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No Surprises Much like Let Down, an uplifting tune paired with depressing lyrics. Unlike Let Down, it feels like this depression will stick. Like Karma Police, I feel this one is a bit too simple to justify its acclaim, but Yorkes vocals are so powerful. Its also a better song while actively listening; there are layers here I always forget in retrospect. If Im harsh on these two tracks, its only because I feel like almost every song on here deserves the same level of attention. This is still a classic, reaching stunning emotional heights through its relative simplicity.

Lucky First he survived a car crash, now our narrator survives an air crash. However depressing this album can get, theres a theme of survival as well. This is the only outright optimistic track on the album - the way Yorke delivers its gonna be a glorious day the final time can bring me to tears. While this will likely be overshadowed by other tracks on its own, this is the cathartic release that makes OK Computer work as a cohesive whole.

The Tourist This one has never done too much for me on a sonic level, though I do like the way it cycles back around to the opening. Another crash is impending. Our narrator may be lucky, but only in the sense that he keeps surviving. There is a constant theme of feeling stuck, and using this track to make the whole album feel like a cycle drives that theme home. That elevator ding is a perfect closer.

1. Let Down (#43 all-time)
2. Paranoid Android (#59)
3. Climbing Up the Walls (#1032)
4. Karma Police (#1486)
5. Lucky (#1621)
6. Exit Music (For a Film) (#2011)
7. No Surprises (#2189)
8. Airbag
9. Subterranean Homesick Alien
10. The Tourist
11. Fitter Happier
12. Electioneering

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