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Radiohead — Creep
Album: Pablo Honey
Avg rating:
8

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Total ratings: 543









Released: 1993
Length: 3:52
Plays (last 30 days): 0
When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
Oh, oh

She's running out the door
She's running out
She run, run, run, run
Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here

I don't belong here
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 this song vibes in me, godlike 10 
 keller1 wrote:

The worst song ever written.

I'd rather eat glass while listening to Willie and Julio sing To All The Girls I've Loved Before, followed by Paul Anka singing Havin My Baby.

Absolutely f**king horrendous.

 
For what it's worth,I agree. Oh,and I would rather hear "Yummy,Yummy,Yummy" by The 1910 Fruitgum Company or "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro than this pretentious dreck.Fortunately,Radiohead righted themselves after the overrated "The Bends" when they put out the superb "OK Computer."
One of the best songs ever !!! Maximum rating: 10
 keller1 wrote:

The worst song ever written.

I'd rather eat glass while listening to Willie and Julio sing To All The Girls I've Loved Before, followed by Paul Anka singing Havin My Baby.

Absolutely f**king horrendous.
 
funny how someone can hate so much what another loves.

i think it's a classic and find it hard to call "the worst song ever written" when so many like it.

{#Arrowd} (5 posts down) Eh? Spam in the comments thread? Is nothing sacred?


Radiohead is So F***ing Special!
 littleRoom wrote:
Those crunchy guitars give me chills every time I hear them. One of my all time favorite songs.

 
ex-ACTLY

Those crunchy guitars give me chills every time I hear them. One of my all time favorite songs.

 Partizan wrote:
One of my favorite songs. Enough said.
 
The worst song ever written.

I'd rather eat glass while listening to Willie and Julio sing To All The Girls I've Loved Before, followed by Paul Anka singing Havin My Baby.

Absolutely f**king horrendous.


