# OK Computer or Kid A/Amnesiac??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-computer-or-kid-a-amnesiac/707785>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 21, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-computer-or-kid-a-amnesiac/707785 "2014-12-21T01:11:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-computer-or-kid-a-amnesiac/707785/21 "2014-12-22T21:56:45Z")

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> [@Teuton](#):
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> So, I noticed that “Kid A” was like “A Dick” reversed, and then I spent too long trying to figure out what Amnesiac could be backwards before I realised what you meant.
> 
> Carry on everyone.

Funnily enough, there’s a [song](http://youtu.be/ezOAxhYo9vE) on Amnesiac that is an entire song written and played in reverse.

It kind of symbolizes the unique aesthetic of the whole album(s). I love it because it is a search for hidden beauty.

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