Radiohead - Reckoner (By Clement Picon)

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  • čas přidán 13. 10. 2008
  • ‘Reckoner’ is taken from ‘In Rainbows’ out on XL Recordings. Buy & stream it here: radiohead.ffm.to/inrainbows
    Video by Clément Picon, one of the winners of the Aniboom animation contest for Radiohead
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  • @0ethereal0
    @0ethereal0 Před 7 lety +3619

    Used to listen to this while shooting H. Now I can enjoy it sober. Getting clean is possible. 6 years now.

    • @barb2162
      @barb2162 Před 5 lety +130

      Thanks for the POSITIVE Hope you are still there and here...

    • @Willymaze
      @Willymaze Před 5 lety +74

      Cheers for your recovery!

    • @jasonbarbush4991
      @jasonbarbush4991 Před 5 lety +11

      try drinking twelve cups of coffee at 4 in the morning.

    • @jasonbarbush4991
      @jasonbarbush4991 Před 5 lety +44

      8 1/2 year sober for me but i still smoke.

    • @balazstorok9265
      @balazstorok9265 Před 5 lety +7

      Yeah, possible, but just don't worth it.

  • @VvAndromedavV
    @VvAndromedavV Před 15 lety +1105

    Thom Yorke's vocals on this song are stunning. They are absolutely perfect --- haunting, ethereal, beautiful... I've liked Radiohead since Pablo Honey, and I am so pleased to hear how very far the band has come. This is the most profound song I've heard in a long time, as well.

    • @YouthAstray
      @YouthAstray Před 3 lety +71

      This is one of the oldest, still relatable comments on the Tube 🤣✊🏿

    • @kabirrathoremuthu1541
      @kabirrathoremuthu1541 Před 3 lety +12

      @@YouthAstray lol I saw this too and was like wow!

    • @h96573
      @h96573 Před 3 lety +15

      Twelve years later, still a fantastic song.

    • @justmusic8166
      @justmusic8166 Před 3 lety +2

      He is very good

    • @barryjones8012
      @barryjones8012 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah listen to this as many times as possible, can only be good for you.

  • @Proletariat2215
    @Proletariat2215 Před 3 lety +1463

    Listening to this song while in the mental hospital for a suicide attempt. This song brings me peace, it is so beautiful. I’m glad I am still here to be able to listen to it

    • @sonakshi8378
      @sonakshi8378 Před 3 lety +116

      Hope you're doing well now❤️

    • @linuxsnob
      @linuxsnob Před 2 lety +82

      Glad you're still with us, friend.

    • @jamiecostello4879
      @jamiecostello4879 Před 2 lety +26

      Hope your well

    • @sophistik000
      @sophistik000 Před 2 lety +81

      keep listening .... to the alarm clock .... the meow of a cat ... the news ... the quarrel of 2 contenders ... the whisper of an enemy ... the refrain of your favorite song ... the sound of the wind ... the screams of a parent ... the sweet words of a friend ... keep listening to everything ... don't go away

    • @wendystewart1867
      @wendystewart1867 Před 2 lety +10

      Hope you are well

  • @eratoisyourmuse659
    @eratoisyourmuse659 Před 4 lety +1705

    Im 36. I grew up on radiohead. Im am the mother of two teenagers. My 16 yo daughter is all into Ariana Grande, Rhianna and Lady Gaga. My 14 yo old guitar playing boy loves Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Pantara. Radiohead brings us all together to bask in the beauty of it unique sound, awesome vocals and sheer beauty. We bond. Its an amazing thing.

    • @ravishingravi
      @ravishingravi Před 4 lety +79

      Interesting family

    • @bilalallash3905
      @bilalallash3905 Před 4 lety +28

      Ok karen

    • @madasmax4342
      @madasmax4342 Před 3 lety +17

      I need a mother like you

    • @elisiaweimar4219
      @elisiaweimar4219 Před 3 lety +3

      Erato IsYourMuse awwww 🥰 hun I’m a granna now just wait till it spans 3 generations much love ❤️

    • @mihajlomarkovic160
      @mihajlomarkovic160 Před 3 lety +14

      Very wholesome. Thanks for posting. Hope you still have an amazing relationship

  • @ssayonei
    @ssayonei Před rokem +282

    This song is a perfect example of how music can make you feel emotions you didn't even know you had.

    • @justaperson4540
      @justaperson4540 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Basically all of in rainbows

    • @fnaffan6999
      @fnaffan6999 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Christ, it’s not that deep

    • @ginogarcia1655
      @ginogarcia1655 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@fnaffan6999it is. you just don’t get it

    • @fnaffan6999
      @fnaffan6999 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@ginogarcia1655 no, I think you’re just a bit slow

    • @Panache707
      @Panache707 Před 4 dny

      End of the world feelings are deep aren't they sayonei?

