I’m too young to have experienced the Beatles first hand, but Radiohead are my generation’s equivalent of them. No other band to leads me from contemplation to elation as they do.
@BBQ King This is a recent development - Thom almost never spoke more than a couple sentences in a 2 hour live set. He's become more talkative in recent years. Especially in interviews, he seems more comfortable.
My beautiful beautiful friend. You’ll always be in my heart, I hope you never leave this world. You’ve been my emotional support for 15 years and I do feel like when you leave, a piece of me will too. You’ll always have a home in my head, yet you’ll never know You have blessed this world with something that it never deserved. Never change Thom.
It's reassuring that people like Thom have moments where they feel might not be able do what they love anymore, and they still come back. Really needed to hear that, thank you Thom. Inside and outside the music, you're a huge inspiration for a lot of people.
Met that dude in New Orleans. Seriously cool and humble nice generous person. I've never been star struck like that before. He had an aura around him. He was like an alien. That man is touched.
Yes, he is. So was Bowie. For anyone who hasn't yet met a person like this, because they are rare, you're probably shaking your head right about now. But then, if you do, you will nod.
such a dumb thing to say that he's literally the best musician on the planet... why can't you just enjoy a mediocre performance without having to exaggerate and get all hysterical... so pathetic
@@AnkitSharma-n5u2v oh when did he pass away? i assume he must have done since you're so over emotional about how you feel about him and how he touched your soul with his presence... people don't normally go over the top like that about someone who's still alive
@@wailer27 And another stupid post from you to shred. There is zero reason why whether someone's heart is beating should have a significant effect on how much their art is liked. I don't know ANYONE who behaves like that. A corpse can't magically make material greatly better and Ankit has exhibited no over the top behavior. Your claim that it's normal is absurd. You are a toolbag.
@@captainyowza8164 that is quite some BS, as if everyone doesn't suddenly become a saint when they're gone and their achievements finally recognised only when it's too late. You'll find this out for your little self once you've grown up a bit and got a teeny weeny bit more experience. Now I need to get back to this Sharwama person and get them to admit how ridiculously pathetic and sycophantic they are being...
The pre-eminent songwriter of our generation. Thom holds his own against the greats of the 60s and 70s and frankly has no peers in contemporary music. We’re lucky to have him.
Julian Casablancas should be up there, too. His work with The Strokes and The Voidz is significant and influential on many of the modern indie/garage bands of today.
@@BandCalledTheSleep : With all of their releases. I listen with an open mind. Inevitably it comes to me in waves. I also enjoy the fact that no two LP are the same. Oddly their music seems to have a somewhat therapeutic effect on me.
Damn. 😭I'm not an emotionally expressive person but Thom can always reduce me to tears. I think we all aged beyond our years the past 2 years of covid lockdowns and anxiety.
LYRICS / LETRA: Free in the knowledge That one day this will end Free in the knowledge Everything is change And this is just a bad moment We are fumbling around We won’t get caught like that Soldiers on our backs We won’t get caught like that Face using fear Try to keep control But when we get together Well then, who knows And this is just a bad moment We are fumbling around We won’t get caught like that Soldiers on our backs We won’t get caught like that I talk to the face in the mirror But he can't get through I said it's time that you deliver 'Cause we see through you I talk to the face in the mirror But he can't get through Turns out we’re in this together Both me and you
Thanks for these. It sounds like he sings "everything is change" rather than "changed", though, and I think that fits the message of the song better. I may be wrong. What do you think?
Outstanding. It's difficult to imagine a world without him. I personally think Thom one of the best songwriters and composer in the history. Pace and love legend, stay strong.
What a terrifying thought...Thom never performing on stage again. So glad to see him up there and to share yet more beautiful music. One of the few high points of 2020 during lockdown was when I texted my friend "You know...I bet Thom Yorke is going to do something amazing during this time..." He agreed and today I got to hear validation of that hope! Thanks Thom and welcome back!
I was more worried that we would never see ANY musician on stage again. And some people are still locked out of performances because of vaccine mandate segregation.
he is surely one of the greatest artists in history, what he has done for music is otherworldly, a true genius, even after several generations, he still doing mind blowing stuff. Long Live Thom!
