First Time Hearing Street Spirit by Radiohead | Suicide Survivor Reacts

[@MentalAmanda]

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[@jakesmith6233]

1) A good Radiohead track to listen to is Karma Police. I would say Creep, but that's too depressing. Radiohead - Karma Police / Radiohead kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6a8iIyNhchsfrc 2) You were talking about your shadow during your recent livestream, and I feel that I have that. Because it doesn't seem to matter what I did this summer, my shadow will say it's a failure because I didn't get to go visit friends in Michigan.

[@loixvfr]

Hi Amanda. For those days where you just want out but you still want to have a smile on your (beautiful) face, try listening to Helloween - I want out. It's an 'oldie but (very) goodie...' Stay positive! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoetd3yofNWmiLc&ab_channel=HDMusicVideos

[@MentalAmanda]

@@jakesmith6233 The Shadow will say every nasty thing it can about you. You have to learn to stand up to it.

[@MetikalMan]

Also Thom’s favorite RH song!

[@paulchristie8452]

Did you read Thom Yorke's LONG SAD explanation of what Street Spirit is about?

[@Johro66]

"immerse your soul in love" is the last line, and the ultimate message. Radiohead is hugely important to so many people who are dealing with mental/emotional issues, and where some people might dismiss their songs, and the band, as "depressing", they (we) find them uplifting, and even life saving. I have so many Radiohead songs I'd love you to listen to, but I think they'll come your way.

[@Johro66]

Pyramid Song is just one though.. "I jumped in the river and what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars All the things I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt "

[@jameshannagan4256]

I agree 100% they helped me through some of the worst times of my life.

[@Plus_Minus_Null]

I quit my smartphone because of OK Computer.... I have a laptop for youtube...this is all I need because I am most interested in MUSIC

[@DustyPellman]

Love this song; it's so dark and depressing, but it's cathartic. The final lyrics "Immerse Your Soul in Love" is tattooed on my side.

[@trentboyd5919]

A good song for your mental health series by Radiohead is “How to disappear completely “ and absolutely beautiful haunting masterpiece from them

[@Johro66]

Yes. Pyramid Song also. There's so many..

[@jameshannagan4256]

One of so many.

[@serfillustrated4018]

Is it good for mental health tho? Radiohead is some of the most beautiful but depressing music ever written. It can easily assist depression.

[@voiceover2191]

@@serfillustrated4018 Agreed, 'How to disappear completely' is maybe their most depressing song, depressing and beautiful. It's the song Thom Yorke claimed he was most proud of.

[@serfillustrated4018]

@@voiceover2191 Absolutely!!

[@samgod]

The art direction, choreography, cinematography and compositing in "Street Spirit" masterfully express and enhance the music's sorrow and dark beauty. One of the best music videos ever crated.

[@Hollowsmith]

The thing about Radiohead is even though many of their tracks have a sadness in them, there's also such a grace and beauty to their sound that it can be cathartic for people going through tough times and don't want "a peppy happy song to cheer them up". They want a piece of art that can humanize their emotional location. Radiohead is a pretty profoundly talented band at reaching into the dark (and sometimes beautifully warm) human emotions. For much warmer vibes in Radiohead's music, listen to "Give Up The Ghost", "Separator", and "Weird Fishes (Arpeggi)". They even have funky tracks, wild punk tracks, super experimental tracks, you name it. Ridiculously talented, versatile band.

[@Elias_Avraham]

This song is one of the very few that makes me tear up, it’s so desperately sad, it’s being a hundred meters under water and seeing the last glimmer of light on the surface, it’s being unable to breathe when you’re being crushed by the weight of the world, the last line to me is both the glimmer in the darkness and the unending struggle for hope. As a survivor of suicide attempts, this song is as much part of me as my heart.

