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About This Track
“Go To Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.)” is a song by Radiohead and was released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. The song is notable for its initial time signature, which is 5/4 and changes into 6/4. The alternate title for the song as listed on the track listing for the album is Little Man being Erased.
The guitar-work at the end of this track was achieved by Jonny Greenwood playing a sequence of random notes on his guitar that were being processed through a digital patch for software called Max/MSP, which is musical software frequently used by electronica or experimental artists. Some believe that even though this is a random process, what you hear on record sounds slightly more structured and therefore may have been edited in the production process. However, Greenwood has played this song live using the same patch on many occasions, most notably on Later…With Jools Holland where the patch seemed to generate a more frantic and random rendition of the unique solo.
A similar solo to that heard in live versions of “Go to Sleep” was played by Adrian Belew on the 1980 Talking Heads song “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On),” though it was generated through different technology. Radiohead have cited the album Remain in Light on which the song appears as a major inspiration on their work in general.
The b-sides are “Gagging Order” and “I am a Wicked Child.” The former finds Thom Yorke on solo acoustic guitar. “I am A Wicked Child” is Radiohead playing blues, complete with harmonica work by Jonny Greenwood.
The guitar-work at the end of this track was achieved by Jonny Greenwood playing a sequence of random notes on his guitar that were being processed through a digital patch for software called Max/MSP, which is musical software frequently used by electronica or experimental artists. Some believe that even though this is a random process, what you hear on record sounds slightly more structured and therefore may have been edited in the production process. However, Greenwood has played this song live using the same patch on many occasions, most notably on Later…With Jools Holland where the patch seemed to generate a more frantic and random rendition of the unique solo.
A similar solo to that heard in live versions of “Go to Sleep” was played by Adrian Belew on the 1980 Talking Heads song “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On),” though it was generated through different technology. Radiohead have cited the album Remain in Light on which the song appears as a major inspiration on their work in general.
The b-sides are “Gagging Order” and “I am a Wicked Child.” The former finds Thom Yorke on solo acoustic guitar. “I am A Wicked Child” is Radiohead playing blues, complete with harmonica work by Jonny Greenwood.
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Shouts
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dannyboy182 wrote:
I want to make sweet sweet love to this song.
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Hurcule wrote:
song
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innerspeaker wrote:
Awesome song, awesome video, awesome album, awesome band :)
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Annieworld wrote:
You can go to sleep with this song lol
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san_alberto wrote:
amazing song
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IndieBritrock wrote:
One of best songs from Radiohead =D
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paul30482 wrote:
Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha
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JackMcFearless wrote:
Never got into Radiohead (Well, not yet.) but I do like this. :)
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DJ_WRF wrote:
This guitar is so freaking good
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Fenix_7 wrote:
The loonies have already taken over...
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lutfish wrote:
I can't help but think of soundgardens seasons, whenever I hear this.. Crossed with zeppelins friends.
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condoc wrote:
xelent....:)
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Hurcule wrote:
song
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mjscholl wrote:
Please! Stop insulting Radiohead by referring to Coldplay as a similar artist.
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ArcticRabbit wrote:
catchy!
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NeasAtomosNihil wrote:
methinks it would be a good idea
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ZSRR wrote:
max/msp
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FarCrysss wrote:
One of their best.
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InfamousParker wrote:
This is probably the most Pearl Jam esque song of Radioheads, especially with that opening acoustic guitar riff. Excellent song, I like how it sweeps, and more importantly, OVER MY DEAD BODY!!!!
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cinquantaine wrote:
may pretty horses come to you as you sleep.
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