You honestly think this beats "How To Disappear Completely"?? Or "Morning Bell"? Or fucking...."Wolf At The Door?" (just thinking of 3 random moments of brilliance in an exciting career...although I feel they fell off a bit after "IR", so maybe we're just the same...)
This is honestly one of the most well-made music videos I’ve ever seen. The whole concept symbolizes something in my view. One of the most obvious points is the drastic difference in tone and cinematography between the “day” and the “night” sequences. From the beginning “night” is established as the anxiety-inducing, paranoid, and lonely atmosphere. This is very masterfully contrasted with the presence of people in the “day” sequence. The man has interactions with the people around him (the woman walking past him, the bike rider dropping a phone). But slowly these two realities start to merge together and the safety margin created by the brightness and normality of the “day” sequence is starting to fade. The man starts acting out “night” actions in the day (looking back for no reason, dodging a nonexistent car). This is exactly the place where you can’t trust any of the realities anymore. All this was to preface my main point: in tandem with the title of the song “Man of War”, I believe the music video visualizes PTSD and paranoia. The “day” sequence is real life and the main character has actually interacted with his surroundings. However, his mind, paranoia, and PTSD has caused an alternate “night” timeline, which slowly starts to converge into reality. At the end, he can’t distinguish what is real or fake anymore (the turning point is when he looks at a picture of himself in the phone…i.e. paranoia has kicked in). The people following him so intently are a part of that fake reality he has created. These people within this world (his mind) try to creep into his life and take control. This is seen initially when we can see a shadow following him in the “day” sequence. Gradually, a whole physical appearance pops up and the people following him increases. I symbolize these people as the trauma and mental scars that the main characters has to carry. No matter what he does, he can never get rid of them. He is scared of them. Terrified. He tries ignoring them and running from them, but they always remain within a constant distance away from him. At the end, he trips over and…nothing happens. The people, his trauma and guilt is part of him, following him but not there to physically hurt him. He can never get rid of them, except to accept their presence and coexist with them. At the end, the man is distraught but calmer. He realizes that he can never escape his mind and these presences attached to him, but just maybe he won’t have to run away from them at all.
At 2:09 when the phone was dropped, it had shown a picture of the man sitting on the bench. It's not paranoia, he was definitely being watched and targeted. As for what, idk.
The song spectre by radio head was originally intended to be for the movie but the studio Execs rejected the song for being to dark and went instead for sam Smith you can still listen to it
Okay, the song is amazing, but this mv is a masterpiece as well. This was *perfectly* done. That actor had some great body acting, the swerves, the shot of the shadow following our guy's shadow towards the beginning, before the two worlds started to merge more. The editing was timed so well. This was a masterful pleasure to watch.
It's difficult to explain to people what it's like to wait twenty years for something. Some of you reading haven't even been alive that long. But that's how long us hardcore Radiohead fans have waited for Man Of War. This song has been known to Radiohead fans for all this time. We heard it in live performances we were lucky enough to attend, in rare, scratchy, ethereal bootlegs of live shows we couldn't get to. You can see them developing this song in the studio in the film "Meeting People Is Easy." And with every release since OK Computer, all of us have been hoping we'd finally hear a studio version of this song. Well, we have it now, and they absolutely did not disappoint. This was worth waiting twenty years for. And that this song smokes everything else being put out by other artists today? That's just a teensy cherry in an avalanche of cherries on a very big and delicious cake.
I think the video could also tell a story about PTSD, and not just anxiety as people are saying. A man of war that has flashbacks of the people he's killed whenever the video switches from day to night. The man can't get over the guilt as they chase him, and eventually he can't tell what is real and what is just another nightmare he's having, so he starts seeing them in real life. At the end, the man stops running and realizes that there's nothing he can do about it, so he comes to terms with it, living with the burden.
You can't just put dozens of great songs on one album, unless you want to release a double or triple album, but Radiohead doesn't seem like that type of band.
i am certain that there are hundreds of Radiohead songs not on CD. perhaps they can create a box set of C and D sides. Question: can creativity backfire?
A friend of mine recently committed suicide and in his final social media post he included a link to this song. He was using it as a symbol of strength. But unfortunately he has now taken his life. I do hope that this song can continue to inspire others and serve as a message of hope and strength. Especially in these tough times. Rest in peace, my friend.
Part of my fucking soul is gone man. Campbell saw me at my worst on several occasions, never judged me once. I tried my best to help him at the end, but it was fucking Campbell man, nobody was going to tell him what to do.
I just realized that "The worms will come for you, Big Boots" is a reference to Hamlet, who basically says that everyone (including the rich and powerful) ends up in the same place, and being eaten by the same worms.
@@sarcasmisreal5550 lol my mind was fucced up while typing that. I mixed it with Johnny Marr from The Smiths. But still, both are great guitarists. 🎸❤️
*You are all so absolutely brilliant, you've saved my life countless times. Your music has followed me since I was 14 years old. Thank you for always being there when I need you, Radiohead.*
I wish I could have that feeling of finding them for the first time again. Best part is, I was extremely against them. I had heard about them for quite a while before ever trying them out, and I thought they’d be total garbage. Boy was I wrong.
Indeed. If muzak were a chemical concoction (aka "lil of this, some of that, etcetera etcetera" (wink wink TYork))... If muzak were a mind, body, soul and spirit altering substance...its street name would be 'RADIOHEAD'
Hearing this brought me to tears. I love the music Radiohead makes now, and admire how they have evolved...but hearing this song was like running into an old friend you haven't seen in decades. You want the moment to last forever, but you know it can't. This brought me so many feelings and made me feel like I was 22 again. Thank you Radiohead.
The wonderful thing about Radiohead, nobody can ever decide what song or album is best. You don’t see that very often. I personally love this song and the meaning behind it. Of course, it’s hard to pick a favorite.
Agreed...their massive and amazing portfolio-- complete and total changes in musical/thematic concepts from album to album-- I believe is what sets RH apart from nearly EVERY group of their generation...their musical mastery emboldened by their undanted aversion to remaining stagnant/"no risk, no reward" approach diverse discology generates an overall appeal reaching an ever widening group of listeners...
The video is basically showing the comparison between how you look on the outside, and how you feel on the inside, day and night. During the day, on the outside, he seems like a pretty nice guy, on the inside, he’s scared, running from something, he’s a fighter, and eventually, his night and day become one. The man of war pertains to the fact that he has a war of personas, and how his outside persona clashes with his feelings.
I like the idea that the day is how he is on the outside and the night is how he feels on the inside. On the outside he's a confidant and happy looking man who is nice enough to run after someone to give them their phone back. On the inside he's an anxious man who's always worried about what others think and is constantly running from himself. "The worms will come for you, Big Boots." A reminder that all people have their problems and in the end, no matter how powerful you are, you end up in the ground just the same
It would appear you are right... too bad they didn't get it :) and very cool that their sound could potentially carry being a JB title song 18 years ahead in time :O
OmniFilmDK This song was pitched for James Bond but it was around since 1995. They tried pitching it for spectre in 2015 but we're denied because it wasn't made especially for the film and they couldn't nominate the movie for best orignal song if they did. After that radiohead made a whole new song just for the movie called spectre which was also denied because the producers for the movie said it was too sad and dark.
Karuna Satori ASMR I love that I watched some of your ASMR videos yesterday wondering what kind of music you listen to and now I randomly see this comment lol
Yeah, if there was another disc to OK computer with man of war, lift, I promise, pearly, Polyethylene, lull, meeting in the isle, melatonin, how I made my millions, Palo Alto and A reminder it would be amazing Edit: I'm stupid, that's literally the second disc of OKNOTOK, I never even realised, I thought it all live stuff. Well, guess who just bought a copy of OKNOTOK :P
Listening to this once: Me, "ah, a nice song". Listening twice: "ah, great" Listening many times: "Amazing, this is addictive". Perfect post-Bends, pre-OK Computer song
@@SoulShines4Music Fun fact: This song was originally made as an homage to James Bond themes back in the 90's. A version was recorded for the original Avengers, but abandoned. In 2015, Radiohead were commissioned to make a Bond theme for Spectre and pitched this. The production team liked it, but rejected it when they learned that it wasn't an original song and thus wasn't eligible for an Academy Award for Best Original Composition. Radiohead then halted production of Moon Shaped Pool to write "Spectre," which was rejected for being too melancholy. th-cam.com/video/CLiDemXYSLc/w-d-xo.html Radiohead's Spectre th-cam.com/video/8jzDnsjYv9A/w-d-xo.html the song they went with for the film
A small, but brilliant inclusion: When the lead picks up the phone dropped by the bicyclist and later checks it, he sees a picture of himself on the bench reading the paper. It adds to the paranoia, confusion, fear and impending Doom of the anxiety and of the facade of normalcy he tries to put up during the daylight shots. Sheer genius is this video!
