Radiohead - Lift (Studio Mix #1)

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

Only Radiohead would sleep on recordings like this...just imagine what other gems they've stored away that will likely never be heard.

[@benhenschel145]

Billy Corgan wrote literally hundreds of great unreleased songs during the 90s.

[@alexg3455]

@@benhenschel145 Who tf asked about Billy Corgan?

[@benhenschel145]

@@alexg3455 the guy who said "only Radiohead"? Lol

[@alexg3455]

​@@benhenschel145 Yeah that clearly wasn't an invitation for you to be a smartass. Anymore irrelevant facts you'd like to share with us, smart guy?

[@krispykicks7766]

I see you in all the comment sections, and I love your animation work, I also watched your video on quantity vs quality, good seeing you!

[@crispy3359]

If there ever was a song that could be Radiohead's "last" song, it is this. Even though it was written ages ago, the lyrics, strings and guitar all make it feel like a culmination of all the bands work into one song.

[@justthememelordsnextdoor9120]

Idk, I still feel like it would miss some of the Kid A/Amnesiac feel to it

[@itsShelleyyTV]

@@justthememelordsnextdoor9120 imo that wouldn't matter, I think this song has easily one of the most inspirational messages Radiohead has put out there, at least joyous ones. It's like saying on an elevator you see many destinations and meet many people along the way of life, but even when your elevator ride is at an end, someone elses is just beginning, a beautiful ending.

[@Loriloya]

Yes! I get that so much

[@Brnsdonlll2]

I feel like in a way you can hear that but also not but I see what you mean

[@Brnsdonlll2]

I feel like in a way you can hear that but also not but I see what you mean

[@alfredjarry503]

They said they didn't release it as a single because it would have been a smash , and they didn't want that... They were right because this is a fantastic piece of music. Badass.

[@k-leb4671]

I think it's also a bit of a blander kind of smash hit. I'd say even Creep is kinda more unique and out-there than this song. It's a great song don't get me wrong, but yeah, kinda bland for Radiohead. Now something like Karma Police or Paranoid Android are more distinct and artistically profound works to become hits. I'd be more proud of them becoming popular than Lift.

[@epicfaceboy4e585]

​@k-leb4671 you kind of just explained their point. they didn't want to be known for lift, they would have rather been known for the songs they did end up releasing...

[@Zaftrabuda]

Why didn't they want that? whats a smash

[@killerman3854]

i like how all of the older renditions are played at a slightly faster tempo feels more "urgent"

[@shintjee9860]

It's a shame that they didn't put this on OK Computer, I know that they felt threatened by it's commercial value, but the song is so damn good.

[@stepans2167]

What do you mean by "threatened by it's commercial value"?

[@shintjee9860]

@@stepans2167 They kept the song off of the record out of fear that it would be used as a single, read the wiki page for the song.

[@stepans2167]

@@shintjee9860 thanks

[@wilberts.cubero3629]

They also said it didn't fit the album, something i disagree with. It might not fit from a production view, it's way more pop and anthemic than the rest of tracks, but thematically it does. Lift: the fear of being stuck in an elevator. The tourist: the fear of being involved in a car accident. Lucky: the fear of being involved in a plane crash. Basically the fear of industrialization, something that's present through the whole album.

[@stepans2167]

@@wilberts.cubero3629 I always thought the lift was a metaphor for depression/societal isolation.

[@projectcapsule]

colin greenwood's bass in this is wow

[@z-e-r-o-]

I heard Thom wrote these lyrics based on letters between him and a japanese fan at the time. So, if the jingle was a Family Mart one, there’d be no wonder.

[@ficklefartrecordsco3451]

Weezer type beat

[@owenisweirdo]

@@ficklefartrecordsco3451ik I was thinking about across the sea reading this

[@xtYLT2IY8]

where did you learn this? I cant find anything about it

[@z-e-r-o-]

@@xtYLT2IY8 Soichiro Tanaka, a japanese music journalist, talked about this episode on an article when OKNOTOK was released. He was so familiar with Thom in the 90s that he appeared in the movie Meeting People Is Easy.

[@z-e-r-o-]

@@xtYLT2IY8 Soichiro Tanaka, a japanese music journalist, talked about this episode in a japanese article. Google ”田中宗一郎に訊く『OKコンピューター』とその時代。90年代からレディオヘッドが表現してきたもの、その独自性と謎：後編”

[@pobvzxcmn]

2:40 heaven... my god....

[@DistantLights]

Radiohead are true geniuses for being able to make a song like this but also recognize how huge it could've been (would've rivaled Creep as their "signature" song). Judging by how well their career has gone, maybe they made the right choice in withholding this to keep their sanity. If I had to put it on OK Computer, I'd put it inbetween Airbag and Paranoid Android.

