Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2017
  • Yokohama, Japan.
    May 11, 1995.
    Thom Yorke
    Jonny Greenwood

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  • @Hollowsmith
    @Hollowsmith 3 роки тому +6187

    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.

    • @beasternol
      @beasternol 3 роки тому +416

      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

    • @Giorgos_koutsoukos
      @Giorgos_koutsoukos 3 роки тому +33

      Amazingg

    • @danielcain8072
      @danielcain8072 3 роки тому +113

      Not disagreeing with the rest of your comment but this is not finger picked, it’s played with a flat pick

    • @mankulon790
      @mankulon790 3 роки тому +114

      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.

    • @charleshern6958
      @charleshern6958 3 роки тому +61

      I know how to play it how to sing it. But not both. Just an obvious presentation of hard work and dedication

  • @Obtainedcoot
    @Obtainedcoot 2 роки тому +256

    he’s honestly singing just as good if not even better than the studio version

  • @stevec6754
    @stevec6754 Рік тому +125

    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.

  • @MoistMusic
    @MoistMusic 3 місяці тому +57

    Anyone else still listening to this in 2024 ? I love it 🤘

  • @98josemam
    @98josemam 4 роки тому +950

    This version is even better than studio version

  • @francy3012
    @francy3012 3 роки тому +539

    Imagine going to the mall and coming back with a form of depression

    • @darrenrichards2065
      @darrenrichards2065 3 роки тому +39

      Luckily they don't speak english lol

    • @roeland99s
      @roeland99s 3 роки тому +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @SimonFlex
      @SimonFlex 2 роки тому +2

      Thahaha oh man, good one!

    • @user-wn1jf7pg6x
      @user-wn1jf7pg6x 2 роки тому +1

      @@darrenrichards2065 but they can understand wtf

    • @jv-si6lt
      @jv-si6lt 2 роки тому +1

      that made me laugh so hard man

  • @rockfriendmemo
    @rockfriendmemo Рік тому +59

    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 😔😔

    • @FallaciesofRelevance
      @FallaciesofRelevance 8 місяців тому +3

      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.

  • @enigmaofamigara
    @enigmaofamigara Місяць тому +43

    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.

    • @wintrysparrow
      @wintrysparrow Місяць тому +2

      he has the best singing voice I've ever heard, although most male singers sound the same to me

  • @JasonFanny
    @JasonFanny 3 роки тому +286

    This has gotta be the best version of Street Spirit ever performed. It's absolutely perfect.

  • @herozero96
    @herozero96 4 роки тому +356

    Japan had 1080p 60fps since 90s

  • @Sparty1966grad
    @Sparty1966grad Рік тому +79

    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.

    • @jollychild5842
      @jollychild5842 15 днів тому +2

      Japanese technology man + the camera quality is fucking incredible

  • @eloisewalker9632
    @eloisewalker9632 3 місяці тому +43

    His voice in the 90s was on another level.

    • @nerdienew911
      @nerdienew911 24 дні тому

      listen to Present Tense music video

  • @aset317
    @aset317 3 роки тому +377

    His voice was at its peak here. Absolutely beautiful tone and delivery.

    • @johngrotefeld6302
      @johngrotefeld6302 3 роки тому +28

      Bends era singing is my favourite for epicness

    • @ieuanphillips4963
      @ieuanphillips4963 3 роки тому +1

      Defs one of my faves

    • @MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6
      @MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 3 роки тому +9

      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

    • @somebraveapollo8211
      @somebraveapollo8211 3 роки тому +13

      "Exit Music" was his peak.

    • @sarac441
      @sarac441 3 роки тому +9

      @@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 🙃

  • @reiniervannek
    @reiniervannek 4 роки тому +323

    This is why i pay for my internet

  • @skj068
    @skj068 Рік тому +71

    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.

  • @poporithekokiri
    @poporithekokiri 2 роки тому +85

    One of the best live performance sings I've ever heard.

