OK Computer - Day 5: Electioneering This is, plain and simple, a rock song. Thom describes this song as being about preaching to others through a microphone. He uses the metaphor of a politician selling his party platform to critique the live promotional shows Radiohead was doing to sell its music. In its original, 1996 live form, the song ended on a very catchy note with Thom repeating the line Doin it all. Many fans were surprised and a little disappointed at the final version that made OK Computer. Thom was thinking of the Poll Tax Riots as he wrote this, the scenes were people were breaking down the gates of Downing Street. As well as being political, the song is also about them, traveling around the globe and having to sell their records to people. It was recorded in their Oxford studios, Canned Applause. It is a tricky song to get right live, and for that reason is rarely played, but was played on the Tonight with Jay Leno Show in the USA on 25 July 1997.
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