Radiohead - Videotape (2006 Bonnaroo Version, Soundboard)

[@essbeenz]

Saw an interview about how Thom tried to fit all of this into the album version. He spent a whole day on a single element of the tune and the arrangement was driving him mad. Ed and Jonny sent him out for a walk. Took the track and stripped it back to what we know today. Stripped back guitar, barely any drums, muted piano and electronics. Thom came back from his walk and listened to it, burst into tears and ordered it to never ve touched again. :)

[@RahulNair-py1yg]

Do you what the name of the interview was?

[@syrup-]

@@RahulNair-py1yg Mojo #171, interview by Mark Paytress. Bear in mind, the original recollection is slightly different than what's stated in the interview.

[@fahadkelantan]

@@syrup- I don't know if youtube will allow me to post a link, but let's try. citizeninsane.eu/media/uk/mojo/07/pt_2008-02_mojo.htm

[@RahulNair-py1yg]

​@@syrup-thank you so much!!

[@andbro_anderson]

Does this just randomly burst into tears when he hears his own music? Cuz the same thing happened with fake plastic trees

[@DropDeadFredo]

This version needs to be remastered and put on an anniversary edition release

[@vacuumgaze5277]

Oh yes that would be great

[@michaelatherton2559]

Brilliant!

[@HumansFreshlyBorn]

I wish

[@k-leb4671]

@Tikiwizard 2027 is a long way to wait though...

[@puyuem4695]

Somebody should make a cover of this version

[@poptheplugs]

Album version: my last day This version: I’ll see another sunrise

[@srikarkandikonda605]

Underrated comment

[@martinwelke]

Imagine your singer just casually bringing this song to rehearsal. "Hey dudes...I wrote this new jam over the weekend."

[@benjamindevlin4057]

I know right. Crazy. Imagine being in a band with a songwriter like that. Must be so exciting for them when Thom says he has a new song.

[@bulkyzero]

And the sheer simplicity of it is like the paper clip…. How in the hell did I not think of that!!😊?? 😆

[@ThingsWeLoveYo]

Imagine In Raindows ended like this

[@bulkyzero]

They surely have a weird way about how they conduct their studio versions. Almost like hearing an alternate or solo performance

[@jeremyhead7546]

it should have

[@jpedro5455]

nerd

[@ThingsWeLoveYo]

@@jpedro5455 why

[@Sam-by3uk]

Bonnaroo 2006 was paradise on Earth. Beck then Radiohead on the same night, and it was my birthday.

[@FlyingPirahna1]

Playing brand new music, no less. Must have been amazing!

[@aguynamedjosh1]

holy crap, that must have been the best day ever!

[@deadfr0g]

Man, I wish I’d been at your party!

[@londoncalling05_47]

Happy Birthday I guess

[@twostep919]

I was there with you! Front row and blown away.

[@minniefluffmeowsington151]

I was at this show- it was so quiet in the crowd I specifically remember being 'shushed' by the crowd when my cell phone rang during this song. It was one of the most crystalizing moments of my life- shushed in a crowd of 80,000. People were that enthralled by this performance. It's on the Mount Rushmore of shows I've ever seen.

[@macpodbores]

Quite possibly one of the most meaningful moments of my life, and I was there too.

[@JG-ib7xk]

I mean, why wouldn't you put your phone on silent if you're going to gig?

[@jamesickes9744]

Me too. Beck opened and Elvis Costello. It was peak Radiohead. This version of videotape is gold. Absolutely right about people shushing. It was like going to a rock and roll church...but with hash.

[@asscrackb4ndit]

Damn man turn off your damn ringer what the fuck you just proudly admitted to ruining a perfect experience for a bunch of strangers

[@Danipoopaloo4344]

That's how it was at a Sigur Ros show yrs ago. That feeling of a huge crowd & the synchronicity of everyone watching is electric & indescribable.

[@luminousflame]

This is a plane nosediving. The Album version is a eulogy.