  • @bghbrgfnviurnsfvhuraw7439
    @bghbrgfnviurnsfvhuraw7439 Před 6 lety +454

    2:49 is one of the most beautiful moments in music history

    • @javierbelenguer1484
      @javierbelenguer1484 Před 3 lety +7

      I was searching this comment xddd i find it so fucking good

    • @johnm.5913
      @johnm.5913 Před 2 lety +8

      3:00

    • @JoeIIama
      @JoeIIama Před rokem +2

      On par with the ending of rosemary by Deftones for me 😁

  • @MC-kx2ly
    @MC-kx2ly Před rokem +142

    [Verse 1]
    Reckoner
    Can't take it with you
    Dancing for your pleasure
    [Verse 2]
    You are not to blame for
    Bittersweet distractors
    Dare not speak its name
    [Refrain]
    Dedicated to all hu-
    All human beings
    [Bridge]
    Because we separate
    Like ripples on a blank shore
    Because we separate (In rainbows)
    Like ripples on a blank shore (In rainbows)
    [Verse 3]
    Reckoner
    Take me with you
    [Refrain]
    Dedicated to all hu-
    All human beings

  • @junker154
    @junker154 Před 7 lety +261

    3:16 This part simply blows my mind, when the song kicks in with full force.

    • @shereelp
      @shereelp Před 5 lety +18

      It's the way Yorke's voice resonates the emotion just before the guitar and bass kick back in. Somehow ethereal..

    • @bumblebee7542
      @bumblebee7542 Před 3 lety +1

      ❤️

    • @benmaddox5777
      @benmaddox5777 Před rokem +1

      Yeah I love when the bass comes in

    • @jon1388
      @jon1388 Před rokem +1

      me too. great orchestral culmination and a high that very few songs deliver.

    • @koho
      @koho Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes, this.

  • @minustaco42zero24
    @minustaco42zero24 Před 6 lety +853

    I want this song to be the last thing I hear before I die. It will be a nice transition.

  • @RubyMercenary
    @RubyMercenary Před 7 lety +1879

    The most beautiful song ever. Period.

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 Před 7 lety +49

      Present Tense is second. Sometimes it's #1.

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 Před 7 lety +46

      Also Let Down and Pyramid Song.

    • @DizKord1600
      @DizKord1600 Před 7 lety +87

      You're forgetting "How to Disappear Completely", you fools!

    • @jorgek92
      @jorgek92 Před 7 lety +75

      And weird fiiiiiiiiishes.

    • @lalalulu5420
      @lalalulu5420 Před 7 lety +27

      What about Codex?

  • @MackDaddy95
    @MackDaddy95 Před 4 lety +253

    Who else got goosebumps on the transition from @3:07 "ripples on a blank shore" to "reckoner". It was so haunting, a tear fell down my cheek.

    • @goodhorsehymn
      @goodhorsehymn Před rokem +16

      Every time. For me, that is Radiohead's single best moment. I will never tire of it. The way the drums kick back in...pure bliss.

    • @nicolefoster6489
      @nicolefoster6489 Před rokem +3

      it is what pulls me back out of the abyss

    • @LostInAce
      @LostInAce Před rokem +1

      The relief and goodness in knowing others affected, just as much,by Radiohead music as I.

    • @juandom6432
      @juandom6432 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I consider it to be the best part of the song.

    • @strangoman
      @strangoman Před 7 měsíci +1

      Absolutely! 😢

  • @rajaiyer79
    @rajaiyer79 Před 6 lety +359

    Is it healthy to listen to a song 15x in a row

  • @NightSky018
    @NightSky018 Před 7 lety +606

    I blew out my car speakers when I heard this song for the first time. it was a beautiful moment in life.

    • @TonyFernandezjkdjedi
      @TonyFernandezjkdjedi Před 7 lety +27

      Stormride008 I heard this once by mistake looking for the Nude track on the same album, just clicked over it real quick, then months later heard it for what seemed like the first time photographing a meteor shower, a group a few feet away smoking some pot had this blasted... it was poetic.

    • @NightSky018
      @NightSky018 Před 7 lety +12

      Tony Fernandez ahhhh I love when that happens. you can hear a song a thousand times till that one perfect moment and that's when you really hear it for the first time. and that sounds like it was truly the perfect moment. it's funny you mention nude - that's my second favorite Radiohead song!

    • @Ratfink820
      @Ratfink820 Před 6 lety +4

      I feel you man, I actually have a whole closet full of car speakers. Every time I listen to this song I blow out my speakers and have to replace them, it's actually a never ending cycle...it's getting rather old, but boy oh boy is it worth it :)

    • @jasonbarbush4991
      @jasonbarbush4991 Před 5 lety +4

      what really sucks is when one side of you headphones goes out. been there.

    • @clicheguevara5282
      @clicheguevara5282 Před 5 lety +3

      First time I heard most of this record was at Bonnaroo in 2006. Easily the best concert of my life too. Waiting a year for the album was torture though. Lol First time I heard Reckoner was on release night ..with my nice studio headphones ..after smoking a joint. I learned it on guitar that night too. This is still one of my all time favorite Radiohead tracks.
      Also can't help but think that it would have been hilarious if you blew your speakers to 'How to Disappear Completely'. Last week I was driving on a twisty mountain road during the heaviest part of a tropical storm and it synced up perfectly with the part in 'There, There' where he repeats "We are accidents waiting to happen". I started laughing taunting god like Lt. Dan on the shrimpin' boat. Lmfaoooo

  • @tacianomm
    @tacianomm Před 7 lety +527

    Funfact: At the golden ratio of the album, which happens to be in this song, the background vocals can be heard singing "In Rainbows" (name of the album).

