YES! As per usual this is going to be an absolute masterpiece of in-depth analysis on one of the greatest songs ever written! Thanks David! You Rock! And thanks for being in our video too!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
Thanks Warren! It was a real pleasure to work with you! Let's do it again!
@Producelikeapro
Ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano Yes! Let's! So much fun, thank you ever so much
@thesongacademy5017
Ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano great video, really enjoying this!
@metalman3227
Ай бұрын
Excellent to see you together in Warren's video David
@Mal1234567
Ай бұрын
Paid shill.
@zakolache4490
Ай бұрын
DBP & Radiohead, a love story that will be told through the ages :p Love all your breakdowns!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@joelhinkson4503
Ай бұрын
Such a musical masterpiece. At least, I can safely say that I once saw Radiohead live. When Thom started singing "rain down" , by then, it was literally raining down on us. A day that I'd never forget. Thanks, David!
@j_murdoch
Ай бұрын
That happened when I saw them in Atlanta on the Hail to the Thief tour.
@CarbonSolutions
Ай бұрын
@@j_murdochme too!
@tonybates7870
Ай бұрын
I saw them in Victoria Park, London, in 2000. Magnificent band.
@fathuman
Ай бұрын
This song is Radiohead's Bohemian Rhapsody. They never did manage to write something so proggy and epic and yet still accessable since then IMHO.
@okenough2124
Ай бұрын
That's a great description. I've always considered this Radiohead's bohemian rhapsody. It's a shame they never went for an epic multi-sectioned song like this later
@peterwilliams3324
Ай бұрын
It's funny, I was just thinking the same thing. Far prefer them to Queen, though.
@thomashightower7881
Ай бұрын
Funny enough, William Maranci makes a killer mashup between both songs
@mejsjalv
Ай бұрын
Some of the stuff they released later on is still accessible... sort of... and proggy leaning towards the electronic part of prog. But I guess if you like their earlier albums you're basically listening to a much different band.
@montaguehorseposture6203
29 күн бұрын
@@fathuman I think it's a great song/ album but I'm ecstatic they went a completely different path in the new century.
@arcynic5404
Ай бұрын
I have always compared Paranoid Android to The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”. It is truly a pocket symphony and my favorite song from the band. Awesome video.
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
@@arcynic5404 I agree, it definitely goes through a similar structure, but I would counter it by saying it’s more like ‘Heroes & Villains’ 😊
@j_murdoch
Ай бұрын
I always saw it more like Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
@Cooltothetouch-v7n
Ай бұрын
@@j_murdochit’s in the category of songs that never get old
@rome8180
Ай бұрын
It's closer to "Bohemian Rhapsody," imo.
@arcynic5404
Ай бұрын
@@j_murdoch I get where you are coming from, but Bohemian Rhapsody is, well, more like an actual “Rhapsody” than these two pieces. It’s more free in composition as compared to Paranoid Android or Good Vibrations, which still call back musical ideas established in the start of the piece.
@iamwatchigyou1260
Ай бұрын
This is why I love Radiohead so much. This song is so complicated and intricate, yet whenever you listen to it, you can't help but feel relaxed and calm (in all the sections!). They are the greatest composers in the world, no doubt.
@LakeFX
Ай бұрын
David: if Paul and Ringo ever cover "Paranoid Android", would your head just explode?
@MightyPinecone
Ай бұрын
Paranoid Android does feel a lot like Happiness Is A Warm Gun in that it changes vibe a bunch.
@IdreamOfDouche
Ай бұрын
@@MightyPinecone It was inspired by Happiness is a Warm Gun
@montaguehorseposture6203
Ай бұрын
I'd be happy if they didn't bother.
@gavinthecrafter
29 күн бұрын
Radiohead + 1/2 of the Beatles would be an absolutely insane collab
@moresnqp
Ай бұрын
gosh, i think my favourite part of this song is that last chord progression. it feels like an inverse Shepard's tone, constantly falling and falling deeper into despair.
@JazzGuitarScrapbook
Ай бұрын
Whenever I look at a Radiohead chord progression I come to the conclusion that Jonny at least must be a massive figured bass nerd
@charlieruisseau2476
Ай бұрын
"That progression hasn't appeared in any other song" I'm scrolling to see if someone could make you wrong... Anyone?
@garanceadrosehn9691
Ай бұрын
Okay, I suddenly feel a need to listen to "OK Computer".
@Boppsta712
Ай бұрын
Can never go wrong with that decision~
@slidenaway
Ай бұрын
Hell yeah, knew what it would be from the video title. Diving in now, can already tell it’s a fantastic video!!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊
@slidenaway
Ай бұрын
I knew this song was weird, from a theory perspective, but didn’t know HOW weird. Thanks David for the awesome explanation as always!! That Gm/Am move on the first part, and the mirrored move of Cm/Dm in the third part… crazy unintuitive but so beautiful!
@GizzyDillespee
Ай бұрын
Awesome, wow, great choice, and thanks for playing the instrumentals in the background, too.
@agrimrawal6295
Ай бұрын
Paranoid android is definitely my favorite Radiohead songs, and on and my most favorite songs in general. Thank you for analyzing it!
