"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead from their second studio album The Bends released in 1995. It was the third single to be released from that album in the UK, but in the US it was the band's first single from the album.
According to band singer Thom Yorke, the song was recorded as the band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set at The Garage in London; when they got back into the studio, Yorke recorded the vocals in one take and broke down in tears at the end. Read Full Bio"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead from their second studio album The Bends released in 1995. It was the third single to be released from that album in the UK, but in the US it was the band's first single from the album.
According to band singer Thom Yorke, the song was recorded as the band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set at The Garage in London; when they got back into the studio, Yorke recorded the vocals in one take and broke down in tears at the end.
The song's lyrics are about Canary Wharf in London and about the world of mass marketing and mass consumption. One source of frustration for the band at the time was their US record label, Capitol, who wanted a strong track for American radio to follow the success of their previous hit single, "Creep". Surprised that the slow paced "Fake Plastic Trees" was seen as a potential single to follow up "Creep" , Yorke ultimately realized the label had remixed the track without his approval: "Last night I was called by the American record company insisting, well almost insisting, that we used a Bob Clearmountain mix of it. I said 'No way'. All the ghost-like keyboards sounds and weird strings were completely gutted out of his mix, like he'd gone in with a razor blade and chopped it all up. It was horrible."
According to band singer Thom Yorke, the song was recorded as the band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set at The Garage in London; when they got back into the studio, Yorke recorded the vocals in one take and broke down in tears at the end. Read Full Bio"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead from their second studio album The Bends released in 1995. It was the third single to be released from that album in the UK, but in the US it was the band's first single from the album.
According to band singer Thom Yorke, the song was recorded as the band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set at The Garage in London; when they got back into the studio, Yorke recorded the vocals in one take and broke down in tears at the end.
The song's lyrics are about Canary Wharf in London and about the world of mass marketing and mass consumption. One source of frustration for the band at the time was their US record label, Capitol, who wanted a strong track for American radio to follow the success of their previous hit single, "Creep". Surprised that the slow paced "Fake Plastic Trees" was seen as a potential single to follow up "Creep" , Yorke ultimately realized the label had remixed the track without his approval: "Last night I was called by the American record company insisting, well almost insisting, that we used a Bob Clearmountain mix of it. I said 'No way'. All the ghost-like keyboards sounds and weird strings were completely gutted out of his mix, like he'd gone in with a razor blade and chopped it all up. It was horrible."
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Fake Plastic Trees
by Radiohead
A green plastic watering can
For a fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
She lives with a broken man
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns
He used to do surgery
For girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins
And it wears him out
It wears him out
It wears him out
Wears him out
She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't help the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
If I just turn and run
And it wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out
And if I could be who you wanted
If I could be who you wanted
All the time
All the time
Lyrics Ā© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLIN CHARLES GREENWOOD, EDWARD JOHN O'BRIEN, JONATHAN RICHARD GUY GREENWOOD, PHILIP JAMES SELWAY, THOMAS EDWARD YORKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
by Radiohead
A green plastic watering can
For a fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
She lives with a broken man
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns
He used to do surgery
For girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins
And it wears him out
It wears him out
It wears him out
Wears him out
She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't help the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
If I just turn and run
And it wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out
It wears me out
And if I could be who you wanted
If I could be who you wanted
All the time
All the time
Lyrics Ā© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLIN CHARLES GREENWOOD, EDWARD JOHN O'BRIEN, JONATHAN RICHARD GUY GREENWOOD, PHILIP JAMES SELWAY, THOMAS EDWARD YORKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Peter Smith
Heard this blasting out of my teenage daughters room last night. My work is done here
Kek Jong un
@ThankfulBird wdym Radiohead slaps
lunarringss
you should probably make sure sheās feeling ok tho
Johnny Meringues
I love how all these teenagers are giving parenting advice. If we knew what was good for us we would all be happy.
David Stefanovic
My 18 year old daughter recently told me that Radiohead were "fucking brilliant"
My work here is also done Peter Smith.
gian maria roccoli
Glad for you. Such a great day for a father...
Charisse Veniegas
Today's my birthday. Got greeted by like 6 people, no celebration. Nothing special happened this day but at least I'm ending it with a special song.
Happy 21st to me.
*edit: Thank you everyone! Keep safe. :>
Error Human
Happy birthday to you š½
Charisse Veniegas
@Jeremy Kurt hello Jeremy, belated Happy Birthday! Sorry it's late too. Hope you're doing just fine too.
Ben Cheney
happy belated!