Thom Yorke plays "The Clock"

Thom Yorke's acoustic performance on The Henry Rollins Show of "The Clock" from his new album The Eraser. www.ifc.com.
There's another Thom Yorke performance featuring Jonny Greenwood and Nigel Godrich on the Independent Film Channel's (IFC) Henry Rollins Show airing July 15th, 10pm/1am est and 7pm/10pm pst. Encore showing July 20th, 11pm/2am est and 8pm/11pm pst.

[@northshorebozy]

2024? :D Don't forget to subscribe because there will be more videos soon

[@alcoholya]

doing my monthly Radiohead rounds.. always come to this one.

[@goodkat6296]

:D

[@zealousrider6612]

dat fast guitar picking yet his voice is so stable & not shaky , there is one and only thom yorke

[@conor.macdowell]

Not really 'picking'... that's called strumming.

[@kylefer]

cmacdowe Well if you know how to play the song it is somewhat strumming but you have to hit certain strings at a certain time between chords so its a form of active strumming that some call picking because you pick certain strings to end and start the strum on with your pick.

[@conor.macdowell]

Not really, it's a continual strumming pattern while mutting the un-played strings and a lot of pull-offs.

[@kylefer]

Indeed, but its mainly the e string that is left unplayed, I did a guide video on how to play this song a year or two ago, Ill have to go look at it.

[@Q.Q.]

Steve Gould You're an ass.

[@jeffreyburr9320]

I still come to this vid every 6-12 months. Never lets me down

[@kylefer]

If you play guitar, pick this song up, it's not really that hard and it's incredibly fun.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Now that's how you play acoustic guitar kids.

[@joker111583]

you can't say that just him !!

[@an.s.7930]

I see you everywhere

[@robvp190]

Anyone can play guitar!

[@sorts.1841]

Micah Buzan I see you everywhere in Radiohead videos lmao

[@jasper374]

I wouldn't dare strumming like that if I had a hummingbird

[@Sunburst42]

This is a truly indestructible performance.

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

+Tim I'm wondering what a destructible performance would be like.

[@Sunburst42]

It would fall apart.

[@Onmysheet]

Yeah but I like the album version more.

[@troygardner1610]

That's not what the loving scuff marks on the guitar suggest

[@deadlight100]

feels impossible to play like that and sing at the same time and yet... there's thom yorke

[@evening4092]

Thom is constantly put on a pedestal for the simplest ahit

[@smileswrappedingauze]

part of me agrees.. but still, who else even as much as tunes to a 0.+2.0.-1.0.0. e.b d.f#. open-Bminor chord that can still be used as a 5th to the low E??...

[@MattmanFishgoose]

I've love how he just seems to get lost in the music. He shakes himself out of it at the end of the song. Greatness

[@QWERTY19905]

It's like his music is some sort of therapy the best musician 21st century will ever see

[@dwightshah6208]

+Harmony Shimer WORD!!

[@wes_m]

He's up there, for sure. I think he speaks for all the intelligent, anxiety-ridden, "outsiders". The people who listen and observe instead of always talking and vying for attention; the ones that actually give a shit.

[@retro6991]

+Wes Murray WORD!!

[@jacklacey7494]

Harmony Shimer so true

[@yakubsnrub9762]

really says a lot about our society

[@86RSJag]

Imagine writing a song of this level.... And it doesn’t even get played live anymore. That’s how many unreal songs he writes.

[@tomso9246]

i listen to Man of War and The Butcher and Exit Music and Down is the New Up and Rabbit in Your Headlights a few times a week or i go CRAZY(er).

[@tremelo75]

He plays it every night at his solo gigs but, it’s the electronic version with Nigel

[@mattdrummond3552]

You’re absolutely right. The Clock is actually my favorite Thom Yorke solo song, it’s so perfect and powerful and gives me goosebumps. Also let me just throw out there that Ill Wind is the most underrated Radiohead song of all time lol, it’s a masterpiece no one talks about and they’ve never played it live ;(

[@ttnbnz]

this level of talent is beyond this world

[@tantivymuckermaffikk]

Goosebumps. This man is a genius. Period.

