No Surprises
Radiohead Lyrics

No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent

This is my final fit
My final bellyache

With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden

No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke

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No Surprises is a song by the British alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released as the third and final single from the group's 1997 album OK Computer. Accompanied by a music video that featured a single shot of singer Thom Yorke's head in a plastic bubble that filled with water, the single peaked at number four in the United Kingdom.

Radiohead wrote "No Surprises" while touring with the band R.E.M. in 1995. "No Surprises" was the first song Radiohead recorded on the first day of recording sessions for OK Computer. Read Full BioNo Surprises is a song by the British alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released as the third and final single from the group's 1997 album OK Computer. Accompanied by a music video that featured a single shot of singer Thom Yorke's head in a plastic bubble that filled with water, the single peaked at number four in the United Kingdom.

Radiohead wrote "No Surprises" while touring with the band R.E.M. in 1995. "No Surprises" was the first song Radiohead recorded on the first day of recording sessions for OK Computer. The version of the song on the album is the first take recorded. Singer Thom Yorke commented, "We did endless versions afterwards [...] and they were all just covers of the first version. So we gave up and went back to [the original]."

The lyrics originally told the story of a man who has become fed up with the way things are working out for him and is having problems with his girlfriend. Two lines from this version are, "He was sick of her excuses / To not take off her dress when bleedin' in the bathroom." Preparing to record the song, Yorke altered the lyrics dramatically; instead of telling a love story about a man and his girlfriend, the song now appears to figuratively reference taking one's own life (as evidenced in lyrics such as "I'll take a quiet life/A handshake/Of carbon monoxide") to illustrate contempt for the complacency of British "normality".

"No Surprises" was released as the third single from OK Computer on 12 January 1998. The single reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.

The music video for "No Surprises" was directed by Grant Gee. The video consists solely of a single close-up shot of Thom Yorke's head inside a clear plastic bubble. The lyrics to the song scroll backwards on the bottom of the screen throughout the video. After the first verse, the plastic helmet begins to fill with water. Yorke continues singing as he attempts to lift his head above the rising water. Once the bubble completely fills, Yorke is motionless for over a minute, after which the water is released and he resumes singing. For Yorke's safety, the video was filmed at high-speed and played back in slow-motion.

Recently "No Surprises" were present in House open 6th. season episode that shows Hugh Laurie's character suffering to drop the vicodin dependence.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Mohammed Nassib

2y↑6.5K

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Juan Camacho

11w↑62

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide

And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent

This is my final fit
My final bellyache

With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
🌹🌹🌹
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden

No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

Monday John

44w↑2.6K

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent
Silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache with
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Leonardo Jacome

19w↑17

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

J Robinson

1y↑1.2K

Lyrics

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide

With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent

This is my final fit
My final bellyache

With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden

No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Just incase you want to sing along👌

All comments from YouTube:

Mohammed Nassib

2y↑6.5K

Abla HADJOUTI

Thanks a lot.

tomas velasquez

RICHARD Egan

Thanks man, 👍👍👍

thegodly player

Thanks 👍😊

Funni monke

I actually memorized them since I bought the album

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leftmelonely

6w↑798

This song is perfect, whoever agrees, breathes.

Usnea Subfloridana

@Andrew Katajeff the joke is that he holds his breath, meathead

Andrew Katajeff

You might find me in Skipe)

Andrew Katajeff

Mostly youth of course

Andrew Katajeff

@B0omer96 Half my country adores America

Andrew Katajeff

@Usnea Subfloridana Apparently, You're not authorised to write for Thom Yorke

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man dude

21w↑964

I love how his smile at the end is completely genuine because if you watch behind the scenes clips of making this video you see how incredibly frustrated he was in how many attempts it took to hold his breath that long, so when he finally got it he couldn’t help but smile

noego jimmy

2w↑1

@Akshay Natu My record is 4 minutes. I was smoking tobacco lightly and weed heavily at the time, but very much in shape.
There are many factors as technique , prep...
I can still do 2 minutes after night of drinking and smoking...

Sbeve Loaf

5w↑2

@Akshay Natu 57 seconds to be exact

Marla Mays

@thechamp879 😆

Marla Mays

7w↑4

Even He Knew he nailed it that take.

Typo

7w↑1

@Sveve ssve ok

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The dog from Raditude

4w↑223

This song, to me, sounds like what sadness feels like. Not necessarily depression, but more melancholy. It’s like the feeling of mild gloom that hangs over everyone from time to time put into music.

