The Meaning of The Bends by Radiohead

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This is my first video essay/analysis about an album where I talk about the meaning and the beauty of it. I started this series with The Bends by Radiohead because it's one of the best 90s albums and it also has Just, Street Spirit and Fake Plastic Trees. Also I hate Creep. Enjoy!
No copyright infringement intended
0:00 Intro
0:50 The History of The Bends and Creep
3:51 Planet Telex
5:41 The Bends
8:08 High and Dry
10:52 Fake Plastic Trees
13:39 Bones
14:40 (Nice Dream)
15:57 Just
18:12 My Iron Lung
19:50 Bullet Proof...I Wish I was
20:22 Black Star
22:47 Sulk
23:55 Street Spirit (Fade Out)
26:34 Outro
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@GregoryMcFalcon 2 ай бұрын

Bro got the bends about making this video

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I'm literally Thom Yorke

@bullseye3805 2 ай бұрын

He deep dived the album

@kierenmoore3236 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to your next video … No ‘pressure’. 😉🤿

@tttiiny 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss He's literally me

@velvet-ambiance 2 ай бұрын

the first radiohead album i listened to from front-to-back

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

same, I would listen to it everyday when I was in my way to school

@Cily_y 2 ай бұрын

"immerse your soul in love" is definitely the best way to end this great album

@olliem40 2 ай бұрын

‘Creep’ doesn’t “suck ass” it’s a genuinely decent song with insane catchiness, summit and emotional drive to it. Is it in there top 25 songs or so? Probably not, but it’s still a great song.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

nuh uh

@QWRTkeyboard 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss He is true. Probably my least favorite song from them but this doesn't mean that it's bad.

@ja-migo Ай бұрын

despite being overrated and overplayed, i think creep is fucking awesome man, it's a great song, just not as much as their songs later on.

@QWRTkeyboard Ай бұрын

@@ja-migo I agree

@JC_923 13 күн бұрын

Good and bad are entirely subjective and also relative. So anybody can say a song is bad tbh. There is not much to argue with or to prove

@leepicrandomaa 2 ай бұрын

My Iron Lung might just be one of my top Radiohead song, purely because of the line "This is our new song, just like the last one, a total waste of time, my iron lung" Like Thom just takes away all the metaphor and symbolism and said right to our face that he hates creep

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Can't blame him tbh

@Atlas65 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss It's pretentious to hate Creep. If you are a songwriter you can appreciate the songwriting genius of that song. Although the climax of the song is mainly lifted from the verse in the "Air That I Breath" by the Hollies (in Creep "She's running out again..") "Creep" still has its own life. Even though the chord structure are almost the same as the Hollies song and like priorly mentioned the middle 8 vocals in Creep has almost the same melody as in "the Air that I Breath" But the verse and the Chorus in Creep" is completely original, and masterfully written - Thom didn't hate the song because of the songwriting. He hated it because of what it brought, and how the label was pressuring them to come up with another Creep. Just like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with Nirvana. Kurt didn't hate the song before the fame, then he wouldn't had put the song on the album. the same applies with "Creep"

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

@@Atlas65 it's not about pretentiousness, I genuinely don't like the song, I can't get over how cringy the lyrics are

@ToniToniChopaaa 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysisshow tf do you cringe at them? I love the lyrics

@circumferett 2 ай бұрын

@@ToniToniChopaaa people can have opinions

@dh41005 2 ай бұрын

The bends and Ok Computer are two of the best albums of all time. What an incredible band!

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

they have so many perfect albums

@Mr.PDF_File 2 ай бұрын

In Rainbows n Kid A

@fallenangelcrimson 2 ай бұрын

i swear everything single track on the bends is just., (haha) from planet telex, the bends, high & dry, fake plastic trees (best song), bones, (nice dream), just, my iron lung, bullet proof… i wish i was, black star, sulk, and street spirit (fade out)…

@WizzDude 2 ай бұрын

This is too good for 1K views

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank youu

@coldkel 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss deserves way more

@CrecentDeLulu 2 ай бұрын

wow... I've listen to the bends album many times and still get mind-blown when learning more about the songs lyrical meanings and messages. Super entertaining and informative!

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@tragiciansmagician4186 2 ай бұрын

I really love High and Dry specifically because of how simple it sounds but the meaning hits very close to home for me. I'm in some serious burnout because I've pushed so damn hard and I did lose it

@alvaroperez5244 2 ай бұрын

U gotta make this a series man I would watch every episode.

