All of these years I assumed the mysterious, melancholic verse of Radiohead’s “Creep” was a signature sound. The haunting progression was lifted straight off the 1974 Hollies hit The Air That I Breathe. Pablo Honey‘s linear notes credit the original songwriters.
Update: Radiohead vs. The Hollies vs. Reamonn
Why would the Hollies sue Radiohead? They didn’t write the song and were not the first to record it.