    • @projetnoon1108
      @projetnoon1108 2 роки тому

      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

  • @jaysmith6466
    @jaysmith6466 5 років тому +680

    thank you japan for amazing quality recording back in '95 .. wut a gem. amazing

    • @ChuckBoogerz
      @ChuckBoogerz 4 роки тому +29

      Amazing recording.

    • @markotwain
      @markotwain 4 роки тому

      Je redémarre enfin, du monde sur la route et clé bloquée dans la serrure

    • @joelwilcox5424
      @joelwilcox5424 3 роки тому +30

      I was just thinking this. This is one of the cleanest recordings of a live performance I've ever heard, especially for '95 wtf

    • @SkorpioN42069
      @SkorpioN42069 3 роки тому +4

      Bruh look at MTV unplugged in New York. A year earlier and it looks/sounds just as good if not better

    • @joelwilcox5424
      @joelwilcox5424 3 роки тому +1

      Verdugore thanks for the rec

  • @richardmcmillan4307
    @richardmcmillan4307 3 роки тому +135

    It’s as if Thom Yorke’s life depended on this vocal performance

  • @superclarendon8648
    @superclarendon8648 2 роки тому +83

    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.

    • @rithikprasad9806
      @rithikprasad9806 2 роки тому

      Especially when he sings fade out

    • @jamesm.3829
      @jamesm.3829 Рік тому +1

      You can really feel the desperation in his voice. A true song about death.

    • @lukaluukaa
      @lukaluukaa 6 місяців тому

      I agree, the way he sings out here is a lot better than the studio version

  • @pacheco2506
    @pacheco2506 Рік тому +53

    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

    • @Besseloff
      @Besseloff Рік тому +7

      Thom is the best singer in rock, by light years. The dynamics, the control, the emotion - unbelievable.

  • @crapsplayer
    @crapsplayer 5 років тому +236

    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...

  • @turnleftaticeland
    @turnleftaticeland 4 роки тому +260

    the fact that he can play a complicated picking part so perfectly and still deliver such an emotional, immersive vocal performance is astounding

    • @afterlife101spirit
      @afterlife101spirit 4 роки тому +2

      Well said.

    • @blackesteyes1133
      @blackesteyes1133 4 роки тому

      True that.

    • @ericmorrison8772
      @ericmorrison8772 3 роки тому

      it's actually very easy

    • @Sinoops
      @Sinoops 3 роки тому +18

      @@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.

    • @sickne3626
      @sickne3626 3 роки тому

      The hardest part of radiohead its not playing ....its singing

  • @huibui2978
    @huibui2978 21 день тому +27

    One of the best songs ever written

  • @N0v3LisT
    @N0v3LisT 8 місяців тому +45

    This will forever be my favorite Radiohead song.

  • @jameswarr1429
    @jameswarr1429 3 роки тому +196

    This song should be played at the end of the world.

    • @jeewuk7379
      @jeewuk7379 3 роки тому +2

      Decks Dark about

    • @MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6
      @MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeewuk7379 yep that’s the one. Or Identikit.

    • @elijahtheshirriff7331
      @elijahtheshirriff7331 3 роки тому +2

      @@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 Videotape, How to Disappear, alot of others lol

    • @ksangels8899
      @ksangels8899 3 роки тому +4

      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. 🌍

    • @dariuszdjuliusz8433
      @dariuszdjuliusz8433 3 роки тому

      @@ksangels8899 Same. Episode made me revisit the song, this performance is epic sans drums and I'm a drummer.

  • @jeremyhead7546
    @jeremyhead7546 4 роки тому +256

    his voice was pretty near God level at this time

    • @jaievans6655
      @jaievans6655 4 роки тому +15

      Pete McJames It still is

    • @fauhwn
      @fauhwn 4 роки тому +41

      @@jaievans6655 yes it is but old yorke can't really sing the way he used to. still love his voice though

  • @mariscait4084
    @mariscait4084 8 місяців тому +36

    Thom's voice is just INCREDIBLE. I can't believe this is a live performance

  • @francescafelice8479
    @francescafelice8479 5 днів тому +14

    Probably one of the best live performances i've ever seen😮

    • @Crash-Rest-Yummy
      @Crash-Rest-Yummy 2 дні тому

      Try Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)🙂

  • @redknight1825
    @redknight1825 3 роки тому +311

    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.