@ryudylan 2 ай бұрын

I thought that bones was about an old man talking about aging and the pain of being old. I interpreted the line where he talks about how he used to be peter pan as a metaphor of how he used to be so young and energetic. I also connected it to peter pan being a symbol of youth.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

yea I can see that too

@anus333 2 ай бұрын

it was confirmed fake plastic was actually about consumerism, but i guess its nice when art has other interpretations

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

there's definitely a story there about love too but Thom's lyrics always have a lot of interpretations, thats why I love them so much

@anus333 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss true true

@frank9367 2 ай бұрын

do you have a source that confirms that?

@foolso2556 2 ай бұрын

Im 14 and this was deep 👆😔

@Glassandcandy 2 ай бұрын

Kudos for the subtitles. I personally don’t have any trouble understanding you at all- but I’m a native speaker of English. I have lots of friends who are ESL speakers though and they often complain they have trouble understanding even perfect English sometimes depending on if it’s in a foreign accent though, so they’d super appreciate the extra time you took to transcribe the script for this video

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Yea they don't really take me too long and they just make the video better. It's nice to see that people are finding them helpful.

@Rami-L 2 ай бұрын

for a video with less than 300 likes this is very high quality. stand proud, you are strong

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank you

@Prairiepagan316 2 ай бұрын

The song The Bends was written back before Pablo Honey came out. It was originally called The Benz. Knowing this, we can't really say it was written about life after skyrocketing fame. I do love this album. I listen to it when I need that "90's" sound. I love how young Thom's voice is.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I just thought they changed the lyrics after they released Pablo Honey but I don't know

@Prairiepagan316 2 ай бұрын

@Krysiss and they may have some. I feel like I read they had even played it live before they released Pablo Honey. I'm sure some RH fan knows more about it than I do.

@JohnnyInTheBasement 2 ай бұрын

Please dude keep doing stuff like this, I loved it

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

will do, thankss

@triash4385 2 ай бұрын

Great work! Can't wait till the HTTT video.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

probably gonna go through the albums chronologically if I make this a series

@QWRTkeyboard 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss I loved the video. You need to make this a series.

@claukhatib 2 ай бұрын

Good shit, hope you keep making more of these videos, as someone who is getting into radiohead this is great stuff

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank you, i'll try to cover all their main albums

@Falxifer95 2 ай бұрын

I prefer to hear people talk about Radiohead than listening to them. Please, don't stone me, I'm just not into them.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Everyone has their taste but I feel like if you listen to them enough you'll start liking them

@yahyaadinugraha1058 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait for more.

@Sharkade123 2 ай бұрын

Well done man, love the video !

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank you

@abhirampk2067 2 ай бұрын

Great work❤

@linas.identikit 24 күн бұрын

Can you please please please make some more videos about radiohead and their other albums? It’s genuinely interesting to listen to you, and you kinda cultivated my love of The Bends with the video

@Krysiss 24 күн бұрын

I'll be taking a quick break from KZfaq because I'll be moving countries soon but when I'm back I'll definitely talk more about Radiohead because I love them.

@Papabandana 2 ай бұрын

Literally started falling into a deeper love for The Bends, oh no, I'm becoming a Radiohead fan. It's over for me boys.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

say bye to social interactions

@Papabandana 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss can’t say goodbye to something I never had

@sirloin3583 2 ай бұрын

Creep is so underrated by Radiohead fans

@Mr.PDF_File 2 ай бұрын

Its hard to compared the love for their albums. Kid A and OK Computer are absolutely amazing, so is The Bends but just differently

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I hate when people compare Radiohead albums for no reason because they have completely different messages and sounds. That's why I wanna make this a series so there's a bigger discussion than just "this album good, this album bad"

@thisdeath 2 ай бұрын

i love this album so much

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

samee

@AshtonRogers-se1zj 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps it's a trivial thing to comment about,but I really enjoyed the way you read that comment during your explanation of Black Star. I laughed really hard when I heard that.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

lmaoo as soon as I saw that comment I knew it would be perfect for the video

@AshtonRogers-se1zj 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss so appropriately inappropriate,right!? It definitely served to illustrate your point well.

@francescorangl 2 ай бұрын

Great video!! And yeah I think we all would really love more albums. Something like Lizzy Stardust or are you experienced would be nice

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Ziggy Stardust? Yea that's definitely on the list

@tkmusic4094 2 ай бұрын

Nice video!