[@mikmook4781]

Their lyrics are often oblique but somehow still manage to hit home. I bought OK Computer the day it came out (on CD. Remember those? This song is off The Bends obviously) and it's still one of the best albums I've ever heard. They sound too miserable for many people. I don't know if this will make any sense but their misery sounds beautiful, and that helped me. Your feelings can just seem like worthless trash when you feel down. Something to be ashamed of and to hide. Their songs often captured how I felt so perfectly, but made something meaningful and gorgeous from such feelings, instead of trash. Don't know if that makes any sense but Last Flowers is one of their sadest but also most beautiful songs.

[@trentboyd5919]

Well said !!!

[@scatterkeir]

I agree about Last Flowers - "I can't face the evening straight" - especially in its nineties form, when it was just a song he'd play on acoustic guitar at soundchecks - like a private sadness. One song I connected to very strongly as a suicide survivor was There There, with it's simple but sophisticated message of "just cos you feel it doesn't mean it's there".

[@plasticbag138]

radiohead is my favorite band, they give me comfort from their melodies, word's can only go so far, can only reach so far and for me words don't seem enough (sorry thom, you're lyrics are still beautiful and touching haha). they've managed to make music so intimate, and there's so many layers in how it's made, what it does for me, i get lost trying to talk about them because they've reached emotions that aren't translatable in words, it's unspoken, i don't know how i could speak about it. it feels like they understand, they're with me. and the band members are lovely, they're so sweet and as an artist myself i love listening to them about their projects. My respect is like none other.

[@plasticbag138]

as for song recommendations with music videos, i recommend fake plastic trees or lift!

[@jameshannagan4256]

I really do not need lryical content for most of their catalog to make me very emotional.

[@Alejandro_Sanchez82]

I'm not an English speaker, and for me it's not about the lyrics, but about how in this video there is slow motion and normal, 1995, in one frame. This was a shock for me, I had never seen anything like this before. I was 11, and I lived in what was left of the USSR. Maybe it wasn’t anything special, but for me it was incredible. The song itself, too, without a video, sounds very beautiful. (GT)

[@michaelmacchia4371]

There aren't many songs that make me tear up, but this is one of them. Thom's writing is amazing

[@justincrowe9602]

The only band that brings me to tears listening to them....every song they do is so full of meaning and emotion

[@PaulSchofield-z8p]

love your reaction to this song and I applaud your public journey to help others. Radiohead are one of my favourite bands so watching your analysis is fascinating as they have been part of my life since I was young(er)

[@sketchymon]

I love how they send you into existential crisis then give you the only way out with "immerse your soul in love"!

[@marleneedmunds1433]

Absolutely this is how I interpretation this most wonderful song I often chill out to Rafio head the kind of private music that feeds your soul and tells your story of sorrow and pulling through your sorrow or grief.

[@scifimonkey3]

Such a great song, and an interesting discussion. Would still love to hear your take on Steven Wilsons - ‘Routine’ (animated version) and am sure it would provoke an interesting discussion about dealing with loss in your life and allow you to help another group of people. So no apologies for plugging it yet again.

[@Womberto]

More Radiohead, you honestly can't go wrong they're the best band of the last 40 years.

[@SR91313]

Without a doubt. But they are so polarizing. Generally you either love em or hate em. Not a lot of in between as far as they go. I have friends that I've tried to turn on to them but they just weren't having it, for the most the part. lol

[@JohnThomWebb]

40 years, at least, possibly the greatest band of all time. In Rainbows is, at least, the greatest album of the 21st century so far.

[@melvingardner5282]

England has always had the greatest bands in the world 👍🇬🇧

[@Asher8328]

I know this isn't a "request" section, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on some more of their songs, like "No Surprises" and "Paranoid Android."

[@KonstantinosAndreou]

No word can describe how much you've helped people with your videos, making this world a better place. Thank you!

[@michaelclarke1441]

Amanda: you are a blessing to all who know you! I only wish that when you hurt, I could take it all away and make you happy and your normal sweet, caring, warm, beautiful person you are! I will always be here for you if needed. As well as the whole community! I so LOVE you all! Be strong for one another always.

