There There / Paperbag Writer / Where Bluebirds [Single, Import]

Radiohead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B000095IX9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The first single from the 2003 album, 'Hail To The Thief' is b/w two non-album tracks, 'Paperbag Writer' & 'Where Bluebirds Fly'. Standard jewelcase. Parlophone.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Single, May 29, 2003

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Shadowgraphs - See all my reviews

This review is from: There There / Paperbag Writer / Where Bluebirds (Audio CD)

There There: While there are better songs on Hail to the Theif, this is probably the best choice for a first single. It's a great guitar-rock song. 5/5

Paperbag Writer: A creepy techno/funk song with an excellent bassline. Definately not album material but still incredible as a B-Side. 4/5

Where Bluebirds Fly: One of the most experimental songs Radiohead has ever put on record. You will probably either love it or hate it... I love it. Again, this would not be a good song to put on an album, mainly because it's a bit too weird. My favorite song on the whole single. 5/5

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Typical Radiohead, which is good of course., June 3, 2003

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Adam Crabb (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There There / Paperbag Writer / Where Bluebirds (Audio CD)

There There is propably the most straight-foward rock song on the new album. I really appreciate the use of guitar on this song.

I can see, or better yet, hear why the the two Bs, Paperbag writer and Where bluebirds fly, are Bs. They are inconsistent in sound with the songs on the LP. That doesn't mean they aren't good songs. I don't think Radiohead knows how to make bad songs. Just don't expect rock.

Paperbag writer: Henry Mancini meets 80's funk guitar and hip-hop beats. It's kind of weird, but all very cool. Funky.

Where bluebirds fly has three main elements: a kind of tribal african electronica polyrythmic groove, what sounds like a fast moving diminished arpegio, and long-tone ghostly vocals with synthesizer in the same diminished scale or something. Haunting, creepy, beautiful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Here Here for There There, February 1, 2004

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Dave (Toronto, CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: There There / Paperbag Writer / Where Bluebirds (Audio CD)

Being a devout Radiohead follower, I had to plunk down my coins for this single. I was already impressed with the Go To Sleep b-sides, and was thrilled when I heard these 2 new tracks. Track 1 is just the album version of There There. Track 2 Which is called Paperbag Writer, is a great Radiohead song, but is easily identifiable as a b-side. Thom and the boys tend to put these melancholy songs aside and then they pop up when they need to fill a single with extras. Track 3, However, was worth the price of this cd on it's own!!! Where Bluebirds Fly. This track got me up on my feet and moving like no other Radiohead song has before. The melody is haunting, the bass is pure trance and the hushed vocal chanting seams it all together. Be warned: This is only for the die-hard Radiohead fan, casual listeners should just buy Hail To The Thief and take it from there(there).