The National Anthem (track)
by Radiohead

The National Anthem by Radiohead
Year: 2000
From the album Kid A (track #3)
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Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 1,292 votes)
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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 89.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.5.

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From 06/12/2024 06:25
Very Trout Mask Replica with the horn section.

Dachau Blues, Hair Pie Bake 1 and Pachuco Cadaver comes to mind.
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From 02/22/2022 16:17
What a brilliant bassline, surely one of the best ever.

I'd happily replace God Save The Queen with this....
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From 04/30/2021 13:27
WARNING: Don't take acid while listening to this.
#269164 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (1 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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From 09/16/2018 00:02
Oh my god this is insane. Someone MADE this and thought of it.
#221117 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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From 12/10/2017 21:24
CAN at their prime, feat. John Coltrane's "Ascension" octet
#202924 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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From 11/29/2017 00:24
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.
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From 09/24/2017 22:17
F***ing banger
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From 03/31/2017 17:52
always been impressed that Jonny wrote the brass section of this song to sound like a traffic jam
#188482 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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From 12/13/2016 14:47
Nice track with a cool bass line :) The trumpet part is awesome!
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From 11/14/2016 23:42
A song that starts simple an grows bigger and bigger. One of the best tracks!
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