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According to singer Thom Yorke, the song was recorded as the band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set at The Garage in London and when they got back into the studio, Yorke recorded the vocals in one take and broke down in tears at the end. The song’s lyrics are about Canary Wharf in London and about the world of mass marketing and mass consumption. One source of frustration for the band at the time was their US record label, Capitol, who wanted a strong track for American radio to follow the success of their previous hit single, “Creep”. Surprised that the slow paced “Fake Plastic Trees” was seen as a potential single to follow up “Creep” , Yorke ultimately realized the label had remixed the track without his approval: “Last night I was called by the American record company insisting, well almost insisting, that we used a Bob Clearmountain mix of it. I said ‘No way’. All the ghost-like keyboards sounds and weird strings were completely gutted out of his mix, like he’d gone in with a razor blade and chopped it all up. It was horrible.”
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  • slvyml

    She looks like the real thing. she tastes like the real thing, ...........................But i can't help the feeling. ....... If i could be who you wanted all the time. </3 best song ever.... and ever and ever ..!!

    Friday afternoon

  • Sound-Of-Nature

    One of my favorite songs ever!!! ♥

    10 days ago

  • Frau_Hobbit

    Even after all these years this song simply blows my mind. [4] My favourite Radiohead song.

    12 days ago

  • thirteensquared

    well we have something similar. the first time i heard this song, i broke down to tears.

    13 days ago

  • Ennish

    God, the chills this song gives me.

    15 days ago

  • paulmer2003

    One of my favorite songs - ever

    20 days ago

  • Invincible638

    one of my favourite Radiohead songs. I love the ending.

    20 days ago

  • roberinho

    SIMPLESMENTE BELA.

    21 days ago

  • abunono

    Sing hey!for the bath at close of day/that washes the weary mud away!

    21 days ago

  • Predelnik

    Awesome song, just perfect lyrics, enough mix of symbolism and realism.

    21 days ago

  • ART3M1SS

    Karma police is so much better

    22 days ago

  • CyEstefania

    Ah yes, the one Radiohead song out of their whole repertuaire that I can not listen to properly without thinking about certain memories. The biggest of them is the special look of a soul I met. But as always, good things never seems to last... Still, my favourite Radiohead song. Forever <3

    last month

  • penceyreject

    if i could be who you wanted,all the time....

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  • CrimbleCrimson

    The Tourist <3

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  • redandblu

    even after all these years this song simply blows my mind [3]

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  • EricValeev

    Never gets old

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  • thekills1985

    Truly amazing

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  • DollyxSkrillex

    fake plastic trees <3

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  • timmerd

    Parachutes

    March 2012

  • mysticqueen2

    Great song, the cover from Marillion is also amazing...check it out

    March 2012
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