Radiohead - Weird Fishes - by Tobias Stretch 

Moment of silence for the people who only ever heard creep

If you're sad, this song will make you even sadder, but then suddenly brings you a sense of happiness.

It’s always weird when you find a band where not the lyrics but the sound itself resonates with how you’ve been feeling.

I think I'm weird in thinking that a lot of Radiohead songs don't necessarily sound sad. They sound sad when you're sad and happy when you're happy imo, which is why they're one of my favorites

This is absolutely the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard

I swear this song heals me from all the shit I've been through in my f*cked up life. Radiohead is like a hug from a friend conforting you.

My son passed away two years ago... this song makes me think of him. I miss him quite a bit. Love you Isaac. See you in heaven one day...

this song makes me less afraid of dying. it makes me think of going back to the earth and providing nourishment for new life. one die i'll die, but i won't really end.

I am an actuary from Alaska. Every day, I compile statistics on swimming related fatalities in Bristol bay. Often my life seems like a monotone ferris wheel -- people enter and depart life in such calculable ways. I have become so comfortable in my routine that I neglect to remember what makes life unique. But when I listen to this song, I remember ice fishing with my dad, catching my first bluegill, and how wonderful childhood felt. Dad can't remember this anymore, but he always smiles when this song comes on. Thank you Radiohead.

I will never find another band like this

This is insanely beautiful,it captures every mood, life is f**ked, then this pulls you back into some sense of beautifulness.

The bass line on this song is pure genius.

One of those rare songs that sounds just as good as the very first time you ever heard it. And I have no idea why.

After looking at the lyrics deeply, I think I figured out what the video means, at least for me. 0:54 The stop motion characters were seeing are the "weird fishes". The lyrics are about a person who's lost faith in themselves. They feel as though they are "At the bottom of the sea". But then all of a sudden, a figure appears in their lives and rekindles the spark inside of their heart. "Your eyes, they turn me". The author asks themselves "Why should I stay here?" implying they'd be crazy not to follow this new person that has resurrected the life inside them 1:47. The wood statue with the skis is the protagonist who falls in love with this amazing figure. However, we find out tragically that this newfound love was nothing but a fake promise and an illusion. The weird fishies end up betraying them, his soul reduced to a phantom, as the protagonist is led on by this fake plastic love. He follows them to the edge of the Earth and falls off after being abandonned because "Everybody leaves, if they get the chance". Having been betrayed, the main character is once again going through intense feelings of sadness and grief. Indeed, time and time again theyve let themselves been "Eaten by the worms and weird fishes" who attach themsleves on their head 3:17 , the worms and fishes symbolizing the people that have betrayed them in the past, and devoured their soul and life from the inside with their lies and broken promises. The final lyrics conclude the story with a meaning that is extremely melancholic yet bittersweet at the same time, it perfectly captivates the human condition. No matter what tragic experiences we may endure in our lives, no matter how many people break our hearts, eventually we all hit the bottom and you can only go up from there. "Ill hit the bottom and escape" At 5:02 , the wood statue person rises slowly from the ground, you can see his heart has healed as a new head grows on top of the body with a little bird appearing inside, representing rebirth and life. Bonus Easter Egg: Weird fishes = Feared wishes Edit: I'm so happy this resonated with so many people. I recently got a job in Scotland, but it turned out to be a pyramid scheme, they lied to me about so many things. They made me move all the way from France and took advantage of my dream to live and work in the UK . Be careful for the weird fishes, they're everywhere! Stay safe ♥

Does anybody else think this is their best song? My god, it's absolutely incredible.

2:16-2:58 Those simple cries that Ed sings as backing give me goosebumps every time.

In Rainbows is my favorite album. I know most people will say either OK Computer or Kid A, but this whole album is so soothing and takes me to a beautiful place. So many beautiful songs like this one on that album.

In rainbows doesn’t have a single song you can skip it’s a masterpiece

It's april 1 2024, I'm strolling on Tokyo streets full of sakura bloom. Relistening to this amazing song. I always take it with me to all the memorable moments of my life. I remember how one night I put it on while being together with friends and the night turned into a live guitar session. Best!

I have been absolutely obsessed with this song for the past week

Everybody gangster till the ramen-squid-man becomes one with the tree-skier.

im bawling my eyes out uncontrollably

And here we are, 14 yrs later, still loving this song. What a masterpiece

Been obsessed with this song for 48h straight, and I cannot stop listening to it. It creates a magic feeling that punches my soul and makes me cry of happiness/sadness/weird nostalgia. In some way it feels like it was written for me to hear it, as it goes directly into the deepest parts of my heart. It's incredible what music is able to achieve, so similar to travel without moving to any other place. I'll be forever in debt with Radiohead for creating this

