Song of the Day - Video Killed The Radio (Head) Star

Today's song of the day is more of a flashback than an as of yet undiscovered band. I'm fairly sure everyone has heard of Radiohead, so there is no need to tell you about them. Radiohead were a great indie band though they were clearly not to everyone's tastes for a variety of reasons. However, I think they made some fantastic music, especially today's song Creep, which is often used out of context, which makes Thom Yorke very, very angry.

So What's So Good?

Creep is so ingenious that the exact stereotype of people that Yorke is aiming to mock took the song as an anthem. It's whiny, depressed and angsty, but that's because he's mocking the pseudo-depressed 'emo' teenagers. (Much like previous SOTD Teenage Angst). It's so well written that they didn't even notice that Yorke was mocking them and instead accepted it as an anthem.

Yorke's vocals are superb, but they aren't everyone's cup of tea - if you like commercial music, then not only am I not sure why you're here, but you won't like Yorke's downbeat and sombre vocal performance. The music itself isn't exactly Don't Stop Me Now either, with slow guitars and melancholy drums.

In short, unless you like dark, atmospheric music, don't even try and listen. However, Yorke's genius writing is something that should be admired.