B0omer96

Funny how art is like that. To me it exudes the most desperate deep down soul cry for something to just go good, just be good enough for a bit.

Ronald Cheng

2w↑1

It’s sounds creepy, sad, depressing, and sleepy all at the same time.

Armin E

3w↑1

its kinda nostalgic as well

Sixtixx

3w↑5

holy shit its the dog from weezer

Mityward

4w↑7

It’s literally loneliness made into a song.

$ebax7298

15w↑1.9K

0:00 - 2:34 When you just want to finish it all
2:35 - 2:54 You stop for a moment and start thinking about the things you would miss if you continue with your plan
2:55 - 3:47 You decide to continue your life with a new hope and finding out life is beautiful, and ready to get the things you need, want and deserve to live with no surprises

Radiohead, curing people's depression since 90's

Si Turl

Brilliant.

Angry Primal Bug

Maybe you should make it 1997 because street spirit doesn’t leave any room for for any optimism. Just pure hopelessness

B0omer96

Yeah that's not what I took from it at all. But I admire your positive thinking.

wipje41

I think the garden part at the end is referring to the old warrior ascetic of paradise. The Garden of God is where you will find peace, which is found through holy war.
PS suicide is pathetic

Cintia Silva

Força sempre 🙏

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Sam Barrett

1w↑8

This song was played at my mums funeral in 2011 it was her and my dads favourite song. My dad also passed and this song played at his funeral. Rip to the both of them and I’ll always be internally grateful for the music they played to me like this.

johanna garcia

Sorry to hear that

Leslie Ramos

20w↑859

The way that this song touches and hurts my heart in ways I can't explain the fact that this song is about wanting to live a peaceful life somewhere in a peaceful place, when you've been living in a chaotic/problematic family system and environment makes me long for silence and peace more than I could ever imagine.

Lyra Medici

Oh so that’s why I really connect with this song.

Beerful Belg1um

10w↑1

This song reminds me of my Dad told my family that his best friend drank himself to death. He had been friends with him since he was 8 years old and before he died kept caring for him. He even brought him a plate of food on Christmas day to make sure he was alright. A few weeks later he died

Red Skies

11w

Greetings Leslie, I recommend listening to a song called 'Where I Come From' by Robert Nix

Alain Raymonde

11w↑2

Amen to that man.. I hope you find your peace.

First Lasterson

15w↑1

Well said.

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Carson Smith

20w↑269

This song is so melancholy. Reminds me of my depressing high school years, but at the same time nostalgic.

Diego

''Melancholic''. And I can totally relate with your comment

Zohbe

the word is "meloncholic". (I'm filled with meloncholy) (I feel meloncholic)

Red Skies

11w↑3

"Hi Carson,I recommend taking a listen to a song called 'Where I Come From' by Robert Nix

Satto

2w↑31

esta canción es simplemente espectacular, tengo 14 años y hace poco empeze escuchar radiohead, ya la conocia porque mi padre es muy fan desde hace mas de 22 años, hace no mucho escuche gran parte de las canciones y ya me las sabia mas o menos porque mi papa lo pone mucho en mi casa y ahora desarrolle un gusto gigante por cada canción de esta banda tan buena

Marco Antonioty Arreguin Gonzalez

7d↑2

Justo la estoy escuchando con mi hija, quien tiene 15. No se si vaya a ser fan o no de Radiohead como yo, pero disfruto mucho el poder estar junto a ella oyendo la discografía cada vez que podemos... una felicidad indescriptible.

Luan Moruz

2w↑1

muy bien

Laisa3399

2w↑3

JAJAJA me recuerdas a mí en la secundaria, justamente a esa misma edad me volví mega fan de esta banda y actualmente, después de 7 años lo sigo siendo. Y de hecho esta es mi canción favorita. Espero que puedas seguir disfrutando sus canciones para siempre. :)

EletricalMonkey

1y↑3.6K

I love Radiohead but sometimes they can hit a little too close to home.

Mettt

@ONLY FUTURE SUMMER!! Hail satan

Alex Q

1y↑1

Can somebody explain what does it mean?) is this allusion to "warhead"?? question of different cultural background..

Luis

Stopp0ppooppppppppp

Marcia Gowe

I can see what your feeling, I just love listening to this song going to sleep

Felix DeKhatt

I love Radiohead AND sometimes they can hit a little too close to home.

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Alain Raymonde

12w↑250

Radiohead / Thom Yorke have wrote some of the most depressing songs for sad people like me who love them for it as when I listen to them my cognitive reality feels longing for living again after a black episode.... not sure if that makes sense to anyone else but in my own world of battling depression and anxiety I need these songs to feeling longing... their lyrics and melodies take me away from the pain and into a dream.

