That was me!! I was on the railing and as soon as the first notes started I just lost it and then he looked down and made that face at me and it was such a heart warming moment, I was beaming and my friends were bugging out. Still my favorite concert experience of all time, that entire set and night was magical.
Even though I've been a Radiohead fan for years, I've only got the chance to see them once in Oslo, Norway. It was a blast. I'm sooo happy I were at the "right" show, 'cause they only played this song at one of their two shows here... My absolute favourite. A really special moment I'll take with me to my grave.
for some people listen that song is the best shit ever in his life... after watched Let Down and Exit Music in person, i was completely full, if i'd would been died the next morning, it would be smilling
Ed smiling while Thom sings the "You'll know where you are" part is priceless. He's probably thinking "yep, I'm playing with a master musician still" when he smiles.
I think he's smiling because he forget his backing vocal part which is "I am gonna grow wings, a chemical reaction..." when Thom sings "one day...you know where you are..." Might be wrong IMO
@@zlstpedestrian1565 for me is happy because talk about the force of "mind" to find something to belive when fell hopeless, when the song say hiaterical and usless reaction, for me have a meaning like i know is usless histericall but is strong very strong maybe enough to help yourself for me is this dong have so much hope
Agree! I dunno if it's because I currently have covid and my head is stuffed up but I literally cannot hear those harmonies when I listen to the album at the moment, especially the high notes, it's like they have been deleted from the song. But I can hear them on this!
Wow. 2 days later and I can hear it loud and clear on the album again. Clear as rain! Just listened to it again on my phone. 2 days ago, I literally could not hear it at all. Today I can hear it perfectly. Guess it was covid. Sense of smell came back, too.
In the last scene of the last episode of "The Bear," they used "Let Down". What a great song for a great ending of Season 1--I knew it right away and was so happy to hear it.
Indeed. I played it on repeat when I was going through my divorce almost 20 years ago. I still cry and yet like you said it saved me and gave the strength to carry on. I grew those wings!
I've been lucky to see Radiohead 4 times. Radiohead is my favorite band. Let Down is my favorite song by my favorite band. They don't often play this song, it is very difficult to play. The last time I saw them I finally got to see them play my favorite song. It is very special when you get to see your favorite band play your favorite song. I will never forget it.
Hey Josh, I'm in the same boat as you, I've seen them 5 times in the Boston area and have been a fan since 94' my wife appreciates them but she's more of an 80's hair band type. So a couple years ago I took her to see them and they pulled out Let Down! I was loving it, and after the show she couldn't believe how great of a show it was. We've seen some concerts together. Rusted Root, Bruce Hornsby, Andrew Bird (6 times) but this was a totally different experience for her.
I have listened to Rusted Root in years. I bet it's been the 20 years. I absolutely loved that band in the mid 90s. I got to see them live. If I remember correctly they opened for Santana. I might have to see if I still dig their music. Thinking about it now, and I don't think I will like it near as much. But thanks for mentioning them. And hopefully 1 day I'm able to see Radiohead live. One of a few bands I have to see before I die. ✌️
Thank you @@radiodead745 for giving me Andrew Bird. I like all the other artists you mentioned and have seen Radiohead and Bruce Hornsby, but never heard of Bird. 😁 Wow! *Thank you.* P.S. I feel like I should give you something beautiful in return... you'll be familiar with it, but it's just a reminder that they'll be back and you'll see them again. 😊 th-cam.com/video/MSVLzuMEYps/w-d-xo.html
Transport, motorways and tramlines Starting and then stopping Taking off and landing The emptiest of feelings Disappointed people, clinging on to bottles When it comes it's so, so, disappointing Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around Shell smashed, juices flowing Wings twitch, legs are going Don't get sentimental, it always ends up drivel One day, I am gonna grow wings A chemical reaction Hysterical and useless Hysterical and Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around Let down Let down Let down You know, you know where you are with You know where you are with Floor collapsing, falling Bouncing back and one day, I am gonna grow wings A chemical reaction (you know where you are) Hysterical and useless (you know where you are) Hysterical and (you know where you are) Let down and hanging around Crushed like a bug in the ground Let down and hanging around
God that was cute the way Thom looked at the audience as the song started playing and shared the excitement the audience had. Sad though, like he plays the songs like they're old memories, like he's sharing something dear with his kids. I don't see him playing much longer.