[@juangiraldotabares]

It could have been a fantastic follow up to Airbag

[@bubadeggs]

Right before fitter happier :troll:

[@gavinthecrafter]

This feels like a much more energetic and hopeful song than the version that ended up on OKNOTOK. Crazy how even deep cuts like this sound so good

[@DatTrashCat]

Lift and airbag had a child in the familymart, wtf its beautiful

[@samnowland4679]

This is absolutely the best version. I listened to it on loop for a whole day lol.

[@armanrozika]

just found this now, absolutely better than the released version

[@samnowland4679]

@armanrozika right? I have no idea why they didn't release it officially.

[@AgedInnocence]

This is the definitive version of this song and you can’t tell me otherwise.

[@TheBunnyb0y]

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD WTF.. i love radiohead as they are but damn..

[@jack-uv6mt]

lol why r you surprised?

[@jstardus6769]

​@@jack-uv6mt😂

[@jolly5863]

this version gives me mayonnaise vibes

[@legomegaman101]

Here i thought I was the only one 😅

[@lsndoks8241]

A MAYONNAISE ON AN ESCALATOR

[@dhollsynthmusic]

Smashing Pumpkins? yeah, immediately thought of them too.

[@ilyenamaru]

NO THATS SO REAL

[@Danny-sd5vm]

Been listening to this since my best friend at the time found it on KZbin. I swear this song makes me want to cry when I think of those times.

[@prod.616-02]

i thought the original version was good enough until i heard this version. their too talented, this sounds sooo good

[@Killerqueen69420]

This is the best version

[@UntitledKirk]

3:01 I love, love, LOVE this part, and Thom's high point when he says "home" :)

[@brasileiroloko5375]

i hope one day they release this version officially

[@josecienega6427]

They have lol

[@UniqueMappingSequence]

OKNOTOK

[@armanrozika]

@@josecienega6427 nope, not this version, it's different.. lol?

[@okej1011]

god this version is so beautiful.

[@titojulyharyanto3397]

after 2:09 , it was a great journey of enjoying a great background music. that detail of guitar and orchestra, just simply beauty

[@coolman000099]

Literally every instrument

[@k-leb4671]

It's not a real orchestra,

[@Vitorio582]

Considering how big it is, as of now I'm not very familiar with most of Radiohead's discography. It's crazy to me how they have so many amazing songs that they can record a song like this and go "yeah, let's not release it"

[@sef6980]

amazing and is very different to what they released. i definitely prefer this version because the strings are better

[@juancruz-lc7lp]

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

[@triciasaurus]

werent they like "we just couldnt recreate the energy it produced live when we went into the studio" as if this isnt the best mix ive ever heard out of a radiohead songs shit was so good i was sat here laughing just like wow thats crazy that that music can exist

[@StebsStuff]

there's an alternate timeline where the okc tracklist went Fitter Happier - Climbing Up The Walls - Lift (this minidisc version) - No Surprises - Lucky - The Tourist.

[@jorrelherrera6695]

imo this song couldve went at the end of the album and it would be an 11/10

[@tristanraine]

​@@jorrelherrera6695it's a shockingly warm song after all what happened in okc, it would have been nice to be a hidden track imo

[@jmckenzie962]

​@@tristanraine I think that would've added to it, personally - it'd be like a nice, warm hug after all the darkness. A glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel.

[@mrgoodname7297]

I feel like it belongs more after subterranean homesick alien and before exit music (or at least the oknotok remastered version)

[@k-leb4671]

I actually really like Electioneering. It think it's more interesting than this.

[@ohnesorgen4642]

The BEST version of this song, Joe edelmann does a great cover of this

[@Gaelseaa]

the best version of lift

[@deepfocus91]

This version slaps!

[@Sonic123FastReplacementAccount]

To be honest, this copy is the best copy and the one I love the most, as it contains the guitar that is used in the songs of metal, violin and drums and the way that thome york singing,What an amazing version of this song!

[@stevenhoehl]

i wish this was the version on OKNOTOK

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

I think they should have released it as a single after OK Computer, like late '98 or early '99, to tide people over till the next album. KID A would have been an even bigger mind-blowing album if it followed the Lift single lol. But they had moved on from the sound of grungy guitars and big choruses by then.

[@NicholasOsella]

Today's my 30th birthday, October 1st! Being alive has really started to astound me. With so much ahead, it'd be insane to not be grateful for everything around me and all that's left to come...

[@depto125]

Ive turned 30 this year as well, and I feel the same as you. Suddenly the world opened up for me, in all aspects, 20s were just a glimpse of what beautiful things life can offer. Cheers mate, we’ve got it!!

[@LouisWaweru]

Nice man! I wish i still had my minidisc collection. This was definitely on my Radiohead mix. I completely forgot about all of their bsides. I learned so much from them, like what a maquiladora is.

