6. Optimistic

Optimistic
Radiohead
Kid A

Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some
You can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough

This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on animal farm

If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough

I'd really like to help you, man
I'd really like to help you, man
And now this messed up millionaire
Floating around on a prison ship

If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
Dinosaurs ruling the earth
Dinosaurs ruling the earth
Dinosaurs ruling the earth

(sorry for the type; I got the lyrics online)

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[albertoalejandro0424]

@thefallennikaya pretentious as in "we dare to play different stuff in every record and yet we've been always good (RADIOHEAD)" or "Me and my staff can create a great show for every song in my concerts and we dictate what'll be cool for the next months (MADDONA)"... or as in "i'm in a great band that plays variations of our early 2000's very few real hits (COLD PLAY)", or as in "i was born this way, like me because i speak for you! (LADY GAGA)". I prefer the the first two types.

[audience4u2]

art does not dictate meaning. art suggests meaning and the receiver makes up own mind. Open to interpretaion is all good art. not propaganda. I find this song's beauty mostly in the opening and closing harmonies.

[wimpyprune]

4:51 just gets me every time. In an overall gloomy almost apocalyptic like tone through out the album that part makes me want to get up and groove which is a tad bit ironic

[InternalPeace93]

@CommunistNihilist Thanks a lot for all of the uploaded videos! Much appreciated :)

[wilzyplug]

I love radiohead in particular this album very much, but this song may just die.

[Carpettower]

@albertoalejandro0424 Yeah I get you. But I think Gaga has talent and Coldplay used to be fantastic in the "A Rush of Blood to the Head" days

[albertoalejandro0424]

@Carpettower Yeah well, not saying no one should listen to them, but let's just keep the big leaguers separated from the rest of them. Besides, it's a good idea to have easy-to-listen stuff while you're drunk or worse, that's why there's a place for all kinds of music -the only thing I hate is when an "artist" with no REAL talent is treated like top shit.

[Carpettower]

@albertoalejandro0424 I prefer all of them

[YunginBlu]

@alterdings

I'd like to hear them do a whole album in that style.

[RoninKwaz]

dinosaurs roamed the earth!

[mussman717word]

@thefallennikaya

No, they're not. Many of their fans, however, are very pretentious. That's the reason I held off on giving Radiohead's music the chance, for a long time. Once you give it a real listen, you realize it's just plain art. And, they don't care what you and I think, nor should they. It's about texture-changes, subtle musical complexity. Worthy of respect.