The story behind
Radiohead released High & Dry in 1995, as part of The Bends. The song was released together with Planet Telex as a double single, only in the United Kingdom. It was the second track on the album, after Fake Plastic Trees, which was the first single in that market. The song has a softer sound than most of the band's other tracks, with a structure that moves between the melodic and the dark. The lyrics speak of a fading relationship, as if something were drying up. The band played the song little live, as with Creep, and only made two videos. One in black and white, in a deserted place, and another in the United States, in a restaurant where strange things happen. The U.S. video ends with a suggested crime, but without showing it directly. ↓ Skip to chordsIntro
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