Ive always wanted to see prince do a version of this song just to see what he would or could do with it but never thought it would happen as I didnt think he would even be aware of who radiohead are. But now that it seems he does know I wish he had covered this if he had really wanted to shock also it shows what a brilliant band radiohead are to those who dont know so check it out. Paranoid Android jools holland.


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So we're all Radiohead-fans now??? Just like we were all Foo Fighters fans a year ago???

to believe that P wasn't even aware of who Radiohead are is seriously ridiculous.....

i'd hate prince 2 cover this miserable pile of poop

lottielooloo1968 said:

Well prince doesnt seem to think there a pile of poop does he have a bit more respect for princes opinion wont you.

Get over it.

Let's not get all negative.

Both the Foos and Radiohead are extremely important rock based bands in the last 15 yrs.

Both are known for great live shows and melting of several genres in their approach to song writing.

Prince is more than aware of bands, and offers these songs as a branch to those fans to show he can do the rock thing.

But let's not get crazy about what it means about the artist he covered.

aalloca said:

you are completely right.....I am just ridiculing those Prince fans who are now all of a sudden Radiohead-fans.....Like they were bigtime Foo Fighters fans a year ago.....

I've often wondered if Prince and Thom Yorke were spiritually connected.



They certainly are psychological connected on an astral plain.



Two souls, intertwined, and this benefits all of us.

But let's not get crazy about what it means about the artist he covered.[/quote]


Look Ive been a radiohead fan for over 12 years now not just since prince decided to do a bad drawn out cover of theres a couple of nights ago. "lets not get crazy about what it means about the artist he covered" your talking like radiohead need princes help or something their albums in england are consistently being voted the greatest of all time particualary ok computer which is rarely off the number one spot. I think its more the other way round that prince needs there help to be seen as more relevant the fact is unless your a prince fan which I am your not exactly going to seek prince out these days are you???

abierman said:

i think in a way you're right but its a good thing.
my older sister listened to Radiohead's Pablo Honey album
when she was in HS so they grew on me...they really are
a great band...whats wrong with more people being exposed and listening?

whether or not they're true fans of them or not they have their foot
in the door to their music right?

abierman said:

I know lol, the stuff people come out with on here at times!

rolling said:

Look Ive been a radiohead fan for over 12 years now not just since prince decided to do a bad drawn out cover of theres a couple of nights ago. "lets not get crazy about what it means about the artist he covered" your talking like radiohead need princes help or something their albums in england are consistently being voted the greatest of all time particualary ok computer which is rarely off the number one spot. I think its more the other way round that prince needs there help to be seen as more relevant the fact is unless your a prince fan which I am your not exactly going to seek prince out these days are you???[/quote]

You completely got me wrong. Re-read my post I give major credit to Radiohead, as although I own several albums and they are not my fav band, they are very very important for music. Like Beck, and a few others, Radiohead has pushed genres and ignored trends, which is a major big deal to me.

I am just saying let's not beat this to death. When he covered Maybe your baby in 94 at Glam Slam did we all second guess what song or why he covered Stevie.

good music is good music. Creep may not be my fav, and could be seen as an obvious pick, but sh*t when of the best live performers and guitarists of this generation picks a song it's pretty fng cool.

And yes Paranoid Android would have been cooler in my book. I am just glad he is covering/referencing rock musicians rather than the weak r&b stuff he has been .

Rolling, no negative digs on your band. sorry for the confusion

OH.... and the next topic should be why is the best music show on the planet "Later with Jools, not shown on every music station in America.

We can really learn from the fact that everyone is live, and the music is diverse as hell.

Best music program ever, IMO

abierman said:

sorry clicked the vid heard a few bars and clicked off. Im baffled how anyone listens to that and says they like Princes material??? beggars belief really.

Im all for loads of influences etc, but that slow untuneful tosh uuurrrggghhh!!!!


Im sure he only did creep as a way of working the crowd, Somehow I cant imagine him listening to radioheads back catalogue to decide which one he would cover!!?


[P]They said what? ---
[J}well Prince dont get mad get even!---
[P]oooh yeah, bring up some of their stuff online Jerome ---- uurrgghh whats that noise? --
{J}its radiohead playin their stuff Prince --
[P]You know I think I gotta do this but how, which one its all so awful, wheres the funk Jerome?-----
{J}dunno P, guess its all run away and hid, cowering in a corner with its funky hands over its ears P ----
[P]oooh decisions, decisions, what you think Jerome? ---
{J}um duno Prince, I know print out the title list an Ill stick a pin in for you! ---
[P]now thats an idea Jerome why didnt I think o that, hell this reminds me of the o2, worked last year right? ---

jerome sniggers and draws out a pin from his lapel -
{J}well here goes - coachella wont know what hit em!! ---



Of course all representations of persons alive or dead or still recovering from CREEP or having to actually play creep and try to make it sound good and funkyish is totally intentional and protected by syble law!!

