Radiohead, Creep - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2023
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For my first exposure to Radiohead, I went for a big hit: Creep, and discovered yet another song that includes the chord progression from…. can you guess?
Here’s the link to the original song by Radiohead:
• Radiohead - Creep
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That sort of creepiness you describe is how the song captures what it’s like to be a sort of outcast. For a teen in the 90’s, it nailed the way a lot of us that weren’t part of the in crowd felt.
I think it is timeless. It has always been the same for anyone not at the top of the social pyramid.
It reminds me of going out as a student, drinking too much, yet again not meeting any girls, or being rejected.
BTW, I heard that *that* guitar sound came from when the guitarist jumped on all his pedals at the same time because he hated the song.
Amy should listen to "The Air That I Breathe" by the Hollies and "Get Free" by Lana Del Rey. And then Postmodern Jukebox's version of this song.
More relevant than ever today, perhaps
Well said! She was describing those emotions at around 17:51 without ever understanding the context of the song. That's how good Thom Yorke is!
It was the same for me, a child of the 50s.
Creep is the internal monologue of most boys from early to late teens, especially if they aren't the pinnacle of the social pyramid. You get shot down 99 our of 100 times. Your "dream girl" is forever out of your league. She is special and you are just a worm, a creep. Despondence sets in. I would assume that girls go through something similar at that age. It is a simple song but it is emotionally open and honest which makes it so relatable.
So well said and related, Zaphods.
Even the pinnacle of the social pyramid get rejected alot.
Maybe not 99% of the time, but certainly rejection based on innumerable attempts. We just ask way more people out.
Indeed!
That’s it. Absolutely.
Girls too.
This is very much early Radiohead and probably at their most conventional rock wise. They went on to make some incredible multi-layered intelligent music that you would probably find perhaps more interesting.
Amen
The majority of Pablo Honey is more advanced than this song. Let alone what came after that record. It's quite easy to understand why Radiohead hated this song for so long.
@@barnigranero5882 hate as a variation of crying all the way to the bank, you mean? well, I reckon the huge financial success enabled them to pursue the path they went music wise later on
I always balk a bit when people use complex and intelligent as synonyms. This song is smartly written and has a bunch of fun bells and whistles. Like, so many people got into radiohead because the guitar goes kakrrrunk out of nowhere but now those same people are almost apologetic for the thing that got them interested in the first place.
@@peterkoller3761 I disagree because there were much better songs on Pablo Honey which would have propelled Radiohead to superstardom anyway. This band were always going to be big.
Radiohead is one of those acts that could easily be a huge "rabbit hole" for you to dive into, Amy. "Creep" is far more pop-oriented than pretty much all of their later work, and their turn towards more experimental work started almost right away after this. ("No Surprises" is a personal favourite of mine.) I could easily see you getting lost in pretty much their entire catalogue and breaking down how they do what they do.
I don't know how deeply you want to dive into the field of cover songs, but there's a Belgian women's choir called Scala and Kolacny Brothers that does a wonderful rendition of "Creep" that really draws out a lot of the qualities of the song that you found in your initial analysis. They've also covered songs by other artists whose work you've explored here, including Metallica and Rammstein, and I think you might be able to pull a lot from their interpretations of the songs after your initial analysis of them.
Another Radiohead cover, this time by Easy Star All Stars, is Let Down. You may well find the music in Radiohead's Let Down transcendent, but Toot's Hibbert's vocal for Easy Star... takes it to the next level... Easy Star is in itself, another rabbit hole...
I think Amy is correct that the main value in songs that express such emotional states is not in "condoning" the attitude of the character going through them, but in externalizing the internal thoughts and feelings some people go through, and so both exposing them for more explicit reflection, and clearly demonstrating to the audience that may resonate with them, that they are not alone.
Being an outsider, loneliness, feeling misunderstood, unseen, less than- those are rather common to young people, and realizing it's not just you, it's millions of others going through the same thing, I think that can help alleviate as well as add perspective to one's perception of oneself as being uniquely "unspecial."
Very delicately and astutely handled by Amy, as always.
