I'm a huge fan of this song and Radiohead in general. This was absolutely incredible. I would say that Paranoid Android is probably one of the most difficult songs to ever cover but everyone here nailed it
About 20 odd years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Thom Yorke play this all by himself with an acoustic guitar at the Bridge School Benefit. I honestly didn't think he'd be able to pull it off, but wow was I wrong.
I agree on this being one of the most difficult songs to cover, I've been trying for a while on piano. It's my project to try and get a version of it nailed at some point. You're right though, everyone here made it look so easy, bravo! :)
I came across it last year and without a doubt I stop by here every month. The reason why I love this video as much as the real song is undoubtedly the amazing orchestra in the background. I can't imagine this orchestra playing karma police or fake plastic trees.
As a songwriter, I thought exactly the same thing. I was very proud to have one of my songs played on Radio one years ago. Wrote it on the toilet then it’s played nationwide on the Zane Lowe show. 🤣.
I was going to say how she even looked a little like Thome Yorke but somebody beat me to it. These guys nailed it… love the arrangement. Don’t normally like ‘covers’ but love them, when done well, of Radiohead… (especially arranged for jazz) Shows how brilliant (Radiohead) is and how much talent is out in the world. Kudos to this group!
Actually stopped halfway thru. Just seemed like going thru the motions. I appreciate the effort but this missed the mark. Singer missed the soul of the song. She’s not a bad singer at all, just doesn’t have the grit it takes to make this song sound the way it should. Too smooth and emotionless.
@@HiFiAwardTour I think the point of this is to show the composition more than anything, having the singer properly emoting would probably be too distracting but yeah in general i agree with you
gosh the slow part at 3:24 is always so beautiful, and just made to be sung by a choir like this. awesome job, I want to show this to my daughters orchestra teacher. get the fourth graders on this right away!
4th-graders?? That’s a little young to introduce to the depressed world and life of Thom Yorke...it’s good to talk to kids about mental illnesses and keep them educated, but introducing them to Radiohead that early may keep/take them in some very dark places. You become what (and whom) you listen to. Radiohead definitely keeps me down, during my depressive episodes. (Yet my melancholy personality doesn’t help keep me away from Radiohead, either, haha)
@@amantedelcane420 Your mention of gender ideology came out of nowhere. I did not say anything about whether I think teaching grade 4 students gender ideology is appropriate or not: you're the one that brought it up. I'm strictly talking about mental illnesses, here, not gender. Clinical depressive disorders and such are completely different than gender identity issues.
Lyrics (Greenwood/Yorke) ----------------------- 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? What's that? 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
Holy fucking shit. Some of the decisions they made are brilliant (the little injections of jazz). This is damn near as heavy as the original. Well done. Beautiful.
For me this arrangement has only enhanced the power beyond this song. It emphasises the intricacies of the original and the mind blowing uniqueness of Radiohead’s explosive emotional communication. Thank for doing this, awesome.
Never once imagined I would hear a choral/orchestral arrangement of a Radiohead song. Yet here it is. And I loved it, what a great piece of work, you should be proud!
OK Computer almost broke up Radiohead because they weren't sure if they top it. When an album is so good that a follow up is almost impossible, then it's one of the greatest albums ever made. This cover of Paranoid Android brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely 💯% incredible 👏
Don't forget about electioneering, totally shippable track there. Every album is special in its own way definitely don't find myself listening to computer more than hail to the thief.
The performance by the Utrecht orchestra can compete with the originaliteit. P. A. Is a very difficult with so many different tempus. Radiohead for ever.
Who wrote these arrangements? They're such a great adaption. I dont hear a single element not represented by some instrument. I would have mixed it a little different maybe less cymbals. Boosted the lead vocal with some more compression she kinda gets drowned out at some points. But everyone has some ways they'd do things differently lol.
Thank you, i wrote it myself. So the conductor is also the writer. We had 1 week to rehearse it, about 40 minutes a day. I did my best in the time possible ;) I didn't mix it though.
The instrumentalisation sure is inspired by the jazz cover of the Nordpool orchestra. I think many parts are exactly the same. Brutal performance and combination with the choir! That's a lot of work :)
I just see more and more covers of Radiohead popping up all the time in different formats and configurations and it just makes me so happy that so many music nerds are into this band and appreciating the brilliance of their music. This was fantastic, thank you!
Why this hasn't gone viral is beyond me? It's a masterpiece! That woman's voice alone should have sent it into the viral TH-cam universe . Brilliant! Just simply brilliant.