[@JustinJohnsonforhours]

Probably the best acoustic performance of any song, ever.

[@randalj08]

Fu.... I agree. Amazing!

[@lolispopen]

no

[@user-or4ky1pw5z]

It's truly great, but don't be ridiculous.

[@JustinJohnsonforhours]

@@user-or4ky1pw5z that's just like... your opinion, man.

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

Radiohead is the greatest band of all time, and Thom Yorke is probably my favorite musician of all time, but no

[@ThirdWorldPearly]

I will never stop preaching the gospel of Thom

[@milomarchi486]

Fédération

[@TheSuckatash]

Do you know why its not struggling or being affected by his guitar? Its because it flows out of him like a river.. its natural.. pure music. He doesn't have to think about cords, notes, pitch, words.. Thom is a rare talent.. Those of us who are able to appreciate his music are lucky. We are watching and listening to someone who has the same make up of a Mozart or Beethoven.. someone who can transcend cliche thoughts of how music "should" sound. What we are hearing is a manifestation of a soul.

[@unsigned5324]

gay

[@escherpainting8622]

A beautiful sentiment, but decidedly wrong. If you told Thom to his face that he didn't "have to think" about chords, notes, pitch etc. he'd likely be a little offended that you've completely undone his entire life time of practice and study in one sentence. Radiohead was Thom's second signed band. He's been at this for a long time, and it hasn't always been perfect. No artist worth listening to can say that they've released perfect music front to back. Thom is no exception. He put a tremendous amount of effort into this song, and practicing it. Things that look effortless are beautiful because we as the consumer ought to know that they are anything but effortless.

[@kolejnytrup]

I agree with both of you. Music seems to flow through this artist and I think it is natural and automatic to him now (I play drums, this is possible to achieve) but it is exactly because years of practice of singing and playing and hard work put into every performance, paired with talent. We can see the fruit of it and it tastes delicious.

[@hectormeneses9930]

This is crazy, how is he strumming that guitar like that? Too much power for me.

[@U2andColdplayFan]

Hector Meneses he's got skittlez man, skittlez

[@uniquename846]

+Hector Meneses (radiohm3) Well.. he does do it for a living.

[@hectormeneses9930]

Wow, 5 years ago I posted this comment 😱

[@FlosMatricariae]

@@hectormeneses9930 happy anniversary

[@krishivkaran5337]

​@@hectormeneses9930make that 8

[@thomasmusca8000]

It's crazy to think that this man is the 3rd best guitarist in Radiohead. Can't wait for the new record

[@jorgegaleano7054]

+Thomas Musca That's crazy, man..

[@halloweenvicg3]

Ed is an amazing guitarrist but Thom is unique in guitar I think he might be the second best one, of course the first one being God aka Jonny Greenwood.

[@jonjon11882]

+Victor Gomez Ed isn't so much a guitarist as a sound manipulator. Plus Thom is the best out of all of them at rythm, Jonny dominates leads, Ed again is about creating atmosphere.

[@kraveisback6151]

Victor Gomez has a guitar player myself, Ed is the second best, his style of playing is really subtil bit at the same time really beutifull

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

Krave is back you’re only the sixteenth best English speaker in this thread.

[@PaulRees77]

Simply amazing acoustic version. 179 people really have no idea what they are listening to.

[@ricardoreis8303]

This video was an inspiration to me eight years ago when I started learning guitar. Set your bar high guys.

[@alaididnalid7660]

I've set my bar high for bass: I did not work...

[@kolejnytrup]

and how it is today?

[@BassMonster1723]

This is just stunning.

[@collapsingspace]

apow. Your Dp is Stunning too

[@apothecary0420]

Thom Yorke is my hero.

[@GEHAVINCENT]

I've played this a least once a month since it was uploaded on here and it never ceases to amaze me. The guy is an absolute genius.