@@douwehuysmans5959 I played at .25 speed and went frame by frame and found that the "day" phone showed a picture of what could presumably be the lady who dropped the phone in the first place, and in the "night" shots showed no picture at all until the shot where he drops the phone.
[Verse 1] Drift all you like from ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs Will just make you more alone [Verse 2] When you come home I’ll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me dressed for the kill [Chorus] You’re my man of war You’re my man of war Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] So unplug the phones, stop all the taps It all comes flooding back To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves [Chorus] You’re my man of war You’re my man of war Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots For you, big boots
[Verse 1] Drift all you like from ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs Will just make you more alone [Verse 2] When you come home I’ll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me dressed for the kill [Chorus] You’re my man of war Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots [Verse 3] So unplug the phones, stop all the taps It all comes flooding back To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
i think they just had the camera on rails, so that it did the exact same route for both night and day and just added a preset that resembles handholding on post
I think that they shot the day scene all at once then the night scene and then spliced together where they needed to. Amazing video none the less, why do so many Radiohead leave so many questions unanswered...
This is such a fantastically conceived video. The directing and editing when he’s running over the road is phenomenal, especially when the car suddenly appears and he wheels away into the light. Bloody brilliant. Incredible song, amazing video. I fucking love you Radiohead.
I just can't get over how accurate the positioning of the man and the camera following him is in both versions (day and night), it's a completely mind boggling attention to detail. I wonder how many takes they had to do to get it so perfect? It's amazing
@@marcinzemla6265 yup I was about to say, it feels like a relief to get something creative out, and see that people don't *hate* it. At least that happens to me.
Everyone's Favourite Jake Apparently they recorded this song first but when the producers heard that this song was from 1997 they rejected it and then they recorded Spectre which was also rejected for the film.
This song actually tell us, that every men mostly have 2 dimension of World on their life. One is real and one is kinda feel real, and We haunted with the 'kinda feel real' ones every time. Most of them call this sickness as Depression.
*LYRICS* [Verse 1] Drift all you like from ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs Will just make you more alone [Verse 2] When you come home I’ll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me dressed for the kill [Refrain] You’re my man of war You’re my man of war Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] So unplug the phones, stop all the taps It all comes flooding back To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves [Refrain] You’re my man of war You’re my man of war Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots For you, big boots
Shows to prove how timeless Radiohead's songs are. This Man of War was recorded in the 90's yet it's an absolute banger in 2017. It doesn't sound like a 90's tune, but it would have been as equally successful as their more somber tracks released with OK Computer.
This version was actually recorded in 2015. The versions recorded in 1997 and 1998 are still unreleased. When the band was asked to write a song for Spectre in 2015, they recorded this final version of the song and when that was rejected, they wrote the song Spectre (which also ended up being cut). You can tell Thom's voice sounds more like how it sounds now. Amazing track, either way! ❤
I've jut recently listen to radiohead, I know it's 90's band. But I thought this song made in 2017 bcs I saw it on upload date and it's doesn't look like 90's song
Honestly, as a life long radiohead fan, it actually does sound like a 90's tune. It's still pretty good. But you know I'm glad they cut it. I don't think it fits in their album. I mean, I agree with them. Just my humble opinion. Radiohead arew my favourite band of all time.
Lyrics for you my friends. Drift all you like From ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions And hijacked affairs Will just make you more alone When you come home I'll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me Dressed for the kill You're my man of war You're my man of war And the worms will come for you Big Boots Yeah, yeah, yeah So unplug the phones Stop all the taps It all comes flooding back From poisoned clouds To poisoned dwarf You're my man of war You're my man of war And the worms will come for you Big Boots Yeah the worms will come for you Big Boots For you Big Boots
Big Boots symbolize like a son to a father when he's a child. Father comes home from work and the son recognizes his big work boots as a symbol of power or strength. Big boots belong to a big man though the song is trying to say mentally.
I like how in the music video the main guy's paranoia follows him into the day, too. First, it's just the night, the darkness, then it just becomes constant fear and paranoia. Just like the real thing. Well done.
To me it is all reality. I'm an attractive petite woman who looks approachable. When I walk down the streets of my city 😢 approach me in many different ways. It ranges from giving me roses, asking to take a selfie with me (I'm recognized for the unusual volunteer work I do), or they want to flirt. Some turn into stalkers that threaten and assault me. I've become afraid to walk on roads. The last stalker actually followed me to the Police Dept, but took off while the police were helping someone else.
If anyone else understands, this video is a PERFECT representation of what running away from ego-death feels like, whether it be from psychedelics, meditation, or whatever means you used to achieve it. The faster you run from it, the scarier and more confusing it becomes, but in reality it will always be a couple feet behind and isn’t trying to hurt you. It’s just there.
Definitely. I felt that way once, I knew it was coming. And once I realized what was going on I tried my best to pretend it's not happening to me which made it even worse and worse and worse and worse and worse. Until I realized I was the one doing it, I was doing it to myself.
Whoa... I respect your opinion, but don't mix up taste with quality please. The vast majority of Radiohead's most brilliant songs are to be found on the six most recent albums.
Man When his day becomes his night at 2:35 - gives me chills every time. I love this video concept so much - kudos to the freaking editors and production team that had to compile this to have it sync so beautifully
as someone with severe amnesia and dissociative disorder, this music video hits an emotion that i rarely get to feel through art. it's something so visceral and personal, as i'm sure it is to everyone, but specifically from someone with the experience of DID... wow
You hit the nail on the head, Chris! Losing track of time, feeling like things are chasing you, running in panic mode constantly, and being uncomfortable with your situation and in your own skin, felling like its you vs. them...these have been my experiences with PTSD.
feels like my social anxiety. Doesn't get in my way of life much, but when I walk down a busy high street or street with traffic, I feel like I'm being chased. I look cool on the exterior, but I start walking fast, my heart rate sky rockets, I can't think. I just walk and walk, holding my metaphorical breath till I'm in a calmer place.
Yep. I am either extroverted, outgoing, walking in the sunshine... or, I am running in the dark, practically shitting myself. Peeking around every corner, looking over my shoulder, ready to jump. And no one really knows it, because I put on such a damn good show. But I pace. Oh god, do I pace. And the terror. The absolute fucking terror.
@@K1ddkanuck We know it now. You're not alone in that case. YOU have to take care of YOURSELF like you would care for someone you love. No other solution, tried all the other options before, they don't work.
During my final years in college I began to struggle with severe anxiety and panic attacks. To me, this music video is the perfect representation of how I felt at that time. The ending as well suggest, at least to me, the same lesson I learned at the end of that period. That is, most of the time you're just running away from yourself; and if you manage to stop, you'll find out that there was nothing really serious to worry about in the first place. Hope you guys are doing okay, stay safe and strong everybody.
Despite the fact that OK, Computer didn’t leave my CD player back in the late 90s for over 2 years, I’m actually glad this song was officially released 20 years later, as it helped me get through a very difficult time in my life. Thank you, Radiohead.
This song is incredible. It has the creeping fear of Karma Police, the apocalyptic dread of Exit Music, and the existential torment of Street Spirit. And the music video is absolutely amazing. I didn't even really listen to the song until my second watch, I was just too captivated by the video.
Actually it reminds me a lot Karma Police, same tempo, same instrumentation, same mood. It's like they had to choose between those two songs to figure on OK Computer.