+Mike Greg Lol. Thom Yorke retiring from music. As if. It's all he ever does, he's obsessed with it. Even if Radiohead were to ever split he'd just do solo stuff for the rest of his life.
I don't think they play their songs like old memories at all... Havin seem them in the last few months they play with passion, especially the Tkol and AMSP stuff. No sign of stopping really.
Not my favorite song, but definitely one their best for live performances. Any song that can build up like this and uses more acoustic instrumentation than digital will almost guaranteed be a crowd pleaser.
This song is really something else. I've been hearing it weekly for the past 15 years. I haven't grown out of it. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening Let Down. It hits you in the middle of the heart, such a bittersweet feeling. It may well be my favourite Radiohead song and I feel I'm a cheater by saying this
When the guitar came in so clearly on its own at 4:00, I gasped. On the studio version it’s there too, but it stands out so clearly here that I imagined it as the person who’s been crushed, and suddenly they start to move, finding the slightest of wills to go on, as they know they are finally going to grow wings and fly away from the horror they’ve experienced.
When I was 19 and in the Army I was stationed in South Korea. I bought this new on cassette over there at a Tower Records in Seoul. This cut always takes me back to 1997, riding the Seoul subway underground, in a strange land. What a time.
I literally had tears when The band played this song at the Greek theatre in 2017. I turned to my wife (than gf) and I told her I’m gonna cry the entire time this song is playing and she understood and smiled at me and told me to “Let down and let go” best concert I ever been too
Most prestine, ethereal, beautiful, and creative band you can find.. Like ever. You can listen their songs infenitely and never get bored, they are that good. I have 2 years listening to them. And im not planning to listen something else at least as consistently as Radiohead in the future. They are just in a whole another level in my eyes.
this song sounds like the end of life like the last song i'd like to hear right as i pass at the last chord on the hospital bed that kind of feeling a little sedated
That is radiohead's and Thom Yorke's best performance ever of that song. Their impact on alternative and rock fusion is so underrated but they are an amazing band that always capture their fans hearts. Love them
Outstanding song. The writing, the composition. The beat sits oddly on your eardrum but drives this song to an explosion of an ending. This is Radiohead at its best
This may be the best thing I have ever seen. The look on the guys faces when the crowd goes wild as the take out a old classic. Everything is perfect in this show.
0:16 Thom imitating a fan’s jaw-dropped shock that they were playing Let Down is adorable
its so genuine i fucking love this moment so much
That was me!! I was on the railing and as soon as the first notes started I just lost it and then he looked down and made that face at me and it was such a heart warming moment, I was beaming and my friends were bugging out. Still my favorite concert experience of all time, that entire set and night was magical.
@@Ben-ow6wy Hehe "Bugging" out ;)
@@Ben-ow6wy :))))
it's proof that radiohead is more than just a depressed band, they love their fans so much (except for the ones that kept asking creep)
My all time favorite Radiohead song. This is what you call a masterpiece.
Yeah. This song is 20 years old this year - 20 years! Makes no sense.
Its so difficult to play that you can hardly find covers for this song. True beautiful music art
same, the bass is perfect.
maybe mine too... maybe cant say it
@@akraminrasmi6114 amen
me listening to every radiohead song: "definitely their best song ever!!!!!!"
Except creep
@@saschahoupt6177 do you hate it just because it's their most well-known one ?
Probably because the band themselves hate playing and performing it or doing anything with it honestly
@@saschahoupt6177 you're implying that you think the same when listening to Pop Is Dead, and you know what? You're goddamn right it's their best song.
@@saschahoupt6177 i love creep
This song is probably one of the greatest pieces of human art ever created.
not 'probably' my good sir!
lfg biggie cheese
Pretty close ye... Surely in the top 100.
I love the way that Ed looks over to Thom before the high note, then breaks into a delighted, appreciative smile as Thom hits the note perfectly.
He should've sung the overlapping backing vocals on that bit!
