@@vincevirtua given True Love Waits took 21 years, Radiohead is fine with that. Portishead still haven't released their long mentioned 4th album and that's going on 15 years unseen!
so do you think it's bad or something? I think this is a good song on itself, and from a songwriting perspective, it's more consistent than the in rainbows version.
I like this version too, but as a musician this also makes me realize the importance of arrangement and production. They waited more than a decade to perfect the demo, and finally emerged with a beautiful arrangement that is the In Rainbows version. Removing the organs, adding the acapella choir and centering the song around a bass riff was an immaculate decision. It makes the song so much more focused and compact than this version imo
this demo sounds much more like Bends-era Radiohead - Fake PT organ, squalls of Jonny's pedalled-up guitar, the Pablo Honey-era lyric 'what do you look like when you're nude.' The final In Rainbows track is much darker, more middle-aged man guilt and regret and shame than teenage bad dream. But damn a full 1996 release would've been indie gold....
@@StrangeAttractor remember hearing this on meeting people is easy and wishing i could hear the full version of it....25 yrs later and being able to hear anything i want at the click of a mouse is the norm.....
@@StrangeAttractor From what I understand, Jonny is all in on the organ and it's actually Ed making a rare appearance as the lead guitar in these early, full band demos of Nude while depending on era, Thom either played elec. guitar or Rhodes.
@@janrychly6651well I doubt they recorded a legitimate organ considering the size of the instrument and how challenging it would be to jam somewhere with an organ… but yes an organ setting on a synth. 😅
@ I’m basing it off how much I like the music not the importance of the band, obviously the Beatles is more important but Radiohead has better songs imo
I can understand that the IR version is better and cleaner, but I may prefer this one because of its raw and vulnerable feel. this version feels like ugly yucky yearning and I fucking love it
If this came from any other band we’d all be saying it’s genius, but because it’s Radiohead we’re all like… meh, it could be better. And that speaks volumes about just how good a band they are, that we set our expectations so ridiculously high and are never, ever disappointed. But yeah, they made the right call on this. It’s good, but they knew they could do it so much better. And in the end, they did.
Funny how the song says ‘don’t get any big ideas, they’re not gonna happen’ and you didn’t connect that with your comment on how we have expectations of Radiohead.
LYRICS FOR THOSE WONDERING: Don't get any, big ideas They're not gonna happen That thin stewardess, her skirt in a mess You don't stand a chance What do you look like, when you're nude? What do you look like, when you're nude? What do you look like, when you're nude? Soulless reflection in the other persons eyes Deathbed, first tone, damaged goods Subject, object, verb So don't get any big ideas They're not gonna happen You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking What do you look like, when you're nude? What do you look like, when you're nude?
This is beautiful. I can’t believe that they were not only able to create something as good as this, but then surpass it with the version that’s on In Rainbows. They’re absolute masters.
It sounds so much less dark and into the abyss.. the little guitar arpeggios on the final version make it so nostalgic, and the bassline more spaced out. What this demo became is insane
I love the ending and the dissonance and it's just kinda more raw gritty and visceral. Feel like it's a different vibe. Both versions have their upside but something about this version gets me hooked
I like this a lot more, more gritty and "What do you look like, when you're nude?" really hits. Plus, the "so... reflection in the other person's eyes" part is entrancing. And the guitar + organ combo, damn I love it.
I was at that Seattle gig! My then gf got me backstage tickets as her firm was spoknsoring. She hated Radiohead. I’d been going to sleep listening to OKC every night for over a year. This band is so deep in my psyche it’s hard to explain.
perhaps but the head voice in the other version could also be a stylistic choice (not saying that his voice wasnt stronger at this point just that it could also be sylistic(
@Djay-tz3in I think the proper word for it is falceto, I could be wrong. Basically the high pitched version of your voice not the powerful version if that makes sense?
