A scaremonger is someone who deliberately instills fear in others to suit themselves. The title is often attributed to people in power who repeatedly reinforce the notion that there is some unseen danger that needs to be united against.
Many people criticised the Bush and Blair governments for exaggerating the Terrorist Threat as a means of control.
To say "We're not scaremongering. This is really happening" means pretty much what it says. Yorke is denying that the Global Warming issue is fabricated and saying that it is happening, whether you ignore it or not.
I don't agree that all Radiohead songs have no meaning. I think Thom doesn't always make them clear, but he doesn't usually just pick names out of a hat to form his songs (though he probably has done at one point or another, just to screw with people).
I would also think twice before you say that this is a jab at dance/electronic music. Thom uses a lot of similar techniques in much of his music, especially his The Eraser and Kid A. If anything, it's a jab a boring, repetitive, banal music.
A scaremonger is someone who deliberately instills fear in others to suit themselves. The title is often attributed to people in power who repeatedly reinforce the notion that there is some unseen danger that needs to be united against.
Many people criticised the Bush and Blair governments for exaggerating the Terrorist Threat as a means of control.
To say "We're not scaremongering. This is really happening" means pretty much what it says. Yorke is denying that the Global Warming issue is fabricated and saying that it is happening, whether you ignore it or not.
I don't agree that all Radiohead songs have no meaning. I think Thom doesn't always make them clear, but he doesn't usually just pick names out of a hat to form his songs (though he probably has done at one point or another, just to screw with people).
I would also think twice before you say that this is a jab at dance/electronic music. Thom uses a lot of similar techniques in much of his music, especially his The Eraser and Kid A. If anything, it's a jab a boring, repetitive, banal music.
I agree with the definition of scaremongers, but this song is NOT some piece of Global Warming advocacy Don't turn it into what it isn't
I agree with the definition of scaremongers, but this song is NOT some piece of Global Warming advocacy Don't turn it into what it isn't