[@fadidiab]

He makes it look so effortless.He is by far the best musician I have ever seen. Amazing in every aspect. Wow.

[@MrOCIndieMusic]

That Gibson sounds like a Martin. Great sound.Awesome song. This acoustic version is better than the studio cut.

[@MegaWhitechoco]

Love how thom marries the guitar rhythm with his vocal flow.. Mesmerizing..

[@raul1899]

This is music. I love this man.

[@АнтонКордюков-з1и]

raul yanez cortes Sometimes it seems to me that it's more than music

[@raul1899]

Антон Кордюков yeh its a feeling expressed

[@thapthoptheep2076]

Sick of having my mind blown by this guy...over 20 years he's been doing it.

[@collapsingspace]

World isn't ready for this kinda music....we can't appreciate this enough....this is beyond us

[@bassheadjazz2708]

can't believe this is 10 years old#

[@quantaaudio]

+BassHeadJazz Time flies like a mother...

[@csmurphyx500]

+BassHeadJazz Time is running out

[@bassheadjazz2708]

+csmurphyx500 you throw coins in the wishing well

[@tameimpalaa]

12 and still on

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

BassHeadJazz ya. The ageing difference between thirties and forties is SHOCKING.

[@joaocarreira2276]

Stunning performance from the most talented musician of our generation!

[@robinheil]

Thom you just move your hands upon the fretboard

[@nightwatch5]

Jesus...hahaha

[@jefftownsend4886]

Say what you will about Radiohead and what they've become. I have my own opinions. This is one of the most amazing and beautiful performances of Thom Yorke's career. Unedited, raw, and most impressively solo. I can't say enough about this video.

[@JairajSinghPatil]

Moon shaped pool is great

[@Blugharm]

What have they become? They are greater than ever man

[@QKvox]

Radiohead is still fucking perfect

[@sonujha6134]

Following is the best performance by Thom on this song, in my opinion.. music.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3LcomCbptF1qtU&si=al1iNnVbYeOSidIG

[@ieatchildrenonryebreadford6288]

ridiculously fantastic

[@vesper180]

Thom is just tearin it up with that guitar. Amazing

[@nathalienogues4740]

Je suis littéralement subjuguée par cette prestation Tomyorkaine... quelle maîtrise ; quelle présence !

[@heavenwithin81]

I could listen to this a thousand times!

[@Ricardo.S.Araujo]

He goes to the depths of human existence in this performance.

[@jalfrep]

Thom Yorke‬ Genius!!! simple as that.

[@heavilybaked4119]

this guy is so talented that it just sails over the head of normal people.

[@grahamlogan1787]

This is just perfection

[@lufc550]

He can play like that, sing like that AND dance like a madman. I'm sure there's some child prodigy's crying somewhere screaming thom yorke stole their talent.

[@fmxman1564]

This song has the sound like daily mail. Love the high and low piano tones that bounce back and fourth slowly

[@ACOOK30]

Tremendous artist!

[@RustyEgoMonkey]

First time I heard this version I heard: Thoooom is running out. I'm happy he's still running in 2016! You go in the flow immediately at his first chord. Incredible :')

[@Ihatehandles123]

I come back to this video so often. I’d give anything to just down and have a cup of coffee with Thom and pick his brain. Even for 5 minutes.

[@ANDROMEDA737]

OMG Thom, its just a burst of emotions... and he is one big emotion when he is singing, so tense, so deep, he lives in the music, he immerses all his soul into it-thats how i see it and thats why i love him

[@rnapol3266]

17 years ago … i used to listen to this as a young teenager … i remember when the video came out. Thom Yorke is not from this terrestrial realm, but rather from outer space

[@RationalGaze010]

For everyone asking "How does he do it?" For starters, his guitar is tuned to E B D F# B E

[@anarquistusanonimus3668]

Ovious

[@AlonsEllis]

