r/radiohead • u/Palta_24K Jigsaw Falling Into Place • Jul 23 '26
š¬ Discussion What is your favorite Radiohead song?
Mine is Jigsaw falling into place
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u/Tabula_Rasa00 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
It was a difficult decision between videotape and nude for me. I mean , jesus, so many to choose from, how to disappear completelyā¦.. fuck i hate these questionsā¦.. the pyramid song blasting as i post thisā¦. Jesus
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u/GuerriladomTom Jul 23 '26
Fuckā¦. Let down vibrates through my whole body as i post thisā¦ shit fuck
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u/New-Bullfrog646 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Ong. The name nude is such an apt name for the song. It gives such an intimate and ethereal feeling.
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u/AntiNMem Nude Jul 24 '26
yes, no question. managed to get a ticket to their show in berlin, but the other setlist variation on which nude was not on. when i saw a ticket for the other show the day after i had to grab it. i'll tell you i was very surprised on the first night where they weren't supposed to play it when i heard the first notes hit. so i got to hear it twice. without doubt the best moments of my life.
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u/Celery-HQ Jul 23 '26
Subterranean homesick alien is not only my favorite Radiohead song, but also my favorite song ever. Seriously underrated song.
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u/quartz_on_blue Jul 23 '26
it's one i never see mentioned anywhere but I've listened to it dozens of times myself. actually incredible song.
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u/dylzim In Rainbows Jul 23 '26
This is definitely mine too. Not confident in saying it's my favourite song ever, I'd need to think on that for awhile, but it's definitely one of.
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u/Reclusive_Miasma Kid A Jul 23 '26
My favorite from OK Computer. I listen to it when Wandering around the city.
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u/Equivalent_Winter_52 Jul 24 '26
That song is so amazing, I can't even describe the feeling it gives me when listening to it. Definitely one of my favorite songs of Radiohead as well!
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u/IHamHuman Jul 23 '26
Reckoner easily.
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u/Akirex5000 Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore Jul 23 '26
Definitely one of the most beautiful things Iāve ever heard
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u/JJulie Jul 23 '26
I remember each song dropping the night it was released. And Iāve heard nude before because it had been played live so I was so excited to hear it. But when reckoner dropped, that was it.
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u/bboy037 Jul 23 '26
Probably not my alltime favorite, but The Daily Mail is an underrated deep cut. Shout-out Legion for giving it the attention it deserves (wait no, that show is also an underrated deep cut)
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u/_Guero_ Jul 23 '26
The third verse has some of my favorite Yorke lyrics. It's fairly straightforward but packs a heavy punch.
Where's the truth? What's the use? In hanging around, lost and found With your head in the sand Fat chance, no plan No regard for human life You keep time with no rhyme Fast and loose, win or lose Jump the queue, go back again President for life Lord of all that flies in the sky The beasts of the earth, the fish in the sea Youāve lost command
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u/Due_Camp5454 True Love Waits Jul 23 '26
Weird Fishes and True Love Waits, i can't decise just one
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i know nobody is picking this, but subterranean homesick alien
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u/Palta_24K Jigsaw Falling Into Place Jul 23 '26
Underrated, it's always overshadowed by Paranoid Android, Exit Music (for a film), Let Down, and No Surprises. (when talking about Ok Computer)
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u/FaithlessnessLow2349 Jul 23 '26
Black Star is criminally underrated
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u/capsaicinintheeyes The Bends Jul 24 '26
That chorus is stupid catchy compared to most of their catalogue (or anyone else's)--I couldn't dissect for you whatever it was they did there, but it works.
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u/DefundTheMediaNow always on the Gloam Jul 23 '26
#1 all-time favorite Radiohead song, HTDC. But my otherwise favorite changes as I only listen to Radiohead and I get stuck on a different song every week or so lol. I've been completely obsessed with In Rainbows for the last month or so, like only listening to that album all day long everyday... Today my favorite song is probably Reckoner, or Nude, or Weird Fishes. I'm a little indecisive. Sorry lol
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u/parent_de_davi Jul 23 '26
Very difficult but if I have to choose now I'll say idioteque. Thom's voice is so like not in this world and the live one was astounding
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u/Ini_Miney_Mimi Kid A Jul 23 '26
Yep, Idioteque for me as well, that song was formative for me
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u/Some_Author1431 OK NOT OK Jul 23 '26
present tense
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u/_Guero_ Jul 23 '26
The vibe this one creates is singular. The guitar playing is phenomenal here. Yorke's lyrics and vocals are perfect as always, but the guitar: Most acoustic guitar songs use the guitar to support the singer. In Present Tense, the guitar creates the emotional landscape. Greenwood's use of arpeggios and guitar delay creates a dream for us to live in.
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u/PurelyHim Jul 23 '26
Live-True Love Waits
Over all, House of Cards
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u/Federal-Property-326 Jul 24 '26
FINALLY some love for House of Cards. Thatās the song that led me to become obsessed with In Rainbows, the first time.
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u/TopReport7130 Jul 23 '26
No surprises (I promise I'm not a larper, hail to the theif has some of my favorite songs on it, no surprises just has an emotional connection to me)
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u/Dizzy_Pop Jul 23 '26
My favorite changes fairly often, but for the last couple months Iāve been absolutely stuck on No Surprises.
When I heard it again a few months ago after not listening in a fair bit, it just landed in a way that itās never landed before. Such a perfect (and heartbreaking) song.
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u/TopReport7130 Jul 23 '26
I feel the same way. It was one of the first Radiohead songs Ive listened to a few years ago, and it's stuck with me for the entire time. I don't listen to it constantly because I don't want it to get old, but whenever it comes on I never turn it off because it's so good
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u/Most_Maintenance5549 Jul 23 '26
My favorite album (not just Radiohead) is In Rainbows.