[@buckrogez87]

I can honestly say that there is no definitive version of this...The basement session is gold, the album version is brilliant and this version kicks ass. I think they all have their own nitch they fit into and just fucking own! But a brilliant song will do that so...

[@danieljamesmead]

Yes but it's 2017 we HAVE to have an opinion about EVERYTHING and let EVERYONE know about it CONSTANTLY ON THE INTERNET.

[@gh3rk1n62]

what mate?

[@pomsu3299]

danieljamesmead dfvcv

[@thatwasinteresting.8150]

NICHE!

[@ABlackRainbow]

THANK YOU! Dude seriously, all these people comparing which version is better, that's literally so subjective it's ridiculous. Just enjoy the fact we have so many to enjoy!

[@fawh7]

The album version is probably one of their best songs. This one, though? This is their best. Feels like the music reaches out beyond the ends of the galaxy into something that has never existed before.

[@AyyyGabagool]

It really is crazy how they could lay down something so absolutely, perfectly beautiful and novel and just not commit it to a record as soon as they came off the stage. Really blows my mind.

[@_jurd]

Ah yes: Creep (live), as stated in the description. Aged surprisingly well.

[@danielmarsden4573]

I’m a creep I’m a videotape

[@untilted9126]

"Creep (live)" lmao

[@RockfordRoe]

For some reason, according to XL, All live radiohead content is creep

[@TheAndiandfriend]

Lol

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

Wdm it's definitely creep

[@ScreamGeronimo]

My friend Jason put me onto Radiohead. He passed almost two weeks ago. I'm devastated. Such an incredible person. Only 29. I miss him dearly. Thank you Jason for opening this world up to me. And for opening so many other worlds up to so many others.

[@kaff_1o169]

Hugs all around Geromino.

[@Coldyraps]

Average radiohead moment

[@wildy6980]

oh maaan,... i'm very sorry even though maybe i'll never understand your loss i hope your friend rest in peace. Maybe he's in better place..

[@MegaClaymore123]

Album version is quiet, contemplative ... somber. This version sounds desperate, agonizing ... powerful. Both equal in their own right.

[@jordanmcgaw5591]

Perfect.

[@skullz1]

ive noticed a similar pattern with other songs as well. true love waits was originally sung more powerfully, but ended up being more melancholic on the album. same thing with motion picture soundtrack.

[@dankulkosky6045]

The very tricky rhythm keeps you constantly on edge. Where's the beat? Hint: not in the piano part, but that's what you think at first.

[@stupidtaurus6039]

Eytan COHEN [13N] nah he stole it from the video VOX did on this song

[@dopntkod6026]

okay centrist

[@Arthur-yf9yv]

The album version has made me cry a few times, and this made me violently euphoric and somehow sad beyond tears at the same time.

[@crazyboxfilms3229]

i feel that

[@agostina7469]

the guitar escalation just breaks your heart don't it? wish the studio version existed. kinda magical it doesn't though

[@ge0fff]

god the escalation is sooooooo good and puts me in an state of mind that I can't describe

[@javiercatano9441]

came looking for this comment. found it.

[@MvK0610]

My father died just before this performance. Each year I put a videotape next to him coz I can't do this face to face. I've found so much hope in this song.

[@boomcrayon]

Watch "Fallen angels" by Wong Kar Wai.

[@claraaliaga-en3zn]

this comment did break my heart

[@travishagan8951]

this was recorded during what turned out to be the happiest moment of my life. what sorrow it's been since then. cherish the good times

[@YiddyMan]

hope things are better now

[@RoyGBiv-lc8tv]

Bro I just keep crying while listening to this. It’s insane how emotionally potent this is.

[@AyyyGabagool]

2:40 - 3:20 is some of the coolest, most unique music on the planet

[@lonelyweeb6772]

@242turbo by definition unique means one of a kind and due to the idea of copyright radiohead technically owns the unique copy of this song so I guess it depends on what you mean

[@superthings1238]

@@lonelyweeb6772 Also, since this performance can only happen exactly as it did that time once, this version is one-of-a-kind, even if they performed the arrangement again

[@chinchirap]

it kinda reminded me of godspeed you! black emperor because of the buildup. You should listen to them they make epic, dark and blissful music

[@KingOfCheezWiz]

This show is one of my most cherished memories. The laminate has long since peeled from the ticket to the festival, but I will keep it forever.

