Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

[@Hollowsmith]

To non guitar players, they may not appreciate how hard it is to perform an intricate picking melody the entire length of the song while simultaneously singing in a vocal line that allows for almost no breaks and really long breath holds. Thom makes it look like the easiest thing in the world.

[@beasternol]

I've always admired Thom's singing skills, but lately I started to admire his guitar playing as well. Combining them must be a devil's thing few people achieve

[@Giorgos_koutsoukos]

Amazingg

[@danielcain8072]

Not disagreeing with the rest of your comment but this is not finger picked, it’s played with a flat pick

[@mankulon790]

I learned how to play it, and it's hard to keep going on this rhythm, not to mention the fact that you have to play the same exact time as another person.

[@charleshern6958]

I know how to play it how to sing it. But not both. Just an obvious presentation of hard work and dedication

[@Obtainedcoot]

he’s honestly singing just as good if not even better than the studio version

[@magalitrehel5934]

Instant suspendu

[@SirSwishYT]

Prefer this version to the studio version. Wish it was Spotify, I always pull up KZbin to listen to this.

[@mapoleo]

Such talent is undermined a lot of times by the older bands

[@GeorgeCowboysandAngels]

Radiohead is supreme. They just are. 😌💫🙌🏻🙏🏻 Healing!

[@pichusimpdesarapastelitos7202]

Thats why I hate Spotify, it doesnt have this ones

[@stevec6754]

when someone has incredible lung capacity, clear and soft tone, natural vibrato, consistent guitar picking, you have the raw talent of Thom Yorke. Sitting behind my computer screen and completely zoned in. hope the audience was as well.

[@butchd18]

It's really incredible with both guitars picking and the vocals captivates you into a too and fro motion get carried away with the whole thing incredible 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@РустемНигматзянов-щ3ь]

Том очень крут...

[@NimberlyJones]

Imagine being in that audience. Imagine carrying the memory of hearing it there live for the rest of your life. Magical.

[@JasonFanny]

This has gotta be the best version of Street Spirit ever performed. It's absolutely perfect.

[@richardmcmillan4307]

Totally agree. What vocals...

[@jackking5567]

I agree.

[@skj068]

Chills. How he holds the notes perfectly with that Thom Yorke signature vibrato while perfectly guitar picking is pure talent. Love this band so much.

[@98josemam]

This version is even better than studio version

[@mellowcream69]

98josemam love the acoustic

[@Priya-eg1kr]

Ikr it's so intense, his voice is perfect too.

[@ethangavilan6164]

Rt

[@slonkerton]

Infinitely better

[@1mushlam]

Spark to brain

[@Petercraske]

That’s the kind of performance that would bring a noisy pub to a stand still!! Absolutely sensational

[@aset317]

His voice was at its peak here. Absolutely beautiful tone and delivery.

[@johngrotefeld6302]

Bends era singing is my favourite for epicness

[@ieuanphillips4963]

Defs one of my faves

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

All hail to the thief All hail to the thief But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not But I'm not Don't question my authority or put me in a box 'Cause I'm not 'Cause I'm not Oh go and tell the king That the sky is falling in But it's not But it's not But it's not Maybe not Maybe not

[@somebraveapollo8211]

"Exit Music" was his peak.

[@sarac441]

@@somebraveapollo8211I hear ya! The entire “OK Computer” album is STUNNING & Yes Omgoodness YEAAAS! “Exit Music” (for a film) -from “Ok Computer” . There’s no doubting both “The Bends” and “Ok Computer” were Sublime and defining. My partner & I “debate” (in jest) as to which of those 2 particular Radiohead Album’s is better. Hehe 🙃

[@richardmcmillan4307]

It’s as if Thom Yorke’s life depended on this vocal performance

[@herozero96]

Japan had 1080p 60fps since 90s

[@foxmg1]

Tru

[@sebastianhellwich7058]

@enid 😂

[@spammr]

I believe its 30interlaced footage because of old TVs lol.

