Videotape

I want to step back from the verbose philosophical thoughts that go into this blog (although a lot of them never make it past the draft stage) for a moment. A lot of my thoughts and emotions on any subject are often driven by a beautiful piece of music, and the vague yet somehow profound images of Radiohead's song 'Videotape' from their album 'In Rainbows' are just the sort that nudge me over the edge into deep thought.

Although the riveting percussion rhythm found on the album isn't present in this live recording, you really get a feel for the emotion Thom Yorke puts into the song. I urge you to listen to the album version as well, and hope you enjoy the solemn beauty of this as much as I did.



When I'm at the pearly gates
This'll be on my videotape
My videotape

When Mephistopheles is just beneath
and he's reaching up to grab me

This is one for the good days
And I have it all here
In red blue green
Red blue green

You are my centre when I spin away
out of control on videotape
On videotape

This is my way of saying goodbye
Because I can't do it face to face
So I'm talking to you after its too late
From my videotape

No matter what happens now
I won't be afraid
Because today is the most perfect day I've ever seen