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LET DOWN

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by SHANDYHOLMES

Transport, motorways and tramlines,
starting and then stopping,
taking off and landing,
the emptiest of feelings,
disappointed people, clinging on to BOTTLES,
and when it comes it's so, so, disappointing.

Let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

Shell smashed, juices flowing
wings CLIPPED, legs are going,
don't get sentimental,
it always ends up drivel.
One day, I am gonna grow wings,
a chemical reaction,
hysterical and useless
hysterical and

let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

Let down,
Let down,
Let down.

You know, you know where you are with,
you know where you are with,
floor collapsing, falling, bouncing back
and one day, I am gonna grow wings,
a chemical reaction, [You know where you are,]
hysterical and useless [you know where you are,]
hysterical and [you know where you are,]

let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

SHANDYHOLMES | 17 Apr '08, 14:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

YESS

Fantastic song.


Bad day...

at the office?


:(


My favourite Ok Computer song.

David Bazan from Pedro the Lion does a very good rendition, was on some OK Computer track for track tribute album, also Ben Gibbard sang it live with him a few times.


How?

Fitter Happier is on there?


Hmmm.

You've got to admit though, if you had to listen to a song for the rest of your life it'd be Let Down rather than Fitter Happier....


Fitter Happier is my ringtone

I get funny looks on the bus.


but its so euphoric

my favourite radiohead song by a mile


My favouite track is Electioneering

followed by Airbag or Lucky, I think. Or maybe the Tourist.


electioneering

= one of the worst songs on there. fact.


Only a fact if you're the sort of person who only likes their 'nice' songs

in which case Coldplay is all YOUR FAULT.


Electioneering

Is the weakest song on the album. Not fit to lick the mighty Let Down's boots.


tell 'im

ha


ohhhhhh thats what that is

is it good?do they sound anything like the originals?


a bit too much like them

without the feeling in my opinion. but there are some wicked tracks let down for example lends itself brilliantly to it. the problem is, you know exactly where the album is going to go.


There's a certain similarity

Because they're cover versions ;)

Karma Police is pretty ace. But it's not as good as Dub Side of the Moon. "Time is the mastah!"


let down and fitter happier

are the two best on radiodread


My favourite song of all time.

Just thought I'd put that out there. Truly brilliant.


one time


My favourite song of all time.

Just thought I'd put that out there. Truly brilliant.


two time


Why

must i always double post? What have I done to deserve this?? :(


Why

must i always double post? What have I done to deserve this?? :(


LET DOWN

By this abortion of a thread.


il second you

seconding yourself :D


Probably the best song ever in context

you've been left reeling by the overwhelming melancholy of preceding track 'exit music' and then while your defences are down the chiming riff of 'let down' reduces you to a big slobbering mess


why don't you

start a fucking radiohead fucking website. Oh wait there's loads. Fuck off.


^not a fan


Stressbombin'!


Immense

In my Radiohead top 5 for sure. It's so sad but at the same time euphoric.


yep

tis my favourite on OK computer too, just for the bit where he soars up high and sings 'you know where you are'. Fucking beautiful


Me and my mate used to walk drunkenly down the street singing this

He'd take the higher part when the voices split. We must have sounded truly awful.

Good times.


^thisx10000000000

ONE DAYYYYYY I AM GONNA GROW WINGGGSSSSSS


Which is the message board equivalent of coming in a bar too early

Which is what he used to do anyway, so I wouldn't worry.

A CHHHHEEEEMICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLL RREAACKKKKKKSHHUUUUNNNN