Which of these radiohead songs is the best?

Hi I'm wondering which is the best/your favorite out of these 3 Radiohead songs.

Optimistic 6
The National Anthem 4
Karma Police 21
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  • Optimistic

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    • Medusa'sPath

      Hey it's me MedusasPath this is my poll. Thanks for voting for optimistic that's my favorite Radiohead song, equal to The national anthem

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      • Yes we seem to have good taste.

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  • AssBurgers

    Not a big Radiohead fan, but from what I've heard I'd say either No Surprises or House of Cards is my favourite.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Out of the three, Karma Police. The concepts of the meaning of the song just fascinate me to no end.

    But out of all of their songs, I'd choose Idioteque (I can't remember how to spell it and I'm too lazy to look it up, sorry.).

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  • dom180

    Karma Police, despite the fact that everyone else seems to've picked that :) We all have good taste!

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  • dappled

    Of the three you mention, I still really, really like Karma Police. Most of my favourites are earlier than the three you mention, though.

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  • bananaface

    I hate you for asking this:P! Random choices, though, any reason why you chose these three? You could have picked songs which would have made this much more difficult for me to choose, so thanks for that, I guess.

    Ok, lets think. It's between Karma Police and National Anthem for me, as much as I love Optimistic.

    Right, I can do this! I'm listening to National Anthem as I type this, and I just love it's sound, it fits Kid A perfectly. But, god, I do love Karma Police! I'll listen to that song now to see if that helps.

    No, that made it worse.

    Karma Police wins, but only very, very slightly. The ending lyrics are the best.

    None of these songs would even make the top ten of my favourite Radiohead songs, though.

    God, I love Radiohead!

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    • bananaface

      Hi OP:D! I'm not sure if you're still using the site but I was just listening to Karma Police and I was thinking about this post.

      I've decided that Karma Police is by far my favourite of the three. Optimistic is still alright, my opinion on that one hasn't changed much. It's a bit bleh, I could, and do, happily go without listening to that one. It's a good song, though. Still love the National Anthem. Although I've always disliked that trumpety thing they have at the end. The beginning and the middle are by far the best parts of the song.

      So I finally have a clear winner, although it's a late answer:P. Karma Police! Wooohooooooo! I just thought I'd pop back here anyway, although I never comment on old posts. But it's Radiohead so I'll make an exception;).

      Oh, and if you are still here, what are your favourite Radiohead songs? Or are the three above your favourite:)? Toodles!

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      • Medusa'sPath

        I'd have to say Karma Police was my first favorite Radiohead song, and my favorite Radiohead song when I made this post was Optimistic. Currently, my favorite Radiohead songs are Everything in it's Right Place and The National Anthem. :)

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        • bananaface

          Oh yay, you're still here:D!

          Everything in it's Right Place is a good song. Since both of your current favourites and Optimistic are Kid A tracks I'm assuming you like the album, no? It is one of their best, although the Bends is my favourite album from them. From Kid A I'd say my favourites are Motion Picture Soundtrack, Idioteque, and I'm chucking How to Disappear Completely in there too. Do you like those songs as well:)?

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          • Medusa'sPath

            Yeah coincidentally 4/5 of my favorite Radiohead songs are off of Kid A. 1: Everything in its Right Place 2: The National Anthem 3: Optimistic 4: Karma Police 5: Idioteque I have almost 100 songs by Radiohead from my uncle but I haven't checked that many out, I've just started getting into them. I'll have to check out How to Disappear Completely and Motion Picture Soundtrack. Thanks for the suggestions :)

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  • dirtybirdy

    Hmm why just those three? I like them but there's several more. Many many more. Lots more. More. Mo

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