Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus | Live at Montreux 2019

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Thom Yorke
Dawn Chorus
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2019
Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland
04.07.2019
lyrics:
Back up the cul-de-sac
Come on, do your worst
You quit your job again
And your train of thought
If you could do it all again
A little fairy dust
A thousand tiny birds singing
If you must, you must
Please let me know
When you’ve had enough
Of the white light
Of the dawn chorus
If you could do it all again
You don't know how much
Pronto pronto, moshi mosh
Come on, chop chop
If you could do it all again
Yeah, without a second thought
I don't like leaving
The door shut
I think I missed something
But I'm not sure what
In the middle of the vortex
The wind picked up
Shook up the soot
From the chimney pot
Into spiral patterns
Of you, my love
You take a little piece
Then you break it off
It's a bloody racket
It’s the dawn chorus
If you could do it all again
Big deal, so what?
Please let me know
When you've had enough
It's the last chance
O.K. Corral
If you could do it all again
This time with style
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[@slowartist]

The best song Thom's written in a decade. And I think they may be his best ever lyrics. Yeah, thinking about it, I think they are...What a track.

[@aftermanyasummer2585]

I think I have reconnected with what I have felt discovering Radiohead's songs and Thom's solo work back in time. I had resigned on that feeling, it is unraveling. Thank you Thom.

[@Egor_Balandin]

He has written this in 2008-09

[@notbrandonion]

This was a Radiohead b side before anything else

[@johnwaters5675]

It’s certainly up there - he may still think that “How To Disappear Completely” is still his best work, but certainly post-Kid A, I can’t see how this doesn’t rival it.

[@PhilippCBauer-qy9mn]

@@aftermanyasummer2585 lllllllllllllllll

Thom looks like he finished the main chapter in his life. I'm glad I can watch this change.

[@evelynmarshall5865]

Ben Dominik in a good book, each chapter is just as important as the prior. thommy’s got more to offer, i bet

[@justinlangley3432]

He’s just wrapping up a few side quests right now. Fucking genius.

[@Meat-suit]

Justin Langley underrated comment Lololol

[@sb_dunk]

He hasn't even begun to peak

[@RegularDude00]

I truly wish him the best. I hope the hardest parts are behind him and he finds his peace and happiness. Cant wait to see what he'll be cooking up next.

[@Andy-lb5ub]

do we all completely fall apart and question the entirety of the human existence when listening to this song or is it just me?

[@lockwoodstudios5462]

Me too man

[@xorophobic]

I do

[@patrickhafner4029]

Not just you

[@postdeathpostdeath]

I question my existence only

[@sminchan3732]

Me too my friend

[@philb2135]

He's an absolute genius isn't he?

[@juliusakcuh]

Phil B yes,he definitely is

[@opinionnerd2675]

Yes sir.

[@kiruna1953]

oh yes, no doubt about that !

[@Outrjs]

I pray he would repent and accept Jesus as his Savior and give him the glory with his musical talent. I still pray...

[@gersch]

@@Outrjs his music wouldn’t be good if he made gospel lmfao. whether you’re a christian or not doesn’t matter, but christian music is utter dog shit

[@brendantaylor3570]

Dawn Chorus is catharsis amid contemplation. Such pathos to this song, but from a distance. Sorrow and joy and all that accompanies both sides. When you think to your deepest, softest memories with someone and you lose them, all you are left with is hollow resignation. Yet there are moments when you’re sitting at a table late at night and you’re grateful for the time you are given. You carry with you those you lose in this life.

[@carmengloria9990]

Muy bien, buenas palabras. Buenas palabras

[@Day1onDay1]

I'm borrowing this quote! ✌️&💗 Edit: nevermind it won't let me, 🤦!

[@brendantaylor3570]

Shannon Condella I don’t mind if you borrow it haha. Feel free.

[@crestfallenknight7983]

Прекрасный комментарий. Thank you.

[@27vamps]

this. this.

[@matthewsnyder674]

"After the death of Rachel Owen-his former partner and the mother of his children-Thom Yorke, like many before, sought relief in Thom Yorke songs. He speaks of his return to creativity, and the way music airlifts the grief-stricken from despondency, in near-mystical terms. “If it’s needed,” he told the New York Times, “it will find you.” Perhaps it’s telling that, on the solo album ANIMA, Yorke appears to confront his loss on a song called “Dawn Chorus.” It’s a title (if not the same composition) that fluttered around Radiohead lore for years. Famous to fans for its incompletion, it may, to Yorke, have symbolized refuge and endurance." ~Pitchfork 🙏🏼

[@jlowrie33]

This song wrecks me.

[@devinalexander7415]

He played this two nights ago in Vancouver BC. after the song ended, a man screamed out "you made me cry Thom." I noticed a tear in my eye and it made me laugh so hard and enjoy the song even more.