[@officialmaxrebo]

thom yorke probably has one of the most gorgeous voices of all time, and the fact that he’s entirely self-taught with no vocal training is incredible. god, i’m so in love with this man 😔😔

[@FallaciesofRelevance]

Articles from the 90s said he had a vocal coach, and it's part of why he quit smoking. He was good here obviously but not entirely self-taught.

[@jaysmith6466]

thank you japan for amazing quality recording back in '95 .. wut a gem. amazing

[@ChuckBoogerz]

Amazing recording.

[@markotwain]

Je redémarre enfin, du monde sur la route et clé bloquée dans la serrure

[@joelwilcox5424]

I was just thinking this. This is one of the cleanest recordings of a live performance I've ever heard, especially for '95 wtf

[@SkorpioN42069]

Bruh look at MTV unplugged in New York. A year earlier and it looks/sounds just as good if not better

[@joelwilcox5424]

Verdugore thanks for the rec

[@poporithekokiri]

One of the best live performance sings I've ever heard.

[@projetnoon]

For sure, it's something, but what do you think about this performance. Musicians, singer ...? kzbin.info/www/bejne/haDVi5aFr7OWnac&ab_channel=DeepPurpleOfficial

[@enigmaofamigara]

thom has arguably the best technical singing ability of any other man in alternative music. he never strains, his breath capacity is insane, and his tone is always just as good as it is on albums. he really is something else.

[@Edge9404]

​@@wintrysparrowah yes Devin Townsend, Layne Staley, Serj Tarkian all sound the exact same for sure bro

[@shaknblake6560]

@@Edge9404female singers sound more similar than male singers they still are not the same tho

[@pacheco2506]

maybe just a few have noticed the amazing and well controlled, fast and beautiful VIBRATO on Tom's singing voice plus the fact that Johnny was playing perfectly even with a cast on his arm

[@Besseloff]

Thom is the best singer in rock, by light years. The dynamics, the control, the emotion - unbelievable.

[@turnleftaticeland]

the fact that he can play a complicated picking part so perfectly and still deliver such an emotional, immersive vocal performance is astounding

[@afterlife101spirit]

Well said.

[@blackesteyes1133]

True that.

[@ericmorrison8772]

it's actually very easy

[@Sinoops]

@@ericmorrison8772 Yeah the picking part isn't actually that hard, it's easy to play it a few timesheets. But it's not easy to play it for almost 5 minutes straight while singing and barely getting a moment to a breathe.

[@sickne3626]

The hardest part of radiohead its not playing ....its singing

[@Whorechestra]

The clarity of Thom’s voice in the chorus and the “immerse your soul in love” line... frisson.

[@bohemiandream6259]

It gave me an actual Stendhal Syndrome experience

[@mariscait4084]

Thom's voice is just INCREDIBLE. I can't believe this is a live performance

[@willibacker1092]

You just can't do it better. Literally everything about this song is perfect.

[@francy3012]

Imagine going to the mall and coming back with a form of depression

[@darrenrichards2065]

Luckily they don't speak english lol

[@roeland99s]

😂😂😂😂

[@SimonFlex]

Thahaha oh man, good one!

[@user-wn1jf7pg6x]

@@darrenrichards2065 but they can understand wtf

[@jv-si6lt]

that made me laugh so hard man

[@seanvieux5814]

Thom yorkes voice is just incredible .......

[@user-ve3vy1od7w]

Feb 2024, still one of the best live performances ever. Excellent work. Thank you for you contribution to mankind's development.

[@Pjfaery]

Doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it still takes my breath away

[@MoistMusic]

Anyone else still listening to this in 2024 ? I love it 🤘

[@GwenhwyfarB]

Yep, incredible performance ❤

[@alisonholly2841]

That voice, wow ❤

[@christinalopez2487]

Yesssir ❤

[@christianl9247]

Yep. I still have the CD I bought in 1995. Same emotions, shivers, you get the picture...

