That sort of creepiness you describe is how the song captures what it’s like to be a sort of outcast. For a teen in the 90’s, it nailed the way a lot of us that weren’t part of the in crowd felt.

@zaphods2ndhead193

8 ай бұрын

I think it is timeless. It has always been the same for anyone not at the top of the social pyramid.

@WayneKitching

8 ай бұрын

It reminds me of going out as a student, drinking too much, yet again not meeting any girls, or being rejected. BTW, I heard that *that* guitar sound came from when the guitarist jumped on all his pedals at the same time because he hated the song. Amy should listen to "The Air That I Breathe" by the Hollies and "Get Free" by Lana Del Rey. And then Postmodern Jukebox's version of this song.

@arnodobler1096

8 ай бұрын

More relevant than ever today, perhaps

@elishmuel1976

8 ай бұрын

Well said! She was describing those emotions at around 17:51 without ever understanding the context of the song. That's how good Thom Yorke is!

@T-bone1950

8 ай бұрын

It was the same for me, a child of the 50s.

Creep is the internal monologue of most boys from early to late teens, especially if they aren't the pinnacle of the social pyramid. You get shot down 99 our of 100 times. Your "dream girl" is forever out of your league. She is special and you are just a worm, a creep. Despondence sets in. I would assume that girls go through something similar at that age. It is a simple song but it is emotionally open and honest which makes it so relatable.

@johnmontonye9660

8 ай бұрын

So well said and related, Zaphods.

@CelticSpiritsCoven

8 ай бұрын

Even the pinnacle of the social pyramid get rejected alot. Maybe not 99% of the time, but certainly rejection based on innumerable attempts. We just ask way more people out.

@aerotacto

8 ай бұрын

Indeed!

@zebrafactory2253

8 ай бұрын

That’s it. Absolutely.

@mrs.kitsch8127

8 ай бұрын

Girls too.

Radiohead is one of those acts that could easily be a huge "rabbit hole" for you to dive into, Amy. "Creep" is far more pop-oriented than pretty much all of their later work, and their turn towards more experimental work started almost right away after this. ("No Surprises" is a personal favourite of mine.) I could easily see you getting lost in pretty much their entire catalogue and breaking down how they do what they do. I don't know how deeply you want to dive into the field of cover songs, but there's a Belgian women's choir called Scala and Kolacny Brothers that does a wonderful rendition of "Creep" that really draws out a lot of the qualities of the song that you found in your initial analysis. They've also covered songs by other artists whose work you've explored here, including Metallica and Rammstein, and I think you might be able to pull a lot from their interpretations of the songs after your initial analysis of them.

@svartskegg

8 ай бұрын

Another Radiohead cover, this time by Easy Star All Stars, is Let Down. You may well find the music in Radiohead's Let Down transcendent, but Toot's Hibbert's vocal for Easy Star... takes it to the next level... Easy Star is in itself, another rabbit hole...

This is very much early Radiohead and probably at their most conventional rock wise. They went on to make some incredible multi-layered intelligent music that you would probably find perhaps more interesting.

@jeanvanderstegen

8 ай бұрын

Amen

@barnigranero5882

8 ай бұрын

The majority of Pablo Honey is more advanced than this song. Let alone what came after that record. It's quite easy to understand why Radiohead hated this song for so long.

@peterkoller3761

8 ай бұрын

@@barnigranero5882 hate as a variation of crying all the way to the bank, you mean? well, I reckon the huge financial success enabled them to pursue the path they went music wise later on

@frankman90210

7 ай бұрын

I always balk a bit when people use complex and intelligent as synonyms. This song is smartly written and has a bunch of fun bells and whistles. Like, so many people got into radiohead because the guitar goes kakrrrunk out of nowhere but now those same people are almost apologetic for the thing that got them interested in the first place.

@barnigranero5882

7 ай бұрын

@@peterkoller3761 I disagree because there were much better songs on Pablo Honey which would have propelled Radiohead to superstardom anyway. This band were always going to be big.

I think Amy is correct that the main value in songs that express such emotional states is not in "condoning" the attitude of the character going through them, but in externalizing the internal thoughts and feelings some people go through, and so both exposing them for more explicit reflection, and clearly demonstrating to the audience that may resonate with them, that they are not alone. Being an outsider, loneliness, feeling misunderstood, unseen, less than- those are rather common to young people, and realizing it's not just you, it's millions of others going through the same thing, I think that can help alleviate as well as add perspective to one's perception of oneself as being uniquely "unspecial." Very delicately and astutely handled by Amy, as always.

