Radiohead is not depressive. Is not the perfect music to be depressed. It is the perfect music to come to terms with anything that caused grieve, that makes us feel small and powerless. It's the perfect music to remind us that is ok to not be ok. It's part of the human experience.
Just discovered Radiohead too, about 3 years ago. I am 22 years old now and Radiohead coincidentally became my quarter-life crisis theraphy. One of the best things ever happened in my whole life.
That is the best piece of advice anyone can give someone else. Love yourself and love others . Do no harm to yourself and others and enjoy what life you have and live it.
This song is easily one of the best pieces of music ever created. 2024 and still listening to it. This song will never not make me feel all kinds of emotions.
Pre Matrix and this video blew my brain in the mid-90s. It is so beautiful. It was never played on MTV except the wee hours of the night. So glad I was able to see it. It's never left my memory since.
I am 13 years old and I have been looking for this song 8 years! When I was 5 years old, I heard it somewhere. I think on TV. It was the first and the last time I heard this song. From that day, all these years this damn melody was in my mind everyday. I was looking for this song everywhere. I couldn't remember even a word of this song to search it. The insane thing is that I could play this song on the guitar the last two years and play the exact three chords! Everything by ear! Even though that I heard this song only one time, when I was 5 years old! Recently, as I couldn't find this song anywhere, I thought-said to myself that maybe this song doesn't exist. Maybe it came out of my own mind. Until two weeks ago. One day, I was sitting on the couch watcing an old series. It was about 8 years old. And finally...BOOM! I heard this song after 8 damn years! I run in front to the tv and fell on my knees. I was so happy and emotional at the same moment. I couldn't believe it! This song exists! I search for the episode right away and here I am! I FOUND IT!
damn i've read every words you said, i guess it was so strong for you heard it again!! what's the name of the serie with that song? i guess it's a nice serie if they have this song ahah
I know that feeling. Had it with a lot of Songs i had in the back of my head didnt knew if they are real or just in my mind. Until they found me again . 36 years now and it still happens . 😂
Thom Yorke said It's one of his darker songs, with strange lyrics and a foreboding message. He didn't especially enjoy playing the song live, but it was one of the most highly anticipated and requested at shows. The band declined playing it live as it was in a dark tunnel moment of Thom's life with his struggles.... and man, don't ask who else is here in 2020, we never left.
I'd be honored if some Radiohead fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of HIGH & DRY and VIRTUAL INSANITY by Jamiroquai on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the most forward-thinking 90s bands. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Peace out and stay safe.
"They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the f--king devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh." TY
This song is about the passage of time, and the realization that everything is effected by death. If you listen to the rhythm, it sounds like a ticking clock. Also the steady rhythm could represent a heartbeat, and symbolize how much time a person has left. The whole song seems hopeless at first, like death always happens and there is nothing we can do to change it, but it has the best redeeming quality at the end when Thom says “Immerse your soul in love”. Basically he’s saying that life is too short to live in hate, and that we need to make the most of each moment by loving each other.
that phrase is metaphorical that can be interpreted as you say to love each other but it conveys also a more tragic and misterious connotation that is stronger than the easier one of loving, in fact the verb used as imperative "immerse" suggests that you are compelled to do that but realising that you are going also to be overwhelmend, asphyxiated, drowned eventually by that immersion of your soul in love, so as York said trying to explain the inexplicable core of the song it doesnt matter whatever you do for winning you are not going to have the last laugh but devil will. You can put the lights you want on the song but it itself will adrift towards darkness where it belongs.
My dear friend died this morning, Radiohead was his favorite band. Saw them with him a few times. Wasn't really into them until he got me hooked, Now I will listen to them and always be reminded of our eternal friendship. I will see you soon Joel. I'm sure you will visit me. RIP my dear friend.
Since my wife passed away 3 years ago I can’t listen to RadioHead without crying, but then again it’s the perfect music to be sad to. I wish it was still fun like when we used to go to their shows.
LYRICS: Rows of houses all bearing down on me I can feel their blue hands touching me All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole And fade out again and fade out This machine will, will not communicate These thoughts and the strain I am under Be a world child, form a circle Before we all go under And fade out again And fade out again Cracked eggs, dead birds Scream as they fight for life I can feel death, can see its beady eyes All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole And fade out again And fade out again Immerse your soul in love Immerse your soul in love
Continent Travel in the Gulf Islands, early 2023, when with pluto, and his gang, including Christopher Wray it was really something the forest, and the music, and the surreal feeling of women's reality, rather than the failure it involves in men of choosing half portions, etc., as to the real wierd and beautiful natural world.
This is poetic and it says reality - that everything fades, everything goes what you see now may go and will go.. life is complex.. but then life must go on.. we must live life.. this is a beautiful song.. I’ve always loved Radiohead..
this, Exec_SUSPEND, 818, Answer, Smiles and Tears, The Great Below, I got a whole list of stuff (some game, some not) that I want people to play when I'm gone.
The MIX on this song deserves enormous credit. The 2nd half of the song has two separate beautiful guitar melodies weaving in and out of each other, with strings, beautiful shimmering drums, thick low bass, and one of the greatest vocal performances I've ever heard. And every layer is vividly clear and glorious.
It might not be a mix, since this is called a counterpoint (thank you Charles Collins). It's where two separate melodies play at once, and there's enough notes in each to connect them as one.
Thom: “Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn’t ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It’s called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn’t play it. I’d crack. I’d break down on stage. That’s why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That’s what’s meant by ‘all these things you’ll one day swallow whole’. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn’t have it in me to articulate the emotion. I’d crack… Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don’t realise what they’re listening to. They don’t realise that Street Spirit is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he’ll get the last laugh. And it’s real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I’d crack. I can’t believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That’s why I’m convinced that they don’t know what it’s about. It’s why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you’re going to have your dog put down and it’s wagging its tail on the way there. That’s what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn’t picked us as its catalysts, and so I don’t claim it. It asks too much. I didn’t write that song.”
+Joshua Lessore To say he's pretentious implies he's lying. That's he's trying to make something "appear" to be what it isn't. Wake the fuck up! Music is fucking subjective. That's the problem with your personal projection. If you haven't figured that out yet you're a bigger idiot than I can imagine. Just because the song doesn't effect you as much as it effects someone else doesn't mean they're making it all up. Maybe he was just being sincere and not caring what other people think. He's talented enough he has the right to express himself as an artist. Who gives a shit if it doesn't effect everyone the same is him. I mean, I wish I had written that song as it describes my depression better than I can. Props to him for doing that. I've always wanted to write a song about the need people have to shoot down others emotions and discredit them. It's something I notice about a lot of people and society in general. Everyone is so desperate to be "cool" and unaffected. Maybe it's fear, maybe it's just not connecting. I don't know what it is exactly but it's definitely destructive. Lets shut down someone else's emotional expression by labeling it pretentious! That we we can feel cooler than that person! It's an interesting theme but I'm not as talented at expressing it poetically.