[@Vool2go]

yeah mate

[@delsunreys]

I keep coming back here. I just can’t stop.

[@superclarendon8648]

I think this might be better than the actual album version. The vocal’s so alive and haunting, and the stripped down and harmonious doubled-acoustic instrumental gives it that perfect intimate feel.

[@Rithik0412]

Especially when he sings fade out

[@jamesm.3829]

You can really feel the desperation in his voice. A true song about death.

[@lukaluukaa]

I agree, the way he sings out here is a lot better than the studio version

[@ruleofapollo7336]

Thoms voice is angelic man. The skill to pick those chords while singing and keeping your breathing under control is hella underrated too

[@Pazaluz]

It's really incredible how long he can hold those notes for.. I can play this on guitar and sing, but it's almost impossible for me to sing it like he did. What makes it more amazing is that he's a lot smaller than i am!

[@CalumnMcAulay]

Tom's vocals here are absolutely stunning - one of their best live performances!

[@mateuszkunda9400]

I'm always stunned how Thom was able to sing 'Fade out again' and 'Immerse your soul in love' parts without taking any breath in between the words and still sounding so perfect. Amazing

[@Sparty1966grad]

Confused? This is from 1995 but the sound quality is one of the best I have ever heard. 2 people sound like an orchestra. Here we are 28 years later and praying for a big tour.

[@jollychild5842]

Japanese technology man + the camera quality is fucking incredible

[@N0v3LisT]

This will forever be my favorite Radiohead song.

[@jaguargaming5828]

Agreed

[@jonathanjarvis1096]

What an amazing live performance. I’m actually stunned by how good he sounds.

[@reiniervannek]

This is why i pay for my internet

[@DavidBlumberg-b3c]

That’s right can’t beat the music on here

[@jameswarr1429]

This song should be played at the end of the world.

[@jeewuk7379]

Decks Dark about

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

@@jeewuk7379 yep that’s the one. Or Identikit.

[@elijahtheshirriff7331]

@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 Videotape, How to Disappear, alot of others lol

[@ksangels8899]

I just heard this for the first time during the end scene of The Handmaid's Tale - season 4, episode 3. I can't stop listening to it. Perfect for the end of the world. 🌍

[@dariuszdjuliusz8433]

@@ksangels8899 Same. Episode made me revisit the song, this performance is epic sans drums and I'm a drummer.

[@sethwheeler3531]

One of the most beautiful and talented musical performances ever captured on camera. The guitars, the vocals and the moment...pure talent and on the spot. We're blessed to have this.

[@Sionnach1601]

His performance is OFF THE CHARTS. It is so rare to see an artist who, sick to death maybe of replaying the same material, still, remembers the very same emotion and agony which drove them to write the song in the first place, and can still convey it in its essence in a live gig. This man is the genuine of genuine articles.

[@simulatedbass]

I watch this all the time. I can't explain how much I love this performance.

[@titosofi3477]

I watch this all time too

[@simulatedbass]

@@titosofi3477 Literally one of the greatest songs ever written

[@shushimushi]

I love it too, but makes me feel sensitive and emotionally overwhelming 🙆

[@Mehwei]

I do too, so good

[@scotrubi5296]

Same here read thoms explains what this song is about in a article its DARK..

[@crapsplayer]

Wow.... Could you imagine... "I'm going to the mall to get some socks..." end up watching Radiohead. WOW. What a great song that is perfectly done...

[@ollyd9461]

that would be a good day

[@Stopthecäq]

Fuck man..

[@karlchambers9289]

I literally can't believe he sang that, like that... I think this has just become my favourite live performance that I've ever seen..... The song is spectacular anyway but the fact he can sing it live so totally perfectly is just insane....

[@defsownds]

And while playing the guitar.

[@Scrunk194]

Thom nails every note in this. This is a joy to watch.

[@Hollowsmith]

To anyone that thinks Radiohead is mesmerizing due to effects and gadgetry, I present you two acoustic guitars and one voice through a regular microphone. Still mesmerizing.