This is really fantastic. Anne, the arranger and conductor, and the whole orchestra should be really proud of themselves. After so little time to rehearse, this was a monumental performance.
Now that was fucking cool. How lucky to have a maestro that is in to radiohead. One of my all time fav albums and bands. Changed my musical direction forever at 12
Conductor is the arranger, they rehearsed for a week at 40 mins a day (I saw her comment here). Wonderful. That is an excellent rendition and with so little time to prepare. Had me crying (as usual) through Rain Down) and moved by the beautiful dissonance. Congratualtions.
I love how everyone in this orchestra just looks chill af. Like everyone just smoked a bowl before getting on stage. Girl with the voice had me come back to look at my screen. Hella good. Big thanks to everyone who brought this to us!
We’re going to get this video to 1M views even if I have to do it all by myself. I’ve been coming back to it again and again for at least 4 years now. What a composition and performance! And all of it put together in just one week. Sometimes the best things come about when you don’t have enough time to overthink it.
Huge Radiohead fan over here...must I say that this orchestral score and choral arrangement is fantastic!!! The melody arranged for the soloist wasn’t completely what Thom Yorke sings, but Paranoid Android is one of the last pieces (besides Myxomatosis, etc.) that I ever thought an orchestra/choir would do! Bravo!!
I remember this song, back in 1997. Heard it on the radio. This song made a change in my musical life. And after listening to this album,, confirmed what I thought. This specific album changed my life. Absoulete masterpiece. Prehaps even Radiohead had no idea what they had just done: MASTERPIECE
That was an excellent arrangement! The wide array of instruments just fits the sections perfectly. I can just imagine myself having the fun of being there playing in the midst of that…and I don’t really play anything (well)!. What a great promotion for youth to join choir and orchestra. Good job!
If you don't love this you don't have any taste in music whatsoever. Just a killer cover that makes me smile every single time I listen to this. I'm so happy this rendition is on TH-cam!
Great cover. Beautiful. One of my favorite songs of all time. "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they tell me to take you up to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction? 'Cos I don't."
A Saturday night deep dive on YT has brought me here. What a great arrangement, chances are this was put together by the conductor, who was obviously rocking out to this. This arrangement was beautiful, this was a life changing song and album for me. Im glad that others have been able to make some magic with this song too. Bravo.
Such a moving arrangement. I couldn't agree more--you used the orchestra to its full potential capturing the character of the Radiohead instrumentation. You're a genius.
Man… I’m late to the party on this one, but I love it. Fantastic arrangement. I would listen to this sort of arrangement for the whole OK Computer album
this brought me to tears. I only discovered Radiohead very recently and am probably their biggest fan ever! ha. For these young musicians to have had Radiohead in their lives through their developing years in music, I doubt they realize just how lucky they are. Beautiful job guys! MORE Please !!!!!!!!!
even the singer looks like thom yorke
awesome
Tammi Yorka
All she needs is a fucked up eye and shed be perfect match
that's when you know
@@caricatureparty LMAO
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I guess you are blind? And I shan't do jokes in this environment.
I'm a huge fan of this song and Radiohead in general.
This was absolutely incredible.
I would say that Paranoid Android is probably one of the most difficult songs to ever cover but everyone here nailed it
About 20 odd years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Thom Yorke play this all by himself with an acoustic guitar at the Bridge School Benefit. I honestly didn't think he'd be able to pull it off, but wow was I wrong.
@@bigone5757 There's a video of it that someone captured on TH-cam if you're interested in seeing it. Take care, internet friend!
I agree on this being one of the most difficult songs to cover, I've been trying for a while on piano. It's my project to try and get a version of it nailed at some point. You're right though, everyone here made it look so easy, bravo! :)
Be honest. It sucks. This is terrible.
@@carsuponcarsupon nah man. You might think its bad but I like it, a lot
radiohead is the greatest band of all time for me
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@@ignmo2980 S A M E
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You god damn right
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I hope that Thom watches this with a massive grin of pride. Great job.
I came across it last year and without a doubt I stop by here every month. The reason why I love this video as much as the real song is undoubtedly the amazing orchestra in the background. I can't imagine this orchestra playing karma police or fake plastic trees.
The backing vocals/choir was absolutely amazing!!!!!!
Sublime when the male vocal joined in!
As a song writer it must be the biggest honour to have one of your songs so perfect renditioned like this..
