The Smile - Speech Bubbles

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[@stephenconrad4766]

It's been a rough year. Lost my dad, a friend, and a pet over the past months, and lost myself as well. My wife just surprised me with tickets for the Miami show in June. I began listening again, crying, and remembering why life is so precious and sweet. Thank you for this beautiful song. It was here when I needed it most.

[@ohio_b]

Thinking of you, stranger. I'm sorry for your loss, and I hope you've been able to find yourself again.

[@katherinethompson4241]

In the past year, I’ve lost my mama, my oldest sister and 3 days ago her youngest son unexpectedly died. When my sister died, I listened to this song over and over for days. I turn 70 tomorrow, my nephew’s memorial service is in the afternoon and on Monday my partner is taking me to see The Smile as a birthday gift. I wish I could meet Thom to tell him how much this music reaches into my heart and soul!

[@JesusP216]

I’m sorry for all your loss and hope you keep finding the beauty in life. I was there at the same show in Miami. I remember hearing the song live and it was overwhelming the feeling it gives.

[@96elixx]

this is maybe my favourite song of the album. I literally can't handle it, makes me cry every single time. don't know what kind of magic is at work here.

[@GeoDaan]

yea my favourite of the album i think aswell. You get the best of Thoms voice.

[@irishbear76]

Perhaps Thom’s perfect pitch?

[@GrabItHoney]

Maybe it's the years of making amazing music that comes down to this moment

[@dickmonkey-king1271]

Them said that he wrote this after binge watching the entire Harry Potter series, so there's your answer.

[@mickbennett3280]

I THINK ANYONE WHO APRECIATES THIS MUSIC IS ON MY WAVELENGTH ,SORRY FOR THE SPELLING NO GLASSES, THAT LINE NEVER ANYWHERE TO PUT MY FEET BACK DOWN,SUMS UP ALOT OF PEOPLES LIFE ,LIKE ITS A CONSTANT BATTLE TO GET THROUGH. BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE WILL GET THROUGH .HELLO TO YOU ALL BTW SENSIS LISTEN TO THE COLOUR OF SPRING ALBUM BY TALKTALK . PEACE

[@Bandstand]

thoms voice is my fav in all of music

[@godiebeard]

what about Jeff Mangum

[@Bandstand]

@@godiebeard up there. my voice is always shot after a nmh session

[@ffuckem]

HIIII BANDSTAND

[@godiebeard]

@@Bandstand He's got passion and hardcore lung game for sure. "The garden head knows my naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame-leave me alone" 🎶

[@Bandstand]

@@godiebeard I actually freak out while listening to that song. Out of body experience

[@andreadunne4306]

Thom Yorke’s voice is the sound of an ethereal being from some far away place. It truly is a spiritual experience to hear him sing.

[@Siaynoq8]

That was stupid.

[@Mlk-Al-Halabi]

The more you listen to this song the deeper it hits.

[@jacksonmaloney8520]

How does this man sound so ethereal? It's like melancholy in the dark depths of space.

[@jackenglish9948]

This song is ridiculously beautiful

[@Wanderlust073]

Greenwood is a phenomenal composer.

[@maziarabidian6764]

If someone hears Thom's voice for the first time in this song, will be mesmerized. Nicely done guys

[@EdgewolfArt]

Exactly. Since the very beginning of Radiohead I been saying that voice really just gets my attention and haunts my dreams as a guide of ideas in creative music and art. Have been admiring and following since with my own music and art.

[@nickcaragua3769]

I've been listening Thom Yorke's voice for decades and I've been ''mesmerised'' too, isn't it one of the best thing ever recorded? After all

[@adamsalmon6227]

Blackstar awesome song

[@sovka8394]

I know people who don’t like his singing style. and that’s ok.

[@xavierpiens1713]

The scream of "Climbing of the wall".

[@Souvakatsuki]

I was seated in front of Thom at the first Magazin London gig and the "pouring rain" part instantly chilled my bones, the desperate voice and the deep sorrow in his eyes + Jonny's piano-harp arpeggios made time stopped for a sec, perhaps the strongest musical feeling i've ever got, never left me since then By far the best emotional track on the album

[@BenWSounds]

Nice! I was at the 11am gig. It was absolutely captivating

[@Cygnids]

You are so lucky to see them live . Thanks for sharing ..