[@dylanoberhaus8456]

Heard this in the immersive Van Gogh exhibit in LA. Blended perfectly and was absolutely beautiful.

[@tomboy5159]

that’s how i was introduced to this song!! so glad i was, it’s breathtaking

[@dylanoberhaus8456]

@@tomboy5159 I had to Shazam it mid exhibit🤣

[@tomboy5159]

@@dylanoberhaus8456 same here! lol thank goodness for phones and their technology. i used to go crazy when i heard songs that i liked but couldn’t find out the info for

[@rowe_jogan]

that's how i found out about it

[@Iiikkkkppppppphh]

Me tooo I saw it tonight and was crying like a baby. The van gogh and the music is breathtaking

[@Teeheehee093]

The most gorgeous chord progression I've ever heard

[@tomboy5159]

same dude same af

[@ginabasnuh2341]

And, yet, so simple. Part of its brilliance. One of the top 10 songs ever written.

[@kinseyernst4111]

I've never had a song make me cry this much. I am speechless.

[@aset317]

I'm speechless that a bloke talking over a piano makes your cry.

[@brothlcreeprs]

@@aset317 I'm sorry that you haven't been touched by this song like a lot of people have said

[@lykydohdz3064]

This is a poem, thanks a lot, thanks Thom.

[@heathpiper9604]

I’m 40. This song is top 10 in my Life. I’d do it all again. this time with style. What a great line/thought.

[@nat2000vel]

This song for me is like when you get confortable with sadness, when there is serenity after the storm, when you get to the point of no return, when nothing can be worse and there´s a little bit of hope.

[@davral11]

Within the first line the simplicity absolutely breaks you. Totally perfect

[@hemi426PL]

I cried. Absolute masterpiece.

[@carohotyvhs6156]

i heard this song for the first time at the van gogh exhibition at charlotte and it brought everything full circle for me. hearing these lyrics with art by one of my biggest inspirations, as an artist myself that struggles with anxiety and wondering if anything I do will ever be good enough, it was such a pivotal moment for me. I've been listening to this song on repeat since then. i hope thom yorke knows how much of an impact he's made just by putting this song in the world.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'looking into the mirror' By Robert Nix

[@conorkmartshoppingexperien2739]

probably one of if not the most beautiful songs thoms ever made. i hold this song with how to disappear, motion picture soundtrack, glass eyes, daydreaming etc... ive never connected with someones music more.

[@bobr6]

LITERALLY MY FAVS AS WELL!!

[@MmentoMori]

Back up the cul-de-sac Come on, do your worst You quit your job again And your train of thought If you could do it all again A little fairy dust A thousand tiny birds singing If you must, you must Please let me know When you’ve had enough Of the white light Of the dawn chorus If you could do it all again You don't know how much Pronto pronto, moshi mosh Come on, chop chop If you could do it all again Yeah, without a second thought I don't like leaving The door shut I think I missed something But I'm not sure what In the middle of the vortex The wind picked up Shook up the soot From the chimney pot Into spiral patterns Of you, my love You take a little piece Then you break it off It's a bloody racket It’s the dawn chorus If you could do it all again Big deal, so what? Please let me know When you've had enough It's the last chance O.K. Corral If you could do it all again This time with style

[@SebastianGrantElKiva]

I’m just going to comment wholeheartedly that if you loved codex, cymbal rush, motion picture soundtrack, Harrowdown hill, Fog, True Love Waits, Decks Dark, Street Spirit, How to Disappear Completely, All I Need and Let Down… And this song you played on repeat for an entire night in awe that this man’s mountain had an even higher peak of molecular spirituality… Then I want nothing more than for all your dreams to come true and for the world to become your love. Btw my favourite Dawn Chorus was in Scotland in the summertime. The moment was a magical as this song. The way it ties that Palaeolithic mania of the first light and the cell phone metropolis of broken dreams is why this song needs to go on our next space probe. The live version is better, but that synth patch is it’s own success. Thankyou Thom for being famous and precious, that hits hard for everyone. Deserved and adored.

[@rickadrian2675]

Always brings a tear to my eye, such a solemn song, but then I remember it is about renewal and having another chance to get it right and that we get to do this every 24 hours. Where are my tissues???......

[@opinionnerd2675]

My mom is sick. I went on holiday to the beach without my family for the very first time in my life, trying to disconnect myself and looking for some kind of answers. Me and my friends popped some lsd and decided to go to the sea. I remember just taking my earpods off my pocket, playing this song, and staring at the sunset in front of our eyes with the waves crashing violently arround us. It was probably one of the most beautiful moments in my life and I really hope everyone in this world may be able to learn that much when connecting with nature through art. Thanks Thom, your music always help me when I'm searching for answers.