    • @EminenceB
      @EminenceB 3 роки тому +48

      was that pun intended? cause that's fucked up lol

    • @rdot5113
      @rdot5113 3 роки тому +6

      yooo

    • @Lethabrainzblo
      @Lethabrainzblo 3 роки тому +1

      So funny

    • @bagofj3117
      @bagofj3117 2 роки тому +1

      lol mate funny but also you sick fuck haha

    • @angrygoat2513
      @angrygoat2513 2 роки тому +2

      Don’t you mean like 2 atomic bombs?

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks 3 роки тому +317

    Notice how the Japanese Audience is so respectful and waited until the very end to show their appreciation?

    • @mateusoliveira9426
      @mateusoliveira9426 3 роки тому +11

      Really

    • @1nthend832
      @1nthend832 3 роки тому +3

      Everyone does that...

    • @DemRise1999
      @DemRise1999 3 роки тому +13

      @@1nthend832 Not everytime, With radiohead is relatively common, Usually happens with Exit music

    • @LEFTFIELDMEDIALTD
      @LEFTFIELDMEDIALTD 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah, I think it’s called applause. Interesting concept.

    • @jackking5567
      @jackking5567 2 роки тому +1

      I wonder if at the time they realised they'd just witnessed an incredible moment in music history.

  • @beevee24
    @beevee24 Рік тому +33

    Could be the best vocal performance I've ever seen by Thom.

    • @granolaz.
      @granolaz. Рік тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/BY9DWD6CRDQ/v-deo.html
      Motion Picture Soundtrack demo on OKNOTOK cassette

  • @willswan8896
    @willswan8896 Рік тому +71

    whoever is listening to this masterpiece in 2023 in a LEGEND!

    • @synthwave.melancholy
      @synthwave.melancholy Рік тому +1

      stop with the feel good narcissism mate, we're just humans, just like the ones who listen to cardi b, nothing more nothing less.

    • @Bhatt_Hole
      @Bhatt_Hole 11 місяців тому

      @@synthwave.melancholy cept, the ones who listen to that vile woman are....stoopid

    • @ayyeclipse6204
      @ayyeclipse6204 Місяць тому

      @@synthwave.melancholystop with the moral high ground mate

    • @synthwave.melancholy
      @synthwave.melancholy Місяць тому

      @@ayyeclipse6204 yeah I was in that phase man lmao, I still stand by my words but I'm learning to not be so much of a preacher about it

    • @kennyhalpenny3808
      @kennyhalpenny3808 Місяць тому

      It's 2024 and here I am, in the future or are you in the past? Great tune though

  • @mikesherwood5975
    @mikesherwood5975 3 роки тому +88

    When a live performance is better than the album version.

    • @briansturges9236
      @briansturges9236 3 роки тому +2

      AMEN!!!

    • @markrobertson2774
      @markrobertson2774 2 роки тому +4

      I want to Nominate this Performance ,into The Hall of Fame of Greatest live Performances Ever...Thank You God...

  • @seanvieux5814
    @seanvieux5814 5 років тому +68

    Thom yorkes voice is just incredible .......

  • @ryankocienski9189
    @ryankocienski9189 Рік тому +29

    The crowd has no idea that theyve witnessed live musical perfection.

  • @lilbodybigheartxo333
    @lilbodybigheartxo333 9 місяців тому +33

    Thom Yorke literally sings the exact same if not better than the actual recorded song. He’s amazing!

  • @collapsingspace
    @collapsingspace 5 років тому +166

    This was recorded in japan.... that explains 1080p

    • @haralabospap7091
      @haralabospap7091 5 років тому +23

      If I didn't know Radiohead and someone told me this video is from 2006 I would believe him. The video quality is amazing.