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thankss

@therealdualipa 2 ай бұрын

better than kid a and moon shaped pool ive believed this my whole life since the moment i was born i was born to listen to the bends on repeat

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thanks dua lipa

@Andres-qv9oy 2 ай бұрын

This is the best video I’ve watch on the bends I think so many people gloss over it because they want to get to ok computer,kid-A in rainbows ect. But this is arguably a top 3 in there discography and Its truly a alt rock utopia album

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank you, I was suprised when I saw thay barely anyone has talked about this album on KZfaq

@Andres-qv9oy 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss it’s a shame

@Smrda1312 2 ай бұрын

I always thought interpreting My iron lung as being just about Creep quite limiting. For me it's about modern life in general and about how we all go about our day despite feeling something is way off about the world around us

@hanswangst Ай бұрын

I love it

@brawnelamia. 2 ай бұрын

great video 👏

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ZakeandZach 2 ай бұрын

Almost makes me want to do a Dagoth Ur Breaks Down Radiohead Albums

@Mr.PDF_File 2 ай бұрын

The 8bit is sick btw

@mugen8883 29 күн бұрын

Im not the type to say if this is really a way of claiming or just cope esque words on trying to say this stands out or not in some shape form or manner but this album is the definition of the embodiment/epitome of a real human being with flaws and faults to some perfect quintessential extent yet to convey a projecting imperfectly raw unwillingly thought out conceptual album for the majority of people who think this is/isn't the pinnacle of their musical career plus the way you or in general look at it but for me this album is the real but profound deal of radiohead's brilliance on how they execute certain ways on creating their talented craft indirectly immaculate in my opinion as if god spoke to them to make this type of thing for their own fame scrutiny's sake i guess.

@Pan.95 2 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts about Enter Shikari?

@mythicpr0ductions 2 ай бұрын

Don’t listen to these stupid hate comments. I loved this form of video and I am looking forward to seeing more of these types of videos 🔥

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

the comments have been nice on this video luckily but thanks lol

@Mr.PDF_File 2 ай бұрын

Their only genuinely mainstream alternative album, slaps from Planet Telex to Street Spirit (Fade Out)

@hulejul9748 2 ай бұрын

thom once said just was about a narcissistic friend he had to let go, because he was too much. i guess that makes part of the lyrics more literal

@Mr.PDF_File 2 ай бұрын

Planet Telex 🔥🔥

@johnbatman2350 2 күн бұрын

It would've been cool if you covered the B-sides but overall though great vid

@DucDang-xx9nd 2 ай бұрын

0:13 What do the flags in the rankings mean?

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

no idea, just found a random review on google

@Inferno594 2 ай бұрын

Plz do more of this

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

will do

@ARadioheadDeepDive 2 ай бұрын

bro censored depression

@ARadioheadDeepDive 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video btw

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I am eliminating depression from this world

@aliman1612 2 ай бұрын

Good video! Keep it going

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@maestrocolin 2 ай бұрын

The Bends is one of the albums

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

it is an album

@r3dsnow757 2 ай бұрын

Man sounds like High Boi

@MrFknPitsy 2 ай бұрын

Great video, mate! Happy to be corrected, but wasn't that Street Spirit quote from Thom actually fake?

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

"This quote goes back to a defunct post on followmearound.com. Apparently the excerpt originally comes from the book Radiohead: From a Great Height, transcribed from an interview which could probably be identified if someone looked through the bibliography of this book." This is what people were saying on reddit but I kept seeing this quote everywhere so I thought I should include it, not sure if it is 100% real but it does describe the song.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

also im glad you liked the video :)

@MrFknPitsy 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss totally agree that it perfectly describes the song. Whether it’s real, or not, it’s very believable because it resonates with how many of us feel about the song.

@ToffeeToof 2 ай бұрын

Great vid but why did you censor depression at 13:51??

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

KZfaq doesn't like it when you discuss "sensitive topics". It's really annoying but I can't do anything about it.

@ToffeeToof 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss ah ok

@kidamnesiac1724 2 ай бұрын

Wish High and dry wasn’t on the album. It’s the only blip.

@Fabiano.Bittencourt 2 ай бұрын

Did I get this right? High and Dry was written by Tom before the band success, but it talks about it?

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

The song was written before it but the lyrics were changed to talk about his success

@timotialban2688 2 ай бұрын

Link for the eight bit bends album.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hciai8udm7XFcmw.htmlsi=u6MxGBIhwzdp6QRC

@krater869 2 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about bôa

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

good idea actually

@lizzieparker9950 27 күн бұрын

8:19 that’s literally my friend from school!!! Omg 😂

@Krysiss 26 күн бұрын

really? lmao

@lizzieparker9950 26 күн бұрын

@@Krysiss yeh they sent me a message as they were shocked (they are an insane Radiohead fan)

@NotFourResale 2 ай бұрын

the bends was writtern before creep so isnt actually about their sudden success

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

high and dry was also written before creep but they just changed the lyrics after

@mrmewo-qe7ut 2 ай бұрын

please please do more

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

will do 🙏🙏

@lisenhatson 2 ай бұрын

If you're going to interpret what ThM's song expresses, I suggest you use a more time-accurate footage, preferably near the time the song/album was released. The footage from the 2000s Planet Telex concert while the song is made around a decade ago would be less applicable as proof of your interpretation. However, the whole album tracks interpretation is good.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I see where you're coming from but it's pretty hard to find high quality footage of concerts from that time. The whole video would be in 240p if I did that. Also Radiohead worldwide blocked my video when I used their music videos lol. Anyways I'm glad you liked the interpretations, I think that's the important part.