[Verse 1] In the deepest ocean The bottom of the sea Your eyes They turn me Why should I stay here? Why should I stay? [Verse 2] I'd be crazy not to follow Follow where you lead Your eyes They turn me Turn me on to phantoms (Way out) I follow to the edge (Way Out) Of the earth (Way out) And fall off Yeah, everybody leaves (Way out) If they get the chance (Way out) And this (Way Out) Is my chance [Verse 3] I get eaten by the worms And weird fishes Picked over by the worms And weird fishes Weird fishes Weird fishes [Outro] Yeah I I'll hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape, escape And I I'll hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape, escape

When my dad died in 2019 9 days before his 58th bday I put this song on a 72 hour loop while laying in bed crying. He was my hero and everything I am today is because of his influence. He was a painter and spent his life’s work painting the most beautiful sceneries. I keep some of his work as a memory. The best one is him and I fishing on a old pier that has now been demolished. This song will always hold a special place in my heart for my dad..

Such a crazy beautiful song, love the use of arpeggios

I've never heard this song. Stayed away from radio head because I was too cool and unique to be listening to such a well known band. This song just changed my life

"Never make a stop motion in natural light" Radiohead: hold my LSD

I like to smoke my Radiohead while I listen to my weed.

I found this song over half a year ago while looking for peaceful music they used to play at work, I got here not knowing what to expect, and I found my new favorite song. Months after that, it is my son's favorite song too, and he's just 1 year old! Every time he hears the first two seconds he starts dancing along with the song, it's simply amazing, thank you, Radiohead for this song

I’m as gobsmacked by this band in 2023 as I was in 1995 when I first discovered them at 13 watching the video for High and Dry on MTV. What a wild wonderful musical ride it’s been and will continue to be.

How can such a song be So Depressing and Uplifting at the same time?

I was mesmerized by the whole video, but I pray to god that those things were burned immediately after they finished. Just imagining those things sitting in some abandoned warehouse with other oddities gives me chills.

The drums god. I'm going to die bro how can a song be that amazing, it's pure genius, an absolute masterpiece. wow..

Such a beautiful song.

Therapist: Ed isn't real, he can't hurt you. Ed: EEEEEEEEED

One of the best Radiohead songs, I feel sorry for those who still don't listen to it

This touches something in my soul, can't explain it - just stirs up magic

Lyrics to this song that sounds like pure art: In the deepest ocean The bottom of the sea Your eyes They turn me Why should I stay here? Why should I stay? I'd be crazy not to follow Follow where you lead Your eyes They turn me Turn me on to phantoms (way out) I follow to the edge of the Earth (way out, way out) And fall off Yeah, everybody leaves (way out) If they get the chance (way out) And this is my chance (way out) I get eaten by the worms And weird fishes Picked over by the worms And weird fishes Weird fishes Weird fishes I'll hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape Escape I'll hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape Escape

This is my favourite Radiohead song at the moment

this song saved my life. it was with me in my darkest hours. my old friend.

sitting here wondering how people can make something this good. like jesus christ man this song gives me goosebumps everytime, and it never gets old

Awesome animation

one of the best songs made on this planet

I always thought the song was about a broken human being, at the lowest point in their life as stated by “bottom of the sea”, realizing they deserve better saying “why should I stay?”. Finding a toxic lover and chasing them like a fish chasing a lure, hence the person is a “weird fish” knowing they have the opportunity to get this broken promise, all that person was, was bait. Chasing the bait to “the edge of the world”. That ultimately always led to them not getting caught. The saddest part is they know what happens, they’ve seen this before as they say “everybody leaves if they get the chance”. They’ve been baited before. Yet they still turn it around and say “this is my chance”, knowing that this person is just gonna gut them or throw them back to the bottom, because they don’t want the weird fish. Hence they’re left at the bottom to get “eaten by the worms”

This is so very delish, lush and deep... ashamed to not have explored long ago...

Listening to this for the first time is a memory that cannot be forgotten

The first time I heard this song I was on a bus trip looking out the window. I had an out of body experience which I am reminded of every time I listen to it.

Looks like a Tool video that was shelved because it was too optimistic.

We are getting really old fellas. Now we are the uncles and dads yet enjoying the road

Truly, the most bonkers video you could create for a song but, this is Radiohead. The creator of the video deserves so much, maybe a lifetime supply of 'mushrooms'.....

This song had me crying with love for my father on my ride home from seeing him lying helpless on a hospital bed a week before he died of cancer.

Radiohead forever, papa. I remember you putting the disc in the car, looking at me with a proud smile saying “you’ll have the same music taste as me my little girl”. And it worked dad. It worked. If only you were here to see it.

This song makes me feel like an ant that is building the underground tunnels and i every time I return to my family I get to see my ant wife and my ant daughter I truly can’t comprehend this song

This song is absolutely beautiful, medicine for the soul. I've been obsessed with it for the past few months.

This song is perfection. The euphoric feeling I get from this is indescribable.

