Why Radiohead Spent 10 YEARS Making This Song 

Are there any other Radiohead songs you’d like me to make videos on?

ironic that they spent 10 years making a song about the futility of ambition

Definitely my favourite Radiohead song and album. Ridiculously good vocal performance and instrumental build-up.

It took them 20 years to complete True Love Waits

This song and Reckoner are just timeless. The entire album is amazing…. It has slowly become my favorite Radiohead Album

I was at the famous Bonnaroo show in '06 where they debuted a ton of In Rainbows songs. I have a very strong memory of them playing this song. I loved it so much, I got my camera out and filmed it.

In rainbows is just perfection all the way through. Best radiohead album for me

4:08 how can they make something so simple without making the song boring? -Its a waltz, a waltz is never boring

The Al green reference points are mind blowing. Thank you for breaking this down. I wasn’t aware of the Al green song and now I want to hear everything on that album.

Now I know why I immediately put Nude at the very top as the best Radiohead song the first time I heard it.

I was at a bar in the East village in NYC and somone selected this song on the jukebox. I was talking with friends and had to stop mid conversation because the song just captivated me. I didn't even know it was Radiohead. I ran to the Jukebox to find out the name of the song before it was too late. Been in love with this song ever since. Definitely my favorite track on the entire album. It just tugs my soul and core. What a sonic gift. ♥

1:52 he said the thing

My fave off of in rainbows for sure. Hearing the difference between ‘96 version of Nude to the 07 Nude really helped me see how much the song evolved. It’s like seeing the barebones and anatomy (like how you called it minimalistic and simple). Such a great video, glad I clicked on this.

As compositionally different as they are, when I hear this song, my mind wanders to Porteshead's "The Rip"

Radiohead has shelved many songs just to rework and finally be happy with and release them 10 years later.

One of the highlights on the excellent In Rainbows 🌈 . Definitely worth the wait.

I saw them play at Liberty Park August 29th, 2001. The back drop was the Twin Towers across the river. It was the last time I saw the Towers with my own eyes. They fell a few weeks later. It was an amazing show and to this day I can bring myself right back to the sounds, the feelings and the vibe of those moments. Music is such a powerful force. It is a sense all it’s own.

I used to see them play this live in the mid-90s and it was different every single time I saw it. Worth the wait, I think.

Big fan of Radiohead and big fan of this song. It is always kind of hard to express why their songs feel so good but this one to me brings me some weird vulnerability feelings. I saw them live in St. Louis, MO. and had the chance to hear them live. Again, their live version was a mix of all the different versions they developed over the years. A great moment.

This is my favorite Radiohead song, it’s so cool to see how it evolved!

I remember hearing a live version years before thinking why isn’t this on an album yet lol

The raked guitar part is just heavenly, I love playing it so much.

If it’s anything related to Radiohead, I’ll watch it.

I was at a concert in the 90s where they introduced it as big ideas

I listened an acoustic concert version back in 2003 and it was just Tom with a guitar. And it was magical. I found that it was a concert in Japan back in 98

You've come back for more...

It’s so awesome having you back. I truly missed your videos.

this is radioheads most beautiful song... im glad they had the patience to perfect it

That drawing of Jonny made me chuckle

nude is my absolute favorite radiohead song, this is a great video!

welcome back! i found your channel a couple of months ago and im so glad that im gonna start getting new content from you in my feed :) love the radiohead videos especially

i loved this video! keep up the radiohead videos (or any videos you like to work on!)

Thom said he was inspired by Frusciante’s playing on Reckoner, since the tracks are all so different it’s refreshing to think about the different inspirations that exist in each song rather than album-wide.

They spent about 15yrs making Big Boots (Man Of War) only to finally release is as an extra on the 25th anniversary reissue of OK Computer. Oh and Lift. Oh and I Promise. Let's not talk about True Love Waits.

Great vid, thanks for making. Nude is something else and I’m glad it was saved for In Rainbows. Imagine a world where Nude was on OKC and Let Down was on In Rainbows?!

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I loved this video, thank you. Happy New Year!

What an amazing video! It is the first time I watch a video by you and I'm very pleased to have this honour haha thanks algorythm

I'm just 18 and I just got into radiohead. Nude is probably my favorite song! So beautiful. I wish I could relate to the other comments talking about when they saw radiohead and their concert experiences

This song came out when it needed to. Absolutely gorgeous ❤

in rainbows will forever be one of my favorite radiohead albums such a beautiful album

Glad to see your back

I saw them performing live in 2000 and then in 2018. It was epic, both times. I have to see them at least one more time in my lifetime. Amazing how they keep evolving.They are the soundtrack of my life.