+Joshua Lessore actually there's really no way for you or anyone to know the HE wrote it. For all we know we are just biological catalysts being used as a means to transmit these intense feelings. Just sayin
i remember when i first listenned to The Bends in the 90's, this song and fake plastic trees appeared magic to me, better than my iron lung which led me to this album; strangely Creep became famous after this album eventhough it was released on Pablo Honey which was prior to the Bends;
Then you not only discovered a great song, you discovered a great great group. Have "fun" listening to this, how to disappear completely, 15 steps, exit music (for a film), etc
@@amm0niumI Asked my dad what’s his favourite radio head song and this was his first and only answer. Least I say, the man didn’t miss at all, this is a tune.
Check out Nothing But Thieves. They're an awesome British rock band and Radiohead is one of their main inspirations. Their lead vocalist Conor Mason is also one of the greatest singers of this generation, if not of all time.
This song has so much heart and soul put into it. It's hauntingly beautiful. I wish today's music could be as good and meaningful as this. "Immerse your soul in love" is probably my favorite line in any song I've ever listened to.
I agree. It is one of those traps people fall into. When this song came out, people were also complaining about "today's music" despite masterpieces like his coming out. I suppose it becomes a bit harder to come across great music as you get older, but with a little effort there is always something wonderful to be found.@@gnomefrompinkerton
The funny thing is you can take it both ways, it can be a totally sincere message from Thom meaning every letter in that sentence, or it can be entirely sardonic, with the message alluding to the fact that in a very pessimistic and cynical way, that the meaning of life is actually suffering because this song is one of the most depressing Radiohead has ever put out, these songs are usually accompanied with a hopeful message in the end but with how gloomy this one is, it makes you doubt the message at the end at all or if there even was one.
This was the first song i listened to after my dad passed away in 97. It was playing on the radio on my drive home from the hospital at 2am. Haunting beautiful. I can listen to it now and hold back the tears.
my dad passed three days ago now & we shared such an immense love for this song. music was our love language. if it wasn’t for him, i wouldn’t know this song. the last conversation i had with him i remember i told him i had finally concluded that my favorite song of all time was this song. he went on to tell me how good of a song it was and asked me “have you seen the music video?” and i said “yeah, you’ve showed me a few times over the years. i love it.” and he responded with “yeah it’s pretty wicked.” planning on getting this song tatted soon. i hope he knows how much i can feel him when this song comes on. i miss him more than anything. i love you to the moon & back dad
I’m so sorry for your loss. Lost my mom as a teen and it absolutely fucking sucks. Recently played OK Computer for my dad he liked it but is a little confused still.
''Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realize what they're listening to.. They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh...and it's real...and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that to long, I'd crack. I can't believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song... That's why I'm convinced that they don't know what it's about. It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart.'' - Thom Yorke
That completely changed my perspective of the song, it was the darkest and most disturbingly sad song I had ever heard, that has just made it worse but it makes me appreciate it even more
This being the final track on The Bends is really ominous in a way: you have an entire album of loud alternative rock, Britpop, big crunchy guitars, and then the last track comes along: these ominous acoustic guitars, no full drum groove for the first half, and lyrics that act as a precursor to the gloomy existential end-of-the-century crisis of OK Computer. On OK that existentialism is used to convey a sadness and a weariness - on Fade Out it sounds like Tom is desperately crying in horror. Many people say that OK Computer utterly transcended The Bends, but the themes and the tone is all in this last song - this would fit on OK Computer no doubt about it.
Back in the 90's at least Thom used to say he didn't actually compose this song, that it basically came out on its own and manifested in the studio. Up until The Bends at least they tried to keep a silver lining even in their most desperate compositions, but there was no sliver of hope in Fade Out. And he closed the question with a visible shiver, saying "I DID NOT make that song".
@@dragonmagoz There is still a sliver of hope at the end in this song I think, when he sings 'immerse yourself in love' as a way to escape the existential dread that permeates this song.
My sister passed around 4 years ago and I bore witness to her passing. Seeing the tweet by Mark Stokes made me feel so many things so intensely. Listening to this for my sister, for Mark, for the others who have stepped into the great unknown.
This was such an amazing song choice and it made that scene. I consider the show very mediocre, but I really enjoyed that scene with this song... even though that scene was forced on many levels. June wrestling aunt Lydia for that Baton for 14 seconds, then to waste another 14 seconds to decide whether or not to hit her and for that to result in 4 deaths. And also 6 handmaids with nothing left to lose are left alone in a truck with aunt Lydia, who is only equipped with 1 cattle prod, of course they're going to run. This is just atrocious writing, which so much of the show is.
I watched that scene and when this song came on, I was like, omg, Radiohead!!! This song fit that scene so well with June and the other handmaids escaping that evil aunt.
I had no idea this was made to be a representation of hopelessness and it's no wonder why I found this song when I did. To whomever may read this I hope you know it will get better. Stay strong...
It was big of you to comment this which is 100 percent true..your kind words helped me through a rough spot. Along with the listening of this track like a million times...I cant explain my graditude..thank you buddy. Stay gold, stay human. Love yourself, your worth it.
I am only 3 months old and just discovering Radiohead. Going from 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' to this is quite a leap. But I really am loving deconstructing the chord progressions and the lyrics are nice and deep and speak to me on a level that " The Wheels On The Bus " simply can't any longer. Listening to Videotape now and despite my young age, this would be great, played at my funeral.
Going down that long spiral stairs to the deepest ground of everything into a subtile depression to just feel so intensively alive is a gift. Thank you, Radiohead. Once in a while, I will pass by.
Mr Richard parker I can play Simple Man and Street Spirit on guitar and though the chord structure is similar, Street Spirit is much harder to play and feels much better when you do
It starts in such an energizing way, and little by little, it drops. This is The Bends! I don't have enough words to thank you for having discovered this band.🖤✨
Everyday is an Aching Pain. "Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realize what they're listening to. They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the f--king devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh. "The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that to long, I'd crack. "It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell everytime I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. " LMAO obviously u feel smth
I listened to this song years ago when I was battling addiction, I listened to it when I felt like I couldn't win, like no matter how hard I tried something always knocked my back down. 2 months ago my premature daughter passed away on my chest. I was making good choices, I thought my fighting was over finally. Until I had to endure the worst pain I've ever felt. Now I'm back here listening to it all over again.