As a songwriter, I thought exactly the same thing. I was very proud to have one of my songs played on Radio one years ago. Wrote it on the toilet then it’s played nationwide on the Zane Lowe show. 🤣.
You haven’t heard the no alarms and no surprises where the conductor plays the violin virtuoso holy shit!
No words...well, except those two. Wonderful.
actually, 8 words
Kawamurae21 What’s the eighth word?
@@TheLostBoy1974 lol i counted 8, my mistake. 7 words XD
Kawamurae21 For a moment I doubted myself and thought that ‘...’ might actually be a word, LOL
3 words
I was going to say how she even looked a little like Thome Yorke but somebody beat me to it. These guys nailed it… love the arrangement. Don’t normally like ‘covers’ but love them, when done well, of Radiohead… (especially arranged for jazz) Shows how brilliant (Radiohead) is and how much talent is out in the world. Kudos to this group!
This cover sucks. Be hon3xt. 😊
Actually stopped halfway thru. Just seemed like going thru the motions. I appreciate the effort but this missed the mark. Singer missed the soul of the song. She’s not a bad singer at all, just doesn’t have the grit it takes to make this song sound the way it should. Too smooth and emotionless.
@@HiFiAwardTour I think the point of this is to show the composition more than anything, having the singer properly emoting would probably be too distracting but yeah in general i agree with you
Why doesn't this have more views? Damn, it's good.
It's so good! I was really confused because of the views
because society on this planet is very sick
@@lukaszahradnicek7518 was gonna say people probably just didn’t get it recommended but i mean go off 💀
I wondered the same.
Because this videos isn't for everyone, for that TH-cam doesn't recommend it :(
gosh the slow part at 3:24 is always so beautiful, and just made to be sung by a choir like this. awesome job, I want to show this to my daughters orchestra teacher. get the fourth graders on this right away!
3:24 Me recuerda al coro del Vaticano
4th-graders?? That’s a little young to introduce to the depressed world and life of Thom Yorke...it’s good to talk to kids about mental illnesses and keep them educated, but introducing them to Radiohead that early may keep/take them in some very dark places. You become what (and whom) you listen to. Radiohead definitely keeps me down, during my depressive episodes. (Yet my melancholy personality doesn’t help keep me away from Radiohead, either, haha)
@@itsdune079Lmaoo
@@itsdune079
...but introducing 4th graders to gender ideology is perfectly normal 🙄
@@amantedelcane420 Your mention of gender ideology came out of nowhere. I did not say anything about whether I think teaching grade 4 students gender ideology is appropriate or not: you're the one that brought it up. I'm strictly talking about mental illnesses, here, not gender. Clinical depressive disorders and such are completely different than gender identity issues.
Lyrics (Greenwood/Yorke)
-----------------------
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?
What's that?
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
:,)
As a devoted radiohead fan id give this a 10 out of 10, the singing was on point and so was the musical instruments.
Hey can they do Radiohead’s creep for me? Can someone find it if they did it? Who are these people?
i love how “when i am king you will be first against the wall” sounds in this
3:23 is one of the most beautiful versions of this part of the song I've heard.
There's a bit at 4:08, where they've added a little run of 6 or so notes, and it's just divine.
Incredible! And criminally underrated, how does this have so few views. This is an incredible rendition.
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The percent of people who have the capacity to understand this songs complexity is simply not that big.
Holy fucking shit. Some of the decisions they made are brilliant (the little injections of jazz). This is damn near as heavy as the original.
Well done. Beautiful.
I love seeing that one guy in the back left of the choir just nodding his head and enjoying this masterpiece
Yes! he looks like this is the best day of his life.
For me this arrangement has only enhanced the power beyond this song. It emphasises the intricacies of the original and the mind blowing uniqueness of Radiohead’s explosive emotional communication. Thank for doing this, awesome.
Never once imagined I would hear a choral/orchestral arrangement of a Radiohead song. Yet here it is. And I loved it, what a great piece of work, you should be proud!
OK Computer almost broke up Radiohead because they weren't sure if they top it. When an album is so good that a follow up is almost impossible, then it's one of the greatest albums ever made. This cover of Paranoid Android brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely 💯% incredible 👏
And in my opinion they did top it with In Rainbows. Kid A is a great follow up but there are a few songs on there that I always skip.
@@Wraiven22 I'm new to Radiohead but imo In Rainbows is unskippable. Album is simply perfect.