I can't help thinking that Amy's childhood plays a part in her reactions to teen angst music like this. She is possibly too well-adjusted to feel the impact this had and has on a segment of the population. Just like sad love songs really hit different to people who have just gone through a breakup, sometimes songs just resonate with your personal experiences and that makes them special.
I was wondering something similar. I wouldn’t want to presume anything about Amy’s life, of course.
She mentioned the song being meant as a cautionary tale, but I always took it as giving eloquent voice to young men wrestling with the tension of who they’d want to be and who they are.
@Ludlo...Spot on.
Spot on. Such a lucid explanation.
Come on, Amy was a teenager too. She had angst and high tension, was shy and awkward ... and probably the quiet, studious, artsy fartsy girl of her class. I guess she can relate to Creep.
Though I love Amy and her work, her weakness in analysis is that she did not experience the conditions that gave rise to rock music and the sub genera.
Here's hoping for a lot more Radiohead in the future of this channel! Would be great to get Amy's reaction to their musical (r)evolution.
Radiohead weekend!! 🙏
Weekend?...more like Radiohead 2024! lol@@nyny 🖤
The Beatles treatment please.
@@Jodrac yes!
The reason why this song is so popular (probably with men most) is because it is so relatable. I relate to this song myself. Reminds me of my very awkward teens where I was socially inept. And even a few times in my mid-life crisis and such, it had creeped back into my psyche. I do return to this song time and again. One of the handful of Radiohead songs I love.
@@CelticSpiritsCoven It's really bitching, but still understandable from a young adult (or teenager) standpoint, especially if they have some sort of disability. It may sound like an emotional dependency as well.
@@aerotacto I was a teenager at the time this song came out. This emo music didn't resonate with me at all. I didn't suffer from social issues.
I have great empathy for people. I was just explaining that this emo music was something I would have hit the skip button on if I was listening to a CD. It's just too boring and emotionally weird and slow for some of us. Like watching Guiding Light..... I just don't care about the drama. It *almost* seems like fake drama. It is hard to imagine that people felt so low about themselves to come up with such a thing.
That might sound uncaring. It just doesn't resonate with me. I wasn't like that. This music doesn't resonate with me in any way.
It just isn't something I can relate to or enjoy.
@@CelticSpiritsCoven Interestingly, as a teen I liked that song a lot despite the fact that I didn't understand a word of it, I learned English later. So it has a merit besides lyrics :)
@CelticSpiritsCoven wow, your so special for an empath...
@@CelticSpiritsCoven I'm not so sure about the empathy part. If you did have a lot of empathy, you wouldn't be in the comment section of a Radiohead song trashing their music in reply to a fan. You probably mean sympathy.
I'm always astonished at your acute emotional sensibilities and sensitivities to music which you articulate so wonderfully with exact vocabulary. Not to mention your erudite musical analysis. Big fan.
she had a very honest reaction , because i know the theory , the times , and the band very well.
Well said.
2 things:
First I this was one of the most interesting reactions Ive heard of any music - thank you
Second Im warning you that you are in danger - this is Radiohead at their simplest, the journey they took over the next 30 years has kept me enthralled, never static always interesting. You should do more but you might end up doing a lot of them...
Thanks again - brilliant
Please do more. This is literally Radiohead at their worst. They never play this song and have directly commented on the labels influences on this album.
@@andrewpettengill5506I believe the band don't like the track. They wrote My Iron Lung about the ball and chain Creep had become.
Personally I like it but I can imagine getting asked to play it constantly for 30 years would grate no matter how good the track.
You may want to give OK Computer the same treatment you’re giving The Wall. OK Computer is one of the best albums ever recorded, and it shows them in the midst of their transition from a full rock band to a compositional multi-faceted band.
In rainbows is far better. Kid a is better. The king of limbs is better, a moon shaped pool better. Pablo honey is the bottom of the barrel, and creep, according to the band, is the worst song they've ever made. 😊 You could say, every album after, was to get away from this stigma
That you played the uncensored version speaks volumes. Thank you.
