While I agree Radiohead has tons of amazing work even to this day (something most '90s alt bands can't attest to) that equals Creep. Creep is primarily popular for 2 reasons: 1.) People relate to it's message. I mean, a LOT of people relate to this or have felt this way at one point in their lives. Most of our favorite songs of all time are hardly "understandable" from that perspective. Creep is one of those songs that does transcend opinions in regard to empathy. 2.) Very catchy/melodic song.