The first time I picked up a Radiohead album. Was 1997, my 13 year old self was just smitten with this band I have discovered. Well, I’m from the states. So back then I never got the chance to see them and or Thom . Fast Forward to 2023 . 26 years into my Thom Yorke / Radiohead love affair. July 10th. I got to see the smile. And it was just about the most amazing show I’ve ever seen. I finally got to see my Hero . Thank you and what an amazing show. I’m still processing what I saw that night. All I know is I will have memory of that experience the rest of my life. I’m glad it took me til 39 to see this man. Worth every moment , day, month, year & decade waiting .
Quand le monde s’agite de plus en plus et verse à chaque instant un peu plus dans l’artificiel, Thom Yorke reste fidèle au sens, à l’art, à la création, à la beauté et à la sincérité. Grand merci à lui.
I suggested to some friends recently that Radiohead’s music may be one of the only facets of the current musical era that has the chance of the longevity and continued relevance of classical music.
I feel so lucky to have lived this past twenty years with Radiohead, and Thom Yorke and all the musicians that play alongside him, in my lifetime. Such beautiful music. Thom just keeps amazing me because every song he releases is better than the previous one......!! Only Thom can do it!!!
Wow! One of the most powerful performances I have ever seen, tears in my eyes, really speaks to the world about what we are all going through! Could not have put it in better words, Thom Yorke in one of the worlds best writers we will ever witness.
This song starts off and I am not sure, but when Thom gets to that man in the mirror thing, I find my heart just gripped and usually tears running down my face. I have listened to the album version at least 15 times now, and the same thing keeps happening. And then on the album it slides into A Hairdryer. Just perfect.
Soldiers on our beds... a face using fear trying to keep control... turns out we’re in this together... both me and you. Thanks Thom for helping out with this song. Beautiful 🙏🏽🌏🕊💕✌🏽💝
Extraordinarily wonderful. singer-songwriter is a wonderful musician of humanity. What a voice .... what human warmth .... The poetic champion Simple beautiful 🙏 Thank you very much Tom and keep writing us and performing wonderful songs. Take care of yourself and above all take care of yourself.
Thom is a treasure to us all. It's liberating to see him hold this torturous moment with clarity and nuance. His expression has truly (en)lightened my life. Boris will be retrained soon, but never you! To many more years!
Is it worth getting if I’m not experienced with controllers and whatnot but at the same time have a wonderful range in creating good sounds and compositions?
Thom Yorke once again perfectly capturing the spirit defining all of our lives during a difficult time, and then delivering it to the world with all the grace, generosity and humility of a saint, a saint who is to music what Lewis Carroll was to children's literature.
I'm happy to know The Smile wrote more tracks than were played at the not Glastonbury show. Most of those songs are unbelievably original for Thom and Johnny compositions. I've had my fingers crossed for more music ever since the debut.
Or the famous musicians like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell who were traitors to the spirit of music. And to think that those two were heroes of mine when I was growing up in the 70s. Heartbreaking.
Long time now i am wondering how artists around rhe world can help denonciate this whole situation we are all going trough. Thanks Thom for this wonderful cocktail of pure talent and serious bolocks ... You are MAGIC!!
I've seen Thom live twice now, once with Radiohead and the smile, would have seen the smile more but their tickets are like gold dust, we are all so lucky to be alive at the same time as Thom, Johnny Greenwood etc 👍
God I love a nice pop chorus coming out of this man. He has such a great capacity for memorable, emotional, and catchy music. Excited to see more of it.
What if he has grown beyond that? Not thinking what album you like says anything about how you are as a person? AMSP is my personal favorite album of theirs. But i don't take pride in that the same way you do. I have grown.
There are reassuring people, people who accompany us in our life, during a short moment in the history of the world that we have the chance to share, some of them end up disappearing some are still there. Thom yorke is one of them, already eternal, always reassuring.
Thom has always been prolific in his approach and scope of his music. I have always love and appreciated the depth of his emotive,ironic,frightening, and even sometimes "cheeky" way that he (and Radiohead) express themselves....and he even looks like a cast member of the reboot LORD OF THE RINGS.😉
I personally think that Thom Yorke is one of the most brilliant songwriters in history. My personal favorite.
Almost everyone agrees lol.
@@RomanZajats Youre right, number one of the top 10.
He's up there.
'Yesterday i woke sucking a lemon' confirms that
"personally"? This has been generally public opinion for decades.