Meagan

3w↑1

It does make sense. I also feel like when you find songs/art that you can relate to like this, it helps validate your experience. Life isn't as lonely as it feels sometimes. Other people out there have similar struggles. Sometimes listening to songs like this is the opposite of feeling alone in a crowded room in a certain way.

Red Skies

11w↑1

@Alain Raymonde Thanks Bud they are a really polished band-great production.

Alain Raymonde

11w

@Red Skies hey man, just listened there.. really like it... he reminds me of one of my favourite Irish bands called 'The Devine comedy' , check them out if you're not familiar with them. 👍

Red Skies

11w

@Alain Raymonde You got it the song's a little offbeat but I like it alot-have a good one

Alain Raymonde

11w

@Red Skies thanks very much.. appreciate that

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Keyl

6d↑3

It's strange how all these songs with a "sad" meaning to it are always in a major key, it's like a sweet depression or a nice cry... I find it as strange as beautiful tbh

IS

4w↑72

Almost every song of Radiohead feels like standing while life passes by.Not in a sad way, but... Yes.

korvin999

8w↑162

There was time when I was feeling really bad, I was surrounded every day with people I didn't like, I was tired about all the stuff that was going aroud me and that I really didn't want, not even for a second. That time I knew nothing about Radiohead. But somehow this song jumped to my playlist, and stuck there for months, cause the more I was listening to it, the more I realizing that this is what I want - not have alarms, and no have any surprises, at all. And this song helped me to survive, and soothed me. Much later I found more songs of this great band, but that was very different story.
And now, 11 years later I am here to write this comment to say Thank You Radiohead for bringing a peace to me when I was alone, surrounded by screaming crowd, cold in the darkness, and lost by all the people. You saved me.

Mitthenstein

Talk about completely missing the point of the song…

korvin999

6w↑2

@MrR3KK well I would say that I am fighting for my peace every day. So it is not what can be acquired once and forever. You can just get the power to fight for it and faith that it does make sense.

MrR3KK

Did you managed to get the peaceful life?

Liz Agar

7w↑1

Can’t wait to feel this way.

emomu

8w↑3

so glad to hear ur doing better!

Aviraj Bevli

30w↑17.5K

Gonna leave this comment here. Whenever someone likes it, I'll be reminded of this masterpiece

Captain Stupid

true

krikex

You better listen this rn

NIKITA SEHRAWAT

1w↑1

I amma be 158th aaaah fan girl😂😂

jonty_G

Come back and listen

Ana C. A.

Man you made the perfect engine of coment like.

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Hayley fgvrtstg

4w↑36

honestly, radiohead makes such great songs every single time i hear one it just paints like the most beautiful, amazing thing in my head. it gives me huge nostalgia. god, i fucking wish people could feel exactly what i feel every time i listen to radiohead. so beautiful. its so clean and clear, yet so cloudy and foggy at the same time so you can really interpret this music in any way you want. i love how real and genuine this music is. it just brings me so much happiness and overwhelming feelings of bliss. i will always say that i fucking love radiohead. best god damn band i have ever heard in my entire life.

caitlyn

2w↑2

you put exactly how i feel about radiohead into words. i’ve been a fan for a year and god i wish i would’ve been more myself to expand my music taste at a younger age. radiohead is the best band i’ve ever heard in my life and has since become my comfort.

glass14

17w↑211

my dad always loved radiohead and played their music around me when i was young, i’m so happy, i’m starting to get into radiohead now and i’m just so grateful to have such an amazing dad. thanks dad 👍

Pekee

@⁝⁞⁝⁞ sᴍᴏᴏᴛʜɪᴇ ⁝⁞⁝⁞ kek

Mitch O

14w↑16

@⁝⁞⁝⁞ sᴍᴏᴏᴛʜɪᴇ ⁝⁞⁝⁞ Did you wash your keyboard in the hot water again?