The first guitar riff I ever learned after hearing a quiet lad in our village play it at a party, and everyone sang along, he became a legend that night, thank you Thom Yorke
I feel the same way about "Lucky". Some of Radiohead's songs are built to make you cry. I listen to them when I need that cathartic release. But it's not just sadness. There's beauty there too.
I remember I was really hurted when my ex broke up with me... I listened to Radiohead for a long time, feeling like the hole inside of me was filling up by their music. One day, I was walking on the street, going to nowhere, just enjoying the walk and started to rain. My headphones started to play this song. And there was the rain, this song, the street at night and me... Healing my heart. I'll never forget that day. Thank you Radiohead. Thank you for saving me every single day. Edited: 2 years after this comment. I'm really fine, still single haha. Just studying and trying to not become crazy for Coronavirus. Full of wishes of hope and joy for everyone (including people didn't like my experiencie).
Perche' deve essere una melodia senza speranza, senza futuro? Le immagini non rappresentano quel profondo sentimento melodico che anche nella disperazione, nell'abbandono trova una strada, una via di sbocco e di sollievo. Alla fine ci si lava l'anima intravedendo un nuovo inizio
Amazing how a single piece of music can make you feel such aching agony one day and then uplift you & mend you from that same hurt the next day. This one is hands down my favorite Radiohead tune. It never fails to turn me inward to face whatever emotion I'm trying to shove far away from my heart.
Listening for Mark Stokes, I didnt know him, but followed his battle with cancer for the past few months on Twitter, he said goodbye and this song was his last post. In some weird way this made me feel my own mortality in an overwhelming way. Their bravery and facing the end of their life was strangely beautiful and almost poetic. I dont know if hes passed yet, but I hope he goes peacefully and rests in peace.
Here because of Mark @StokesNeuro Clearly his tweet is touching so many people to come and listen. Sometimes a message or a story stops you and brings a momentary focus. Sending love and peace to you and your family.
I've just discovered Radiohead and I'm 64, I've often read comments about Muse and Radiohead being similar not sure yet not listened to all their tracks... I Am a big Muse Fan seen them live lots. I'm going to enjoy getting to know Radiohead.. Better late than never. Steve Wright played this yesterday I was straight on you tube.
Teachers try to scare you into getting perfect grades, otherwise you'll be a "failure". Truth is if you follow your passion and learn it. You don't need a sheet of paper to determine how intelligent you are or what you could be capable of.
Quite possibly the most haunting, terrifying and beautiful song ever written. Utter desperation in the words woven together with that melody gets me everytime
My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤🙏
I saw Mark Stoke's tweet and was compelled to listen and understand his thoughts. I hope we all have a peaceful transition and family around us. Mark Stokes if you have already Faded out my guy, may you rest in peace!!!
64yrs, I've now got quite the eclectic collection of music, of all genres, and I can easily say Radiohead/Thom Yorke are up there with the truly greats. Fabulous band 💜
I started listening to this song a lot more ever since my grandmother had a stroke. I don't know why, just weird. Radiohead in general has become a go to for me in the last months.
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. My pops died from massive heart attack exactly a month before my 17th birthday and Radiohead played a big part on keeping my sanity.
Matthew Kerns sorry to hear about that. Radiohead has something about them that just kinda helps you cope with shit. Thats a big reason of why I like them.
I heard this back 30 years ago when I was a kid, and I literally imagined a lost street spirit wondering a quiet misty deserted residential road in Wales or somewhere. That guitar line is haunting and sad! This is the only Radiohead track I know. I'm more of a Muse fan, but what a track!
Rows of houses, all bearing down on me I can feel their blue hands touching me All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole And fade out again and fade out This machine will, will not communicate These thoughts and the strain I am under Be a world child, form a circle Before we all go under And fade out again and fade out again Cracked eggs, dead birds Scream as they fight for life I can feel death, can see its beady eyes All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole And fade out again and fade out again Immerse your soul in love IMMERSE YOUR SOUL IN LOVE
My late son, Bob, just loved Radiohead. Indeed his band initially called themselves Letdown in homage to the group. They came to see that so much of Radiohead's music is uplifting so they changed their name to Lights. (They have a video on TH-cam. See their track "Air" from the LightsBand. Bob is the bass player. Sadly it is the only track uploaded before their split in 2011). Bob died of cancer two years ago leaving behind a beautiful wife and two gorgeous children. I will always treasure those final few hours as he approached his death and the two of us started singing together. He was too weak to sing so it was a rhythmic chant. Bob never gave in to darkness and always saw the love and joy to be had in life. I miss Bob so much but we carry on, doing the best that we can. Peace and love.
Take care man and thanks for sharing . I couldn’t even bear thinking of losing my son or even imagine how you feel . I do wish you strength and light in your life . Hope you are coping . ❤
What really? Are you sure about that? God, i had decided to listen to this because i didn't think it was. Edit: i am no longer as grumpy but I'm still leaving it here because it amuses me
If it wasn't for this song, many of us, could not survive teenage yrs. Music is sometimes the only thing able to be present with pain and describe pain. Without this presence and allowence we can't go forward...
This song has a purpose, and it isn’t to inspire joy, sadness or anything remotely close. It’s simply a realization that we all have something to face that isn’t what we want, what we need or what will help. It’s the end and we have to deal with finality.
Radiohead is not depressive. Is not the perfect music to be depressed. It is the perfect music to come to terms with anything that caused grieve, that makes us feel small and powerless. It's the perfect music to remind us that is ok to not be ok. It's part of the human experience.
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
Miquel, this is the best comment!! I totally agree with you. And yes, it is ok not to be ok all the time.
yes, they are depressive mate. but this is why we like them ;)
@@br1ght5ide no they're not bro...
@@br1ght5ide listen to the lyrics, what he's saying. Nothing depressive about it just the sad reality
I can't believe I'm 54 and just discovering Radiohead. When you live under a rock...
Music is ageless. Welcome.
Enjoy the discovery. They are among the 5 best bands of all time.
Victoria Harden welcome to real melody 😉 51 yr old from new Zealand so many bands try to mimic this sound
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Just discovered Radiohead too, about 3 years ago. I am 22 years old now and Radiohead coincidentally became my quarter-life crisis theraphy. One of the best things ever happened in my whole life.