I’m too young to have experienced the Beatles first hand, but Radiohead are my generation’s equivalent of them. No other band to leads me from contemplation to elation as they do.
I wonder what Thom would say to being compared to the Beatles. xD
Aren't The Beatles one of the many influences of Radiohead? I think he would feel honored being compared to them.
@@Christian-97 who isn't influenced by them?
Very well put.
@@barksdalebell000 Good question.
You know the world is in a bad way when Thom Yorke is being hopeful lol. What a beautiful song and message
🤣😂
Perfect comment
The mass vaccination is an absolute disaster bigger waves to come
🤣so true
Unfortunatly, we can see the world is in a bad way without Thom(
He almost never speaks on stage or delivers a long intro to a song like this, nice to hear it.
Usually he speaks gibberish or makes weird noises
@BBQ King This is a recent development - Thom almost never spoke more than a couple sentences in a 2 hour live set. He's become more talkative in recent years. Especially in interviews, he seems more comfortable.
He did say, it's the first time he's in front of an audience on stage in more than a year. I guess it was high time for an address
now he do it bc he knows is old and he can dies soon
@BBQ King He almost never speak at Radiohead shows. A few lines etc. PS: I have seen them 15 times.
Classic Thom predicament:
Listen #1: really pretty and haunting but not a banger
Listen #60: I don’t know how to stop
Absolute truth
We are so lucky to be living in the time of Thom Yorke and Radiohead
I was very, very lucky to see this performance live. Genius.
Nice. Any other songs performed by Mr. Yorke?
@@pokjob sadly not. He did a reading later.
@@Lilly-ih5ss What was the reading?
@@JoseWhon He read a Tom waits poem I think.
Wow! I would have cried being able to see this live, so powerful
My beautiful beautiful friend.
You’ll always be in my heart, I hope you never leave this world.
You’ve been my emotional support for 15 years and I do feel like when you leave, a piece of me will too. You’ll always have a home in my head, yet you’ll never know
You have blessed this world with something that it never deserved.
Never change Thom.
It's reassuring that people like Thom have moments where they feel might not be able do what they love anymore, and they still come back. Really needed to hear that, thank you Thom. Inside and outside the music, you're a huge inspiration for a lot of people.
Sinceramente não consigo ver nada diferente desse novo projeto de Thom Yorke do Radiohead.....o estilo e o mesmo...pura melancolia.....
Met that dude in New Orleans. Seriously cool and humble nice generous person. I've never been star struck like that before. He had an aura around him. He was like an alien. That man is touched.
I. Am. Seriously. Jealous.
Yes, he is. So was Bowie. For anyone who hasn't yet met a person like this, because they are rare, you're probably shaking your head right about now. But then, if you do, you will nod.
We are witnessing the slow physical metamorphosis of Thom Yorke into Willie Nelson. Hope he lives as long.
I thought Gregg Allman at first but yes, Willie Nelson....
And with Keanu Reeves clothes
This had some Neil Young vibes. But probably a couple steps up.
A Blade Runner style replicant of Willie Nelson
Can't you do better than that?
It's fascinating how his face and talking voice have matured but his singing voice is still absolutely the same
Mmm you can hear the difference from 20+ years ago though
This man is the embodiment of a true musician.
such a dumb thing to say that he's literally the best musician on the planet... why can't you just enjoy a mediocre performance without having to exaggerate and get all hysterical... so pathetic
@@AnkitSharma-n5u2v oh when did he pass away? i assume he must have done since you're so over emotional about how you feel about him and how he touched your soul with his presence... people don't normally go over the top like that about someone who's still alive
@@wailer27 And another stupid post from you to shred. There is zero reason why whether someone's heart is beating should have a significant effect on how much their art is liked. I don't know ANYONE who behaves like that. A corpse can't magically make material greatly better and Ankit has exhibited no over the top behavior. Your claim that it's normal is absurd. You are a toolbag.
@@wailer27 nobody said that here. Merry Christmas.
@@captainyowza8164 that is quite some BS, as if everyone doesn't suddenly become a saint when they're gone and their achievements finally recognised only when it's too late. You'll find this out for your little self once you've grown up a bit and got a teeny weeny bit more experience. Now I need to get back to this Sharwama person and get them to admit how ridiculously pathetic and sycophantic they are being...