I'm always astonished at your acute emotional sensibilities and sensitivities to music which you articulate so wonderfully with exact vocabulary. Not to mention your erudite musical analysis. Big fan.

@drfunkology8164

8 ай бұрын

she had a very honest reaction , because i know the theory , the times , and the band very well.

@UrsaMajorPrime

8 ай бұрын

Well said.

That you played the uncensored version speaks volumes. Thank you. It's harsh but matter of fact and sets up for the abrupt emotional confession along with that epic heavy guitar angst.

@samuelpinder1215

7 ай бұрын

The official music video is uncensored, I've never heard the censored version coz I used this one on spotify too

@roscius6204

7 ай бұрын

@@samuelpinder1215 There's 'radio friendly' version where the Fs are replaced by an overdub of 'very' Suffice to say, it loses a bit of impact....

@samuelpinder1215

7 ай бұрын

@@roscius6204 it's like the clean version of stan. That loses a lot of the impact on the brilliant story the song has

@roscius6204

7 ай бұрын

@@samuelpinder1215 Yes, I don't think sugar coating reality is of much value.

@cartoonvandal

7 ай бұрын

Are you serious? Is it now brave to hear the word 'fucking'? wow.

The reason why this song is so popular (probably with men most) is because it is so relatable. I relate to this song myself. Reminds me of my very awkward teens where I was socially inept. And even a few times in my mid-life crisis and such, it had creeped back into my psyche. I do return to this song time and again. One of the handful of Radiohead songs I love.

@aerotacto

8 ай бұрын

@@CelticSpiritsCoven It's really bitching, but still understandable from a young adult (or teenager) standpoint, especially if they have some sort of disability. It may sound like an emotional dependency as well.

@ivankuzin8388

8 ай бұрын

@@CelticSpiritsCoven Interestingly, as a teen I liked that song a lot despite the fact that I didn't understand a word of it, I learned English later. So it has a merit besides lyrics :)

@rccola5167

7 ай бұрын

​@CelticSpiritsCoven wow, your so special for an empath...

@impastorr1354

7 ай бұрын

​@@CelticSpiritsCoven I'm not so sure about the empathy part. If you did have a lot of empathy, you wouldn't be in the comment section of a Radiohead song trashing their music in reply to a fan. You probably mean sympathy.

@CelticSpiritsCoven

7 ай бұрын

@@impastorr1354 I'm just not the intended audience for the song.

I love this song. There is something deeply affecting about it. The sadness of that state of mind, of feeling inadequate, invisible and utterly out of place is palpable. I can’t listen to it without tearing up a bit. It’s disquieting and so, so sad. Anyone who ever wished that that special girl or boy noticed them and knew they never will recognises themselves in this song. Radiohead went on to make so many beautiful records and some of the most interesting music of the last few decades. One of the very, very few bands that I love that didn’t start out in the 60s and 70s.

@zhukie

2 ай бұрын

It meant a huge amount to those of us who were young at the time. Said volumes about the Gen Xers

Radiohead have a lot of such a great songs Street spirit, Karma police, how to Deasepear completely, Nude. Ok computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows deserve full reaction

Here's hoping for a lot more Radiohead in the future of this channel! Would be great to get Amy's reaction to their musical (r)evolution.

@nyny

8 ай бұрын

Radiohead weekend!! 🙏

@ks5553

8 ай бұрын

Weekend?...more like Radiohead 2024! lol@@nyny 🖤

@Jodrac

7 ай бұрын

The Beatles treatment please.

@nyny

7 ай бұрын

@@Jodrac yes!

@Rebecca236

25 күн бұрын

Why?? She seemed to be wincing and gritting her teeth through this entire track.

You may want to give OK Computer the same treatment you’re giving The Wall. OK Computer is one of the best albums ever recorded, and it shows them in the midst of their transition from a full rock band to a compositional multi-faceted band.

@andrewpettengill5506

3 ай бұрын

In rainbows is far better. Kid a is better. The king of limbs is better, a moon shaped pool better. Pablo honey is the bottom of the barrel, and creep, according to the band, is the worst song they've ever made. 😊 You could say, every album after, was to get away from this stigma

I think it's not that the person is actually a creep or a bad person even if the lyrics are self-centered. This song perfectly conveys the frustrated outsider feeling inside of a teenager who's less fortunate in the popularity contest and social pecking order. That's at least how I've always interpreted it. In the end the frustration passes and it's kind of like giving up.