0:26 i don’t know why but that particular arpeggio change always sends chills down my spine

the feeling when your high as shit and you just like fall into the music is seriously unmatched

Ed just sang his name the whole time

I listened to this song with my good friend on an LSD trip. We just looked out into the bay in silence while this song played. No words will ever be able to describe what I felt

If this song was stuck on the repeat in my ears for the rest of my life I would be ok with it.

There’s something addicting about that intro.

one of my all-time favorite pieces of animation. brilliant.

The thing about Radiohead is that you can’t tell fan made videos from official music videos sometimes

In the deepest ocean The bottom of the sea Your eyes They turn me Why should I stay here? Why should I stay? I'd be crazy not to follow Follow where you lead Your eyes They turn me Turn me on to phantoms I follow to the edge of the earth And fall off Yeah, everybody leaves If they get the chance And this is my chance I get eaten by the worms And weird fishes Picked over by the worms And weird fishes Weird fishes Weird fishes

Its hard to say this is my favorite radiohead song with so many over the decades... but this one hits me the most.

Te amo Radiohead, esta canción es un temazo

Imagine seeing these things in the woods at night...

I feel so much so much desperation in this song. The feeling of longing that drive one so crazy that it will drive you to chase something or someone, even though you know it will crush you when the bubble bursts in front of you. That is what I feel about this song.

For some reason the melody and the video bring me a strong feeling of nostalgia, specifically in the 2000s, it's something magical that I can't describe, I seriously love this band and this song too much.

This track definitely makes sense xx

Who needs drugs when you have radiohead to take you to another dimenssion?

You don't have to understand the song, you just have to trust it and feel it and let yourself be taken by it.

One of the greatest Radiohead songs & this video made by Tobias Stretch, is one of the most ingenious & entertaining videos that I have ever seen. I never tire of it! Well done, Mr. Stretch!!!

3:41 and on... takes me from earth to beyond... ❤

This song never fails to give me this weird feeling that I can’t explain. It’s like it touches your soul

Look how fast the sun is moving at 4:40. imagine how long this took to make... truly a masterpiece.

I honestly think this is the greatest song of the 21st century. Its just perfection, that mellow guitar lick, the understated yet layered rhythm section, the beautiful soaring vocals from Thom, the chilled break and the dark and haunting sounding climax. I’ve never heard a song that makes me as cathartic yet emotional as this masterpiece

i think this song is the best of radiohead

just realized listening to this on lsd that even in the - dark, drowning, sad, ugly, weird - theyre having fun and contemplating the beauty of life like it was their first time. so beautiful.

Me: This is my favourite radiohead song. RU-vid next video: Fake plastic trees Me: This is my favourite radiohead song. RU-vid next video: Daydreaming Me: This is my favourite radiohead song. RU-vid next video: Lift Me again: This is my favourite radiohead song. RU-vid next video: No surprises Me again: This is my very favourite radiohead song. RU-vid next video: House of cards Me: This is definitely my very favourite radiohead song RU-vid: Paranoid android Me:

its honestly bringing nostalgia. i miss being a kid, i miss not having to hear my parents argue every single day, i miss considering two problems hard for math, i miss the relationship i had with my family, i miss talking with dolls, i miss waking up and seeing teletubbies on my tv, or being excited for new winx seasons, and i miss being excited for being alive, seeing so much adventures in front of my eyes. i grew up too fast and had to realize the world is not how it looked as a kid. i just wish i had more time, nothing more.

2:20 my favourite moment in all of Radiohead

This is the best album that i have listened in my whole life, just unique

When she passed I found this song. She never heard it but didn’t need to. She lived it. When you don’t need a drug, a drink. You just sit and know. And now she’s truly free.

Radiohead are the Beatles that started 30 years later, on a Friday. 😊

There's something so beautiful about these odd creatures. Despite them not uttering a single word, the video does a great job at humanising them. Sure theyre weird and creepy in their own way, but everybody deserves love.

There is something about this band that has always intrigued me, but only recently has it really "clicked" for me, and I have missed the feeling of enjoying something so whole heartedly you can barely contain yourself. This has invited a beauty into my life that I have been searching for. This has made me grateful to exist on this Earth. This has restored a bursting vibrance and delicate softness to my soul.

This such a master piece, what can i expect? is RADIOHEAD!!!

I almost forgot to listen to this 20 times a day

Song got me feeling like its not over yet

This song is a beautiful masterpiece, and I literally get chills every time I hear it

I love the fact that this artist represented weird fishes with a movement animation, I always felt it the same way, travelling by bike across the country

The best part of Weird Fishes is when you realize that you are no longer in the real world but on an existential plane that makes you realize everything and feel that you are in a dark paradise while watching this video clip knowing that it is the most beautiful you see... or maybe I just overrate In Rainbows idk

this song just teleports me away like nothing i’ve heard before. i can’t believe it’s real

Me tearing up and shivering: "Come on bro, it's just a song"

Goddamn this song hits me right in the soul every time.

Kid A will always be my favorite radiohead record, but this song is gorgeous too.

Gorgeous song and brilliant animation