Tbh, the themes of comfort at the beginning and end, the sense of security, warmth, and reassurance, dont really fit in with OK Computer. The paranoia, alienation filled tracks from paranoid android to no surprises has a very heavy anxious mood. Still, very deserving of a Single though.
I love Radiohead but they have nothing on the Smashing Pumpkins' B-Sides. Mellon Collie, arguably one of the greatest albums of all time, had a 5-CD-Box-Set full of top quality B-Sides
@@ck891 that's nonsense. My point stands: when it comes to the amount and quality of B-Sides the Pumpkins blow Radiohead out of the water and that's also not surprising seeing as the Pumpkins put out about ten times as many b-sides as Radiohead if not more.
Background of this song that I’m sure most are aware of but I’ll say it anyway: This song was originally written for The Bends. They performed it live a couple of times in 1996. They tried to develop it more to put it on OK Computer, but they thought the commercial potential of the song was too stressful, so they never finished it. The live version and some early studio versions are much more explosive and loud, and were a fan favorite for unreleased/bootlegged songs. In 2017, for the 20th anniversary of OK Computer, they released a finished version of the song. Along with a music video of Thom in a lift, visiting different rooms, with cameos from characters from other music videos. Such as the kid from Paranoid Android at 2:52.
I think the guy walking with a cane who couldn't catch the lift could be resembling the man from the "karma police" mv (similar clothing) with another theory relating the "man of war" mv when it comes to the mans looks
It is definitely more outwardly uplifting than many songs they've done, but for sure I think In Rainbows is one of their more feel good albums. Very energetic and positive. Weird Fishes never fails to make me crack a smile.
For you guys who want the lyric This is the place Sit down, you're safe now You've been stuck in a lift We've been trying to reach you, Thom This is the place It won't hurt ever again The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly-up Empty all your pockets 'Cause it's time to come home This is the place Remember me I'm the face you always see You've been stuck in a lift In the belly of a whale At the bottom of the ocean The smell of air-conditioning The fish are belly-up Empty all your pockets 'Cause it's time to come home The smell of air-conditioning The fish are belly-up Let it go Today is the first day of the rest of your days So lighten up, squirt
why does everyone keep messing up the last line? It's 'squat', not 'squirt'. When someone gets stuck in an elevator they're told to squat down. The song is literally about the fear of getting stuck in an elevator, not orgasms lol
I like the idea that Thom here has just accepted the slow drag of life and descended until the eventual end-- where he wouldn't have to be stuck anymore. In the end, we are all on the same lift together. There is an end to the descent. And you don't have to cut the descent short. Accept that your doors will open to strange places and people, and friends will come and press all of the floors. Whether you accept that or not, everyone wants you to stick around for a couple more floors. So stick around. Stick around with all of us and just... "let it go".
For a brief moment, the "01" in the elevator display turns into an "OK", then the doors open and Thom sees someone who looks like himself but isn't. That, I think, is Radiohead's lead singer looking back at the man he used to be when he made OK Computer. He walks toward that person, but he isn't himself anymore - there is only one Thom, and they ain't him. They turn around to face the real one; he stays put, looking back at them. Even though he pressed "01" on the panel, he won't join them because they are not his destination. Rather, he contemplates the OK floor briefly, then moves on (presumably) to the ground floor where he needs to attend to real-life matters - hence the bags.
I love everything about this. Thom and his amazing coat. The 1997 vibes. The old school music video. Every time Radiohead release an album someone starts a rumour they're doing 'guitar music' again. Well these bonus songs are as though they did. I'm in heaven.
tal yorke I'm gonna bite him with my Pearly teeth while we're Nude. I don't care if I'll look like a Creep as long as the elevator's going down 'cause Down is the New Up.
Man, you can't say lift isn't one of the most emotional songs RH have ever made. because it's so.. applicable to everything. I see it as acceptance of living a mundane life, but being happy because life is still a blessing, so enjoy your journey, until it's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmeee to come home. small edit: when watching the music video i saw at around 2:57 Thom is speaking to the electrician changing the lights, it's like "oh how are you doing that in a moving lift?" genuinely looks like he's actually asking, knowing Thom, he probably was. adorable
I hope the fact that they made and posted a video for this song at this point in Thom's life means he's getting better. We love you, Thom. Don't let the depression or the malaise of modern life take you. Don't let the awful thoughts and feelings that they engender take you. You can be content, you can live rather than kill time. So keep trying, and try the best you can. The best you can is good enough.
Living in Oxford, I've seen him in town quite frequently. Last time I saw him was 2 months ago, crossing the road in this same exact green coat and white shoes!!! It was the closest I got to him, and all I could say is: "I love you man!!!" He got sooo embarrassed :))) My girlfriend told me later that I didn't just say it, I've actually shouted at him. Ouch! It was one of those cathartic moments.
I've been visiting Oxford for a long time and actually bumped into him the other weekend :) I was so happy i couldn't believe it. Had Agnes with him so I didn't want to keep him but just basically told him I've been listening for about 25 years and he's amazing 😄also briefly discussed prophet synths which was awesome. ugh love it.
What a cool video, a gift for Radiohead diehard fans! Loads of references to Thom's life and previous Radiohead music videos. Ones I picked out: 00:20 Dajana (his girlfriend) and Agnes (his daughter) 1:04 shopping trolley reference to Fake Plastic Trees video 1:17 trees crawling in corridor reference to There There video 2:53Robin from Paranoid Android video goldfish scene 2:57 dancers from Street Spirit music video 3:13 floor no. 3 girl in bed on wall reference to Climbing Up The Walls from album no.3 3:33 the lyrics " today is the first day of the rest of your days" , possible reference to fear of growing old (&bald!) looking back at his life etc. May be reading too much into those but I'm sure there's loads more. Still trying to work out the significance of the bald estate agents (reference to Phil?!) and the old lady with the purple coat...
@@eemirann They know that because there was a show back then called Robin and he was the mc, Radiohead really liked the show so they asked the animator if he could do a music video for PA
@@NN-kn4he they thought this song was gonna bang in the charts just like creep, but they didn't wanna be tied to this song just like they were, and still are, with creep, hence why it took up until 4 years ago to have a proper release
Interesting things I've noticed so far: There a fake plastic tree on each floor. On 3:33 the 01 floor number flickers briefly and changes to OK. The guy on 2:52 resembles the Paranoid Android character. The fish bowl he's drinking out of is also a reference to the music video. The 10th floor (2:20) kinda reminds me of the High and Dry music video, I could be wrong though. Same goes for the 11th floor. I'll update more speculations when possible. Was there anything else I missed? EDIT: So here's a little update of what other possible references I got based on the replies. There's a shopping cart on 1:03, perhaps another possible reference to Fake Plastic Trees. The bald men in suits on 1:38 could either be a reference to the Just music video. It could also be reference to the lyric "the yuppies networking" from Paranoid Android or the man in the suit from the music video. OR maybe there's a Phil Selway cosplay going on.... The old man on 2:35 highly resembles the guy from the Karma Police music video. At 2:51, perhaps that's a reference to Kid A? Maybe that's too far fetched though... At 2:57, the women kinda resemble the women from Street Spirit. Someone mentioned a possible reference to No Surprises on 3:00, I'm assuming he/she is referring to the lighting? IMO, that seems too obscure. Surely they must be a better reference somewhere... Also, anyone found any explanations to floors on 1:30, 3:11 and 3:26?