[@snowsim]

Thanks so much for sharing this!

[@leebishop7591]

dang, are u a journalist, writer? so vivid. thanx for sharing.

[@ianmcnicol6425]

Thanks for posting your feelings. Wish I had been there too. I can't stop playing it. The drums in the intro.. the gentle introduction of the orchestration...the voice. The melodies. Jesus. The melodies avoid too much sugar.. but they have the gift of nearly reducing me to tears. Sorry, I'm havering.. Thanks again.

[@HEX_17]

I think this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and recorded

[@xerotonin6776]

Had this on repeat on an hour walk I was on. Forgot where I was going. Forgot I was walking.

[@snoozieboi]

Second sentence sounds like Thom lyrics, sounds like a hit!

[@xerotonin6776]

@@snoozieboi aww, thanks. Didn't mean to have it sound Thom-ish. Hell, maybe my audience for my writing are Radiohead and/or The Smile fans, haha.

[@robmaddison8645]

@@snoozieboi Forgot where I was going, went off the roof still walking, forgot their lies..... erm.... a cake made of their eyes, eat up here comes the gloaming

[@xerotonin6776]

@@robmaddison8645 why would you be on a roof? Forgot their lies Plummeting, dies Fell by the weight of my own ignorance By my dormant wisdom, rise

[@robmaddison8645]

@@xerotonin6776 Reference to These Are My Twisted Words. I'm a big Radiohead fan just having a laugh.

[@es9027]

Thank you so much for coming to Japan🎉 I really enjoyed your beautiful voice and atmosphere. I love this song so much! I’ll wait for you and Jonny come back to Japan ❤ 最高だったぜ！ 🇯🇵日本でのライブ🎸 生きてて良かった立ておもえたよ。 同じ空間にいることができて、本当に幸せ。 2度と忘れない。 もう一度、日本にきてください。 🙇お願いです。❤

[@Ominous89]

Man, I shed tears of joy for The Smile.

[@anselminhoful]

This song sounds like present tense smile version. Sounds so pure.Wasn´t expecting to enjoy this side project.

[@anorakb536]

I don't think we can call this a side project at this point they're really going for it

[@licansen3331]

@@anorakb536 Yeah what do u expect Thom Yorke literally said the smile is their new band.

[@Radioco21]

It reminds me Nose Grows Some vibes

[@twochordcool]

@Fantomas646 Yeah it's almost got this sexy Spanish meets Radiohead vibe to it

[@clint5406]

@@twochordcool it's not quite as Bossa Nova as Present Tense but its vibe is so there especially near the song's end

[@alexcraig8543]

It never fails that Thom and Johnny can put out an album that at first disorients, and yet ends up worming it's way into your subconscious. My first listen leaves me wondering if their best days are behind them, but after repeated investigation I fall ever deeper in love with it. It's one of my favorite characteristics of their songwriting. It never gets old. And Jonny's brass orchestration on this album is sublime.

[@jashshah1033]

Soo true, when I first heard the singles, nothing seemed to click and I did hear them multiple times ( if theres anything ive learnt after hearing Radiohead, its that lol). But then upon hearing the whole album together, it was a mermerising and enchanting experience to say the least. Suddenly, You'll never work in TV, Thing Thing, PanaVision and Free in the Knowledge clicked soo much that I couldnt believe my past self EVER doubted these guys.

[@markymarkzero]

Someone who listens to this and thinks, "Are their best days behind them?" needs to give up. It doesn't matter that you eventually came around on ten listens.

[@alexcraig8543]

@@markymarkzero Dude get over yourself.

[@sterlingarcher3314]

@@markymarkzero What do you mean? I would say Radiohead/The Smile are the definition of a band whose material “grows on you”

[@davidgerard4369]

There are guitar nuances reminiscent of "Reckoner" floating in the second half. And the vibe of the album as a whole feels like an adjunct to A Moon Shaped Pool.

[@Lellos_]

We run for the hills We run like fools Our city is aflame The bells ringing The bells ringing Devastation has come Left in a station with a note upon Now, there's never any place Never any place to put my feet back down No, there's never anywhere Scene is rolled away, lights are taken down On a newspapers stand Any feeble branch to put my weight upon Well, I lie to myself Anywhere I dare to put my feet back down Who'll find a cab In the pouring rain? Who'll find a vein To put the needle in? And who hears that voice? It's like bells ringing How will I know you? How will I know you? How will I know you?

