A Punchup at a Wedding

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According to Thom Yorke, the song was born out of the frustration that bloomed when he came across a review bashing Radiohead’s performance at Oxford. I happened upon…by… Read More

Jun. 9, 20031 viewer76.2K views

A Punchup at a Wedding Lyrics

[Intro]
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no

[Verse 1]
I don't know why you bother
Nothing's ever good enough for you
I was there, it wasn't like that
You've come here just to start a fight

[Chorus]
You had to piss on our parade
You had to shred our big day
You had to ruin it for all concerned
In a drunken punch-up at a wedding, yeah

[Verse 2]
Hypocrite, opportunist
Don't infect me with your poison
A bully in a china shop
When I turn 'round, you stay frozen to the spot

[Chorus]
The pointless snide remarks
Of hammerheaded sharks
The pot will call the kettle black
It's a drunken punch-up at a wedding, yeah

[Outro]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

About

According to Thom Yorke, the song was born out of the frustration that bloomed when he came across a review bashing Radiohead’s performance at Oxford.

I happened upon…by accident basically a review of our Oxford gig which was just like, I mean, one of the biggest days of my life obviously and for all of us. And this, whoever this person was, just tore it to shreds and they couldn’t quite think of how to tear us to shreds really. So they just tore the audience to shreds…..But this person managed to totally ruin that day for me forever. And it really shouldn’t have done. I should be big enough to just ignore it.

Guitarist Ed O'Brien (in the interview above) makes the observation that the song can be seen as a companion piece to “Karma Police”.

Alternative Title: “A Punchup at a Wedding (No no no no no no no no)”