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
I love how relatable this video is. Thom looks like how I feel in situations like this, desperately trying to be part of something but always detached.
God, man...Radiohead's music never ceases to astound me as well as make me want to cry...It's so introspective yet reflective...It makes you contemplate the intricacies and simplicity of life...It pins your heart and penetrates your soul. It's like a hug from a friend who is passing on, melancholy but filled with love. Ok, enough monologue and back to weeping...
This song seems so ancient, yet perfect for its time. And it's always time for Radiohead. Update: thank you for the likes and for reading, everyone. Cheers
I've been in an emotional shell for the last year. What broke me out of it was coming back and listening to my favourite band. There's something so incredibly moving and cathartic about their music. Love you Thom!
After All these years Radiohead has never lost track of itself, still being deeply in what they really are. Probably the best band ever. Timeless masterpieces... Repect for making not disposable music. Greetings from Senegal.
Watchdog fun fact this song was unreleased and meant for OK computer but never made the cutting floor. Makes me think it was recorded b tween both albums so your interpretation is spot on.
I don't know why but the first few lines: This is the place Sit down You're safe now Always make me at least well up if not start crying. I dont know where home is and I certainly don't feel safe here. But I do love radiohead :)
I was honestly, positively convinced that this song's chorus was _"a smell of recognition / the face you barely loved"_ for almost two decades. And only this year I found out that I had misheard the lyrics *the entire fucking time...*
But is it? I've been re-listening to the pinkpop version (especially the higher quality recording which has surfaced recently) a lot lately and it's just that in Thom's enunciation "airconditioning" and "recognition" as well as "face you barely loved" and "fish are belly up" sound absolutely indistinguishable...
I'd describe it as delightfully surreal! I love that they've made surreal videos for all three of these finally released gems. Some of us have been waiting literally 20 years to hear these songs outside of poorly recorded live bootlegs. Lo and behold they are fantastic and all get the video treatment!
I heard this song ages ago (in 1996), like it might even have been in demo form during the bends era, but I've always loved it, and glad they brought it out officially (in 2017s ok computer reissue). Such a beautiful song. It just goes to show that styles may change, but every great song has its own 'soul' to it, that will be appreciated and endure whatever the style
Also, the guy drinking from the fish bowl is reference to the character in the paranoid android video, who wears the same outfit, and the guy drinking from a glass with a fish in it at 2:20.
You can never get old listening to Thom. Everytime I listen one of his songs I feel rejuvenated. Keep making more music Thom. Every single song u release is a gem for me.
I really love this song, because it speaks to a feeling we all have, but can't quite put into words. That feeling when you finally see reality for what it is, after a long time of feeling disconnected from it. It's not necessarily happiness or sadness, its more base than that, and much more simple, but it feels good, better perhaps than any other feeling there is. Sometimes we all get stuck in a lift, and we're unaware of the people trying to reach us outside, desperately trying to connect. Its that moment of clarity, when you come to from all the bullshit, and 'come home' to reality.
When i was 3 years old i entered a lift by myself at the lobby of a ski resort. When they noticed , My parents began stopping and searching every floor for me in a panic. Apparently some time later i strolled out of a lift into my mothers embrace as if nothing had happened. I was too young to remember any of this. But for as long as i can remember ive felt like a counterfeit in the world. Maybe im Really still on that lift. This is my favorite music video,thanks Radiohead
александр джаков In the first comment we were talking about the damn song, not the video. Why wouldn't you call this fucking art? This song is pure art, everyone is free to take inspiration from other videos. Goddamn.
Just a reminder that the dude from paranoid android is drinking out of a fish bowl and half the rooms aren’t the right way up, anything can happen in this elevator
isn't it weird how this is yet another radiohead song to which I can identify myself with, and yet another video they make which makes me feel like I'm understood by thom? gosh, this band is so amazing.
Just wanted to express my gratitude to Radiohead for finally releasing this song. It meant a lot to me many years ago, but it also means so much to me now at a different time in my life. Also, thanks to Mr. Oscar Hudson and team for making a great video, which I think adds to the song's impact, especially for those of use who are more visually oriented. So much packt into the song and video, but a few special takeaways for me: as a father, I laughed at how kids can throw a wrench in your plans just as you're starting to get moving. Also, not sure if intentional, but I though of the Harry Dean Stanton character from "Paris, Texas" (guy in red hat). I loved that movie, so maybe its just me, but I appreciated his inclusion.
That blonde girl is Thom Yorke's daughter and the Woman next to her is his girlfriend. You raised an interesting observation. I hadn't caught it that she was the one who sent him through all those different floors where he interacted with various characters.
i've been seeing this music video for years now and just now i realized that at 1:15 the guy with the ripped formal and red cap was a reference to Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas'
This is the place Sit down, you’re safe now You’ve been stuck in a lift We’ve been trying to reach you, Thom This is the place It won’t hurt ever again The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly up Empty all your pockets Because it’s time to come home This is the place Remember me? I’m the face you always see You’ve been stuck in a lift In the belly of a whale At the bottom of the ocean The smell of recognition, A face you barely loved Empty all your pockets Because it’s time to come home The smell of air conditioning The fish are belly up Let it go Today is the first day Of the rest of your days So lighten up, squirt
I've listened to this song for months and i can confidently say this song changed my life. From the music, to the video, to the symbolism, everything is crafted in a way to make you reexamine life and the fears that come with it. Your fears and anxieties that come with life arent as scary as you think they are. Thank you Yorke for this amazing song. Stay strong y'all.
I love this song so much. I like listening to it when I'm sad, because it feels like a comforting "everything's gonna be okay." I hope everything will be okay.
I love that song. It evokes nostalgia and at the same time it's a throwback to early 90's Radiohead. After all of these years of being shy from the studios, it's really time for this track to come home.
Great, i was dying to see the last of the 3 videos for this OKNOTOK edition. It is great how the capture the feel of that album, 20 old, like if it was yesterday. May be one of the best re-issues i've heard and seen. I hope they continue working together for a long time.
