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Radiohead cover "The Headmaster Ritual" on Radiohead.tv webcast (Nov. 9)
posted by davidt on Monday November 12 2007, @11:00AM

 Thom Yorke writes:
My band (Radiohead) decided to do a cover of 'The Headmaster Ritual'. We like it. What do you think?
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Uncleskinny also writes:
From their own Radiohead.tv, as posted by King Leer in the general forum, here... there's a longer, better quality video available on Youtube -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnGESlRNXk

Also, in the same Thumbs Down webcast, they did a version of New Order's Ceremony, which can be viewed here...
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Bri Swatek also sends the link:

The Radiohead Webcast: Thumbs_Down - Radiohead At Ease
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MATTHEW ZOLAN also sends the link to the Pitchfork article, with a link to the mp3 download:

Video: Radiohead: OMG! Another Webcast! - Pitchfork
Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual (Thumbs Down).mp3

 
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I dig it. (Score:1)
I'm happy that they decided to speed it up and not do one of those painfully slow acoustic covers that bore the pants off of you.

I really dig this and am happy that Radiohead paid their dues to one of their top influences.

Kudos for the spontaneous webcast.

The consensus is that Radiohead gets it.
happilly_unloveable -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:22AM (#284077)
(User #18821 Info)
    pretty cool (Score:1)
    i hope they do a covers album and let me set my own price.
    fut -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:30AM (#284080)
    (User #401 Info | http://www.omgmyblog.com/ )
      I liked it. Visit my page and watch my new video (Score:0)
      I liked it. Visit my page and watch my new video for The New Year at:

      www.myspace.com/saenzpop
      Mozkateer -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:35AM (#284081)
      (User #1871 Info | http://www.myspace.com/saenz01 )
        Nice (Score:0)
        Damn good cover.
        Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:51AM (#284086)
          OK Computer! (Score:1)
          Sometimes it pays to be wide to receive.
          goinghome * -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:59AM (#284091)
          (User #12673 Info)
            Quite Suprised!! (Score:1)
            Never been a radiohead fan but i think this cover is top draw!!!
            SYmundo -- Monday November 12 2007, @12:20PM (#284098)
            (User #15798 Info)
              good (Score:1)
              i liked it.
              vegetarian ray -- Monday November 12 2007, @12:21PM (#284099)
              (User #15435 Info)
                Thats how covers should be done (Score:0)
                Really like this cover, true to the original, the music is near perfect too
                Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @12:22PM (#284100)
                  Mikey Farrell says thanks to us (Score:0)
                  In his blog:

                  http://www.michaelkevinfarrell.com/archives/2007/1 1/thank_you.php
                  Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @12:43PM (#284104)
                  Awesome! (Score:0)
                  Best Smiths cover ever. Well done!
                  Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @01:00PM (#284112)
                    Well, Thom, if you're reading this... (Score:1)
                    ...you've just won over the most recalcitrant, the most musically entrenched, the most loyal bunch of fans in the world with that fantastic cover. That is no mean feat. Wonderful.

                    Peter
                    uncleskinny * -- Monday November 12 2007, @01:02PM (#284113)
                    (User #7815 Info)
                     And so I drank one, it became four, and when I fell on the floor, I drank more
                    • I beg to differ by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 12 2007, @01:12PM
                      • Reading this? by Nelson Muntz (Score:1) Monday November 12 2007, @02:59PM
                        we're very pleased (Score:0)
                        that you have the sound of a million bad memories, like what those Smiths guys had - the asthma attack is a cool touch. good work.
                        Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @01:26PM (#284123)
                          Jolly good (Score:0)
                          Good job RH!!!!!
                          Granvik -- Monday November 12 2007, @01:57PM (#284128)
                          (User #14586 Info)
                            The Best Smiths Cover Ever? (Score:1)
                            I truly believe it is. Thank you Thom and Crew for a beautiful cover of not only our main band, but also another classic in "Ceremony".

                            You guys are well above and beyond worthy of all the praise *earned*.
                            Jim Rome -- Monday November 12 2007, @02:09PM (#284131)
                            (User #720 Info | http://www.jimrome.com/ )
                             ...and how?
                            Yes, the best (Score:1)
                            That was the best Smiths cover ever.
                            Andy-Mats -- Monday November 12 2007, @02:15PM (#284133)
                            (User #151 Info)
                              Mmmm (Score:1)
                              I thought that was pretty good!
                              Thumbs up!
                              mauve21 -- Monday November 12 2007, @02:47PM (#284138)
                              (User #13027 Info)
                                Thom? (Score:1)
                                Was that really thom who submitted the article? If so, I just shat my pants and began to respect this site a lot more.