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe Před 7 lety +17

      Taciano Messias Moraes I have turned the volume up to unhealthful levels many times but still fail to hear it... 😣

    • @tacianomm
      @tacianomm Před 7 lety +87

      Yeah, I also tried many many times until I finally understood it... It happens around 3:00 and it's quite slow... They're pronouncing it for many seconds...

    • @galacticgam3r105
      @galacticgam3r105 Před 6 lety +39

      I didn't hear it at first either; but once you find it it's so clear my god this song is just a beautiful work of art

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 Před 5 lety +40

      In rainbows is hidden...
      ...because in rainbows where they
      hide.
      Dedicated to all
      human beings.
      Those that distract with the sweet
      to leave man bitter.
      Dare not speak his name.
      Dedicated
      .

    • @mississipiqueen2805
      @mississipiqueen2805 Před 5 lety +8

      How cool, I haven't noticed that! I got this song stuck in my mind so I had to search for this lyrics meaning and it really blew my mind! It also has to do with a rainbow metaphor... I recommend checking the interpretations in this page: songmeanings.com/m/songs/view/3530822107858688839/
      The song by itself is so amazing, and to know the concept behind is very exciting. Beautiful art

  • @lindahermer9857
    @lindahermer9857 Před 8 lety +915

    The song is so richly vibrant through its middle, then it slowly leaves you, like life.

    • @11ellie7
      @11ellie7 Před 8 lety +44

      damn

    • @MrBogswallop
      @MrBogswallop Před 7 lety +16

      In lifespan psych the most forgotten part is the middle though. The first and last years are usually the most vibrant. I remember 6th grade decently, none of 7th grade, and A LOT of 8th grade. Guess its different for everyone though. Have a beautiful night!

    • @lindahermer9857
      @lindahermer9857 Před 7 lety +4

      I like that you liked my comment...and seemingly my display pic too!

    • @BlackBeardDelight187
      @BlackBeardDelight187 Před 7 lety +5

      Linda Hermer nicely said !

    • @robynhoodofficial5527
      @robynhoodofficial5527 Před 7 lety +28

      Only Radiohead can have this positive exchange in the comments.

  • @alanmaclean8403
    @alanmaclean8403 Před 8 lety +680

    This song still gives me chills.

  • @booled1
    @booled1 Před 11 měsíci +34

    3:17 Sorry but this has to be one of the best transitions i have ever heard. Thoms voice going up and down and the “mmmhhh” fits SO GOOD.

    • @koho
      @koho Před 6 měsíci +3

      Yes. This.

  • @saoirserosenstock8144
    @saoirserosenstock8144 Před 5 lety +646

    Song "meaning"- taken from the highest voted answer
    The color of Goehte's masterpiece has rippled through the medium of Radiohead with their album, In Rainbows. The character, Faust, observes that life is not about some great search for divine light, but rather, it is about the practice of living with the enlightenment of God at your back; thus allowing it to guide you forward through your organic life, and not lead you down a dead-end path of obsession. This is essentially what the phrase "In Rainbows" means. It is the recognition that the source light which governs our world cannot really be seen nor fully understood by human beings ("dare not speak its name"). Although we have moments of clarity and deep understanding, these moments are generally temporary and don't last very long. As Thom Yorke said of the album, "It very much explores the ideas of transience. It starts in one place and ends somewhere completely different." This is the transient nature of human consciousness being described by the character Faust in the passage.;
    Yet how superb, across the tumult braided,
    The painted rainbow's changeful life is bending,
    Now clearly drawn, dissolving now and faded,
    And evermore the showers of dew descending!
    Of human striving there's no symbol fuller:
    Consider, and 'tis easy comprehending -
    Life is not light, but the refracted color.
    -Faust II
    So who is The Reckoner?
    At a concert in Glendale, Arizona, Thom Yorke stated:
    "..it [the song, Reckoner] was born out of a very trippy dream, one of those ones you wake up from and go, 'aww man, I don't want to wake up from that, ever.'"
    The Reckoner is the one who wakes you up when you wish to remain in your current perceived reality or dream-state. It is the transient way of true nature that we all need to reckon with and accept. For Faust, this means that he must live up to his bargain with Mephistopheles, who represents the Devil. Note that Mephistopheles is mentioned by-name in another song on the album: Videotape.
    As the story goes, Faust becomes so obsessed with discovering the true nature of life, he summons Mephistopheles to help him in this quest. Mephistopheles agrees to serve Faust right up until the moment he reaches the height of human wisdom/happiness/fulfillment; at which point, he will claim Faust's soul. Faust agrees to the deal because he actually thinks it would be impossible for him to reach that height.
    Ultimately, however, Faust does experience a moment of pure happiness, and so Mephistopheles attempts to claim his soul... that is, Faust is woken up from his happy slumber. Luckily, Faust is ultimately rescued by a group of angels who escort him to heaven before Mephistopheles can take him.
    The theme of transience can also be seen in the previous song on the album, Faust Arp ("it's on again, off again, on again")... another obvious reference to the tale of Faust. The sound of the music, like Reckoner, is also heavy with percussion and transient in that it folds over on itself between piano & guitar portions.
    The most accessible metaphor that I can see for this idea is how people tend to want to escape from reality (that's the "bittersweet distractor"), and would rather call in sick on their day of reckoning. They, unlike The Reckoner (or Buddha, if you prefer) cannot overcome the division between self and other (i.e. subject and object, which make for the transient/dualistic ways of human beings). Again, we have moments of clarity and understanding, but they don't last.. "like ripples on a blank shore".