“immerse your soul in love”. it’s such a beautiful lyric it always sticks with me
I’ve always thought it’s the best part of the song
Amazing and timeless music xxoo
i made a mix tape in college in the 90s for the girl i was dating, the album title was “immerse your soul in love.”
That is the best piece of advice anyone can give someone else. Love yourself and love others . Do no harm to yourself and others and enjoy what life you have and live it.
This song is easily one of the best pieces of music ever created. 2024 and still listening to it. This song will never not make me feel all kinds of emotions.
Yeaah here the radiohead fandom ✨✨💖💖
What year was it written?
Pre Matrix and this video blew my brain in the mid-90s. It is so beautiful. It was never played on MTV except the wee hours of the night. So glad I was able to see it. It's never left my memory since.
I'm 52 listen to all sorts ov tunes and this is the best tune ever
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This is one of Radiohead’s best songs
Yes! With Creep 😍
creep no...
easily the best from the pre-ok computer albums
One of the best closers to an album for sure.
Yeah, but I always felt like something is missing, like this song really doesn't have a climax
I am 13 years old and I have been looking for this song 8 years! When I was 5 years old, I heard it somewhere. I think on TV. It was the first and the last time I heard this song. From that day, all these years this damn melody was in my mind everyday. I was looking for this song everywhere. I couldn't remember even a word of this song to search it. The insane thing is that I could play this song on the guitar the last two years and play the exact three chords! Everything by ear! Even though that I heard this song only one time, when I was 5 years old! Recently, as I couldn't find this song anywhere, I thought-said to myself that maybe this song doesn't exist. Maybe it came out of my own mind. Until two weeks ago. One day, I was sitting on the couch watcing an old series. It was about 8 years old. And finally...BOOM! I heard this song after 8 damn years! I run in front to the tv and fell on my knees. I was so happy and emotional at the same moment. I couldn't believe it! This song exists! I search for the episode right away and here I am! I FOUND IT!
Labrini Barakou Welcome to Radiohead!
damn i've read every words you said, i guess it was so strong for you heard it again!! what's the name of the serie with that song? i guess it's a nice serie if they have this song ahah
I'm so happy that you've found it! I can imagine how you may feel now....
You dont have to look for good music. Good music will find you !
I know that feeling. Had it with a lot of Songs i had in the back of my head didnt knew if they are real or just in my mind. Until they found me again . 36 years now and it still happens . 😂
Thom Yorke said It's one of his darker songs, with strange lyrics and a foreboding message. He didn't especially enjoy playing the song live, but it was one of the most highly anticipated and requested at shows. The band declined playing it live as it was in a dark tunnel moment of Thom's life with his struggles.... and man, don't ask who else is here in 2020, we never left.
I'd be honored if some Radiohead fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of HIGH & DRY and VIRTUAL INSANITY by Jamiroquai on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the most forward-thinking 90s bands. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Peace out and stay safe.
Anthem, been looking for a bit of a bio from someone to post cheers
"They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the f--king devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh." TY
In darkest times the most beautiful music is born, this song is the proof of it.
Nope till the lights dim
This song is about the passage of time, and the realization that everything is effected by death. If you listen to the rhythm, it sounds like a ticking clock. Also the steady rhythm could represent a heartbeat, and symbolize how much time a person has left. The whole song seems hopeless at first, like death always happens and there is nothing we can do to change it, but it has the best redeeming quality at the end when Thom says “Immerse your soul in love”. Basically he’s saying that life is too short to live in hate, and that we need to make the most of each moment by loving each other.
Perhaps we could play it to the 'government' ?
no, it means that love makes the suffering worthwhile, which it doesn't. it is just another sort of suffering.
You are a sad man, like me, but at least I'm grateful for those sufferings, they are life experiences and must be lived
@Amber_xo_133 This song reminds me of Zeit by Rammstein. Very similar connotations about passage of time. Have a listen if you can 🙂
that phrase is metaphorical that can be interpreted as you say to love each other but it conveys also a more tragic and misterious connotation that is stronger than the easier one of loving, in fact the verb used as imperative "immerse" suggests that you are compelled to do that but realising that you are going also to be overwhelmend, asphyxiated, drowned eventually by that immersion of your soul in love, so as York said trying to explain the inexplicable core of the song it doesnt matter whatever you do for winning you are not going to have the last laugh but devil will. You can put the lights you want on the song but it itself will adrift towards darkness where it belongs.
This was my first Radiohead song, I personally think it's one of the greatest pieces of music ever made
wait. Am I riding on a horse?
How lucky
The whole album is brilliant I reckon.
Same
Combined w/ the vid, has me in chills the entire track 👍
My dear friend died this morning, Radiohead was his favorite band. Saw them with him a few times. Wasn't really into them until he got me hooked, Now I will listen to them and always be reminded of our eternal friendship. I will see you soon Joel. I'm sure you will visit me. RIP my dear friend.
So sorry to hear that my friend. He had great taste in music!! He will live on in your and his other loved ones memory. 🙏🙏🙏😊🙂🤗
Genuinely sorry for your loss. All the best for the future.
I feel you. ❤️
Rosa Fiammante thank you Rosa for feeling my pain.
LMAO SCRUB
Music can make you feel emotions you never knew existed.
probably the best response ive ever seen..spot on
@@raybase127 Man , u are a late boomer in the emotional realm investigation .
@@BlueHopi144 well thanks,i think
@@raybase127 The northwest passage, women go through, at bars, but beyond society at large.
Mi penecito
01:10 "This machine will, will not communicate" Always check the cables first! Then unplug the power.
Since my wife passed away 3 years ago I can’t listen to RadioHead without crying, but then again it’s the perfect music to be sad to. I wish it was still fun like when we used to go to their shows.
Stay strong brother, remember the good times! Always remember, IF IN DOUBT...GET THE RADIOHEAD OUT🤟
stay strong bro
Many of us cry playing this song. But don't forget the good times. Stay strong brother.
So sorry for your oss my dear Friend. Honor her everyday by listening to this great music, and somehow finding the will to Love again. Peace.
I lost my wife too, It sounds like she was great! Don't give up on happiness - hunt it down , Stay Strong and God Bless You.
LYRICS:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me
I can feel their blue hands touching me
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out
This machine will, will not communicate
These thoughts and the strain I am under
Be a world child, form a circle
Before we all go under
And fade out again
And fade out again
Cracked eggs, dead birds
Scream as they fight for life
I can feel death, can see its beady eyes
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again
And fade out again
Immerse your soul in love
Immerse your soul in love
thank you
❤
Continent Travel in the Gulf Islands, early 2023, when with pluto, and his gang, including Christopher Wray it was really something the forest, and the music, and the surreal feeling of women's reality, rather than the failure it involves in men of choosing half portions, etc., as to the real wierd and beautiful natural world.