[@scottishcheese13]

Did you lose your Bandcamp account or something?

[@AashishDMello]

Beautiful strings 😢

[@たかやなぎ高柳]

OKNOTOK Verの100倍良いな…ストリングスもギターもボーカルもまるで違う。メンバー間の緊張感がひしひしと伝わる。

[@axthla]

これは本当です！！！

[@Lem1111]

They are both good, but I love the guitar in this version more, it has more emotion in my opinion.

[@damiaoliver430]

I prefer this version as well. Sometimes, when you touch the original one, it looses something

[@johanvonbronx]

THANK YOU IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR THE LONGEST

[@farizrizky2023]

This song reminded me of my mother, she's my home, she passed away recently

[@lsndoks8241]

I fkn love this choppy version

[@nhwd_10]

Feels so verry bends

[@BM_Pink]

I think it fits ok computer better tbh

[@andul4617]

Woah this is actually really good

[@jimscutt907]

why does this keep getting taken down? thanks for uploading bro

[@benefitlumberjacks9964]

the song is so good they wanna keep themselves

[@andymacarthur5199]

rh dont want this released

[@PlanetXerox]

it's classic Radiohead behavior. they just don't feel confident to release it and they wanted it out of the public's mindset

[@wilberts.cubero3629]

@@PlanetXerox dude, it's not a radiohead thing lol more like a music industry thing. They officially released this on bandcamp years ago, that's why it keeps getting taken down, it's protected by copyright. See the video's description, it was already claimed by xl recordings (their label).

[@PlanetXerox]

@@wilberts.cubero3629 it was released on Bandcamp due to their asses getting leaked and is simply just a contingency plan. this version of Lift was never meant to be released to the public, but because some hacker decided to put some of the leaked content for ransom, RH beat him on his own game and made it available for a limited time. soon enough, RH wanted these tapes removed again onto the public, that's mostly why you don't see anything from MiniDisc content anywhere on KZbin; RH doesn't want people to come and listen to alternate versions of the material they feel already happy about with OKC.

[@Syncop8rNZ]

The best version of their best song.

[@Syncop8rNZ]

No wait... This version of this song is their best song. 🤔

[@Orion-ve7kk]

Broooo why is this version 100x better than the one on oknotok

[@aaronpescasio]

beautiful

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Everyone agrees this is the best version. I really wonder why they didn't use it as the official release.

[@PlanetXerox]

they don't want another Creep

[@janomusic2687]

yo no puedo amar tanto una bandaaa

[@tygical]

WAIT WHAT RADIOHEAD WAS SAMPLING THE FAMILY MART JINGLE BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE

[@jmckenzie962]

Radiohead were definitely right in their fears of this becoming a massive hit - Coldplay's "Yellow", one of the biggest songs of the 2000's, is a damn-near carbon copy of this song.

[@kezsen]

Today is the first day of the rest of my days.

[@RealJeffTidwell]

Lift is a fantastic pop song. I think there could have been another OKC-era EP with all of the songs that aren’t on Meeting People Is Easy… maybe even call it the Lift EP… but I don’t think it fits in the proper OKC tracklisting.

[@scottishcheese13]

Maybe there could have been a Meeting People Is Easy soundtrack or EP

[@ロストマン-d5z]

This version is better than NOTOK

[@michelesummers2437]

Best song ever

[@jesse245]

Fav part is 3:06 just so much better than the ‘original’

[@hugosanchez2703]

Que hermosota canción

[@82degrees]

와 짱좋아..

[@kittiez101]

im curious as to the date of this considering that the versions they played live sounded much more like the version that released on oknotok than this one, pinkpop being the most similar to this (almost exactly the same!)

[@rickdringoli9444]

GEM....

[@fallenangelcrimson]

today is the day of all days to be lived… thank you… the clouds are symmetrically one with the sunrise/sunset… maybe this time… maybe this time… i can live again… hehehe,

[@bobbytwoshoe8851]

They should mix this version without ATRAC minidisc compression so I can enjoy it. Please.

[@zodismegalame]

things that will never happen:

[@zodismegalame]

things that will never happen:

[@scatterkeir]

They should let someone else mix it who's sympathetic to what Radiohead was then - the old man tastes of Radiohead now are what made them give us the rehearsal version instead on OKNOTOK

[@Holaxd-ft5zp]

radiohead please come to peru again :(

[@kttrruu]

I can just imagine it being on the first release just because it feels too much like the disc 1 songs, raw. great song.

[@paulnewsham8210]

its a masterpiece. Deserves its place in Radiohead lore alongside the outro to Pearly*. Imagine writing this, listening back and realising you just wrote a smash hit. Then deciding it not to release it for thst reason, because you didnt like th impact the last one had, and generally hold your early writing to be corny and uncomfortable to you.