0:11 Thom's face: "You damn right, we're playing that song live again. Didn't except that, right?" ;)
Even though I've been a Radiohead fan for years, I've only got the chance to see them once in Oslo, Norway. It was a blast. I'm sooo happy I were at the "right" show, 'cause they only played this song at one of their two shows here... My absolute favourite. A really special moment I'll take with me to my grave.
this make me smile
for some people listen that song is the best shit ever in his life... after watched Let Down and Exit Music in person, i was completely full, if i'd would been died the next morning, it would be smilling
Just when I thought I couldn't love Thom any more than I already do.
nice pfp
The first time I heard this song I just sat down and cried tears of happiness. It had a huge impact and totally changed my world.
Me too--like a baby.
Been listening to this song for years, it still makes my whole body chill. It's magical
Yeah man. This is the only song that makes me cry every time I hear it. Truly a masterpiece
In happiness? You should be breaking down in despair. This song is crushingly sad once you read the lyrics
No pun intended
Thank you Radiohead for existing.
Amen
Volej Core
Radiohead and Tool? You have a fantastic taste in music
Kevin Groholski Agreed
Tool and radiohead? Niceeee
TOOL, APC & Radiohead was all I listened to growing up... Now I occasionally listen to the first 2 but I still listen to Radiohead daily.
Ed smiling while Thom sings the "You'll know where you are" part is priceless. He's probably thinking "yep, I'm playing with a master musician still" when he smiles.
I liked to see it as "wonder if he's going to go all the way with this. Yup, nailed it"
Thom nailed the high note...that might explain the smile 😄
@@bernlin2000 Yeah, from all the videos I have seen, he always smiles at that part. Pretty cool.
I think he's actually smiling at what Johnny's playing during that part.
I think he's smiling because he forget his backing vocal part which is "I am gonna grow wings, a chemical reaction..." when Thom sings "one day...you know where you are..."
Might be wrong IMO
4:08 Ed is Thom's No. 1 fan
Every time I hear this song I have the urge to cry...
MoonlitKnight94 is a sad song, about absolute disconnect.
had a burst in tears when they played it at glastonbury, moment i will also cherish in life
@@zlstpedestrian1565 for me is happy because talk about the force of "mind" to find something to belive when fell hopeless, when the song say hiaterical and usless reaction, for me have a meaning like i know is usless histericall but is strong very strong maybe enough to help yourself for me is this dong have so much hope
There there, it's OK it's OK.
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I was 18 yrs old when this song came out. Now I'm 38 yrs young. Time flies.
I'm going to guess it's your 40th birthday
Fuck yea!
My parents didn't even got married when this was released and I love it
Yurika D. Same I wasn’t even born
I am 38 now...still remember the oldschool MTv, soo much good music playing that time..Radiohead was on the list everyday.🙂good old happy times!
one of the most beautiful songs ever made.
so true bestie
You could say that about pretty much all of Radiohead‘s discography since 1997
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 they started to focus more on ambient music with and after ok computer.
3:35 chills from this point on no matter how many times I hear it.
Absolutely, perfect
Agree! I dunno if it's because I currently have covid and my head is stuffed up but I literally cannot hear those harmonies when I listen to the album at the moment, especially the high notes, it's like they have been deleted from the song. But I can hear them on this!
Wow. 2 days later and I can hear it loud and clear on the album again. Clear as rain! Just listened to it again on my phone. 2 days ago, I literally could not hear it at all. Today I can hear it perfectly. Guess it was covid. Sense of smell came back, too.
That's also my favorite part man
Yes, the build up to this crescendo and resulting climax is sublime
Culminating in 4:08.
Such a great tune…and glad to see that ‘The Bear’ has used it as one of its pivotal and meaningful tunes in their series!
Any piece of visual media that properly utilizes Radiohead for their soundtrack automatically gets 5 stars from me.
@@MCLemonyfresh the Bear does its use of this song justice. Hope you got around to watching the show, it's great!
Came here right after watching that final episode
When Carmy looked up and Mike smiled that mischievous smile, I just cried.
In the last scene of the last episode of "The Bear," they used "Let Down". What a great song for a great ending of Season 1--I knew it right away and was so happy to hear it.
4:09 Damn son, Thom still has it
missingriid exactly what Ed was thinking
@@DuBziDriFT yeah he was so happy
@@evanboardman08 aye!
