Anyone Can Play Guitar

Radiohead

About Anyone Can Play Guitar

"Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It is the band's second single, and their first to receive a wide hearing ("Creep" had been issued in limited quantities some months earlier, and had charted at #78, but would soon become a hit and ultimately be re-released later in 1993). "Anyone Can Play Guitar" peaked at #32 in the UK, and remained a staple of the band's live sets throughout the early-mid 1990s. In Australia, the single peaked at #97 on the ARIA singles chart in 1994. 


Year:
2007
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Destiny, destiny protect me from the world 
Destiny, hold my hand, protect me from the world 
Here we are, with our running and confusion 
And I don't see no confusion anywhere 

And if the world does turn 
And if London burns 
I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar 
I want to be in a band 
When I get to heaven 
Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing anymore 

Grow my hair, grow my hair I am Jim Morrison 
Grow my hair, I want to be want to be want to be Jim Morrison 

Here we are, with our running and confusion 
And I don't see no confusion anywhere 

As if the world does turn 
And if London burns 
I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar 
I want to be in a band 
When I get to heaven 
Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing anymore

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Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion) and Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals). more »

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Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke

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12 facts about this song

Band Origination
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a song by the popular English rock band, Radiohead.
Album Information
The song is from Radiohead's debut studio album called "Pablo Honey," which was released in 1993.
Song Order
The track is positioned as the third song on the album Pablo Honey.
Chart Performance
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" made it to the UK Singles Chart reaching the position of #32 in May 1993.
Music Video Director
The music video of "Anyone Can Play Guitar" is directed by Dwight Clarke.
Single Information
This song also appears as the second single released from the album "Pablo Honey."
Live Performing
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" was frequently played live during Radiohead's early career, but has rarely been performed since 1995.
Special Edition Feature
The song also features as a live recording on Radiohead's special edition of their second album, "The Bends", which was released in 2009.
Lyrics Theme
The song's lyrics heavily focus on and criticize commercialized ideal of a dream rock-star lifestyle.
Influences
In terms of the musical style, the song is often compared to the music of the Pixies, a band known to have heavily influenced Radiohead.
Notable Oddity
A memorable oddity regarding the song is that during a live performance in 1993 at the MTV Beach House, lead singer Thom Yorke jumped into a swimming pool mid-performance.
Album Title Reference
The title of the album, "Pablo Honey", is taken from a Jerky Boys prank call skit in which the prank caller says, "Pablo, honey? Please come to Florida!" This phrase is used in the brief interlude track on the album right before "Anyone Can Play Guitar."

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