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This song was premiered in San Sebastian, Spain on July 31, 2002. The song’s alternative title is “The Lukewarm”.
The song’s title “2 + 2 = 5” recalls the symbol of unreality from George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the book, inhabitants of an authoritarian future state are made to engage in doublethink, replacing their own conscience and beliefs with those imposed from above. At the end of the novel, the protagonist’s individuality is demolished, as he avows that two and two are, in fact, five. The song contains similar inaccuracies including January bringing April showers.
With lyrics like “All hail to the thief, but I’m not” and “Don’t question my authority” there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000. The band have strenuously denied this, saying in one interview, “It would be too easy for us to insult George Bush”.
The song reached number 15 on the UK singles chart.
The first part of the song is in a 7/4 time signature, which switches to 4/4 about 1 minute 22 seconds in (after the words “Two and two always makes five…”).
At the beginning of the song, the listener hears guitarist Jonny Greenwood plugging his guitar in, and lead vocalist Thom Yorke is heard saying “That’s a nice way to start, Jonny…”.
This song was premiered in San Sebastian, Spain on July 31, 2002. The song’s alternative title is “The Lukewarm”.
The song’s title “2 + 2 = 5” recalls the symbol of unreality from George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the book, inhabitants of an authoritarian future state are made to engage in doublethink, replacing their own conscience and beliefs with those imposed from above. At the end of the novel, the protagonist’s individuality is demolished, as he avows that two and two are, in fact, five. The song contains similar inaccuracies including January bringing April showers.
With lyrics like “All hail to the thief, but I’m not” and “Don’t question my authority” there have been repeated suggestions from many musical critics that the song is based on the controversial election of George W. Bush in 2000. The band have strenuously denied this, saying in one interview, “It would be too easy for us to insult George Bush”.
The song reached number 15 on the UK singles chart.
The first part of the song is in a 7/4 time signature, which switches to 4/4 about 1 minute 22 seconds in (after the words “Two and two always makes five…”).
At the beginning of the song, the listener hears guitarist Jonny Greenwood plugging his guitar in, and lead vocalist Thom Yorke is heard saying “That’s a nice way to start, Jonny…”.
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"2+2=5" as performed by Radiohead in Glastonbury Festival 2003.
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Broken_Grass wrote:
Winrar song.
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NaranjitoO wrote:
exactly, trashyourshit is right
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trashyourshit wrote:
how many fingers do you see?
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manau-says-hy wrote:
scheiße alter wie geil
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ThexBratxPrince wrote:
Badass song
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KiingNothing wrote:
math fail LOL
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r2mas2es5 wrote:
solo una mas..! :D
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noinnocence wrote:
the whole point*
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noinnocence wrote:
""2+2=4 NOT 5 WTF!?" Precisely, that's the only point of the song.
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NaranjitoO wrote:
1984
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squigbobble wrote:
"2+2=4 NOT 5 WTF!?" LOL
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greene1994 wrote:
(2+2=4 NOT 5 WTF!?) Oh wow hahahhaahah what the fuck
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aznsupragrl182 wrote:
Hehe, doublethink!! ^^
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harajukuu wrote:
Yeah I love it, the attention!
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TomTodd wrote:
WHY YOU ALWAYS TELLING ME TO FUCK A GOAT MAN
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Alex8V wrote:
+1
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xx13330 wrote:
喜欢
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txqh wrote:
great song!!
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josie8000 wrote:
2+2(+1)=5
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Amnesius wrote:
Agreed with RIPELIVEJAM.
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