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The chorus contains an interpolation of "Creep" by Radiohead: I'm a kreep, I'm a loser You're so very special, I wish I was special But I'm a kreep, I'm a loser I wish I was special, I wish I was special But I'm a kreep The song also contains an interpolation of the song "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics:
Critics observed melodic and lyrical similarities between "Special" and the song "Creep" (1993) by Radiohead, [4] [28] noting that the songs resembled each other by their use of guitars and themes of self-hatred. [29] [30] The "I wish I was special" line from the chorus of "Special" can be found in the pre-chorus of "Creep".
Radiohead had not planned to release "Creep", and recorded it at the suggestion of the producers, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, while they were working on other songs. They took elements from the 1972 song "The Air That I Breathe" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Following legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood were credited as co-writers.
Radiohead's first album, Pablo Honey (1993), preceded by their breakthrough single "Creep", [4] features a sound reminiscent of alternative rock bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Bends (1995) marked a move toward " anthemic rock ", [ 5 ] with more cryptic lyrics about social and global topics, and elements of Britpop .
Stiles makes her directorial debut in "Wish You Were Here," (out now) an adaptation of the Renée Carlino novel. "I had a visceral response to the book," Stiles, 42, tells USA TODAY. "I literally ...
Big smiles were rated worst when combined with a high angle (or upturn) and a lot of teeth. Not too sharp Smiles with a medium angle or upturn tended to be more popular, while the more V-shaped ...
I got banned from a fashion sub for saying someone's thigh-highs were excellent (they had a blood splotch pattern that genuinely looked sick). I asked why and the mod said, "you know why, creep ...
Though Radiohead wrote "The Bends" in 1992, [59] before "Creep" was released in September of that year, [60] commentators interpreted the title as a comment on the success of "Creep"; [57] [58] others have commented that the song, particularly the line "I want to be part of the human race", feels like a sequel to "Creep", continuing the similar ...