It's harsh but matter of fact and sets up for the abrupt emotional confession along with that epic heavy guitar angst.
The official music video is uncensored, I've never heard the censored version coz I used this one on spotify too
@@samuelpinder1215 There's 'radio friendly' version where the Fs are replaced by an overdub of 'very'
Suffice to say, it loses a bit of impact....
@@roscius6204 it's like the clean version of stan. That loses a lot of the impact on the brilliant story the song has
@@samuelpinder1215 Yes, I don't think sugar coating reality is of much value.
Are you serious? Is it now brave to hear the word 'fucking'? wow.
This is an effective but rather simple song. I think you'd enjoy the twists and turns of Paranoid Android, a much more musically complex piece from them.
That would have been my choice for her first Radiohead song.
As of last week, Paranoid Android is now on her Patreon. Hopefully the UA-cam upload isn't far behind.
Radiohead have a lot of such a great songs Street spirit, Karma police, how to Deasepear completely, Nude. Ok computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows deserve full reaction
I recommend a full album listen of "OK Computer" sometime. An incredible album
I agree!!
One of the greatest albums of all time
yes
I would love to see Amy do "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead
Oh yes please, and then "High and Dry", and then OK Computer
and Paranoid Android!
And 2+2=5!
The Pyramid Song is interesting
You should really listen to any other Radiohead... they evolved into masters of creative composition and performance. I'd recommend Paranoid Android, There There, Pyramid Song, Fake Plastic Trees, Everything In Its Right Place, The Daily Mail, Nude, Daydreaming, etc... really almost anything but their earliest stuff. Maybe even a full album listen of OK Computer, In Rainbows or Kid A. It's really worth giving them a thorough listen.
I can see your argument, but Creep is a good point to start at, to have a musical journey you need a starting point!
Certainly. It's a reasonable starting point. But it's good to be aware they went from a regular 90s grunge/alternative band to their own thing... pushing the boundaries of creativity in pop song writing. Normies might know them for Creep, but musicians love them for everything else they did. As long as Creep is just the beginning of the journey, because otherwise it's a horrible representation of their legacy.@@alundavies1016
@@memetherapyjust remember - she's not a Radiohead Fan....... she's a Rock Virgin.......!!!
... a little real-world perspective is needed here!!!!
I think "Videotape" was one of their best from "In Rainbows" and "Lotus Flower" off of "The King of Limbs" album. Oh yeah, "High and Dry" for "The Bends" album is another good one.
@@andymccabe6712but she IS a musician.
I think it's not that the person is actually a creep or a bad person even if the lyrics are self-centered. This song perfectly conveys the frustrated outsider feeling inside of a teenager who's less fortunate in the popularity contest and social pecking order. That's at least how I've always interpreted it. In the end the frustration passes and it's kind of like giving up.
I love this song. There is something deeply affecting about it. The sadness of that state of mind, of feeling inadequate, invisible and utterly out of place is palpable. I can’t listen to it without tearing up a bit. It’s disquieting and so, so sad. Anyone who ever wished that that special girl or boy noticed them and knew they never will recognises themselves in this song.
Radiohead went on to make so many beautiful records and some of the most interesting music of the last few decades. One of the very, very few bands that I love that didn’t start out in the 60s and 70s.
It meant a huge amount to those of us who were young at the time. Said volumes about the Gen Xers
If you want to continue the Radiohead path: "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", "Paranoid Android", "Pyramid Song", "Nude" ... or if you like albums, you honestly can't go wrong with any of them.
These are great choices!
Love Paranoid Android. Karma Police is a great number too.
and No Surprises
Weird Fishes.
Videotape
The full set of In Raibows From the Basement would be an amazing journey.
I hope all these musicians and bands are aware of her and watch these videos, bc she's like a perfect listener.
Not all music can be uplifting and cheerful, downbeat music has a massive influence on people going through hard times. It makes you feel like you are not alone in this world and there are people out ther just like you.
That's why blues was and is popular
Looking forward to you exploring more Radiohead Amy. There is so much more from them that I know you will really appreciate.