It's nice that Radiohead are now comfortable enough with their identity to release a song and video that is clearly more of a simple Bends-era song and doesn't have the complexity/subtlety of their later work
Man, this song is so bittersweet because I believe that Thom's vocals and most of the music was probably recorded in the early days of Radiohead. Thom's voice was most likely captured in his peak, capturing his essence and emotional feeling in full at the time. We probably won't get any future songs like this absolute gem. I'm sad but happy that I get to experience this song.
Wow, what a beautiful, bittersweet song. I've been a huge Radiohead fan since early high school (like 13 years or so) but was not aware of this OK Computer outtake until now. So this is interesting, it's like a new song to me, even though it's actually not new at all.
Tuan Jim I'm sad they removed this from the original release of Ok Computer. It's such a beautiful song, and I like it a lot more than most of the songs that actually made the cut.
You said it yourself that it wouldn't fit. Everything on OK Computer feels very intentional. It's not even my favourite album by Radiohead and I think it's overrated but this in terms of quality and lyrics and theme just would not fit. It's quite a generic song and sounds like something in between The Bends and OK Computer. It's a little too basic for OK Computer.
The young girl and woman in black at the start are Thoms daughter and girlfriend. See how his daughter presses all the buttons on the lift? Could this be representing all the many different stops in life he had to take once he had a child? And see how his girlfriend goes to the overturned plant and rescues it? Thoms original partner Rachel died last year, could this represent how this woman has helped rescue his overturned life? All comments/thoughts welcome guys! :)
Don't think they really represent anything. His daughter pressing all the buttons is just a dick move that sets up the whole video for why he's in the elevator (lift) for so long. His girlfriend "rescuing" the plant probably doesn't represent anything either - just a reference to Fake Plastic Trees. The whole video is apparently just references to other RH videos, so, if anything, the video is just symbolic of their career in general.
It’s actually on my bucket list to meet Thom and just thank him because his music has helped me through so much in my life and I just wanted to say thank you to him and his band for being there.
this is the summer that i graduate. 5 years of both torture and comforting struggle. if you told me 5 years ago that id have friends that care abt me and that we are doing the awesome shit that I dreamed abt? then i would of cried. each year some new shit has happened. ive had friends move in an out of my life. ive had family members die. ive been totally alone. i started on floor 11, now im on floor 16. there's been moments where my lift has been full of people. some where its been just a handful. even 6 months of pure and utter loneliness. stuck in a big moving metal box. but i told myself id make the most of it. id go along for the ride. make something of myself. thanks thom. this music video has put through me a whirl of thoughts. tonight. looking back on who i was, who ive become and who i will become. Today is the first day of the rest of my days So lighten up, squirt.
Did anyone else feel really sad at the end where the two Thom Yorke look alikes turn to the real Thom Yorke standing on the other side indifferently? I don't know why that was so impactful...
Thank you guys for such a wonderful video. Please make a video of 'Bloom' which I think is a very beautiful and thoughtful song as Thom described it as "an expression of wildness and mutation" . I really lose myself when i listen to Bloom. Love you guys.
3:11 On the 3rd floor it could be a representation of Amnesiac, and on the 2nd it is a visualization of KID A in chronological order (remember that the elevator is going down) then follow OK COMPUTER, I affirm this because the screen changes to OK. because OK as the first? I say it was the most important album and they take it as the beginning of a new stage, since thom enters the first floor and finds himself, so that another thom continues to go down, (thus finding The bends and Pablo). Correct me if you think I'm wrong about something
This song means something to me. In my point of view, "Empty all your pockets" meaning spend all your money OR stop spending your money. "Because it's time to come home." Meaning in my eyes, stop wasting your time with someone who doesn't care about you and come back to people who actually care about you. And the ending lyric, "Let it go" meaning move on from the person that caused you so much pain that you still love. And then, "so lighten up squirt" meaning don't let a girl bring you down. That's my own personal thinking of what the lyrics mean. I had a girlfriend a few states north of me. Long distance relationship yes. She used to live where I was then moved to Utah to study to be an environmental scientist. She was the greatest person ever. We met and we talked and did things couples do. But then, one day, she started becoming distant. So I decided to visit her for one week, she never saw me on any of the days. I continued to keep trying to see her but she kept avoiding me. I really love this girl, but should I hold on to her? Or should I let it go? When I finally realized what this song meant to ME, I cried, realizing that I must move on with my life and lighten up, because there's so much people in this world, just like there is in the lift. Radiohead really is the greatest band ever.
A meaning I caught on was more on the lines of depression, and how a lot of the time it’s impossible to feel cared for “you’ve been stuck in a lift and we’ve been trying to reach you, Thom”. To me this song is really just that feeling that people actually do care, and that getting all stuck in a sad moment is almost like running away, hence “it’s time to come home”. The song really does feel like a hug from a good friend, it’s a warm and sweet song. But that’s just my take on it.
I think empty out your pockets means letting go of the things thats dragging you down coz ur "at the bottom of the ocean". The things on your pockets is whats keeping you down, so emptying them is a release, freedom
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This is honestly one of the most comforting and happy songs I have ever heard. It feels like a hug after a long and lonely rainy day.
I legit cried when i heard this for the first time. Life was particularly hard at the time so it felt like this song was soothing the heart.
Whenever I'm extremely sad I just sit down and listen to this song and cry it all out.
Are we listening to the same song?
It is so... the Beatles:-) I love the guitar and the forever-boyish Thom's voice.
Totally
Imagine writing an album so good you felt comfortable leaving a masterpiece such as this off of it. Mind-blowing.
TBF, it wouldn't have fit the album anyway. It's a masterpiece, as you say, but is very different to the rest of the album.
Tbh, the themes of comfort at the beginning and end, the sense of security, warmth, and reassurance, dont really fit in with OK Computer. The paranoia, alienation filled tracks from paranoid android to no surprises has a very heavy anxious mood. Still, very deserving of a Single though.
I love Radiohead but they have nothing on the Smashing Pumpkins' B-Sides. Mellon Collie, arguably one of the greatest albums of all time, had a 5-CD-Box-Set full of top quality B-Sides
@@benhenschel145I’m a massive Pumpkins fan. But they’re nothing at all on Radiohead
@@ck891 that's nonsense. My point stands: when it comes to the amount and quality of B-Sides the Pumpkins blow Radiohead out of the water and that's also not surprising seeing as the Pumpkins put out about ten times as many b-sides as Radiohead if not more.
In Daydreaming Thom visits many rooms, in Lift, many rooms visit you.
NickelCityPixels He goes through sliding doors, secret doors, he pulk/pushes revolving doors, doors that let him in and out...
In soviet russia, rooms visit you!