[@АндрейЛарионов-ч2й]

This is the best Street Spirit performance I've ever heard! It's just magical!!!!

[@seahorse714]

My favorite version of this song! Love watching Jonny play. Both are absolutely amazing!

[@christinatrahin2103]

This song defines horror, sadness and beauty all the same time.. it’s my favorite Radiohead song

[@Luizxsilva]

What voice. So talented. The best band of the last decades.

[@scarlettthebrave7379]

My son learned this first thing he taught himself to play guitar at 11. He’s very talented and loves Radiohead decades after I did. We had frequent electricity blackouts in that neighbourhood and he would bring his acoustic down and play this for his younger siblings ( and me) while they held light sticks in the dark I love this song anyway but it’s extra special for the memories

[@Joelster-og4pf]

This is honestly so beautiful I can’t put it into words.

[@eloisewalker9632]

His voice in the 90s was on another level.

[@nerdienew911]

listen to Present Tense music video

[@ferragutfactory4928]

Thom about this song " 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....."

[@chrisnicolaisen1477]

This song is amazing. And this live performance is as good as it gets. Thom is such a brilliant musician. His voice on Street Spirit...... wow.

[@NeaRaRiver]

This is such an iconical moment in music history, the band, the name, the song the style the lyrics the place everything.

[@carlossanbel95]

One of Thom's best performances, his voice is heard flawlessly here

[@ericjohnson9892]

Carlos Sánchez RIP ;(

[@soothingchakra]

For me, this is the greatest live performance of any song ever. Listened to many times now, and it's still as haunting and mesmerising as the first time. Incredible performance by incredible musicians

[@tesela520]

This and sail to the moon at glastonbury 2003

[@thinkfloyd2594]

This is special, but his voice on 'Like Spinning Plates' live?kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2i8iZKFl9mgqa8 I get chills every time....

[@stellamackeyloveworks]

also check out Give up the Ghost here on YT, the one where they are live on Kimmel or one of those talk shows. It is the most beautiful performance.. so otherworldly:)

[@stellamackeyloveworks]

I just went and found it for y’all.. it deserves to be seen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIDUi2CmasqIZ7s

[@redknight1825]

Considering they take the situation so casually, this is simply an astounding performance. Just two guitars and one voice and the sound blows the room to pieces like an atomic bomb.

[@E_M_I_N_C_E]

was that pun intended? cause that's fucked up lol

[@rdot5113]

yooo

[@Lethabrainzblo]

So funny

[@bagofj3117]

lol mate funny but also you sick fuck haha

[@angrygoat2513]

Don’t you mean like 2 atomic bombs?

[@TheS1PikesPeak]

2024 and still the most incredible live Performance ive ever watched in my life. Just unbelievable..

[@ryankocienski9189]

The crowd has no idea that theyve witnessed live musical perfection.

[@twigwah4114]

Never been any kind of RadioHead fan or actually never much cared for their music at all but this video, I'm utterly addicted. Took 15 years for me to have a son who grew up and introduced me to this magic. Good things come to those who wait! 😊

[@agustinaeckhardt5664]

Welcome to the ride. It is one way with no return..!!

[@MelroyvandenBerg]

I'm afraid I'm on the same boat as well. I don't understand why I didn't listen to this music before. I love it so much!

[@jonnyxl2218]

The voice, the voice, the voice is so pure, what a gifted man.

[@P8290970]

amazing talent.

[@huibui2978]

One of the best songs ever written

[@Ricky-ln6rt]

It writ itself, "Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; it's 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.” Tom Yorke.

[@beevee24]

Could be the best vocal performance I've ever seen by Thom.

[@granolaz.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIqcdYp6a6iFerM Motion Picture Soundtrack demo on OKNOTOK cassette

[@arronhealy1]

The dynamics in this song are just absolutely spot on. They hold back when they need to and push when it's necessary. Just perfect.

