Karma Police
Where did Karma Police come from?
The term “Karma Police” originated from the band members, who used to threaten to call this fictitious entity on each other if someone, in the words of guitarist Ed O’Brien, “behaved like an *sshole”. Who wrote “Karma Police”? This iconic song was written by Thom York and his fellow Radiohead members.
What is the stanza of Karma Police?
Karma Police/Arrest this man/He talks in maths/He buzzes like a fridge/ He’s like a detuned radio. This is the first stanza in Karma Police. From this Stanza, we can hear that the song is being sung from the point of a narrator, who is requesting the “Karma Police” to arrest someone. So what is Karma?
What is Karma Police by Radiohead about?
“Karma Police” by Radiohead is somewhat of a sarcastic song which is meant to be an attack against authority but also a shoutout to the concept of karma itself in that ultimately the oppressive actions the singer is espousing seem to come back to him.
Is 'Karma Police' a joke?
That’s what “Karma Police” was about. Though it’s a joke as well, you know, “Karma police, arrest this man.” That’s not entirely serious, I hope people will realize that. From a Radiohead interview published in Rolling Stone in 2017 for the 20th anniversary of OK Computer:
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