[@2fungirlz]

One of my favorite songs of all time (this version), along with undo or unravel by bjork. And space oddity, reckoner, let down, how to disappear completely etc

[@bennmurray25]

I was here. Best fuckin rock show I've ever seen in my life. People you have no idea how adrenalized this band was that night. My words give it no justice.

[@IIIBASSCADETIII]

my first radiohead show

[@pdx650]

Granted, I feel the same way, but I also feel that way about the cure live in concert. That is an asskickin' experience too, brother.

[@colins950]

RatsinHeaven muse was amazing while it lasted at lollapalooza but it got rained out after 5 songs :(

[@timsnyder425]

Brag more.

[@bobbykbobette7426]

RatsinHeaven Muse is fun it's just not the same feeling

[@waddlesmcsqueezy]

I think Radiohead's live performances are more energetic and powerful than the album versions, but the album versions are so much more emphatic and moving with so many refined, intricate, perfectly placed details.

[@TheZgamer100]

This version would work well in Hail to the Thief

[@iexclipsei]

omg yesss

[@doomerdream6042]

it doesn't fit the mood of httt

[@kidpixdeluxe4]

@@doomerdream6042 Ok doomerdream

[@kidamnesiac6823]

@@doomerdream6042 it honestly does

[@marc-andrepotvin9731]

Please thom yorke, give more love to that rendition of videotape. I really feel like it’s the most perfect experience of the song, energy wise

[@matiasflores9043]

While this one is much more cathartic, the album version is more emotional and fits much better as a closer.

[@zoepalmer3668]

Matias Flores love the profile pic

[@thenyquilchannel8738]

QotSA my boy

[@ombra711]

So true. This version is great but the album version is pure as is and fits as a closer. I cry everytime.

[@ElyOtto]

When I'm at the pearly gates This'll be on my videotape, my videotape When Mephistopheles is just beneath And he's reaching up to grab me This is one for the good days And I have it all here in red, blue, green, in red, blue, green You are my center when I spin away Out of control on videotape On videotape, on videotape, on videotape On videotape, on videotape, on videotape [Verse 2] This is my way of saying goodbye Because I can't do it face to face So I'm talking to you before- No matter what happens now I shouldn't be afraid Because I know today has been The most perfect day I've ever seen

[@The76Malibu]

Sometimes hearing another version of a song seems wrong. This one I keep coming back to. Both are right.

[@MrMurph73]

Album version is heartbreaking. This version is uplifting. Love them both.

[@MyBlogsTV]

it adds a duality to the meaning of the song, which is a really beautiful thing

[@CHarr1991]

this is my way of saying goodbyeeeeeeee...

[@arcpegasus2002]

C. Harr I always start to tear up at that part.

[@DafneMarchesan]

when you realize he's singing that part on beat

[@HungryTacoBoy]

Still the best version of the song for me. Such raw energy in the sounds and the deep emotion in Thom's voice. Really takes on a different life than other versions.

[@JoseAntonioGarciaPedrotti]

This song is a real masterpiece... never get tired of hearing it... everything is in its right place!

[@shoumikzaman4511]

Videotape Radiohead When I'm at the pearly gates This will be on my videotape, my videotape Mephistopheles is just beneath And he's reaching up to grab me This is one for the good days And I have it all here In red, blue, green Red, blue, green You are my center When I spin away Out of control on videotape On videotape On videotape On videotape On videotape On videotape This is my way of saying goodbye Because I can't do it face to face I'm talking to you after it's too late No matter what happens now You shouldn't be afraid Because I know today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen

[@vrilmaxxed]

I think he says: “ I won’t be afraid”

[@inn5268]

*for this version This is my way of saying goodbye Because I can't do it face to face I'm talking to you before No matter what happens now i won't be afraid Because I know today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen

[@Chernobog34]

It's hard for me to decide which i love more, the funeral march and melancholy vibe of the album version, or the upbeat and electric attitude of this version.

