Dollars and Cents There are better things to talk about Be constructive Bear witness We can use Be constructive With yer blues Even he turn the water blues Even you turn the water green Why don't you quiet down Why don't you quiet down Why don't you quiet down Why don't you quiet down ???? he never gos and he never stays ???? Better in times when I could stand back All over the neighbors Maybe if I can see out here All over the clovers All over the clovers Let me out of here Alloverallovelloverallover (Why don't you quiet down) (Why don't you quiet down) (Why don't you quiet down) (Why don't you quiet down) we are the DOLLARS & CENTS and the PoUNDS and Pence the MARK and the YEN We are going to crack your little souls We are going to crack your little souls we are the DOLLARS & CENTS and the PoUNDS and Pence and the PoUNDS and Pence We are going to crack your little souls We are going to crack your little souls -- Most of the lyrics taken from official lyric sheets handed out at a listening party.

Originally released: June 2001 Found on: Amnesiac Also found on: (live) I Might Be Wrong - Live Recordings From Jam!: One of the tracks premiered on the band's brief touring duties behind "Kid A," the recorded version seems less lurchy than the live rendition. A string section rises and falls behind Yorke's vocals, occasionally overpowering his singing, while the rhythm section hammers out a tricky time-signature. It peaks with Yorke's most impassioned vocal and then breaks down to guitar, cymbals and synth squelches. Review from SXSW by Allstar: A busy, cymbal-driven intro spilled out next as "Dollars and Cents" rode a wave of outlandish instrumentation in the same vein as Kid A, if not harsher. Standing out above the sonic mess, however, was Yorke's bird-like call, which wailed throughout.

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