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My favorite single from my favorite, band. For me the gold on this single isn’t the A side, its the B side Talk Show Host. Talk Show Host is more progressive than anything they had done before, built around a simple guitar riff added with some trip hop drums and dreamy keyboards Talks Show Host is 4 minutes of sex to your ear. I have no idea what Thom is singing about though, something about a 'gun' and 'a pack of sandwiches' and 'nothing'. But the lyrics aren’t important they’re abstract if anything and open to your own interpretation. Street Spirit itself isn’t as experimental as its b sides, but its still a great song. Revolving around an arpeggio guitar the song is probably the best off the entire Bends album. The music video is a must see, filled with beautiful images of random objects and (people) suddenly going into slow motion while everything around them remains at a normal speed. Another B side Bishop's Robes is similar to Talk Show Host and shows the band experimenting more with keyboards and less guitar work.





I'll do a full album tonight, I just had this song stuck in my head for awhile. And yes, I couldnt hold back doing something about radiohead, but so what its my thread.

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