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Radiohead—“Creep”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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The Myth of Creep

Every self-respecting early 90s rock band loved the pixies. Smells like teen spirit was Kirkl Bayne ripping off the pixy. By 1993, everyone had gotten it. The cataclysmic part is just that sound. I just made that sound with my mouth again. That's radio head Ed explaining the genesis of creep to the NME in 92. They pretty much stopped playing it live for years. Turns out they hated creep so much they threatened to give up guitars altogether. Right creep is an albatross. Creep is a knuckle headed embarrassment. Creep is radio head prank calling MTV and it backfired. This is the very moment when air guitar

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