@@aubreifullolwut
This is poetic and it says reality - that everything fades, everything goes what you see now may go and will go.. life is complex.. but then life must go on.. we must live life.. this is a beautiful song.. I’ve always loved Radiohead..
I'm sitting on the roof of my house listening to this song and watching the sun set. There really isn't a better feeling than this
And the weed ???
I want to do that with you mate
Taking drugs 2 this song would be mad
Love it!
Blessings beautiful creations 💓
Eres increible
This is real "play this at my funeral" material right here
this, Exec_SUSPEND, 818, Answer, Smiles and Tears, The Great Below, I got a whole list of stuff (some game, some not) that I want people to play when I'm gone.
The MIX on this song deserves enormous credit. The 2nd half of the song has two separate beautiful guitar melodies weaving in and out of each other, with strings, beautiful shimmering drums, thick low bass, and one of the greatest vocal performances I've ever heard. And every layer is vividly clear and glorious.
It might not be a mix, since this is called a counterpoint (thank you Charles Collins). It's where two separate melodies play at once, and there's enough notes in each to connect them as one.
Thom: “Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn’t ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It’s called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn’t play it. I’d crack. I’d break down on stage. That’s why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That’s what’s meant by ‘all these things you’ll one day swallow whole’. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn’t have it in me to articulate the emotion. I’d crack…
Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don’t realise what they’re listening to. They don’t realise that Street Spirit is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he’ll get the last laugh. And it’s real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I’d crack.
I can’t believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That’s why I’m convinced that they don’t know what it’s about. It’s why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you’re going to have your dog put down and it’s wagging its tail on the way there. That’s what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn’t picked us as its catalysts, and so I don’t claim it. It asks too much. I didn’t write that song.”
mappy54 damn...
it had to be written
+Joshua Lessore To say he's pretentious implies he's lying. That's he's trying to make something "appear" to be what it isn't. Wake the fuck up! Music is fucking subjective. That's the problem with your personal projection. If you haven't figured that out yet you're a bigger idiot than I can imagine. Just because the song doesn't effect you as much as it effects someone else doesn't mean they're making it all up. Maybe he was just being sincere and not caring what other people think. He's talented enough he has the right to express himself as an artist. Who gives a shit if it doesn't effect everyone the same is him. I mean, I wish I had written that song as it describes my depression better than I can. Props to him for doing that.
I've always wanted to write a song about the need people have to shoot down others emotions and discredit them. It's something I notice about a lot of people and society in general. Everyone is so desperate to be "cool" and unaffected. Maybe it's fear, maybe it's just not connecting. I don't know what it is exactly but it's definitely destructive. Lets shut down someone else's emotional expression by labeling it pretentious! That we we can feel cooler than that person! It's an interesting theme but I'm not as talented at expressing it poetically.
+Joshua Lessore Can we just take a minute to enjoy the music?
+Joshua Lessore actually there's really no way for you or anyone to know the HE wrote it. For all we know we are just biological catalysts being used as a means to transmit these intense feelings. Just sayin
Thom Yorke has the single most beautiful, haunting voice I have ever heard. It's just incredible.
Sorry mate, but that tittle is for Ian Curtis. Yorke is the runner up.
Thom Yorke and Maynard Keenan for me
I would say Cash, Curtis, Yorke
@@Alfred8Aguilera yoy both need to listen to Maynard's voice in culling voices by tool or in Noose by a perfect circle
I would say layne Staley for me
A message to the future generations: "DON'T LET THIS SONG DIE" 💞👌😊👍
ONE OF THE SADDEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS EVER.
Right next to the other 60 saddest songs all written by them.
Beautiful,,...............
No era necesario que lo dijieras
agree
This is the art, by the best means possible. Thank you, Radiohead.
Her Compassion For Pluto. Andrew Bremner. Simon and Schuster Publishers (Ballantine Press). 2023.
i remember when i first listenned to The Bends in the 90's, this song and fake plastic trees appeared magic to me, better than my iron lung which led me to this album; strangely Creep became famous after this album eventhough it was released on Pablo Honey which was prior to the Bends;
Yeah. I mean, I don’t get why a lot of people give this record sh*t. It’s fantastic. Especially this particular piece
Couldn't agree more
I love you thom yorke♥️♥️♥️♥️
Just discovered this song today. One of my greatest joys in life is discovering music like this.
Same! 💓
Then you not only discovered a great song, you discovered a great great group. Have "fun" listening to this, how to disappear completely, 15 steps, exit music (for a film), etc
Welcome. It only get's better. Although it is hard to top this song, it is of a different realm. But all their music has their place.
@@amm0niumI Asked my dad what’s his favourite radio head song and this was his first and only answer. Least I say, the man didn’t miss at all, this is a tune.
Try Adamant - Rammstein
best song of Radiohead
This is the song that should be playing globally minutes before the apocalypse.
Just before the Cure's 'A strange Day'.
Adding two: 'Sounds of Silence' and So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish' A Perfect Circle.
And after too
This doesn't depress me but makes me feel something really deep
Masterpiece
I feel nothing and this song accepts that
Yes, it has a quality that's hard to define 👍👍
Melancholy at its finest
Indeed mate, this is a masterpiece!
What
“Immerse your soul in love.”
A good way to go through life.
read this the other day and it stuck with me
you listen to the melody when you're fine, you listen to the lyrics when you're sad
as someone dealing with anxiety and panic disorder, I can say that Radiohead and Pink Floyd really help me calm down
very true :)
indeed bro
Pink Floyd is amazing
try anathema
thank me later
Oh my God, I used to hear radiohead and pink floyd a lot when I was a teenager for the same both reasons. Luckily I'm ok now. I hope you get better :)
All these years later. I'm now 44 and this still sends shivers up my spine. I wish music like this would come back.
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
It's always in my head, & on TH-cam; it's not temporal :)
*Thanks Redskies, I'll check that track out, x
Check out Nothing But Thieves. They're an awesome British rock band and Radiohead is one of their main inspirations. Their lead vocalist Conor Mason is also one of the greatest singers of this generation, if not of all time.
Hey mate! Same age here.
Try - Low Roar - i'll keep coming
Also - Dope Lemon - Hey you
Not quite but close ones
Peace 🖖
@@sebarus8108 oh yes i heard nothing but thieves on the radio in australia in 2018 it was "amsterdam" great song and band!
