Celebrity Haiku Competition: Radiohead

Like this story?
Then buzz it up

December 10th, 2007 at 11:00 by C J Davies

Radiohead website downloads haikusYou know the score by now - hecklerspray presents a brief poetry-based diversion to brighten up your cripplingly dull Monday. Apart, of course, from those of you who now take this contest so seriously we're genuinely getting a little bit frightened.

This week we're asking you to scribble out lyrical odes to smilin' Thom Yorke and his pals in Radiohead. But - before we get onto that - let's take a look at last week's winner, shall we?

Last time around, we asked you to write haikus on the following topical celebrity story: that neurotic film-maker Woody Allen had been arguing so much with Spanish locals that he quit shooting his latest movie there. The winner was someone called sparkymike, whose effort ran thus:

Spain is reluctant
To forward its tax money
To wife adopters

Well done, sir.

Hold on - where are you going? There's plenty more fun to be had. Just because Mike was crowned the victor of last week's tussle, that doesn't mean you can't strive to be a champion right here and now. All you've got to do is come up with the best haiku on this tasty morsel:

Following the huge success of their 'In Rainbows' digital download, Radiohead are now closing the site in preparation for the CD/vinyl release.

Just remember the golden rule of haiku: five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables. So an example - based on this week's story - would run like this:

Thom and the band

decide to stop giving out

music for 'nothing'

Think you can do better? We'd be frankly astonished if you couldn't. Entries in the comments box below, please… 

Read More:

Radiohead To Close Website Downloads - Musicrooms

Related and recent:

12 Responses to “Celebrity Haiku Competition: Radiohead”

  1. Joke Police Says:

    Hecklerspray reader
    gets angry; ‘Six syllables!’
    he shouts. Innocence dies.

  2. alexb Says:

    it’s december 10th
    where is my f**ing discbox
    you wonky bastards

  3. Stabby McGee Says:

    Joke Police:

    Ironic number of syllables in the last line, perhaps?

  4. Joke Police Says:

    Clever man spots joke,
    gloom lightens; anger ne’er shall
    darken our doors again.

  5. wambachumba Says:

    No-one wanted to
    Pay money to Thom Yorke and
    His wonky eyeball

  6. euclid Says:

    In Rainbows’ makers:
    “What could be better than free?”
    Bigger pot of gold

  7. gir Says:

    Joke Police are still
    Investigating that last
    Haiku; film at 10

  8. sillyman Says:

    get your needle out
    somethings under the rainbow
    they brought vinyl back

  9. sillyman Says:

    the postman is here
    he brings me three new letters
    and they are all red

  10. sillyman Says:

    gold in the rainbow
    hidden by pay what you want
    wonky eye laughing

  11. sillyman Says:

    closing down website
    it is time to make paper
    now pay what we ask

  12. Christopher Says:

    It’s Thom Yorkes eyeball!
    Better paid than I am, thanks.
    ‘Wonky’ though it be!

Leave a Reply