I can't help thinking that Amy's childhood plays a part in her reactions to teen angst music like this. She is possibly too well-adjusted to feel the impact this had and has on a segment of the population. Just like sad love songs really hit different to people who have just gone through a breakup, sometimes songs just resonate with your personal experiences and that makes them special.

@ludlowworthington697

8 ай бұрын

I was wondering something similar. I wouldn’t want to presume anything about Amy’s life, of course. She mentioned the song being meant as a cautionary tale, but I always took it as giving eloquent voice to young men wrestling with the tension of who they’d want to be and who they are.

@ivandeward4601

8 ай бұрын

@Ludlo...Spot on.

@aerotacto

8 ай бұрын

Spot on. Such a lucid explanation.

@orcaflotta7867

8 ай бұрын

Come on, Amy was a teenager too. She had angst and high tension, was shy and awkward ... and probably the quiet, studious, artsy fartsy girl of her class. I guess she can relate to Creep.

@apextroll

7 ай бұрын

Though I love Amy and her work, her weakness in analysis is that she did not experience the conditions that gave rise to rock music and the sub genera.

2 things: First I this was one of the most interesting reactions Ive heard of any music - thank you Second Im warning you that you are in danger - this is Radiohead at their simplest, the journey they took over the next 30 years has kept me enthralled, never static always interesting. You should do more but you might end up doing a lot of them... Thanks again - brilliant

@andrewpettengill5506

3 ай бұрын

Please do more. This is literally Radiohead at their worst. They never play this song and have directly commented on the labels influences on this album.

@paulfletcher3998

Ай бұрын

​@@andrewpettengill5506I believe the band don't like the track. They wrote My Iron Lung about the ball and chain Creep had become. Personally I like it but I can imagine getting asked to play it constantly for 30 years would grate no matter how good the track.

If you want to continue the Radiohead path: "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", "Paranoid Android", "Pyramid Song", "Nude" ... or if you like albums, you honestly can't go wrong with any of them.

@SteveBluescemi

8 ай бұрын

These are great choices!

@idh9395

8 ай бұрын

Love Paranoid Android. Karma Police is a great number too.

@jimd1l0

8 ай бұрын

and No Surprises

@grassygnoll3345

7 ай бұрын

Weird Fishes.

@thomaskromwell6562

7 ай бұрын

Videotape

Looking forward to you exploring more Radiohead Amy. There is so much more from them that I know you will really appreciate. Such a beautiful, varied and expansive collection of work. Lucky you :)

Not all music can be uplifting and cheerful, downbeat music has a massive influence on people going through hard times. It makes you feel like you are not alone in this world and there are people out ther just like you.

@anthonymarshall6868

4 ай бұрын

That's why blues was and is popular

'Then the voice comes in, and it's so warm.. but a bit groundless' . Bravo 👏

I LOVE Radiohead!! Thank you so much for this great reaction as well as the others.

I hope all these musicians and bands are aware of her and watch these videos, bc she's like a perfect listener.

You've opened a can of worms here by reacting to Radiohead. Their music gets a lot more experimental as their albums progress, and while Creep in particular hits many of us who were teenagers at the time right in the gut, you will likely find a much richer experience in their catalog if you take some of, what I assume will be, the many suggestions that will show up in the comments. They do keep that sort of 'off-balance' feel that you describe through most of their work. I would heartily recommend most tracks from OK Computer (Let Down) as well as In Rainbows, especially Weird Fishes (arpeggi).

This song encapsulated how many of us felt as outcasts. In adolescence, I would hope and pray just to be noticed and included. I felt like I was creepy or weird. This song made me not feel alone.

Radiohead continued to evolve, there's so much beyond creep, I'm performing this song next month myself though so I am not as tired of it as the band themselves got.

The full set of In Raibows From the Basement would be an amazing journey.

This song will always be a classic and a snapshot of that time in the nineties but I'm sure everyone will testify that the band grew far beyond the merits of this song in both songcraft and musical expression and I can't wait to see you explore that work into The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A and further.

I would love to see Amy do "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead

@pjscardoso1972

7 ай бұрын

Oh yes please, and then "High and Dry", and then OK Computer

@Ray-lw2rh

7 ай бұрын

and Paranoid Android!

