[etjossem]

One of the major problems with sentiment analysis is that it doesn't pick up on irony or subtext very well. Relying on word choice alone, one such analysis pinned "Fitter Happier" as one of the happiest Radiohead songs.

http://rcharlie.com/2017-02-16-fitteR-happieR/

Edit: sorry, I misremembered - it actually handled "True Love Waits" pretty well. It did pick up "Fitter Happier" as one of the happiest, that's what struck me as strange.

[johnnydoe9]

That says True Love Waits is the most depressing song though.. am I missing something?

>We have a winner! “True Love Waits” is officially the single most depressing Radiohead song to date. Rightly so, given that it tied for lowest valence (0.0378) and ranked fourth for highest percentage of sad words (24%). If the numbers still don’t convince you, just listen to it.

[bberrry]

Everyone realizes there outliers difficult to get right. Point is you can get quite far with a relatively naive approach.

[rullgrus]

Isn't "True Love Waits" detected as the most depressing? The happiest one is "15 steps".