[@HumansFreshlyBorn]

As amazing as the album version is, I really wish this version was on the album. I feel that it’s so much more grand and it fits the tone of the album so much more than the original at least to me

[@nathanbrown8647]

wrong

[@nombreapellido310]

@@nathanbrown8647 right

[@dr.timtam6782]

very very correct

[@grahamsteele7907]

Honestly it feels more HTTT to me, I don’t dislike it that at all but I think it’d fit well there

[@kwizatzhannahrach]

I'm drunk so I'm not smart enough for a KZbin debate in the comments but I've listened to this 7 times and I'm crying!!!! I love Radiohead and I hate being sad!!!! The guitar in this is juicy. None of us could have thought of this song or version so just stop being devils advocate and enjoy the black tar that is Videotape!!!!!! Also, I know I sound like an idiot but at least I am drunk cuddly and not drunk mean!

[@dnloliveira1]

hannah You're a smart drunk, you writed well kkk

[@timmygun795]

Agreed. The bass guitar here raises the song to a new level of awe inspiration. Juicy, thicc, naughty; absolutely disgusting!

[@paullewis3419]

I'm a 55 year old, hardhead, I'm not drunk, but it makes me cry! Boys from my hometown, too.

[@HouseExpertify]

Go drunk... You're home.

[@lowellupchurch1609]

I couldn't tell you how many times I've played a Radiohead song on repeat while I was drunk. I hate being sad, too, but this music makes it feel good somehow, doesn't it? yyyyyyyyyYyyYyyYyyyOOOOOO

[@MartinFuckYeah182]

WOW! I really like the album version but I wasn't expecting this, it's mindblowing. Really glad I could hear both :)

[@eeeeeeeeee2067]

As someone who found Radiohead in 06 and had IR be their first new RH album, having only just discovered this version of Videotape... they're both incredible in their own ways. The intricate syncopation and forceful instrumental build of this - is Thom playing chords in a major key? the piano feels more powerful than the sparse, empty production on IR - has more emphasis and goes harder, while the album version is almost an exercise in limited effort and negative space, not needing anything more than it holds inside. I just heard a stripped down live version of Videotape in NYC last weekend, and while I'd love to hear this one come back someday, I see them as equals, both incredible.

[@gbag37]

I was there for this performance. This song blew my mind, and I looked for it obsessively online afterward. I was surprised to hear the stripped down album version, but have come to love it

[@danieleventura3810]

OMG the dialogue between electric guitar, piano and drums is just incredibile ❤ Can't believe I'm listening to this now for the first time 😲

[@elbrio2003]

First time i listen to this and this feels more "in rainbowish" that the final one

[@mattiasstynen8260]

I think this and the album version are both equally great. The complexity in the simplicity of the album version is just insane if you think about it. That version just has no rythmical reference to what's happening in this version. The upbeat of the piano everytime Thom hits a chord on the album is still there, but there is no reference for him to keep track of the actual beat of the song what so ever on that record. That's just genius in my opinion and it takes an insane amount of skill to perform.

[@likeaspinningplates2138]

You’re right in roughly everything, it’s a beautiful thing they have going on in the underlying rhythm. That’s why it’s my favourite band, because of the details. They mean everything me. And to many more Ps.: the upbeat is 1/8 note ahead of the piano chords :) that’s why it’s syncopated

[@john-alexandermatsos2877]

Check out their song The Butcher, if you haven’t already. Not as deep of a mind fuck as Videotape but there’s a similar rhythmic illusion going on that they reveal in the second half.

[@Jimjam-lk4ud]

After listening to both this and the early demo version of weird fishes I get the impression that in rainbows was going to be a completely different style having more of a cheerful AMSP vibe

[@yellowdog2359]

3:19 - 5:00 Best outro of any song ever

[@rayaqin]

weird sometimes i love the outro sometimes i don't now i really like it

[@rayaqin]

now i don't

[@grendelum]

How about now?