I used 2+2=5 and it’s reference to 1984for my English project because my professor had said she loved Radiohead. When I presented it she got so excited and even said thom Yorke was a great intellectual
This song hits me in a really deep place as someone who's suffered with PTSD and anxiety after an injury that left me medically discharged from The Forces. The difference between night and day can be something terrible and sometimes you can't escape certain feelings even in broad daylight. Nothing is more terrifying than that feeling like someone is going to come and get you if you turn your back for a bit too long. And you never get any peace with this kind of disorder and it's taken me a long time to get where I am now where I can go outside comfortably and do basic things like going to the shops.
Lyrics.. Drift all you like From ocean to ocean Search the whole world But drunken confessions And hijacked affairs Will just make you more alone If you come home I’ll bake you a cake Made of all their eyes I wish you could see me Dressed for the kill A nasty surprise You’re my man-o-war And the worms will come for your Big boots So unplug the phones Stop all the taps It all comes flooding back From poisonous cloud To poisoned dwarf What a nasty surprise You’re my man-o-war And the worms will come for your Big boots Yeah the worms will come for you Big boots
Actual New Lyrics: Drift all you like from ocean to ocean. Search the whole world. But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs will just make you more alone. When you come home, I'll bake you a cake made of all their eyes. I wish you could see me, dressed for the kill. You're my man of war. You're my man of war. Yeah the worms will come for you. Big boots. So unplug the phones. Stop all the taps. It all comes flooding back. Through poison clouds and poison dwarf. You're my man of war. You're my man of war. Yeah the worms will come for you. Big boots. Yeah the worms will come for you. Big boots. For you. Big boots.
LYRICS THAT CAME TO MIND WHEN LISTENING THE INTRO What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender?
How did this song go unreleased... And ok computer was their best album without this song , wow. Eagerly waiting for the whole OKNOTOK bonus disc to release 😍😍
Jaikrishnan Menon it doesn't really fit the OK computer dynamic, that's why it wasn't released. This is more like the tracks in the bends, which naturally radiohead were trying to progress from. It's a great song though
“If you're frightened of dyin' and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But...if you've made your peace then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth...”
This is the best music video I've seen in a long time. I love the use of perfectly cut night shots to represent his true state of mind. I love the encroaching shadows, and the musical timing of the first stalkers reveal. And I especially love the way he looked back at the girl. Masterful.
@@danielfrankiensimanjuntak4310 I believe what he is seeing at night is actually what he is seeing in his head, and in the daytime is what is actually happening. At night he is completely alone because he feels alone except for the strangers out to get him. When he walks passed the guy sitting down he noticed in his mind he was another person sitting there but he may as well have been a mannequin because he is too scared to ask him for help, so it's just a lifeless figure in his head.
Here's my interpretation of the vid. It started with a seesaw of somewhat normal moods during daytime and spurts of anxiety at night. Later, it didn't matter whether it was night or day. His anxiety (the guys chasing him) grew until they eventually caught up with him at the rails (I remember a line from Nude - "You've gone off the rails" but I'll explain the reference later). Since the guys drove him mad, he had to know whether they were really after him or they were merely "there". He came to realize they were never there to specifically cause any REAL harm to him. Notice when he stopped running and started walking, the guys started walking too. Back to the "off the rails" reference, he finally decided to WALK "along the rails" which means he made peace with himself because he learned that his FEAR was irrational and will just make him go "off the rails". By the looks of it, he seemed OK at the end of the vid.
Could it also be a case where the man is, in fact, dead without realizing it? At some point, it seems like that fever-dream-like state of delirium insinuates a lost perception of time. The further the video progressed, the less aware other people became of his presence, starting around the time the lady's phone fell out her pocket. The only one paying him any attention is the other dead chasing him down. Perhaps the lyrics "drift all you like" and the later "off the rails" reference could be the beginning and end told in reverse order. Again, another indication of time-dilation, not only represented by the time lapse of day and night but also in the lyrical content. He possibly died from some sort of accident, perhaps at the end on the train tracks by an incoming train. The rest of the people chasing him were simply other dead people trying to awaken him to this fact and it wasn't until he "drifted" back to the origin of his death that he calms down and walks along with them. He accepts them and drifts together. Maybe this video is him reliving his last moments in a purgatory-like state?...... or maybe I just overthought the whole thing (the most likely possibility) and the video is just fucking awesome.
I think it could be a symbolic experience of a guy who experiences PTSD in public after coming back from war (Man of War), and the people running are normal looking but his PTSD kicks in and he fears they are after him. It could also be symbolic for someone battling them selves inside their consciousness, until eventually they realize everything is okay.
It was a man (at daytime) and turned into what appears to be a mannequin (at nighttime). I took that scene at 2:51 to mean that as his anxiety became severe, he's had trouble telling which is REAL and which is not. In short, he began to lose touch with REALITY.
They didn't just leave this off the album, they left it off the B-sides EP they released after the album. To them, this wasn't even good enough to be a B-side. THAT is how good they are.
Now this portraits perfectly the feeling of anxiety and paranoia. Keeping yourself calm while you are scared and vulnerable on the inside. That feeling they out there to get you, and the thing is: They are.
Listening to it for the first time and I can't explain that feeling... here in my country such music is pretty uncommon, and I mostly listen to electronic, but Radiohead opened some kind of a new world for me... UPD from 2024 - it was the best and worst decision in my life to start listening Radiohead
I’ve seen some replies to a comment saying Radiohead has fallen off a little… they haven’t fallen off, they’re just growing old and it’s hard to do things in general when you’re old. If anything their work is more impressive now than ever because of the longevity of Radioheads determination
Guys, you know that dualism in Radiohead's art is a genius. It depends on how you see it. You might be depressed of the moment he falls and it seems he got cought, or you might feel a relief about the fact that nothing happens, they were running because he was running, they were just duplicating the shadows in his mind, and he must fall first to see that nobody wanted to do anything to him. That is also the sick spirit of a war. Everyone does it cause everyone does it and at the end of war everyone is stunning wtf was that. Collective paranoia and how easy we get gaslighted by that stupid pseudo-idea. That is why it is called "Man of war", to present the nature of that. Also, when we just run away from our shadows and don't fave it, it does not solve the problem but multiplicates it and infects others. That's the blindness of a war.
LookRain there was a nice article about it... they worked immensely hard and the photography was hand helding the entire way... no robot or repeatable gear setup. The director ended up in hospital from stress / dehydration when they were done.
What a throwback song. Sounds great, and like it belongs in the 90s. It's so weird to have a song released today with so much care and attention giving it, that sounds like its from the 90s. A time capsule. I don't think it would have fitted well on OK Computer, so a good idea to leave it off at the time imo, but that's taking nothing away from it. It's still a great b-side, or extra or, whatever you want to call it. Thanks for releasing it all these years later Radiohead. A lovely sentiment.
skatealex1 apparently the songs they choose to go in lot A were of such high quality we still haven't gotten over them. i still listen to Street Spirit (fade out) like every weekend. what did we do to deserve Radiohead?
I think the videoclip is about anxiety/depression - notice how the people chasing him always do so at the same pace as he runs , they're always just behind. At one point around 3:20 he runs like mad to get away from them, but they catch up to him anyway. In other words you can't get rid of the demons chasing you until you actually deal with it yourself, so put yourself first and make sure you are happy within yourself :)
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The fact that this was filmed in my neighborhood makes this even creepier lol this is what my walk home at night from the train looks like
Where exactly?
@@user-cn4ci5wx1she'll come to Birmingham, find out where it is, yeah?
you'll bite his fucking face of?
Lediga I’m a girl and live in Brooklyn square up bitch
Kh G.A was filmed in greenpoint and Bushwick in Brooklyn 👌🏻
@@newyorkkitty8307 frank is referencing a video.
When Radioheads leftovers are better than most artists one hit wonders
When Radiohead's left overs from OK Computer are better than their songs from KidA going forward.