@thelene4172

5 ай бұрын

And 2+2=5!

@elfcounsul

2 ай бұрын

The Pyramid Song is interesting

I recommend a full album listen of "OK Computer" sometime. An incredible album

@alisonh7229

8 ай бұрын

I agree!!

@Ray-lw2rh

7 ай бұрын

One of the greatest albums of all time

@seansmith4880

7 ай бұрын

yes

@Rebecca236

25 күн бұрын

She'll dislike that even more.

The girl is just an excuse, he's expressing love only for a state of self loathing pain. He only aspires to be some special love martyr. The pain, however, proves himself that he can still feel, to fight the numbness of depression, because he's still not ready to give up living. He admits he lacks the tools to fix it himself and cries for help (has some hope) but the tragedy is that no one can help him but himself.

Musical genius behind Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood is a brilliant and innovative composer, arranger, producer, which is ever more evident as their career progresses. He also composed a lot for Orchestra, incluiding many original soundtracks for movies. He created a label for contemporary music. It may be interesting for you to hear something from him.

@galetinm

5 ай бұрын

Jonny is not the only musical genius in Radiohead. Thom is a genius in his own right. Every member of Radiohead is great.

This is an effective but rather simple song. I think you'd enjoy the twists and turns of Paranoid Android, a much more musically complex piece from them.

@dallismurphy3802

8 ай бұрын

That would have been my choice for her first Radiohead song.

@MyNameIsNeutron

5 ай бұрын

As of last week, Paranoid Android is now on her Patreon. Hopefully the KZread upload isn't far behind.

@Rebecca236

25 күн бұрын

I don't think she would.

I am so excited for a How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead reaction. What an orchestral masterpiece!

"Eloquent" is such a perfect description. This song is emotionally so absurdly eloquent.

Creep is a relatively radio friendly or simple song of theirs. If you want a musical masterpiece to really pick apart, do "How To Disappear Completely."

I'm so glad you've begun to dip your toe into Radiohead's music. I believe you'll find a rich body of work to explore if you keep going. There is so much to explore. Your discussion of "Creep" helped me appreciate this song, which I have loved for many years, more deeply, and I trust you'll bring such thoughtful analysis to their other work.

I appreciate how you break down songs. The level of detail and the fact that you call them all a piece gives so much respect to songs that we know aren’t Mozart by any means, but still critically important to so many.

You should really listen to any other Radiohead... they evolved into masters of creative composition and performance. I'd recommend Paranoid Android, There There, Pyramid Song, Fake Plastic Trees, Everything In Its Right Place, The Daily Mail, Nude, Daydreaming, etc... really almost anything but their earliest stuff. Maybe even a full album listen of OK Computer, In Rainbows or Kid A. It's really worth giving them a thorough listen.

@alundavies1016

8 ай бұрын

I can see your argument, but Creep is a good point to start at, to have a musical journey you need a starting point!

@memetherapy

8 ай бұрын

Certainly. It's a reasonable starting point. But it's good to be aware they went from a regular 90s grunge/alternative band to their own thing... pushing the boundaries of creativity in pop song writing. Normies might know them for Creep, but musicians love them for everything else they did. As long as Creep is just the beginning of the journey, because otherwise it's a horrible representation of their legacy.@@alundavies1016

@andymccabe6712

8 ай бұрын

​@@memetherapyjust remember - she's not a Radiohead Fan....... she's a Rock Virgin.......!!! ... a little real-world perspective is needed here!!!!

@TAWier

8 ай бұрын

I think "Videotape" was one of their best from "In Rainbows" and "Lotus Flower" off of "The King of Limbs" album. Oh yeah, "High and Dry" for "The Bends" album is another good one.

@arde4

8 ай бұрын

​@@andymccabe6712but she IS a musician.

Somewhere is always night, it's allright. - Thank you, Amy, for this reaction! It's the beginning to a strange, fascinating journey, if you stay with Radiohead (the band that saved my life with their second album - ok, some antidepressants helped too). - Vlad, if there will be more Radiohead - choose wise ;-)

Wow. Just wow. Your analysis in the last 10 min or so of this video simply laid this song bare. It is the best reaction and deconstruction of this song that I have seen, and it really moved me. I was in college when this song came out and it struck such a chord as I struggled to define myself and fit with the groups I thought I should be in. The longing for acceptance, and the negative inner dialog when you don't feel worthy of it. Not realizing that out there is a square hole for my square peg, not the round one I was desperately trying to conform into.