[@carmengloria9990]

A mi también, con alegría o con pena, invierno o verano, Tom y sus letras baladas

[@justmart4455]

Damn man. Sounds like a dream.

[@SuperHeavyChevy1]

I lost it when Thom looked into the camera and directly into my soul

[@jonathandavies7462]

The tiny shrug at “big deal”.... I think he said it direct to me

[@aset317]

Which eye?

[@SuperHeavyChevy1]

Aset you bogus

[@stag3068]

radiohead, and effectively thom yorke, is the only band/musician to ever make me cry. i feel like most people can relate to him, in some way or another. you just have to listen closely, analyse the lyrics and take it as your own

[@sean1419]

try “have a nice life”, they’re a great band.

[@stag3068]

@@sean1419 on it

[@sean1419]

@@stag3068 let me know what you think about them hah

[@samuel4k]

@@sean1419 grouper is pretty good aswell

[@interstellar10]

Absolutely amazing! Beautiful! The left turns throughout his (& Radiohead's) career never cease to amaze. The piano is simple and brilliant. The lyrics are genius. Laying down the vocals in a flat & monotone manner bring the emotion through even further. If anyone else had given this performance it would bore the crowd.. Thom is captivating. Thanks Thom!

[@haroldgarcia9140]

Let’s all hug Thom tightly

[@jonathandavies7462]

But gently

[@GO-vt3fx]

Harold Garcia 😞❤️

[@EricWarren]

It feels like saying that this is "achingly beautiful" is an understatement.

[@chiaradigiuseppe8672]

I went on an interrail with my 3 friends this summer and we made a playlist with all the song recommend by people we would meet on the journey. When our train broke on the way from Prague to Berlin, on the 16th of August, we had to spend the night at the train station with a Hungarian guy who, later, added this song to our playlist. He had a yellow shirt and white pants, messy hair and a necklace with a lil flower, he said that he loved Italian cinema and that's the only thing we know. I don't know his name and I know it's impossible for me to find him...but I just wanted to let him know that it was nice spending the time at the station with him near us :)))

[@crazymusicman13]

it is indeed better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.

[@itsyaboi7417]

When I think about this song, the thought of it being my favorite song always surprises me, but then I think about it. This song is a certain feeling from trauma and pain that I had always carried and even after this song feels as if it just knows. It’s unbelievable the connection this song has to my soul. Beautiful.

[@Dano-ph5xl]

This song is even better live!

[@sugarplumcarol]

goosebumps and some tears, not gonna lie

[@aset317]

You just did.

[@LeitmotivOfficiel]

The voice is without effect, just how it sounds, the emotion is here, the music background like a big vortex and this « simple » piano always with a hypnotic melody. Thx Thom...

[@nathaliespecios9049]

Perfection. I was there and I cried

[@alexkuculi8210]

Lucky you

[@moo7md1]

This song makes me close my eyes and just watch my memories go by. The sad ones and the happy ones. I wished I know which one was the sad one and the good one from the beginning.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'looking into the mirror' By Robert Nix

[@gabriellemarie4030]

music rarely moves me to tears, but this one gets me every time. bravo

[@angelfou4618]

No doubt: masterpiece

[@joew4924]

Amazing. Favourite song of the year. Maybe the last 10 years!!!!!

[@emilymaines-hollingsworth2936]

Crying that i can see this genius live on 20th june. My absolute idol. This is my favorite song of all time. I kind of want to know what prompted him to write this . It's so etheral

[@adamcowan9834]

Was gonna see him too in june😞

[@ActualKaktus]

I want to cry...

[@brothlcreeprs]

I hope you did

[@burnsideisback]

Does it get any better than this? Goodness.

[@pauloneill9880]

This track hits you where you live!.

[@calvarsity81]

I thought I was alone in really really loving this song.....This is an amazing performance by Thom. Not really surprised.

[@vladimirimp]

This song is like a chasm I can't bear to look into, but can't resist.

[@silencilliste]

To be able to perform something like this, to be fully immersed in it, and then boom, switch to another song, is incredible.

[@akbarjanuarifadlih7821]

We don’t deserve Thom.

[@thelevy4764]

As soon as he said cul de sac I literally was pulling in to one....

[@sayguerrero1899]

I'd do it all again, without a second thought :')

[@mustafasadmansakib]

this song just dismantles me

[@aminenbamebarkia8501]

It reminds me of the last days I spent in my small town in north africa where I was packing my suite cases before leaving the country and immigrating … my family was broken after all the years we spent together in my town! I felt like is this the end? Is this really the end? After all these years I am leaving my parents with my brothers struggling financially and with depression! I cried during the whole trip to america filled with regrets … you will never understand Thom York Dawn chorus song until u go thru some really endings in ur life (where there’s no going back)

[@frajoladellagato]

Thank you for sharing your life with us. I hope you have found peace in America and still feel a connection to your homeland. 🤍

[@bigcorky4687]

Genius at work

[@darkren0111]

When I think about it and look at Spotify stats and even before then, despite what songs are in the top 10, this song will always for me be the best of all time

[@3395149634]

This is the only song I can't listen to without crying

[@obbard]

Brings back some sad times for me but what a beautiful song.