You honestly think this beats "How To Disappear Completely"?? Or "Morning Bell"? Or fucking...."Wolf At The Door?" (just thinking of 3 random moments of brilliance in an exciting career...although I feel they fell off a bit after "IR", so maybe we're just the same...)
i remember your old league vids
Chode Master reeeallyyy :D sick
GabzitoHD yeah man still subbed man man
This is honestly one of the most well-made music videos I’ve ever seen. The whole concept symbolizes something in my view. One of the most obvious points is the drastic difference in tone and cinematography between the “day” and the “night” sequences. From the beginning “night” is established as the anxiety-inducing, paranoid, and lonely atmosphere. This is very masterfully contrasted with the presence of people in the “day” sequence. The man has interactions with the people around him (the woman walking past him, the bike rider dropping a phone). But slowly these two realities start to merge together and the safety margin created by the brightness and normality of the “day” sequence is starting to fade. The man starts acting out “night” actions in the day (looking back for no reason, dodging a nonexistent car). This is exactly the place where you can’t trust any of the realities anymore.
All this was to preface my main point: in tandem with the title of the song “Man of War”, I believe the music video visualizes PTSD and paranoia.
The “day” sequence is real life and the main character has actually interacted with his surroundings. However, his mind, paranoia, and PTSD has caused an alternate “night” timeline, which slowly starts to converge into reality. At the end, he can’t distinguish what is real or fake anymore (the turning point is when he looks at a picture of himself in the phone…i.e. paranoia has kicked in).
The people following him so intently are a part of that fake reality he has created. These people within this world (his mind) try to creep into his life and take control. This is seen initially when we can see a shadow following him in the “day” sequence. Gradually, a whole physical appearance pops up and the people following him increases.
I symbolize these people as the trauma and mental scars that the main characters has to carry. No matter what he does, he can never get rid of them. He is scared of them. Terrified. He tries ignoring them and running from them, but they always remain within a constant distance away from him. At the end, he trips over and…nothing happens. The people, his trauma and guilt is part of him, following him but not there to physically hurt him. He can never get rid of them, except to accept their presence and coexist with them.
At the end, the man is distraught but calmer. He realizes that he can never escape his mind and these presences attached to him, but just maybe he won’t have to run away from them at all.
At 2:09 when the phone was dropped, it had shown a picture of the man sitting on the bench.
It's not paranoia, he was definitely being watched and targeted. As for what, idk.
This is how I feel. All the time.
watch angel by massive attack litterally the same exact thing
still good tho not tryna shite on yuh
tl;dr
I have CPTSD and your description here is spot on. Love your interpretation of the video.
Maybe I'd watch more James Bond movies if they let Radiohead make the theme songs.
Mood
did you watch first season of Westworld? you will absolutely love the soundtrack ;D
Radiohead did made them a soundtrack for the movie spectre
So, basically this is everything thing in its right place from the front. K, got it🧐
The song spectre by radio head was originally intended to be for the movie but the studio Execs rejected the song for being to dark and went instead for sam Smith you can still listen to it
I'm grateful for living in the same space and time as Radiohead
Eduardo Moncada Awwwww! I know!
Eduardo Moncada YES.
Eduardo Moncada we too
me to
ME TOO
Okay, the song is amazing, but this mv is a masterpiece as well. This was *perfectly* done. That actor had some great body acting, the swerves, the shot of the shadow following our guy's shadow towards the beginning, before the two worlds started to merge more. The editing was timed so well. This was a masterful pleasure to watch.
The same
Agreed. I'm flabbergasted by the videography. Doing identical takes, with different light and variety! Wow
Agreed
Lol the actor isnt an actor its just thom
@@roobartpie that ain't thom lmfao
It's difficult to explain to people what it's like to wait twenty years for something. Some of you reading haven't even been alive that long. But that's how long us hardcore Radiohead fans have waited for Man Of War. This song has been known to Radiohead fans for all this time. We heard it in live performances we were lucky enough to attend, in rare, scratchy, ethereal bootlegs of live shows we couldn't get to. You can see them developing this song in the studio in the film "Meeting People Is Easy." And with every release since OK Computer, all of us have been hoping we'd finally hear a studio version of this song. Well, we have it now, and they absolutely did not disappoint. This was worth waiting twenty years for. And that this song smokes everything else being put out by other artists today? That's just a teensy cherry in an avalanche of cherries on a very big and delicious cake.
Nice profile picture
Cheers! Forever a fan of the Wasteland. And Star Wars. And Saturday Night Live :D
Hey man do you know where i can listen the old version? And thank you for the data.
I remember someone sharing this song on TH-cam by the name Big Boots previously.
Totally agree, man! :) It sounds like it could totally be the opening song of a James Bond flick!
I think the video could also tell a story about PTSD, and not just anxiety as people are saying. A man of war that has flashbacks of the people he's killed whenever the video switches from day to night. The man can't get over the guilt as they chase him, and eventually he can't tell what is real and what is just another nightmare he's having, so he starts seeing them in real life. At the end, the man stops running and realizes that there's nothing he can do about it, so he comes to terms with it, living with the burden.
I totally agree.
wow....
The way I see is it’s a song about paranoia/schizophrenia, but i like your explanation a lot
@@CrazyPartyCreep I also thought the clip is about paranoid schizophrenia.
"noooo you dont understand i hav anxiety and depression all art has to be about MEEEEEEEE"
"Hey we got all these great songs, let's put them on our already great album."
"Nah, lets wait 20 years and then release them."
😂😂😂
A LITTLE IS ALL IT TAKES. A LITTLE IS ALL IT TAKES
You can't just put dozens of great songs on one album, unless you want to release a double or triple album, but Radiohead doesn't seem like that type of band.
i am certain that there are hundreds of Radiohead songs not on CD. perhaps they can create a box set of C and D sides. Question: can creativity backfire?
@@typhoonproductions4528 a little bit of faith goes a long way. Bruce Dickinson said that and many before him.
A friend of mine recently committed suicide and in his final social media post he included a link to this song. He was using it as a symbol of strength. But unfortunately he has now taken his life. I do hope that this song can continue to inspire others and serve as a message of hope and strength. Especially in these tough times. Rest in peace, my friend.
Part of my fucking soul is gone man. Campbell saw me at my worst on several occasions, never judged me once. I tried my best to help him at the end, but it was fucking Campbell man, nobody was going to tell him what to do.
fuck man
Feelings can feel insurmountable . Regret especially can make it hard to live with oneself on a daily basis .... RIP
:(
RIP although he took his own life he still probably helped many people with what he did. Absolute hero
I just realized that "The worms will come for you, Big Boots" is a reference to Hamlet, who basically says that everyone (including the rich and powerful) ends up in the same place, and being eaten by the same worms.
perhaps this is where the line that is similar in the wall came from??..
I don't think this is a reference to Hamlet but is instead simply a common theme and concept.
Good reference, this song is about soldiers being haunted by war
I think of it as more of a reference to Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Cant wait.
That guitar solo just gives me goosebumps everytime. Jonny Greenwood is a genius lead guitarist. 🎸🧠
wdym Jonny marr the lead guitarist is johnny greenwood
@@sarcasmisreal5550 lol my mind was fucced up while typing that. I mixed it with Johnny Marr from The Smiths. But still, both are great guitarists. 🎸❤️
Dude this just happened to me
@@tristan_840 true both goated guitarists
This video is a beautiful metaphor for what anxiety feels like
Its not even a metaphor it shows directly
It's actually more PTSD, and the people following him are the people he killed; constantly haunting him until he stops running from them.
I think this is a lot deeper than anxiety
Hey, that's my line
Or genuine psychosis.
Anxiety takes over reality
hi
that's exactly what I thought, for me the lesson there is "do not freak out and the world won't either".
Henrique Gonzalez I don't think you understand what anxiety is
Will Mael I think that's why he said "for me"
totally Agreee
*You are all so absolutely brilliant, you've saved my life countless times. Your music has followed me since I was 14 years old. Thank you for always being there when I need you, Radiohead.*
Karuna Satori ASMR Nice story. How old are you now?
i know you probaly hear this every day, but im your biggest fan. I even got the underground shit that you did with stan
You're, "prayer" came true LOL..... But Thom will avoid you from now on
I agree.They changed my life too
funny seeing you here
“We’ve been trying to contact you about your car’s warranty.’”
That's brilliant
🤣🤣🤣🤣
can you explain?