@@Wraiven22 in my opinion Kid A is their top
Don't forget about electioneering, totally shippable track there. Every album is special in its own way definitely don't find myself listening to computer more than hail to the thief.
The performance by the Utrecht orchestra can compete with the originaliteit. P. A. Is a very difficult with so many different tempus. Radiohead for ever.
Moving. This performance was so beautiful. Had to turn the volume up...
What a terrific version. Extremely refreshing. Well done.
Damn. I can't believe it took five years for this to find me. Just brilliant.
long time fan of RH here and been watching hundreds of covers of this on the internet but this one maybe somehow is the best. it's simply brilliant.
Great performance, I love all the effort put into this production, was crazy good.
Who wrote these arrangements? They're such a great adaption. I dont hear a single element not represented by some instrument. I would have mixed it a little different maybe less cymbals. Boosted the lead vocal with some more compression she kinda gets drowned out at some points. But everyone has some ways they'd do things differently lol.
Thank you, i wrote it myself. So the conductor is also the writer. We had 1 week to rehearse it, about 40 minutes a day. I did my best in the time possible ;) I didn't mix it though.
@@annepater8298 you are an amazing human being! well played! keep up the good work
The instrumentalisation sure is inspired by the jazz cover of the Nordpool orchestra. I think many parts are exactly the same. Brutal performance and combination with the choir! That's a lot of work :)
@@annepater8298 Lekker!! Great work! Dank u!
@@annepater8298 I would love to listen to other work of yours, this one is stunning
I fucking love this man.
This cover is a masterpiece.
This is superb, such a difficult track to cover, but this is a mighty arrangement.
Why did it take the algorithim 4 years to recommend this to me? What the fuck, this is awesome!
I just see more and more covers of Radiohead popping up all the time in different formats and configurations and it just makes me so happy that so many music nerds are into this band and appreciating the brilliance of their music. This was fantastic, thank you!
Why this hasn't gone viral is beyond me? It's a masterpiece! That woman's voice alone should have sent it into the viral TH-cam universe . Brilliant! Just simply brilliant.
This is really fantastic. Anne, the arranger and conductor, and the whole orchestra should be really proud of themselves. After so little time to rehearse, this was a monumental performance.
From the first few seconds, I knew this was a marvelous work. And then I realized I'd underestimated it...
Now that was fucking cool. How lucky to have a maestro that is in to radiohead. One of my all time fav albums and bands. Changed my musical direction forever at 12
That coordination was impeccable! Thanks for the delightful cover to everyone involved, especially the singers!
I love when a really great, difficult song is covered beautifully! This made my night!
Conductor is the arranger, they rehearsed for a week at 40 mins a day (I saw her comment here).
Wonderful. That is an excellent rendition and with so little time to prepare. Had me crying (as usual) through Rain Down) and moved by the beautiful dissonance. Congratualtions.
I love how everyone in this orchestra just looks chill af. Like everyone just smoked a bowl before getting on stage. Girl with the voice had me come back to look at my screen. Hella good. Big thanks to everyone who brought this to us!
I'm having trouble putting into words just how much I enjoyed that. It was a wonderfully executed arrangement and just pure joy to listen to!
This orchestra and choir understand the song really profoundly
It was the breakdown that won this for me. Great.
This was amazing. You guys killed it.
We’re going to get this video to 1M views even if I have to do it all by myself. I’ve been coming back to it again and again for at least 4 years now. What a composition and performance! And all of it put together in just one week. Sometimes the best things come about when you don’t have enough time to overthink it.
Huge Radiohead fan over here...must I say that this orchestral score and choral arrangement is fantastic!!! The melody arranged for the soloist wasn’t completely what Thom Yorke sings, but Paranoid Android is one of the last pieces (besides Myxomatosis, etc.) that I ever thought an orchestra/choir would do! Bravo!!
Love this -
More choirs speaking in Radiohead
I remember this song, back in 1997. Heard it on the radio. This song made a change in my musical life. And after listening to this album,, confirmed what I thought. This specific album changed my life. Absoulete masterpiece. Prehaps even Radiohead had no idea what they had just done: MASTERPIECE
Oh my goodness! This is extraordinary and added a beautiful dimension to an already classic production.
2:44 brilliant drum fill
Thanks :D
Absolutely magnificent. You managed to retain the raw power of the manic passages without losing control. Stunning.
