House of Cards
Radiohead
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I don't want to be your friend I just want to be your lover No matter how it ends No matter how it starts Forget about your house of cards And I'll do mine Forget about your house of cards And I'll do mine Fall off the table Get swept under Denial, denial The infrastructure will collapse Voltage spikes Throw your keys in the bowl Kiss your husband goodnight Forget about your house of cards And I'll do mine Forget about your house of cards And I'll do mine Fall off the table And get swept under Denial, denial Denial, denial Your ears should be burning Denial, denial Your ears should be burning
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Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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12 facts about this song
Album Origins"House of Cards" is a song by British rock band, Radiohead. It is the seventh track on their seventh studio album, "In Rainbows," released in 2007.
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Creepy LyricsThe song is well-known for its chilling, cryptic lyrics like 'I don't want to be your friend, I just want to be your lover'.
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Unique Recording ProcessTo create the atmospheric sound of "House of Cards," guitarrist Jonny Greenwood ran his instrument through ondes Martenot (an early electronic instrument).
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Scientific Video MakingIn 2008, "House of Cards" became the first music video to be shot without cameras or lights. Instead, it was created using 3D plotting technologies to depict real people and real events.
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Data Visualization AwardsThe music video for the song won awards in two categories at the inaugural "UK Music Video Awards".
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Grammy NominationsIt was also nominated for a Grammy for "Best Short Form Music Video" at the 51st Grammy Awards.
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Open SourceThe data from the "House of Cards" music video was released under the open-source Creative Commons license, allowing fans to create their own visualizations.
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Google CollaborationGoogle released an enhanced version of the video, which allows users to interact with the video by rotating the view in three dimensions and "painting" with the video's data to create their own 2D or 3D images.
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Ecologically FriendlyThe "House of Cards" music video was described as "environmentally friendly", as the use of data visualization techniques over traditional production methods significantly reduced the carbon footprint.
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Songs MeaningsThom Yorke, Radiohead’s lead vocalist, mentioned that "House of Cards" is about the near collapse of a relationship. Yorke once referred to the track as "a bit of a seduction song."
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Fans FavoritesThe song is a fan favourite and was voted #109 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s.
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Musical StructureIt features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and computerized sound effects with Yorke's distinctive falsetto voice delivering lyrics that use imagery related to dreams and nightmares.
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