I come here every time I need to try to play this song for a while >

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Radiohead are one (probably the only) band who change their tuning quite radically between songs. With the incomparable Jonny Greenwood inventing some tunings as they go along. - most tunings put the guitar into a particular key. Some of Jonny’s split guitar so that the three lower strings are in one key and the higher 3 are completely different one, for a couple of tracks, he pairs strings into fifths but three different keys. So Eb for the top two, G# for the middle and Fm# for the last two. It’s weird as hell but he makes it work. However, as Wd O’Brien said “Thom writes the songs and talks out what he wants to do with them, Jonny works with him on arrangement, then I piss them off for an hour by changing riffs around, then Colin and Phil get their say, but I think only Thom could put in places for cutting to just the bass guitar for a riff in its own right, and he just hands over to Colin and goes ‘there you go mate, what can you do with that’ So there is an element of collaboration. But basically, me, phil and Colin are sitting down with two Geniuses and throwing our pennies into the blender, not all of our ideas get used but a surprising amount are in there somewhere”

[@marcocopococolococo]

E B D F# B D

[@dragonmagoz]

This sounds like the owl drawing advice "first, you draw two big circles for the eyes, then you draw the rest of the fucking owl"

[@dannyboy46664]

this geezer is a living LEGEND!!

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

This song is a bitch to play and sing to at the same time.

[@SmolJordan]

Yeah. Thom's a beast when it comes to playing and singing at the same time, I have no idea how he does it.

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

***** I know, right? When I try to do it either my singing or my strumming gets out of time. But then, he has, like, 30 years of experience by now.

[@Momo-ek1xy]

I saw this video back in 06 and attempted to cover it but there was no way. I can usually play and sing almost anything but the strummings too crazy.

[@caramason56]

That guitar is amazzzzzingly beautiful

[@HenreeeGG]

Where has this been my whole life???

[@paulkelleher7714]

Awesome

[@ingridbeatriz3922]

Amazing as aways. Thom Yorker deserves the titles of singer and artist🙆

[@User-xw6kd]

Ingrid Beatriz SB He is both. He is also much more than that.

[@rachelvillarim3279]

He is in transe while singing, cant remember any other artist with so much passion while singing . Wow!!

[@btul2569]

thom's fingers are crazy

[@georgeflecknell]

He plays piano.

[@organize1979]

Good Lord I love that man!

[@CourtneyNirFoo]

He´s great guitarist and singer! This song is so amazing!

[@Room49Music]

I am twelve, and I love this song!!

[@mariafoteini]

i know thats an old comment but i hope you have regretted posting it cuz its freaking stupid 😋

[@ronnyp6934]

@@mariafoteini Hey thats kids for ya . :-))

[@rinluvrr7987]

me too

[@010203lolopolo]

Time is running out for us But you just move the hands upon the clock You throw coins in the wishing well For us You just move your hands upon the wall It comes to you begging you to stop Wake up But you just move your hands upon the clock Throw coins in the wishing well For us You make believe that you are still in charge

[@246gav]

genius!! simple as that.

[@asosadmin]

Thom is a cosmic force - he'll never die!

[@ryukandremforever]

Outstanding of course. Love you and the band Mr Yorke

[@Tripptrapp100]

I swear that was the absolute same thing I was thinking. He's doing such a great job at focusing at the vocals so how can he let the guitar rip at the same time.

[@lemarquisdelamotteenbiais7126]

thom is my therapy

[@caramason56]

The song is awesome😊❤️🔥🎼🎶

[@tangledpilgrim]

I wish I had a fourth of Thoms inspiration and talent...

[@stanpolito]

the GOD

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

That guitar has probably traveled more than most people. Such a sweet sound.

[@mchamberlain7408]

The Hummingbird is something else

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

@@mchamberlain7408 I remember seeing this for the first time back in 2014. His coordination blew me away.

[@mchamberlain7408]

@@CraigStCyrPlus I adore Gibson Hummingbirds. His style on this song showcases the rich and thick tones you can get on it. Plus it's Thom Yorke singing ffs

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

@@mchamberlain7408 This clip made me want one, back then. He plays this guitar on tons of live stuff if you look for it.

