Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele

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Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
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ReleasedJuly 20, 2010 (2010-07-20)
Recorded Adelaide, Australia,
Sydney, Australia,
Berlin, Germany, and
Prague, Czech Republic
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Length32:40
Producer Amanda Palmer, Mick Wordley
Amanda Palmer chronology
Who Killed Amanda Palmer
(2008)
Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
(2010)
Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under
(2011)
Singles from Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
  1. "Idioteque"
    Released: June 10, 2010 [1] [2]
  2. "No Surprises"
    Released: July 19, 2011

Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele is an EP [3] [4] [5] by musician Amanda Palmer. It is composed entirely of cover versions of songs by the band Radiohead, performed by Palmer on the ukulele. [6] [7] It was released on July 20, 2010. [5] [8]

Contents

Reception

Paste Magazine listed "Fake Plastic Trees", from this album, as one of their 20 best covers of the year. [9] Palmer's cover of "Idioteque" was National Public Radio's Song of the Day for January 11, 2011. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fake Plastic Trees"5:22
2."High and Dry"4:10
3."No Surprises"3:45
4."Idioteque"4:08
5."Creep" (Hungover at soundcheck in Berlin)4:42
6."Exit Music (For a Film)"5:19
7."Creep" (Live in Prague; Digital only bonus track)5:17

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Look: the "Idioteque" single from my Radiohead covers record is out!". Amanda Palmer's blog. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
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