Such a beautiful, varied and expansive collection of work. Lucky you :)
You've opened a can of worms here by reacting to Radiohead. Their music gets a lot more experimental as their albums progress, and while Creep in particular hits many of us who were teenagers at the time right in the gut, you will likely find a much richer experience in their catalog if you take some of, what I assume will be, the many suggestions that will show up in the comments. They do keep that sort of 'off-balance' feel that you describe through most of their work. I would heartily recommend most tracks from OK Computer (Let Down) as well as In Rainbows, especially Weird Fishes (arpeggi).
This song will always be a classic and a snapshot of that time in the nineties but I'm sure everyone will testify that the band grew far beyond the merits of this song in both songcraft and musical expression and I can't wait to see you explore that work into The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A and further.
I LOVE Radiohead!! Thank you so much for this great reaction as well as the others.
'Then the voice comes in, and it's so warm.. but a bit groundless' . Bravo 👏
I am so excited for a How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead reaction. What an orchestral masterpiece!
This song encapsulated how many of us felt as outcasts. In adolescence, I would hope and pray just to be noticed and included. I felt like I was creepy or weird. This song made me not feel alone.
A while back you were looking at covers of songs. For a version of this song resulting in a different effect, see the video "Creep - Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Radiohead Cover ft. Haley Reinhart ". That band typically takes rock songs and performs them in a 1940's style.
Radiohead continued to evolve, there's so much beyond creep, I'm performing this song next month myself though so I am not as tired of it as the band themselves got.
Musical genius behind Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood is a brilliant and innovative composer, arranger, producer, which is ever more evident as their career progresses.
He also composed a lot for Orchestra, incluiding many original soundtracks for movies. He created a label for contemporary music. It may be interesting for you to hear something from him.
Jonny is not the only musical genius in Radiohead. Thom is a genius in his own right. Every member of Radiohead is great.
I love how she analyzes the feelings and dynamics as opposed to time signatures and harmonic/melodic structure. I saw them live with my brother when OK Computer was released. He had never heard Paranoid Android and his responses were "whoa, 7/4" and "listen to that lead guitar". A monumental tour and record.
Creep is a relatively radio friendly or simple song of theirs. If you want a musical masterpiece to really pick apart, do "How To Disappear Completely."
Amy, I have been following your journey from the start. While I have listened to your initial reaction videos and then your insightful analyses, I have been waiting for the day you might come across Radiohead. That day has arrived and your reaction to their first commercial success was the same as mine: It's okay, but I don't know that I would listen to it again. I had that reaction in 1993 and it took almost 10 years before a friend had me listen to the Kid A album. That's when I realized the musical strength and genius of this band. I truly hope that you will listen to 2 or 3 more songs in the near future to get a real sense of their ability (I recommend Paranoid Android, Fake Plastic Trees or, a personal favorite, Weird Fishes-Arpeggi). I look forward to whatever you do listen to and I thank you for your thoughts and insights.
Watching musicians going down the Radiohead rabbit hole is my favourite past-time activity. The band has a special place in the hearts of most long time fans.
I really hope you guys will do some of their later works, as the band branches out into both electronic, experimental, and even somewhat symphonic music. Both the lead singer, Thom Yorke, and the lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, have done full scores for films. Greenwood especially is very much influenced by classical music, which comes into play a lot in his strings arrangements on many later Radiohead tracks. I recommend listening to "How to disappear completely" from the album "Kid A" as a good example of this.
If you end up diving deep into the rabbit hole, please check out the two "From the basement" live sessions they have done. The "The King of limbs" one is probably one of the best live performances of a full studio album ever, and is regarded by fans to be better than the actual album itself (seriously, the song "Bloom" is such an insane experience, I cannot recommend it enough).
I appreciate how you break down songs. The level of detail and the fact that you call them all a piece gives so much respect to songs that we know aren’t Mozart by any means, but still critically important to so many.
I'm so glad you've begun to dip your toe into Radiohead's music. I believe you'll find a rich body of work to explore if you keep going. There is so much to explore. Your discussion of "Creep" helped me appreciate this song, which I have loved for many years, more deeply, and I trust you'll bring such thoughtful analysis to their other work.