[@danicareed9540]

i would cry during this song if i was there

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'looking into the mirror' By Robert Nix

[@JolieGaronne]

Captivating. Deep and airy at the same time. Beautiful. One of ma favorites of him.I wish I could have been there that year. Saw them many moons ago...

[@rommelalcantara8391]

Brb bout to fucking bawl my eyes out in the dark

[@julien5879]

Too good for this world..

[@pauledmonds6824]

The man is an absolute genius

[@thevegancheapskate]

Absolutely incredible. Beautiful song

[@johnmcluskey]

Just heard this song and it's one of the best I've ever heard.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'looking into the mirror' By Robert Nix

[@audrey1723]

elle est Transcendante.. ❤ un poète à lui tout seul cet Homme..un univers tellement apaisant.. une bulle de douceur..c est un monstre de créativité ❤

[@nighteye4042]

This song feels like disassociating/brain fog and its oddly comforting when Im in those states

[@corinneleroux3971]

Bouleversant...!! Magnifique...!! Excellentissime !! Cette voix....!!!!

[@withoutcrux]

True love is still there

[@adenursamsul6477]

" Maid " netflix brought me here, such a great song and great performance

[@armandovianamartins]

Timeless Masterpiece from the genius Thom!

[@barb2162]

love you thom

[@gabrielschechtel9222]

Gracias maestro, tus acordes desgarran querido Thom.

[@gabrier165]

magnificent! thanks for the upload :D

[@rominaleyton5639]

Que hermosaaaaa😭...Lo amo infinito ❤

[@frajoladellagato]

Many thanks to the crowd for being silent throughout. You did good. 👍

[@kiruna1953]

poetry for all of us ! Thank you Thom ! You are just beautiful !

[@curdledstraw227]

Oh, thisvwas uploaded in my birthday, what a pleasant surprise

[@tomyard1425]

Juste sublime...

[@user-mz7vg1om4l]

One of His best songs... Thank You so much, I'm crying every listening.. God bless You!

[@mikaelmirabello5368]

Nunca sentí tanto una canción como esta, gracias

[@vincentpelissier3787]

quelle musique incroyable, la chaire de poule à chaque fois que je l’écoute, magnifique

[@franpaz2744]

Que genialidad ❤️

[@emiliamaureira5106]

im stoned n crying

[@liorousseaux9901]

Tellement beau

[@bethscott9584]

Unbelievable beauty.

[@nellygonzalez5187]

Gracias por compartir este video. La música de Thom es tan bella como su voz y su poesía. Gracias!

[@RegularDude00]

Breathtaking. The chord progression is amazing and the synth pad gives it such a dense atmosphere.

[@gordooist]

No puede ser lo que hace ....ahhhh Gracias por tu Música thom, muchas gracias

[@emenetdos344]

Qué maravilla...

[@OGThunderbird]

Absolute genius

[@shoDOHC]

I miss it all, too.

[@challengecoins4u]

Amazing comments section and of course what a moving masterpiece especially wonderful to listen late at night while working. very contemplative.

[@ianyf_]

Palavras são insuficientes para expressar o que essa música representa para mim. Yorke invadiu minha alma, meu coração e a minha mente de uma maneira que jamais algo ou alguém conseguiu invadir. Se eu pudesse escolher qualquer coisa após a minha morte, eu escolheria ouvir infinitamente a sua voz cantando essa música. Obrigado, Thom.

[@colinrenteria3161]

This is the most emotional piece of music I've ever heard. Heard it live in Vegas a couple years ago and I really broke down. Reminds me of being a kid, my brother and sisters and growing up, wishing I could do it all again. It's a beautiful piece of art and it's really difficult to listen to without dissolving into a puddle.

[@YoumaTapes]

one note for the vocals basically. like whatttttt theeee nutter butter

[@jared_seymour]

im telling you, ANIMA is so underrated

[@Minimalsmith]

My child was born to this song. Yeah, that’s pretty cool.

[@brian-emo]

that intro is the most emotional shit broah

[@Shichman]

This is the best song Thom has ever written, from my perspective. Powerful.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'looking into the mirror' By Robert Nix

[@pupucina]

Don't forget to love!

[@ginabasnuh2341]

Equal to Einstein. Unimaginably brilliant. Heals my soul everytime.🙏🏼❤️

[@Flozasky]

J'étais pas prêt à chialer.

[@abadn9621]

G E N I O ❤