To non guitar players, they may not appreciate how hard it is to perform an intricate picking melody the entire length of the song while simultaneously singing in a vocal line that allows for almost no breaks and really long breath holds. Thom makes it look like the easiest thing in the world.
I've always admired Thom's singing skills, but lately I started to admire his guitar playing as well. Combining them must be a devil's thing few people achieve
I learned how to play it, and it's hard to keep going on this rhythm, not to mention the fact that you have to play the same exact time as another person.
when someone has incredible lung capacity, clear and soft tone, natural vibrato, consistent guitar picking, you have the raw talent of Thom Yorke. Sitting behind my computer screen and completely zoned in. hope the audience was as well.
It's really incredible with both guitars picking and the vocals captivates you into a too and fro motion get carried away with the whole thing incredible 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏
All hail to the thief All hail to the thief But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not Don't question my authority or put me in a box 'Cause I'm not 'Cause I'm not Oh go and tell the king That the sky is falling in But it's not But it's not But it's not Maybe not Maybe not
@@somebraveapollo8211I hear ya! The entire “OK Computer” album is STUNNING & Yes Omgoodness YEAAAS! “Exit Music” (for a film) -from “Ok Computer” . There’s no doubting both “The Bends” and “Ok Computer” were Sublime and defining. My partner & I “debate” (in jest) as to which of those 2 particular Radiohead Album’s is better. Hehe 🙃
@@ericmorrison8772 Yeah the picking part isn't actually that hard, it's easy to play it a few timesheets. But it's not easy to play it for almost 5 minutes straight while singing and barely getting a moment to a breathe.
thom has arguably the best technical singing ability of any other man in alternative music. he never strains, his breath capacity is insane, and his tone is always just as good as it is on albums. he really is something else.
For sure, it's something, but what do you think about this performance. Musicians, singer ...? ua-cam.com/video/OorZcOzNcgE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DeepPurpleOfficial
Confused? This is from 1995 but the sound quality is one of the best I have ever heard. 2 people sound like an orchestra. Here we are 28 years later and praying for a big tour.
Considering they take the situation so casually, this is simply an astounding performance. Just two guitars and one voice and the sound blows the room to pieces like an atomic bomb.
thom yorke probably has one of the most gorgeous voices of all time, and the fact that he’s entirely self-taught with no vocal training is incredible. god, i’m so in love with this man 😔😔
maybe just a few have noticed the amazing and well controlled, fast and beautiful VIBRATO on Tom's singing voice plus the fact that Johnny was playing perfectly even with a cast on his arm
I think this might be better than the actual album version. The vocal’s so alive and haunting, and the stripped down and harmonious doubled-acoustic instrumental gives it that perfect intimate feel.
It writ itself, "Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; it's 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.” Tom Yorke.
I literally can't believe he sang that, like that... I think this has just become my favourite live performance that I've ever seen..... The song is spectacular anyway but the fact he can sing it live so totally perfectly is just insane....
Agreed. It's definitely a tricky one to sing and play at the same time, however, with lots of practice your muscle memory eventually takes over. 'Body Snatchers' is another tough one to sing and play as well but Thom makes it look effortless. Such a brilliant musician....
It's really incredible how long he can hold those notes for.. I can play this on guitar and sing, but it's almost impossible for me to sing it like he did. What makes it more amazing is that he's a lot smaller than i am!
I'm always stunned how Thom was able to sing 'Fade out again' and 'Immerse your soul in love' parts without taking any breath in between the words and still sounding so perfect. Amazing
Thom about this song " 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....."
His performance is OFF THE CHARTS. It is so rare to see an artist who, sick to death maybe of replaying the same material, still, remembers the very same emotion and agony which drove them to write the song in the first place, and can still convey it in its essence in a live gig. This man is the genuine of genuine articles.
One of the most beautiful and talented musical performances ever captured on camera. The guitars, the vocals and the moment...pure talent and on the spot. We're blessed to have this.
To anyone that thinks Radiohead is mesmerizing due to effects and gadgetry, I present you two acoustic guitars and one voice through a regular microphone. Still mesmerizing.
The funniest part about Japanese culture is no matter how bleak the artistic interaction is, they respond with the upbeat type of attitude you'd expect from a kid's Saturday morning cartoon.