Oh my, the sixties had its share of this sort of deeply alienated material. I think of the Velvet Underground, and in particular, the Andy Warhol produced "Peel Slowly and See" album. Lou Reed seemed to just continue in that vein.
Your sensitive, careful analysis of this song - which I have lived with for so long - is so surgically astute, both in the music and lyric content! Thank you.
This analysis is outstanding. The song is extraordinary. You highlight the chord sequences superbly. And you are a genius.
Radiohead just continued to innovate - like the Beatles. I’d love you to check out Weird Fishes/Arpeggio - the ‘from the basement’ version. I know it is quite recent, but you’ll see the musicality just oozing out of them.
Somewhere is always night, it's allright. - Thank you, Amy, for this reaction! It's the beginning to a strange, fascinating journey, if you stay with Radiohead (the band that saved my life with their second album - ok, some antidepressants helped too). - Vlad, if there will be more Radiohead - choose wise ;-)
This song's emotions speak perfectly to whoever was a teen in 90's.The music and voice intonation convey those emotions in very clear way for us.
I was not like that as a teen. This song is weird, slow, boring, and like hearing a cat screech in alley about how there are no rats to eat. Some of us just don't care about the drama. I would instantly hit skip if this song was on a CD.
But I'm not like you.
@@CelticSpiritsCoven Well, we all are different, but I'm sure many would agree with me on that.
As much as I like Creep, and I think you capture a lot of the essence of the song in your video, the difference between Creep and Radiohead's later material is like night and day. I would love to see you react to something off of OK Computer, Kid A, or In Rainbows. Videotape is a beautiful song with a really cool rhythmic structure (syncopation that's merely implied and not clearly audible).
The first time I heard this I didn’t know what to think about it, but was still totally captivated. It didn’t take long for it to really grow on me. It shares a very real human frailty and vulnerability; that many of us can associate with. I think we all at times have moments of low self-esteem, of questioning our self-worth. And many have been romantically interested in someone, and doubted our ability to be as “special” as we perceive our desired one.
To me, it is one of these musically and lyrically constructed songs that touch such a deep personal and emotional part of my soul. Simple, yet emotionally complex, it is ultimately freeing! Embrace our weirdness, understand we will feel like a misfit at times, and celebrate our imperfections, our humanness and our uniqueness. Kind of magical
I would enjoy a full album reaction review of OK Computer
Or "In Rainbows" or "Kid A"...
I use to cry every time I hear this wonderful song. I totally agree to your analyses. You´ve got it right.
Excellent analysis Amy. To me the song was always "sad". I never really picked up on the theme of "resignation". But you are right. It's a totally inward focus with no hint of trying to make anything better. More "depression" and self-loathing than just sadness.
Yes, but if you're a teenager having feelings for a girl completely out of your league, who'll run away if you get too close, any action you *can* take is wrong. Hence the resignation.
This song is so relatable because it speaks to a feeling all humans can relate to. Everyone has found themselves in a relationship one time or another with someone be it romatically or just a friend or family member even, who was such a good and wonderful person, we wonder what it is they see in us. And we've all had the feeling of frustration and even anger sometimes that were not as wonderful and special as they are.
I dont think that qualifies someone as a "loser". In fact I think it shows they're extremely compassionate and empathetic, they see others as more beautiful and valuable than themselves. And there's the real tragedy, because if they see others as more beautiful than themselves, that shows how beautiful they are, they just cant see their own beauty.
Found your channel about a week ago and have watched several videos. I appreciate how respectful you have been to the music even when its clear you aren't really in love with the songs and keep things positive. Its obvious you understand how important these songs are to many people. I attempted to major in classical music for a couple years and it was a humbling experience, looking back the school was was comprised of young people (including myself) that decided to be very "opinionated" in regards to pop and rock. I like that you are also teaching the viewers proper terminology bringing in that educational aspect. You could take a chance and do a role reversal with he audience and do a very quick video on a 20th century avant-garde composer. There are some very creepy orchestral pieces out there!