  • @futuropasado
    @futuropasado Před 8 lety +262

    my fav after Let Down, just perfect. When Thom decides to show his falsetto it really takes a song to the next level, really emotional. Also the guitar opening...

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 Před 7 lety +12

      I have them as a tie . Present Tense is third.

    • @radiohead91
      @radiohead91 Před 7 lety +6

      pretty much the exact same taste. i might be wrong is up there as well. reckoner still my favorite overall. present tense moved up the list quickly.

    • @futuropasado
      @futuropasado Před 7 lety +3

      Present Tense the best from the new album by far!

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 Před 7 lety +8

      We forgot Pyramid Song.

    • @johnmahoney2897
      @johnmahoney2897 Před 7 lety

      thanks all I'll say

  • @amandaconlon4911
    @amandaconlon4911 Před 6 lety +867

    Idk why so many ppl think OK computer is their best album. It is a masterpiece, but not their best work imo. For me its in rainbows hands down. It stirs up sooo many emotions in me, its amazing .Only kid a comes close

    • @galacticgam3r105
      @galacticgam3r105 Před 6 lety +83

      I agree with you; Ok Computer is a powerhouse of an album. But for me, In Rainbows, Kid A, and A Moon Shaped Pool are on another level. They not only show what music is capable of when brought up to its fullest, but they show that the best works of art take multiple attempts to understand them and to bring out the true full picture. They are just beautiful works of art.

    • @ryanamabile2956
      @ryanamabile2956 Před 6 lety +1

      Amanda Conlon i used to say that as well, but as the years pass me by, then it was kid a and again ,,, in 🌈 !!! Appreciate it more and more

    • @joseserna3935
      @joseserna3935 Před 6 lety +3

      Amanda Conlon nah man all there albums are legendary for me besides Pablo honey I think that album is ok

    • @Music-tg5is
      @Music-tg5is Před 5 lety +57

      It's because OK Computer was a total game-changer for them. Listen to the album released just prior to that, The Bends ... an amazing album in itself, and about as good an album you could possibly make (still in that traditional 90s indie guitar-band era).
      When OK Computer was released, it shocked everyone who was expecting something more along the lines of The Bends v2.0, only it sounded like nothing they'd ever done before, yet was just as amazing, only far more groundbreaking in it's production techniques. They continued this evolution next with Kid A, and have continued to adapt their sound ever since.
      For those who have weak memory recall, or have the genuine excuse of not being old enough to have experienced the actual evolution of Radiohead's sound "as-it-happened", it's understandable to see their various dissenting opinions on such an album. Mainly because, their judgement is based entirely upon "retrospect". Not having the benefit of fully appreciating each new album as they dropped, in respect to the era of music at the time.

    • @2005Zino
      @2005Zino Před 5 lety +21

      OK COMPUTER took us into the stratosphere, dear.

  • @spucclah8039
    @spucclah8039 Před 2 lety +135

    Thom's quiet harmony in the background from "You are not to blame" (1:30) is probably my favourite part of the song and no ones even mentioned it

    • @eyesontheball6481
      @eyesontheball6481 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Never noticed that. And I've listened to this song probably 15,000 times.

    • @davelambourne4
      @davelambourne4 Před 3 měsíci +1

      The world is a vampire
      You are not to blame

    • @neburarieiv
      @neburarieiv Před 2 měsíci +2

      One of my favorite parts as well. You’re my kind of person. I love these little moments in songs.

  • @greun
    @greun Před 4 lety +49

    The most intelligent, creative band ever.Every song is like a rembrandt painting.

  • @sarahroseable
    @sarahroseable Před 8 lety +947

    People say this is a sad song. It's uplifting. Miss you, Mum.

    • @modaltib880
      @modaltib880 Před 7 lety +76

      reading that with the music playing is like a swift kick in the gut

    • @sebacuevas5118
      @sebacuevas5118 Před 7 lety +18

      sad song's are always the better xD its how its

    • @futuropasado
      @futuropasado Před 7 lety +15

      is not sad at all, in Rainboes has uplifting songs, Ok Computer is the sad one, two masterpiece albums...

    • @armandduarte4193
      @armandduarte4193 Před 7 lety +19

      It speaks to your unique experience. It swings both ways for me. Always cathartic though.