@@thbltmusic don't forget barn doors and doors in the rudders of big ships
Radiohead - Daydreaming (USSR Mix)
Ha...Deep.. ;)
This song feels like the last day of a trip and you dont want to leave
well said.
It's time to come home...
truth :,(
woah you're so right
me watching this after getting home from the place i didnt want to leave
Floor "01" flashes to "OK" 3:33
Floor "13" is upside down 1:25
Alain Hernandez I dind't see it, where?
Alain Hernandez OK Elevator.
0110?
On the floor indicator inside the elevator (on the top of the middle of the door).
I never noticed how perfectly thom embodies just some guy on an elevator
hahahahaha
Lmao that's such a weird thought though. Aren't we all just some guy on an elevator in this world? Deep thoughts
@@scorpionic-night you know what’s weirder? I have actually zero memory of writing this comment
@@emma-xt5iy well it's been 3 years
@@emma-xt5iy every time I see an old comment, I forgot I made it. It feels like someone else was typing with my username. Who are we, really?
Thom awkwardly avoiding eye contact is my spirit animal.
"mines the buzzard"
"Do not react"
Background of this song that I’m sure most are aware of but I’ll say it anyway:
This song was originally written for The Bends. They performed it live a couple of times in 1996. They tried to develop it more to put it on OK Computer, but they thought the commercial potential of the song was too stressful, so they never finished it.
The live version and some early studio versions are much more explosive and loud, and were a fan favorite for unreleased/bootlegged songs.
In 2017, for the 20th anniversary of OK Computer, they released a finished version of the song. Along with a music video of Thom in a lift, visiting different rooms, with cameos from characters from other music videos. Such as the kid from Paranoid Android at 2:52.
Wow, didn't spot the kid from Paranoid Android in this, good eye
Thom's wife also appears at 0:19
And maybe Phil appears at 1:40 lol
The person at 3:02 looks like that Oscar Hudson guy from the "The Numbers" vignette
@@jovidog9573 plus the girl who pushes the buttons is Thom's daughter (according to pitchfork)
I think the guy walking with a cane who couldn't catch the lift could be resembling the man from the "karma police" mv (similar clothing) with another theory relating the "man of war" mv when it comes to the mans looks
the commercial potential?
"this is the first day of the rest of your days"
happy new year everyone
This aged poorly
@@BM_Pink hope your cats doing well bro
Just imagine. A song this good not making it on the album.
IT is, in the OknotOk
For an album as good as OK COMPUTER. I cant complain
It sounded like a Bends song so they didn't put it on the album
@@apararkobhattacharya1276 they didnt put it on because it was too "anthemic". they didnt want another huge single to overshadow the whole album
@@saturnjr9136 yup you have a point
This song feels like the most cathartic, warm hug from a friend you haven’t seen in forever
Because it sounds like early Radiohead wrote a song nowadays 🥰🥰🥰
surprisingly, this is one of the few songs by radiohesd that actually feels uplifting and comforting in a strange way.
I find it incredibly comforting.
Its like a goddamn hug.
If you haven’t listened to “Separator” I recommend you do so
radiohead
it's deeply hopeful. not sure how it makes me feel, but i like it :)
It is definitely more outwardly uplifting than many songs they've done, but for sure I think In Rainbows is one of their more feel good albums. Very energetic and positive. Weird Fishes never fails to make me crack a smile.
For you guys who want the lyric
This is the place
Sit down, you're safe now
You've been stuck in a lift
We've been trying to reach you, Thom
This is the place
It won't hurt ever again
The smell of air conditioning
The fish are belly-up
Empty all your pockets
'Cause it's time to come home
This is the place
Remember me
I'm the face you always see
You've been stuck in a lift
In the belly of a whale
At the bottom of the ocean
The smell of air-conditioning
The fish are belly-up
Empty all your pockets
'Cause it's time to come home
The smell of air-conditioning
The fish are belly-up
Let it go
Today is the first day of the rest of your days
So lighten up, squirt
thom once mentioned it could be the 'smell of recognition'
Ty
Thank you
why does everyone keep messing up the last line? It's 'squat', not 'squirt'. When someone gets stuck in an elevator they're told to squat down. The song is literally about the fear of getting stuck in an elevator, not orgasms lol
@@weaveadoor issa joke.
I love how he lifts his hands like, "Why???" when the kid (actually his daughter!) pushes all the buttons.
Seaport so cute!
Isn't that Thom's new girlfriend too?
destiny66 yes indeed and his daughter, agnes
He could've turned them off one by one. Most lifts have that functionality ryt?
Amox yes but that would be boring
I like the idea that Thom here has just accepted the slow drag of life and descended until the eventual end-- where he wouldn't have to be stuck anymore. In the end, we are all on the same lift together. There is an end to the descent. And you don't have to cut the descent short. Accept that your doors will open to strange places and people, and friends will come and press all of the floors. Whether you accept that or not, everyone wants you to stick around for a couple more floors. So stick around. Stick around with all of us and just... "let it go".
Great interpretation
yeah agreed, a nice way of putting it.
This is a really good interpretation :0
Dang I think differently about the song and life now. Thanks
:)
For a brief moment, the "01" in the elevator display turns into an "OK", then the doors open and Thom sees someone who looks like himself but isn't. That, I think, is Radiohead's lead singer looking back at the man he used to be when he made OK Computer.
He walks toward that person, but he isn't himself anymore - there is only one Thom, and they ain't him. They turn around to face the real one; he stays put, looking back at them. Even though he pressed "01" on the panel, he won't join them because they are not his destination. Rather, he contemplates the OK floor briefly, then moves on (presumably) to the ground floor where he needs to attend to real-life matters - hence the bags.
You nailed it.
nice - I suppose everyone noticed the upside-down number 13 as well for the upside-down floor
that’s beautiful
i thought it said OK before 01!
Timestamp plz
I love everything about this. Thom and his amazing coat. The 1997 vibes. The old school music video. Every time Radiohead release an album someone starts a rumour they're doing 'guitar music' again. Well these bonus songs are as though they did. I'm in heaven.
Well it was written back in 1993. And they did recordings of this song along the way.
3:18 this note is magnificent why does no one talk about it
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Have you ever been there ?
What does this note mean to you?
Gabriel Amado really like analogy, thanks
Thoooooooom
all the drummers of radiohead 1:41
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Where? I just see a lot of bald men but no CR78.
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@@LittleBlueFlowers maybe tell him you idiot this is why you millennials are pathetic don't you know how too talk to people in real life
@@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 oh shit the baby boomer is gettin pissed again.
A man of peace. Letting others in his bubble to let them see peace in all the emotional brain waves and all the silence of its extent to let one cry
Shanti.