Oh boy… you’re going down a deep rabbit hole with this particular group of musicians. You should hear what Thom is up to now …. Once you work your way through the magic of Radiohead you can become current with The Smile, which seems to be progressing to another level. I hope you remain engaged because I don’t think you’ll ever be bored with this artist.
This was really fantastic Amy. I love when you're able to take a song that I've always enjoyed but known to have fairly simple layers in it, thematically, and say "doesn't it do that so well?? Do you feel that?" And I'm like "yes! I do!". It's just exciting. Lol. Thanks!!
Fascinating, thank you. Please continue listening to Radiohead. Creep is the band in it's earliest days, before they fully matured, both in style and tone.
A genuine cris de coeur. The video is a must watch too. So much of the song is written on Thom's face. The band has a beautiful purity in it's expressions of hope, despair and desire.
This may be the best first reaction to this song I've ever watched. Your videos are wonderful and pure. I really enjoy the way you experience songs and how you interpret them. Thank you so much for sharing.
The girl is just an excuse, he's expressing love only for a state of self loathing pain. He only aspires to be some special love martyr. The pain, however, proves himself that he can still feel, to fight the numbness of depression, because he's still not ready to give up living.
He admits he lacks the tools to fix it himself and cries for help (has some hope) but the tragedy is that no one can help him but himself.
Beautiful! Thanks for the episode!
Soft/loud...Pixies influence. The protagonist is broken and depressed, resigned to his fate...The Radiohead body of work is up there with the greats of popular music....Pyramid Song is well worth a visit...some really odd time signatures but absolutely beautiful. You'll have some fun analysing it.
Motion Picture Soundtrack from their album Kid A might be my favorite piece of music ever recorded. It has an extremely gorgeous harp section and I think you'd love it! Cheers for the fun video :)
Nice analysis. I first heard this song when I was 13. It sold me on the band. I’ve been a Radiohead fan ever since.
I really like your explanation of the simple yet effective twists in this iconic '80's song. Maybe as a follow up look at the jazz version of this song by Postmodern Jukebox? Until I heard PMJ's cover I never would have thought this song could be effectively redone as a jazz w. vocal piece.
Fantastic breakdown. You nailed the entire meaning on the song based on the sounds. Very impressive
I haven't watched every one of your videos, but it's the first time I've seen you stop a song only one time to comment. I think that says something about the power of this song. It makes me cry every time I hear it. I don't even need the words.
This is such an incredible analysis! Loved it
Thanks Amy! As always, love your commentary, analysis, and attention to details. Radiohead is a real trip, a unique journey that you go on. As you will come to experience with their other tracks, Radiohead are taking us into very different and unique sonic landscapes - at times almost to the point of being conceptual art (I'm especially thinking here of songs like e.g. “Everything In Its Right Place” and “Pyramid Song”) - where we will dive into some equally unique emotional landscapes. “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” is another great song by Radiohead.
Bravo! I will never listen to this song the same way again. Your insight is a treasure. Continued success.
I love your reviews. Just discovered them yesterday.
Fantastic. This is the second video I`ve seen of yours and it is obvious that you absolutly love music and musical expression . There are comments that you have made that I have never heard before but make a lot of sense . Superb .
Great channel. Love your technical breakdowns, & your interpretations of the emotion behind the song(s). Gives a new layer, to me at least, to understanding and enjoying the already loved music. Thankyou.
Learned and charming analysis. A joy!!
I enjoyed this analysis a lot. IMO this is one of Radiohead's best songs. Amy hit the nail in the head.
Fabulous analysis!
OK Computer is your next assignment. I’m not even a huge Radiohead fan and I’m familiar with that one.
Excellent job today!
Well this is a new and pleasant corner of UA-cam. Thank you for the video and and analysis, and all hail the algorithm! Subscribed and all that :)
THANK YOU SOO MUCH for doing a Radiohead song. I subscribed because of that
For me the greatness of Radiohead is this sense that more than any other band I can think of every little thing they choose to do is very very much on purpose. The comment that you made that there was a surprising amount to talk about despite the sparseness of the arrangement is a pretty telling one really.