    • @callumclancy3512
      @callumclancy3512 Před 7 lety +16

      Azku Shang OK Computer is actually quite uplifting: for every exit music and climbing up the walls you've got an airbag, let down and lucky. I don't even think in Rainbows is as uplifting as OK Computer, it's more lighthearted and less emotional. The really sad Radiohead album is A Moon Shaped Pool. It's a slow burner and tracks such as daydreaming, glass eyes and true love waits are musically and lyrically hopeless, while burn the witch, full stop and tinker tailor soldier sailor all give a sense of impending doom. A moon shaped pool is much more sparse and bare and although the emotion of it isn't as blatantly obvious as that of OK Computer, the sparsity of the arrangements give it a much purer sense of emotion, and even though said emotions are a lot more subtle, they reveal themselves with repeated listens and are much more affecting than those on OK Computer or in Rainbows. In my opinion A moon shaped pool is Radiohead's real masterpiece.

  • @americker
    @americker Před rokem +34

    I remember not really getting this the first time I heard it. As with all of the best Radiohead tracks, it took a few listens and then I was completely obsessed. It's that 'In Rainbows' line Thom sings under 'because we separate like ripples on a black shore' that got me. One of the most transcendental moments in any song, ever.

    • @aidan5114
      @aidan5114 Před 5 měsíci

      This is the line that always hits me as well. Thank god for this band

    • @beplostudios
      @beplostudios Před 4 měsíci

      Absolutely. “Blank shore”

  • @paulford2761
    @paulford2761 Před 8 lety +423

    Without doubt the greatest Radiohead track. Masterpiece of music

  • @rajaiyer79
    @rajaiyer79 Před 6 lety +565

    Reckoner
    Radiohead
    Lyrics
    Reckoner
    You can't take it with yer
    Dancing for your pleasure
    You are not to blame for
    Bittersweet distractors
    Dare not speak its name
    Dedicated to all human beings
    Because we separate
    Like ripples on a blank shore
    In rainbows
    Because we separate
    Like ripples on a blank shore
    Reckoner
    Take me with yer
    Dedicated to all human beings

  • @esdrascastiliano2361
    @esdrascastiliano2361 Před 7 lety +105

    One of the best songs of life

  • @phialencar1350
    @phialencar1350 Před 8 lety +194

    I'm in tears.

  • @Tuna21100
    @Tuna21100 Před 11 měsíci +26

    2:24 onwards is just orgasmic. In rainbows is the best Radiohead album, one of the greatest albums ever. And when the Backing vocals say “In rainbows” when Thom sings “Separate like ripples on a blank shore”. Goosebumps

  • @YohAquino2
    @YohAquino2 Před 7 lety +307

    that riff is so Frusciante...
    John should've joined Atoms for Peace

  • @sillygoose2508
    @sillygoose2508 Před 6 lety +76

    with a quality set of headphones it doesn't get any better

    • @saidmoran9737
      @saidmoran9737 Před 4 lety +11

      on spotify the quality is higher. quality headphones on spotify

    • @cade6897
      @cade6897 Před 4 lety

      @@saidmoran9737 ur right dude. im switching rn

  • @jeffreyshoulders2912
    @jeffreyshoulders2912 Před 7 lety +642

    Dedicated to all human beings.

  • @KG72
    @KG72 Před 9 měsíci +7

    55 years old guy here. Listening on Radiohead since OK computer was released. Happy to see so many young but also educated people on this forum.

  • @exclamationpointman3852
    @exclamationpointman3852 Před 4 lety +39

    The strings on this song
    are probably the most beautiful I've ever heard.

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 Před 24 dny +1

      Jonny Greenwood really is a genius .. And I really agree. Especially in the middle 8 part. The composition there is perfect.

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 Před 24 dny

      @@Atlas65 oh really, Johnny did that? I inquired about it and saw that there was another composer for that part, maybe I misread it. I more than think he is capable of doing that. Beautiful either way indeed.

  • @noodlegrannybill
    @noodlegrannybill Před 4 lety +242

    i love these comments..i wish i knew people like this in real life:p

  • @Guswal03
    @Guswal03 Před 4 lety +135

    This part from 2:26 to 3:18 is one of the pieces of music of ANY song in my opinion...

  • @jamesturner2914
    @jamesturner2914 Před 5 lety +66

    This song is about death , the fragility life. The song is delicate, his vocals could fall at any moment, the drums like a heartbeat. I feel this song connects me with some higher place , transcendent of human ability. Simplicity yet magical.

    • @aidan5114
      @aidan5114 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I feel this so hard. Especially "Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore." We all start out as one, and through this "bittersweet distractor" i.e. "Life" we forget that over time. But the Reckoner, the one on his deathbed, begins to remember. "Reckoner, take me with you..."

  • @Saskidan
    @Saskidan Před rokem +81

    The ending when the song is fading out almost makes me cry. The live version from the basement stretches it out a bit which is really nice.

    • @rayyanyusuf7849
      @rayyanyusuf7849 Před rokem +2

      u should check out the version they performed in japan. the outro’s even longer

    • @Saskidan
      @Saskidan Před rokem +1

      @@rayyanyusuf7849 Digging it, thanks for the recommendation

    • @stevemoisan
      @stevemoisan Před 11 měsíci +1

      The From The Basement version of this song is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

  • @exs8980
    @exs8980 Před 5 měsíci +16

    here after listening this in
    captains of the world !!