@lisenhatson 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss Ah, my bad for not realizing the copyright issue.

@mesio9150 Ай бұрын

It is their 2 good album

@King_0f_Frost 2 ай бұрын

I dont understand your opinion on High and Dry its a beautiful song and one of my favorites of all time

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

idk just doesn't do it for me I guess

@RAVEN_LOVES_THE_TINAS 3 күн бұрын

wdym first "good album" pablo honey is like a unskipable album for me

@owenisweirdo 2 ай бұрын

0:37 PLEASE TALK ABOUT HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS. 10. OUT. OF. 10.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I will definitely try because it's like one my favourite albums ever but I can't really analize the lyrics on that one lmao

@UndertaleFan-cx2mc 2 ай бұрын

Haven't watched the video yet but I'll share my opinion rq WAY too many people praise OK Computer like it's the 2nd and 3rd coming of Jesus Christ and I feel that for the accessibility of The Bends for someone like me into Radiohead made it several tiers higher than OK Computer Hail To The Thief is my #1 though Anyway I'll watch the actual video now

@fortaime 2 ай бұрын

The Bends? More like You're Bent

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

look who's talking

@FloydGreen-lu3ef 2 ай бұрын

Please do more of these…ok computer!!!!

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I will definitely do one on Ok Computer and In Rainbows

@PaniniMonkey 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss what about kid a?

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

yess, I just want to save up for a better mic so the videos come out better

@FloydGreen-lu3ef 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss I think it sounds great but you’re the creator😂

@PaniniMonkey 2 ай бұрын

@@Krysiss i understand mr video maker

@NoPointsHarry 2 ай бұрын

My favourite radiohead album the imperfection is what makes this album it inspired everything they became to be

@Voidakari 2 ай бұрын

I like Pablo Honey :(

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

HOW DARE YOU???

@captainflappyarms8277 2 ай бұрын

Imagine not having the bends smh.

@gowan2586 2 ай бұрын

can we get amnesiac lore ?

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

I need to look into it because I wanna make a video on Kid A/Amnesiac

@maciejojewski1755 2 ай бұрын

0:02 and already a lie 😔

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Sorry but I just can not listen to Pablo Honey 😔

@rafaelsouza158 2 ай бұрын

Pablo Honey is a good album. It's diferent and more simple than Radiohead later works, but it has great songs. It don't deserve all this hate.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

It does have some good songs but it's just not for me I guess

@velvet-ambiance 2 ай бұрын

at least it’s not the worst radiohead album, that title goes to “king of limbs”

@leepicrandomaa 2 ай бұрын

@@velvet-ambiance King of Limbs is awesome once you watch the in the basement video

@velvet-ambiance 2 ай бұрын

@@leepicrandomaa only redeemable version of that album

@jameshannagan4256 2 ай бұрын

@@velvet-ambiance The king Of Limbs is the only album that Godrich kind of screwed up it sounds robotic and sometimes kind of muted and mixed poorly. The basement session for TKOL is among Radioheads best work. Listen to Bloom and Little By Little and see the difference the organic instruments and the addition of Portishead drummer Clive Deamer makes that album swing like hell. The addition of the extra songs that are both great especially The Daily Mail fill the album out. I Dare any Radiohead fan to watch the whole session and say it's a bad album because it's not.

@thomyorkeisdaddy6808 Ай бұрын

8:18 is my girlfriend lol

@reezywizz 2 ай бұрын

Now do in rainbows

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

will do

@dmasterrl8823 2 ай бұрын

First good album? Yeah I really do like You and Anyone Can Play Guitar from Pablo Honey, but i can't say that it's a good album

@iffiest. 2 ай бұрын

my guy bring creep listener data using spotify wtf

@kidamnesiac1724 2 ай бұрын

Hey, not all americans love Creep.

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

there's still hope

@randomguy-zq8sf Ай бұрын

no way you calling ok computer better then the best album in the world (the bends)

@Krysiss Ай бұрын

come on now

@PaniniMonkey 2 ай бұрын

11th comment i think

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

thank you soldier

@LambTAFFF 2 ай бұрын

I love The Bends and this video is great. But Creep doesn't suck dude, this is like annoying Radiohead fan 101 you're better than this

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Half of Radiohead's fans love Creep and the other half hates it so I would get backlash anyways but it's just my personal opinion on the song. I think it's a bad portrayal of Thom's work, I'm not trying to be edgy

@Krysiss 2 ай бұрын

Sorry if I'm coming off too rude lol, I'm glad you liked the video