Song · Live covers
Hooked on Classics
“And now, to further our argument that pop is dead…”, said Thom Yorke at the Jericho Tavern, and the band played a snippet of a 1981 disco medley.
1981
the royal philharmonic, on a disco beat
In 1981 Louis Clark arranged it and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recorded it, famous classical melodies stitched together into a medley over a disco beat. It was an enormous hit and is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.
22 aug 1992
the jericho tavern
Radiohead played a snippet of it at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford on 22 August 1992, one of a run of nights on which young Oxford bands played old songs. The archive's setlist for the night holds three covers: “Money (That's What I Want)”, Glen Campbell's “Rhinestone Cowboy”, and this, which ended it.
Somebody recorded Thom Yorke's introduction to it: “And now, to further our argument that pop is dead…”. Six years later the Oxford synth act Spunkle All Stars built their single “Where Will You Be This Christmas?”, on the Oxford label Shifty Disco, around his line from the stage, and NME asked the band what they thought. A spokeswoman said they heard from people doing things with their music every day and were really not bothered.
Live history
| Times played | 1 show |
|---|---|
| Live debut | Saturday 22 August 1992 · Oxford |
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sources3
- The site's own catalogue note, based on setlist.fm.
- Treefingers news desk, 8 December 1998 (from NME), for the Jericho Tavern night, Yorke's introduction and the Spunkle All Stars single.
- The site's live archive for the night's setlist.