[@Pi-Mae]

Thanks 🙏🏽✌🏽🤟🏽👾🌈☁️

[@upoflive77]

😔

[@krassawatmakul6753]

thank you for the lyric

[@I.VOIIDD]

Thank you bro! 🤍

[@JenniferSmith247]

Thank you.

[@es9027]

Thank you so much for coming to Japan！ 日本に来てくれて、ありがとう❤ 聴きたかったよ。この歌。 絶対、日本にきてくださいね！❤

[@indignow]

This song and the rest of the album, is an absolute post-radiohead masterpiece, every time I hear those songs, I can hear unique melodies, impossible guitar arrangements and superb percussion and drums. Not to speak about Thom's bass lines, simple, effective and serving the songs... It' s been a long time since the last time I got that sense of travelling to another places while listening which is amazing...This light has attacted my attention, definitely 👍🏼

[@larskirk6268]

Yes, this is an incredible album

[@calangocaju]

Please never stop Making music, Thom

[@StephenReid-hk8hs]

This song brought me to tears when I seen them in Glasgow in march, unbelievable experience 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎸👀👍

[@kaileehamilton836]

I skipped this song after a few seconds when I first got into this album but i'm listening to it again and holy shit that ending is so beautiful my heart hurts

[@shuggle8188]

Definitely my favourite off this album. Great work guys!

[@nadavtal4401]

There aren't more then 2 people in the world that can craft a song like that.

[@corrupt5465]

2? What about Tom Skinner?

[@nadavtal4401]

I had only Thom on my mind. You're so right!!

[@NoShelterHere]

This song will heal your heart from love lost each time you listen to it.

[@nicolasm691]

Seems like a happy one at first and then when "devastation has come" hits... What a song, what an album.

[@theawfullest]

"Left in a station with a note upon" -- this line is so evocative. Maybe it's luggage they can't take with them? A pet they have to abandon? Or worse?

[@MrJporter1983]

I might be totally wrong but I view this song as being about Kiev, Ukraine in general I guess. If I recall early on in the invasion the Russians bombed a station full of people and when they found the remnants of the missile it had the words 'for the children' written on it. Could be wrong though.

[@masterninja9716]

Maybe... what if? Man, so profound. lol

[@suzycat2026]

Many babies have sadly been left in train stations over the years , that's what I imagine he meant.💜 This song is so powerful , a true masterpiece.

[@PogieJoe]

The new album is another incredible piece of genius.

[@lucasp.calheiros2755]

One of the best in the album!! This whole project's on another level

[@abe5368]

This is just amazingly done

[@Progrockfool]

"How will I know you?"💔 Damn, brings me to tears every time.

[@のってぃ-t3x]

これほどまで美しい曲を奏でられるなんて、最高です。

[@snoozieboi]

Music makes me feel rich when I realize I've not even known about The Smile even if I'm a huge fan of Thom's side projects and collabs. For a few dollars a month almost all music in the world is available to me.

[@teethsjuice]

As someone who discovered Radiohead 5 years ago in 2017, This album was such a spectacular experience and will always hold a place in my heart. Stayed up till midnight and listened to it three times. Mesmerized.

[@HMCarsSOA]

I started listening in 2017 too, it feels nice to be in this cycle doesn't it? We had Kid Amnesiac and now this amazing album. Fingers crossed LP10 isn't too far off!

[@soundstation8343]

Me too We are the new listeners. Little by little, every year, I became a great appreciator of the talent of these guys. And I couldn't be more grateful.

[@ilmagodiloz]

I started getting into Radiohead in 2021 - I went so deep into their music, but also Thom Yorke's electronic albums, Atoms for peace, and now The Smile. I will never understand how music you were never into can have so much impact on you at a specific age. Radiohead (and Thom Yorke) are now my all-time favorite artists and 100% reflect how I feel (at least in this phase of my life).

[@cclmoney]

better late than never...but wow, how did it take so long?

[@HMCarsSOA]

@@cclmoney I know the question isn't directed at me, but some of us are young here lol, i didn't used to listen to music much, i didn't even know what an album was. Radiohead was one of the first bands i ever listened to.

