PARANOID ANDROID: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead; cover and performance by the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. Featured on "When Words Fade" -- http://bit.ly/nYryXK -- an album (with bonus DVD) by the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo on the Steinway Record Label. Order it now: http://bit.ly/nYryXK


Recorded live in concert at the Fox Theater in Spokane, WA (May 3, 2009).

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This was the premiere of our arrangement for two pianos. In creating our cover of "Paranoid Android," we drew inspiration from the song's epic scope, the lyrics' strikingly evocative images, and Thom Yorke's emotive singing. Our treatment of the musical material, however, is far from literal; the arrangement takes on a life of its own as it strays from the original's structure and elaborates frenetically on melodic motives. As a tribute to Radiohead's iconoclastic spirit, we have put our own Anderson & Roe stamp on the song.


Original Song Lyrics:

Please could you stop the noise, I'm trying to get some rest
From all the unborn chicken voices in my head
What's that...? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
What's that...? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)

When I am king, you will be first against the wall
With your opinion which is of no consequence at all
What's that...? (I may be paranoid, but no android)
What's that...? (I may be paranoid, but no android)

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Kicking and squealing gucci little piggy
You don't remember
You don't remember
Why don't you remember my name?
Off with his head, man
Off with his head, man
Why don't you remember my name?
I guess he does....

Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height... height...
Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height... height...
Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me

That's it, sir
You're leaving
The crackle of pigskin
The dust and the screaming
The yuppies networking
The panic, the vomit
The panic, the vomit
God loves his children, God loves his children, yeah!
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[ChadleyTube]

Um, you guys know Greg is gay, right? Is there anyway we can get "COUGHING FAGGOT" to go away as the top rated comment? Or can we like another comment more than 38 times to get it to disappear?

[RobBrooksMusic]

No offence or anything, but the top 2 comments are hilarious, especially since the second one is trying to get "coughing faggot" off the top spot, and it has accomplished in getting those words into BOTH top spots!

Anyway... this is good

[cuyocksol]

hi all - sorry but I'm one who 'dislikes' this... so, I guess this is probably the best paranoid android cover version - it's hard for me to comment as it's the first i've heard though i am familiar with the original. As with any cover version i suppose there needs to be a point to it over and above me thinking 'hmm now i just wanna go & put my radiohead cd on'. in this case i guess i didn't feel that anything new was added. These 2 great pianists' time is not well spent on a project like this.

[tonyttt31]

@TheDevilWearsPradaa I dont think anyone needs to die. Such a need would not improve one's life and so is not a need at all.

[pugboy75]

Wow, that was amazing!

[Artabird]

very interesting who are these fifteen people disliked this video

[Artabird]

the best instrumental version of "Paranoid Android" i've ever heard

[SparkleUnicornFace]

Welp, I had chills the whole time while watching. Just too brilliant to be real. 

[spikelive]

amazing version ...thanks!ps any chance to see Butterlies & Hurricanes or Space Dementia by Muse!greetings from italy!

[RobBrooksMusic]

@Joshn11 What about Brad?!

(ps. I have a jazz cover and a band cover on my channel)

[Joshn11]

Without a doubt hands down the best paranoid android piano cover