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About This Track
Originally called “Uptight,” which is how Jonny referred to it in its early stages, the song pays homage to Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” It deals with alien abduction and stems from two incidents in Thom’s life. The first occured at Abingdon School, when he was assigned an essay question that went something like this: “If you were an alien from another planet arriving on Earth, how would you describe what you saw?” The second incident occurred when Thom was driving down a country road and hit a bird (which he believes was a pheasant).
He stepped out of the car and at that moment began thinking about alien abduction.
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Mushi-Man wrote:
This is still one of my favorite songs of all time. The whole album was perfection... and then In Rainbows came along and was even more perfect.
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sdkyle wrote:
This album blew my mind back in 97...this track included.
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DeathKnight00 wrote:
music of my soul [2]
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stu444 wrote:
Just realised the title of this song sums up the film super 8
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ImmortalAthon wrote:
Still one of the most atmospheric songs I've ever heard.
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captainyodel wrote:
Intro is incredible. [2] :)
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innerspeaker wrote:
Intro is incredible.
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oceanseacrest wrote:
This song has a wonderful melody. I love the vibe I get when I listen to it.
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dennisthekill wrote:
makes you think of a black sky full of stars sitting in a hood of a car
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asherwilson wrote:
music of my soul
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Nakkinak wrote:
UPTIGHT
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chromiumnumbers wrote:
Goosebumps, every time!!!
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captainyodel wrote:
<3 such great vibes listening to this song. fuck, i love radiohead.
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LIMBIZKITZ96 wrote:
brilliant!!
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RadioMonkeys wrote:
makes me realize i am an alien... [2]
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Bob_the_snake wrote:
JOHNNY'S IN THE BASEMENT MIXIN' UP THE MEDICINE (2)
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young-pilgrim wrote:
This song is amazingly potent if listened late at night.[3]
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ButterflyCourt wrote:
unbelievable guitar riff, just a Special song- so lovely
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NatalieAddams1 wrote:
<3
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umbigocometa wrote:
Uptight!
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