The pre-eminent songwriter of our generation. Thom holds his own against the greats of the 60s and 70s and frankly has no peers in contemporary music. We’re lucky to have him.
Julian Casablancas should be up there, too. His work with The Strokes and The Voidz is significant and influential on many of the modern indie/garage bands of today.
@@theamazingbrokenman I respectfully disagree but of course I love both
@@Patrick-id9uq I agree. The Voidz just hasn’t gotten exposure.
@@Patrick-id9uqYorke is way more above.
@@Patrick-id9uq I agree.. Julian is doing something pretty interesting with The Voidz. Even the The Strokes are going pretty strong.
I’ve been going to Radiohead concerts since 95. The man is a global treasure
What was your initial thought on Kid A?
@@BandCalledTheSleep : With all of their releases. I listen with an open mind. Inevitably it comes to me in waves. I also enjoy the fact that no two LP are the same. Oddly their music seems to have a somewhat therapeutic effect on me.
Damn. 😭I'm not an emotionally expressive person but Thom can always reduce me to tears. I think we all aged beyond our years the past 2 years of covid lockdowns and anxiety.
LYRICS / LETRA:
Free in the knowledge
That one day this will end
Free in the knowledge
Everything is change
And this is just a bad moment
We are fumbling around
We won’t get caught like that
Soldiers on our backs
We won’t get caught like that
Face using fear
Try to keep control
But when we get together
Well then, who knows
And this is just a bad moment
We are fumbling around
We won’t get caught like that
Soldiers on our backs
We won’t get caught like that
I talk to the face in the mirror
But he can't get through
I said it's time that you deliver
'Cause we see through you
I talk to the face in the mirror
But he can't get through
Turns out we’re in this together
Both me and you
vlw meu garoto!
valeu de mais
Thanks for these. It sounds like he sings "everything is change" rather than "changed", though, and I think that fits the message of the song better. I may be wrong. What do you think?
@@spunky0201 yes he does
@@spunky0201 Yes, it's very possible that part of the letter is wrong, that was the one I found in Genius. I'm not a native speaker either
Outstanding. It's difficult to imagine a world without him. I personally think Thom one of the best songwriters and composer in the history. Pace and love legend, stay strong.
Thom Yorke is like the Yoda of musicians... When you mess with us, this is what you get
What a terrifying thought...Thom never performing on stage again. So glad to see him up there and to share yet more beautiful music. One of the few high points of 2020 during lockdown was when I texted my friend "You know...I bet Thom Yorke is going to do something amazing during this time..." He agreed and today I got to hear validation of that hope! Thanks Thom and welcome back!
I was more worried that we would never see ANY musician on stage again. And some people are still locked out of performances because of vaccine mandate segregation.
Barely a month goes by that we don't hear new music from Thom in some form these days
We're spoiled
only one radiohead album in the last ten years though...
Mr. Yorke is on it again, pulling out masterpieces from his brilliant pocket of a mind
He's clearly run out of gas.
@@dixonpinfold2582much the opposite
It's rare to see Thom get up to play a song dedicated to music. Legend.
Yorke is incredible and I never get tired of hearing his work as he's a huge influence on me creatively. Masterful as always.
Agreed.
Thank you Thom Yorke! I pray more and more people understand and believe what your lyrics are saying. Cheers!
he is surely one of the greatest artists in history, what he has done for music is otherworldly, a true genius, even after several generations, he still doing mind blowing stuff. Long Live Thom!
There is just something about Thom working that OP-1 at the start that has me totally chuffed… 🎹 but really… this song truly evokes tears…
Still creating heart wrenching beautiful music after all these years.
Radiohead has been my favorite band since the beginning. There’s a lot of great bands out there, but nothing that compares to them!
The first time I picked up a Radiohead album. Was 1997, my 13 year old self was just smitten with this band I have discovered. Well, I’m from the states. So back then I never got the chance to see them and or Thom . Fast Forward to 2023 . 26 years into my Thom Yorke / Radiohead love affair. July 10th. I got to see the smile. And it was just about the most amazing show I’ve ever seen. I finally got to see my Hero . Thank you and what an amazing show. I’m still processing what I saw that night. All I know is I will have memory of that experience the rest of my life. I’m glad it took me til 39 to see this man. Worth every moment , day, month, year & decade waiting .