[@あちょ-v2j]

シンプルな構成なのに美しすぎる、 空間がレディオヘッド。これを生で観れた人が羨ましい。 私の人生で1番好きな曲のひとつです。

[@karengp162]

3:16 Jonny's head sway, Thom's closed-eye vocals... they don't just play a song, they inhabit it...

[@93455Driver]

Block out any distractions, 100% focus.

[@elighhernandez6190]

Wanker

[@continentaltrafficanddrivi1769]

Well said bro 😎🤙

[@gamewizardks]

Notice how the Japanese Audience is so respectful and waited until the very end to show their appreciation?

[@mateusoliveira9426]

Really

[@1nthend832]

Everyone does that...

[@DemRise1999]

@@1nthend832 Not everytime, With radiohead is relatively common, Usually happens with Exit music

[@LEFTFIELDMEDIALTD]

Yeah, I think it’s called applause. Interesting concept.

[@jackking5567]

I wonder if at the time they realised they'd just witnessed an incredible moment in music history.

[@dariosclark7136]

Goddamn, this is the best live performance of any song I've ever heard, ever. Radiohead is the GOAT.

[@Boston_Ryan]

WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS?!? Holy shit I’ve never heard anyone sound this good maybe ever. Fuckin brilliant

[@rileytipper5110]

It’s My fav performance of all time. It’s the definition of music to my ears.

[@drsteele4749]

Yorke is a remarkable talent.

[@KhrisKillerX]

Truly.

[@mikesherwood5975]

When a live performance is better than the album version.

[@briansturges9236]

AMEN!!!

[@markrobertson2774]

I want to Nominate this Performance ,into The Hall of Fame of Greatest live Performances Ever...Thank You God...

[@arbellfriday6613]

Well shit. Tom's voice is one of an angel. Completely pure, with no suggestion of roughness. This is an artist in the most purest of forms.

[@HillelBlank]

Thom is able to convey emotion in such a natural way

[@FabianVanL]

It really is one of the best songs ever written. People will be listening to this 100 years from now.

[@WattWerxPEV]

I've always liked the deep and dark uniqueness of Radiohead since I was a kid. I'm almost 38 now and just discovering some of their songs that passed me by for so long and I'm on this unbelievable journey inside my mind and heart that's all my own. They can never take this from us. My only regret is that I started this new journey so late. What a wonderful experience.

[@paulcurrie1843]

Hear hear man

[@Hollowsmith]

Thom is an underrated guitarist. Street Spirit is a pretty damn intricate melody to pick while simultaneously singing that beautifully.

[@drsteele4749]

What? He's never been underrated at anything musical ever, especially playing guitar.

[@wes_m]

Agreed. It's definitely a tricky one to sing and play at the same time, however, with lots of practice your muscle memory eventually takes over. 'Body Snatchers' is another tough one to sing and play as well but Thom makes it look effortless. Such a brilliant musician....

[@lewisreutlingen]

Anyone can play guitar!

[@brettwho7881]

He's not fingerpicking, he's using a pick.

[@iamalsonotaHoNplayer]

Jonny the human lampshade absolutely vibing at the end, magnificent

[@gotham0075]

frequently visit this song's version, just blows my mind away every goddamn time.

[@ghaleon91lunar54]

This song describe perfect how you feel when you can't find a valid reason for which live.Then you ask why you should keep live when you find out that your life doesn't have any meaning. Thorm yorke can describe with this marvellous voice this excruciating discovery.

[@nomad1517]

Best performance of this song. Unearthly.

[@LierenCavanaugh]

This is amazing. I actually doubt that I've ever realized how incredible Thom's voice is before now. This has long been my favorite track, and now I have a lot more to love about it...

[@Hippydaze35]

Love this song’s answer to feelings of a crippling n haunting existential crisis: immerse your soul in love, immerse your soul in love. man, just beautiful.

