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