@Djay-tz3in I thought Falsetto = to head voice, so I think I got them the wrong way round, basically he's younger here with more power hence he uses the powerful voice, rather than the easier high pitched voice 👍🏻
Yeah I agree with the other commenters that it’s a stylistic thing. He has no problem belting out the latter half of Jigsaw, which is definitely harder to sing than this song’s climax
I really like this beautiful organ 😭 closing my eyes, I see the same picture as in their music video on the channel. And I think it says a lot about the message of this song
I can't stop listening to this. I cannot think of one song with 3 .... three fucking supreme versions. This one, in the basement and the album version! Elite.
This makes you realise just how much work went into this song by the end. This is good, but the final version is a complete level of abstraction from this. Ten years gave Radiohead enough clarity to remove everything unnecessary and focus on what worked.
I agree,sounds deeper and more emotional.I think it is not good too wait too many years to record a song ,because the original inspiration is gone or emotional impact fade away,like eypressing something that is 10 years ago will be watered down most likely. I like the early True Love Waits a lot more too.
to me this song is in reference to the okc tour, or just the pressure they faced after okc generally, which is the reason i think this version has more emotion bc it was made while they were still going through all of it
This one sounds really raw and original. I'm still amazed at how much they've polished these songs over the years. Just revision after revision shows how much they care about their artform. I'm just a little bit shocked that they don't ever veer away from the polished versions in concert and go back to their roots sometimes.
I think someone must have told them it sounds like Pink Floyd and they got embarrassed... Its cool, but the In Rainbows version sounds more like themselves.
this demo sounds much more like Bends-era Radiohead - Fake PT organ, squalls of Jonny's pedalled-up guitar, the Pablo Honey-era lyric 'what do you look like when you're nude.' The final In Rainbows track is much darker, more middle-aged man guilt and regret and shame than teenage bad dream. But damn a full 1996 release would've been indie gold....
Thank you for uploading, IMHO this is a far superior version, the way it comes in with the big phat E and Am chords at the end to wrap it all up is far better than the recorded version :)
I think of this as the "Meeting People Is Easy" version, as (as far as I know) that was all anyone knew of its existence for years and years and this is the arrangement they played in the film. It was kind of an unreleased legend for decades, so when it finally appeared as a very, very different studio version it was.. mildly disappointing? I wonder why they didn't put it on OKC, or at least as a B-side, or even on the "Airbag" EP.
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It’s fucking wild that Radiohead listened to this song and said “Meh, could be better” than ACTUALLY RELEASED A BETTER VERSION??
i would love their mix up its would be best
Ye like nude music and big ideas lyrics@@deftones911
That version isn't better than this one
@@mud616this one would be on the actual album then lol
@@itsabois it should, the other one lacks the rawness and feeling of this one
this proves that it's ok to work on a song for 10 years
How about 17+ years? Songs sound-checked as far back as 2006. 😂
ok computer
@@vincevirtua given True Love Waits took 21 years, Radiohead is fine with that. Portishead still haven't released their long mentioned 4th album and that's going on 15 years unseen!
@xander1052 are they actually working on it right now? I know there's been rumours but is there any updates?
so do you think it's bad or something? I think this is a good song on itself, and from a songwriting perspective, it's more consistent than the in rainbows version.
Colin rewriting the bassline is the understatement of the century.
As a bassist i love the bass line but i prefer the voice in this version haha
I like this version too, but as a musician this also makes me realize the importance of arrangement and production. They waited more than a decade to perfect the demo, and finally emerged with a beautiful arrangement that is the In Rainbows version. Removing the organs, adding the acapella choir and centering the song around a bass riff was an immaculate decision. It makes the song so much more focused and compact than this version imo
I agree I’d like this version if it were the only version out but hearing the in rainbows version I can’t help loving that one more
this demo sounds much more like Bends-era Radiohead - Fake PT organ, squalls of Jonny's pedalled-up guitar, the Pablo Honey-era lyric 'what do you look like when you're nude.' The final In Rainbows track is much darker, more middle-aged man guilt and regret and shame than teenage bad dream. But damn a full 1996 release would've been indie gold....
@@StrangeAttractor remember hearing this on meeting people is easy and wishing i could hear the full version of it....25 yrs later and being able to hear anything i want at the click of a mouse is the norm.....