This song is like a hug from friend
KasiaJustMe is it true that I’m gay
this is beautiful
Hug from a friend we don’t have :’)
hugs are better than drugs
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Imagine being in an elevator with Thom Yorke.
tal yorke *clicks every lift number but the one he wants to go to*
yeahhh ikr
tal yorke I'm gonna bite him with my Pearly teeth while we're Nude. I don't care if I'll look like a Creep as long as the elevator's going down 'cause Down is the New Up.
tal yorke Hey wait, I've seen a comment by you on another Radiohead video...
tal yorke dude I actually see you everywhere
people: "what's the name of the guy that sings backing vocals for Radiohead?"
Ed O'Brien: "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
Joseph Wright eeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEeed
Hahaha 😂😂
Let down and Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
Ed O'Brien has such good backs line.
Ed is literally the stoner of the group.
Man, you can't say lift isn't one of the most emotional songs RH have ever made. because it's so.. applicable to everything. I see it as acceptance of living a mundane life, but being happy because life is still a blessing, so enjoy your journey, until it's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmeee to come home.
small edit: when watching the music video i saw at around 2:57 Thom is speaking to the electrician changing the lights, it's like "oh how are you doing that in a moving lift?" genuinely looks like he's actually asking, knowing Thom, he probably was. adorable
A day that starts with Radiohead releasing a new video is a fucking blessed day.
sweaq123 except when u have 12 hpurs of werk 😖
I hope the fact that they made and posted a video for this song at this point in Thom's life means he's getting better.
We love you, Thom. Don't let the depression or the malaise of modern life take you. Don't let the awful thoughts and feelings that they engender take you. You can be content, you can live rather than kill time. So keep trying, and try the best you can. The best you can is good enough.
i like the integration of two lyrics into the comment
Thom's work has touched so many people profoundly positively.
Same.
I’m not Thom but this comment today was a very motivational message for me to keep trying and do my best
This applies to me and I thank you for writing it.
2:35 he takes 15 steps
awesome
Reference to disc 15 or? 😂
@@Truebloke 15 step from In Rainbows!
Nice
That part is so sad😂
Listening to this song while being literally stuck in an elevator waiting for someone to arrive is actually something else, once in a lifetime
Living in Oxford, I've seen him in town quite frequently. Last time I saw him was 2 months ago, crossing the road in this same exact green coat and white shoes!!! It was the closest I got to him, and all I could say is: "I love you man!!!" He got sooo embarrassed :))) My girlfriend told me later that I didn't just say it, I've actually shouted at him. Ouch! It was one of those cathartic moments.
whatt why is it that when i lived in oxford i never met the guy !! hahah
you are lucky !
I believe you. My friend told me he saw the whole band walking in a public bar once.
Lol he got embarrassed but he's used to it 😂
If you saw any of them again, please shout again for the rest of us who could only wish we could! WE LOVE THEM ALL!!
I've been visiting Oxford for a long time and actually bumped into him the other weekend :) I was so happy i couldn't believe it. Had Agnes with him so I didn't want to keep him but just basically told him I've been listening for about 25 years and he's amazing 😄also briefly discussed prophet synths which was awesome. ugh love it.
What a cool video, a gift for Radiohead diehard fans! Loads of references to Thom's life and previous Radiohead music videos. Ones I picked out:
00:20 Dajana (his girlfriend) and Agnes (his daughter)
1:04 shopping trolley reference to Fake Plastic Trees video
1:17 trees crawling in corridor reference to There There video 2:53Robin from Paranoid Android video goldfish scene
2:57 dancers from Street Spirit music video
3:13 floor no. 3 girl in bed on wall reference to Climbing Up The Walls from album no.3
3:33 the lyrics " today is the first day of the rest of your days" , possible reference to fear of growing old (&bald!) looking back at his life etc.
May be reading too much into those but I'm sure there's loads more. Still trying to work out the significance of the bald estate agents (reference to Phil?!) and the old lady with the purple coat...
uberlover I thought they might be politicians "electioneering"
Anna Devito interesting theory, but they seem to be holding signs selling houses...
I don't think that lyric is specifically referring to ageing, considering the song is quite old itself
The guy in the suit that stays reminds me of the guy in the Just video
thanks
just found this out, the guy in 2:52 is the main character from the Paranoid Android music video !
Robin
Robin!!!11!!
@@XxSleepyEnzoxXguys where do you know that his name is robin?
@@eemirann They know that because there was a show back then called Robin and he was the mc, Radiohead really liked the show so they asked the animator if he could do a music video for PA
@@matclory yeahh i learned about that for couple of weeks ago, the show is actuallyy good. thanks :))
You can totally see why this song terrified Radiohead so much that they didn't release it for all these years.
@Chris Urt Next Creep.
@@moonillusions832 Creep PTSD lol
why?
@@NN-kn4he they thought this song was gonna bang in the charts just like creep, but they didn't wanna be tied to this song just like they were, and still are, with creep, hence why it took up until 4 years ago to have a proper release
i met a guy in 2001 who told me "radiohead is the best band ever." i didn't believe him............
i do today.
what took you so long???
Yes.. Kid A was 2000. That album changed my life.
@@JohnKuridala j
So long...
Jeffrey David Goldberg In 2001 I was born
Interesting things I've noticed so far:
There a fake plastic tree on each floor.
On 3:33 the 01 floor number flickers briefly and changes to OK.
The guy on 2:52 resembles the Paranoid Android character. The fish bowl he's drinking out of is also a reference to the music video.
The 10th floor (2:20) kinda reminds me of the High and Dry music video, I could be wrong though. Same goes for the 11th floor.
I'll update more speculations when possible. Was there anything else I missed?
EDIT: So here's a little update of what other possible references I got based on the replies.
There's a shopping cart on 1:03, perhaps another possible reference to Fake Plastic Trees.
The bald men in suits on 1:38 could either be a reference to the Just music video. It could also be reference to the lyric "the yuppies networking" from Paranoid Android or the man in the suit from the music video. OR maybe there's a Phil Selway cosplay going on....
The old man on 2:35 highly resembles the guy from the Karma Police music video.
At 2:51, perhaps that's a reference to Kid A? Maybe that's too far fetched though...
At 2:57, the women kinda resemble the women from Street Spirit.
Someone mentioned a possible reference to No Surprises on 3:00, I'm assuming he/she is referring to the lighting? IMO, that seems too obscure. Surely they must be a better reference somewhere...
Also, anyone found any explanations to floors on 1:30, 3:11 and 3:26?
Nathaniel Torres Yeah, you missed something. Instead of saying "I could be wrong" you should have said "I Might Be Wrong"
I wasn't referencing that song, I was saying I could be incorrect about my speculation.
