This is a very early (dare I say 'earliest' version?) of 'Street Spirit', played acoustically by Thom and Jonny on the French-Canadian music television station MusiquePlus.
There are some talky bits, and the song starts at about :50. The audio isn't great, but you can't expect much from an old VHS tape.
There entire clip with this song + interview are available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzK_CrqBAiQ
love it
therealconnjr 1 week ago
Wow. Very nice to hear a song in its early stages. A few improvements in the lyrics were made. In the beginning, the rather prosaic line `... feel their aggression' becomes `feel their blue hands touching me' which gives it a more ethereal quality. Instead of `take control' it became `swallow whole' which I think gives scope to the listeners interpretation.
And of course the hopeful yet poignant `Immerse your soul in love' ending. It's my favourite Radiohead song from a magnificent list.
ik107 3 months ago
my soul is immersed in love with the beauty of radiohead
roblowefan1 1 year ago
wow thom had hair
xM4JoRx 1 year ago
Thom Yorke looks like Kevin the Teenager here.
Miguelohara563 1 year ago 2
Awesome! Thanks for posting. I thought the performance was top notch, but I missed the ending of immerse your soul in love.
Yaunzaul 1 year ago
dang!
JaBenny 1 year ago
very cool! thom uses his full voice in this version instead of fallsetto for the high notes.
seapockets 1 year ago
thanks a ton, Amy!
allbearsrule 1 year ago
this is an amazing find, the first ever performance of street spirit. i had no idea it was originally titled 'three headed street spirit'. so cool to hear thom talking about it beforehand. thanks for uploading this.
cynthiailly 1 year ago