⁝⁞⁝⁞ sᴍᴏᴏᴛʜɪᴇ ⁝⁞⁝⁞

16w↑9

ᴹᵞ ᴰᴬᴰ ᴸᴼᵛᴱˢ ᴿᴬᴰᴵᴼᴴᴱᴬᴰ ᵀᴼᴼ. ᴵ'ᴹ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᴮᴱᶜᴬᵁˢᴱ ᴼᶠ ᴴᴵᴹ, ᴴᴱ ᴹᴬᴰᴱ ᴹᴱ ᴰᴵˢᶜᴼᵛᴱᴿ ᴿᴬᴰᴵᴼᴴᴱᴬᴰ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴴᴱ ᴬᴸᵂᴬᵞˢ ᴾᴸᴬᵞˢ ᴵᵀ ᴵᴺ ᴼᵁᴿ ᴴᴼᵁˢᴱ

BLANCA CECILIA ZARATE ARREDONDO

10w↑59

de las mejores canciones....simplemente es arte. Y la letra te llega al <3. espero que mas gente la encuentre y tambien la escuche.

Vector Studios S.A

Si te gusto esta canción te recomiendo "Stop the Dams" de Gorillaz,buena canción y similar a esta

Funni monke

Radiohead me ayudo a aprender inglés

jesus alberto areiza niño

9w↑2

De lo mejor de Radiohead

Fernanda Cristina

9w↑41

Atemporal ... Me lembro assistindo esse clipe na MTV quando criança, não entendia a letra ainda mas conseguia sentir a melancolia ... 🖤

Drew Marcks

Radiohead é pura solitude

Still Struggling

2y↑2.8K

Radiohead’s music is like lullaby’s for adults.

Funni monke

Lullaby is to baby as Radiohead depression music is to depressed adult

Siwa Dipjeet

@arun kumar Jesus Arun you okay man?

Rain Dog

24w↑1

OK Computer is about NPC's. For the most part the whole album is about the life of an NPC from a first person perspective. It's kind of of hard to credit now considering Radiohead have become obedient bitches in the last 16 odd years but they used to be quite anti-authoritarian.

netweed09

35w↑1

They're thought-provoking, technical trance and therapeutic all in one.
Sadly, these sort of Masterpieces are seen as only Melancholic and while it's obviously no Born to Run, I 1st heard this in optimistic banking ads. That's how I see it as a Intelligible anthem that can be taken either way emotionally. Weird how life works eh?

yuko

43w

I'm not an adult (I'm 13), but I agree.

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welcometotheunder

3w↑8

This is the first song that me and someone I had known previously had listened to together... ever. We hopped into a discord VC, and I had played this for him. He cried. Almost 2 years later, me and him are now best friends. And about 3 months ago, me and him are now boyfriend's, and ready to spend the rest of our lives together. This song has made me the happiest person in the world, despite how many times it has made me cry. Even though it's a sad song, today, all it does is give me hope.

Fish Fart

6w↑44

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

Jonny Noakes

4w↑10

Every single part of this is a masterpiece.

I often listen to it when I’m close to, or totally, exhausted with life and it stirs something in me - even if it’s just a deep sadness, it’s something ❤️

RattleMeBones

9w↑49

I dunno why but the instrumental of this song feels nostalgic, my parents never listened radio head but the music just feels like childhood, calm and sweet and safe. The scent of my mams perfumes, going down to the sand park with her and coming back all tired before falling asleep and when I’d wake up my dad would have come home, my mam would make me a bowl of popcorn and I’d sit on the sofa with them both, then it’d be bed and I’d be read a story, my dad would make my plushies talk in silly voices and then it’d be off to sleep
This is a dumb comment but it just makes me grateful, it was all so safe and sweet and I’m lucky to have them in my life

EvancanopenerTerra

8w↑4

Its not dumb

tilly m

52w↑4.2K

feel like i’m the only radiohead fan who’s not depressed and just finds their music relaxing

Karsten Carsten

10w

Im usually depressed but this makes me feel ok

Naresh Gajurel

15w

I second you

DopeSmokedNSlumpedAsf NiVE

18w

You don’t know how lucky you are to not be depressed

LegendTeller

19w

It fluctuates for everyone. You can be anything and listen to them. I've listened to this during both my highs and lows and the distinct feelings are crazy to realize.

Hxhdudjjdj Arrntbtsgatah

20w

Maybe

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Maria Badhon

11w↑63

Whenever I come thru this one, I cry, this is a masterpiece undoubtedly, all of the songs of Radiohead are!😭

Codeling Music

@Maria Badhon that's rude

Maria Badhon

@Codeling Music haven't asked your opinion

Codeling Music

not all Radiohead songs are masterpieces

N Little

15w↑82

This song touches every nerve that can make a feel

Yettsur

😭

Nicole Chlouveraki

15w

same

Amparito briana Alvarado ponce

15w↑1

Siempre la escucho,cuando la vida te pone contra el piso y reflexiono que hice mal...