@@StrangeAttractor From what I understand, Jonny is all in on the organ and it's actually Ed making a rare appearance as the lead guitar in these early, full band demos of Nude while depending on era, Thom either played elec. guitar or Rhodes.
I agree with you but it's also true that you got your ear used to the other version
I love both versions for very different reasons
The contrast between dissonant gritty guitar and soaring organ is perfect
That's organ? I thought it's synthesizer.
@@janrychly6651well I doubt they recorded a legitimate organ considering the size of the instrument and how challenging it would be to jam somewhere with an organ… but yes an organ setting on a synth. 😅
@@Fastskull They broke their organ.
not dissonant.
@joemama5400 Yes it is, in many parts, like 3:20 and 4:52 up to the brilliant resolution at 5:03. Tension and release with dissonance, my man.
That organ is so reminiscent of pink floyd, and im here for it
Will you be here for "I'm here for it" when it stops being trendy? Bit of a sheep, guy.
@@whothennow24shaddup
@@whothennow24underrated album tbh reference
@BigChungus-xu4wjwomp womp
@BigChungus-xu4wj Bro your name is bigchungus stfu
I just feel like I have discovered the song again with this version
That’s how I felt hearing the In Rainbows version
This is good, but the In Rainbows version is much better. It’s great that they saved this song for that album.
There's a version from 1998, played in USA, that is even better than the other two.
@@srmpenedo Link?
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@@themoon7435 1998-04-02 San Francisco & 1998-04-17 New York City are the two notable versions from 1998.
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in case you didnt find it :)
Radiohead is truly the band of all time
best band of all time*
the beatles are way better, they are in second place imo
@@danitenma1572I just cannot agree with you on that
@@Porkishi why? They are most important i mean i like radiohead sm but the beatles paved the way
@ I’m basing it off how much I like the music not the importance of the band, obviously the Beatles is more important but Radiohead has better songs imo
am i the only one who prefers thoms vocals on this version? just feels more raw, more fitting for the song
it may be because he was younger 🤷♀️ honestly have to disagree though, i think softer is better :)
I agree with this, I love when he shows off his vocals and range and his style. It’s always killer.
Yeah the vocals on the in rainbows version are better I think. Sounds good here but too aggressive for the song lol.
WHAT DO YOU LOOOOOOOK LIKKKEEEE
I can understand that the IR version is better and cleaner, but I may prefer this one because of its raw and vulnerable feel. this version feels like ugly yucky yearning and I fucking love it
I love how in the chorus, the organ is playing the melody used at the end of the in rainbows version.
There’s a chorus?
Great fuckin spot I did not notice that originally
If only this version were available on spotify
If this came from any other band we’d all be saying it’s genius, but because it’s Radiohead we’re all like… meh, it could be better. And that speaks volumes about just how good a band they are, that we set our expectations so ridiculously high and are never, ever disappointed. But yeah, they made the right call on this. It’s good, but they knew they could do it so much better. And in the end, they did.
It's a fantastic version but it is still an underproduced demo
If they polished the song up in style of Ok Computer and released it in 1997 it would've been absolutely fantastic as well
they NEED a studio version of this@@beno526
Funny how the song says ‘don’t get any big ideas, they’re not gonna happen’ and you didn’t connect that with your comment on how we have expectations of Radiohead.
brilliant, but im also glad they waited to release it until 2007 as that version is also incredible
LYRICS FOR THOSE WONDERING:
Don't get any, big ideas
They're not gonna happen
That thin stewardess, her skirt in a mess
You don't stand a chance
What do you look like, when you're nude?
What do you look like, when you're nude?
What do you look like, when you're nude?
Soulless reflection in the other persons eyes
Deathbed, first tone, damaged goods
Subject, object, verb
So don't get any big ideas
They're not gonna happen
You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking
What do you look like, when you're nude?
What do you look like, when you're nude?