[@niellspulsar]

Look at the stars and play this music, it is magical ✨

[@cornflakesyuh3235]

Brilliant album thank you Thom, Tom, and Jonny

[@jamiem8107]

The final section of this song is incredible. Favourite moment on the record

[@erikzajcew]

This album is so good. It’s beautiful, grooving, dark…so textural and in sync with itself. Thom’s voice is fanatastic as always and Johnny’s work is impeccable as we’ve all come to greet with wide open ears. Tom is such a great addition to these two. ❤️❤️❤️

[@eracli0]

I think this may be my favorite.. aside from Thin Thing. Such a beautiful song. Love the way he sings "any feeble branch to put my weight upon"

[@danielamuto9510]

Such a beautiful song, I was at the Rome concert screamingI "love you Thom!!"❤ This song reminds me of "Fragile" by Sting.

[@goon-705]

When I first listened to this song I was high, and when the song changed it's mood at 1:09 I felt genuine euphoria. This is probably my favorite track because of that experience.

[@benjameek]

They continue to produce such next level music from day one

[@EPmager]

Absolute favourite from the album 🌺

[@indiesensation3582]

¡Qué dizcaso! De lo mejor del 2022 sin duda alguna.

[@pmbear]

The animations on these videos are simply amazing… ❤

[@godoyorke]

I love you Thom. You bring me back to life

[@meruced]

I'm immensely captivated to this masterpiece, just by listening to it leaves me with indescribable emotion.

[@robertmorrison2959]

one of the greatest songs I have ever heard ,undoubtedly.

[@alessandroantonini8253]

it's the rolling piano from The Numbers/Glass Eyes at 3:05 that seals it for me

[@michaelskurski912]

Man i don't want this song to end i actually got a little anxious when i got to the part of this song when i know it is going to end. I would love to hold on to this song a little bit more

[@memetherapy]

This is so incredibly gorgeous. I am in shock.

[@dala3204]

the whole album is fantastic. thanks!

[@Tortuosit]

This is just so incredibly beautiful, with 2:31 being the absolute center of the album. Like most of Thom, this album turned out to be one which I will always return to.

[@mexmajim1]

Ocurrió el eclipse de luna...y como la luna, ahora quedé eclipsada con esta sublime melodía y video...la voz, la lírica, la música...Todo un trance musical. ¡Gracias gracias gracias, por está chulada! 🙆🏻‍♀️✨💖✨✌🏼🎶🌹🪶🙏🏼👌🏼👏🏼🌻🌼

[@DanilaSL11]

I love you Thom!♥️

[@InnocentSmith831]

This album is mind-blowing. And so are these videos. I feel like a cloud is lifting as the weather is warming and life seems to be returning to normal. This music is helping.

[@stevestreetly7505]

Like the off-beat composition, top drummer to keep up with two geniuses. see you in sunny Edinburgh

[@gawker2354]

Thom Yorke - our heard musician and ignored poet.

[@Clyvoid]

I've not seen a group or artist grow and evolve and improve for 30 years. I really havent. a lot of people start phoning it in. Thom and Jonny are a once in a lifetime example of synchronicity. 2 musical genius' meeting, and connecting so deeply. I hope for the future of music, that it had as little as possible to do with their academic backgrounds. if not, there is perhaps a lesson to learn.

[@MissHeathen]

I'm shocked that this wasn't a single. I really think this track deserved way more attention, its fucking gorgeous!

[@Pj676]

it's the best on the album imo

[@TechnicalHotDog]

Tough part is almost every song on the album is amazing so it's hard to pick the singles out

[@MissHeathen]

@@TechnicalHotDog Hairdryer was honestly the least interesting track that I skipped. And I don’t usually skip Yorkes stuff.

[@TechnicalHotDog]

@@MissHeathen Yeah, a Hairdryer is one of my least favorites on the album, but I've seen a ton of other people say it's their favorite! I guess it just goes to show that it's all great music and the songs get different reactions depending on the person.

[@anorakb536]

@@MissHeathen don't do that to my Hairdryer ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ

[@danielvasquez108]

Esto es espectacular! me he detenido a escuchar éste álbum y de verdad me siento maravillado... En especial por esta canción

[@MrAureliy]

Великолепно!!! Моя осень во мне расцвела. Однозначно репит. Спасибо, Том.

[@milenitaeu]

Да.

