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{{Infobox Song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Morning Bell |
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| Artist = [[Radiohead]] |
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| Album = [[Kid A]] |
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| Released = [[2 October]] [[2000]] |
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| track_no = 9 |
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| Recorded = January 1999–April 2000 |
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| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<br />[[Experimental rock]] |
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| Length = 4:29 |
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| Writer = |
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| Composer = |
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| Label = [[Parlophone]]<br />[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
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| Producer = [[Nigel Godrich]] and Radiohead |
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| Tracks = |
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# "Everything in Its Right Place" |
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# "Kid A" |
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# "[[The National Anthem]]" |
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# "[[How to Disappear Completely]]" |
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# "Treefingers" |
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# "[[Optimistic (song)|Optimistic]]" |
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# "In Limbo" |
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# "[[Idioteque]]" |
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# "[[Morning Bell]]" |
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# "[[Motion Picture Soundtrack]]" |
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}} |
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{{Song infobox | |
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Name = Morning Bell/Amnesiac | |
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Artist = [[Radiohead]] | |
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Album = [[Amnesiac]] | |
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Released = [[June 4]], [[2001]] | |
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track_no = 7 | |
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Recorded = January 1999 - late 2000 | |
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Genre = [[Art rock]] | |
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Length = 3:14 | |
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Label = [[Parlophone]] | |
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Producer = [[Nigel Godrich]] and Radiohead | |
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| Tracks = |
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# Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box |
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# [[Pyramid Song]] |
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# Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors |
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# [[You and Whose Army?]] |
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# [[I Might Be Wrong (song)|I Might Be Wrong]] |
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# [[Knives Out]] |
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# [[Morning Bell|Morning Bell/Amnesiac]] |
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# Dollars and Cents |
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# Hunting Bears |
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# [[Like Spinning Plates]] |
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# [[Life in a Glasshouse]] |
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}} |
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'''"Morning Bell'''" is the ninth track on the [[Radiohead]] album ''[[Kid A]]'' (2000), also found in another version on ''[[Amnesiac]]'' (2001). The song is linked to the previous song ("Idioteque") on the album by a transition. The sampled electronic sounds of "Idioteque" continue as they are absorbed into the beat of "Morning Bell." A live version appears on ''[[I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings]]''. |
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==Two versions== |
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According to Radiohead singer [[Thom Yorke]], the song went through many stages, and the ''Amnesiac'' version was actually the first to be written, before being "lost" and then suddenly remembered again, leading to the other version. Both versions were committed to tape during the same period of recording sessions in 1999–2000 (along with the rest of the material on both albums). However, the ''Kid A'' version was released first and is better known.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} The ''Kid A'' version is usually the one that gets played live as evidenced by the live version in ''[[I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings]]''. Driven by electric piano chords played on a [[Rhodes piano|Rhodes]], "Morning Bell" as it appears on ''Kid A'' is in a 10/8 time signature, with beats 9 and 10 played by snare drum fills. A programmed [[drum machine]] is used in the album version, but in live concerts the tense pattern is played by drummer [[Phil Selway]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
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In contrast, the ''Amnesiac'' version (officially identified as "Morning Bell/Amnesiac") is based in [[common time]], features desolate acoustic orchestration (including organ) and no audible percussion except a tambourine. This version is also one minute and fifteen seconds shorter and lacks the climactic ending, however, the rest of the lyrics are unchanged. |
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==The song== |
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Thom Yorke, who wrote the song, said in an interview that the lyrics were 'extremely violent'<ref>http://www.greenplastic.com/lyrics/morningbell.php Green Plastic.com</ref>. The song contains lines like 'cut the kids in half', in contrast to its quiet yet hypnotic melody. Benefiting from the [[Dada]] method of cut-up poetry, "Morning Bell" has been taken as a typical example of Radiohead's cryptic style on ''Kid A'', privileging atmosphere and sound over literal sense.<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1512708,00.html Riddle of the bands | | guardian.co.uk Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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"Cut the kids in half" references verse 3:25 of book 1 Kings in the [[Bible]], in which two women are fighting over custody of a baby and the wise [[King Solomon]] is asked to adjudicate. He proposes a fair solution: that the child be cut in two and one half be given to each woman. Shocked by the cold logic of such a proposal, the real mother attempts to save her baby's life by saying she would rather have the baby be alive with the other woman than be cut in half. King Solomon sees that she is the real mother and gives her her baby. |
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The band has described ''Kid A'' and ''Amnesiac'' as two very distinct albums, although products of the same recording sessions, with "Morning Bell" providing an intentional link. When asked about the relationship, if any, between ''Kid A'' and ''Amnesiac'', bassist [[Colin Greenwood]] described the albums themselves as "twins, separated at birth."<ref>[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Radiohead/2004/12/07/770067.html CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Radiohead: Radiohead recalls recording 'Amnesiac'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Other versions== |
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"Morning Bell" has been covered by [[?uestlove]] of hip-hop collective [[The Roots]]. His smooth version appeared on a 2006 tribute compilation. A modern [[jazz]] version also appears on [[Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)|Chris Potter]]'s 2006 release, Underground. The song has also been covered on numerous occasions by mandolin virtuoso [[Chris Thile]]. |
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==References== |
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeR5qUtd5U8 Chris Thile's cover on the Woodsongs radio show] |
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[[Category:Radiohead songs]] |
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[[Category:2000 songs]] |
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[[Category:2001 songs]] |
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[[ro:Morning Bell]] |
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