Never been any kind of RadioHead fan or actually never much cared for their music at all but this video, I'm utterly addicted. Took 15 years for me to have a son who grew up and introduced me to this magic. Good things come to those who wait! 😊
For me, this is the greatest live performance of any song ever. Listened to many times now, and it's still as haunting and mesmerising as the first time. Incredible performance by incredible musicians
also check out Give up the Ghost here on YT, the one where they are live on Kimmel or one of those talk shows. It is the most beautiful performance.. so otherworldly:)
My son learned this first thing he taught himself to play guitar at 11. He’s very talented and loves Radiohead decades after I did. We had frequent electricity blackouts in that neighbourhood and he would bring his acoustic down and play this for his younger siblings ( and me) while they held light sticks in the dark I love this song anyway but it’s extra special for the memories
I just heard this for the first time during the end scene of The Handmaid's Tale - season 4, episode 3. I can't stop listening to it. Perfect for the end of the world. 🌍
I've been a Radiohead fan for as long as I can remember and I've somehow missed this. What an incredible performance even by Radiohead's standards. Sadly the presenters didn't seem to register what they had just witnessed. I would have been speechlees and in total awe.
This song describe perfect how you feel when you can't find a valid reason for which live.Then you ask why you should keep live when you find out that your life doesn't have any meaning. Thorm yorke can describe with this marvellous voice this excruciating discovery.
To non guitar players, they may not appreciate how hard it is to perform an intricate picking melody the entire length of the song while simultaneously singing in a vocal line that allows for almost no breaks and really long breath holds. Thom makes it look like the easiest thing in the world.
I've always admired Thom's singing skills, but lately I started to admire his guitar playing as well. Combining them must be a devil's thing few people achieve
Amazingg
Not disagreeing with the rest of your comment but this is not finger picked, it’s played with a flat pick
I learned how to play it, and it's hard to keep going on this rhythm, not to mention the fact that you have to play the same exact time as another person.
I know how to play it how to sing it. But not both. Just an obvious presentation of hard work and dedication
he’s honestly singing just as good if not even better than the studio version
Instant suspendu
Prefer this version to the studio version. Wish it was Spotify, I always pull up UA-cam to listen to this.
Such talent is undermined a lot of times by the older bands
Radiohead is supreme. They just are. 😌💫🙌🏻🙏🏻 Healing!
Thats why I hate Spotify, it doesnt have this ones
when someone has incredible lung capacity, clear and soft tone, natural vibrato, consistent guitar picking, you have the raw talent of Thom Yorke. Sitting behind my computer screen and completely zoned in. hope the audience was as well.
It's really incredible with both guitars picking and the vocals captivates you into a too and fro motion get carried away with the whole thing incredible 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏
Том очень крут...
Imagine being in that audience. Imagine carrying the memory of hearing it there live for the rest of your life. Magical.
This has gotta be the best version of Street Spirit ever performed. It's absolutely perfect.
Totally agree. What vocals...
I agree.
thank you japan for amazing quality recording back in '95 .. wut a gem. amazing
Amazing recording.
Je redémarre enfin, du monde sur la route et clé bloquée dans la serrure
I was just thinking this. This is one of the cleanest recordings of a live performance I've ever heard, especially for '95 wtf
Bruh look at MTV unplugged in New York. A year earlier and it looks/sounds just as good if not better
Verdugore thanks for the rec
His voice was at its peak here. Absolutely beautiful tone and delivery.
Bends era singing is my favourite for epicness
Defs one of my faves
All hail to the thief
All hail to the thief
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
Don't question my authority or put me in a box
'Cause I'm not
'Cause I'm not
Oh go and tell the king
That the sky is falling in
But it's not
But it's not
But it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not
"Exit Music" was his peak.
@@somebraveapollo8211I hear ya! The entire “OK Computer” album is STUNNING & Yes Omgoodness YEAAAS! “Exit Music” (for a film) -from “Ok Computer” . There’s no doubting both “The Bends” and “Ok Computer” were Sublime and defining. My partner & I “debate” (in jest) as to which of those 2 particular Radiohead Album’s is better. Hehe 🙃
That’s the kind of performance that would bring a noisy pub to a stand still!! Absolutely sensational
This version is even better than studio version
98josemam love the acoustic
Ikr it's so intense, his voice is perfect too.
Rt
Infinitely better
Spark to brain
It’s as if Thom Yorke’s life depended on this vocal performance
the fact that he can play a complicated picking part so perfectly and still deliver such an emotional, immersive vocal performance is astounding
Well said.