[@annoyingfreak]

Не думал что встречу своих, среди таких музыкальных мест. Рад что вокруг есть люди, которые ценят музыку Тома и Гринвуда.

[@artem1ism]

Да, очень крутая песня, как в принципе и альбом.

[@leoakk1201]

@@annoyingfreak таких людей немало)

[@Straaaayyyy]

Весь альбом наоборот отдаёт весенним настроением

[@diaspo]

My pick of the album. Something about its mood reminds me of Sting - Shape of My Heart, yet it couldn't be anyone but Thom weaving his usual magic. I get the feeling I'll be revisiting this one for years to come.

[@TheRadiohelen]

oh yes, Sting came to my mind too 😃they are magic!

[@artem1ism]

it reminds me Blood if Eden by Peter Gabriel

[@blvkopvl5979]

words cannot describe how amazing this is. ive been a radiohead fan since my teens and in rainbows has always been my favorite of all time. a light for attracting attention may be my new favorite. sheer unbridled genius. completely unpretentious, organically complex arrangements by jonny and yorkes voice ages just like fine wine. tom skinner is one of the greatest jazz drummers out there right now and the three of them together is a force to be reckoned with. this is real music. this is true expression. this is beautiful

[@larskirk6268]

"sheer unbridled genius."

[@frang7082]

For some reason I just need to repeat this song over an over again!

[@SA-gf3th]

This is pure art

[@heleneramos889]

Thom Yorke @ it's best vocalization era! Take it for granted !

[@deborahsiahaan9261]

I'm melting, such a beautiful tune. Very atmospheric in my opinion. I love the simplicity, love it.

[@Corey-gb1rx]

This album is pure quality. Thom's vocal melodies with Johnny's guitar are soul mates. Oh and Johnny's string arrangements on the newer recordings of course

[@I.VOIIDD]

Love Thom and his angelical approach 🤍

[@Sadlittleatticboy]

This is truly magical ❤️ Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@2DM]

Prob my fav from the album, do these videos for the rest of the songs ❤️

[@elbsegler-tv]

Love that LP 😍

[@higherground337]

Absolutely surprising and delightful how this song unfolds... each stanza more emotional than the last... gorgeous

[@qcardcontinuum]

My favourite from the album, transcendent.

[@jmarty1000]

Thank you for your generosity and your artistry.

[@user-ni9gk1sv6k]

This was my son's last CD 💿 he bought before his life was taken away senselessly ... In his memory, I listen to this specific song 🎵 .... Today is my one year anniversary without him 💔 09/25/23 ...

[@nix2939]

Sorry for your loss! hopefully this song brings at least some comfort

[@degeweldigekaas]

This has got to be my favorite.

[@degeweldigekaas]

Yes, it's my favorite. But a close tie with pana-vision

[@papaya32]

on loop all day

[@jox807]

this song is so beautiful

[@enricopunta2819]

My favourite actual band. So profound

[@simmwhen]

chills and tears

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

✨ Pure Magic ✨

[@ninikontselidze8421]

thom never fails to make me tear up.

[@BullyParkerMaguire]

This gotta be the best song on this god tier album

[@ryandavis556]

Pretty weird to think the majority of tracks on the album now have music videos. Shout out to Sabrina Nichols for making that the case!

[@nelsonfragoso5713]

Talvez a melhor do disco do Smile....uma delícia para os ouvidos nos dias de hoje....

[@MattKCChiefsfan]

My absolute favorite on this record ❤

[@AmyAlways]

just really love your voice 🩵🩵🩵

[@raoulduke-k9d]

Make me cry... Masterpiece

[@PatoDc12]

I definetly want to hear Thom singing in the last moments of my life. I could go in peace with everything.

[@michaelappourchaux1521]

03:13 : the most divine chord change ;)

[@ARadioheadDeepDive]

FR

[@tasteinmusic3510]

Album gets better the more I listen

[@harpsiras6908]

the best part is 3:43 the last drum fill alongside thom last humming. makes wanna repeat the song again and again to catch that part

[@GeoMahlon]

The intro to Speech Bubbles hits hard everytime I hear it! 😢

[@user-uh9bc7xw4x]

Best from the album 👍👍👍😭

[@bb2445]

My favorite song on album too. Tears. Strength. New hope.

[@ericdavidwallace]

Beautiful song.

[@apzn1170]

This is beautiful.