How to Disappear Completely breaks my heart, every time *sigh*. I lived Radiohead then and I still love them now. They have evolved to something of a phenomena

"I want you to notice when I'm not around" I had that very thought in high school (and often still do).

Watching musicians going down the Radiohead rabbit hole is my favourite past-time activity. The band has a special place in the hearts of most long time fans. I really hope you guys will do some of their later works, as the band branches out into both electronic, experimental, and even somewhat symphonic music. Both the lead singer, Thom Yorke, and the lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, have done full scores for films. Greenwood especially is very much influenced by classical music, which comes into play a lot in his strings arrangements on many later Radiohead tracks. I recommend listening to "How to disappear completely" from the album "Kid A" as a good example of this. If you end up diving deep into the rabbit hole, please check out the two "From the basement" live sessions they have done. The "The King of limbs" one is probably one of the best live performances of a full studio album ever, and is regarded by fans to be better than the actual album itself (seriously, the song "Bloom" is such an insane experience, I cannot recommend it enough).

Creep is a great song. We have all felt like a creep at some moment in time. It's captured beautifully here. The beauty is in the imperfection.

A while back you were looking at covers of songs. For a version of this song resulting in a different effect, see the video "Creep - Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Radiohead Cover ft. Haley Reinhart ". That band typically takes rock songs and performs them in a 1940's style.

Amy, I have been following your journey from the start. While I have listened to your initial reaction videos and then your insightful analyses, I have been waiting for the day you might come across Radiohead. That day has arrived and your reaction to their first commercial success was the same as mine: It's okay, but I don't know that I would listen to it again. I had that reaction in 1993 and it took almost 10 years before a friend had me listen to the Kid A album. That's when I realized the musical strength and genius of this band. I truly hope that you will listen to 2 or 3 more songs in the near future to get a real sense of their ability (I recommend Paranoid Android, Fake Plastic Trees or, a personal favorite, Weird Fishes-Arpeggi). I look forward to whatever you do listen to and I thank you for your thoughts and insights.

Soft/loud...Pixies influence. The protagonist is broken and depressed, resigned to his fate...The Radiohead body of work is up there with the greats of popular music....Pyramid Song is well worth a visit...some really odd time signatures but absolutely beautiful. You'll have some fun analysing it.

I think "How to disappear and Codex" would blow her mind.

“I want you to notice, when I’m not around”.... that line really got to me as a teen when I first listened to this, hit deep....

Radiohead is a rabbit hole. Welcome, Alice.

I use to cry every time I hear this wonderful song. I totally agree to your analyses. You´ve got it right.

Thanks Amy! As always, love your commentary, analysis, and attention to details. Radiohead is a real trip, a unique journey that you go on. As you will come to experience with their other tracks, Radiohead are taking us into very different and unique sonic landscapes - at times almost to the point of being conceptual art (I'm especially thinking here of songs like e.g. “Everything In Its Right Place” and “Pyramid Song”) - where we will dive into some equally unique emotional landscapes. “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” is another great song by Radiohead.

Oh my, the sixties had its share of this sort of deeply alienated material. I think of the Velvet Underground, and in particular, the Andy Warhol produced "Peel Slowly and See" album. Lou Reed seemed to just continue in that vein.

This song's emotions speak perfectly to whoever was a teen in 90's.The music and voice intonation convey those emotions in very clear way for us.

@CelticSpiritsCoven

8 ай бұрын

I was not like that as a teen. This song is weird, slow, boring, and like hearing a cat screech in alley about how there are no rats to eat. Some of us just don't care about the drama. I would instantly hit skip if this song was on a CD. But I'm not like you.

@Levich1

7 ай бұрын

@@CelticSpiritsCoven Well, we all are different, but I'm sure many would agree with me on that.

This analysis is outstanding. The song is extraordinary. You highlight the chord sequences superbly. And you are a genius.

Radiohead did a set at Glastonbury in 1999 and played EVERY hit I think, in about an hour and a half. They didn't leave anyone unsatisfied.

This song is a confession. It's an admission of hopelessness. It's how most guys feel in their teens.

I love this reaction (and really all of your reactions) because you’re able to bring a new perspective to a song I’ve heard and enjoyed many many times. The musical analysis of the composition and psychological interpretation of the lyrics was so lovely to watch/hear and understand in a unique way and a very in depth exposition. I’ve enjoyed watching so many of your first listen videos!