Leunamanidem

13w↑35

I love music. I listen to it every second I can. Sometimes there are moments where the music you´re listening to encapture the environment or the moment you´re in. It just fits so perfectly you feel like you are inside a movie. It doesn´t happen very often, but when it does, I just want to cry tears of emotion. No suprises is a song that has given me one of these moments. Im in the passenger seat, my dad is driving to our lake house, no one else in the car. It would be a slient ride if it wasnt for the song coming out of the speakers. We´re going past a small poor town. Houses falling apart, stray dogs, old cars, few people to be seen. And then there it is. Roadkill ahead, just on the side. It was at that moment that I finally understood what this song was trying to tell me.

ily hserp

3w↑2

this is beautiful, cheers

Mattias Pilhede

3y↑15.8K

Speed it up to 1.5x and it becomes indie folk

THE WATCHER

Oh my fucking god

um

11w

@Mr. Spock wasted opportunity to make a fitter happier pun

um

11w

@gasolinedrinker9 I mean this song was created in 1996. Not too long from 2000

kolaui kola

11w

Speed at 0.75 and its the original version before spped up and the pitch going to beetwen E and F like the record

Razuri Zeev

13w

1.25x is just perfect.

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F8Luda

20w↑385

Wanna cry and laugh at the same time when i hear this song. What a fucking masterpiece

Soldat

11w↑2

Fishing level?

uixxkx

16w↑1

laugh at the

Fahrian Bagus

19w↑1

Yes same

안녕하세요감사합니다

16w↑109

every winter i hear this song every night.
it's my routine since i was 15.
then i can feel some cozy and lonely same time.

안녕하세요감사합니다

15w↑6

@isaque santos hey, buddy.
thanks for your kindness comment.
it's meant a lot. bless you..!!

isaque santos

15w↑6

I think i feel the same, at least you are not completly alone.

산다라박

15w↑6

제 라디오헤드 최애곡ㅠㅠㅠ

Fadedagent6407

14w↑30

I really love this song. It speaks to me- to everyone listening to it. The lyrics say what i want to say. The happy tune makes me feel melancholy and sad because in my heart i know there truly isnt a happy place for anyone. Youre always bombarded by things you dont want to worry about, and when you think youve found your happy place, it gets taken away from you. Finding peace is hard and i hope we all get that someday.

Gusti Mefta

17w↑16

I like how this song makes me feel relaxed n forget all my probs while it's being played. Old song but I just found it few weeks ago.

Tengu

25w↑6.3K

This morning my best friend died, he was 17, last night he played this song on his guitar and sent it to me, I have nothing left than this masterpiece. Respect

Si Turl

Your friend had amazing taste.

Eli Candy

@Avery Brown but that’s not what it’s about.

Avery Brown

@Eli Candy no just calling out this dipshit for tugging on people's heartstrings and being a part of society's tendency to pervert actual emotions for likes and attention

Josiah Wong

picture me better

C F

You give me the chills. May he rest in peace

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Sandoval Xicotencatl Jorge Gabriel

18w↑13

Esta pieza jamás será vencida ni derrotada ni dejada en el pasado, siempre seguirá siendo una de las mejores hasta hoy. 💗

Guille full

18w↑16

La canción mas linda de Radiohead <3

…hjj

17w↑1

👁👄👁 como?

VR EXPLORER

2w↑2

Love this video. It reminds me of 2001, a space odyssey, and if I were exploring space I'd want thom with me, along with my pet chihuahua's and yorky, exploring the universe together, staring out the cockpit window at the endless stars. What a trip that would be.

Juan Camacho

11w↑62

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide

And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent

This is my final fit
My final bellyache

With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
🌹🌹🌹
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden

No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

Ophelia Darkling

2y↑6.1K

During this global pandemic, after a long day of no good news this song is just perfect. Be well everyone.

Rain Dog

24w

Whoopsie DayZ

@Void17 Lol what are you, 12?

Void17

Whoopsie DayZ STFU. Boring .

Janx N

👼🏼🔗

Whoopsie DayZ

The pandemic didn't create stress and chaos. We did. People today are spoiled and not used to trouble. In reality this virus was fucking nothing, took out some of the elderly but overall it was nothing. You think this virus is bad? Pick up a historybook, even with the virus we're better off than 99,999% of all human beings that ever lived. Fucking pathetic.