    • @evan8tor21
      @evan8tor21 5 років тому +1

      Aditya mishra as far as I know, we didn’t get high def sports games until 2003. Maybe just Canada?

    • @cristroke
      @cristroke 5 років тому

      japan amazing

  • @Whorechestra
    @Whorechestra 4 роки тому +57

    The clarity of Thom’s voice in the chorus and the “immerse your soul in love” line... frisson.

    • @bohemiandream6259
      @bohemiandream6259 3 роки тому +2

      It gave me an actual Stendhal Syndrome experience

  • @willibacker1092
    @willibacker1092 3 місяці тому +33

    You just can't do it better. Literally everything about this song is perfect.

  • @simulatedbass
    @simulatedbass 2 роки тому +65

    I watch this all the time. I can't explain how much I love this performance.

    • @titosofi3477
      @titosofi3477 2 роки тому +3

      I watch this all time too

    • @simulatedbass
      @simulatedbass 2 роки тому +6

      @@titosofi3477 Literally one of the greatest songs ever written

    • @shushimushi
      @shushimushi 2 роки тому +5

      I love it too, but makes me feel sensitive and emotionally overwhelming 🙆

    • @Mehwei
      @Mehwei 2 роки тому +7

      I do too, so good

    • @scotrubi5296
      @scotrubi5296 2 роки тому +2

      Same here read thoms explains what this song is about in a article its DARK..

  • @nesfan8
    @nesfan8 2 роки тому +33

    If you ever think you are useless, just imagine how that microphone in front of Jonny feels

  • @karengp162
    @karengp162 4 роки тому +84

    3:16 Jonny's head sway, Thom's closed-eye vocals... they don't just play a song, they inhabit it...

  • @ruleofapollo7336
    @ruleofapollo7336 Рік тому +34

    Thoms voice is angelic man. The skill to pick those chords while singing and keeping your breathing under control is hella underrated too

    • @Pazaluz
      @Pazaluz 11 місяців тому +3

      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!

  • @sethwheeler3531
    @sethwheeler3531 Рік тому +39

    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.

  • @jackdudley0140
    @jackdudley0140 5 років тому +145

    Thom Yorke is the only singer I know that sounds the same live vs in recordings

    • @zenithquasar9623
      @zenithquasar9623 5 років тому +8

      Broaden who you listen to tbh.

    • @edouardmartin4571
      @edouardmartin4571 5 років тому +19

      Matt Bellamy tho

    • @shrink4693
      @shrink4693 5 років тому

      Try jason mraz

    • @hernendezsanchez7646
      @hernendezsanchez7646 4 роки тому +7

      @@edouardmartin4571 you beat me to it
      Matthew bellamy is always on point live. Even running up the stage or mid riff...

    • @fischer55
      @fischer55 4 роки тому +3

      Eddie vedder

  • @drsteele4749
    @drsteele4749 4 роки тому +71

    Yorke is a remarkable talent.

  • @iiswoz
    @iiswoz Рік тому +55

    Possibly, the best live vocals ever.

    • @gretschabel1692
      @gretschabel1692 Рік тому +4

      Also try Jeff Buckley live at the BBC

    • @alberlusconi1
      @alberlusconi1 Рік тому

      @@gretschabel1692 Great shout

    • @josephk8469
      @josephk8469 Рік тому +1

      @@gretschabel1692 Jeff Buckley lyric is meh

    • @timwhite8685
      @timwhite8685 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/_tdPuCzdYsA/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
      ua-cam.com/video/KVybZvrIbOM/v-deo.html

  • @mandm4318
    @mandm4318 Рік тому +47

    I play this more than the original. This is perfect.

    • @rileytipper5110
      @rileytipper5110 Рік тому +3

      For real me too , when I found the original I thought this is the greatest song of all time , this live performance just brings it to a whole new level , Thoms vocals are just insanely good , can feel every word and note, he was revolutionary Radiohead are the greatest band of all time and no one can change my mind

    • @Running4Daze
      @Running4Daze Рік тому

      Too bad I can’t purchase or download on iPhone

  • @NicHills
    @NicHills 4 роки тому +47

    Anyone else losing track of how many times they have found themselves back here watching this amazing performance....