  • @rikchurch7125
    @rikchurch7125 Před 3 lety +13

    " Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore " ......shivers every time.

  • @ngcebodlamini6205
    @ngcebodlamini6205 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Captains of the World; the 90 second period/background sound between the first and the next iconic mbappe moment brought me here. what a fitting gem.

  • @dimsum9994
    @dimsum9994 Před 4 lety +25

    Wherever I am .. whatever I am doing
    Time stops
    When I hear this

  • @davidreyes4045
    @davidreyes4045 Před 5 lety +30

    Heard this song for the first time about 2 yrs ago....I can't explain what it is about this song....But when you get it.. You get it.....This song has gotten me through some tough times.

  • @manumitul
    @manumitul Před 6 lety +28

    I cry everytime I hear this song and yet it lifts my soul. Possibly the greatest Radiohead song. Possibly the greatest song of all time. If there was one song I could listen to before I die, it'd be Reckoner.

  • @veiolex
    @veiolex Před 13 lety +33

    this is probably my favourite radiohead song

  • @goncalofreitas2094
    @goncalofreitas2094 Před měsícem +7

    If you're not crying to this song, you're listening to it wrong

  • @jenniferlima9235
    @jenniferlima9235 Před 5 lety +12

    I used to lay in bed as a teenager and listen to this song over and over... as soon as it came to the end, I would hit the back button on the CD player. Memories...

  • @mashotoshaku
    @mashotoshaku Před 5 lety +108

    A good reminder that music isnt about sales its about art. Damn

  • @olafbesser7042
    @olafbesser7042 Před rokem +6

    It is my moms favorite radiohead song. She nerver listens to music, but when i play this beauty, she always tells me to make it louder.

  • @n1c98
    @n1c98 Před 7 lety +62

    There are less sand grains on the beach than there are galaxies in the Universe, and every one of them dust sparkles of impermanence.

    • @HenrySylvester01
      @HenrySylvester01 Před 6 lety +11

      It’s also crazy to think that some of the stars we see in the sky have been dead for billions of years, but their ghostly light can still be seen.

    • @mehimself3936
      @mehimself3936 Před 4 lety +1

      Nothing what to do with the video

    • @johnguzman8637
      @johnguzman8637 Před 4 lety

      Less grains of sand than stars, not galaxies but still amazing

    • @n1c98
      @n1c98 Před 8 měsíci

      @@johnguzman8637 The emphasis is on the galaxies because it gives a picture of magnitude. If the Universe is potentially infinite then an infinite amount of galaxies give's a clear picture of just how many duplicated stars there are

    • @n1c98
      @n1c98 Před 8 měsíci

      @@HenrySylvester01 Absolutely, even if abstract Art or abstract lyrics are subjective and can be interpreted in different ways, it's cool you can think about the magnitude. Looks like there was another guy here in the thread that didn't understand that, but all good. My initial comment was from a poem I wrote around 10 years ago and published. I was inspired by "we separate like ripples on a blank shore". The ephemeral life of humans is just like the stars and the multitude of them is even more crazy to think about when you put into perspective the multitude of galaxies in a potentially infinite Universe, that's why I wrote my comment, and this song was in conjunction of my inspiration for that part of my poem

  • @123coffeyboy
    @123coffeyboy Před 8 lety +54

    When you look up the word evocative in a Thesaurus this song should blast from the page.

  • @Classicgamershq
    @Classicgamershq Před 8 lety +503

    End all song of our lifetime.

    • @valiuhilas
      @valiuhilas Před 7 lety +41

      wat

    • @ruari76
      @ruari76 Před 7 lety +5

      Totally right my favourite song

    • @Chaaos2
      @Chaaos2 Před 6 lety +1

      tap tap is this thing on

    • @danialtello91
      @danialtello91 Před 6 lety

      Yes is a word that exist for this song. This song shut down all songs that exist in this world.

    • @brenonline9502
      @brenonline9502 Před 6 lety +1

      far and away my anthem whilst I while away my days....
      #mindfulness

  • @andyc8707
    @andyc8707 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Sat here 12 years after losing my dad, reminiscing in a house that I blind rented and just so happens to be laid out almost the same as my dads house was. He’s the reason my love for Radiohead exists.
    Thinking of you old man

  • @birbee6492
    @birbee6492 Před 10 měsíci +10

    This song is cruelly underrated.

  • @notnoodle2196
    @notnoodle2196 Před 2 lety +22

    I love so many songs and enjoy them a great deal but this? This song is painfully beautiful, it's probably one of the most gorgeous songs to ever be produced and probably will stay that way for an eternity. The song is... it's pure gold.

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 Před 2 lety

      Hi I recommend a brand new indie song I came across called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

  • @korwl540
    @korwl540 Před 4 lety +14

    in '09, i was a 19 year old kid in way over his head having some pretty intense experiences in afghanistan. this song, and the entire album really, was something that affected me on an almost religious level and rarely went long between listens. that string section which closes out the track helped me come to some pretty heavy reckonings that i might not have otherwise. i know thom and co. are unlikely to ever read this, but i just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. i'll be listening to this album when i'm 80.