[@mchamberlain7408]

@@CraigStCyrPlus I'm hopefully getting one within the next couple months 🤞 they are out of stock most places due to supply issues. Sadly they cost 1000 more than they did 3 years ago 😭

[@Frankster8039]

What we see here is a quit underrated guitarist !

[@The51days]

:)

[@milesahead3197]

Man that's a great song! Damn man

[@TheNuren101]

He is amazing

[@drovid008]

I started on avatar (Legend of korra) then i moved on to the voice actor of Zaheer (one of villains) and his name is henry rollins. And that's how i ended up here :) P.S. I knew radiohead long before and this video in particular. wow, this world is so small (and apprently, youtube also)

[@lukinmanetti7969]

That is STUNNING! How does he do that?

[@linaresstudios3470]

Very very late, but there is xd EBDF#BE

[@rApP27D]

Both my hands cramped up just watching the DUDE ! Absolutely BLOWN AWAY !!

[@BASSFACEJACHE]

i love that when he plays the songs live he plays acoustic versions, I saw another where he plays analyse, just him and the piano, AMAZING......

[@i8o7hu]

"I want to have hundreds of Thom Yorke's children." -Chelsea Staub

[@axwelll777]

17 years ago?? Wow one of the oldest videos on yt

[@kylefer]

What's weird is I have comments on this video from then and I still frequent this.

[@AlejandraWills]

Genio!!

[@thetherrible07]

...que monstruo!!!

[@rafaelmorales9708]

Cierto, es excelente, no lo había oído antes, el manejo de la guitarra no es fácil en esta canción, gracias.

[@truedarkaegis]

What a brilliant musician. No one else conveys emotion as impeccably as he does. Thank you for doing what you do, Thom. You are one of the reasons life is worth living and truly good music still lives on.

[@sapioalogo]

i havent heard something more beautiful for a god damn fucking while

[@RadioheadCentral]

faster faster faster

[@Piegoose]

Sent this to me friend, calls it "orchestrated autism" 😱

[@SomeGuy-sd1fv]

behold the physical return of Christ himself

[@darioiudica8776]

che spettacolo sto pezzo...come s fa a mettere dei "nn piace"..bimbi cattivi...grande thom...

[@danielrickey9619]

2022 still watching this

[@Realgigclin]

2023 now buddy give it another watch

[@kylefer]

2024 now boiii@@Realgigclin

[@heavenwithin81]

I can't find this version anywhere!

[@GuzzWeber]

you've found it here.

[@khymaaren]

Oh the irony...

[@freetimeprojex]

Music is Magic where you find it

[@asosadmin]

This man is sooooo incredible!! Thanks for posting.

[@psymasterfly]

this is out of this world......

[@sassankal]

Thom Yorke, You sir, are a BEAST !

[@sldtrslck]

I really admire Thom for doing this. It’s in the same vein as Spinning Plates or Analyze .

[@DanceBeforeTheStorm_]

Just a boy and his guitar - and the magic happens

[@xEglex]

I keep going back to this video all the time. Divine

[@MrMojoRisin22]

I'd say I've watched this at least 100 times now. Hands down my favorite youtube video of all time. Still blows me away each time.

[@alikabeer5008]

This is Hypnotic. Once you open it you have watch it till last.

[@halfman58]

I dont know why every time I listen to this man I feel that I need to cry. so beautiful.

[@Garinovitch]

RIP my man, I'll be listening to your music for the rest of the week in memory of you.

[@Nicole-fx3ei]

ye his anima recently released a new album check it out

[@phom29]

what

[@nathanielsmith8338]

This will always be one of my favorites.

[@ThePwillows]

this is one of my favorite performances and has been for 14 years now

[@ADNesau]

Maestro!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@futurfry]

oh my god, i had never heard this song before now, its damn amazing! no surprise though, it is thom..

[@NausicaaLeGuin]

wow.. I never would have thought of The Clock like this... amazing. and yeah, that is a beautiful guitar....