[@karineekg]

XD

[@rayaqin]

@@grendelum It's my jam now

[@grendelum]

Rayaqin - I spent over 20 years on tour with a jam band (as the Lighting Director) so I’m just a _bit_ spoiled at having thrown thousands of giant dance parties with one of the cleanest jams out there. I *_highly_* recommend checking out bands like *Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Disco Biscuits, Galactic, The String Cheese Incident, Twiddle* and the like (look up any of those bands on *Spotify* and the _”Similar Bands”_ feature will guide you through the rest) if you want to hear some *_serious_* jams :)

[@stitchgrimly6167]

I think the drums would have been too similar to bodysnatchers, arpeggi and jigsaw. I hated the album version originally because I'd heard these versions so much but now I'm glad to have both. I think they milk more emotion out of the studio one somehow with all the vocal layering.

[@Aniki82]

Stitch Grimly hey my friend you NEED to add the Basement version in your equation :) :):)

[@ThorMNs]

What everyone is forgetting is that if a version like this bonnaroo one was put on the albuml, it would have had all the vocal layering and production effects that's in the studio version. That's what it was before Nigel and Jonny took the drums out. THAT version would've been perfect

[@thecichlisuite]

three words: scotch mist version

[@SuperiFox]

I love what he's doing with the piano differently on the intro... The studio version was the best for the album, but this one is incredible in it's own right.

[@floatpointmusic]

This version is so so good... you can really feel the energy in the performance... keep coming back to it 🥺❤️

[@cordeliamusic2326]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this!!!

[@laura0168]

I feel like this version would be the one you’d listen to while driving while the album version would be playing while you sit brooding in the corner of some deserted bar

[@rly.more.boring]

As much as I adore the final version as a closing song, I would love if they put this version on the anniversary re-release of In Rainbows. It's a lot more powerful and desperate, reminds me a bit of Pyramid Song.

[@RustinChole]

I’ve never heard a song that’s so fucking brilliant regardless of the instrumentation/dynamic variations, and altered performances. (When those drums come in at 2:40...🙏🖤)

[@anjalansh]

THEY RELEASED THE FULL BANAROO SET ON THEIR NEW WEBSITE!!!

[@lowellupchurch1609]

I really like this version. Its a great version without cutting out the identity of the original

[@multiversechorus]

Well, this is kinda the original…

[@fraserbrowne1685]

This is such genius. Love both versions. Wish they'd release this version too, like with Morning Bell.

[@collapsingspace]

Those screams during the intro add largely to the beauty of this gem

[@BeanieFlare]

I love the album version and this version, they’re both amazing!

[@hubertmaliszewski9649]

I love both versions honestly, it just depends on what mood I'm in. I'm glad we get both.

[@hgblb]

Literal perfection.

[@domenv66]

Oh my fucking god. This is amazing

[@k-leb4671]

Whilst I think I prefer the album version, I do wish Radiohead recorded this rendition in the studio. It's a nice change of pace from what I'm used to.

[@Drivingp]

It’s the best version ❤

[@jta80]

every step in my life makes me return to this song

[@OBSCURE_MEME]

is it your center when you spin away

[@logimite7174]

id kill to have heard this live man

[@myxotek]

Get ready for the full concert on this Thursday!

[@Princeps32]

This is such a good version of this song. The official version is haunting and neat, but this had so much power behind it. Very different feel.

[@shannontaylor8951]

This version-how it pulsates behind Thom's ethereal voice and lyrics...you feel it

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

So cool that we have both versions!

[@sandysnowbeard]

Check the 'About' section, there's a link to a website. You can download Radiohead's entire Bonnaroo gig via torrent nowadays. Bless the dude who mastered this, the guy who gave him the tapes, the dude who posted this link, and Radiohead themselves.

[@Renewenergy]

bub thank you!!’.... enjoyed it

[@lukeboston5817]

sounds quite new orderish with the guitars and the driving of the beat

[@thomasbows1484]

This songs desperation makes me feel as if I am not alone, and that makes things easier.

