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About This Track
“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”, originally known as “Arpeggi”, is a song written by British group Radiohead, appearing on their album In Rainbows as the fourth track. The name comes from the chorus (I get eaten by the worms/And weird fishes) and the plural of the Italian word ‘Arpeggio’. It was first performed by guitarist Jonny Greenwood and lead singer Thom Yorke in 2005 as an atmospheric string-based piece, backed by the Nazareth Orchestra . In 2006, the song was brought into a rock music setting, and a full-band version was premiered which included a driving rock beat.
On October 1, 2007 the band announced that the song would appear on In Rainbows as the fourth track. The version that appears on the album is similar to the 2006 version with Phil Selway’s driving drum beat, although it retains many of the atmospheric, bubbly qualities of the 2005 version.
The structure has changed since the 2006 tour. The final bridge was originally used as an introduction prior to the drums starting in the song. It now starts immediately at the verse.
This song is written in a dorian mode, which gives it the “floating” kind of vibe that it has. The chords are all diatonic to the key of D, but Dmaj is not played at any time during the song. The song is actually based around Em7, which would make it in the key of E dorian.
The first note Thom sings and which he returns to frequently in the melody, is a D, but they dont play a tonic (D) chord under it at any point, giving it a “deceptive” cadence.
The structure has changed since the 2006 tour. The final bridge was originally used as an introduction prior to the drums starting in the song. It now starts immediately at the verse.
This song is written in a dorian mode, which gives it the “floating” kind of vibe that it has. The chords are all diatonic to the key of D, but Dmaj is not played at any time during the song. The song is actually based around Em7, which would make it in the key of E dorian.
The first note Thom sings and which he returns to frequently in the melody, is a D, but they dont play a tonic (D) chord under it at any point, giving it a “deceptive” cadence.
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Chikara312 wrote:
The atmosphere they create in this song is so incredible impossible to describe. <3
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coloronthewalls wrote:
favorite.
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Constellation66 wrote:
Absolutely incredible. This is the song I go to sleep with with my headphones on.
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callmemc wrote:
just featured radiohead on my new blog coachellafestival.tumblr.com. every day for 99 days I feature one artist that is a part of the coachella 2012 lineup, creating an information center where you can access basic artist information, third party reviews, music videos, and song downloads conveniently in one place. enjoy!
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houghster27 wrote:
Sometimes I think radiohead are a tad overrated, but it's songs like this that make me think again.
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Stugard wrote:
This song made me the Radiohead fan (read: raving lunatic) that I am today. Scientists are close to proving it's physically impossible to get tired of listening to this song, I'm sure.
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obscurecendo wrote:
everybody leaves if they get the chance
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innerspeaker wrote:
Ed can make unicorns cry with that vocal.
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pigeondetective wrote:
bew tif ull
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
My fav from IR
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innerspeaker wrote:
This song really is completely and utterly incredible, right Ed? Ed: YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
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MsTerri51 wrote:
this song haunts my brain ,, during the day..
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digitaldisc0 wrote:
What an amazing, ethereal vibe to this song. Liquid.
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pasteluniverse1 wrote:
The kind that gives goosebumps. [2]
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OhBabyy13 wrote:
undoubtly the most elevating song off the album..
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AceOfSpades24 wrote:
fucking incredible beat [2]
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ButterflyCourt wrote:
i get completely lost in this beautiful song.
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WhatTheAlex wrote:
Calming...
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MonicattFLOYD wrote:
gsdfsghjsfds
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nams1337 wrote:
The kind that gives goosebumps.
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