@astroandyborgloh
Ай бұрын
Radiohead's feeling for sounds is simply unbelievable. And, the song (like every RH song) is far from being over-produced. Chords, melody, the whole composition speak for itself.
@ric8248
Ай бұрын
These videos centered on ONE song are my favourite. You learn much more from these than the others. Well done.
@jozechristensen5111
Ай бұрын
A great analysis! I love your focus on chord progressions. I feel that I’m a bit weak when it comes to those stuff, so your videos really help. Have you ever considered making videos about the arrangements of more classical music? Like the fugue, requiem, sonata, symphony, and string quartet?
@Bobbias
Ай бұрын
Man, the progression in this song is absolutely gorgeous.
@promixacademy6904
Ай бұрын
Superb video! Loved this, just half way through Warren's too!
@royalex21
Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video, David! This song really is Radiohead's greatest work
@timbrown7652
Ай бұрын
Great video! Love your collaboration with Warren
@user-hq3ce5ws1s
Ай бұрын
thanks for this, david. whether an artist creates with intention or not - and i think usually it’s a combination - i always find the break down fascinating, to see the underlying order and structure, bridging music theory with the unplanned, spontaneous creativity. a mysterious paradox.
@skyscraperV1
Ай бұрын
Nice work David, one of my Radiohead favourites - I always felt that the E alternates to Esus4 before the A Cm in the slow section
@RobertoVernina
Ай бұрын
Masterpiece. Period.
@pensive-penguin
Ай бұрын
The “rain down” section reminds me of like a melancholy version of the “let the sun shine” section of Age Of Aquarius
@andybaldman
Ай бұрын
Totally!
@adri_mirn
Ай бұрын
9:34 I get the same feeling with Let Down too. It's always amazing to remind how much of a masterpiece OK Computer definitely is.
@metalman3227
Ай бұрын
Such a great video
@patricktervo2013
Ай бұрын
David finally breaking down my all time favorite song, today is a good day
@weepingscorpion8739
Ай бұрын
Whoa, a David Bennett and Produce Like a Pro collab? That's wicked! Gotta watch the other video now!
@amnesomniac
Ай бұрын
Great video! Learning the theory behind a song makes it much more manageable to learn how to play...and this one's been on my list for a while. Thanks!! 😁😁
@scherzo0o
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this analysis of a brilliant piece!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
🙂🙂🙂
@TracyParks
Ай бұрын
Produce like a pro _and_ David Bennett! best. day. ever!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
😁😁
@adri_mirn
Ай бұрын
7:40 The funny thing is that still sounds like Radiohead (the progression sounds similar to Nice Dream).
@edzielinski
Ай бұрын
Fantastic. I had no idea of the counterpoint going on in the song, but it all makes sense now.
@steve9126
Ай бұрын
Finally!! This is my favourite Radiohead song and I'm so glad you're talking about it!!!
@Fetterov44
Ай бұрын
Goated Radiohead song. Another great video! Thanks, as always, David.
@Beispaua
Ай бұрын
What a Masterclass, Mister Bennett!! And only with one song (but what a song!). Thank you so much for you work. 🤩 Cheers, from Spain.
@dancoroian1
Ай бұрын
Knew what was up as soon as I read the title -- so excited that you're finally analyzing this modern masterpiece!
@nobodyislistening150
Ай бұрын
i’ve tried covering this with my band but it’s so tough, this breakdown is definitely going to help!!
@edgarbustamante3371
Ай бұрын
Brother! This analysis is magnificent. I appreciate it.
@cliffhughes6010
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this David. I've always loved this song. It's almost a mini-symphony. There's a fantastic live version on Later with Jools Holland from 1997 here on KZitem. Also, I've never undestood what a secondary dominant is ... until now. Nice simple explanation, thanks.
@seadog365
Ай бұрын
Brilliant analysis of a fantastic song
@estebanrodriguez9007
Ай бұрын
Fantastic breakdown of an absolutely beautiful piece of music.
@jeeej3902
Ай бұрын
While we’re throwing our analysis requests, can I ask for Turn It On Again by Genesis. It’s a song that really shouldn’t be a pop hit but somehow just works.
@3leggedkitten
Ай бұрын
Awesome video, as usual. Thanks so much! Now, if you ever felt like analysing Sinéad O'Connor's "In this heart" it'd make me SO happy. 🙏😄
@MatrixEvolution17
Ай бұрын
Amazing thumbnail
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
Which thumbnail did you get? Because I'm actually using the new YT function on this video where you can have two different competing thumbnails. I'm interested to see which one you saw!
@MatrixEvolution17
Ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I saw the one with the guy with hairy armpits. That's a cool feature, I didn't know you could do that!
@ilickcatnip
Ай бұрын
@@MatrixEvolution17 I saw the same at first and loved it! but YT replaced it with the other one now, atleast for me :(
@luigiscazzari4724
Ай бұрын
A full video dedicated to Radiohead? This is the David I know.
@thelanavishnuorchestra
Ай бұрын
Thanks for another great song breakdown video. OK Computer and kid a are pretty much the top of my favorite albums list along with Remain in Light and Black Holes and Revelations.
