The meaning behind Radiohead’s 1992 hit, “Creep,” is one of self-loathing, but it’s also partly autobiographical, its lyrics plucked from the lived experiences of the have-nots. As the band’s debut single, it was a peculiar introduction to the alt-rock world, but one that fashioned them as messiahs to the disenfranchised and saviors to weirdos everywhere. […]
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