Sit Down. Stand Up.

Album: Hail To The Thief (2003)
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  • The alternate title for this song was "Snakes & Ladders." The band started writing it about 5 years before it appeared on Hail To The Thief. Thom Yorke was originally inspired by TV news stories about the genocide in Rwanda. >>>
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    Bertrand - Paris, France

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