I only recently started listening to Radiohead and Jesus Christ it’s like a higher plane of musical existence.
I wish I could have that feeling of finding them for the first time again. Best part is, I was extremely against them. I had heard about them for quite a while before ever trying them out, and I thought they’d be total garbage. Boy was I wrong.
@@ianbeach23 exact same for me
@Andrew Peterson he didn’t make albums idoit
Indeed. If muzak were a chemical concoction (aka "lil of this, some of that, etcetera etcetera" (wink wink TYork))...
If muzak were a mind, body, soul and spirit altering substance...its street name would be 'RADIOHEAD'
@Andrew Peterson he a jerk... your joke made me laugh
Hearing this brought me to tears. I love the music Radiohead makes now, and admire how they have evolved...but hearing this song was like running into an old friend you haven't seen in decades. You want the moment to last forever, but you know it can't. This brought me so many feelings and made me feel like I was 22 again. Thank you Radiohead.
Who B'stanky My thoughts exactly. It's like getting closure on a story you never heard finish. Cheers
I promise did that to me.
Thanks for summarizing what I was feeling but didn't know how to put words to.
This. God, all of this.
love.
The wonderful thing about Radiohead, nobody can ever decide what song or album is best. You don’t see that very often. I personally love this song and the meaning behind it. Of course, it’s hard to pick a favorite.
Agreed...their massive and amazing portfolio-- complete and total changes in musical/thematic concepts from album to album-- I believe is what sets RH apart from nearly EVERY group of their generation...their musical mastery emboldened by their undanted aversion to remaining stagnant/"no risk, no reward" approach diverse discology generates an overall appeal reaching an ever widening group of listeners...
Not true. Ok computer and paranoid android
i'd say animal collective is like that. spirit they've gone is the best one tho
@@boazliebes nah
Every big artist is this same fucking way
I will never understand people that don't love Radiohead. They move me in a way that very few artists do.
They are living a very happy life I guess ? Therefore they cannot feel Radiohead.
Because their fans are cringy fake artsy donkeys who smell of cheese.
Iam_radioheads♥️
The video is basically showing the comparison between how you look on the outside, and how you feel on the inside, day and night. During the day, on the outside, he seems like a pretty nice guy, on the inside, he’s scared, running from something, he’s a fighter, and eventually, his night and day become one. The man of war pertains to the fact that he has a war of personas, and how his outside persona clashes with his feelings.
i interpreted it the same exact way
I interpret it as a war vet trying to escape his ptsd
This looks like a better interpretation, since its not only correct to the literal message of a war vet.
Twist ending: he's actually the guy from the Just video; they've been chasing him for the past 22 years asking why he was lying there XD
Rainy Jane lol
i was kinda expecting it to be the guy from the karma police after the "I Promise" video.
This comment is pure gold
Love that x
You are officially nominated for comment of year, **applause** completely feasible in the collective mind of Radiohead
I like the idea that the day is how he is on the outside and the night is how he feels on the inside. On the outside he's a confidant and happy looking man who is nice enough to run after someone to give them their phone back. On the inside he's an anxious man who's always worried about what others think and is constantly running from himself. "The worms will come for you, Big Boots."
A reminder that all people have their problems and in the end, no matter how powerful you are, you end up in the ground just the same
but eventually it happens at the day too,u have any idea of that
do you know where this is filmed?
The End Is Near : u mom gay
that's the best comment for this song.
BKNY
Get in the robot Shinji
I thought I was the only one who thought of evangelion when I heard this
You too😂
The fact that, somehow, this is the kind of thing that got rejected on OK Computer never ceases to amaze me.
jackbrabham wasnt there something about them pitching a song for James Bond once? I think this might have been that song....
I think that one was Spectre
It would appear you are right... too bad they didn't get it :) and very cool that their sound could potentially carry being a JB title song 18 years ahead in time :O
OmniFilmDK This song was pitched for James Bond but it was around since 1995. They tried pitching it for spectre in 2015 but we're denied because it wasn't made especially for the film and they couldn't nominate the movie for best orignal song if they did. After that radiohead made a whole new song just for the movie called spectre which was also denied because the producers for the movie said it was too sad and dark.
When your 20-year-old rejects are still better than 95% of everybody's else's brand new songs....
Haunting, dark, melancholic yet absolutely beautiful that's Radiohead for you.
Doesn't feel like 20 years old... OK Computer is timeless
The MXTC Guy this isn't new?
Karuna Satori ASMR unreleased from the OK computer days
Karuna Satori ASMR
The song was composed 20 years ago in OKC era.
wasn't this remastered?
Karuna Satori ASMR
I love that I watched some of your ASMR videos yesterday wondering what kind of music you listen to and now I randomly see this comment lol
im trying to not listen to this song too much so it doesn’t get boring, but it’s so good i wanna hear it more
I KNOW RIGHT
No te preocupes, tiktok se encargará de hacerla aburrida por ti, así me sucedió con exit music y no alarma and no surprise
@@alexisdavidmonteromora9665 no uso tiktok
Realest comment ever posted
That could never ever happen to any Radiohead song. Believe me, listening to them since 1995 ❤
Radiohead is killin it with all these music videos
John Brubaker just... don't.
Mixtape Troy wait. why did you saay beatles?
since 94
Ok computer should have been a double album. All the bonus tracks are gold. I think this is one the best songs they have ever written
Andii Rejino wait, this is a bonus track from ok computer? That'll be why it reminded me of karma police then...
zyzix yup, took a long time to be finished and released but it is a part of OK Computer, it has that distinctive sound I love
I didn’t know you could make ok computer any better, But oknotok did it.
This came out in 2002. Its not the b-sides of "OK Computer". But damnit it should have been.
Yeah, if there was another disc to OK computer with man of war, lift, I promise, pearly, Polyethylene, lull, meeting in the isle, melatonin, how I made my millions, Palo Alto and A reminder it would be amazing
Edit: I'm stupid, that's literally the second disc of OKNOTOK, I never even realised, I thought it all live stuff. Well, guess who just bought a copy of OKNOTOK :P
Mental. Radiohead are just on a completely different level.
Listening to this once: Me, "ah, a nice song".
Listening twice: "ah, great"
Listening many times: "Amazing, this is addictive".
Perfect post-Bends, pre-OK Computer song
Right now, I'm at the "Amazing, this is addictive" part.
@@edgalexmtz ive been at that part for well over a year now haha
@@jamers505 haha now that I have read your comment, I'm going to listening right away! Thank you!
The moment you realize the entire video is a prequel to Karma Police.
kwizzeh 2019 “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore: (“Respect and dignity.”) • “Respect and dignity, 2019?”
Holy fuck
Woaahahahshbfnend
damn
oh
James Bond wishes he had this as a theme song.
Spectre too
Haha I totally agree! Always thought this would make a great Bond movie theme song.
@@SoulShines4Music Fun fact: This song was originally made as an homage to James Bond themes back in the 90's. A version was recorded for the original Avengers, but abandoned. In 2015, Radiohead were commissioned to make a Bond theme for Spectre and pitched this. The production team liked it, but rejected it when they learned that it wasn't an original song and thus wasn't eligible for an Academy Award for Best Original Composition.
Radiohead then halted production of Moon Shaped Pool to write "Spectre," which was rejected for being too melancholy.
th-cam.com/video/CLiDemXYSLc/w-d-xo.html Radiohead's Spectre
th-cam.com/video/8jzDnsjYv9A/w-d-xo.html the song they went with for the film
@@midknight1339 that actually is a fun fact
It kind sounds like a James bond theme song lolo
This is definitely old school Radiohead.
I agree, and Luckily my soul can breathe again. For a minute there, they lost myself.
Pik wait, but the ep shut up and dance used another radiohead song. (You are talking about black mirror right?)
Souless Memelord exactly. Thats why im asking what is he talking about
Kid A and i love the old school radiohead
2:25 the way he says "yeah yeah yeah" is so satisfying
Oh God I can't believe they didn't release this earlier, its a masterpiece.
And the video is hauntingly brilliant.
