This video of Radiohead covering 'Gasolina' is the best kind of fake

Como le encanta la gasolina!
This video of Radiohead covering 'Gasolina' is the best kind of fake
A ella le gusta la gasolina. Credit: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock

Take the most introvert, reflexive, angst-ridden, vitriolic, paranoid band on the planet.

Now add the most famous reggaeton song ever.

The result is Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke sensually moving his hips at the driving rhythm of "Gasolina."

Just watch it:

Pure gold, isn't it? Shame that it's fake AF.

The video is actually from Radiohead's gig on April 17 in Berkeley, California. And Thom Yorke is raging at the furious rhythm of "Myxomatosis," a song about being "skinned alive" like rabbits:

Many people fell for the hoax or just wished it was true:

Until the real author of the video revealed the sad truth:

I mean, what exactly did you expect from someone who, after the band experienced a series of technical problems at Coachella and was forced to leave the stage twice, said:

“I’d like to tell a joke to lighten the mood, but we’re Radiohead so fuck it.”

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