Nathaniel Torres I know, I just couldn't resist
LOL! It didn't even occur to me that you purposely mentioned another Radiohead song! Excuse me while I rethink my life...
At 2:20 reminds more to knives out don't know why
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
3:33 Love how the floor number changes between '01' and 'OK' near the end. Nice touch.
Good datail
I love how relatable this video is. Thom looks like how I feel in situations like this, desperately trying to be part of something but always detached.
God, man...Radiohead's music never ceases to astound me as well as make me want to cry...It's so introspective yet reflective...It makes you contemplate the intricacies and simplicity of life...It pins your heart and penetrates your soul. It's like a hug from a friend who is passing on, melancholy but filled with love. Ok, enough monologue and back to weeping...
Imagine getting stuck in an elevator with Thom.
That would be quite the chat.
You or me - "You Thom Yorke. Me big fan. Radiohead much good."
Thom - "Cheers. This is my stop, mate."
Nah i would dry up in conversation
@@mop_dadoor8024 I'd just sit there wishing I could still make love.
@@Hakucho64 i'm a straight man but same
@@Hakucho64 I think he will leave me High. I hope not
Is that the kid from Paranoid Android at 2:52?
Yeah. He's actually from the TV show Robin by Magnus Carlson. It's super fucking cool.
holy shit it is
thats cute lmao
Thout that too
Cameron Stepler Yep.
The present self afraid of the future, looking back on the past.
That's it !
Did you mean… the Present Tense? I'll walk myself out…
Rafael Afonso Either way, it was a pretty cool video
Afraid?
Pensei q era musica nova hehe
This song seems so ancient, yet perfect for its time. And it's always time for Radiohead.
Update: thank you for the likes and for reading, everyone. Cheers
Wolfdragon92584 it kind of is ancient. It was basically unused tracks for OK computer.
Radiohead is timeless
3:38 The subtle "OK" flickering on the level screen. Amazing little detail.
I've been in an emotional shell for the last year. What broke me out of it was coming back and listening to my favourite band. There's something so incredibly moving and cathartic about their music. Love you Thom!
Ditto brother ✌🏻
their music feels like being seen by someone. Like, really seen and understood.
After All these years Radiohead has never lost track of itself, still being deeply in what they really are. Probably the best band ever.
Timeless masterpieces...
Repect for making not disposable music.
Greetings from Senegal.
So much agreement going on here
Che Rif Kol got to go
lol "best band ever"
celtic9523 Yaah, according to me.
want me to say other bands that still sound the same? or do you want me to keep radiohead unique?
If "The Bends" and "OK Computer" made love and gave birth.
Watchdog OKNOTOK
Watchdog fun fact this song was unreleased and meant for OK computer but never made the cutting floor.
Makes me think it was recorded b tween both albums so your interpretation is spot on.
This song wasn't release for OK Computer because it sounded like a Bends song.
Zack Zallie Learn to read I already said that.
@@PixelPigEntertainment Sorry about that.
I don't know why but the first few lines:
This is the place
Sit down
You're safe now
Always make me at least well up if not start crying.
I dont know where home is and I certainly don't feel safe here.
But I do love radiohead :)
I was honestly, positively convinced that this song's chorus was _"a smell of recognition / the face you barely loved"_ for almost two decades.
And only this year I found out that I had misheard the lyrics *the entire fucking time...*
TheForgottenKing22 that's the second version, you had heard correct
But is it? I've been re-listening to the pinkpop version (especially the higher quality recording which has surfaced recently) a lot lately and it's just that in Thom's enunciation "airconditioning" and "recognition" as well as "face you barely loved" and "fish are belly up" sound absolutely indistinguishable...
I think it is. Unless you wrote the lyrics in various sites i checked
You realize that Radiohead is amazing when even the misheard lyrics are beautiful.
I think nearly everyone heard it that way. There was a bootleg from the 90's called a of smell of recognition! lol.
I have no words to describe how amazing this is
Mrs Me Covfefe
Genius!!!
i have 2... 'not very'
Mrs Me synonyms:astonishing, astounding, surprising, stunning, staggering, shocking, startling, stupefying, breathtaking
I'd describe it as delightfully surreal! I love that they've made surreal videos for all three of these finally released gems. Some of us have been waiting literally 20 years to hear these songs outside of poorly recorded live bootlegs. Lo and behold they are fantastic and all get the video treatment!
I heard this song ages ago (in 1996), like it might even have been in demo form during the bends era, but I've always loved it, and glad they brought it out officially (in 2017s ok computer reissue). Such a beautiful song. It just goes to show that styles may change, but every great song has its own 'soul' to it, that will be appreciated and endure whatever the style
Also, the guy drinking from the fish bowl is reference to the character in the paranoid android video, who wears the same outfit, and the guy drinking from a glass with a fish in it at 2:20.
You can never get old listening to Thom. Everytime I listen one of his songs I feel rejuvenated. Keep making more music Thom. Every single song u release is a gem for me.
1-Radiohead* 2-Their* 3-Radiohead* corrected, thank me later
I really love this song, because it speaks to a feeling we all have, but can't quite put into words. That feeling when you finally see reality for what it is, after a long time of feeling disconnected from it. It's not necessarily happiness or sadness, its more base than that, and much more simple, but it feels good, better perhaps than any other feeling there is. Sometimes we all get stuck in a lift, and we're unaware of the people trying to reach us outside, desperately trying to connect. Its that moment of clarity, when you come to from all the bullshit, and 'come home' to reality.
When i was 3 years old i entered a lift by myself at the lobby of a ski resort. When they noticed , My parents began stopping and searching every floor for me in a panic. Apparently some time later i strolled out of a lift into my mothers embrace as if nothing had happened. I was too young to remember any of this. But for as long as i can remember ive felt like a counterfeit in the world. Maybe im Really still on that lift. This is my favorite music video,thanks Radiohead
I love radiohead.
hahahahahahaha
Leigh Roberts 😂😂😂
Lift is an excerp from Konklins's plesiosaur album
pretty sure I played this map in Gmod
You mean Elevator: Source?
@@paperbag1259 yes
Yeah same
if you remember nova and sp00n youre an og..
Gods of Art. It is beautiful.
It's not the same
El Nato
are you seriously? it is clear plagiat, and people say "it is beautiful"
El Nato, I didn't know there was a trademark on music videos inside an elevator, you fucking imbecile. Seriously, find better ways to spend your time.
:)
александр джаков In the first comment we were talking about the damn song, not the video. Why wouldn't you call this fucking art? This song is pure art, everyone is free to take inspiration from other videos. Goddamn.
That would be the worst purgatory being stuck in an elevator for ever repeating the same loop watching all these different floors for all eternity
Idk I'd like that
After analysing the video for 2 months I can conclude the lift is going up, because who would take food from their fridge down to outside again.