[@ericshinkle417]

You are heartbreakingly beautiful Amanda. inside and out. Thank you for championing mental wellness.

[@dbaileyosu]

Thom Yorke has spoken about how deeply he struggled mentally with touring in the 90s. So many of his lyrics are about alienation and struggles with adapting to modern expectations. I don’t think anyone else writes about mental health struggles quite like Radiohead.

[@johnshinkle4219]

Beautiful rythyms..haunting beats. Thanks for presenting this video pretty girl. Those of us that need to, will fade out.

[@Cirdan.the.Shipwright.]

Thom was influenced by the book ‘The Famished Road’ by Ben Okri when he wrote this song. It’s a beautiful book worth reading. This song registers with me on such a deep level, it was also debuted on my day of birth ❤

[@cliffordbarnes1631]

Amanda I see this as a statement of hope! Throughout my life I did not trust love because love always hurt! That being said I discovered the Pack and since joining I have found and truly felt love, a very different love than I had envisioned or was explained to me as a child. There are no words to thank you Amada nor my brothers and sisters in the Pack who have shown me what love truly is and convinced me that I am worthy of love!

[@michaelclarke1441]

Brother: I will always be here for you if you need strength or just a shoulder to lean or cry on! I am there with you on trusting love as it has always hurt me deep as well! Take care of yourself and know I always have your 6!

[@edwards.8758]

Love having you with us along for this ride of life!

[@wozzab9136]

The word genius gets banded around a lot but is justified when applied to Radiohead.

[@thomjer5276]

I'll rereply! I have spent knocking on 12 years in various (acute wards) MH hospitals where I am. I have had people I've met on certain wards in different ways. One person I met tried to do a 7 storey swan dive after his second wife died on honeymoon, a deportee that shat in the main hallway and kitchen of a local MH establishment, I'd like to add that " most of us, have been happy (there are exceptions) but the majority aren't as bad as they may be. At least not from where I am. ( Some are aping symptoms to a point of getting free money, there is no such thing). God knows I've tried umpteen times but stability is good. I appreciate your situation also I don't want to see anymore of my friends disappear. I have also been to see RH 6 times the last in Iceland and this is one of my favourites. Stay well and thank you for sticking around.

[@matthewbaxter8558]

Agree 100% listening to Radiohead is therapeutic for me. Music would be so dull without them.

[@trentboyd5919]

I really like when you said, they are trying to human. I think in todays world we all are trying are best to achieve some form of “human”. Nice reaction, please more Radiohead. Cheers

[@stevemadrid6522]

This song is from Radiohead's second album. IMHO, one of the top 5 albums of all time. Paired with the next album, OK Computer, and the subsequent Kid A, they form a quasi-trilogy steeped in alienation and isolation, as we become dehumanized by technology and lose ourselves in the digital noise.

[@garryleeks4848]

When your depressed listen to this it makes you even more depressed, great song from a great album the bends 👍

[@nateworgan2744]

Great song. And congratulations on your mental health journey. I'm just starting mine :)

[@cgallagher4501]

Welcome to the world of mental health colliding with Radiohead - there are no shortage of songs by them that you will enjoy...try "How to Disappear Completely" which is the most beautiful song about depression/anxiety or "Paranoid Android" about anger and anxiety or "The Tourist" about surviving by relaxing... Bon Voyage

[@trentboyd5919]

1000% agree with this!

[@Radagast-]

When one is struggling to process one's thoughts and experiences, having a kindred spirit put words to them is a release. That's why Radiohead and The Verve have such committed fan bases.