                                Also, nice cover.
                                acharmingman -- Monday November 12 2007, @03:17PM (#284141)
                                (User #20152 Info)
                                 "There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more."
                                  Fantastic!! (Score:0)
                                  Awesome cover RH!! Best Smiths cover I've ever heard. Play it on your next tour please! And come to Spain, but not 3 nights in Salamanca :D
                                  Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @03:42PM (#284146)
                                  • Re:Fantastic!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 12 2007, @03:47PM
                                    youtube is pissing me off (Score:0)
                                    I'd really love to hear this, but I can't get any sound. I can get sound from all other pages except youtube today. Is anyone else having this issue?
                                    This is a new one to me!!
                                    Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @04:22PM (#284153)
                                      Very good (Score:1)
                                      The best performance of a Smiths song I've heard in a long time.
                                      jessesamuel -- Monday November 12 2007, @04:53PM (#284158)
                                      (User #1984 Info)
                                       On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure. -O.W.
                                        Thom (Score:0)
                                        Thank you.
                                        Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @04:54PM (#284160)
                                          Radiohead Cover Song (Score:1)
                                          Wow! Excellent.
                                          Davey Boy -- Monday November 12 2007, @05:05PM (#284163)
                                          (User #508 Info)
                                            Wow (Score:1)
                                            It turned out amazing! Gotta love Radiohead!
                                            davrone -- Monday November 12 2007, @05:07PM (#284164)
                                            (User #20151 Info)
                                              On The Subject Of Covers... (Score:1)
                                              nice jam session. i like the Radioheadesque flavor added. if you haven't heard this user on YouTube: "danielearwicker", you should really check him out. he does the best Smiths covers... playing every instrument, mind you! no vocals, but a real mastery of the sound. (sorry, Thom & Co.!)
                                              carlos -- Monday November 12 2007, @05:14PM (#284165)
                                              (User #1308 Info | http://carlossebastian.etsy.com/ )
                                               "This world may lack style, I know..."
                                              Truly Perfect (Score:1)
                                              They nailed it. Great live/in-studio rendition. It sounds like just like they took the Meat Is Murder version, took off Morrissey's voice and replaced it with Thom's. That is meant to be a compliment. Top Notch.
                                              Dagenham Dave * -- Monday November 12 2007, @05:24PM (#284167)
                                              (User #953 Info | http://randumbs.blogspot.com/ )
                                                Maybe they should become a Smiths cover band (Score:0)
                                                Got to be better than their usual dully proggy middle class chinstrokers music.

                                                God! We need another punk to blow these bores away!
                                                Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @05:33PM (#284171)
                                                Tricky chords (Score:1)
                                                They nailed it! I thought it was really good. Boz once said that this song was a "bit of a head scratch" - I think he meant hard to figure out how to play. Thom's yelps were almost as good as Morrissey's! When was the last time Morrissey played this live?
                                                Kathleen -- Monday November 12 2007, @06:01PM (#284184)
                                                (User #17460 Info)
                                                 "No one ever sees me when I cry"
                                                Cool (Score:0)
                                                I'm not a Radiohead fan, but this is great.
                                                Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @06:09PM (#284186)
                                                  a dream come true!! (Score:0)
                                                  One of my favorite bands ever covering one of my favorite bands ever!!

                                                  Another reason why Radiohead is #1 band in the world these days!!..

                                                  Simply..Amazing!
                                                  Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @06:16PM (#284187)
                                                    Jesus!! (Score:0)
                                                    I had a look at this post expecting the cover to be "slated" and hated....but everyone seems to love it.

                                                    I have not had a look yet but I will....*sigh*...if only some of you could be this enthusiastic about the bloke this web site is dedicated too!!

                                                    Headmaster Sheridan
                                                    Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @06:20PM (#284189)
                                                    • Re:Jesus!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday November 12 2007, @06:35PM
                                                      Add Me to the List (Score:1)
                                                      Great band, great cover.

                                                      Instrumentally gorgeous, but Thom Yorke's beautiful voice sort of glides over the lyrics, where Morrissey drives the point forcefully home.

                                                      Still, I've already emailed this to enough people who really like it too. I'm tired of hearing that Radiohead should be Morrissey's new backing band!
                                                      Anaesthesine -- Monday November 12 2007, @06:23PM (#284190)
                                                      (User #14203 Info)
                                                       If Moz did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
                                                      Oh...the flattery (Score:1)
                                                      Radiohead did mighty fine with their cover...Thom Yorke, though a different type of singer, can effectively emote the pain of Headmaster, like our man Moz. What would Johnny think of (Jonny Greenwood's) guitar work? He would probably smile, because the guys looked like they enjoyed playing such a great, intricate song...one of the Smith's best!
                                                      charmingjeane <aidabetz23NO@SPAMyahoo.com> -- Monday November 12 2007, @07:33PM (#284207)
                                                      (User #6742 Info | http://www.myspace.com/jennypalare )
                                                       "But don't mention love!"
                                                        wow finally a good radiohead song since go knows.. (Score:1)
                                                        seriously, they were great back in the day, but now they are so dreary, i normally just want to top myself after a couple of tracks...

                                                        no wonder they are giving their latest kool-aid away for free....