No, it's going down, look at the little numbers in small screen
Just a reminder that the dude from paranoid android is drinking out of a fish bowl and half the rooms aren’t the right way up, anything can happen in this elevator
What if it's and underground facility?
And what if it's in Australia?
I thought he is holding trash
isn't it weird how this is yet another radiohead song to which I can identify myself with, and yet another video they make which makes me feel like I'm understood by thom? gosh, this band is so amazing.
for some reason, this song just gets me so emotional.
Me too.
Same, listening to this song feels like getting a hug from a friend after a rough day
yo its a very emotional song
"It's time to come home" gets me every time
Just wanted to express my gratitude to Radiohead for finally releasing this song. It meant a lot to me many years ago, but it also means so much to me now at a different time in my life. Also, thanks to Mr. Oscar Hudson and team for making a great video, which I think adds to the song's impact, especially for those of use who are more visually oriented. So much packt into the song and video, but a few special takeaways for me: as a father, I laughed at how kids can throw a wrench in your plans just as you're starting to get moving. Also, not sure if intentional, but I though of the Harry Dean Stanton character from "Paris, Texas" (guy in red hat). I loved that movie, so maybe its just me, but I appreciated his inclusion.
thanks to the blonde girl who pressed all the buttons, otherwise we wouldn't have a music video.
That blonde girl is Thom Yorke's daughter and the Woman next to her is his girlfriend. You raised an interesting observation. I hadn't caught it that she was the one who sent him through all those different floors where he interacted with various characters.
@fuckoff pfffffffffff yeah lmao
And that would mean that his daughter and girlfriend are the ones who give his life stories?
@@chandraabudiman Wow
I would never had know this if you hadn't said it.
In my opinion, this is one of the best clips ever made in the last few decades. Congratulations, Radiohead!
what about man of war or daydreaming ? e.e
I prefer Lift and I Promise, they make me think away.
First Radiohead song that made me cry, and wanna give ol' Thom a hug.
Oh, man, so many Radiohead songs make me cry. Even Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors sometimes.
Pyramid Song made me cried tho, basically most Radiohead songs had me in tears lol.
I've listened to it about 10,000 times now, and it's the only song that gives me goosebumps every time.
i've been seeing this music video for years now and just now i realized that at 1:15 the guy with the ripped formal and red cap was a reference to Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas'
Holy shit! You're right, it's Travis!
no waaaay omg!!
This is the place
Sit down, you’re safe now
You’ve been stuck in a lift
We’ve been trying to reach you, Thom
This is the place
It won’t hurt ever again
The smell of air conditioning
The fish are belly up
Empty all your pockets
Because it’s time to come home
This is the place
Remember me?
I’m the face you always see
You’ve been stuck in a lift
In the belly of a whale
At the bottom of the ocean
The smell of recognition,
A face you barely loved
Empty all your pockets
Because it’s time to come home
The smell of air conditioning
The fish are belly up
Let it go
Today is the first day
Of the rest of your days
So lighten up, squirt
Harry Markham A smell of recognition, a face you barely loved.
My bad
cory mcknight Really? It is from Google Play Music
Actually my bad, these are the correct lyrics. Apparently a lot of people have heard this line wrong over the years.
cory mcknight Oh, it's really strange. But the final word stills "squirt", uhm?
This is real music...
I completely agree
For the soul clings
Оригами и DIY поделки из бумаги А4
well... it's not imaginary
this is... an incredibly corny comment
Mackenzie Theodore you greedy af having two first names
I've listened to this song for months and i can confidently say this song changed my life. From the music, to the video, to the symbolism, everything is crafted in a way to make you reexamine life and the fears that come with it. Your fears and anxieties that come with life arent as scary as you think they are. Thank you Yorke for this amazing song. Stay strong y'all.
What has changed?
1:40 all new drummers
ambition makes you look pretty ugly so many phils ikr
lolololol
ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Fantastic hahaha
Best comment so far
Thom Yorke and the Revels
Radiohead music videos are the right kind of weird.
And the songs are awesome.
Barry Benson Knives Out is my personal fav
Daydreaming 2: Still Lost
best comment ever
accurately
What makes you think he was lost on daydreaming?
I love this song so much. I like listening to it when I'm sad, because it feels like a comforting "everything's gonna be okay." I hope everything will be okay.
I love that song. It evokes nostalgia and at the same time it's a throwback to early 90's Radiohead. After all of these years of being shy from the studios, it's really time for this track to come home.
Radiohead is what my heart sounds like!! LOVE THIS BAND!!
I live on the 17th floor of my building and I can say that this is exactly what the daily commute is like
3:34 I noticed that when the elevator is at floor 1, the display changes from “01” to “0k”
It's wierd seeing 2017 Thom but hearing 1994 Thom.
I like both Tom's :-)
Afizzi Ali
Yea, the recording is from the OK Computer sessions.
GrantBrenner Nope, from Bends sessions
Noah Talbott No, it's from OK Computer. It was written during the tour to promote The Bends in 1995, and played live in 1996.
Dan Abnormal One of their earliest demos according to the producer, likely not from OK Computer sessions
What if we kissed in the radiohead lift....
Haha jk..
Unless? 😳
Smooth...
Yes plsss
Dont do it, you'll make thom feel awkward
At this point, Thom should just take the stairs
Tyus Southern lol
Tyus Southern if Thom ran down the stairs he'd beat the lift hehe that bring's my childhood memories back ☺
So what you're saying is he should walk down a staircase
Farewell Apollo magnetic pull
He already did in Daydreaming, he ended up in a cave. I think it's a bad idea.
as Thom reaches floor 1, the screen above the door flashes 'OK'. I love all of radioheads little secrets and touches.
Just a regular trip to Thom Yorkes apartment, I'm positive this won't be the weirdest thing to happen to him that day.
Great, i was dying to see the last of the 3 videos for this OKNOTOK edition. It is great how the capture the feel of that album, 20 old, like if it was yesterday. May be one of the best re-issues i've heard and seen. I hope they continue working together for a long time.
It's nice that Radiohead are now comfortable enough with their identity to release a song and video that is clearly more of a simple Bends-era song and doesn't have the complexity/subtlety of their later work
This song is from ok computer though. They made a music video for it recently however.
It was never released until 2017
Man, this song is so bittersweet because I believe that Thom's vocals and most of the music was probably recorded in the early days of Radiohead. Thom's voice was most likely captured in his peak, capturing his essence and emotional feeling in full at the time. We probably won't get any future songs like this absolute gem. I'm sad but happy that I get to experience this song.