True that.
it's actually very easy
@@ericmorrison8772 Yeah the picking part isn't actually that hard, it's easy to play it a few timesheets. But it's not easy to play it for almost 5 minutes straight while singing and barely getting a moment to a breathe.
The hardest part of radiohead its not playing ....its singing
Chills. How he holds the notes perfectly with that Thom Yorke signature vibrato while perfectly guitar picking is pure talent. Love this band so much.
Wow.... Could you imagine... "I'm going to the mall to get some socks..." end up watching Radiohead. WOW. What a great song that is perfectly done...
that would be a good day
Fuck man..
thom has arguably the best technical singing ability of any other man in alternative music. he never strains, his breath capacity is insane, and his tone is always just as good as it is on albums. he really is something else.
@@wintrysparrowah yes Devin Townsend, Layne Staley, Serj Tarkian all sound the exact same for sure bro
@@Edge9404female singers sound more similar than male singers they still are not the same tho
One of the best live performance sings I've ever heard.
For sure, it's something, but what do you think about this performance. Musicians, singer ...?
ua-cam.com/video/OorZcOzNcgE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DeepPurpleOfficial
Confused? This is from 1995 but the sound quality is one of the best I have ever heard. 2 people sound like an orchestra. Here we are 28 years later and praying for a big tour.
Japanese technology man + the camera quality is fucking incredible
also 12 string guitar
Japan had 1080p 60fps since 90s
Tru
@enid 😂
I believe its 30interlaced footage because of old TVs lol.
Considering they take the situation so casually, this is simply an astounding performance. Just two guitars and one voice and the sound blows the room to pieces like an atomic bomb.
was that pun intended? cause that's fucked up lol
yooo
So funny
lol mate funny but also you sick fuck haha
Don’t you mean like 2 atomic bombs?
Imagine going to the mall and coming back with a form of depression
Luckily they don't speak english lol
😂😂😂😂
Thahaha oh man, good one!
@@darrenrichards2065 but they can understand wtf
that made me laugh so hard man
WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS?!? Holy shit I’ve never heard anyone sound this good maybe ever. Fuckin brilliant
It’s My fav performance of all time. It’s the definition of music to my ears.
thom yorke probably has one of the most gorgeous voices of all time, and the fact that he’s entirely self-taught with no vocal training is incredible.
god, i’m so in love with this man 😔😔
Articles from the 90s said he had a vocal coach, and it's part of why he quit smoking. He was good here obviously but not entirely self-taught.
Anyone else still listening to this in 2024 ? I love it 🤘
Yep, incredible performance ❤
That voice, wow ❤
Yesssir ❤
Yep. I still have the CD I bought in 1995. Same emotions, shivers, you get the picture...
yeah mate
Thom yorkes voice is just incredible .......
maybe just a few have noticed the amazing and well controlled, fast and beautiful VIBRATO on Tom's singing voice plus the fact that Johnny was playing perfectly even with a cast on his arm
Thom is the best singer in rock, by light years. The dynamics, the control, the emotion - unbelievable.
I think this might be better than the actual album version. The vocal’s so alive and haunting, and the stripped down and harmonious doubled-acoustic instrumental gives it that perfect intimate feel.
Especially when he sings fade out
You can really feel the desperation in his voice. A true song about death.
I agree, the way he sings out here is a lot better than the studio version
One of the best songs ever written
It writ itself, "Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; it's 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.”
Tom Yorke.
I literally can't believe he sang that, like that... I think this has just become my favourite live performance that I've ever seen..... The song is spectacular anyway but the fact he can sing it live so totally perfectly is just insane....
And while playing the guitar.
Thom's voice is just INCREDIBLE. I can't believe this is a live performance
Notice how the Japanese Audience is so respectful and waited until the very end to show their appreciation?
Really
Everyone does that...
@@1nthend832 Not everytime, With radiohead is relatively common, Usually happens with Exit music
Yeah, I think it’s called applause. Interesting concept.
I wonder if at the time they realised they'd just witnessed an incredible moment in music history.
This will forever be my favorite Radiohead song.
Agreed
Thom is an underrated guitarist. Street Spirit is a pretty damn intricate melody to pick while simultaneously singing that beautifully.
What? He's never been underrated at anything musical ever, especially playing guitar.