I love how she analyzes the feelings and dynamics as opposed to time signatures and harmonic/melodic structure. I saw them live with my brother when OK Computer was released. He had never heard Paranoid Android and his responses were "whoa, 7/4" and "listen to that lead guitar". A monumental tour and record.

Paranoid Android is like an alternative Bohemian Rapsody for 90's

Creep is only a scratch on the surface. They had evolution like no other groups. Listen from their 2-nd album The Bends further. Master quality. They never stopped experimenting. For example, Pyramyd song might blow your mind away!

The first time I heard this I didn’t know what to think about it, but was still totally captivated. It didn’t take long for it to really grow on me. It shares a very real human frailty and vulnerability; that many of us can associate with. I think we all at times have moments of low self-esteem, of questioning our self-worth. And many have been romantically interested in someone, and doubted our ability to be as “special” as we perceive our desired one. To me, it is one of these musically and lyrically constructed songs that touch such a deep personal and emotional part of my soul. Simple, yet emotionally complex, it is ultimately freeing! Embrace our weirdness, understand we will feel like a misfit at times, and celebrate our imperfections, our humanness and our uniqueness. Kind of magical

Your sensitive, careful analysis of this song - which I have lived with for so long - is so surgically astute, both in the music and lyric content! Thank you.

This song is so relatable because it speaks to a feeling all humans can relate to. Everyone has found themselves in a relationship one time or another with someone be it romatically or just a friend or family member even, who was such a good and wonderful person, we wonder what it is they see in us. And we've all had the feeling of frustration and even anger sometimes that were not as wonderful and special as they are. I dont think that qualifies someone as a "loser". In fact I think it shows they're extremely compassionate and empathetic, they see others as more beautiful and valuable than themselves. And there's the real tragedy, because if they see others as more beautiful than themselves, that shows how beautiful they are, they just cant see their own beauty.

As much as I like Creep, and I think you capture a lot of the essence of the song in your video, the difference between Creep and Radiohead's later material is like night and day. I would love to see you react to something off of OK Computer, Kid A, or In Rainbows. Videotape is a beautiful song with a really cool rhythmic structure (syncopation that's merely implied and not clearly audible).

This was really fantastic Amy. I love when you're able to take a song that I've always enjoyed but known to have fairly simple layers in it, thematically, and say "doesn't it do that so well?? Do you feel that?" And I'm like "yes! I do!". It's just exciting. Lol. Thanks!!

Radiohead is one of the bands that made a great journey through sounds. You always know it's Radiohead but you get a wide spectrum of music plus the side projects of Thom York and Jonny Greenwood. They tried out so many things - great band!

Excellent analysis Amy. To me the song was always "sad". I never really picked up on the theme of "resignation". But you are right. It's a totally inward focus with no hint of trying to make anything better. More "depression" and self-loathing than just sadness.

@blechtic

8 ай бұрын

Yes, but if you're a teenager having feelings for a girl completely out of your league, who'll run away if you get too close, any action you *can* take is wrong. Hence the resignation.

This may be the best first reaction to this song I've ever watched. Your videos are wonderful and pure. I really enjoy the way you experience songs and how you interpret them. Thank you so much for sharing.

Found your channel about a week ago and have watched several videos. I appreciate how respectful you have been to the music even when its clear you aren't really in love with the songs and keep things positive. Its obvious you understand how important these songs are to many people. I attempted to major in classical music for a couple years and it was a humbling experience, looking back the school was was comprised of young people (including myself) that decided to be very "opinionated" in regards to pop and rock. I like that you are also teaching the viewers proper terminology bringing in that educational aspect. You could take a chance and do a role reversal with he audience and do a very quick video on a 20th century avant-garde composer. There are some very creepy orchestral pieces out there!

Radiohead just continued to innovate - like the Beatles. I’d love you to check out Weird Fishes/Arpeggio - the ‘from the basement’ version. I know it is quite recent, but you’ll see the musicality just oozing out of them.

an anthem for any of us who have ever felt we didn't belong

Eloquent exploration of a mind idea many people have experienced. Grown out of, grown into, or let go of, but expressed here so close in words and sound to a timeless experience/feeling.

Radiohead have made, and still make, remarkable music full of emotion which is infinitely more interesting and daring than Creep. However you have yet again made me rediscover and re-appreciate music that I thought I already squeezed every bit out of. And this is why I love this channel. But do explore Radiohead. The list of song suggestions however would be way too long!