I like the early inaudioation with the organ the most,feels more emotional to me.

Great video; also, amazing illustrations of Thom and Jonny at 8:18 xD

The song encapsulates the negative aspects of a broken trust. When I heard it, it felt like going after an intense feeling of frustration, and it withers away with nothing but a deep feeling of disappointment

Their version in “from the basement” recording is superior to even the original in my opinion, absolutely my favorite Radiohead song!

The in my opinion the most emotional song in Radiohead discography I can’t listen to it and cry for hours

I had no idea there was an earlier version of this song. Takk bro! Awesome video.

I didn't expect the Al Green inspiration... thank you for this video!

I’m sooooooo glad I bought the boxed vinyl set of this when it came out.

Great video. Thank you!

No one else getting triggered by the white pixel dot thing throughout the entire video? I’ve cleaned my screen twice now 😅

There's something many people miss when they play this song, J. Greenwood's tuning is EAEGBE. It makes the 9th chords and the second part a lot easier to play.

True love waits after almost 30 years in the making: *first time?*

the beginning of nude is amazing. its actually the ending reversed which is really cool

This whole album is magical and I owned it 4 years before it came out. I had the bootleg concert versions. It was amazing. I own all versions of this song :) i love all the different versions. I wasn’t super happy with the changes to the new versions on some songs but in the end I accepted the newer versions and love them now for what it is.

Holy shit, it's been a while! Welcome back.

Don’t play guitar but I love Radiohead and love the in depth analysis of the song profession over time. I’ve let my dad know about the video as he’s a big fan of Radiohead and trying to get better at guitar.

Oh my god that drawing of thom with Johnny is so on point lmfao 🤣

YES!! Forever I was always thinking the guitar in Nude reminds me of another song but could never pinpoint that it was How Can You Mend a Broken Heart even though I've heard that song a thousand times

I would love to see a video about MGMT, especially their first two albums

that song is beautiful so it all makes sense

Their performance of this on Jonathan Ross was amazing. Even better than the basement version in my opinion

In rainbows best Radiohead album. Thanks for making this video v fascinating !

god i love this song so much

One of the best, most underrated and not spoken about enough bands in existence.

Happy new year !!

One of my favorite songs and album. And yes, I heard the Al Green reference. I'm a huge fan of old school would and R&B since it's what I grew up with.

Do a video on Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Ruben Neilson's guitar playing is really good

Make videos about their ideas and work behind all the albums, especially Kid A, Ok Computer, In Rainbows and A moon shaped pool. Thank you.

1. The intro is the outro in reverse. There was no point comparing that to the early version. 2. The D string is tuned up to E. You need to watch Warren's tutorial because you weren't playing it anything like how it is.

radiohead spends 10 years making ALL of their songs fr

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Crazy how much it sounds like late era Talk Talk.

Lovely to find this connection between my girlfriends favorite song and my favorite song. Feels kinda special, she passed away a few years ago

aye you're back, missed you buddy

My favorite song.Ever.

CHANGED MY FUCKING LIFE BEST SONG I'VE EVER HEARD

I participated in a remix contest for Nude where I got to hear every stem and it was phenomenal. I personally remixed stems with Mixomatosis. I did not win, but I loved mixing it.

my favourite song of all time

Since I been loving you by Led Zeppelin has a similar drum beat, organ, and sparse guitar line.. sounds quite similar to the early version!

I like both tbh, depends on the mood.

!!!! super video🙏🏻

lmao huge Radiohead fan, always wondered what oknotok meant until you read it out in this video haha

For me, forget the simplicity of the bassline and percussion, it’s the falsetto that makes it for me. Heard Thom 3 or 4 times sing this live, and although it always sounds different, it’s always pitch perfect 👍

He’s back!

my most favorite RH song

Never would’ve linked Radiohead to Al Green. Thanks!

The start of the older version has a very 60's organ sound.

All I need

Great song.

Good video, thanks

The early version is really worth a listen, it's still a great composition even if the general consensus does lean towards the in rainbows version

ok computer is my fav album, with a close second being in rainbows

I was born in 2007 and this is my favorite song

My favourite Radiohead album. OK Computer is a very close 2nd.

this RULES.

The Bassine actually starts with Ab and Eb.

Ive sometimes wondered what we would get if Radiohead took Pablo Honey and reimagined it maybe keeping the lyrics intact