The National Anthem (track) by Radiohead
The National Anthem appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- Kid A (track #3) (this album) (2000)
- Kid A Mnesia (track #3) (compilation) (2021)
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100/100  | 32 hours ago | IAmNotTheWalrus | | 96/100 |
90/100 | 05/07/2024 15:51 | Sonoffatboy | | 81/100 |
100/100 | 05/02/2024 22:10 | jamiroquai | | 33/100 |
100/100 | 04/27/2024 05:51 | trancekuja27 | | 98/100 |
85/100 | 03/31/2024 20:12 |  genialbibi | | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.2/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.3.
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What a brilliant bassline, surely one of the best ever.
I'd happily replace God Save The Queen with this....
WARNING: Don't take acid while listening to this.
Oh my god this is insane. Someone MADE this and thought of it.
JulianR 12/10/2017 21:24
CAN at their prime, feat. John Coltrane's "Ascension" octet
Kick-ass song, I love the bassline. The only thing I wasn't immediately a fan of about this song is the horn section, it sounds too much like Funhouse by the stooges.
JulianR 09/24/2017 22:17
F***ing banger
Franz-Aussie 03/31/2017 17:52
always been impressed that Jonny wrote the brass section of this song to sound like a traffic jam
Nice track with a cool bass line :) The trumpet part is awesome!
Lukeanaderdude 11/14/2016 23:42
A song that starts simple an grows bigger and bigger. One of the best tracks!
When those trumpets kick in with their boompapab padabapab padoobedoompapap tadadata, that's the moment this song becomes a 10/10
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