Wow, what a beautiful, bittersweet song. I've been a huge Radiohead fan since early high school (like 13 years or so) but was not aware of this OK Computer outtake until now. So this is interesting, it's like a new song to me, even though it's actually not new at all.
Tuan Jim I'm sad they removed this from the original release of Ok Computer. It's such a beautiful song, and I like it a lot more than most of the songs that actually made the cut.
It really really wouldn't have suited the album. It is more of a Bends song and even then isn't on par with those.
if you liked this video, watch this is a lift on my channel.
You said it yourself that it wouldn't fit. Everything on OK Computer feels very intentional. It's not even my favourite album by Radiohead and I think it's overrated but this in terms of quality and lyrics and theme just would not fit. It's quite a generic song and sounds like something in between The Bends and OK Computer. It's a little too basic for OK Computer.
It is actually a little older. The older version played live is a lot better IMO and is rumored to be the inspiration for Coldplays yellow.
Radiohead.. just the best.. ohhh Radiohead..
3:34 it's says on the lift number display "ok" .
cool, I liked how the 13 was upside down, too
One day, I will see the greatest band I've ever known live.
2:52 the guy from paranoid android drinking the water from the fishbowl...
Holy shit, it is
Holy shit, it is D:
I'm scared /_.
Alexis Nicodemo i noticed that too
Weird Fishes
The young girl and woman in black at the start are Thoms daughter and girlfriend. See how his daughter presses all the buttons on the lift? Could this be representing all the many different stops in life he had to take once he had a child? And see how his girlfriend goes to the overturned plant and rescues it? Thoms original partner Rachel died last year, could this represent how this woman has helped rescue his overturned life? All comments/thoughts welcome guys! :)
probably the last scene is thom yorke discovering himself after seeing his whole life go trough
And perhaps coming to terms with the past versions of himself, who are now, unrecognizable to himself.
Don't think they really represent anything. His daughter pressing all the buttons is just a dick move that sets up the whole video for why he's in the elevator (lift) for so long. His girlfriend "rescuing" the plant probably doesn't represent anything either - just a reference to Fake Plastic Trees. The whole video is apparently just references to other RH videos, so, if anything, the video is just symbolic of their career in general.
One day I will meet Thom and say thank you for being there for me whenever I needed him and hug him and he will hug me back and it will last forever.
Sarah Ashley same. But I would talk to him first, I just want to know him.
I had the chance to thank Ed, Phil and Colin last year. I just feel endlessly glad. Thanks for everything, Radiohead.
It’s actually on my bucket list to meet Thom and just thank him because his music has helped me through so much in my life and I just wanted to say thank you to him and his band for being there.
I am going to see radiohead in 3 days but I have no one to bring with me that appreciates them like I do. I have 2 tickets. I want to just go alone.
Christian Gasior man you should’ve gave me that ticket haha! I still haven’t seen them live. That’s all I wanna do.
this is the summer that i graduate. 5 years of both torture and comforting struggle. if you told me 5 years ago that id have friends that care abt me and that we are doing the awesome shit that I dreamed abt? then i would of cried. each year some new shit has happened. ive had friends move in an out of my life. ive had family members die. ive been totally alone. i started on floor 11, now im on floor 16. there's been moments where my lift has been full of people. some where its been just a handful. even 6 months of pure and utter loneliness. stuck in a big moving metal box. but i told myself id make the most of it. id go along for the ride. make something of myself. thanks thom. this music video has put through me a whirl of thoughts. tonight. looking back on who i was, who ive become and who i will become. Today is the first day of the rest of my days
So lighten up, squirt.
just made me cry bro ;)
Now I'm waiting for the first feature-film starring Thom Yorke. He reminds me a lot of Bill Murray in this video.
:-D nice idea
I think he'd be perfect in something from David Lynch, à la David Bowie in Twin Peaks.
Did anyone else feel really sad at the end where the two Thom Yorke look alikes turn to the real Thom Yorke standing on the other side indifferently? I don't know why that was so impactful...
Moi. C'est triste parce qu'il ne se reconnaissent pas. Quoi que...
you're not alone
Thank you guys for such a wonderful video. Please make a video of 'Bloom' which I think is a very beautiful and thoughtful song as Thom described it as "an expression of wildness and mutation" . I really lose myself when i listen to Bloom.
Love you guys.
3:11 On the 3rd floor it could be a representation of Amnesiac, and on the 2nd it is a visualization of KID A in chronological order (remember that the elevator is going down) then follow OK COMPUTER, I affirm this because the screen changes to OK.
because OK as the first?
I say it was the most important album and they take it as the beginning of a new stage, since thom enters the first floor and finds himself, so that another thom continues to go down, (thus finding The bends and Pablo). Correct me if you think I'm wrong about something
they're the best band in the world and this song is just perfect.
Denveer Patrolio "with Radiohead members playing it" therefore it's a Radiohead song mate
But the only good song they have is creep, the rest are just noise or Coldplay ripoffs
Spin the black circle coldplay ripoffs? bro you fucking sure say that?
I mean I love coldplay a lot, but Radiohead came first buddy.
Achmad Dhani Maulana i mean yeah they ripoff a lot from muse too
This song means something to me. In my point of view, "Empty all your pockets" meaning spend all your money OR stop spending your money. "Because it's time to come home." Meaning in my eyes, stop wasting your time with someone who doesn't care about you and come back to people who actually care about you. And the ending lyric, "Let it go" meaning move on from the person that caused you so much pain that you still love. And then, "so lighten up squirt" meaning don't let a girl bring you down. That's my own personal thinking of what the lyrics mean.
I had a girlfriend a few states north of me. Long distance relationship yes. She used to live where I was then moved to Utah to study to be an environmental scientist. She was the greatest person ever. We met and we talked and did things couples do. But then, one day, she started becoming distant. So I decided to visit her for one week, she never saw me on any of the days. I continued to keep trying to see her but she kept avoiding me. I really love this girl, but should I hold on to her? Or should I let it go? When I finally realized what this song meant to ME, I cried, realizing that I must move on with my life and lighten up, because there's so much people in this world, just like there is in the lift.
Radiohead really is the greatest band ever.
Underrated
A meaning I caught on was more on the lines of depression, and how a lot of the time it’s impossible to feel cared for “you’ve been stuck in a lift and we’ve been trying to reach you, Thom”. To me this song is really just that feeling that people actually do care, and that getting all stuck in a sad moment is almost like running away, hence “it’s time to come home”. The song really does feel like a hug from a good friend, it’s a warm and sweet song. But that’s just my take on it.
It's vague enough to mean something to everyone
I guess this song really can mean different things depending on our situations
I think empty out your pockets means letting go of the things thats dragging you down coz ur "at the bottom of the ocean". The things on your pockets is whats keeping you down, so emptying them is a release, freedom