Radiohead - My Iron Lung 

Words can't describe how much i love that intro's riff

The virgin creep and the chad iron lung

For those who don't know or are new to the band, If anyone wonders how it's that the video and song are so perfectly syncronized and with little editing is because the the audio for the album version was actually recorded from this live show, Astoria 94. If i'm correct only the vocals were re-recorded. Crazy!

This song was made about Creep and how it is their ‘iron lung.’ Someone who has an iron lung has to stay lying down for the rest of their life unable to move because the iron lung is attached to them and keeping them alive. Apply this to Creep, this song expresses how the band depended on Creep to become well known and for many people it is the only Radiohead song they recognized. Creep was keeping the band from reaching their full potential and that’s where they felt like they were under an iron lung unable to move. But they needed Creep because Creep was the only recognition they had at the time. This kinda reminds me about how Nirvana was mostly only recognized for Smells Like Teen Spirit and they were requested to play it so much, they would just preform it badly or carelessly. But Nirvana still liked Smells Like Teen Spirit. Thom hated Creep so much, he refused to even play it at all.

It's just an absurd how perfectly imperfect this guitar tone is.

Johnny's hair say: ⬅️➡️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️

Today, we are here because Paul Alexander, the last patient of polio, who lived with an iron lung, has passed away.

Radiohead’s biggest middle finger to Radiohead

Anyone else think that Johnny Greenwood is immortal? He hasn't changed in like 30 years.

The Bends is a musical masterpiece

I love Thom’s face at 0:05 , THAT is THE face of satisfaction

Faith, you're driving me away You do it everyday You don't mean it But it hurts like hell My brain says I'm receiving pain A lack of oxygen From my life support My iron lung [Verse 2] We're too young to fall asleep Too cynical to speak We are losing it Can't you tell? We scratch our eternal itch A twentieth century bitch And we are grateful for Our iron lung [Chorus] The headshrinkers, they want everything My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon [Verse 3] Suck, suck your teenage thumb Toilet trained and dumb When the power runs out We'll just hum This, this is our new song Just like the last one A total waste of time My iron lung [Bridge] And if you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's OK And if you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's OK

johnny greenwood looks like a lampshade.

The guitar riff is so haunting, one of the best off the bends for sure

Leave it to radiohead to write a song ironically about how much they hate another song of theirs

Radiohead basically made the best album ever four times. The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows.

I remember watching MTV back then when I was like 7 or 8. I saw this video, and I fell in love with it. it was probably the first time I literally liked a song obsessively. sadly I didn't get to see the name of the song or the band. my father always tells me I described them as "a very loud band playing live with a blonde girl singing" (yes, I thought Thom Yorke was a girl). years later I discovered Radiohead and their post Kid A era, and when I looked up at their old music, there it was. my iron lung. I was very happy, turns out I've been a Radiohead fan all this years.

0:06 when mom comes home with burgerking

3:43 - the alignment of the sudden red lighting and Thom’s wide eye makes me shiver.

1:31 i can't describe how much i love the guitar in this parts

This performance must have been a traumatic experience for Jonny Greenwood's guitar. He really gets into it during the chorus.

Radiohead is the best band to listen when you're not ok.

Thom: feeling it Jonny: feeling it Phil: feeling it Ed: feeling it maybe a bit too much Colin: dead inside

Thom looks like an anime character in this video with his hair covering his magical left eye.

this isnt lip synced. the album version you hear is the live version :)

My Teflon Testicle.

'The Bends' and 'OK Computer' = two of the most outstanding albums of the 90s!

I love how the song gets slightly more and more mad until it just snaps.

Phil with hair... the universe is out of balance.

Thom: “okay thank you that was ‘My Iron Lung’. Any Requests?” Audience: “CREEP” Thom: *shoots himself on stage*

Thoms face at the start is all of us when this comes on.

Why do radiohead members at times looked like anime characters😂

This song sounds like if the Beatles and Nirvana had a baby together.

This has gotta be the most "90s sounding" song on the album. Gotta love it.

Thom looks like a Korean "K-Pop" singer. He pioneered the look. They owe him royalties.

When my heart first got broken I cried myself to sleep listening to this on my Walkman.

1:21 "We are losing it" when the note is dissonant, always loved this detail

One of my favorite songs off of The Bends :)

RIP PAUL ALEXANDER

My cheap headphones don't do this song justice

I think this song and video deserves more attention

Oh, My brother, my dear brother, he left this world yesterday & this was his favourite song. Still remember when you were 14, I was 10 and you showed me this song. I was fascinated! You took me down the Rock N 'Roll path and thanks to you I developed my own musical tastes. Today, I discover that you left this world of your own free will, taking an overdose of pills until you were sound asleep. Dear brother, when I found out about that, coming to listen to this song was the only thing that occurred to me at the time, and here I am! listening to this song at 3 in the morning, while singing loudly and enjoying the music as if you are still with me to listen to it together. Brother, when you first showed me this song, you told me that we all had this song hidden within us, but we weren't brave enough to show them to everyone. Now I understand it and I am sorry I understood it too late. I love you, brother, and I will always love you. Thank you for showing me these musical wonders. I will miss you today, tomorrow and always.This song will always be a part of us, dear brother.

0:05 the only reason that i see this video every single day in my entire life

I love Thom's expression in the beginning

I’m obsessed with this song, especially the last part of the verse with the low note. I listen to it at least 10 times a day lol. Truly a masterpiece.

There is not one bad song on this whole album. Just a masterpiece.

that expression at 00:33, it definitely kills me ... I love you Thom

Radiohead always has an extremely unique sound overall, back then to this day. Such a shame a lot of people only recognize them as the “Creep band” when they have done beautiful workings of art of the years that includes this song!