[@chairmanm3ow]

I'm literally here because I saw that episode of handmaids tale last night and now I have to hear the song 800 times

[@ericshinkle417]

Amanda, you calm my spirit. My ..I can't describe it. But thank you

[@ins4nerhorror600]

I have a good list of Radiohead that you can listen to: How to Disappear Completely Motion Picture Soundtrack (this one is actually about suicide) Videotape No Surprises Fake Plastic Trees Pyramid Song Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Daydreaming (the ones I recommend more are the first three)

[@andyastrand]

“This machine will not communicate the thoughts and the strain I am under” became a far to well understood lyric for me and I’m guessing a lot of other people during the work from home lockdown.

[@deepbluehue3]

" A song about the futility of life, the pointlessness of existence and the certainty of death. The song is a fitting end to a quite depressing album in which Yorke ends with a glimmer of hope with a suggestion for how to deal with it all. Although the song adds to the pointlessness and hopelessness of life (and death) it also sends the message in the outro that love is the answer to all that life has to offer. " The lead singer said he hated leaving the people with it as the last song for its message , but I , personally find it very positive with the last line " emerse your soul in love . "

[@rustyk4645]

To understand 'Rows of Houses, all Bearing Down on Me' you should walk around a British council estate whilst listening to this song on a Walkman. In Twilight. It's a statement of Oppressive Grimness impinging on your Soul and the fight Against It.

[@peterheath7960]

I love the premise of your channel. music heals.

[@ashleymay219]

I have “immerse your soul in love” tattooed on my forearm. I also want to get “Nothing to fear, nothing to doubt” from their song Pyramid Song

[@syachipeanut]

just like one of the top comments , i highly recommend that you check out their song how to disappear completely !

[@moonillusions832]

As others have mentioned, their other song How To Disappear Completely is a must listen!

[@mitsealb3609]

“Immerse your soul in love” One of the greatest lyrics ever??? Also, this was the last lyric of their album. A good close.

[@awakeforever]

Mental health is a balance between knowledge and wisdom Knowledge is dissecting emotional responses to music art politics and working with intuition to uncover the true nature of reality. Wisdom is letting go of everything and surrendering to what is And going heart forward. Radiohead is mostly dark However very well done . I have seen them live 3 times I only listen to one song from them these days and that's the numbers live tom an johnny.

[@lostsouls2998]

Hope your day was epic !Thanks for keeping the real alive ..

[@davidwhite3702]

I find it beautiful and thought provoking, since it was first released.

[@alejandroaguilar132]

Yes. This song is everything you said. It's an existencial crisis song, You try to fit into the mold for so long that you forget how to be a human. Thats why they exaggerate things in the vídeo. You're so on point. Every time I feel kinda down (not depressed just slightly off my usual self) I listen to street spirit. It's a top song, it's stunning because all of the above an literally it lifts you up. Love is the answer but to go through some darkness is necesary, and we all have it inside of us even if it scares us.

[@TheScorpio1999]

Being that Radiohead is not a go-to for me, I'm unfamiliar with a lot of their work so this was new to me. The lyrics and especially the video, was unusual for sure, but what I got out of it, was like the band was trying to say something specific for both the listener and viewer with this video. You know how in times of stress or chaos we get a sense of tunnel-vision? How after some time passes we start to see things more clearly as if the scene plays back in slow motion? This video reminded me a bit of that concept and I'm not sure if Thom Yorke is trying to convey a larger more over-arching message within the video here or if it's something more specific. The imagery is interesting though. Not a go-to band, but I definitely respect Radiohead.

[@IAmKrow]

For me, this song represents the struggle against absolute nihilism, the endless darkness at the end of the road. "Immerse your soul in love"... that sounds like an antidote to nihilism to me, albeit sometimes it might no be enough for some people.

[@aldoayhoniz190]

I've never seen a reaction to this song. For me, it's a masterpiece, but maybe it's too dark for some people.

[@colinafobe2152]

i tend to feel down, radiohead makes me happy again :) maybe because i dont pay attention too much on lyrics (english is not my native) but enjoying the music

[@Turdbassist]

Ennio morricone must have been pleased his music from the watch gunfight scene with Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda went so far. It only took 40 years for someone to realise 👍

[@josephc5493]

I'd love to see you react to their song Climbing Up the Walls. It's literally about dealing with mental health.