This song saved me and gave me the strength to move on at some point in my life. I’m grateful for you, thank you, Radiohead.
Indeed. I played it on repeat when I was going through my divorce almost 20 years ago. I still cry and yet like you said it saved me and gave the strength to carry on. I grew those wings!
@@toddbowers418 :')) suffering a lot with a breakup right now and reading these comments made me a little less depressed
Yes!!! this songs sounds depressing yet, it’s more like accepting emptiness and carry on as it is.
I’m glad I found this thread! We found peace through this friends ❤
For some strange reason, I think it's my favorite song to listen to on a Saturday night, alone in your bed, while everyone is at a party.
For some reason it took me seeing it live to realize how brilliant Let Down is.
Same here
Funny. Because I think all the "Let Down" live version is least powerful than studio version.
@@alvifadhollah Totally agree with you. It's the studio version that I fell in love with. Not that the live version is bad tho'
A lot of Radiohead songs are like that to me
somehow you dont know much of anything then. You need to start questioning everything drone
For me, this is Radiohead’s greatest song. Wonderful stuff.
I think a lot of people here agree! Me included.
No doubt, full of emotion
Ed: "Let down and heeeeeeey..."
hahahahaha
ED Down and EEEEEEED
Crushed like a EEEEEEEEEEED
this is the radiohead song for me. a great nineties tune....
RadioED
I've been lucky to see Radiohead 4 times. Radiohead is my favorite band. Let Down is my favorite song by my favorite band. They don't often play this song, it is very difficult to play. The last time I saw them I finally got to see them play my favorite song. It is very special when you get to see your favorite band play your favorite song. I will never forget it.
Hey Josh, I'm in the same boat as you, I've seen them 5 times in the Boston area and have been a fan since 94' my wife appreciates them but she's more of an 80's hair band type. So a couple years ago I took her to see them and they pulled out Let Down! I was loving it, and after the show she couldn't believe how great of a show it was. We've seen some concerts together. Rusted Root, Bruce Hornsby, Andrew Bird (6 times) but this was a totally different experience for her.
I have listened to Rusted Root in years. I bet it's been the 20 years. I absolutely loved that band in the mid 90s. I got to see them live. If I remember correctly they opened for Santana. I might have to see if I still dig their music. Thinking about it now, and I don't think I will like it near as much. But thanks for mentioning them. And hopefully 1 day I'm able to see Radiohead live. One of a few bands I have to see before I die. ✌️
Thank you @@radiodead745 for giving me Andrew Bird. I like all the other artists you mentioned and have seen Radiohead and Bruce Hornsby, but never heard of Bird. 😁 Wow! *Thank you.*
P.S. I feel like I should give you something beautiful in return... you'll be familiar with it, but it's just a reminder that they'll be back and you'll see them again. 😊 th-cam.com/video/MSVLzuMEYps/w-d-xo.html
best Radiohead song, very nicely done in Live...
Not one of their most obvious songs, but I'm loving this more and more every time I hear it.
It's one of my favorites, listen to the album version on headphones! Thom layers his voice several times to create this amazing effect.
I think it would surprise most fans, if we did a poll of favorite RH songs, how high Let Down would rank. Top 10 for sure.
totally, it is one of my favourite
Probably the best live version of Let Down, along with the performance at MSG earlier that week.
4:07
Thom's voice + Ed's smile = SURGA DUNIA...(Heaven on Earth)
duet vokalis dan gitaris terkeren
Waduh
4:08 Ed is having a fucking great time playing this song.
he's laughing at johnny's playing
“Finally! This one has guitars in it!”
Ed: damn it, Johnny is loosing it...