I love listening to this while thinking about the movies for which Jonny Greenwood has written the entire scores. He's a musical genius.

Like This Charming Man one of the most recognizable opening riffs ever

"Suck, suck your teenage thumb; Toilet trained and dumb" Paired with the theme of an iron lung, I think this is the first time I've been genuinely disturbed by a song's lyrics, even if not by a huge margin. The mental image of being confined to an iron lung, braindead, helpless, and blissfully numb, only living to survive has definitely keep me up at night, and the chords and falsetto defintitely help rub me the wrong way in the best way possible. Such a beautiful yet almost eerie piece. Definitely a new favorite.

The bends is one of the best albums ever created

Absolutely epic how Ed/Jonny made the guitar sound like brass in one point.

Where did Johnny get that shirt? Baby gap?

Thom looks cute in that hair

Faith, you're driving me away You do it everyday You don't mean it but it hurts like hell My brain says I'm receiving pain A lack of oxygen from my life support My iron lung We're too young to fall asleep Too cynical to speak We are loosing it, can't you tell? We scratch our eternal itch Our twentieth century bitch and we are grateful for our Iron lung Suck, suck your teenage thumb Toilet trained and dumb When the power runs out we'll just hum This this is our new song Just like the last one A total waste of time My iron lung If you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's okay If you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's okay

They go through the years but the music sounds always new and freakishly . Probably the best band ever...?!

These are the kinds of songs that Radiohead needs to play live. I have no problem with "Kid A" and the rest of their later albums whatsoever. They are amazing records, but their gigs would be even better if they incorporated their older songs into the set, instead of turning their backs on their past.

My Favourite Nirvana Song

Back when Colin had a pony tail and Phil had hair. Jonny looks exactly the same.

It's not the greatest radiohead song of all time, but it's 100% my favourite one, this is phenomenal.

Heart Shaped Box + Lucy in the sky with Diamonds = My Iron Lung

RIP Paul Alexander

That's why I love radiohead

I am proud of the fact that Johnny Greenwood is my favourite guitarist!

The guitar just does it for me at the beginning of the song

Man with iron lung died...for 70 years he use that iron lung...

0:05 when the charmin toilet paper is Xtra soft

The Bends is one of the best albums of the 90s, I don't know which could be chosen as the best song, all tracks are excellent: "just," "the bends", "high and dry", "sulk" etc :D

Audience : I want CREEP The band : This is a new song named "My Iron Lung" Audience : OK I want CREEP The band : Plays "My Iron Lung"

Saw them on this tour. God they were (and still are) something else.🖤

This song never grows old

thom is so pretty throughout this entire video. well actually, he’s just pretty in general

Lyrics: She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice, your advice, your advice

The fact that they made a whole song about how much "Creep" negatively affected them, while still keeping them alive, and made the whole thing a metaphor with the concept of an iron lung, is still astounding to me 15 years later.

Abolutely gorgeous bit of song writing, and just a generally insane song....dont know how i spent this long without getting into radiohead.

*"it hurts like hell" part hurts like hell*

I can’t describe how much I love Radiohead ❤

Thom's face in the beginning is my face everytime this song starts playing.

It doesn’t get any more perfect than this!

Thom is busy singing, Philip and Colin are just vibing, Ed and Johny are just IN THE MUSIC

All I can think of through Covid-19 "If you're frightened You can be frightened You can be, it's okay"

the jump from pablo honey to the bends is actually insane. i don’t know what the hell changed in those 2 years but im glad it did. ok computer was even better

The 'if you're frightened' break down gives me goosebumps

absolutely loved this song the first time I heard it, always add whole albums to playlists, you will find hidden gems

freaking amazing! One of my fav Radiohead songs!

0:05 precious 😩

So, I had trouble placing it for a long time, but the rhythm guitar riff during the "you can be frightened" bit is actually a variation from one in Rape Me by Nirvana. Everyone always talks about how similar this song is to Heart Shaped Box but it's more than just that. Always loved this one because of all that, and that it being another (actually the last) of their grungy tracks doesn't ruin it is kind of impressive. Instead of getting angry at all the "English Nirvana" comments in a really stupid, vocal way where they distanced their material as far away as possible from Pablo Honey, they hung around the same style, sharpened it to a fine point and used it to destroy their old self and their criticism. Really clever commentary, like _seriously_ "fighting fire with fire". It's not often you see people escape from where they were by sticking with it. It usually takes a complete shift that alienates half your audience. Hilariously then, Radiohead finally did that huge shift when they were loved and didn't even need to, and they didn't care if they alienated anyone. I've always found it incredible that five people have been able to go through all this in a fairly democratic manner over 20+ years without hating each other.

Love this song and album.

My boy Thom aint no simp.

i have a old friend who loves melodic music, HE WAS DIGGING the more relaxed part in the song and then when the more heavy part would come he lost interest and asked me how could like this? i really dont know how to explain it. the anger the frustration you can feel it... and then somehow it makes you totaly hyped and happy for some reason? what about you guys, do you experience this rush? just makes you feel alive i gues

Fantastic song from one of the last great groups. Full of twists, turns and quirks. No doubt Simon Cowell will hate it.

And the killing riffs from radiohead won't stop

the best song of Radiohead

For me this is hands down the best song on the album and definitely one of their best songs overall. I hope that if I ever get to see them live that they play this.

AND IF YOU'RE FRIGHTENED.

This song. it’s just so beautiful.

0:05 when mom comes home with burger king

This is definitely my fave radiohead song

Johnnys jawline is sharper than a knifes blade😂