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Austin Rioverry

20w↑104

This song remembering me driving at night to hospital where my dad in critical condition. I believe all my life was nothing when our most beloved will leave us forever. Hope you rest in peace until we meet again in heaven. Love u dad ❤️

Citadel Locktools (huxleypig69)

12w↑3

Life is hard, huh? Sorry about your dad.

hauss

8w↑1

Mais um ano se passou e jamais me cansarei de escutar a essa música. Quanta melancolia. ;)

Jessica Lefiman

Simplemente buenísimo...

Gerardo Garcia

6w↑7

Simplemente te llega al corazón , estos tipos son de otro planeta . , Ppr siempre Radiohead

Ciclorama

Tienen una sensibilidad que incómoda , adelantados a su contexto.

Mr.White

2y↑8K

The fact that this song is on Major key- which represents happiness and positivity- but still sounds deep and sad, is just astonishing...

Fadedagent6407

14w

Sometimes happy sounding songs are the most depressing. Thats what makes it so amazing.

Maitreya

14w

Not really its super easy to do, but It is a great song

Mike Taylor

16w

Bianca Barrozo

17w

it's the minor fourth thats making it melancholy

hafiz nugraha

18w

love the minor fourth

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david suarez

15w↑71

Esta canción es deprimente y alegre a la vez , es una canción abstracta , no cualquiera puede entenderla. Obra de arte !! Genio genio mil vees genio

Big D

14w↑4

Lo piensas demasiado, solo es composición artística y ya, nada más que eso

koval

15w↑3

mas simple no puede ser, si piensas que esta canción tiene algún grado de profundidad estás equivocado

Tamara Ocampo

15w↑5

Justamente pensaba en eso, en no detenerme en si me deprime o no, solo hay que valorar esta obra de arte, es maravillosa!

Funni monke

4w↑17

I feel like for the 3 minutes and 47 second that this song runs the world slows to a stop and everything goes silent and the only thing left it’s thom’s vocals and the best music ever

Francisco Santana

21w↑10

Linda melodia gosto muito do radiohead e essa é uma música especial pra mim.

craig

19w↑40

Masterpiece, means so much to me . This song is one I always listen to alone.

Michael Ark

46w↑4.9K

This sounds strangely nostalgic, like something a mom or dad would sing to you before you went to bed

asha o'donnell

25w

my dad used to sing this to me every night before i slept as a baby. i bawl my eyes out every time i hear it now

Marine Campoy

25w

My dad sing this song for me, I tkink its why this sounds is nostalgic for me

Jamie Easdale

25w

Fuckin hope not auld boy

Covid Camping

25w

Clearly no sees the royal family reference

Covid Camping

25w

Baby David 🤣🤣🤣

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Timdog Dawg

10w↑13

The deepest, darkest lullaby that ever came to be ❤

Viviana Tarazon

2w↑3

i love this song

Satanswife

11w↑10

I love this song so much. I’ll listen to it when I’m older and will show it to my kids :)

Walter Heartwell White gaming

11w

On the off chance any girl has kids with me I’m definitely showing my son Radiohead like my dad shown me

TheManCave

6d↑1

Masterpiece

KoiBoiMusic

2y↑19.8K

Sadness: 100
Depression: 100
Loneliness: 100
Alarms: 0
Surprises: 0

James Lisle

12w

Hope: 100

Gunk MasterFlex

12w

what a hack comment, yuck!

nothing

17w

nothing just alive.

Ozzy Reyes

20w

Dr House

CAMPOS YT

21w

Dr house Season 6: 1%

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Pretoriano verus

11w↑6

Simplesmente magnifica!!!

Pablo. H

"simples"

Plastic Icon 2 - Freewheeling Gunslinger Edition

12w↑21

The harmonies on the 4th chorus sent this good song into god tier.

Zanyy

10w

Its the details and little things that can take a song to that next level

Алиса Браун

7d↑1

Это великолепно.

VrtŻży

13w

this song will always appear in my recommendations every 2 months or so, always a great listen

Monday John

44w↑2.6K

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent
Silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache with
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please

Grace Veronica

15w

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Yosida Malau

15w

Its 3 a.m, and its hits different 😔

Sandi prasetyo

16w

tks

Raya Ripki Ramdani

17w

Thanks🇮🇩

wladimir

22w

Thanks

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j- w

15w↑6

When you have had your fill of this life this is the song that will Take you away.

Carmen Sanchez

Amo esta cancion ❤❤❤❤

kymie Saito

13w↑10

perfeito!!! ATEMPORAL!!! ETERNO POR VÁRIAS GERAÇÕES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tis trelis

11w↑5

Congratulations to everyone who made the song and the video! After all these years, still a majestic experience! Thank you!