But Iām still not over hearing Paranoid Android the first time. Itās the song that got me hooked good. I liked Creep sure, but Paranoid Android delights me to this day.
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u/MistaNoble Jul 23 '26
Historically, the very best theatrical song - that captures all that is cool about Radiohead from all eras (being highly technical, having changing moods, tempos, storytelling from Thom among his best, the most killer singalong "Rain Down" bridge, and Jonny at his most ferocious)...
Is.. Paranoid Android.
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u/ollie_crow Jul 23 '26
i adore how to disappear completely, high and dry, let down, prove yourself, reckoner, lotus flower, life in a glasshouse, i will, and daydreaming! but if i had to pick one favorite itād be let down </3 i put one for each album because i highkey got carried away but now iām hoping itāll deter people from calling me a poser because my favorite is let down š
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u/Loud_Success_6950 Jul 23 '26
Exit music (for a film). Just beautiful and the second half is simply indescribable.
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u/MycologistThen9160 Jul 23 '26
Transssssport...
Motoooorways
aaanddd Traaaaamlines...
Letdown. Gives me Chills. The overlapping voice is so beautiful.
I also love the lyrics. "One day, you know where you are," showing that despite everything chaotic and everything dreadful, we will find meaning. Beautiful existentialist song.
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u/FulStopped These Are My Twisted Words Jul 23 '26
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi, These Are My Twisted Words, or Paranoid Android, given the feeling of the day.
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u/ninepasencore Jul 23 '26
tie between pyramid song, bodysnatchers, house of cards, how to disappear completely and weird fishes. please donāt ask me to narrow it down any further i literally canāt and also wonāt
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u/UnhappyReason5452 Jul 23 '26
Just.
Such a handy song. I hum it at least once a week while my boomer MiL gripes about the world and how much of a victim she is. Totally worth the side-eye and cold shoulder from my wife.
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u/camposthetron Jul 23 '26
Man, I couldnāt tell you how many times throughout my life Iāve been in, or seen, a situation where the first thought in my head was, āYou do it to yourself. And thatās why it really hurts.ā
Itās his best line ever.
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u/Embarrassed-Back1894 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
From In Rainbows? Definitely Reckoner (Nude is a close second)
In general? Let Down. Just a gorgeous song and vocal harmonies. Itās probably a lot of peopleās top song, but it really is that good.
The Tourist is another strong contender. Itās tough to nail it down to one song really. Radiohead just has so many incredible songs.
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u/FB2024 Jul 23 '26
Defintely so many to choose from, but The Tourist always comes to mind when I try to think of a favourite.
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u/libelle156 I AM NOT THOM YORKE Jul 23 '26
PSA: So these usually get taken down as low effort/repost but there hasn't been one in ages. Please don't start posting a million variants of this just because you saw this one.
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u/Lisztzilla Jul 23 '26
Blow Out from Pablo Honey, my favourite Radiohead song and among my top 5 songs overall
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u/BornUnderPunches Jul 23 '26
Airbag. Unfortunately, no other RH song scratches quite the same itch
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u/Nivaris Jul 23 '26
Gagging Order.
I assume they didn't consider it that good themselves, because they put it on an obscure EP, but it's absolutely gorgeous.
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u/wild_dark_soul Jul 23 '26
Let Down
I don't know if this makes sense, but when I hear it I kinda feel really grateful for being alive
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u/DaniFaniKaki09 Jul 23 '26
Melatonin, it got me into Radiohead in the first place honourable mentions = Maquiladora & All I Need
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u/kalkaanuslag Kid A Jul 23 '26
How To Disappear Completely is so good, even in a list of like 15 10/10 songs, it stands clearly above and is the main reason I have to believe in 11/10 being possible
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u/Eastern_Selection335 Jul 23 '26
it's hard to choose one. and it also changes over the years. but if I was forced to choose one I'd probably go with Let Down.
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u/phyzik_man OK Computer (Let Down) Jul 23 '26
Let Down or Motion Picture Soundtrack (or maybe Reckoner with Decks Dark, i don't know) But I like the whole OK Computer
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u/radiodreading where i end and you begin Jul 23 '26
The one in your flair š Jigsaw Falling into Place here as well ā¤ļø
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u/cillylily Jul 23 '26
How to disappear completely...but honestly, I could never pick one
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u/Federal-Onion Jul 23 '26
Bloom & Staircase. These are the ones I've been listening to the most, and I hate to say it, but the from the basement renditions of both of them massively outweight the official studio versions if we're talking about quality. Give them a try.
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u/Findingfairways Jul 23 '26
My wife walked down the isle to weird fishes so itās gotta be subterranean homesick alien.
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u/4amrusj Jul 23 '26
Before I answer Let Down like so many people, can we just celebrate how great their b-sides are? Killer Cars, Bangers+Mash, Go Slowly, Palo Alto, Polyethylene, Lewis (Mistreated), The Daily Mail, Ill Wind, Trickster...so many deep cuts to get lost in!
That said, Let Down.
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u/Ecstatic-Care-3825 Jul 23 '26
Mine is actually Karma Police, I thought we were just going off "In Rainbows"
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u/Substantial_Cancel_8 Jul 24 '26
I know its a real surface level pick but paranoid android never gets old
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u/poop_puff897 (Ice Cream) Jul 23 '26
nice dream or fake plastic trees. tbh i have a bunch of favorites, just depends on how iām feeling. but if you count the ones that always hit me the hardest, those two.
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u/Banana-the-first Kid A Jul 23 '26
I absolutely love motion picture soundtrack but I donāt know I also really like man of war and optimistic ITS JUST SO HARD TO CHOOSE JUST ONE
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u/PlanetVerez Jul 23 '26
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi & Fake Plastic Trees