This song has so much heart and soul put into it. It's hauntingly beautiful. I wish today's music could be as good and meaningful as this. "Immerse your soul in love" is probably my favorite line in any song I've ever listened to.
Yes.
I agree. It is one of those traps people fall into. When this song came out, people were also complaining about "today's music" despite masterpieces like his coming out. I suppose it becomes a bit harder to come across great music as you get older, but with a little effort there is always something wonderful to be found.@@gnomefrompinkerton
The funny thing is you can take it both ways, it can be a totally sincere message from Thom meaning every letter in that sentence, or it can be entirely sardonic, with the message alluding to the fact that in a very pessimistic and cynical way, that the meaning of life is actually suffering because this song is one of the most depressing Radiohead has ever put out, these songs are usually accompanied with a hopeful message in the end but with how gloomy this one is, it makes you doubt the message at the end at all or if there even was one.
This song only gets better and makes more sense the older I get
This was the first song i listened to after my dad passed away in 97. It was playing on the radio on my drive home from the hospital at 2am. Haunting beautiful. I can listen to it now and hold back the tears.
bless you my friend
97? he can't complain much.
Nice one, came out in 95. Good timing though, respect
@@anlace3447He means that his dad died in 1997..
@@anlace3447 how to miss the point twice
my dad passed three days ago now & we shared such an immense love for this song. music was our love language. if it wasn’t for him, i wouldn’t know this song. the last conversation i had with him i remember i told him i had finally concluded that my favorite song of all time was this song. he went on to tell me how good of a song it was and asked me “have you seen the music video?” and i said “yeah, you’ve showed me a few times over the years. i love it.” and he responded with “yeah it’s pretty wicked.” planning on getting this song tatted soon. i hope he knows how much i can feel him when this song comes on. i miss him more than anything. i love you to the moon & back dad
I’m so sorry for your loss. Lost my mom as a teen and it absolutely fucking sucks. Recently played OK Computer for my dad he liked it but is a little confused still.
''Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realize what they're listening to.. They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh...and it's real...and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that to long, I'd crack. I can't believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song... That's why I'm convinced that they don't know what it's about. It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart.'' - Thom Yorke
Túramiar ooh man...
That completely changed my perspective of the song, it was the darkest and most disturbingly sad song I had ever heard, that has just made it worse but it makes me appreciate it even more
Say it louder for the dogs wagging their tails
I love this song but that has to be the most goddamn pretentious thing I’ve read in recent memory.
Leaving this comment so that whenever someone likes it I'll comeback and listen to this masterpiece
Like now?
what about now ❤😂
And now?
Smart. Cheers from Germany.
Cunning plan. Enjoy. 👍
This being the final track on The Bends is really ominous in a way: you have an entire album of loud alternative rock, Britpop, big crunchy guitars, and then the last track comes along: these ominous acoustic guitars, no full drum groove for the first half, and lyrics that act as a precursor to the gloomy existential end-of-the-century crisis of OK Computer. On OK that existentialism is used to convey a sadness and a weariness - on Fade Out it sounds like Tom is desperately crying in horror. Many people say that OK Computer utterly transcended The Bends, but the themes and the tone is all in this last song - this would fit on OK Computer no doubt about it.
yes. The Bends = OK Computer
same level of perfectness
The bends is better than OKC
Back in the 90's at least Thom used to say he didn't actually compose this song, that it basically came out on its own and manifested in the studio. Up until The Bends at least they tried to keep a silver lining even in their most desperate compositions, but there was no sliver of hope in Fade Out. And he closed the question with a visible shiver, saying "I DID NOT make that song".
@@dragonmagoz There is still a sliver of hope at the end in this song I think, when he sings 'immerse yourself in love' as a way to escape the existential dread that permeates this song.
Duh.
My sister passed around 4 years ago and I bore witness to her passing. Seeing the tweet by Mark Stokes made me feel so many things so intensely. Listening to this for my sister, for Mark, for the others who have stepped into the great unknown.
As a Radiohead fan, hearing this on the Handmaid's tale gave me GOOSEBUMPS.
Best show ever created
Handmaids tale is shit. This song is amazing.
This was such an amazing song choice and it made that scene. I consider the show very mediocre, but I really enjoyed that scene with this song... even though that scene was forced on many levels. June wrestling aunt Lydia for that Baton for 14 seconds, then to waste another 14 seconds to decide whether or not to hit her and for that to result in 4 deaths. And also 6 handmaids with nothing left to lose are left alone in a truck with aunt Lydia, who is only equipped with 1 cattle prod, of course they're going to run. This is just atrocious writing, which so much of the show is.
I watched that scene and when this song came on, I was like, omg, Radiohead!!! This song fit that scene so well with June and the other handmaids escaping that evil aunt.
@@evmurph5877 I agree with you
“Immerse your soul with love” that is the reason for being human
I spent all night listening to this on repeat crying for no reason
Are u the real barrack obama?
You have a critical problems... Ask for help..
Same.
Recognizing your experiance.
Obama teach me how to beatbox
RIP Mark....... this is his goodbye. He's losing his battle with cancer. I didn't know him, but his tweet really touched me.
cringe...
@@anlace3447 poisoned
Who is mark
@@Aaronsadvice1 Hey but...really? Who did it and why!? If this is possible i need to know everything i can
@@Exquisite_slurper_of_milk Mark Lanegan.
I had no idea this was made to be a representation of hopelessness and it's no wonder why I found this song when I did. To whomever may read this I hope you know it will get better. Stay strong...
It was big of you to comment this which is 100 percent true..your kind words helped me through a rough spot. Along with the listening of this track like a million times...I cant explain my graditude..thank you buddy. Stay gold, stay human. Love yourself, your worth it.
It does
When? When will it get better? When will the pain cease? Will it cease?
@@berlyngrey9242 it will do. Don’t give up
@@Peaches1979 I have not. Yet.
Quit a 22 year drug addiction so I can probably face almost anything. Life is still life tho..ya know
It’s difficult to sum up just how incredible this piece of music is . Unique . Beautiful .
Magnifique !!!!!! Ils étaient franchement inspirés !!!!!!
Nostalgia is knocking on my head
@Jon Davis stfu norman
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it wha
The mic is beating my brain 😂🎶👌💖
😘😍
Sure bro, that's if you were alive and well when the song came out! So many Millennials and Zoomers with their "Fake Nostalgia" 😂😂✅
I am only 3 months old and just discovering Radiohead. Going from 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' to this is quite a leap. But I really am loving deconstructing the chord progressions and the lyrics are nice and deep and speak to me on a level that " The Wheels On The Bus " simply can't any longer. Listening to Videotape now and despite my young age, this would be great, played at my funeral.