Roberto

18w↑2

Simplemente perfecta para una tarde de lluvia ☄️🌦️☁️

S.F. Morris

18w↑4

this is gruesomely brilliant! on so many levels

Matt Mindstorm

16w↑7

This is my favorite Radiohead song! Peaceful, tense and hypnotic

Jerry Adamo Music

11w↑13

Thom’s modulation in his voice in this song is spectacular. No Surprises was the inspiration for my song Rainy Day and how I sang it. My song Rainy Day is a song I wrote while grieving for my brother and his wife who both passed away on August 27, 2020.

Wil Mckillop

5y↑2K

OK Computer - one of the best albums ever

Harish Harry

Have you heard "The Bends" ?

Pockit

@john d Fitter Happier is an interlude that brilliantly describes the entirety of OK Computer in one 2-minute track. It's not a traditional song. It's not meant to be judged at the same standard as the rest of the album. If you do, you're an idiot.

Jhonny boy Løco

@Tony SP
1. Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band
2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
3. The Dark Side of the Moon

Tony SP

1. Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band
2. The dark side of the moon
3. Ok computer

Jhonny boy Løco

morning glory and definitely maybe >>>>

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Don Corleone

18w↑11

Now 2021 and i still play this song 🎵

Gggg Lll

13w↑24

Me encanta Radiohead!!! No me canso de escucharlos.. años tras años.. son lo mejor!!! ❤saludos desde 🇦🇷

Tøm ♪

13w

re si, me encanta escucharlos

Haniel

13w↑1

Che

Eric Aberle

15w↑2

Radiohead, amazing, unique, and refreshing. Musical geniuses. 👍

Leonardo Jacome

19w↑17

A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (get me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises, please (get me out of here)

gassug2

2y↑1.4K

fun fact: this is in a major key, which typically sound happy. through some trickery though, it can sound rather melancholy

gassug2

@OchO! it's fairly easy once you get the basics down. personally i recommend signal's music studio, the guy makes excellent tutorials on how to create cool chord progressions, ranging from basic to advanced

OchO!

I really want to learn the language of music but- :(

Will

Theres actually lots of happy songs who do this. Yesterday by the beatles, for example. In my opinion, minor keys aren't sad. They're just more dramatic.

GreatMooglyGoogly

What part of YouTube is this? These comments so respectful. This can’t be YouTube. Where am I?

alice thru the glass

There's nothing "Fun" about this.

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riley

8w↑3

even though surprises is one of radiohead most popular songs it will always be my favorite
the mellow melancholy singing always brings to me to tears i will forever love this band

Real Estate Videos

18w↑13

I've been a fan of Radiohead since the early 90's, and the longer I have the pleasure of listening to their music, the more I hear the genius in it. Transcendental.

Walter Heartwell White gaming

18w

My dad showed me them now they are my favourite band I’m very grateful

KARBON

12w

Sempre un'emozione sentire questa canzone ♥️

john karag

3w↑1

Masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J Robinson

1y↑1.2K

Joe drew

Thanks

Aussie Nikki

Thanks you so much ❤️

Frank Reads

What's interesting is that the lyrics don't rhyme.

alice thru the glass

1y↑1

Just incase you want to look up, the slow, insidious, symptoms of Carbon monoxide poisoning.

FUTBOL LIFE

Excellent my friend!!!! Thank you Sir😎✌️👊

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Yerling Martinez

17w↑4

Una bella melodía 😍

Fernanda

Ohh bella música, te doy mi alma🌌❣

LegendTeller

15w↑6

If you can listen to it three times in a row with no feeling of diminishing returns, you know it's good.

2HP

13w↑2

Whenever I listen to Radiohead I feel like I’m living in a movie.

S T

2y↑1.6K

I forgot how much I like Radiohead

thecrew x0

2y↑1

Same here its the only band i believe in them

S T

I’m baaaaack lol

Jessica Bennett

2y↑1

They’ve been pretty consistently good throughout their career, which is rare.

Dayana Mishell

2y↑1

Me too, and I’m here 3 am with my broken heart

Colin Saxtorph windelev

2y↑1

Me too me too

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martin ortiz

17w↑71

This song showed up in the right place at the right time. I was at the bus station and played the random button of Spotify. This song starts playing. In front of me there was this couple in a park. The guy was playing with a dog while the girl watched them and laughed. They were enjoying the afternoon of a hot day of spring.

The dog jumped and ran while the owner chased him. It all made a beautiful symphony between the song and these people I will never see again in my life.

