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{{Infobox Song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Electioneering |
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| Artist = [[Radiohead]] |
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| Released = [[16 June]] [[1997]] |
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| track_no = 8 |
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| Recorded = [[1996]], [[1997]] |
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
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| Length = 3:50 |
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| Writer = |
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| Label = [[Parlophone]] |
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| Producer = [[Nigel Godrich]] with [[Radiohead]] |
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| Tracks = |
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# "[[Airbag (song)|Airbag]]" |
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# "[[Paranoid Android]]" |
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# "[[Subterranean Homesick Alien]]" |
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# "[[Exit Music (For a Film)]]" |
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# "[[Let Down]]" |
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# "[[Karma Police]]" |
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# "[[fitter happier]]" |
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# "'''Electioneering'''" |
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# "[[Climbing Up the Walls]]" |
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# "[[No Surprises]]" |
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# "[[Lucky (Radiohead song)|Lucky]]" |
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# "[[The Tourist]]" |
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}} |
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"'''Electioneering'''" is a song by [[Radiohead]], from the band's [[1997]] album ''[[OK Computer]]''. |
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[[Thom Yorke]] describes "Electioneering" as being about preaching to others through a microphone. He uses the metaphor of a politician selling his party platform to critique the live promotional shows Radiohead was doing to sell its music[http://www.greenplastic.com/lyrics/electioneering.php]. In its original [[1996]] live form, the song ended on a catchy note with Thom repeating the line "''Doin' it all.''" Yorke was thinking of the [[Poll Tax Riots]] as he wrote "Electioneering", the scenes where people were breaking down the gates of Downing Street. As well as being political, the song is also about Radiohead, travelling around the globe and having to sell their records to people. The song is in [[Drop D]] tuning, and features use of the [[D minor]] chord in the main riff. |
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While the previous songs on ''OK Computer'' were very electronically oriented, this song is closer musically to earlier "guitar" records, using a main "riff" and heavy overdubs. |
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Currently the song is very rarely performed live having all but disappeared from the band's regular setlist. |
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For the 2007 tribute album from [[Easy Star All-Stars]], ''[[Radiodread]]'', "Electioneering" was covered by [[Morgan Heritage]].<p> |
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For the 2007 tribute album from [[Stereogum]], ''[[OKX]]'', "Electioneering" was covered by the [[Cold War Kids]], who stripped the song down to a simple drum beat and vocals. |
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== Sources == |
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http://www.greenplastic.com/lyrics/electioneering.php |
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{{Radiohead}} |
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[[Category:Radiohead songs]] |
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[[Category:1997 songs]] |
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[[ro:Electioneering (cântec)]] |
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Revision as of 02:16, 8 January 2008
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