Bet you're glad to have your head out of the sand
@manngo This is what happens when you Cardiacs too much.
😂😂😂
God damn dude
You need to do the tide pod challenge
Going down that long spiral stairs to the deepest ground of everything into a subtile depression to just feel so intensively alive is a gift. Thank you, Radiohead. Once in a while, I will pass by.
daily reminder that radiohead is a mastermind's work. one in a million kinda band.
im obsessed with birds
So am I,They are Spirit messengers...
:)
:)
Muhammad Ahad so that makes Muse a one in a googol :)
one of the most amazing starts to a song ever, guitar is haunting and beautiful at the same time
TheTurksMusic that's true
TheTurksMusic Different Radiohead albums are my favourite and different points in my life.
Mr Richard parker I used to sing Simple Man to my son when he was a baby.
TheTurksMusic its good but not amazing
Mr Richard parker I can play Simple Man and Street Spirit on guitar and though the chord structure is similar, Street Spirit is much harder to play and feels much better when you do
It starts in such an energizing way, and little by little, it drops. This is The Bends! I don't have enough words to thank you for having discovered this band.🖤✨
If this song doesnt make you feel something deep within, you must be a subterranean alien
Or an idioteque
Everyday is an Aching Pain. "Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realize what they're listening to. They don't realize that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the f--king devil right in the eyes... and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh. "The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that to long, I'd crack.
"It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell everytime I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. " LMAO obviously u feel smth
It sounded boring to me
A homesick one
Or a creep
I listened to this song years ago when I was battling addiction, I listened to it when I felt like I couldn't win, like no matter how hard I tried something always knocked my back down.
2 months ago my premature daughter passed away on my chest. I was making good choices, I thought my fighting was over finally. Until I had to endure the worst pain I've ever felt. Now I'm back here listening to it all over again.
Keep on.
I feel your pain. Take you baby in your heart leave the pain behind .
keep being strong...you can do it ...happiness can always be found
Addiction is my everydays'fight. How i understand u
Don't give up please. No matter what happens, you're still worth it.
I'm sure if your daughter would be alive today, she would have wanted the same.
I love the melody and eerie voice, but I also think the mind that wrote this song is a very sensitive, and tormented one.
painful
♥️
The first guitar riff I ever learned after hearing a quiet lad in our village play it at a party, and everyone sang along, he became a legend that night, thank you Thom Yorke
I feel the same way about "Lucky". Some of Radiohead's songs are built to make you cry. I listen to them when I need that cathartic release. But it's not just sadness. There's beauty there too.
They both took influence from rem tho
Theres actually a video of Michael stipe from REM singing lucky with radiohead
I remember I was really hurted when my ex broke up with me... I listened to Radiohead for a long time, feeling like the hole inside of me was filling up by their music. One day, I was walking on the street, going to nowhere, just enjoying the walk and started to rain. My headphones started to play this song. And there was the rain, this song, the street at night and me... Healing my heart. I'll never forget that day. Thank you Radiohead. Thank you for saving me every single day.
Edited: 2 years after this comment. I'm really fine, still single haha. Just studying and trying to not become crazy for Coronavirus. Full of wishes of hope and joy for everyone (including people didn't like my experiencie).
Break ups are a Bitch don't ever get married man. Woman will fuck ur life up and wouldn't give a shit.
Feeling the same at the moment been ghosted hurt to pieces music is saving me . There's some fuckers out there in cyberspace
Radiohead is the one band that can literally make it rain...
A nadie le importa tu vida!!!!!
Perche' deve essere una melodia senza speranza, senza futuro? Le immagini non rappresentano quel profondo sentimento melodico che anche nella disperazione, nell'abbandono trova una strada, una via di sbocco e di sollievo.
Alla fine ci si lava l'anima intravedendo un nuovo inizio
Amazing how a single piece of music can make you feel such aching agony one day and then uplift you & mend you from that same hurt the next day. This one is hands down my favorite Radiohead tune. It never fails to turn me inward to face whatever emotion I'm trying to shove far away from my heart.
This song sounds like you're wearing headphones even when you're not.
Listening for Mark Stokes, I didnt know him, but followed his battle with cancer for the past few months on Twitter, he said goodbye and this song was his last post. In some weird way this made me feel my own mortality in an overwhelming way. Their bravery and facing the end of their life was strangely beautiful and almost poetic. I dont know if hes passed yet, but I hope he goes peacefully and rests in peace.
Here cause of Mark too.
That's what made me pull this up and listen too 🙏💜
Me too xx
Me too. Feel for him and his family.
Here because of Mark @StokesNeuro Clearly his tweet is touching so many people to come and listen. Sometimes a message or a story stops you and brings a momentary focus. Sending love and peace to you and your family.
Thom Yorke just has such an unquestionably powerful voice.
incontrovertibly
I don't think Thom yorke as a powerful voice, it more emotional, which in my opinion makes him amazing
You have an anime profile pic, your opinion is irrelevant
Powerho""use voise /6j "*Legendary")!😍
Undyne You have an Undertale profile pic, do you not see the irony that it's just as trash if not worse?
I've just discovered Radiohead and I'm 64, I've often read comments about Muse and Radiohead being similar not sure yet not listened to all their tracks... I Am a big Muse Fan seen them live lots. I'm going to enjoy getting to know Radiohead.. Better late than never.
Steve Wright played this yesterday I was straight on you tube.
Man I wish I could discover Radiohead all over again.
@@fos8789
There is always Keane or the Smiths. I wish I could discover them again.
Man we are spoiled in the UK
I'm so excited for you! Radiohead is life-changing, you'll see.😉
I am 21, we are similar too
Better late than never :) Perhaps you should look at Saybia another great band.
Me when my exams are gonna start in next week:
😆😆😆👍🏻
Teachers try to scare you into getting perfect grades, otherwise you'll be a "failure". Truth is if you follow your passion and learn it. You don't need a sheet of paper to determine how intelligent you are or what you could be capable of.
This song makes my depression have a depression
stolen comment piss off
Fight fire with fire
depresception
I tear up in my eyes and vent emotion, in some kind of catharsis. This song is empowering.
best comment on this song ever.
Quite possibly the most haunting, terrifying and beautiful song ever written. Utter desperation in the words woven together with that melody gets me everytime
Stephen Pitcher It's terrifying, unnerving and profoundly melancholic. Possibly the only piece of music that makes tear up everytime I hear it.
My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤🙏
Fuerza. From Argentina 😢
@@hugopacheco45 May his soul rest in peace
Un abbraccio grande.