    • @shahidullah5983
      @shahidullah5983 4 роки тому +1

      Nic & Andrea Hills what the fuck are u looking through my phone camera or something? That’s so accurate

    • @aidaalp1005
      @aidaalp1005 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely me!

  • @mustafahasanoztas9701
    @mustafahasanoztas9701 5 років тому +56

    Thom's voice is clean af

  • @user-ve3vy1od7w
    @user-ve3vy1od7w 3 місяці тому +29

    Feb 2024, still one of the best live performances ever. Excellent work. Thank you for you contribution to mankind's development.

  • @Hollowsmith
    @Hollowsmith 2 роки тому +34

    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.

  • @Hollowsmith
    @Hollowsmith 2 роки тому +49

    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.

  • @MonsieurG4
    @MonsieurG4 3 роки тому +61

    All those people in a Japanese 1995 shopping mall not knowing what masterpiece they just witnessed

  • @MrJpmcmenamin
    @MrJpmcmenamin 9 місяців тому +30

    People who say Thom Yorke can't sing should watch this.

    • @christiantaylor9309
      @christiantaylor9309 9 місяців тому +9

      Who says this?! Rolling stones ranked him 21 on their best singers of all time list. I thought that was quite generous tbh but I dont know how anyone could say he isn't good.

    • @kippvankuren1815
      @kippvankuren1815 9 місяців тому +8

      I have never heard anyone say he can't sing. He has amazing control and range.

    • @user-ey5xk5tj9r
      @user-ey5xk5tj9r 9 місяців тому

      He has middle skills, but the music he makes is beautiful and authentic

  • @user-wo9yb7ng1m
    @user-wo9yb7ng1m 2 роки тому +44

    This is the best Street Spirit performance I've ever heard! It's just magical!!!!

    • @myself6296
      @myself6296 2 роки тому +1

      Yes I sing it loud and clear! I do think I sound like tom Yorke, But my cat attacks the dog when I sing the high notes :(

  • @mateuszkunda9400
    @mateuszkunda9400 5 років тому +47

    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

  • @Hollowsmith
    @Hollowsmith 4 роки тому +59

    Thom is an underrated guitarist. Street Spirit is a pretty damn intricate melody to pick while simultaneously singing that beautifully.

    • @drsteele4749
      @drsteele4749 4 роки тому +4

      What? He's never been underrated at anything musical ever, especially playing guitar.

    • @wes_m
      @wes_m 4 роки тому +2

      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....

    • @lewisreutlingen
      @lewisreutlingen 4 роки тому +2

      Anyone can play guitar!

    • @brettwho7881
      @brettwho7881 4 роки тому

      He's not fingerpicking, he's using a pick.

  • @PM-fs2eg
    @PM-fs2eg 3 місяці тому +24

    What an incredible voice he has.

  • @krystalm4590
    @krystalm4590 Рік тому +27

    Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it still takes my breath away

  • @dagurjonsson
    @dagurjonsson 4 роки тому +53

    What a vocal performance.

    • @coryleblanc
      @coryleblanc 4 роки тому +10

      and guitar playing with the amount of string skipping involved its hard not to hit one accidently

    • @anon6875
      @anon6875 4 роки тому +6

      @@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.

    • @Pixelslet
      @Pixelslet 4 роки тому +1

      It's perfect

  • @Junkhead817
    @Junkhead817 4 роки тому +47

    Godamn. That's voice of his is insane. Studio quality shit right there

  • @christinatrahin2103
    @christinatrahin2103 9 місяців тому +29

    This song defines horror, sadness and beauty all the same time.. it’s my favorite Radiohead song

  • @mrdave4714
    @mrdave4714 Місяць тому +18

    This has to be one of the best acoustic versions of any song ever!

    • @mikman7107
      @mikman7107 27 днів тому

      So underrated this song. People who get it get it.