Radiohead use space exceptionally smartly, their supposed band roles are often subverted in different tracks based on need (a guitarist more than prepared to spend almost the entirety of a track playing handheld percussion because the specific track didn’t need another guitar and he’s not trying to justify his theoretical role in the band, he’s serving the interests of the track instead, is a very good example) and they arrange parts within tracks with great intent and purpose… there’s rarely any “fluff” or “filler” in a Radiohead track.
Amy, this is one of your best. Bravo.
Ohhhh, I have discovered your vodeos today!!!! Now I´ll have to find all of them and hear your smart explanations. Thank you!!!!!!
What I love about your reactions is they’re genuine. I appreciate how you read the music the same way other reactors read the lyrics. I think it allowed you to have a unique perspective and I love it
"Eloquent" is such a perfect description. This song is emotionally so absurdly eloquent.
Fantastic! Great review!
Just subscribed and love Radiohead. I subscribed because you are honest and analytical from a composition point of view. I’m lovin❤that. 😊
I enjoy your take on these musical numbers thoroughly. Thank you.
Something interesting about the technique of playing that _ga-chunk_ "engine start" attempts on the guitar that I learned from seeing a video of the band performing this song is that it is played by having a rapid "up strum" followed by a "down strum" which was the opposite of what I did when I first tried learning the song, and what made this interesting to me was that a forceful "up strum" out of nowhere has a sharper attack sound because the pick comes into contact with the higher notes first, rather than the lower notes first, as is the case with a "down strum"
This is actually a very common technique that guitar players use, but it was a new idea to me at the time and it completely changed my thinking when it came to writing music for guitar.
How to Disappear Completely breaks my heart, every time *sigh*.
I lived Radiohead then and I still love them now. They have evolved to something of a phenomena
I love your analysis oh the music for this song. You're so right about the minor chord for C, it makes me feel down and more depressed. To me, I love those kinds of changes in music or chords when it switches to a minor. For some reason that's my favorite type of sound is when you have whatever key it is and then it switches to a minor. I'm not exactly sure why, but maybe it makes me feel human so to speak.
Amy, I've been listening to you for about 6 months and I think this is the most spot-on analysis you've done so far. Brava
Creep reminds me of the Hollies ‘ The air that I breathe’ which is a better song than Creep but I can’t help comparing the two.
You’re the best Amy. Thank you !
One of my all time best songs, and you have basically described Thom Yorkes personality too a tee. You will grow to really like this song, great reaction.
Such an amazing catalog to choose from- Creep is a great place to start
It is wonderful to see you playing the Harp. My ( now deceased ) grandmother played the Harp and Piano; and taught music at Allegheny College in Meadville PA. Dagmar was a tested genius, and I imagine you are as well😊🙏👍.
I’ve always loved this song but as usual your musical skills have helped me to understand why I love it much better. It reminds me of The Doors song People Are Strange but with modern plaintive elements in his voice as it builds and the instrumental sounds of grunge music like Nirvana. Thanks Amy for another brilliant deep dive. 😊
“The ballad of hopelessness…”. I’ve never heard of a better way of describing this state of mind. Perfect. You are quite eloquent yourself. ❤
The harp is such a beautiful instrument. Thank you!
Refreshing to hear the effin’ and jeffin’ version.
... It is!!
I hate musical censorship....
The PC brigade even interfered with Fairytale of New York.... outrageous.....!!
that melody is so beautiful on the harp!
Radiohead have made, and still make, remarkable music full of emotion which is infinitely more interesting and daring than Creep. However you have yet again made me rediscover and re-appreciate music that I thought I already squeezed every bit out of. And this is why I love this channel. But do explore Radiohead. The list of song suggestions however would be way too long!
Hopefully you'll listen to some of the more complex works later. It's sad that such an artistic amazing band is known mostly for this song by most people. If she likes Pink Floyd and classical music, she'll definitely enjoy much of Radiohead. I can only imagine how you'd react to "Pyramid Song" or "How to Disappear Completely".