They really seemed happy. It really was a fucking beautiful moment for me because of this song. It is so weird to me that the lyrics are so dark but the song itself created such a wonderful moment that I'll remember for the rest of my life. I fucking came to an epiphany while holding my tears.

Now after giving it some thought I think this song is sort of a warning for me. I've been in bad places before but life smiles to me today. But I do want a relationship in the future. I want to have a lot of moments like that one with the person I love.
Thank you Radiohead. You're fucking magical.

Geny Ridonate

14w

Wow BRAVÚ !

NotDonchi _Playz

15w↑5

Thanks. for placing this comment good luck.

anthony carlos

16w

OBREY _

18w↑27

I love this video so much. How the water makes his weaker eyelid close further. So beautiful and poetic

Cookie

17w↑2

When a piece of art is haunting to the bone and so beautiful you know you have something special

Ethan Caminsky

20w↑7

I absolutely love how he kind of mumbled the chorus or more specifically when he says “no alarms”. It really help just show off his amazing singing

Aaron Hyde

3y↑3.4K

For those wondering, Thom held his breath for 56 seconds

Eduardo Bezerra

48w

I can do Better than him

Ficky Kurniawan

@REDEEMERWOLF Holding your breath inside a water is actually easier in terms of "hold your breath" not so when you catch your breath afterwards 😅. Because when you're underwater, your brain will automatically save oxygen for your brain n hearts. All mamals does that, well just don't be panic or it will do the opposite.

Arieson

Cool, I heard my grandpa could hold it for 10 minutes.

Mean Mister-Mustard

@Ethan Deister The text scrolling looks like it was added afterwards, so was unaffected by any recording tricks

C.R.

@DJ Fann Rio enhorabuena, acabas de decir el opuesto, si te vale verga di "i don't give a fuck"

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Laura Franchi

20w↑4

It’s so beautiful!!! Lov it since 1997 and the time just improves this song!

Roope Rontu

18w↑4

This was my theme, when my military service ended. I was the last one to leave, and frankly, it was kinda peaceful when I knew I was never coming back while I walked out of the gates and listened to this song.

SemNet MrGooglePlayBR

3w↑6

Procurava essa musica desde os meus 15 anos que foi a primeira vez que vi esse clipe só fui achar hoje após 12 anos mds

Luziane Pacheco Miranda

Me deu esperanças kkkkkk tem um que vi na mtv e procuro tem 15 anos

Don Quijote

I really love this song and the video. Having grown up with Radiohead, and not listening to music much these days, it is nostalgic to listen to them on a whim.

Jefferson Galvez

20w↑32

If somebody asks me what I think is the best Radiohead song, I'd probably give them this.

Rémi Bisso Nesta

17w↑2

This is art, this is so pure. Love

Keenan

While I’m listening this I feel like finally a quite moment away from all that noise and echo going on inside my mind.
It feels like the warm water on my skin when I’m feeling dirty.

I can’t control anything on my life and inside my mind anymore. This songs calms down everything for a short while for me. Thank you.

Raven 94

21w↑6

This has kinda been my theme song for the past year, So stressed out... was hoping to be spared from any further alarms and surprises.
I had paid all attention to the lyrics that this is the first time I experienced this video. I like it!
Keeping my head above water and trying to breathe.
Or maybe just trying to get used to the feeling of drowning

Lucia Baigorria

31w↑785

I remember loving this song four years ago as a 17 year old. I used to love the melody, it felt very calming and peaceful. Today I listened to it again and the lyrics really hit home. It's crazy how my life changed so much, I started working a job that I don't like, I started caring about reputation and money, my heart feels heavier as time goes on and nothing excites me anymore. Sometimes I feel so tired and just want to escape, I'm not brave enough to end it all. I find so much contempt in this song. I feel understood.

Ju

I hope that life treats you better and as times get difficult you'll always have this song to remind you that you can continue on

Harry Lime.

@Marc W I agree.

OP hang in there man, you got this.

koval

12w

@Johan Liebert yes, because if you know what life means then youre just worse than death but breathing

Guilherme Teofilo Cachich

12w

You're not brave enough to end it all, which means you're brave enough to keep going

Johan Liebert

13w↑2

@koval is (unintentionally) feeling low and depressed a sin?

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Stephen Jackson

22w↑1

I was already nearly 40 when alternative rock caught my attention in the 90s. I listened to REM, Crash Test Dummies, Alanis Morissette, etc. But I never heard Radiohead on the US FM alternative rock stations. This is really good stuff. How did US stations not play it?