& @ 2:20
His part is the best part of the song.
it's not a song, it's a magic
Said like mario himself
Transport, motorways and tramlines
Starting and then stopping
Taking off and landing
The emptiest of feelings
Disappointed people, clinging on to bottles
When it comes it's so, so, disappointing
Let down and hanging around
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Let down and hanging around
Shell smashed, juices flowing
Wings twitch, legs are going
Don't get sentimental, it always ends up drivel
One day, I am gonna grow wings
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless
Hysterical and
Let down and hanging around
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Let down and hanging around
Let down
Let down
Let down
You know, you know where you are with
You know where you are with
Floor collapsing, falling
Bouncing back and one day, I am gonna grow wings
A chemical reaction (you know where you are)
Hysterical and useless (you know where you are)
Hysterical and (you know where you are)
Let down and hanging around
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Let down and hanging around
Beautiful lyric
God that was cute the way Thom looked at the audience as the song started playing and shared the excitement the audience had. Sad though, like he plays the songs like they're old memories, like he's sharing something dear with his kids. I don't see him playing much longer.
gonna tour 2k17
+Mike Greg Lol. Thom Yorke retiring from music. As if. It's all he ever does, he's obsessed with it. Even if Radiohead were to ever split he'd just do solo stuff for the rest of his life.
Doesn't sound like you have been to a Radiohead show lately.
+Mike Greg oops I answered to the wrong comment, sorry for that!
I don't think they play their songs like old memories at all... Havin seem them in the last few months they play with passion, especially the Tkol and AMSP stuff. No sign of stopping really.
Thom makes hitting those falsetto notes look easy.
4 : 08
ED is the number 1
Radiohead fun.
He really enjoys playing in this magical band.
Ed is the biggest Radiohead fan in the world. Fact.
I love Thom's face waiting for that crowd reaction at the beginning
Very rare you get to hear Let Down live in their concerts. Lucky Lollapooza 2016 !
Sir Carloz it was one of the best things I've ever seen.
We got it at glasto! Didnt even know what to do whwn i heard it start
In the last tour it was played quite often
This was the number one song I was hoping they would play. One of best live music experiences I ever had.
Not my favorite song, but definitely one their best for live performances. Any song that can build up like this and uses more acoustic instrumentation than digital will almost guaranteed be a crowd pleaser.
This song is really something else. I've been hearing it weekly for the past 15 years. I haven't grown out of it. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening Let Down. It hits you in the middle of the heart, such a bittersweet feeling. It may well be my favourite Radiohead song and I feel I'm a cheater by saying this
As a songwriter and performer, I give up. The best song has been written.
This song has been with me for 20 something years- since college days. One of the best songs in history as far as I'm concerned.
Yes.
When the guitar came in so clearly on its own at 4:00, I gasped. On the studio version it’s there too, but it stands out so clearly here that I imagined it as the person who’s been crushed, and suddenly they start to move, finding the slightest of wills to go on, as they know they are finally going to grow wings and fly away from the horror they’ve experienced.
I like how Thom looks to the public when starting the song and he smiles and laughs, he knows is one of the best songs... fan favorite
I've always loved this song. Hearing it in the last scene of "The Bear" made me LOVE it all over again.
The smile of Colin at the end is PRICELESS!
Thom's smile when everyone cheers is just the most precious and genuine thing I have ever seen.
To everyone who loves music, go watch them live... one of the best times in my life
Great advice Travis, tell me when they come to Uruguay then :(
Objectively underrated song
real
Now talk about a song that invokes a FEELING. That riff gives me chills when I hear it. Radiohead gives you such an experience when listening to them.
When the song ended I clapped in real life... that's how immersive that song is
Their best song. The cords and Thoms voice are intravenous fluids shooting straight for my brain
make me cry ... the best
why does jonny still look like a teenager
Humbert Humbert Radiohead never ages, they're timeless ;)
Humbert Humbert Thom's doing the aging for Jonny.
Humbert Humbert Humberto I thought you preferred female teenagers
Nathan Parsons context?
Coz he is vampire. XD
No doubt ok computer is their best album.
OK Computer is on the top, but the rest of the albums are still masterpiece, Radiohead is the best..
I like Kid A the most, OKC is a close second. Ignore my profile pic.
I personally think In Rainbows is their best album.
Yep but Pablo Honey is really good too.
Wedge Salad So close for me, just behind OKC, I love In Rainbows so much.
When I was 19 and in the Army I was stationed in South Korea. I bought this new on cassette over there at a Tower Records in Seoul. This cut always takes me back to 1997, riding the Seoul subway underground, in a strange land. What a time.
