1600 Sing Radiohead’s “Creep”

Pub Choir in Australia. Awesome.

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Creep” was the debut single by the English band Radiohead, released September 1992. …

It was reissued in 1993 and became an international hit, likened to alt-rock “slacker anthems” such as ”Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and ”Loser” by Beck. …

According to the journalist Alex Ross in 2001, “What set ‘Creep’ apart from the grunge of the early nineties was the grandeur of its chords—in particular, its regal turn from G major to B major. No matter how many times you hear the song, the second chord still sails beautifully out of the blue. The lyrics may be saying, ‘I’m a creep,’ but the music is saying, ‘I am majestic.’ …

The chord progression and melody in “Creep” are similar to those of the 1972 song “The Air That I Breathe“, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood.[82] After Rondor Music, the publisher of “The Air That I Breathe”, took legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood received cowriting credits and a percentage of the royalties. …

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