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词条 Karma Police
释义

  1. Composition

  2. Lyrics

  3. Release and reception

  4. Music video

  5. Personnel

  6. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Certifications 

  7. Track listing

  8. Notes

  9. References

  10. External links

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"Karma Police" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their third album OK Computer (1997) on 25 August 1997. The song charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and at 14 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was included on the The Best Of (2008).

Composition

"Karma Police" is in a 4/4 time signature and played in standard tuning. The first half of the song is in the key of G major.[2] The second half (starting with the line "For a minute there") is in B minor.[3] Acoustic guitar and piano are the most prominent instruments.[4] Throughout the song, an analog synthesizer imitating a choir is featured.[5][6][7]

The song progresses from the intro into a mid-tempo section which alternates between two verses. The first verse begins with the line "Karma police", and the other begins with the line "This is what you'll get". After this section cycles through twice, the song switches into a second section which is based around the line "For a minute there, I lost myself". During this section of the song, Yorke's voice is put through an echo effect and a sliding melodic figure serves as a counterpoint to his vocals.[8] In the final minute, Ed O'Brien distorts his guitar by driving a delay effect to self-oscillation, then turning the delay rate to a low frequency, creating a "melting" effect.[9]

"Karma Police", like several other songs that would make up OK Computer, was debuted live in 1996, when the band briefly supported Alanis Morissette on tour.[10]

Lyrics

The title lyric originates from an in-joke; the Radiohead band members would threaten to call the "karma police" if they did something bad.[11] Yorke explained that the song was about stress and "having people looking at you in that certain [malicious] way".[12] In 2006, he explained to The Independent: "It's for someone who has to work for a large company. This is a song against bosses. Fuck the middle management!"[7]

Yorke and Jonny Greenwood emphasised in interviews that the song was humorous. Yorke said: "[It's] not entirely serious. I hope people will realise that."[12] The line "He buzzes like a fridge / He's like a detuned radio" refers to distracting, metaphorical background noise that Yorke calls "fridge buzz", one of the primary themes of OK Computer.[13] "Karma Police" also shares themes of insanity and dissatisfaction with capitalism.[14]

Release and reception

"Karma Police" was released as the second single from OK Computer on 25 August 1997. The single was released in two versions. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[15] In late March 2010, almost thirteen years after its initial single release, the song went to number fifteen on the Danish Singles Chart.[16] In a song review, AllMusic referred to Karma Police as "haunting, mystifying, and exquisite", labelling it "one of the cornerstones of one of the greatest albums of the '90s."[8]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Jonathan Glazer, previously responsible for Radiohead's "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" clip. The video was premiered in August 1997 and featured Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke as well as Hungarian actor Lajos Kovács. Glazer won MTV's Director of the Year award in 1997 for his work on this, as well as Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity".{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} Despite this Glazer said he considers the video to be a failed attempt.[17] According to MTV.com, Glazer had pitched the concept of the "Karma Police" video months earlier to Marilyn Manson, who disliked it.[18]. In an interview with The Culture Show, Yorke stated that the music video was his favorite, because he was so "pissed" in the production of the video. [19]

The video is shot from the perspective of the driver of a car pursuing a man along a dark road. Yorke sits in the back seat. The man falls to his knees and the car reverses, revealing that it is leaking fuel. The man produces matches from his pocket and ignites the trail of fuel. Yorke vanishes and the car is engulfed in flames.

Personnel

  • Thom Yorke – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jonny Greenwood – piano, mellotron, analogue synthesizer
  • Colin Greenwood – bass
  • Ed O'Brien – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Selway – drums

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997–2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20]71
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21]14
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[22]1
Ireland (IRMA)[23]15
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Certifications

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Track listing

All songs written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway.

CD1 (CDODATAS03)
  1. "Karma Police" – 4:23
  2. "Meeting in the Aisle" – 3:08
  3. "Lull" – 2:28
CD2 (CDNODATA03)
  1. "Karma Police" – 4:23
  2. "Climbing Up the Walls" (Zero 7 Mix) – 5:19
  3. "Climbing Up the Walls" (Fila Brazillia Mix) – 6:24

Notes

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7640665/1997-alternative-rock-songs-turning-20-2017|title=20 Alternative Rock Hits Turning 20 in 2017|last=Richin|first=Leslie|date=January 12, 2017|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2018}}
2. ^http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0068601&ref=google
3. ^Griffiths, 2004. p. 92.
4. ^Footman, 2007. p. 79
5. ^Griffiths, 2004. p. 61
6. ^Randall, 2000. p. 209.
7. ^1 Webb, Robert (15 September 2006). "[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/muse-we-blew-them-all-off-the-stage-415987.html Story Of The Song: 'Karma Police' Radiohead (1997)]". The Independent. Accessed on 15 October 2008.
8. ^1 {{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Karma Police|url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t1416670|pure_url=yes}}|work=allmusic.com|accessdate=30 October 2010}}
9. ^Randall 2000, p. 224
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-radiohead-songs-20111012/4-karma-police-0946040|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Radiohead Songs – 4. 'Karma Police'|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=28 March 2012}}
11. ^Sutherland, Mark (31 May 1997). "Return of the Mac!". Melody Maker.
12. ^1 Randall 2000, p. 223
13. ^Footman 2007, p. 140
14. ^Footman 2007, pp. 144–147
15. ^Randall 2000, p. 248
16. ^{{cite web|title=Radiohead - Karma Police (Song)|url=http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Radiohead&titel=Karma+Police&cat=s|work=danishcharts.com|accessdate=30 October 2010}}
17. ^Kaufman, Anthony (6 December 2001). "Interview: Shooting the 'Beast'; Jonathan Glazer Tames the Gangster Genre". IndieWire. Accessed on 4 December 2011.
18. ^{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Without Proper Video Planning, You Wouldn't See Eminem Naked|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490257/20040816/eminem.jhtml?headlines=true|publisher=MTV|accessdate=30 October 2010}}
19. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_ze85LcBA&t=1s
20. ^{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
21. ^{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-09-13.pdf|title=Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100|accessdate=21 June 2018|work=Music & Media}}
22. ^{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 236 Vikuna 28.8. '97 - 4.9. '97 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 22 |date= 29 August 1997 |accessdate= 10 April 2018 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12661503.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}
23. ^{{Cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&placement%5Btitle%5D=Karma+Police|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|title=Search the Charts – Karma Police|accessdate=28 July 2013}}

References

  • {{cite book|last=Footman|first=Tim|title=Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer and the Death of the Classic Album|publisher=Chrome Dreams|year=2007|isbn=0-634-04619-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MEU1AAAACAAJ}}
  • {{cite book |last=Griffiths |first=Dai |title=OK Computer |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |year=2004 |isbn=0-8264-1663-2}}
  • Osborn, Brad (2013). "Subverting the Verse–Chorus Paradigm: Terminally Climactic Form in Recent Rock Music." Music Theory Spectrum 35, no. 1, pp. 23–47.
  • {{cite book |last=Randall |first=Mac |title=Exit Music: The Radiohead Story |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2000 |isbn=0-385-33393-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tz8iP6_gafwC }}
  • {{cite book|title=OK Computer: Radiohead: Guitar, Tablature, Vocal|publisher=Alfred Publishing Company|year=2001|isbn=0-7579-9166-1}}

External links

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