"Weird and off balance" may be the best description of Radiohead ever 😂

Oh boy… you’re going down a deep rabbit hole with this particular group of musicians. You should hear what Thom is up to now …. Once you work your way through the magic of Radiohead you can become current with The Smile, which seems to be progressing to another level. I hope you remain engaged because I don’t think you’ll ever be bored with this artist.

I haven't watched every one of your videos, but it's the first time I've seen you stop a song only one time to comment. I think that says something about the power of this song. It makes me cry every time I hear it. I don't even need the words.

Fascinating, thank you. Please continue listening to Radiohead. Creep is the band in it's earliest days, before they fully matured, both in style and tone.

Great channel. Love your technical breakdowns, & your interpretations of the emotion behind the song(s). Gives a new layer, to me at least, to understanding and enjoying the already loved music. Thankyou.

Motion Picture Soundtrack from their album Kid A might be my favorite piece of music ever recorded. It has an extremely gorgeous harp section and I think you'd love it! Cheers for the fun video :)

"This person is messed up...they are deranged" 😂😂😂 exactly why so many of us 90's kids relate to this so much

I love your reviews. Just discovered them yesterday.

I love that your willing to say "i don't know if i like it or not"

@kylesells8579

2 ай бұрын

kyle you're a loving man

v amused at the slight eyebrow raise when Jonny Greenwood drops the first KA-JUNK

I would enjoy a full album reaction review of OK Computer

@bradhoehne8369

8 ай бұрын

Or "In Rainbows" or "Kid A"...

Amy, I've been listening to you for about 6 months and I think this is the most spot-on analysis you've done so far. Brava

Bravo! I will never listen to this song the same way again. Your insight is a treasure. Continued success.

Fantastic. This is the second video I`ve seen of yours and it is obvious that you absolutly love music and musical expression . There are comments that you have made that I have never heard before but make a lot of sense . Superb .

Nice analysis. I first heard this song when I was 13. It sold me on the band. I’ve been a Radiohead fan ever since.

Fantastic breakdown. You nailed the entire meaning on the song based on the sounds. Very impressive

Beautiful! Thanks for the episode!

This is an early Radiohead song; I love "The Bends" and "OK Computer" albums. "Fake Plastic Trees" or "Paranoid Android" would be a great start to an exploration.

This is such an incredible analysis! Loved it

Ohhhh, I have discovered your vodeos today!!!! Now I´ll have to find all of them and hear your smart explanations. Thank you!!!!!!

I enjoy your take on these musical numbers thoroughly. Thank you.

Well this is a new and pleasant corner of KZread. Thank you for the video and and analysis, and all hail the algorithm! Subscribed and all that :)

New to the channel. Just so much fun to hear your educated musical takes on some of my favorite songs.

I am so glad that you gave the lyric writer the benefit of the doubt, that the song describes a character and not the singer/songwriter himself. That was a distinction many people failed to make and I think it really, really bothered the band, who insisted it was "meant to be a joke". Whether that's true or not, I can have more compassion for someone who identifies with the song. As a 90s teen who was always a bit of an outcast, we don't know we have agency in such a situation until we begin to take control of who we are and what we do. It's easy to be passive especially if you are scared. If I could go back in time and say anything to myself from those days, or anyone who identifies with the feeling, it's that Everything takes practice and all things are possible.

Just subscribed and love Radiohead. I subscribed because you are honest and analytical from a composition point of view. I’m lovin❤that. 😊

I really like your explanation of the simple yet effective twists in this iconic '80's song. Maybe as a follow up look at the jazz version of this song by Postmodern Jukebox? Until I heard PMJ's cover I never would have thought this song could be effectively redone as a jazz w. vocal piece.

For me the greatness of Radiohead is this sense that more than any other band I can think of every little thing they choose to do is very very much on purpose. The comment that you made that there was a surprising amount to talk about despite the sparseness of the arrangement is a pretty telling one really. Radiohead use space exceptionally smartly, their supposed band roles are often subverted in different tracks based on need (a guitarist more than prepared to spend almost the entirety of a track playing handheld percussion because the specific track didn’t need another guitar and he’s not trying to justify his theoretical role in the band, he’s serving the interests of the track instead, is a very good example) and they arrange parts within tracks with great intent and purpose… there’s rarely any “fluff” or “filler” in a Radiohead track.