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One of my favorite songs. Enough said.
this is a terribly horrible song, but the lounge singer, Richard Cheese does a wonderful big band jazz version of it!
all this blather over the F word
aharamanx wrote:
Hope to never hear this one again, jeez.
Indeed. Creep is Crap.
huebdoo wrote:
I have to say for the first time I like the clean (radio version) over the one that has him swearing, "So Fu##n special" I dont know why... I just didnt need to hear the Fu in the song Some songs its needed... some it isnt
Though I'd heard that part of the song, I always thought I heard it wrong since, beyond needless, it's so very useless. Radiohead's intended audience may comprise the young or poorly educated -- people who need to sprinkle their speech with empty emphasizers due to an inability to select more expressive words. The songwriter certainly lacks the ability. I don't think I've ever heard the "radio version" since, in my country, there's never any need to filter English-language lyrics. (You should hear the foreign rap songs aired in Burger King.) But frankly, I'd never heard of Radiohead until I started listening to Radio Paradise, so I'm not even sure they're played here.
this song remind me so many forgotten moments when I was little girl ...
huebdoo wrote:
I have to say for the first time I like the clean (radio version) over the one that has him swearing, "So Fu##n special" I dont know why... I just didnt need to hear the Fu in the song Some songs its needed... some it isnt I love the sound this song has ... its like being hit with a tidal wave of sound and then lifted gently by his voice and put down softly Very nice
Well that's just too bad. =P Myself, I am amazed at the beauty of the usage of the F word in this song. Thank GOD someone has the guts to play the real version!
Oh yeah! Heard this so many times and still love it.
I have to say for the first time I like the clean (radio version) over the one that has him swearing, "So Fu##n special" I dont know why... I just didnt need to hear the Fu in the song Some songs its needed... some it isnt I love the sound this song has ... its like being hit with a tidal wave of sound and then lifted gently by his voice and put down softly Very nice
This is clearly a modern musical masterpiece. Naysayers must be exclusively classic-rock over-the-air radio station listeners.
My highest Radiohead rating yet - a whopping 3.
Johnski333 wrote:
Just what was needed -
The accoustic version has a more subtle appeal with the except of some minor 'high-note' reaching on Mr. York's part.
Clobyn wrote:
Off topic, but I feel sorry you feel Vai is not a musician... There are plenty of technically skilled soulless guitarists out there, but Vai is definitely not one of them.
Okay, point well made. I'll have to check him out. 'Technically skilled soulless guitarists' (and the criticism of great musicians who don't have text-book technique) is exactly what I was getting at.
kult wrote:
Lousy guitar playing? Nothing quite like the 'ker-chunk' in this song has ever been heard before or since...it's brilliant guitar playing! Johnny Greenwood - a musician; Steve Vai - not a musician.
Off topic, but I feel sorry you feel Vai is not a musician... There are plenty of technically skilled soulless guitarists out there, but Vai is definitely not one of them.
Just what was needed -
olsaltybastard wrote:
I had to give it a 1 simply because I haven't heard such lousy guitar playing since the last Green Day song.
Lousy guitar playing? Nothing quite like the 'ker-chunk' in this song has ever been heard before or since...it's brilliant guitar playing! Johnny Greenwood - a musician; Steve Vai - not a musician.
olsaltybastard wrote:
I had to give it a 1 simply because I haven't heard such lousy guitar playing since the last Green Day song.
I play piano, not guitar. To my ears, it sounds appropriate for the style of grunge that I'm familiar with. Criticizing it for being poorly played ignores what a well-written song it is. I give it a 9 for a beautiful melody and the honest lyrics.
I had to give it a 1 simply because I haven't heard such lousy guitar playing since the last Green Day song.
jammer2344 wrote:
this album is so underrated. i can't believe all the people that talk about radiohead on this site always leave this out of their list of rh albums they own. you're really missing out.
I have the album, but IMHO this song sticks out so high above the other songs on it, that you'd still not reach the same level if you'd stack them all up.
of all the songs in the world, i wish i coulda written this one...like a jacket broken in just right...ahhh...thank you...jonny greenwood is one of the best musicians in the history of the world...
CBJr wrote:
Yeah--probably why I like it.
I'm with you all. This is prior to Radiohead spending months in front of the tele watching 2001 A Space Odyssey
bmo wrote:
Certainly the most approachable radiohead song I've heard.
Yeah--probably why I like it.
True story:
I wasn't there, but a friend who went to a Mass at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia (a university in the Jesuit Tradition) told me that there was a bit of an uproar after a priest used a CD player to play "Creep" by Radiohead during a mass . . .
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great tune
Certainly the most approachable radiohead song I've heard.
Z-man wrote:
Sweet! :) (did he just say the "f" word? ) Rock on!
He sure did-love this version, never ever hear it on regular radio. Thanks RP!
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verzonni wrote:
I like this song, but doesn't the bridge sound like Bread's cover of "The Air that I Breathe"? I think there was another song in the 70s that also sounded like this. If anyone thinks of it, please let me know!
In fact I posted that it reminded me of Air that I Breath, before I read your comment! (Deleted it again). It's the part when he uses falsetto and sings: She's running out again She's running out She runs runs runs I was thinking of the Hollies' version of Air that I Breathe.
Sweet! :) (did he just say the "f" word? ) Rock on!
Tizmself wrote:
Man, this shit gives me a headache.
Gives me the chills, in a good way!!!!!
Man, this shit gives me a headache.
Ahhhh yes. Radiohead, luv it. (pimp)
Originally Posted by eval: Really overplayed.
ditto
A sign of things to come...
Love this song. Richard Cheese does a great cover for anyone interested
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Originally Posted by jammer2344: this album is so underrated. i can't believe all the people that talk about radiohead on this site always leave this out of their list of rh albums they own. you're really missing out.
Was the first one I bought by them, and remains in rotation probably more than any other album of the same period (well, of those I own, of course). Excellent stuff.
I like this song, but doesn\'t the bridge sound like Bread\'s cover of \"The Air that I Breathe\"? I think there was another song in the 70s that also sounded like this. If anyone thinks of it, please let me know!
Originally Posted by bakedjake: Wow. Remember when Radiohead was good?
Yup! I noticed when they got even better, too. ;)
Just popping in to thank you for playing this instead of the Pretenders\' horrid cover of it. Oh, and to thank you for playing a great song.
Wow. Remember when Radiohead was good?
Originally Posted by eval: Really overplayed.
yeahokay. Judging by the comments posted, this song gets played about once every two months. Now I personally don't think that qualifies as overplayed and if you mean you hear it whenever you listen to your local radio station then that's your problem and you should stop before you go blind. I don't care if RP plays the song or not, tho, because when it comes on I want to turn it up full volume but sadly, I can't, so I'm just frustrated. But overplayed? Go on.
Originally Posted by Heathen: Radiohead's "Smells like Teen Spirit" An average song that appeals to the masses. .... having said that... its brings back great memories for me
Originally Posted by AJ_the_Voice: Ummm... wasn't "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by some Seattle grunge band? Shangra La might have been their name... no, wait... Nirvana, I think. Yes, Nirvana? ;-)
As Nirvanas most popular song is and always will be, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Creep" will and always will be Radioheads most popular song. This was the point of their remark.
Originally Posted by eval: Really overplayed.
Maybe, but I never get tired of the guitar in this song. It's fantastic!
Really overplayed.
Overplayed, yes. But still one of my fave rock tunes of all time.
Originally Posted by Heathen: Radiohead's "Smells like Teen Spirit" An average song that appeals to the masses. .... having said that... its brings back great memories for me "Whatever makes you happy" :D
Ummm... wasn't "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by some Seattle grunge band? Shangra La might have been their name... no, wait... Nirvana, I think. Yes, Nirvana? ;-)
Originally Posted by Heathen: Radiohead's "Smells like Teen Spirit" An average song that appeals to the masses. .... having said that... its brings back great memories for me "Whatever makes you happy" :D
I beg to differ, "Teen Spirit" is anything but an average song. Because the masses turned its head towards a band doing their own thing doesn't diminish the songs impact.
Great tune. I love the \"mistake\" guitar intro (it was the guitarist dropping the guitar). How about \"High and Dry\"? I don\'t hear that too much... :D
Radiohead\'s \"Smells like Teen Spirit\" An average song that appeals to the masses. .... having said that... its brings back great memories for me \"Whatever makes you happy\" :D
Self-deprecating, self-depravating, what the hell! This is from the first Radiohead album ,when they were shy Oxford boys, and they went on to prove they were neither. Marvellous stuff from Middle England (next to Middle Earth if you didn't know). Ngoziman says 'play on!'
Originally Posted by Mot: I'm tired of self-deprivating songs like this.
I think you mean self-deprecating Mot. :) My edit was to fix my incorrect initial spelling of the word.
what a killer guitar sound
I\'m tired of self-deprivating songs like this.
Originally Posted by mlsully7: how can you call any Radiohead song their worst? I would call them all their best!
now let's not get into blind following
Originally Posted by tdogboy: Probably the worst song in all of Radiohead's catalog. Still gets a seven, so you can imagine how much I like Radiohead!
how can you call any Radiohead song their worst? I would call them all their best!
OK, OK, OK...enough already! I love Radiohead and I still like this song, but it seems to be in \"heavy rotation!\" How about some other songs from Honey & the Bends? These guys have such a wide range of material, it would be nice to hear a more diverse set of tunes from these lads. Please. :D
If a band disowns a song (such as Jonathan Richman and \"Roadrunner\" or Radiohead and \"Creep\"), it\'s because they\'re not ready for their high water mark to come so early in their career. I give this a 10.
depressing like the cure
Probably the worst song in all of Radiohead\'s catalog. Still gets a seven, so you can imagine how much I like Radiohead!
Good song...Good Band...Please keep it coming. :p