The song, which took 21 years to record

There are no set times in art, and just as a work can appear in the blink of an eye, other pieces can take years to develop, as happened with “Waiting for true love“, Theme Radiohead. Although the ensemble led Thom York They first created it at a show in Brussels (Belgium) in 1995, fans of the British group had to wait more than two decades to be able to enjoy the track from the comfort of their homes, something that was only possible in 2016 when Radiohead He added the song to his album Moon pool.

according to Far Out MagazineAlthough “True Love Waits” was a song the band used to play occasionally during their concerts, Radiohead couldn’t do its creation justice when they tried to record it in the studio.. In fact, it was originally planned to be part of the band’s third album, OK computerHowever, the group changes its mind and decides to eliminate it. Years later, while setting records Kid A And amnesiacYorke and his band tried to record the song again, but both times met the same fate: it didn’t make it to the final cut.

Several failed attempts until finding the right path

“It’s been around for about four years now,” the guitarist wrote, “and every time we got close it felt like we were going down the same old paths. In fact, it feels like the beginning of something exciting now.” Ed O’Brien in his study notes while conducting it Kid A. Weeks later, Fiolero noted: “This is something like Attempt No. 561, but it’s a great song. It’s just trying to find a way to do it that we’re excited about. And maybe we’ve found a way, at least we’ve found a new approach… Of course, it might be complete bullshit and we might have We lost the plot. Please don’t let this be the case.”

In 2012 the product Nigel Goodrich Tell Rolling stones: “We tried to record it countless times, but it never really worked. The irony is you have this version of shit live. To Thom’s credit he needs to feel that the song has validation, that it has a reason to exist as a record. We can do ‘Waiting for True Love’ And make him look like John Mayer. Nobody wants to do that.” Finally, more than two decades after its birth, the studio version of “True Love Waits” has been released below, and we invite you to compare it to the 1995 live performance.