listen to Radiohead



my first Radiohead album



All my life, I have never had a favorite band until one day last year, my friend Emily Milner told me she loved this band. As Emily Milner is cool, I asked her to loan me a few CDs of Radiohead collection. I synced them and was instantly hooked.

That Christmas I recieved Radiohead: The Best Of album and continued downloading song after song (legally).

Their music has such a flow and chill to it, and their lyrics (some of them completely random, the lead singer has pulled phrases out of a hat before) have stories and meaning to them. And thus, as I shuffle all my Radiohead songs, inspiration.

Some of my favorite songs:

                       

                

Creep (uncensored version)

Album: Single

Excerpt:

When you were here before

Couldn't look you in the eye

You're just like an angel

Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather

In a beautiful world

I wish I was special

You're so f***ing special

But I'm a creep

I'm a weirdo

What the hell am I doing here?

I don't belong here...

I love the lyrics in Creep. It's about someone who doesn't fit in. It's so hard to describe music, but this song is just so full of emotion and pain... It has inspired me to write a short story. Just listen to it (if you're not too offended by the f-word).

How To Disappear Completely

Album: Kid A

Excerpt:

I'm not here

This isn't happening

I'm not here, I'm not here

Strobe lights and blown speakers

Fireworks and hurricanes

This song, to me, is about denial. Someone in the midst of a tragedy that can't truly seem to comprehend what happened. Now they're just walking around not knowing what to do, shocked to their very soul. Click the link and go through it with them.

Karma Police

Album: OK Computer

Excerpt:

 Karma Police, arrest this man

he talks in maths

he buzzes like a fridge

he's like a detuned radio

Karma Police, arrest this girl

her Hitler hairdo is

making me feel ill

and we have crashed her party

This song is great. It's random, the lyrics don't make any sense and I love knowing all of them and confusing people. It's also rather catchy. Take a listen.

There are so many other songs I love, but these show the wide variety of music they have. Every song can fit every mood I can be in at any time - just check out these songs and be happy.

other songs you need to check out:

The Bends   (great song)

My Iron Lung   (great story)

Lotus Flower   (cool video)

Paranoid Android   (weirdest lyrics)

read to small children (Reading Response 6)

If you know me, it's not surprising to find out that I'm not the biggest fan of small children. They're unhygienic, loud, and unpredictable. I was the youngest in my family, so I didn't have to deal with the small and whiny.

Recently, my views have changed. (A bit.)

New view: children who can walk and up are ridiculously cute (when they aren't within about five feet of me).

The reason for this rant does indeed relate to reading. As a member of the National English Honor Society, I went to Portland Elementary during endeavor last Thursday to read a children's book to a kindergarten class with my fellow members.

Or so I thought.

In reality, a few of us were herded into each classroom and as we entered ours, my goodness.

The teacher was sitting at a teeny tiny table helping some boy draw. A child was laying on the floor moving around like a snake and others were spread out. The teacher (who's name was ridiculous for me to pronounce, much less a five year old) told us to heard up a few and read to them.

I went in to this deal thinking I could get by with reading in front of a class and leave. But no. I stood there for a few moments and tried to figure out what to do.

"Hey," I said, walking up to a quiet-looking one, "wanna hear a story?"

He responded with enthusiasm, "Yea!" and I was shocked. How cool was that? A few seconds later I had four kids surrounding me on the floor and I was cracking open a library copy of The Giving Tree.
"And the tree was happy..."

After that book, to which the kids listened intently, they all went to grab another book for me to read. I had never seen such enthusiasm for reading! It was enlightening and a little inspiring.

I can't wait to do it again.

So, my friends, take some advice from the giving tree today and make someone else happy.

Cheers,
Michelle

(Note: this was composed on my phone. Any errors are due to the tiny screen and limited stylistic options.)