[@kazuyukihi1208]

強く生きないとなぁ

[@bubadeggs]

both versions slap in their own different ways. one is more heavy and the other is majestic

[@タマタマ晒し]

ファミリーマート？

[@demir6098]

WHY THIS SONG IS NOT IN OK COMPUTER

[@SebastianPerez-vn5gc]

oknotok

[@demir6098]

@@SebastianPerez-vn5gc i mean the main album

[@jorrelherrera6695]

@@demir6098 because they didnt wanna get too popular and have this overshadow the other tracks

[@thenightbladefeeds]

ngl it kind of bugs me that they could have included this version on the boxset but intentionally decided not to

[@fulhambob]

Just fucking incredible.

[@bloofle]

i want this version to be real so bad

[@pierre.estenaga]

It’s real but it was not released.

[@2DM]

100% real

[@Z3nHolEminD]

I have this on my playlist ,, the re-release of OK Computer 3 years ago

[@vanillatwilight5291]

I mean.... you could listen to it anytime lol...

[@bloofle]

@@pierre.estenaga no what im saying is that they should have released this version

[@evergreen3337]

Radiohead should’ve done a short EP with this and the other The Bends-like material prior to OK Computer

[@Ever-Happening]

they kinda did that? it's more of an compilation of b-sides but yeah(it's the airbag/how am i driveing ep)

[@lettielovesmusic]

Radiohead Radiohead 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@thewirah1]

Interestingly, Supergrass used the same type of synthesizer on "Sun hits the sky" back in 1997.

[@tonyang6111]

esta canción es una tarde después de salir de la secundaria

[@Ozmodiar1]

So, its 1997, this version of Lift is on OKC and is the lead single. Album is the same other than that. Does this change anything?

[@atalantafugiens0426]

Where’s Lift on the tracklist?

[@kieran7409]

@@atalantafugiens0426 Can't have it too close to let down, how about after subterranean before exit music brings you down again

[@k-leb4671]

Jesus Christ, what the hell did they do for the official release? Why did they do that? This is way better, and it's just an unmastered copy on a minidisc. The only thing this version is missing (which the official one is missing too) is a real string section instead of those synthesized strings.

[@結晶-b7p]

これが世に出ちゃったことでOKNOTOKに収録されてるLiftが2017年頃に改 めて録り直された、96年当時の発掘音源使用っていう宣伝文句がウソだって分かっちゃったよね…

[@wilmacampos5560]

ESTA CANCION ES LA DECLARACION DE SU SEPARACION DE SU LEGENDARIA BANDA RADIOHEAD-THIS SONG IS THE DECLARATION OF HIS SEPARATION FROM HIS LEGENDARY BAND RADIOHEAD, ITS SO BAD

[@pastywhiteboy9393]

Probably going to sound crazy but I prefer the live version they tried in 2002, as good as this one sounds

[@MrBmick79]

This sounds like Coldplay heard this and then wrote "Yellow"

[@theaver6ge]

Exactly the same key as Lift lmaoo

[@multiversechorus]

They absolutely did. The first time Radiohead played this Thom was wearing a yellow raincoat. Undoubtedly Chris Martin was in the crowd.

[@borekworek69]

@@multiversechorusi love this theory

[@hira2364]

öldüm

[@quinnnewman9538]

lol they were like this is amazing.... Don't release it

[@absolutamentenadie8580]

Lo necesito en papel music

[@구이삼치-p5s]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jorrelherrera6695]

is there any way i can download this

[@kindayoungbutok]

youtube to wav converter

[@sudormrf]

@@kindayoungbutok no youtube is not losless.

[@kindayoungbutok]

@@sudormrf ik but that’s a way to get a version of this lol

[@gavinthecrafter]

yt-dlp my friend

[@r3l3x66]

i think the beginning should be in the released version but i definitely prefer the pace in the released version more

[@owenmaybeidk]

call me crazy but this reminds me of some of morrissey’s solo music

[@alvinaufar3513]

ok lah

[@nakbearevalo]

I get why people like this version more but I just don’t like the guitar on this. Released one aged more gracefully imo

[@JohnDoe-sw2nc]

i think the OKNOTOK version fits the lyrics much better than this version

[@iansebastian8623]

Oh right didnt classic j use to upload this

[@jojgod738]

Imo this song shouldve been in the place of the tourist

[@Musical_gamer69]

i will not stand the for the tourist slander (it’s my favorite radiohead song)

[@noahtalbott6243]

Radiohead just didn't think it was whiney enough

[@neslihan9447]

Müge Anlı sürüm 2023🎸

[@Nomaaaa123]

Tempo 👍

[@craigory8123]

this one sounds more mean

[@Odnos]

Better than the 2017 one, shame they butchered this song