It’s like listening to “ the needle and the damage done “ for the first time .. pure emotion
Definitely Neil Young vibes
It is
My first impression exactly..... Tonight, I'm going to be Neil Young.
Can't believe Thom Yorke is the first artist in the history of mankind.
bollocks...get a grip mate!
@@galas062 i think he's joking
Lmao
🤣
Yep. And yours was the first RUclips comment in the history of man kind.
Hearing Thom Yorke sing is probably the closest thing to being in heaven. What a genius of a songwriter, musician and, of course, a singer.
It sounds as if we both feel the same about Mr Yorke. Love to contact you sometime ❤️😘
Can't agree more
The 20 seconds of the guitar start....just genius
Quand le monde s’agite de plus en plus et verse à chaque instant un peu plus dans l’artificiel, Thom Yorke reste fidèle au sens, à l’art, à la création, à la beauté et à la sincérité. Grand merci à lui.
I suggested to some friends recently that Radiohead’s music may be one of the only facets of the current musical era that has the chance of the longevity and continued relevance of classical music.
Good call👍
This man is one of the greatest musicians of all time. Great song, beautiful performance ❤️
Quality guy , what a spirit ! One day Thom will sing this in front of a massive crowd with Jonny & Co 🙌
Such a beautiful voice,full of the sadness of this world.
The look on Thom's face as he gets more comfortable playing is priceless
I feel so lucky to have lived this past twenty years with Radiohead, and Thom Yorke and all the musicians that play alongside him, in my lifetime. Such beautiful music. Thom just keeps amazing me because every song he releases is better than the previous one......!! Only Thom can do it!!!
So happy to see Thom come out and make this statement on the right side of history. My respect for him and his music grows deeper💪🏽
Indeed, especially considering the high price so many of us have paid for speaking out. I lost every friend I had because of my stance.
Wow! One of the most powerful performances I have ever seen, tears in my eyes, really speaks to the world about what we are all going through!
Could not have put it in better words,
Thom Yorke in one of the worlds best writers we will ever witness.
This song starts off and I am not sure, but when Thom gets to that man in the mirror thing, I find my heart just gripped and usually tears running down my face. I have listened to the album version at least 15 times now, and the same thing keeps happening. And then on the album it slides into A Hairdryer. Just perfect.
He sounds settled into himself. Only took 53 years. 🙂
That's how old Jerry Garcia was when he died. Happy that Thom made it.
how on earth can this voice come out of this man!????????? absolutely spectacular
Soldiers on our beds... a face using fear trying to keep control... turns out we’re in this together... both me and you. Thanks Thom for helping out with this song. Beautiful 🙏🏽🌏🕊💕✌🏽💝
It's 'Soldiers on our backs'
@@crustaceouspark Like the boot on humanity's face. An Orwell reference, perhaps.
Even at 53 his high notes are so strong.
I hope i look better than that at 53! He looks 73.
@@neilhampson Its the beard lol
@@neilhampson true, he looks like he suddenly got so much older
@@neilhampson not if you look at his skin
he looks like he's 100 years old man
Extraordinarily wonderful. singer-songwriter is a wonderful musician of humanity.
What a voice .... what human warmth ....
The poetic champion
Simple beautiful 🙏
Thank you very much Tom and keep writing us and performing wonderful songs.
Take care of yourself and above all take care of yourself.
We all need this quality
AMEN. He ages like wine.
need that album
This man never ever fails to move and amaze me. Yet another, utterly beautiful masterpiece. We are so lucky to have him!
Thom is a treasure to us all. It's liberating to see him hold this torturous moment with clarity and nuance. His expression has truly (en)lightened my life. Boris will be retrained soon, but never you! To many more years!
It's nice to see Thom using OP-1. Really makes me want to get one, again...
Is it worth getting if I’m not experienced with controllers and whatnot but at the same time have a wonderful range in creating good sounds and compositions?
After seeing Radiohead play live in '95, they are still one of the best bands I've ever seen in my life. So much raw power. Thom Yorke is a legend.
Thom Yorke once again perfectly capturing the spirit defining all of our lives during a difficult time, and then delivering it to the world with all the grace, generosity and humility of a saint, a saint who is to music what Lewis Carroll was to children's literature.