  • @coltinwimbish9361
    @coltinwimbish9361 5 років тому +35

    This is one of the best songs that Radiohead has made.

  • @zyzy7102
    @zyzy7102 4 роки тому +101

    this is honestly better than the studio version

  • @hydroponiccc
    @hydroponiccc 6 місяців тому +32

    thom's voice is incredible

  • @shuttenbach504
    @shuttenbach504 Рік тому +25

    this is even better than the original recording of it imo

  • @user-go4kx4ii8k
    @user-go4kx4ii8k 5 років тому +40

    That voice is majestic.

  • @Sionnach1601
    @Sionnach1601 5 років тому +48

    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.

  • @delsunreys
    @delsunreys 3 місяці тому +27

    I keep coming back here. I just can’t stop.

  • @ghaleon91lunar54
    @ghaleon91lunar54 2 роки тому +31

    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.

  • @Metaphix
    @Metaphix 4 роки тому +53

    This is my favorite version of this song on youtube

    • @borg_cube
      @borg_cube 4 роки тому +4

      Same, it's brilliant. Thom looks exhausted at the end.

  • @tobywalden7381
    @tobywalden7381 4 роки тому +55

    Thom nails every note in this. This is a joy to watch.

  • @russellmoyer591
    @russellmoyer591 10 місяців тому +21

    His voice is so haunting and perfect.

  • @austinbeige
    @austinbeige 2 роки тому +38

    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.

  • @jonathanjarvis1096
    @jonathanjarvis1096 4 роки тому +56

    What an amazing live performance. I’m actually stunned by how good he sounds.

  • @arbellfriday6613
    @arbellfriday6613 3 роки тому +43

    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.

  • @marcosgomes7681
    @marcosgomes7681 Рік тому +19

    I think people who can realize that this is a epic performance are blessed

  • @Johntheheadache
    @Johntheheadache Рік тому +23

    Imagine going to the mall and stopping by the TV's real quick for a Radiohead performance.

  • @ferragutfactory4928
    @ferragutfactory4928 3 роки тому +32

    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....."

  • @marjorie2521
    @marjorie2521 2 роки тому +34

    2 guys, 2 guitars, 1 voice...don't need anything else.

  • @scarlettthebrave7379
    @scarlettthebrave7379 Рік тому +29

    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

  • @TheIceyeddy
    @TheIceyeddy 2 роки тому +34

    Sick vocals, absolute top notch.

  • @kfr5018
    @kfr5018 2 роки тому +26

    This has to be one of the most powerful moments in music ever recorded.

  • @KimmiePatts
    @KimmiePatts 3 роки тому +39

    This is one of those songs you wish had no ending. 🧡

  • @GeflipteVlaflap
    @GeflipteVlaflap 2 роки тому +34

    This is one of the most depressing songs out there, I tell ya. It's also fucking perfect.

    • @rileytipper5110
      @rileytipper5110 2 роки тому +1

      Fr , if this song doesn’t play in my head as I die then idk what will .

    • @themetallicat666
      @themetallicat666 2 роки тому +1

      100%, it's as magical as it is daunting.

  • @andyp7539
    @andyp7539 3 місяці тому +30

    man, remember when musicians used to write songs?

    • @thomasapostolico2969
      @thomasapostolico2969 3 місяці тому +10

      thom yorke is still alive and still releasing songs, as well as many other artists

    • @countbravo7588
      @countbravo7588 2 місяці тому +5

      They still do inside and outside of the mainstream

  • @bibitzazju
    @bibitzazju 4 роки тому +169

    Thom: “Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn’t ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It’s called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn’t play it. I’d crack. I’d break down on stage. That’s why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That’s what’s meant by ‘all these things you’ll one day swallow whole’. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn’t have it in me to articulate the emotion. I’d crack…
    Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don’t realise what they’re listening to. They don’t realise that Street Spirit is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he’ll get the last laugh. And it’s real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I’d crack.
    I can’t believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That’s why I’m convinced that they don’t know what it’s about. It’s why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you’re going to have your dog put down and it’s wagging its tail on the way there. That’s what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn’t picked us as its catalysts, and so I don’t claim it. It asks too much. I didn’t write that song.”

