Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien (Early)

[Andinator]

Amazing

[radioheadkids2]

Perfect example why Radiohead just would not be, without Jonny's subtle genius, this raw version is lovely, but he made it absolutely the PERFECT song on the album. If lucky enough, hearing it live is...no words really!

[1005MYBABY]

Such a beautiful version

[mauricetomas]

SOOOO AMAZINGLY GOOD, one of my fav radiohead songs....has been #1 on my list for years now...i can play every note (not at the same time;-)

[monkeyxx]

greatest era of the greatest band of that era. can't get enough of this stuff

[OdisKKiddol]

@monkeyxx That's debatable. But the greatest band of that era indeed.

[hubert1klimt]

parasite chords on this one (nick drake)

sounds great though

love it

[samba35100]

@hubert1klimt nicely spotted sir

[mrzipdisk]

this is nice. the album version gives me chills its so bouncy and... beautiful

[Cgrrp]

lyrics are a bit different but man this song sounds so good acoustic. The album version has so many instruments and effects you'd wonder if they could do an acoustic version. I wanna learn this now.

[AITDS]

hmm I don't like this version that much. It's kinda like an Alanis Morrisette version of a very intimate song

[22jakev]

@AITDS what?

[takovarra]

love this shot xD and this song and

[Rigson]

You can hear the Jeff Buckley influence at 2:31

[sarbool]

@Rigson right as in Grace

[PinkFloyd47]

It's really cool because the bootleg that this is from has a few early versions of songs from OK Computer on it, and it gives you some perspective. Like, how OK Computer would've been if Radiohead expanded on their warm sound from The Bends, instead of experimenting with the colder electronic sounds on OK Computer. Radiohead are masters of sound, and experts of changing it on every album. In Rainbows may be my favourite, but OK Computer was their defining moment. Stunning music.

[spence9302]

@PinkFloyd47 well put. they can do whatever they want with their music, create any sound to fit any mood, or even any period in time. this is why i hope they keep making music for a long, long time....

[leviathandacri]

OK COMPUTER YEAH!!!!

[SupernalOne]

Yorke looks like some Pictish Eurasian caveman in this shot, part Saxon, part Icelander, part Mongol - maybe he's the Alien here, born for another world entirely

[JFLD02186]

pro's always compliment each other if they really like them...and vice versa...so maybe its a shout out....I think it sounds like zepplin houses album...the 12 string...oooooh

[carnesaur]

He says i'd show them the stars, and a meteorite, not meaning of life.

most people think he says meaning of life.

[rey5000]

@carnesaur i think it's pretty clear here, he says meaning of life... were you kidding?

[Drenwickification]

@carnesaur No... it's definitely "the meaning of life." It sounds nothing like "and a meteorite" :s.

[PinkFloyd47]

@carnesaur I just consulted my trusty OK Computer album booklet and double-checked the lyrics. Thom Yorke says "meaning of life." And don't call people bitches, it's bad for your karma.

Karma police! Arrest this man!

[MrAddicted94]

@carnesaur lol, i saw that troll i mile away good job though half of these idiots didnt understand.. fantastic actually you have my respect

[carnesaur]

@dont remove my comment, bitch

[superwiicrazy]

love listening to this in the morning

[SIMONCOWELLSRESPONSE]

THOM SAYS ANGELS NOT ALIENS ,YES IT IS A DEMO BEFORE -OK .BOB DYLAN DOES NOT OWN THE WORDS SUBTERRANEAN OR HOMESICK OR THE COMBINATION OF THEM BOTH .LISTEN TO THOM .I'M BYAS

[sKR3Wthepigz]

i'm curious if Thom Yorke took the title from Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues... either way, this song is so original!

[11joshman]

@sKR3Wthepigz yes, they did

they did it on purpose

BUT WHO CARES, RADIOHEAD ARE AWOESOME, BITCH!!!!

[sKR3Wthepigz]

@11joshman that just makes them ALL THE BETTER! if that's even possible.

[Graffitti74]

Damn, that was great. Thanks for sharing basman. Ok Computer is one of the few albums I can listen from beginning to end. Not one filler in that album.

[spence9302]

this was the first radiohead song i ever heard. and what a doozy it is.

[AirHendrix91]

Nice, Thom's vocal work sounds more like what he did on The Bends. Cool stuff.

Not that I don't like Thom's tight shrill vocals on OK Computer (I friggin love that album), its just that you can somewhat tell this is before the album is released.

[raven010891]

I agree..

[wassonii]

yes.

[ihatecarebears1]

when did the lyrics change

[matchboxmatt]

Subterranean Homesick Alien has always been my favorite song of all.

Where'd you get this recording? I'd love to have it myself.

[pyro4002]

there was some website where you can rip the audio off of youtube videos and put it in an mp3 or whatever. so you actually CAN have it. :D

sorry i cant remember the name right now.

[BuddyWillis]

@pyro4002 just google, "convert youtube vid to mp3"

[raven010891]

Mine too..really..I always listened to every single song they've made..but this one was always special..

[eXPerienceyeah]

@matchboxmatt Go to KeepTube or KeepVid and then use "FLV Extract" (it needs .NET Framework 2.0 to work) and there, you have the MP3. Vote it up so everyone knows how.

[pantapdiazho]

@matchboxmatt mmm towering above the rest maybe

[wassonii]

This is the most pure version of this track. The lyrics should never have changed

[gae12345]

what are you talking about?? only one word is different: 'angels' instead of 'aliens.' besides with how amazing the song is currently, and with greenwoods guitar parts, it gives it that sci-fi edge and paranormal feel, looking out to the stars. if the song sounded as tho he was looking at clouds then angels would be more appropriate . but again- its just ONE word thats been changed

[wassonii]

Terribly sorry, yes of course 'lyric' v ;lyrics', although the phrasing running into one another is lovely too. sorry to have pissed in your wheetabix over an s. Thank you.

[gae12345]

well even then that doesn't make sense, to get rid of the 's' so it isn't plural. (or so you think. you would actually say that you wanted to change the one word. good, now lets move on to sentences. can you say 'i want an apple?'

wassonii says: "duuuh appeh duuh bluuugh guuh." well done!)

that wasnt the point anway. 'aliens' suits the musical and melodic style of the studio version

[pyro4002]

hahahahaha