Pretty sure it's skin in her dress
@@hankritt6436 Its "her skirt in a mess" sorry it eas a typo
Her skirt in a mess....the story is different
@@hankritt6436 it is about cheating people and dirty minds,..so her skirt in a mess,.
It is so easy to understand,.her skirt in a mess,...clearly a SKir T...instead skiN......and in a M ess instead DR ess
This is beautiful. I can’t believe that they were not only able to create something as good as this, but then surpass it with the version that’s on In Rainbows. They’re absolute masters.
Thom's voice is absolutely perfect for the lyrical content and the style of music Radiohead makes. Just perfect.
Holy shit I love this version
imagine if nude sounded like this. I like this version, but the vocals in nude are just so beautiful, it’s such a unique and ethereal sound.
i love the lyric what do
you look like when you’re nude i wish it was in the IR version
I still kinda wish they kept the “what do you look like when you’re nudeee!”
So cool that the cover of one of the greatest albums of all-time shows my childhood hometown in the distance. Central CT facing east from Hartford.
WHY DID THEY TAKE AWAY THAT ONE LINE GODDAMN IT WHY ITS SO PERFECT
It sounds so much less dark and into the abyss.. the little guitar arpeggios on the final version make it so nostalgic, and the bassline more spaced out. What this demo became is insane
omfg this is so crazy it's hard to describe the sensation of hearing this
I feel like I’m the only person who genuinely likes this version more
I like it more than "original" aswell. This is more rhytmical, emotional, and generally easier to listen to, imo.
I love the ending and the dissonance and it's just kinda more raw gritty and visceral. Feel like it's a different vibe. Both versions have their upside but something about this version gets me hooked
You're not :)
I like it more too
I like it more... but only because it's what I heard first with the early live bootlegs
4:05 fucking visceral
Pretty Pink Floydish
I like this a lot more, more gritty and "What do you look like, when you're nude?" really hits.
Plus, the "so... reflection in the other person's eyes" part is entrancing. And the guitar + organ combo, damn I love it.
Hey so.. I'm actually bawling my eyes out!
I can't freaking believe this is from OK era. Wow. Thanks for sharing this!
Both this song and big boots/manowar is are great examples of good sharp songs that time and space took the edge off of and polished like a diamond
好きだわ寝れる
They played a version like this in Seattle around 1998
this was one of the big bootleg radiohead songs for a long time, alongside true love waits.
I was at that Seattle gig! My then gf got me backstage tickets as her firm was spoknsoring. She hated Radiohead. I’d been going to sleep listening to OKC every night for over a year. This band is so deep in my psyche it’s hard to explain.
Finally the version that was teased in “Meeting People is Easy”
4:07 till 4:30 is just a piece of art
U mean 0:00 till 5:26?
It reminds me of Pink Floyd the organ part.
It's weird seeing this highway normally
You can tell Toms voice was much stronger here as he doesnt go into his head voice for the big finish.
perhaps but the head voice in the other version could also be a stylistic choice (not saying that his voice wasnt stronger at this point just that it could also be sylistic(
his voice sounds better in head voice for this song
@Djay-tz3in I think the proper word for it is falceto, I could be wrong. Basically the high pitched version of your voice not the powerful version if that makes sense?
@Djay-tz3in I thought Falsetto = to head voice, so I think I got them the wrong way round, basically he's younger here with more power hence he uses the powerful voice, rather than the easier high pitched voice 👍🏻
Yeah I agree with the other commenters that it’s a stylistic thing. He has no problem belting out the latter half of Jigsaw, which is definitely harder to sing than this song’s climax
Actually really really good, Nude has been my favorite Radiohead song for ages and this is also a good version.
This is amazing, perfect, beautiful 😭
Can anyone release this as a podcast on spotify😭
Thats what im saying!!!!
download the song and import the track
I really like this beautiful organ 😭 closing my eyes, I see the same picture as in their music video on the channel. And I think it says a lot about the message of this song
Jonny's arrangements are everything ❤❤❤
seems like richard wright played the organ on this song
Radiohead is the only band I’ve ever heard that just has song after song that sounds too good to be real
i love this version
I can't stop listening to this. I cannot think of one song with 3 .... three fucking supreme versions. This one, in the basement and the album version! Elite.