Agreed. It's definitely a tricky one to sing and play at the same time, however, with lots of practice your muscle memory eventually takes over. 'Body Snatchers' is another tough one to sing and play as well but Thom makes it look effortless. Such a brilliant musician....
Anyone can play guitar!
He's not fingerpicking, he's using a pick.
2025 is here, and it’s still my favorite live performance ❤
You just can't do it better. Literally everything about this song is perfect.
Could be the best vocal performance I've ever seen by Thom.
ua-cam.com/video/BY9DWD6CRDQ/v-deo.html
Motion Picture Soundtrack demo on OKNOTOK cassette
The clarity of Thom’s voice in the chorus and the “immerse your soul in love” line... frisson.
It gave me an actual Stendhal Syndrome experience
Thoms voice is angelic man. The skill to pick those chords while singing and keeping your breathing under control is hella underrated too
It's really incredible how long he can hold those notes for.. I can play this on guitar and sing, but it's almost impossible for me to sing it like he did. What makes it more amazing is that he's a lot smaller than i am!
I watch this all the time. I can't explain how much I love this performance.
I watch this all time too
@@titosofi3477 Literally one of the greatest songs ever written
I love it too, but makes me feel sensitive and emotionally overwhelming 🙆
I do too, so good
Same here read thoms explains what this song is about in a article its DARK..
Yorke is a remarkable talent.
Truly.
Hes a genius
I'm always stunned how Thom was able to sing 'Fade out again' and 'Immerse your soul in love' parts without taking any breath in between the words and still sounding so perfect. Amazing
One of the best vocal performances of all time
That voice is majestic.
Thom nails every note in this. This is a joy to watch.
Thom about this song " 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....."
This song defines horror, sadness and beauty all the same time.. it’s my favorite Radiohead song
Feb 2024, still one of the best live performances ever. Excellent work. Thank you for you contribution to mankind's development.
What an incredible voice he has.
Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it still takes my breath away
His voice in the 90s was on another level.
listen to Present Tense music video
His performance is OFF THE CHARTS. It is so rare to see an artist who, sick to death maybe of replaying the same material, still, remembers the very same emotion and agony which drove them to write the song in the first place, and can still convey it in its essence in a live gig.
This man is the genuine of genuine articles.
I keep coming back here. I just can’t stop.
What an amazing live performance. I’m actually stunned by how good he sounds.
One of the most beautiful and talented musical performances ever captured on camera. The guitars, the vocals and the moment...pure talent and on the spot. We're blessed to have this.
Well shit. Tom's voice is one of an angel. Completely pure, with no suggestion of roughness. This is an artist in the most purest of forms.
This is one of the best songs that Radiohead has made.
This is the best Street Spirit performance I've ever heard! It's just magical!!!!
Probably one of the best live performances i've ever seen😮
Try Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)🙂
Tom's vocals here are absolutely stunning - one of their best live performances!
This is one of those songs you wish had no ending. 🧡
What voice. So talented. The best band of the last decades.
One of the best live performances of all time. Prove me wrong.
nope. you r right.
To anyone that thinks Radiohead is mesmerizing due to effects and gadgetry, I present you two acoustic guitars and one voice through a regular microphone. Still mesmerizing.
This is why i pay for my internet
That’s right can’t beat the music on here
3:16 Jonny's head sway, Thom's closed-eye vocals... they don't just play a song, they inhabit it...
Block out any distractions, 100% focus.
Wanker
Well said bro 😎🤙
His voice is so haunting and perfect.
Goddamn, this is the best live performance of any song I've ever heard, ever. Radiohead is the GOAT.
his voice makes me wanna cry from sadness and happiness at the same time
Meryem Nur Kaya That’s what I love about the Bends in whole, including Street Spirit. It’s like emergetically sad.
The funniest part about Japanese culture is no matter how bleak the artistic interaction is, they respond with the upbeat type of attitude you'd expect from a kid's Saturday morning cartoon.
Thom is an angel. I’m obsessed with Radiohead
Me tooooo
What a vocal performance.
and guitar playing with the amount of string skipping involved its hard not to hit one accidently
@@coryleblanc Yeah, singing this song and playing it at the same time without missing one note is a feat. Thom Yorke is an exceptional musician.
It's perfect
Thom Yorke literally sings the exact same if not better than the actual recorded song. He’s amazing!
I'd say better live
@@ericegle for sure
Anyone else losing track of how many times they have found themselves back here watching this amazing performance....