[@MichaelSouverain]

Yes, it's one of the perfect pop song ever (with some of The Cure's songs :) )

[@MonsieurG4]

All those people in a Japanese 1995 shopping mall not knowing what masterpiece they just witnessed

[@ななしごんべ-b4q]

radio headの中で一番好きな曲 よく日本のローカルテレビ局でここまでしっかり歌ってくれたと思う

[@coltinwimbish9361]

This is one of the best songs that Radiohead has made.

[@Johntheheadache]

Imagine going to the mall and stopping by the TV's real quick for a Radiohead performance.

[@user-go4kx4ii8k]

That voice is majestic.

[@JNEXE]

Thom is in the zone, absolute focus. Holding down difficult guitar picking throughout the song while carrying a difficult melody.. simply breathless

[@copbabycombo1311]

Actually the picking pattern is not hard to pick up. As a guitarist who has only been playing for a couple months I picked up this song today and got the picking pattern down easily. The somewhat hard part is when the picking pattern changes ever so slightly when you change to a different chord. Beautiful song though

[@emmanuellrhoads]

@copbabycombo1311 OK, try singing along while you do the picking, but.. hey, like Thom

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

@@copbabycombo1311 it is difficult. changing from A to E and perfectly plucking is not an easy thing especially while singing

[@copbabycombo1311]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it You repeated what I said 🤦

[@austinbeige]

I've been a Radiohead fan for as long as I can remember and I've somehow missed this. What an incredible performance even by Radiohead's standards. Sadly the presenters didn't seem to register what they had just witnessed. I would have been speechlees and in total awe.

[@johnp4100]

This is the best version I've heard of this song, Thom's voice is beautiful.

[@NicHills]

Anyone else losing track of how many times they have found themselves back here watching this amazing performance....

[@shahidullah5983]

Nic & Andrea Hills what the fuck are u looking through my phone camera or something? That’s so accurate

[@Aidalp1]

Definitely me!

[@mccallum_nyc]

One of the best live performances of all time. Prove me wrong.

[@sdufg]

nope. you r right.

[@Hollowsmith]

The funniest part about Japanese culture is no matter how bleak the artistic interaction is, they respond with the upbeat type of attitude you'd expect from a kid's Saturday morning cartoon.

[@pawa9288]

Lyrics ;) Rows of houses, all bearing down on me I can feel their blue hands touching me All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole And fade out again and fade out This machine will, will not communicate These thoughts and the strain I am under Be a world child, form a circle Before we all go under And fade out again and fade out again Cracked eggs, dead birds Scream as they fight for life I can feel death, can see its beady eyes All these things into position All these things we'll one day swallow whole Fade out again Fade out again Immerse your soul in love Immerse your soul in love

[@francescafelice8479]

Probably one of the best live performances i've ever seen😮

[@Crash-Rest-Yummy]

Try Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)🙂

[@zuuwi]

how is it physically posible to have a voice this beautiful

[@lilbodybigheartxo333]

Thom Yorke literally sings the exact same if not better than the actual recorded song. He’s amazing!

[@ericegle]

I'd say better live

[@lilbodybigheartxo333]

@@ericegle for sure

[@PM-fs2eg]

What an incredible voice he has.

[@willswan8896]

whoever is listening to this masterpiece in 2023 in a LEGEND!

[@PersonalJungle]

stop with the feel good narcissism mate, we're just humans, just like the ones who listen to cardi b, nothing more nothing less.

[@Bhatt_Hole]

@@PersonalJungle cept, the ones who listen to that vile woman are....stoopid

[@ayyeclipse6204]

@@PersonalJunglestop with the moral high ground mate

[@PersonalJungle]

@@ayyeclipse6204 yeah I was in that phase man lmao, I still stand by my words but I'm learning to not be so much of a preacher about it

[@kennyhalpenny3808]

It's 2024 and here I am, in the future or are you in the past? Great tune though

[@delsunreys]

this is still the greatest live performance i’ve ever seen. Thom’s talent knows zero bounds.

[@KimPatts]

This is one of those songs you wish had no ending. 🧡

[@marjorie2521]

2 guys, 2 guitars, 1 voice...don't need anything else.