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Like Spinning PlatesRadiohead

Released: June 5, 2001

Songwriter: Thom Yorke Jonny Greenwood Ed O’Brien Colin Greenwood Philip Selway

Producer: Nigel Godrich Radiohead

"Like Spinning Plates" is a song written by the English band Radiohead that appears on their 2001 album Amnesiac. It also appears on their live album, I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings. The song is built over the reversed backing track of an electronic version of the then unreleased I Will (which would later be released in a much different form on Hail To The Thief). According to Thom Yorke, in an interview with The Wire, "We'd turned the tape [of "I Will"] around Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 3:37

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
While you make pretty speeches
I'm being cut to shreds
You feed me to the lions
A delicate balance

[Verse 2]
When this just feels like
Spinning plates
I'm living in Cloud Cuckoo Land
And this just feels like
Spinning plates
My body's floating down the muddy river

Radiohead

Radiohead emerged from the shadow of ‘90s Brit-pop with a sound that was moody, melodic and explosive; with roots planted firmly in both alternative culture and the art-rock legacy of such groups as Pink Floyd, R.E.M., The Smiths, and Talking Heads—from whose song they derived their name.

They formed in 1985, as On A Friday, named after the day they’d usually rehearse. The line-up hasn’t changed Thom Yorke (guitar/vocals), Ed O'Brien (guitar), Philip Selway (drums) and brothers Colin and Jonny Greenwood.

In 1991, they signed with EMI, changed their name to Radiohead, and recorded their first EP, Drill. They released the record in 1992, and it made little impact, debuting on the UK Charts at #101. It wasn’t until their catchy 1992 single “Creep” became a massive hit that the band was launched into the limelight.

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