Nic & Andrea Hills what the fuck are u looking through my phone camera or something? That’s so accurate
Definitely me!
Best performance of this song. Unearthly.
This has to be one of the most powerful moments in music ever recorded.
Thom's voice is clean af
It really is one of the best songs ever written. People will be listening to this 100 years from now.
thom's voice is incredible
The voice, the voice, the voice is so pure, what a gifted man.
amazing talent.
Never been any kind of RadioHead fan or actually never much cared for their music at all but this video, I'm utterly addicted. Took 15 years for me to have a son who grew up and introduced me to this magic. Good things come to those who wait! 😊
Welcome to the ride. It is one way with no return..!!
I'm afraid I'm on the same boat as well. I don't understand why I didn't listen to this music before. I love it so much!
This song is amazing. And this live performance is as good as it gets. Thom is such a brilliant musician. His voice on Street Spirit...... wow.
Thom Yorke's voice is unbelievable
For me, this is the greatest live performance of any song ever. Listened to many times now, and it's still as haunting and mesmerising as the first time. Incredible performance by incredible musicians
This and sail to the moon at glastonbury 2003
This is special, but his voice on 'Like Spinning Plates' live?ua-cam.com/video/M7YX_ObtmsM/v-deo.html I get chills every time....
also check out Give up the Ghost here on YT, the one where they are live on Kimmel or one of those talk shows. It is the most beautiful performance.. so otherworldly:)
I just went and found it for y’all.. it deserves to be seen:
ua-cam.com/video/bOqZ-p5eU1Y/v-deo.html
One of Thom's best performances, his voice is heard flawlessly here
Carlos Sánchez RIP ;(
This has to be one of the best acoustic versions of any song ever!
So underrated this song. People who get it get it.
My son learned this first thing he taught himself to play guitar at 11. He’s very talented and loves Radiohead decades after I did. We had frequent electricity blackouts in that neighbourhood and he would bring his acoustic down and play this for his younger siblings ( and me) while they held light sticks in the dark
I love this song anyway but it’s extra special for the memories
This song should be played at the end of the world.
Decks Dark about
@@jeewuk7379 yep that’s the one. Or Identikit.
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 Videotape, How to Disappear, alot of others lol
I just heard this for the first time during the end scene of The Handmaid's Tale - season 4, episode 3. I can't stop listening to it. Perfect for the end of the world. 🌍
@@ksangels8899 Same. Episode made me revisit the song, this performance is epic sans drums and I'm a drummer.
This is such an iconical moment in music history, the band, the name, the song the style the lyrics the place everything.
frequently visit this song's version, just blows my mind away every goddamn time.
Godamn. That's voice of his is insane. Studio quality shit right there
I've been a Radiohead fan for as long as I can remember and I've somehow missed this. What an incredible performance even by Radiohead's standards. Sadly the presenters didn't seem to register what they had just witnessed. I would have been speechlees and in total awe.
This is honestly so beautiful I can’t put it into words.
Best version of this song.
The dynamics in this song are just absolutely spot on. They hold back when they need to and push when it's necessary. Just perfect.
This song describe perfect how you feel when you can't find a valid reason for which live.Then you ask why you should keep live when you find out that your life doesn't have any meaning. Thorm yorke can describe with this marvellous voice this excruciating discovery.
Thom's voice is so haunting . His voice box is an instrument not unlike any other.
@@wintrysparrow the larynx
@@wintrysparrow the organ where your vocal cords are and the reason you can speak in the first place.
@@wintrysparrow awesome, what do you want me to do about it?
Потрясающее исполнение!Вокал исполнителя ❤
Best performance of this song
An absurdly good vocal performance. Just unbelievable.
The voice of an Angel.
thom's voice in mid 90s was really strong
what a voice and what a song
Undoubtedly one of the most beautifully haunting songs ever
Have you ever read what it's about??
It that eventually were were going to destroy each other.
Look where we are
@@scotrubi5296 It's about death, but nothing mentioned concerning mutual destruction, how did you get to that conclusion?
Fantastic version. I can't believe this is soon 30 years ago already. I'm getting old, help!
It helps me being grateful I was alive and got to enjoy music for this long.
I do not think I have heard a better version of this song by anyone (including Radiohead), ever.
So pure.
I totally agree,his voice was at its best right here,pure perfection,and it sounds fantastic just with the two guitars. Best ever performance