[@JohnThomWebb]

This has been one of my favorite go-to karaoke songs over the years.

[@KieranCondon-ir4pt]

Anyone who thinks Radiohead are depressing are the people with issues, they transcend completely

[@glass30]

Love your video, Amanda. You're really an inspiration for many people. Please react to Streetlight Manifesto's song "A Better Place, A Better Time" when you can. I think you're gonna like it a lot because of its lyrics and mainly for its chorus

[@ericshinkle417]

Amanda, how does Thom Yorke process this, how does Eddie Vedder process, and survive? They watched Tupac, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Shannon Moon, Layne Staley, Scott Wieland..they saw them push it just a little too hard, or not push it hard enough. Amanda, what is your opinion on why Eddie Vedder and similar rock stars from the 90s are still alive, and the others are gone?

[@MentalAmanda]

We all have different mental health challenges and stories and we all cope and process differently.

[@Frank75288]

Blessed be the radio head

[@grahamharper8114]

Thom has a perfect voice.

[@lukas-nu7ls]

surprised that no radiohead fan has commented that thom considers it their darkest song, stating that: "It's core is a complete mystery to me. I wouldn't ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve - 'Street Spirit' has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end." "I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn't play it. I'd crack. I'd break down on stage." "It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of it's meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging it's tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart."

[@johnsouthwell1869]

I haven't seen the handmaid's tale but loved the book

[@sawomirsieklucki5895]

Check videotape by the same band it is literally goodbye note

[@jacobneylon647]

Radiohead would be right up your alley. Very cathartic, beautiful, emotional, and comforting music. Highly recommend the songs “Exit Music”, “Daydreaming”, “Nude”, and “How To Disappear Completely”.

[@edg7027]

You know Thom Yorke wrote most of "The Bends" and "OK computer" whilst suffering with depression.

[@revanasywal]

Radiohead might be a very very good band for you. Thom Yorke's lyrics are painfully beautiful.

[@chrislc35]

no offence as i dont know your story, or life. But ive had issues in the past, not major. Listening to Radiohead helped me a lot. as you said, their songs can be melancholic, not all tho. but they soothed me, rather than made me feel worse. give them a try 😀

[@kevinjacobs8074]

My name is Kevin and I have wished death upon myself more times than I care to remember. To this day I still catch myself saying things like “kill me now” and I always mean it until I say it out loud, in front of people. I never really came close to granting my own wish, and I doubt that I ever will, which is fine with me. But there were times when I thought about it long and hard, and there were times that I made blatantly self-destructive decisions hoping to hasten my demise. I have the scars to prove it. Radiohead didn’t save me. But they did comfort me during the worst times.

[@MentalAmanda]

I hope that those thoughts are less frequent now and that you find peace 💖 Glad you found a comfort during those times.

[@aryades]

i wish you the best,kevin i hope you'll get better 🤍

[@Yokai7]

I'd like to see your thoughts on Megadeth - "Skin of my teeth" It is the only song Dave Mustaine ever wrote about his own suicide attempts.

[@awakeforever]

Brilliant reaction!

[@garret_thorne]

Radiohead - Videotape. Speaks directly to the topic of suicide.

[@cyradus]

1. Go watch Yellowjackets. They also use this song at a pivotal point in the story. 2. Thom: “Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn’t ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It’s called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn’t play it. I’d crack. I’d break down on stage. That’s why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That’s what’s meant by ‘all these things you’ll one day swallow whole’. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn’t have it in me to articulate the emotion. I’d crack… Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don’t realise what they’re listening to. They don’t realise that Street Spirit is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he’ll get the last laugh. And it’s real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I’d crack. I can’t believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That’s why I’m convinced that they don’t know what it’s about. It’s why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you’re going to have your dog put down and it’s wagging its tail on the way there. That’s what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn’t picked us as its catalysts, and so I don’t claim it. It asks too much. I didn’t write that song.”