I've seen you everywhere in most radiohead songs
One of the all time classics, and I've been listening to music for well over half a century. This is up there with the very best.
I saw Mark Stoke's tweet and was compelled to listen and understand his thoughts. I hope we all have a peaceful transition and family around us. Mark Stokes if you have already Faded out my guy, may you rest in peace!!!
64yrs, I've now got quite the eclectic collection of music, of all genres, and I can easily say Radiohead/Thom Yorke are up there with the truly greats. Fabulous band 💜
Anyone else still listening to this in 2024 ? I love it 🤘
meeee
Masterpieces are not limited by time
🤘🤘🤘
Yes me! Now 🥹❤
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This is what we mean when we call them artists . So many modern groups don't deserve that as a title radiohead and Thom Yorke do .
This is definitely one of the Radiohead's songs of all time
agreed, this is their song of all time
yes, this is their most song
I agree, for me it is the best, but it is a difficult choice with Radiohead. Such a lot of good songs they made.
yeah, this song sounds a lot
This song reminds me
I started listening to this song a lot more ever since my grandmother had a stroke. I don't know why, just weird. Radiohead in general has become a go to for me in the last months.
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. My pops died from massive heart attack exactly a month before my 17th birthday and Radiohead played a big part on keeping my sanity.
Matthew Kerns sorry to hear about that. Radiohead has something about them that just kinda helps you cope with shit. Thats a big reason of why I like them.
Yeah I agree. Thom Yorke is a genius!
Just discovered this masterpiece few days ago. What a sound 🖤
Congrats. You´re in for a treat
I'm just lying here, hoping the song will never end.
It's too perfect for me, I can't...
Well, I'm still crying.
Me too 😫😢
this song is pure emotion
Beautiful song
I heard this back 30 years ago when I was a kid, and I literally imagined a lost street spirit wondering a quiet misty deserted residential road in Wales or somewhere. That guitar line is haunting and sad! This is the only Radiohead track I know. I'm more of a Muse fan, but what a track!
Never get sick of listening to this song it’s a masterpiece
Eso nunca lo are
@@GuillermoBarraza-jn3vh Por supuesto que si
so real
I've loved this song half my life. It's not a depressing song to me. It's a relieving song. I listen to it to release.
I'll always find my way back to this song
IKR? I like to define some moments in my life as 're-occurring Radiohead times of the year'.
Top comment.. i absolutely wanted to say this statement either
I've never seen the video clip, because everytime i listen to this song,i close my eyes and feel it deep in my bones.
In Radiohead songs is something that makes me want to listen to them all the time.
His voice is like a dream. Transferring to an other world. OMG..
i love love love this song
Me too ! 🥹
When music touches something deep inside you...It's hauntingly beautiful. Makes me think of my life and how half of it is already gone.
Radiohead songs are just immortal
+Janet Ralte agree
More than just immortal ;)
Rows of houses, all bearing down on me
I can feel their blue hands touching me
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out
This machine will, will not communicate
These thoughts and the strain I am under
Be a world child, form a circle
Before we all go under
And fade out again and fade out again
Cracked eggs, dead birds
Scream as they fight for life
I can feel death, can see its beady eyes
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out again
Immerse your soul in love
IMMERSE YOUR SOUL IN LOVE
We all have an Internet connection you don't need to write the lyrics .
lol i just get annoyed by the fact i have to google the lyrics
yeah same! thanks for posting lyrics xD
yeah same! thanks for posting lyrics xD
Whoa
The masterpiece of sadness.
My late son, Bob, just loved Radiohead. Indeed his band initially called themselves Letdown in homage to the group.
They came to see that so much of Radiohead's music is uplifting so they changed their name to Lights. (They have a video on TH-cam. See their track "Air" from the LightsBand. Bob is the bass player. Sadly it is the only track uploaded before their split in 2011).
Bob died of cancer two years ago leaving behind a beautiful wife and two gorgeous children. I will always treasure those final few hours as he approached his death and the two of us started singing together. He was too weak to sing so it was a rhythmic chant. Bob never gave in to darkness and always saw the love and joy to be had in life. I miss Bob so much but we carry on, doing the best that we can. Peace and love.
May he rest in peace
Thank you for sharing this piece of yours and Bob’s life. It’s simultaneously sad and uplifting. Be well and keep cherishing what you have.
@@habdlekarbier Thank you.
@@AM-ko4pi Thank you.
Take care man and thanks for sharing . I couldn’t even bear thinking of losing my son or even imagine how you feel . I do wish you strength and light in your life . Hope you are coping . ❤
Best...music...video...ever...
And a great song...♡
Ana Lazovic Yes! I love how it's the last song on the album. It always leaves me with the chills.
Muhammad Farrukh yeah exactly me too
I'm still getting notifications for this...lol
How? :)
this is art
Fade our again🎶💊💉🎆🎶
Pure art.
Ebonie Noelle vdd
Blesk🏅🏅🏅
What really? Are you sure about that?
God, i had decided to listen to this because i didn't think it was.
Edit: i am no longer as grumpy but I'm still leaving it here because it amuses me
Radiohead has saved me so so many times.
❤
same❤
Such a flawlessly written song, lyrics, music, video, everything! I could listen on loop for hours (and have done so before)
I listened to it for 2-3 hours straight just earlier tonight, it was just one of those days so this song just spoke to me
This song is NOT depressing. It’s beautiful.♥️
depressing isn't bad man it's just an emotion, something can be depressing and illicit all sorts of beautiful thoughts/feelings.
it makes me take a dump.
It IS beautiful and that is partly why it is so depressing...
Agreed! 💯
bok
If it wasn't for this song, many of us, could not survive teenage yrs. Music is sometimes the only thing able to be present with pain and describe pain. Without this presence and allowence we can't go forward...
found the song as a loved one battled with breast cancer and won, this means a lot to me
For me its pure music at its core.
All these things into position
Its a great feeling when music takes you to a different World
Who listening 2024?
Me
Me .... forever ❤
Always Radiohead...
❤
me
A friend of mine mentioned that she always gets this song stuck in her head whenever I walk into the room. I am extremely troubled by this.
Electric Whelk dude thats not good
xD
Electric Whelk just sang this song on sing star and now it's stuck in my head 😂
"I can feel death, can see its beady eyes." - If I were you I would start to worry.
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!!!!!!
This song has a purpose, and it isn’t to inspire joy, sadness or anything remotely close. It’s simply a realization that we all have something to face that isn’t what we want, what we need or what will help. It’s the end and we have to deal with finality.