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The 5 Best Radiohead Songs, Ranked
The article ranks five Radiohead songs as the band’s most creative, well-produced and dark, arguing that their work extends far beyond the hit “Creep”. It presents the selections as examples of how the Oxford band has continually changed its sound while remaining together with its original five members.
The supplied text discusses “Lift”, recorded in 1997 but left off *OK Computer* until its 2017 reissue, and “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”, released on *In Rainbows* in 2007. It describes “Lift” as a reflective, guitar-led song about the pressures of fame, while “Jigsaw” captures the restless excitement and unease of a night out. The article’s excerpt ends during its discussion of “High and Dry”, so it does not provide the full ranking.
In short
- Radiohead’s catalogue goes far beyond “Creep”.
- “Lift” was released a decade after it was recorded.
- “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” channels the tension of a night out.
Explained simply
Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxford, formed in the 1980s. The group became widely known in the 1990s, first with “Creep”, and later for albums that moved between guitar rock, electronic music and other sounds.
Two of the songs discussed show how the band’s music has changed over time. “Lift” was recorded in 1997 but not officially released until a later reissue of *OK Computer*, while “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” appeared on *In Rainbows* in 2007. The songs offer different views of pressure and unease, themes that run through parts of the band’s work.
Radiohead have continued with the same five members since forming. Their range of styles and the long gap between recording and releasing “Lift” help explain why listeners and critics continue to discuss the band’s catalogue beyond its best-known hit.