This is a truly healing song for these times. Thanks again Thom, I owe you the world.
What a wonderful musician and songwriter is Thom. Full of emotions and sensibility.
Greatest and most innovative artist of our time. No doubt in my mind. He has shaped me as a human being.
Spine chillingly AWESOME! Can't wait for the Smile's album to drop.
I'm happy to know The Smile wrote more tracks than were played at the not Glastonbury show. Most of those songs are unbelievably original for Thom and Johnny compositions. I've had my fingers crossed for more music ever since the debut.
What a performance. Brought me to tears.
His voice and spirit always touch my heart and life.
Thankyou Thom. Needed to hear that. Feel so bad for smaller bands who are scared to speak up🤍
Or the famous musicians like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell who were traitors to the spirit of music. And to think that those two were heroes of mine when I was growing up in the 70s. Heartbreaking.
How fitting is this beautiful song for right now and always. Thank you Thom and good to see you again.
Long time now i am wondering how artists around rhe world can help denonciate this whole situation we are all going trough.
Thanks Thom for this wonderful cocktail of pure talent and serious bolocks ... You are MAGIC!!
Can't wait to see what The smile holds
And it was glorious.
Thom Yorke is from another planet. Amazing
This man is the best.
I've seen Thom live twice now, once with Radiohead and the smile, would have seen the smile more but their tickets are like gold dust, we are all so lucky to be alive at the same time as Thom, Johnny Greenwood etc 👍
God I love a nice pop chorus coming out of this man. He has such a great capacity for memorable, emotional, and catchy music. Excited to see more of it.
"The Bends" is in my top 5 favorite cd's. From start to finish.... masterpiece!
Why the bends
Listen to a real great album like kol or amsp
And yes the bends was my favorite album at one point
I like to think I've grown
What if he has grown beyond that? Not thinking what album you like says anything about how you are as a person? AMSP is my personal favorite album of theirs. But i don't take pride in that the same way you do. I have grown.
Gorgeous and sublime genius. Stay strong, Thom. We love you.
probably going to listen to this 50 times today or until i get the studio version.
and this is just a bad moment...
so beautiful. I'm crying. Why can't humans be better? Thank you Tom for this beautiful song
This is a gem of a song...made me cry 😭😭😭😭
How are we to know what's right if we don't see what's wrong?
There are some decent humans out there. You just don't hear much about them. Assholes tend to make the headlines.
Absolute lovely man and delightful singer & wordsmith.
Thom Yorke, our oxygen in the times.
I love how there are a thousand comments all expressing love for this.
I love this tune and Thom Yorke is the shit! Made me tear up for humanity. Listen to the lines closely...Thom is on the right side of history.
His voice is actually getting better.
There are reassuring people, people who accompany us in our life, during a short moment in the history of the world that we have the chance to share, some of them end up disappearing some are still there. Thom yorke is one of them, already eternal, always reassuring.
I feel the same way.
The amount of courage it takes to stand on a stage and admit emotions in this way is heroic.
I'm glad for him to be back on a stage after the pandemic.
Beyond genius peerless iconic sheer transcendental stuff
The more he ages, the more some of his songs have a Neil Young flavor
It distresses me to think that this artist is a human more victim of time, I would like to believe that he will live forever.
Saw Thom and The Smile in SF. Awesome! Hope to see Radiohead someday. :)
What A gift this man is to the world! 💙 Feel sorry for the fool's that don't get Radiohead and Thom Yorke
I so would have loved to be there but thank you so much for placing it here.
Beautiful song, what a melody
Fantastic as always, the most important talented unbelievable Generational Songwriting Talent
what a lucky audiences to be there
Free in the knowledge! A very appropriate song with the times we’re all in!
That 's brilliant!exceptional music!
Lovely song. Thank you.
Thom has always been prolific in his approach and scope of his music. I have always love and appreciated the depth of his emotive,ironic,frightening, and even sometimes "cheeky" way that he (and Radiohead) express themselves....and he even looks like a cast member of the reboot LORD OF THE RINGS.😉
I talk to the face in the mirror
but he can't get through...
I love bridge in this song. Very well-written.
Something about the way Thom looked after he finished the song gave me shivers 6:24
Omg the OP-1 is so beautiful. Want one
Radiohead is my favorite ever. That says a lot considering I love The Beatles and Floyd.