  • @eradeziel
    @eradeziel Před 9 lety +38

    This is a nice animation, not seen this accompaniment before. Other than that I have to echo most of the other comments here; this song is a long standing fave now, a bit of medicine for me when things get just that little bit too much. Beautiful music.

  • @vectorjeldes
    @vectorjeldes Před rokem +11

    In Rainbows is a masterpiece

  • @talhabarut5736
    @talhabarut5736 Před 5 lety +16

    In Rainbows is a hell of a Album for containing beasts like: -Reckoner
    -Jigsaw falling into place
    -Nude

  • @efloop
    @efloop Před 15 lety +51

    this song is a masterpiece. Radiohead don't know how to stop.

    • @ghostliver
      @ghostliver Před rokem +4

      They did a Ful Stop on their last album mate

  • @siyavuyakhoza1049
    @siyavuyakhoza1049 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I did so much to finally find this song

  • @elizondomountaindewherbert3250

    Reckoner
    You can't take it with yer
    Dancing for your pleasure
    You are not to blame for
    Bittersweet distractors
    Dare not speak its name
    Dedicated to all human beings
    Because we separate
    Like ripples on a blank shore
    In rainbows
    Because we separate
    Like ripples on a blank shore

  • @marquitos7400
    @marquitos7400 Před 4 lety +16

    I'm actually in a bad mood and this song always make me cry...
    It's a masterpiece.
    I will remember this song forever

  • @BillythecrackedButcher
    @BillythecrackedButcher Před 7 lety +25

    Pure eargasm everyfucking time

  • @p_pea
    @p_pea Před rokem +9

    I fuckin love this song

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 Před rokem

      Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

  • @impsick
    @impsick Před 4 lety +76

    Last time I saw my little brother he covered this song at a little cafe. Hung himself a week later. :(

    • @rjensen2586
      @rjensen2586 Před 4 lety +5

      Omar, I am so sorry about your brother. My brother died the same way.

    • @impsick
      @impsick Před 4 lety

      @@rjensen2586 hey sorry for your loss too. Tragic. How old?

    • @impsick
      @impsick Před 4 lety

      @@rjensen2586 and thanks btw

    • @ulrich7817
      @ulrich7817 Před 3 lety +4

      my friend liked radiohead, and he also hanged himself, it's already been seven years

    • @naadiyahsamsudeen4942
      @naadiyahsamsudeen4942 Před 3 lety +2

      that's horrible, I'm so so sorry you had to go through that. I hope you're doing better now.
      its the thought of my 4 younger siblings and how they'd react that keeps me here sometimes.

  • @melissaoverby6843
    @melissaoverby6843 Před rokem +8

    All I know is that Radiohead is my comfort. When things are the darkest, there music can lead me back into the light. I wonder if they even know they've actually saved lives ❤️

  • @dragonoftheeast695
    @dragonoftheeast695 Před měsícem +4

    Soooo happy to hear that other people adore this song like I do..
    almost like a magic spell when I first heard this song and still does something to me to this day..

  • @giovasadze9761
    @giovasadze9761 Před 4 lety +11

    At every hard stage of my life i was accidentally back to this Masterpiece.

  • @starperro4441
    @starperro4441 Před 5 lety +9

    Makes me feel like i want to detach from this realm to a neverending blissful journey...

  • @Psyk078
    @Psyk078 Před 5 lety +32

    Reminds me of Sébastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (worth a listen!)

  • @sofyatvorozhnaya
    @sofyatvorozhnaya Před 5 lety +13

    The most beautiful song I've ever heard

  • @theSnowXRIDER
    @theSnowXRIDER Před 4 lety +4

    i listen the first song of radiohead when i am 14.....now im 38......and is the same sensation....this band is another world...another harmony...another universe...another reality

  • @Afrozombie2
    @Afrozombie2 Před 7 lety +24

    Best song ever made! my god

  • @desertfox7097
    @desertfox7097 Před 7 lety +13

    Is this the best song ever? Why is this so evocative whenever I listen to it..

  • @cooper712
    @cooper712 Před 7 lety +12

    The best Radiohead song, and the most beautifully composed and moving piece of music ever created.

  • @VvAndromedavV
    @VvAndromedavV Před 15 lety +14

    The first time I heard this song I was struck by its beauty, but the more I listen to this song the more I appreciate it. I've been listening to Raiohead off and on ever since Pablo Honey, and I have to say that I think this is the best song they've ever made. Thom Yorke's vocals on this song are ethereal, stunning, and utterly PERFECT... So much so that I cry now when I listen to this song. It's amazing to hear how much his voice and the band as a whole have evolved over the years.

