85

Radiohead,'FakePlasticTrees'

Writers:Radiohead
Producer:JohnLeckie
Released:March'95,Capitol
4weeks;No.65
RadioheadfrontmanThomYorkewoulddescribe"FakePlasticTrees"asthe
songonwhichhefoundhislyricalvoice.Hecutthevocal,accompanying
himselfonacousticguitar,inonetake,thenthebandfilledinitspartsaround
him.Yorkesaidthesongbeganas"averynicemelodywhichIhadnoideawhat
todowith,thenyouwakeupandfindyourheadsingingsomewordstoit."
Appearson:TheBends(Capitol)
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384

PinkFloyd,'AnotherBrickintheWallPart2'

Writer:RogerWaters
Producers:BobEzrin,Waters,DavidGilmour
Released:Nov.'79,Columbia
25weeks;No.1
Waters'attackonteacherswhopractice"darksarcasmintheclassroom"was
inspiredbyhisownschoolmasters."TheschoolIwasattheywerereallylike
that,"Waterssaid."[All]theyhadtoofferwastheirownbitternessand

cynicism."Therearethreeversionsof"AnotherBrick"onTheWall,but"Part2"
wasthehit.
Appearson:TheWall(Capitol)
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383

ChuckBerry,'BrownEyedHandsomeMan'

Writer:Berry
Producer:LeonardChess,PhilChess
Released:Sept.'56,Chess
DidNotChart
Berrywasinspiredtowritethissongwhilehewastouringthroughheavilyblack
andLatinoareasofCalifornia.AsBerryputit,"Ididn'tseetoomanyblueeyes."
HedidseeagoodlookingChicanonabbedforloiteringuntil"somewoman
cameupshoutingforthepolicemantolethimgo."Overamanicguitarlick,the
songspinsariotoustaleaboutadarkeyedloverman.
Appearson:TheAnthology(Chess)
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382

SamCooke,'WonderfulWorld'

Writers:Cooke,HerbAlpert,LouAdler
Producers:Cooke,Adler
Released:May'60,RCA
15weeks;No.12
CookewasroomingwithAdler,whohadalreadyfinishedthissongwhenCooke
cameupwiththeacademicconceitthatmadeitwork.CutwhileCookewasstill
signedtoKeen,itsatarounduntilhe'dmovedtoRCAthensoldamillion.
Beforeitcameout,Cookelikedtosingitforwomenhemet,tellingthemhe'd
madeituponthespotjustforthem.

Appearson:PortraitofaLegend19511964(ABKCO)
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381

Television,'MarqueeMoon'

Writer:TomVerlaine
Producer:AndyJohns
Released:Feb.'77,Elektra
DidNotChart
"MarqueeMoon"isTelevision'sguitarepic;VerlaineandRichardLloydstretch
outfor10minutesofurbanparanoia."Iwouldplayuntilsomethinghappened,"
Verlainesaid."Thatcomesfromjazz,oreventheDoors,ortheFiveLive
Yardbirdsalbumthatkindaraveupdynamics."
Appearson:MarqueeMoon(Elektra)