    • @redknight1825
      @redknight1825 4 роки тому +11

      I think the answer is simple. The quality of his voice transcends the message. How he gets those notes with such feeling is quite frankly stunning. We become hypnotised by the quality of the sound and thus don't connect with its true meaning. Whether that is good or bad I don't now but perhaps that helps.

    • @zoniekat
      @zoniekat 4 роки тому +6

      That's amazing. Thank you for sharing. I have a hearing deficit and I can't hear the lyrics. Thoms voice is ethereal in this song. He sounds like an angel to me.

    • @redknight1825
      @redknight1825 4 роки тому

      @Nolan M. Proof?

    • @redknight1825
      @redknight1825 4 роки тому +2

      @Nolan M. If you contest it then it IS on you to prove it. Otherwise it is simply your word against his.

    • @redknight1825
      @redknight1825 4 роки тому

      @Nolan M. Can you offer evidence of that?
      It has no baring on this anyway. This is the web on a court of law.
      You accused the guy of being a liar. If someone called me a liar I would want them to prove it.
      Or are we all liars until proven innocent in your world?

  • @CalumnMcAulay
    @CalumnMcAulay 5 років тому +33

    Tom's vocals here are absolutely stunning - one of their best live performances!

  • @bradman7281
    @bradman7281 Рік тому +22

    Still think this is the best version of Street Spirit they've ever done.

  • @Preedism
    @Preedism Рік тому +27

    Wow. I mean he is just belting that shite out, no in-ear monitor or ANYTHING. Amazing vocals. Truly.

  • @dariosclark7136
    @dariosclark7136 4 роки тому +40

    Goddamn, this is the best live performance of any song I've ever heard, ever. Radiohead is the GOAT.

  • @meri528
    @meri528 4 роки тому +56

    his voice makes me wanna cry from sadness and happiness at the same time

    • @tobywalden7381
      @tobywalden7381 4 роки тому +4

      Meryem Nur Kaya That’s what I love about the Bends in whole, including Street Spirit. It’s like emergetically sad.

  • @bouledeberlin8741
    @bouledeberlin8741 11 місяців тому +24

    Fantastic version. I can't believe this is soon 30 years ago already. I'm getting old, help!

    • @druspida7959
      @druspida7959 10 місяців тому

      It helps me being grateful I was alive and got to enjoy music for this long.

  • @summeryboo-bp8xc
    @summeryboo-bp8xc Місяць тому +19

    Thom’s voice is a treasure

  • @hooksx
    @hooksx 3 роки тому +66

    Mark my words - these guys are going to be fairly successful some day.

    • @CronoXpono
      @CronoXpono 3 роки тому +9

      I can see it bro, I really, really can. :P lol
      On a serious note, imagine if Radiohead (from Pablo honey to current) came out right now. Psshh, if we thought they stood out in the packed 90's, can you just imagine them right now?!!?!?

    • @paulspaziante5766
      @paulspaziante5766 2 роки тому

      @@CronoXpono No kidding right?! Todays music is just brutal

  • @Luizxsilva
    @Luizxsilva 3 роки тому +43

    What voice. So talented. The best band of the last decades.

  • @garymarkham4538
    @garymarkham4538 Рік тому +24

    Undoubtedly one of the most beautifully haunting songs ever

    • @scotrubi5296
      @scotrubi5296 Рік тому +1

      Have you ever read what it's about??
      It that eventually were were going to destroy each other.
      Look where we are

    • @voiceover2191
      @voiceover2191 Рік тому +4

      @@scotrubi5296 It's about death, but nothing mentioned concerning mutual destruction, how did you get to that conclusion?

  • @JonnoDoesStuff
    @JonnoDoesStuff Місяць тому +22

    Tom waxing his finger at the start for easier picking. Pure musicianship