Brilliant , I’m sure Jonny greenwood would be very impressed
This is the best Radiohead cover I’ve ever heard
gorgeous, love seeing this dedication to a brilliant almost deep cut Radiohead song
Paranoid Android is nowhere near a deep cut dude
Paranoid Android had a music video I wouldn’t really call it a deep cut
That was an excellent arrangement! The wide array of instruments just fits the sections perfectly. I can just imagine myself having the fun of being there playing in the midst of that…and I don’t really play anything (well)!. What a great promotion for youth to join choir and orchestra. Good job!
That is a truly beautiful rendition of a wonderful song
Just seen this fantastic effort
Wow! Wonderful. It uplifts my belief in education, the arts and hope for us all to join around this kind of effort and beauty. Thank you.
This is insane, huge respect for doing my number one favorite song from Radiohead. Love it.
4:00 the back vocals are incredible
Love Radiohead❤
absolutely beautiful
indeed
I was moved to tears. This is beautiful.
Get a hold of yourself, Brubs.
@@jlg395 damn that was close. Thank breh
The panic, the vomit
That could have gone wrong on so many levels, but instead it went oh so right. Great job by all.
wow!! one of my fav radiohead songs done brilliantly!!! thanks...
Amazing performance of the girl with the red keyboard!!!!!
I think this performance remarks the beauty of this amazing and lovely song. Thanks
Wow I was nearly moved to tears when the horns come in at the end of the operatic movement. Not expecting that.
Brilliant interpretation of one of my favourite radio head tunes
So glad the algorithm chose me today to watch this amazing video
Wow, perfect . I love Radiohead Covers with choir.....Best reg. from Czech Republic
I actually teared up at this.
Still, the percussion needs to lead everything else. Not follow.
INCREDIBLE arrangement and performance.
This is not an easy song to cover, but everyone involved did an amazing job. Love it! ❤️
This is actually the best cover to a song I have ever heard.
Aurora’s cover of Teardrop by Massive Attack and Nirvana’s cover of Lake of Fire are pretty damn good too
WOW!!!!!!!
My favourite RH song in an excellent cover. Congratulations.
This is actually really good, holy shit!
What a nice arrangement! Gave me goosebumps when raindown starts..
I was in high school about the same time this came out, wish you were my band director in high school! Sounds absolutely amazing. Love Radiohead
This song stands up to so many interpretations.. this one is fantastic.
If you don't love this you don't have any taste in music whatsoever. Just a killer cover that makes me smile every single time I listen to this. I'm so happy this rendition is on TH-cam!
Gucci little piggy she nailed it that grit in her voice
Couldn't have been better. greetings from Turkey. brings back old memories.
this arrangement is amazing!!! great work from everyone involved, every part of this is just perfection.
The contribution of the red piano lady is highly remarkable. I’m impressed! 😂
Unbelievable! Why has this not gone viral?
Great cover. Beautiful.
One of my favorite songs of all time. "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they tell me to take you up to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction? 'Cos I don't."
A Saturday night deep dive on YT has brought me here. What a great arrangement, chances are this was put together by the conductor, who was obviously rocking out to this.
This arrangement was beautiful, this was a life changing song and album for me. Im glad that others have been able to make some magic with this song too. Bravo.
Such a moving arrangement. I couldn't agree more--you used the orchestra to its full potential capturing the character of the Radiohead instrumentation. You're a genius.
Bravo, c'est magnifique. Tout est parfait, les arrangements, la chanteuse. La chanteuse est super. Bravo Anne pour cette orchestration !
Wow. Ridiculously awesome. They're all great, but that girl singer totally kills it.
This is a fucking masterpiece.
One week? Incredible. Beautiful arrangement and performance!
Wonderful.. just wonderful
Speeeeeeechless...Johnny, this is why ivhave him as best musician of the 2000s
Man… I’m late to the party on this one, but I love it. Fantastic arrangement. I would listen to this sort of arrangement for the whole OK Computer album
The singer is superb!
This is amazing.
AMMMAAAZING!!!!!!! Paranoid Android is a VERY complex piece and the way it was executed here is PHENOMENAL!!!!! WOW!!!!!
this brought me to tears. I only discovered Radiohead very recently and am probably their biggest fan ever! ha. For these young musicians to have had Radiohead in their lives through their developing years in music, I doubt they realize just how lucky they are. Beautiful job guys! MORE Please !!!!!!!!!
I feel like the guy headbanging in the back. Great version!
めちゃくちゃイイ！
ありがとう😊
Watching from Johor Bahru, Malaysia on 29 December 2021.