Another masterpiece is brought upon us. Thank you Radiohead
I would have thought Ron would be a Radiohead fan, with his being against the government and all, ha ha.
Omar Mickelson "they don't speak for us"
Ron . son of swan . man of war man-0-war
That's a stretch. It's good but far from mind blowing.
Halil Caglayan What's that? I don't understand your Durka Durka language.
This sounds like if Radiohead were asked to do the theme for a Bond movie
SNES drunk They already tried their hand on two songs "Nobody does it better" and "Spectre" :]
same first impression ,lol just commented that now have seen other realised this lol
SNES drunk You have raised a very interesting point!
Yeah that's what I thought
SNES drunk I said the exact same
A small, but brilliant inclusion: When the lead picks up the phone dropped by the bicyclist and later checks it, he sees a picture of himself on the bench reading the paper. It adds to the paranoia, confusion, fear and impending Doom of the anxiety and of the facade of normalcy he tries to put up during the daylight shots. Sheer genius is this video!
@Hunter Vonnegut no
And the phone probably didn't show anything
@@douwehuysmans5959 I played at .25 speed and went frame by frame and found that the "day" phone showed a picture of what could presumably be the lady who dropped the phone in the first place, and in the "night" shots showed no picture at all until the shot where he drops the phone.
[Verse 1]
Drift all you like from ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
[Verse 2]
When you come home I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me dressed for the kill
[Chorus]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
So unplug the phones, stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
[Chorus]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
For you, big boots
It’s not poisoned dwarves, it’s boys in the war
@@nascimentogx genius.com/Radiohead-man-of-war-lyrics
Says different
Vaishnav Pande *_* sounds like boys in the wat
War
@@vaisnow i prefer boys in the war then poisoned dwarves
[Verse 1]
Drift all you like from ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
[Verse 2]
When you come home I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me dressed for the kill
[Chorus]
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
[Verse 3]
So unplug the phones, stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
개비정한세상.....피토하는음악.....
Just checking that it's not big boobs
@@sonast2270 I'd come for those too.
정말 어디든 계시네요
@Hunter Vonnegut shut up bro
This video must have been a nightmare to shoot trying to get the night and day shots to blend together like that...
A making of would be interesting. I wonder if the green lights on the night scenes are markers?
juste doing the same way the day and the night and some cuts
yeah dude, that's the hard part.
i think they just had the camera on rails, so that it did the exact same route for both night and day and just added a preset that resembles handholding on post
I think that they shot the day scene all at once then the night scene and then spliced together where they needed to. Amazing video none the less, why do so many Radiohead leave so many questions unanswered...
The fact that even the bonus tracks on OK Computer are still incredible pieces of music is just a testament to how good Radiohead is
Nothing incredible about this. Usual Radioheadish moaning.
This is such a fantastically conceived video. The directing and editing when he’s running over the road is phenomenal, especially when the car suddenly appears and he wheels away into the light. Bloody brilliant.
Incredible song, amazing video. I fucking love you Radiohead.
I just can't get over how accurate the positioning of the man and the camera following him is in both versions (day and night), it's a completely mind boggling attention to detail. I wonder how many takes they had to do to get it so perfect? It's amazing
Agreed! So damn good.
@@martybyrnemusic And the way it fits with the song breakdown in 3:30 is amazing too, it's like absolutely everything was sharply calculated
@@martybyrnemusic Right? It's bonkers.
Imagine being one of the people that created this song, imagine how proud you'd be.
Thom yorke :)
As a song creator it flows out, the proud part comes when u can catch it and recreate it again. It just feels good to sound good
@@marcinzemla6265 yup I was about to say, it feels like a relief to get something creative out, and see that people don't *hate* it. At least that happens to me.
i struggle to imagine being so creative. I wish i had a thimble worth of their musical talent.
Or not proud seeing as it was shelved as a b-side / live for twenty years..
Listen to that production! This sounds like it was recorded yesterday, not 20 years ago! Still completely fresh.
that's because they recorded this song back in 2015, they did it for Spectre, the film, but it was rejected.
+Victor Gomez how was Sam Smith's music chosen over this
Nope, recorded in 1997. Spectre is the tune they recorded for Spectre!
Everyone's Favourite Jake Apparently they recorded this song first but when the producers heard that this song was from 1997 they rejected it and then they recorded Spectre which was also rejected for the film.
Victor Gomez Ok that's the saddest shit I've ever heard
This song actually tell us, that every men mostly have 2 dimension of World on their life. One is real and one is kinda feel real, and We haunted with the 'kinda feel real' ones every time. Most of them call this sickness as Depression.
I had a seizure trying to read this. plz fix that English.
@@cezarzbughin3362 some people aren't native speakers, leave them be
but ... no version is real at the end of the day
Just cuz you feel it doesn’t mean it’s there
@@acreativename7999 True, but native or not it's better to speak english somewhat fluently. I don't think i gave him a bad advice at all.
*LYRICS*
[Verse 1]
Drift all you like from ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
[Verse 2]
When you come home I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me dressed for the kill
[Refrain]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
So unplug the phones, stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
To poison clouds and poisoned dwarves
[Refrain]
You’re my man of war
You’re my man of war
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
Yeah, the worms will come for you, big boots
For you, big boots
Merci ❤
youre man of lyric
It's not stop all the tap, it's stop all the chatter...
I think it's big boobs, not boots
Shouldn't it be "To poison clouds and to poisoned wharves"? As in the plural of "wharf".
Shows to prove how timeless Radiohead's songs are. This Man of War was recorded in the 90's yet it's an absolute banger in 2017. It doesn't sound like a 90's tune, but it would have been as equally successful as their more somber tracks released with OK Computer.
Keon Sohn
I know right? and it always blows my mind how kid a still sounds like something from the future in 2018.
I agree! It's haunting and bang on for now and whenever next
This version was actually recorded in 2015. The versions recorded in 1997 and 1998 are still unreleased. When the band was asked to write a song for Spectre in 2015, they recorded this final version of the song and when that was rejected, they wrote the song Spectre (which also ended up being cut). You can tell Thom's voice sounds more like how it sounds now. Amazing track, either way! ❤
I've jut recently listen to radiohead, I know it's 90's band. But I thought this song made in 2017 bcs I saw it on upload date and it's doesn't look like 90's song
Honestly, as a life long radiohead fan, it actually does sound like a 90's tune. It's still pretty good. But you know I'm glad they cut it. I don't think it fits in their album. I mean, I agree with them. Just my humble opinion. Radiohead arew my favourite band of all time.
Lyrics for you my friends.
Drift all you like
From ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions
And hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
When you come home
I'll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me
Dressed for the kill
You're my man of war
You're my man of war
And the worms will come for you
Big Boots
Yeah, yeah, yeah
So unplug the phones
Stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
From poisoned clouds
To poisoned dwarf
You're my man of war
You're my man of war
And the worms will come for you
Big Boots
Yeah the worms will come for you
Big Boots
For you
Big Boots
poisoned dwarf? Are you sure he's not talking about a poisoned wharf ?
Perhaps my friend.
Big Boots?
Big Boots symbolize like a son to a father when he's a child. Father comes home from work and the son recognizes his big work boots as a symbol of power or strength. Big boots belong to a big man though the song is trying to say mentally.
Thanks 👌👌👌👌👌
I like how in the music video the main guy's paranoia follows him into the day, too. First, it's just the night, the darkness, then it just becomes constant fear and paranoia. Just like the real thing. Well done.
To me it is all reality. I'm an attractive petite woman who looks approachable. When I walk down the streets of my city 😢 approach me in many different ways. It ranges from giving me roses, asking to take a selfie with me (I'm recognized for the unusual volunteer work I do), or they want to flirt. Some turn into stalkers that threaten and assault me. I've become afraid to walk on roads. The last stalker actually followed me to the Police Dept, but took off while the police were helping someone else.
@@naturalnashuan hope you're safe and learned to carry self defence tools.
If anyone else understands, this video is a PERFECT representation of what running away from ego-death feels like, whether it be from psychedelics, meditation, or whatever means you used to achieve it. The faster you run from it, the scarier and more confusing it becomes, but in reality it will always be a couple feet behind and isn’t trying to hurt you. It’s just there.