@ Syble:

Don't get me wrong: I do like Radiohead! Í'm not crazy about them (anymore, loved them during 'OK Computer'), and I saw them live once.... It's pretty obvious that P decided to cover 'Creep' to work the crowds. Coachella is probably the world's biggest indie-rock/alternative festival (I still want to go there one day, as I'm an indie-rock buff), and there were some nasty voices after the announcement of his appereance at the festival.....'what's Prince doing in the line-up?' Prince came and conquered, blew them all away, something we orgers knew already for ages that he is capable of doing.....
No, I can't imagine P listening to Radiohead and go 'WOW, during next show let's skip 'Pass The Peas' and do 'Kid A'!!!!' Sure he respects them, he's been in the bizz long enough! 'Creep' was a crowd-pleaser, as was 'Best Of You' during the 2007 Superbowl.....these weren't his regular audiences!!!
I still haven't seen a setlist but I sure haven't heard that P blew the crowd away with 'The 1 U Wanna C'!!!!
As for the Foo Fighters, it has been known for long that Dave Grohl is a fan. The Foos have been covering P for ages during shows.... No way are Dave & his band musicians like P (Dave would blow P away on the skins though), but there is respect of both sides.
I've never heard Thom Yorke talk about P.....

'Creep' was a crowd-pleaser last Saturday, and it worked..... I was excited, curious and wanted to hear/see it.....I finally did on YouTube, I can only say that I really didn't like it!
Prince blew the crowds at Coachella away, respect! This wasn't a home-game, but we knew he could.....it's just too bad that everybody's talking about 'Creep' instead of some unreleased kick-ass song of which I am certain Prince has lying around somewhere....

just my 2 cents!

I'd like to hear Prince do 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'

Just from The Bends would be great, all got a bit too self indulgent after that. Somehthing we could never accuse Prince of.....

I would LOVE to see him do the first 3 tracks of KID-A.


Especially the opening track that says, "yesterday woke up sucking a lemon" over and over again, cause so many of his pictures have that "sucking on a lemon" look on his face It would be fucking brilliant.

if he knows who they are i hope he's listened to kid a, amnesiac and rainbows
and decided to give nigel godrich a call to produce his next album.

syble said

sorry clicked the vid heard a few bars and clicked off. [/quote]

So youve judged the song after listening to the first few bars dont be ridiculous. Music is supposed to take you on a journey and this is an epic song listen to the whole thing through and if you still dont rate it then fine but to judge it after listening to the first few bars is foolish. Its like me saying to you oh youll never guess what happened last night it was amazing and then begining the story with I left the house at 7.30 and then you saying no stop that stories rubbish.

Yeah, it certainly would be interesting to hear him cover "paranoid android" as I think it's a much better song than "creep", which frankly has become a rock chliché, although Prince did his best to change it up.
Another song from Radiohead that would be interesting to hear played by Prince is "Nude" from In Rainbows. His falsetto could really work with that track, and it's a really beautiful song.

Ok cool aalloca well sometimes crossed wires do happen on these forums.
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Personally, I hope he will cover The Beatles' "I want you (She's so heavy)".

That would be like, OMG!
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calldapplwondery83 said:

i always thought he'd cover "taxman" during the gold era, it just
seemed to fit with his mindset at the time i guess.

perhaps i just wanted to hear him do that guitar solo with his
gold symbol guitar a la empty room 1995

rolling said:

So youve judged the song after listening to the first few bars dont be ridiculous. Music is supposed to take you on a journey and this is an epic song listen to the whole thing through and if you still dont rate it then fine but to judge it after listening to the first few bars is foolish. Its like me saying to you oh youll never guess what happened last night it was amazing and then begining the story with I left the house at 7.30 and then you saying no stop that stories rubbish. [/quote]

no its not like that at all, sorry to have offended you but i REALLY DONT like that type of music. it sounds suicidal, the lead singer cant sing it sounds tuneless to me. Im sure all the musicians are talented and as an instrumental may be interesting but no its not captivating and yes i can tell if i like something within the first phrase.

I also didnt like prince playing it either it still sounded like a musical mush to me a droning sound with little relief to its monotony.

as for your story idea, if a story starts in a boring fashion many people will put the book down and not 'soldier' on. To be interesting to an individual something has to be captivating from the very beginning. Music is entertainment its not meant to be a battle, its not that profound.

sorry, dont agree with you! if you like it thats good, but i dont, dont you ever flick through radio stations quickly and think nope, nope, nope? and finally settle on one you like or indeed compromise?

I often listen to new or different music literally to see whats out there, but i do know what i absolutely dislike - and what ive heard of radiohead fits that bill. if you can supply me the name of track that you think may change my mind then great, post it and i will listen with an open mind, but im guessing it would be their one in a milion that doesnt 'fit' with the rest of their stuff.

Paranoid Android is a masterpiece, as is all of OK Computer and The Bends.

LOL at the guy who can't imagine Prince fans listening to this. Some Prince fans listen to more than funk and pop, buddy.

The Radiohead song Prince should have covered? None of the above. I love Prince and I've been a Radiohead fan for years (I grew up in the 90s), but the two don't mix. Even when singing in falsetto, Prince can't really do Thom's voice (which isn't an insult, Thom couldn't do Prince either). The style is completely different than anything Prince does or has done before Coachella or should ever do.

I think that Prince was trying to cash in on the fact that people started really liking "Creep" again since Rock Band came out, but I really don't think he should have done it. I love the two, but as separate entities.

abierman said:

totally!

should've - could've - would've - might've - didnt.