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18th Oct 2022

22. Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Part 1: "2 + 2 = 5," "Sit Down. Stand Up," "Sail to the Moon," and "Backdrifts"

Have you been paying attention? Nick and Austin attempt to make sense of Radiohead's messy and slightly political sixth album, Hail to the Thief. Both had troubled experiences with the album when it was released in 2003, but will learning all the songs on guitar help them appreciate it? Nick catches up on George Orwell's "1984," while Austin ponders if Yorke actually sang "the raindrops" every single time in "Sit Down. Stand Up."

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Songs Discussed:

10:36 - "2 + 2 = 5"

21:20 - "Sit Down. Stand Up"

27:35 - "Sail to the Moon"

35:51 - "Backdrifts"

"Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead" by Brad Osborn Ph.D.

George Frideric Handel

George Orwell "1984"

George Orwell "The Road to Wigan Pier"

Revelation 3:16, New International Version

Genesis 5:32-10:1, New International Version

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Anyone Can Play Guitar

Learning every Radiohead song on guitar in order

Listen along as a food critic in Chicago and a Latin teacher in Switzerland make their way through the Radiohead catalog, learning how to play every song on the guitar. To prove they've put the time in, they're forcing themselves to record versions of each track to play for all to judge. Armed with this knowledge, they'll discuss each song, while simultaneously admitting to potentially embarrassing personal stories from more than 20 years of Radiohead fandom.

As a guide, we are following the Radiohead Complete: Lyrics & Chords (Faber Edition). What we can't learn there, we'll be looking up on sites like Ultimate Guitar and Songsterr.

About your hosts

Austin Diaz

I've trained for this music podcast by teaching Latin and English in German in Switzerland for the past nine years. I ride my bike a lot, but not for fun. I live in the same apartment as my wife and two sons.

Nick Kindelsperger

Like all good music podcast hosts, I have been a food and dining reporter for the Chicago Tribune since 2016. Most days I can be found eating a questionable number of meals for research purposes.