I’ve got a minidisc recording from the tent tour in Warrington sounds brilliant after all these years.
Honestly it’s crazy how they could’ve released this and it still would’ve been good, even tho I personally like what we got more!
4:05 and after is just wow
Such a good ending to the song
I LOVE THIS VERSION🗣️‼️.
This makes you realise just how much work went into this song by the end. This is good, but the final version is a complete level of abstraction from this. Ten years gave Radiohead enough clarity to remove everything unnecessary and focus on what worked.
for me the vocals are abselutely amazing in this one
I like this version. But probably the only thing i like more is the lyrics. They are incredible.
So thats where the name of the song came from
In the in rainbows version, I thought that 'Nude' is what he says in the final part, but is only harmonizing, I thought it was like nuuuuuuUuUuUude
idk yall, I think this is the best version of the track, that organ is amazing
I agree,sounds deeper and more emotional.I think it is not good too wait too many years to record a song ,because the original inspiration is gone or emotional impact fade away,like eypressing something that is 10 years ago will be watered down most likely.
I like the early True Love Waits a lot more too.
I play organ and I agree haha :)
I'm a total sucker for organ in a good rock song so 100% agree here
Se convirtieron en pink Floyd de golpe
i can't with this version
goddamn it
to me this song is in reference to the okc tour, or just the pressure they faced after okc generally, which is the reason i think this version has more emotion bc it was made while they were still going through all of it
crazy to think this song was around 10 years before the official version yet they waited to put it on an album because they had so many good songs
Great song to have in your back pocket. Cool version. Technicolor version.
IT GIVES ME CHILLSSS
each version of this song definitely matured as the band matured throughout time
bro thom yorke might be the only man ever
Thanks for this!
This one sounds really raw and original. I'm still amazed at how much they've polished these songs over the years. Just revision after revision shows how much they care about their artform. I'm just a little bit shocked that they don't ever veer away from the polished versions in concert and go back to their roots sometimes.
I really feel this old version is far better than formal released one
lovely, but it wasn't ready yet.
so good wtf
fuck i love this version so much
I think someone must have told them it sounds like Pink Floyd and they got embarrassed... Its cool, but the In Rainbows version sounds more like themselves.
the organ is just soul levitating
the organs are good but switching them out for more of jonnys strings just made this song so good
Took a more daring approach with this but i love both version❤😂
Beautiful ❤❤❤
Oh my god❤❤❤❤
Love a bit of organ
Absolute cinema
Soulless reflection in the other person's eyes ... !
This is so cool
need this on apple music
stwahachtek
this demo sounds much more like Bends-era Radiohead - Fake PT organ, squalls of Jonny's pedalled-up guitar, the Pablo Honey-era lyric 'what do you look like when you're nude.' The final In Rainbows track is much darker, more middle-aged man guilt and regret and shame than teenage bad dream. But damn a full 1996 release would've been indie gold....
I am being blessed
i love the bridge sm, so sad they didnt keep it
las tres versiones(hasta donde se) son hermosas
Great piece
the final part sounds like 70s argentine rock
i love the IR version but i'm a fat sucker for that organ ngl
super cool song
wtf the best song
the best music
Thank you for uploading, IMHO this is a far superior version, the way it comes in with the big phat E and Am chords at the end to wrap it all up is far better than the recorded version :)
This is hard asf
I like the music for Nude more, but this, the vocals are so much better. The chorus makes me want to tear my heart out
4:07
I think of this as the "Meeting People Is Easy" version, as (as far as I know) that was all anyone knew of its existence for years and years and this is the arrangement they played in the film. It was kind of an unreleased legend for decades, so when it finally appeared as a very, very different studio version it was.. mildly disappointing? I wonder why they didn't put it on OKC, or at least as a B-side, or even on the "Airbag" EP.
I feel the same about True Love Waits.
this ver is way better imo
nude but it’s the beatles white album era