Thanks Aziz. The show was really awesome. Pictures to follow.
My favorite part of the show was when the band played “Talk Show Host” and then ”Exit Music (For A Film)” one after the other. This is significant for any Radiohead fanatic because both songs have ties to Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Film Romeo and Juliet.
“Talk Show Host” was included on the Original Soundtrack. I highly recommend purchasing this soundtrack and then making out during ”Talk Show Host”. Perferably in a car. Preferably during a thunderstorm. Just saying.
“Exit Music (For A Film)” was not included on the Original Soundtrack and instead found its way onto (arguably) Radiohead’s Mangum Opus OK Computer. Radiohead fansite Green Plastic sheds some light on how it all went down:
While on tour with Alanis Morissette in September of 1996, Radiohead was sent the last half-hour of Baz Luhrmann’s film William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and asked to write a song for the closing credits. Band members were impressed by the clip, and Thom wrote this song for the movie. At first he attempted to use lines from Shakespeare’s play as lyrics, but finally ditched the idea.
The moment in the film when Claire Danes (Juliet) holds a Colt 45 to her head was the actual inspiration for “Exit Music.” Thom also had the 1968 version of the film in his head: “I saw the Zeffirelli version when I was 13 and I cried my eyes out, because I couldn’t understand why, the morning after they shagged, they didn’t just run away. The song is written for two people who should run away before all the bad stuff starts. A personal song.”