Originally written and recorded during the OK Computer era, this song was often played live and became a hardcore-fan favorite. It had the working title “Failure to Receive Repayment Will Put Your House at Risk”, although most knew it as “Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any)”.
The band worked on it during the...
[Verse 1]
Don't get any big ideas
They're not gonna happen
You paint yourself white
And fill up with noise
But there'll be something missing
[Chorus]
Now that you've found it, it's gone
Now that you feel it, you don't
You've gone off the rails
[Verse 2]
So don't get any big ideas
They're not gonna happen
You'll go to hell
For what your dirty mind is thinking
Nude was written by Philip Selway & Colin Greenwood & Jonny Greenwood & Ed O’Brien & Thom Yorke.
Nude was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Thom Yorke (for Mojo, in 2008):
Ten years ago, when we first had the song, I didn’t enjoy singing it because it was too feminine, too high. It made me feel uncomfortable. Now I enjoy it exactly for that reason – because it is a bit uncomfortable, a bit out of my range, and it’s really difficult to...