Radiohead

Released: March 13, 1995

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

Producer: John Leckie Nigel Godrich

[Verse 1]
I get home from work
And you're still standing in your dressing gown
Well, what am I to do?
I know all the things around your head
And what they do to you

[Pre-Chorus 1]
What are we coming to?
What are we gonna do?

[Chorus]
Blame it on the black star
Blame it on the falling sky
Blame it on the satellite
That beams me home

[Verse 2]
The troubled words of a troubled mind
I try to understand what is eating you
I try to stay awake, but it's 58 hours
Since that I last slept with you

[Pre-Chorus 2]
What are we coming to?
I just don't know anymore

[Chorus]
Blame it on the black star
Blame it on the falling sky
Blame it on the satellite
That beams me home

[Verse 3]
I get on the train and I just stand about
Now that I don't think of you
I keep falling over, I keep passing out
When I see a face like you

[Pre-Chorus 3]
What am I coming to?
I'm gonna melt down

[Chorus]
Blame it on the black star
Blame it on the falling sky
Blame it on the satellite
That beams me home

[Outro]
Ah, this is killing me
Ah, this is killing me

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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