[@kyleresende9327]

I can never find a song that makes me feel the same way this one does

[@tipsoo5664]

2:00 to 2:35

[@saidrsta3050]

[@Renewenergy]

Andrew Czajka YES!!!!!

[@btul2569]

this specific part is stuck in my head

[@keeliebee1299]

Andrew Czajka exactly where it started getting good.

[@TheTigero]

Really, just wandering around a scale for 35 seconds?

[@starosta975]

In this version we can hear how they accentuate the offbeat of the syincopated tempo

[@center_of_mass]

Every day! Like lullaby! Thank You Universe!

[@njmitch13]

That Vox video brings me here every time. I ain't even mad.

[@emilydrinkswater]

wrecked every time

[@belenpolito7076]

Simply O R G A S M I C...

[@_immotlucass]

This version feels angelical, kinda representing the lyrics

[@mperez7237]

Lyrics: When I'm at the pearly gates This'll be on my videotape, my videotape Mephistopheles is just beneath And he's reaching up to grab me This is one for the good days And I have it all here In red, blue, green Red, blue, green You are my centre When I spin away Out of control on videotape On videotape On videotape On videotape On videotape This is my way of saying goodbye 'Cause I can't do it face to face I'm talking to you before No matter what happens now I won't be afraid Because I know today has been The most perfect day I've ever seen

[@raptorplanepirate]

.music is powerful no matter what the world thinks of you, who you are, where you are, no matter how isolated you feel, ignored, suppressed, happy, sad, angry, hopeful, regretful, longing....no matter what you feel, its ok to feel these things come and go in life, as we are all told who to be what to be where to be how to live. never forget to feel all of the things above and more...grow old...don't regret any pain felt or loss. live with these things as a teaching or memory, savor pain, remember its ok. don't forget in the darkest corner of the room is someone going through the same moment as you. don't ever forget that its OK to be creative to feel like you mean nothing. BUT never let these feelings define you, don't be crushed by circumstance that is out of your control. Hope never came easy to ANYONE. :)

[@omegahaifoleet]

masterpieceee

[@greysenkemper1411]

Gorgeous and complex

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

Having only heard the album version before, to me this sounds like Thom Yorke singing over an Explosions in the Sky track...

[@stuarthunt4606]

The buildup in this song is amazing.

[@bouddicca]

Thanks! I´ve never heard it. It´s so, so beautiful!

[@mr.monkeybars9336]

Stunning

[@TheAmazinTacoChannel]

Best. Version. *BY. FAR.*

[@mauriciodh6995]

From the Basement is the best one imo.

[@TheAmazinTacoChannel]

Mauricio dh There's a rawness to this that I love.

[@ketaminemoose6680]

I love them all

[@erickovach3062]

not

[@raythepretentiousnerd]

Videotapes already one of my favorites from Radiohead. If they did something where they remastered the live recording it would easily be a top 3 Radiohead song

[@madisoncase6176]

I just want this tune and everything to last forever

[@SteffyCush]

Can't wait to hear superHD official version of this

[@Gumbo72203]

Radiohead: the jamband (with this version). Now all you other people know how us Phish fans feel, with regards to XYZdate version being the best/topping the studio/topping ABCdate version). haha

[@creekandseminole]

lol nice comparison there. I totally get it.

[@luvmaya]

really tasty song thanks for the content

[@xiuehe]

i love the original, but, this is so powerful..

[@unknownpleasures1334]

It's so devastating but grand, I suppose like death and life

[@blobicusgaming3601]

Why do I keep returning to this version!

[@kyleplatz3751]

Very New Order guitar part on this one, especially at 3:22 and onward

[@GETENT]

Check out the Radiohead Public Library, the full Bonnaroo show in high quality is on there!

[@chandlernielsen1914]

This is really great, but I feel like the in rainbows version is a better ending to an amazing album especially since it has a more somber tone

[@victorramis8194]

fuuuck I love this version!!!! I can"t with this song!!!! so amazing