" and one daaay
you'll know where you aaaare"
_ now I know it Thom : )
i just noticed, what a lyric
I literally had tears when The band played this song at the Greek theatre in 2017. I turned to my wife (than gf) and I told her I’m gonna cry the entire time this song is playing and she understood and smiled at me and told me to “Let down and let go” best concert I ever been too
This made me cry. That's just so beautiful. I thought I might get "Let Down" in '03 at Atlanta but we got "Creep" instead. Great, but still...🫤
Most prestine, ethereal, beautiful, and creative band you can find.. Like ever. You can listen their songs infenitely and never get bored, they are that good. I have 2 years listening to them. And im not planning to listen something else at least as consistently as Radiohead in the future. They are just in a whole another level in my eyes.
listen to robert wyatt rock bottom album
Welcome to the club, linstening since 1997....
Maybe its best song. Great performance.
One day, I am gonna hear this song performed live.
La mejor banda del mundo!!!
mundial
Es verdad.No hay medias tintas en esto!!!
No han escuchado Muse -.-
Okno xd
Radiohead va más allá que Muse
Victor Balan
Jaja sí, tanto como Muse, coldplay etc
Se inspiraron de Radiohead, pero nadie revolucionó la música como ellos
one of the most original music band ever !
my favorite Radiohead songs: let down, Reckoner, knives out ,
there there , street spirit
etc...
One of my favourite songs. The duet between Ed and Jonny's guitars is something really really special.
最高にお気に入りの1曲。本当に素晴らしい。こんなに美しい旋律は。
this song sounds like the end of life
like the last song i'd like to hear right as i pass at the last chord
on the hospital bed
that kind of feeling
a little sedated
I think the band love this song almost as much as I do.
One of the most beautiful music compositions I’ve ever heard
This is my favourite song by Radiohead! I would love to hear it live!
Radiohead never let me down. Forever young voice.
This song fucking rocks
Masterpiece, just like the whole album. Coolest band on the planet.
That is radiohead's and Thom Yorke's best performance ever of that song. Their impact on alternative and rock fusion is so underrated but they are an amazing band that always capture their fans hearts. Love them
My god, Thom is like the greatest captain, of the greatest ship, that ever was.
One of the best songs of Radiohead, i cant stop hearing it!!!
Seeing Ed get so happy when thom hits the high note when he sings you know where you are, makes me soooo happy i love these guys
This band are what musical genius sounds like.
The best band in the world.
Listen to this live is one of the greatest things I have ever lived in my live... I'll never forget
eds face when thom hits the falsetto is magic
Eargasm every time. 20+ years later and it still hits home. Gloriously bittersweet.
No 1 Radiohead song - why is it always overlooked?
Who the hell is the 1 person that disliked this? Get your shit straight, son. This is incredible.
Outstanding song. The writing, the composition. The beat sits oddly on your eardrum but drives this song to an explosion of an ending. This is Radiohead at its best
Masterpiece! Seeing them live is on my bucket list
I still get goosebumps and tear up a little everytime I hear this song.
This is special! It will stay with RH Fans for a long time....
What a masterpiece. All time classic!
I would cry a whole fucking ocean if i ever saw Radiohead play alive
WOW!!!...
my favorite song ..years later.
this song it's so beautiful.
I think this is their best version to date. Wowser's!!
Don't have the words right now. "Ed's face" will more than suffice. 🙏🙏🙏
"You know where you are with" and then I drop my tears.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
This may be the best thing I have ever seen. The look on the guys faces when the crowd goes wild as the take out a old classic. Everything is perfect in this show.
My all-time favorite song...period.
Ed and Thom’s voice harmonizing sounds so beautiful
Florence, Italy, 2016 concert. The notes of Let down begin, I had never heard it live, I cried from start to finish. Unforgettable night
This is Beatles level complexity, layers, and innovation. No bigger compliment to be given.
I've been hypnotized
Sakina Azman one of my favor song.. rse kagum ade perempuan pndai layan lagu radiohead..
So special. This song has always struck a chord with me.
The best part of this video is Thom, Ed, and Colin all smiling (in order) before, during, and after.
I transcend to another plane of existence whenever I hear this song. It makes me feel not let down.
Speechless. What a flawless performance of a brilliant song :)
I still think of this performance often....I have seen Radiohead 4 times but seeing this probably was the best...
The bear ♥️