                                                        boys pick up the pace a bit and write some pop rock the dribble you have been peddling is swill!
                                                        Satan's Soul -- Monday November 12 2007, @07:59PM (#284210)
                                                        (User #19836 Info)
                                                          Paying their tribute.... (Score:1)
                                                          I love that my favorite band still in existence covers one of my favorite songs from the best band of all time! Listening to Radiohead play the song makes it even more apparent how much RH (and most indie rock bands) are indebted to The Smiths. It seems like The Smiths truly created modern alterntaive rock, right!
                                                          DavidBeauy <davidbeauy@yahoo.com> -- Monday November 12 2007, @08:00PM (#284211)
                                                          (User #6009 Info | http://beaurock.net/ )
                                                           "When thirteen years old Who dyed his hair gold ? Oh, I know very well, I don't need to be told"
                                                            Jeff Buckley Cover of "I know its Over" (Score:0)
                                                            This is the site where you could find the Radiohead Cover

                                                            http://www.stereogum.com/archives/je...he-smiths.h tml
                                                            Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @09:32PM (#284224)
                                                              I hate Radiohead (Score:0)
                                                              but after hearing that superb cover i think of them in a better light!
                                                              Anonymous -- Monday November 12 2007, @10:59PM (#284232)
                                                                To Thom & Co. (Score:1)
                                                                We love it! (well, almost all of us).

                                                                You've spoken in the past about your influence from Vauxhall and I -- it would be great to hear a cover version of a track from that album, too.

                                                                 
                                                                king leer -- Monday November 12 2007, @11:09PM (#284234)
                                                                (User #80 Info)
                                                                  awful (Score:0)
                                                                  awful.
                                                                  Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @05:01AM (#284257)
                                                                  • Re:awful by jerrieblank (Score:1) Wednesday November 14 2007, @12:56AM
                                                                    • Re:awful by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 14 2007, @06:04AM
                                                                      • Re:awful by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday November 14 2007, @04:25PM
                                                                      Great! (Score:0)
                                                                      Great cover of the greatest 80's band from the best band at the moment. I hope you never change, Thom. ;)
                                                                      Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @05:10AM (#284259)
                                                                        The emperor has no clothes on !!! (Score:0)
                                                                        I'm shocked to see the enthusiastic response this truly terrible cover version has got on this site. I find the reverence bestowed upon Radiohead unfathomable. Radiohead normally conceal their shortcomings in a myriad of studio effects, but in this webcast they stand stripped naked before us. They sound like a pub band, mindlessly butchering a pristine classic. Even Boz & the lads are miles better than this.
                                                                        Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @07:33AM (#284271)
                                                                        Radiohead Gaga (Score:0)
                                                                        Why is everyone going gaga over this. It's a very sloppy rendition.
                                                                        Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @08:14AM (#284275)
                                                                        Morrissey should (Score:0)
                                                                        call these guys and work with them on the new album.
                                                                        Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @08:33AM (#284281)
                                                                        Am I Missing Something? (Score:0)
                                                                        I've never been a huge fan of Radiohead... And now I remember why. What a complete feckin' row. Sounds like someone is torturing with an alsation. Complete rubbish. They should know better.
                                                                        binny -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @08:54AM (#284286)
                                                                        (User #7719 Info)
                                                                         There's a right way, there's a wrong way, and there's even a Victorian legal system...
                                                                          I knew it!! (Score:1)
                                                                          It was only a matter of time before the tide turned and all the anon haters started saying their piece!

                                                                          I think it's a very good cover! I enjoyed it.
                                                                          ThinkOfMeKindlyLV -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @09:18AM (#284291)
                                                                          (User #18284 Info)
                                                                          • Re:I knew it!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday November 13 2007, @09:53AM
                                                                            i got this terrible cold coming on!! (Score:0)
                                                                            this version is awsome!! i cant wait to see RH on tour for the first time. maybe moz can cover RH's song "bones" will be nice,anybody? KC in the LBC
                                                                            Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @09:42AM (#284294)
                                                                              Nice cover (Score:0)
                                                                              Miles better than their own 'porpoises farting' songs. Well done!
                                                                              Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @09:45AM (#284296)
                                                                                very nice (Score:1)
                                                                                yeah this was a good "live" cover. people are saying it is the best smiths cover, which makes me think who all has done smiths/moz covers that are one youtube. I think we should come up with a list of artist who have done this and lets all have a vote.

                                                                                except for tribute bands, they are supoosed to sound like the smiths and moz
                                                                                rooneyred -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @10:14AM (#284303)
                                                                                (User #17066 Info)
                                                                                  Great (Score:1)
                                                                                  What a truly great version. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done!
                                                                                  dbowie -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @10:46AM (#284305)
                                                                                  (User #16745 Info)
                                                                                   I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does.
                                                                                    Never liked Radio Head much (Score:1)
                                                                                    Never like the Smiths covers either... but that was very good. The music sounds so perfect. It was great.
                                                                                    Lucas Has a Cat -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @12:19PM (#284318)
                                                                                    (User #20254 Info)
                                                                                      mp3 (Score:0)
                                                                                      Anyone have an MP3 rip of this? I think it's pretty good!
                                                                                      Anonymous -- Tuesday November 13 2007, @12:24PM (#284319)
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