  • @RowdyRascal420
    @RowdyRascal420 Před 4 lety +10

    One of the best drum beats ever. And the ending gives chills every time

  • @pajaromegalomaniaco6438
    @pajaromegalomaniaco6438 Před rokem +12

    Ese puente hermano, lo mejor que he escuchado en mi vida

  • @hughmck7734
    @hughmck7734 Před 6 lety +13

    I think this might be about determinism: the idea we don't have free will. "Because we separate like ripples on a black shore" sounds like saying we have no control over ourselves and cannot improve ourselves or the world. It sounds like the band is thinking about the luck (or lack thereof) that determines what kind of person one is born as and the fate of each person and they've personified that luck into a god-like "reckoner" "Can you take me with you" is like a prayer to the "reckoner" for their lives to pan out well. That's just my interpretation

    • @AD98.
      @AD98. Před 5 lety

      Hugh McK it's beautiful man!

    • @pekee9304
      @pekee9304 Před 5 lety +1

      blank*

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION Před 5 lety +7

    At 2:50 the background vocals are saying "In Rainbows".

  • @amandaconlon4911
    @amandaconlon4911 Před 6 lety +16

    It took me about 7 listens before I could like, appreciate, and ultimately love this song. It's without a doubt one of their best songs. So simple in structure yet incredibly profound. Such an amazing mix of emotions in under five minutes. Wow!

  • @Happylikehell
    @Happylikehell Před 15 lety +26

    HOW can you NOT love this...
    Radiohead is killing me with their beautiful songs

  • @mooknick242
    @mooknick242 Před 5 lety +6

    at 3:33 when the strings kick in..goodness gracious i have never heard anything like that

  • @MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6

    The greatest song of all time.

  • @yamael14
    @yamael14 Před rokem +4

    These lyrics been haunting me lately...
    Dancing for you pleasure...
    Because we separate, like ripples on a blank shore...
    That's very poetic.

  • @davidmckelvey2601
    @davidmckelvey2601 Před 6 lety +31

    It's funny how most of the songs on In Rainbows sound happy when they are all secretly depressing.

    • @juliemarin2879
      @juliemarin2879 Před 4 lety +6

      I'd say they sou d depressi g when actually they are uplifting

  • @HermetteMelville
    @HermetteMelville Před 6 lety +6

    This song touches the deepest parts of me, deeper than I realized existed.

  • @anshulawasthi9046
    @anshulawasthi9046 Před 6 lety +19

    im not sure if a better song than this exists

  • @cristianbellino8828
    @cristianbellino8828 Před 6 lety +9

    this one is kept deep inside my soul. i just listen to this song in very special moments

  • @enochancient9931
    @enochancient9931 Před rokem +5

    Music is the best natural drug

  • @aswindas2294
    @aswindas2294 Před 3 lety +11

    I came here after watching The Wilds.... I have been listening Radiohead for the last 10 months or so, I never have been introduced to this one. What a Shame!

    • @walther2273
      @walther2273 Před 3 lety

      Listen to the whole in rainbows album and especially the song wierd fishes.

  • @Someaddress555s
    @Someaddress555s Před rokem +4

    A decade ago I used to listen to this song on loop because I didn't know what to think of my life, I just knew it wasn't right. Since then I cut everyone I knew out if my life and got 100% sober. Thanks for the amazing song.

  • @AskAlice24
    @AskAlice24 Před 15 lety +4

    I gotta say, Clement did a great job on this video! What an honor that Radiohead chose it as their official "Reckoner" video. I LOVE this song! It's my absolute favorite! Rock on!

  • @215squints3
    @215squints3 Před 8 lety +7

    reckoner is the perfect song...and such a nice simple guitar riff....genius

  • @jlouis4407
    @jlouis4407 Před měsícem +5

    This should have a lot more views

  • @Shoostep
    @Shoostep Před 6 lety +7

    Nothing short of a masterpiece. Still blows me away after every listen.

    • @josephk2496
      @josephk2496 Před 6 lety +1

      not a masterpiece? stop being a fucking snob ..

  • @Odnos
    @Odnos Před 11 měsíci +5

    Thom Yorke VOICE IS AWESOME

  • @zemplix6506
    @zemplix6506 Před 7 lety +174

    John frusciante inspired this song by these guys. He's a god among men

    • @Somiten
      @Somiten Před 7 lety +56

      yeah, more people should listen his solo stuff, one of the greatest musicians and hell of a guitarist

    • @MissStratfan
      @MissStratfan Před 7 lety +57

      Agreed, his solo stuff eclipses RHCPS work. I've always said I'd love to see Thom Yorke and Frusciante collaborate, they make such beautiful,amazing music independantly, imagine what they would create together!!.

    • @mial2987
      @mial2987 Před 7 lety +31

      Zemplix it's good to know someone as incredible as Thom Yorke is inspired by John. JF is truly a living legend.

    • @att4139
      @att4139 Před 7 lety +8

      Can you link an article or video where he mentions it? I love Frusciante.

    • @Simon-oj5fz
      @Simon-oj5fz Před 7 lety +1

      Amazing. I never new that! I just discovered a love for Radiohead. Been a fan of RHCP for years and JF skills...

  • @baffledanderanged2101
    @baffledanderanged2101 Před 4 lety +6

    Thank you Clement Picon for this awesome music video! Love this song by Radiohead, hope this is never taken down by You Tube