Yes often in dreams I embrace death or this transition and even if there is slight discomfort, afterwards it is pure bliss
Afterall is it just symbolism, logo's 👌
Definitely. I felt that way once, I knew it was coming. And once I realized what was going on I tried my best to pretend it's not happening to me which made it even worse and worse and worse and worse and worse. Until I realized I was the one doing it, I was doing it to myself.
@@teamyordle23 and that's what really hurts
@@anthonybautista9039 you do it to yourself it's true, you and no one else
even with their 'unreleased' material, Radiohead is better than most band out there
*All
This rarities are better then all albums after Ok computer
eka riski Every band always 😀
Whoa... I respect your opinion, but don't mix up taste with quality please.
The vast majority of Radiohead's most brilliant songs are to be found on the six most recent albums.
eka riski Its incredible... and its Stolf fresh
Man When his day becomes his night at 2:35 - gives me chills every time. I love this video concept so much - kudos to the freaking editors and production team that had to compile this to have it sync so beautifully
as someone with severe amnesia and dissociative disorder, this music video hits an emotion that i rarely get to feel through art. it's something so visceral and personal, as i'm sure it is to everyone, but specifically from someone with the experience of DID... wow
This is EXACTLY what living with PTSD is like, it's so hard to describe in words but this video does so excellently.
Chris Evans you're overdramating it...
Chris Evans that's a fascinating take, hard not to make the connection if u've been affected by PTSD.
Research "Transcendental Meditation PTSD" or on David Lynch Foundation site, Chris and don't be afraid to try ...
poor_youtuber Overdramating isnt a word pal.
You hit the nail on the head, Chris! Losing track of time, feeling like things are chasing you, running in panic mode constantly, and being uncomfortable with your situation and in your own skin, felling like its you vs. them...these have been my experiences with PTSD.
Radiohead is 'All I Need'.
Agreed!
feels like my social anxiety. Doesn't get in my way of life much, but when I walk down a busy high street or street with traffic, I feel like I'm being chased. I look cool on the exterior, but I start walking fast, my heart rate sky rockets, I can't think. I just walk and walk, holding my metaphorical breath till I'm in a calmer place.
Yep. I am either extroverted, outgoing, walking in the sunshine... or, I am running in the dark, practically shitting myself. Peeking around every corner, looking over my shoulder, ready to jump. And no one really knows it, because I put on such a damn good show. But I pace. Oh god, do I pace. And the terror. The absolute fucking terror.
I popped a benzo
@fuckoff nigga got bigga
@@K1ddkanuck We know it now. You're not alone in that case. YOU have to take care of YOURSELF like you would care for someone you love. No other solution, tried all the other options before, they don't work.
During my final years in college I began to struggle with severe anxiety and panic attacks.
To me, this music video is the perfect representation of how I felt at that time.
The ending as well suggest, at least to me, the same lesson I learned at the end of that period. That is, most of the time you're just running away from yourself; and if you manage to stop, you'll find out that there was nothing really serious to worry about in the first place.
Hope you guys are doing okay, stay safe and strong everybody.
Hi I recommend checking out a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
thanks friend. Thank you very much it was what I needed I am living the same but at school.I'm not going to give up
Yes me too, but I have to dropout cause of this "condition" my sponsor stop my scholarship and have to resign from college
that's rough, wish you the best, it's tough but you can power through it
Despite the fact that OK, Computer didn’t leave my CD player back in the late 90s for over 2 years, I’m actually glad this song was officially released 20 years later, as it helped me get through a very difficult time in my life. Thank you, Radiohead.
2 years??
Right here with ya.
I don't want to live in a world without Radiohead
Me too
This song is incredible. It has the creeping fear of Karma Police, the apocalyptic dread of Exit Music, and the existential torment of Street Spirit. And the music video is absolutely amazing. I didn't even really listen to the song until my second watch, I was just too captivated by the video.
Yes yes YES YES YES
Actually it reminds me a lot Karma Police, same tempo, same instrumentation, same mood. It's like they had to choose between those two songs to figure on OK Computer.
David Tessier yes but no, this song was "recorded" 1 year after OK Computer
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Thanks for that precision, didn't know that ;)
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't after you
But you might be an android
I've been waiting for this ever since Meeting People Is Easy.
Marco Baltazar you are not alone.
Marco Baltazar you. i like ypur comment. i got it. thats why i like it. good.
Literally used this as an example of social anxiety disorder for my university college final project
The professor couldn't help but tear up a bit.
As someone with an anxiety disorder it hits deep.
@@c2e.7877 it's all in your mind, our darkness is our best light.
that happened
I used 2+2=5 and it’s reference to 1984for my English project because my professor had said she loved Radiohead. When I presented it she got so excited and even said thom Yorke was a great intellectual
THOM YORKE WATCHES RICK AND MORTY
BY FAR THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME. ALL TIME.
Dom The Dank no. Chainsmokers are the way better
This song hits me in a really deep place as someone who's suffered with PTSD and anxiety after an injury that left me medically discharged from The Forces.
The difference between night and day can be something terrible and sometimes you can't escape certain feelings even in broad daylight.
Nothing is more terrifying than that feeling like someone is going to come and get you if you turn your back for a bit too long.
And you never get any peace with this kind of disorder and it's taken me a long time to get where I am now where I can go outside comfortably and do basic things like going to the shops.
4:20 He stops and they don't catch him.When he starts walking again they follow him at the same pace as they did before. I smell hidden symbolism.
Maybe those people are there to follow him, not harm him.
They probably represent & symbolize the traumatic events that haunt us since our youth.
Lyrics..
Drift all you like
From ocean to ocean
Search the whole world
But drunken confessions
And hijacked affairs
Will just make you more alone
If you come home
I’ll bake you a cake
Made of all their eyes
I wish you could see me
Dressed for the kill
A nasty surprise
You’re my man-o-war
And the worms will come for your
Big boots
So unplug the phones
Stop all the taps
It all comes flooding back
From poisonous cloud
To poisoned dwarf
What a nasty surprise
You’re my man-o-war
And the worms will come for your
Big boots
Yeah the worms will come for you
Big boots
Static you are right
When* you come home
Actual New Lyrics:
Drift all you like from ocean to ocean.
Search the whole world.
But drunken confessions and hijacked affairs will just make you more alone.
When you come home, I'll bake you a cake made of all their eyes.
I wish you could see me, dressed for the kill.
You're my man of war.
You're my man of war.
Yeah the worms will come for you.
Big boots.
So unplug the phones.
Stop all the taps.
It all comes flooding back.
Through poison clouds and poison dwarf.
You're my man of war.
You're my man of war.
Yeah the worms will come for you.
Big boots.
Yeah the worms will come for you.
Big boots. For you.
Big boots.
"Poisoned dwarf" really? REALLY?
LYRICS THAT CAME TO MIND WHEN LISTENING THE INTRO
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
This cinematography is gorgeous👌🏻
as a cinema buff myself, yeah man this is good
Jake MacDonagh particularly that first cut to night yum
Can anyone tell if this is shot on film or digital? Looks like film to me
this video is a cinematic masterpiece
Hi I recommend a new indie album here on youtube called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
How did this song go unreleased...
And ok computer was their best album without this song , wow.
Eagerly waiting for the whole OKNOTOK bonus disc to release 😍😍
Jaikrishnan Menon what's on the bonus disk?
Jaikrishnan Menon it doesn't really fit the OK computer dynamic, that's why it wasn't released. This is more like the tracks in the bends, which naturally radiohead were trying to progress from. It's a great song though
Just when you think the art of marrying audio & visual is dead...this perfection
*agrees*
Figure it out - royal blood
“If you're frightened of dyin' and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But...if you've made your peace then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth...”
jacob's ladder? or was that already a reference to something im not familiar with
Willem Dafuq th-cam.com/video/hd2cfuexAXs/w-d-xo.html
perfect.
Yes, Jacob's Ladder
I'm a rabbit in your headlights....
Amazing song. It’s a testament to Radiohead’s greatest that they never even deemed this song worthy to put on an album.