[@arnoldmojados399]

This is a Masterpiece

[@ThrillhoWiggum]

When are we going to hear Forgotten Souls by Mother Mother? The one song nobody can hate

[@Matt2010]

I've seen this band live, this they played.

[@cmcculloch1]

Amanda this song is Thom Yorkes - it was on the bends 1995 projecting it as a THMT sound track song and your assumption of 27 odd years after the songs release onto it doesnt work - music videos and songs are a snapshot of time

[@xaoskuntablast3354]

the song to react too from Radiohead would be " Exit Music "

[@ericshinkle417]

Your beautiful, you give comfort But fading is, drowning.

[@kevinzhang6623]

Reckoner by Radiohead is beautiful

[@VonBlade]

Immerse your soul in love.

[@ermertieplug]

Music is just music. Like everything else, each person will interpret and apply it to their lives how they want to. But it has nothing to do with the way you feel in the first place. Art is an expression of emotion. The artists emotion. The only reason we apply it to our lives is because we are consumed by ourselves. Maybe if we try and see outside ourselves and try helping others who are less fortunate and try making a difference in this world, then maybe we will feel better about ourselves and realize that everyone struggles. Where do people go for mental health problems in poor war torn countries? They don't because they are just trying to survive. They know life is fragile so they don't take it for granted. So listen to the music you want to, and cry but don't take it literally because there are lots of other things to cry about in the world.

[@MentalAmanda]

This community and the commentary IS doing something. It's validating people. It's providing reassurance and companionship. Read through the comments, many have found it incredibly helpful. Just because someone else has it worse doesn't mean our feelings and struggles aren't valid.

[@ermertieplug]

@MentalAmanda valid to who?

[@MentalAmanda]

@@ermertieplug Yourself. The only person who matters! 🥰

[@Zack-ws1oj]

really like your reaction

[@anin871]

In one of the interview Thom said that his music is not depressing, because when people stop listening to sad music they will not care anymore... Edit: and Thom Yorke has been in the state of depression and instead of doing the thing that lot of people want but the band don't wanted to (that is to sing their most popular song all the time 'creep'), they decided to make 2 albums dissing to that song... And i think they do a wonderfull job in the latter albums

[@kennethwilliams5063]

Ghost by Badflower. Perfect mental health song.

[@aw1889]

Exit Music by Radiohead is my favorite.

[@shrike6259]

For me Radio Head was always just raw emotion .. while commercial Radio stations and TV (at that time and still is) just blasting out mind numbing meaningless fluff (actually worse then fluff, more like lint in yr left pocket)

[@angerynook9937]

You should check out black star!

[@aroemaliuged4776]

I don’t think you quite get it Not in my world No matter .. we all interpret things differently

[@davymurphy3073]

Hey new to your channel! Maybe check out Pearl Jam (Jeremy) *Warning graphic subject matter* & Linkin Park (Given Up). Unfortunate is the reason I know of many songs about suicide and child abuse.

[@peterheath7960]

One more thing, Radiohead: Fake Plastic Trees. You'll thank me (I hope).

[@ericshinkle417]

Listen to Thoms poetry. This. Machine will not communicate

[@random_punk_rat123]

you should react to Migrane by Twenty One Pilots and No surprises by Raidohead :)

[@thomjer5276]

Interesting thoughts.

[@obesegamer6343]

You should react to Jake Hills song We Die Too. It’s really good

[@TVReBay]

The Darkness version as a rock song is more uplifting.

[@peterheath7960]

Handmaids Tale, read the Margaret Atwood book. It goes deeper.

[@MentalAmanda]

I have read Handmaids Tale and The Testaments 💖

[@alexgroezinger762]

Can you react to any songs from Green Day?

[@Plus_Minus_Null]

....Radiohead till I die ® 👻

[@darklord2703]

id like to hear ur comments on 'one more light" by linkin park