This is the best music video I've seen in a long time. I love the use of perfectly cut night shots to represent his true state of mind. I love the encroaching shadows, and the musical timing of the first stalkers reveal. And I especially love the way he looked back at the girl. Masterful.
cookumms same
Hold up. There’s a guy who turns into a mannequin sitting on the street. God damn it I love this
Why?
@@yourknightmanny reminds him of the film Mannequin
What is the meaning of that?
@@danielfrankiensimanjuntak4310 I believe what he is seeing at night is actually what he is seeing in his head, and in the daytime is what is actually happening. At night he is completely alone because he feels alone except for the strangers out to get him. When he walks passed the guy sitting down he noticed in his mind he was another person sitting there but he may as well have been a mannequin because he is too scared to ask him for help, so it's just a lifeless figure in his head.
@@jordancook8511 So in the end he stll alone and the one who chasing him is himself?
God, what a masterpiece.
Arguably the greatest rock band of the last 35 years. All their albums, from OK Computer on, have been warnings we still refuse to heed.
i like u u seem nice, be blessed forever.
it's like he was a murderer and he's running away from the memory of all the people he's killed
Then what if he is the man in the 'Just' video and the people who died in that video are these memories chasing him now..
mdbee5 ohhhh now I like this video
Man of war. He returned from war.
Radiohead's music is timeless...
I've seen you absolutely everywhere recently. Placebo, Coldplay, Muse and now Radiohead. How is this happening hahaha
Hahaha ! yes I'm a music lover ! And maybe because we like the same bands, music ?
Absolutely agree with you
Here's my interpretation of the vid. It started with a seesaw of somewhat normal moods during daytime and spurts of anxiety at night. Later, it didn't matter whether it was night or day. His anxiety (the guys chasing him) grew until they eventually caught up with him at the rails (I remember a line from Nude - "You've gone off the rails" but I'll explain the reference later). Since the guys drove him mad, he had to know whether they were really after him or they were merely "there". He came to realize they were never there to specifically cause any REAL harm to him. Notice when he stopped running and started walking, the guys started walking too. Back to the "off the rails" reference, he finally decided to WALK "along the rails" which means he made peace with himself because he learned that his FEAR was irrational and will just make him go "off the rails". By the looks of it, he seemed OK at the end of the vid.
Could it also be a case where the man is, in fact, dead without realizing it? At some point, it seems like that fever-dream-like state of delirium insinuates a lost perception of time. The further the video progressed, the less aware other people became of his presence, starting around the time the lady's phone fell out her pocket. The only one paying him any attention is the other dead chasing him down. Perhaps the lyrics "drift all you like" and the later "off the rails" reference could be the beginning and end told in reverse order.
Again, another indication of time-dilation, not only represented by the time lapse of day and night but also in the lyrical content. He possibly died from some sort of accident, perhaps at the end on the train tracks by an incoming train. The rest of the people chasing him were simply other dead people trying to awaken him to this fact and it wasn't until he "drifted" back to the origin of his death that he calms down and walks along with them. He accepts them and drifts together.
Maybe this video is him reliving his last moments in a purgatory-like state?...... or maybe I just overthought the whole thing (the most likely possibility) and the video is just fucking awesome.
SilverVeil
Love your interpretation!! 🖤
+Championette What about that white statue thing sitting on the sidewalk
I think it could be a symbolic experience of a guy who experiences PTSD in public after coming back from war (Man of War), and the people running are normal looking but his PTSD kicks in and he fears they are after him. It could also be symbolic for someone battling them selves inside their consciousness, until eventually they realize everything is okay.
It was a man (at daytime) and turned into what appears to be a mannequin (at nighttime). I took that scene at 2:51 to mean that as his anxiety became severe, he's had trouble telling which is REAL and which is not. In short, he began to lose touch with REALITY.
Props to the directors and their staff making the Radiohead music videos! They do a wonderful job!
imagina any band that would left this music out of an album, this is how good they are
imo its better than half of the actual album, could’ve replaced electioneering or the tourist
Radiohead leftovers are better than today's rock music
They didn't just leave this off the album, they left it off the B-sides EP they released after the album. To them, this wasn't even good enough to be a B-side. THAT is how good they are.
@myiqis2752 the Tourist is a great closer tho. I dont care much for Airbag
This can easily be in one of the episode of Black Mirror. It'll be PERFECT.
Or a JB intro at that.
Ooi Chek Tung they already are
very finan he means this song
@@scarfacegaming9848 this song is in an episode of black mirror btw
very finan didn’t know this was one was thanks for string me know what season is it?
Now this portraits perfectly the feeling of anxiety and paranoia. Keeping yourself calm while you are scared and vulnerable on the inside. That feeling they out there to get you, and the thing is: They are.
Listening to it for the first time and I can't explain that feeling... here in my country such music is pretty uncommon, and I mostly listen to electronic, but Radiohead opened some kind of a new world for me...
UPD from 2024 - it was the best and worst decision in my life to start listening Radiohead
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Welcome.
Radiohead- It Follows
I wonder what other gems this band is sitting on.
Low Key Sound System right!? Would love to dig through their hard drives.
Follow me around D:
The cure for cancer
My ears had been blessed again, thanks Radiohead!
I’ve seen some replies to a comment saying Radiohead has fallen off a little… they haven’t fallen off, they’re just growing old and it’s hard to do things in general when you’re old. If anything their work is more impressive now than ever because of the longevity of Radioheads determination
I love this song so much, but Jesus the highlight is the guitar at 1:45. Absolutely inspired work.
"Man Of War" video in 1 word: Paranoid
"I Promise" video in 1 word: Android
O__O
oh my god.
sps26 oh my.......
You'd better hide.
Few people who knew about this didn't count it.
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Anybody else get gradually depressed as the song slowly ends??
Am I the only one who felt bad for the man when he was on the ground thinking he was going to get beat up?
Guys, you know that dualism in Radiohead's art is a genius. It depends on how you see it. You might be depressed of the moment he falls and it seems he got cought, or you might feel a relief about the fact that nothing happens, they were running because he was running, they were just duplicating the shadows in his mind, and he must fall first to see that nobody wanted to do anything to him. That is also the sick spirit of a war. Everyone does it cause everyone does it and at the end of war everyone is stunning wtf was that. Collective paranoia and how easy we get gaslighted by that stupid pseudo-idea. That is why it is called "Man of war", to present the nature of that. Also, when we just run away from our shadows and don't fave it, it does not solve the problem but multiplicates it and infects others. That's the blindness of a war.
Paulo Ricardo Portillo Ramirez sappy xd do u know?
M3O6ix The definition of melancholy...
The video for me represents life itself. I don't think it's depressing, it feels more cathartic.
this band changed my life
oh man i can't imagine how much time and effort went into the production of this music video
LookRain there was a nice article about it... they worked immensely hard and the photography was hand helding the entire way... no robot or repeatable gear setup. The director ended up in hospital from stress / dehydration when they were done.
wow I knew it must've been difficult but the director ending up in a hospital? Never saw that coming wow much respect to the crew
What a throwback song. Sounds great, and like it belongs in the 90s. It's so weird to have a song released today with so much care and attention giving it, that sounds like its from the 90s. A time capsule.
I don't think it would have fitted well on OK Computer, so a good idea to leave it off at the time imo, but that's taking nothing away from it. It's still a great b-side, or extra or, whatever you want to call it.
Thanks for releasing it all these years later Radiohead. A lovely sentiment.
Achoo I sometimes find it impressive how Radiohead release some of their best songs as b-sides or even not release them for so long like this one.
skatealex1 apparently the songs they choose to go in lot A were of such high quality we still haven't gotten over them. i still listen to Street Spirit (fade out) like every weekend. what did we do to deserve Radiohead?
I will take electric guitars when I can get them.
I think the videoclip is about anxiety/depression - notice how the people chasing him always do so at the same pace as he runs , they're always just behind. At one point around 3:20 he runs like mad to get away from them, but they catch up to him anyway. In other words you can't get rid of the demons chasing you until you actually deal with it yourself, so put yourself first and make sure you are happy within yourself :)
that beginning makes my soul go crazy oh my gosh thank you so much
same ☹️☹️