@affenking7174
Ай бұрын
Such a perfect song OMFG i love radiohead so much
@EricGPLAP
Ай бұрын
EPIC!
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
😁😁😁😁😁😁
@ecoop20
Ай бұрын
Dude, that thumbnail 😂
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
Which thumbnail did you get? I'm actually using a new KZitem feature where you trial multiple thumbnails at the same time!
@ecoop20
Ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I got the weird little man with the hairy armpits lol Great breakdown, btw! Love your explanations, they make it really easy to understand the theory behind it all
@slidenaway
Ай бұрын
@@ecoop20I just saw that too, what in gods name even is that 😂😂😂Lol
@smintube
Ай бұрын
Same, nearly instinctively unsubscribed
@princesspiranha
Ай бұрын
@@slidenaway It's from the official music video
@enchantedcroissant3212
Ай бұрын
YESSS I WAS WAITING FOR THISSS!!!!!
@diegog.4351
Ай бұрын
i just realized this is a brand new video, nice
@ThomasMeeson
Ай бұрын
One of my favourite albums of all time
@GibusWearingMann
Ай бұрын
Does anyone else interpret the slower tempo section, the "bridge", as having a sort of Shepard's tone effect? It feels like it's constantly descending with each loop and never quite jumps back to the top, even though that obviously can't be the case.
@welcometonebalia
Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@joshcoughx
Ай бұрын
This should have gone on for another hour! More please.
@andrewm8040
Ай бұрын
I never seem to get tired of Paranoid Android analysis
@bevo65
Ай бұрын
A magnum opus of a video. Well done, sir!!!
@user-kf9ou4ht6l
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video
@ctizeninsane
Ай бұрын
this is probably radiohead's most detailed song. there are SO MANY percussive instruments during the first part of the song. and some details you might not notice like the rhodes piano playing during the heavy guitar solo, or thom saying the fourth "beep" during the intro, and the vibraslap during "whats that?"
@missmarymack06
Ай бұрын
I first heard this song for the closing credits of one of my favorite anime shows, Ergo Proxy. It is an alternate reality show, I think is in the future and it’s about their robot assistants they call auto-raves and part of the robots contract a virus that gives them consciousness. It’s worth the watch only one season and the English voice acting in my opinion is very good. The closing credit song really puts the show in a neat (imo) perspective. ☺️☺️
@gretchenm47
Ай бұрын
The slow section always reminds me of Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding."
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
I'm also a huge Radiohead fan too dude, but they aren't the only band to ever do experimental or quirky stuff. They feature super heavily in most of your videos... Paranoid Android is indeed and insanely beautiful and intricate song though. Lots of interesting stuff. I'm more interested in the production which I think is actually far more interesting than the chord progressions, which can be found in other tracks. Wait until you discover the lesser known Beach Boys material! :P
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
Find me another track with these chord progressions and then we can talk...
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
You can find them smattered around the back catalogues of bands like Pink Floyd, CAN, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Fugazi, David Bowie, Doctors Of Madness to name a few. Listen to the album Tago Mago by CAN. It would be interesting to see what you think of it :) you’ll certainly hear where a lot of their influences come from for the middle era of Radiohead and especially Thom Yorkes other projects like Atoms for Peace and The Smile. As for the Beach Boys stuff, listen to the albums ‘Surf’s Up’ and ‘Love You’. Obviously we all know the brilliance of ‘Pet Sounds’ and ‘The Smile Sessions’ which are insanely intricate but their 70’s stuff is slept on for how mad it is too!
@diegocuneo9100
Ай бұрын
I think this Is not your channel...
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
@@diegocuneo9100 I wasn’t trying to start any argument… Introducing people to different ways of writing music and explaining why these changes, melodies and chord progressions work is great. I’ve previously tried but ultimately failed to have a similar platform years ago. It’s just saying that Radiohead aren’t the only ones to come up with a progression or a style or things like that. Not only that but it’s taken a long time for someone like myself to realise the world of music doesn’t revolve around a select few bands like Radiohead or The Beatles (who also were fantastic and I love them, but by no means were the first in everything they did!)
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
@@DavidBennettPiano I don’t have a specific song in mind but listen to a band called ‘The Cardiacs’ They may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but they are like avant-garde punk-ska-psychedelic-rock. They have insane key changes and chord progressions that are almost impossible to keep track of. Been around since the late 70’s. I’m sure Radiohead would have heard of them on the scene and borrowed ideas. 👌
@SameAsAnyOtherStranger
Ай бұрын
Like a lot of good movies I have yet to see, or purposefully sit down to watch, Ima listen to "Paranoid Android" a few times and come back to this breakdown. It's just good to know such resources are available. Radiohead may just become to me what King Crimson once was...only with the option of Mr. Bennett's generous offering of the music theory behind it. Like from the Dutch Masters to the impressionist age.
@luismarquez5038
Ай бұрын
Simply brutal.
@georgesolo3369
Ай бұрын
Analysis i needed
@decentsingersclub
Ай бұрын
YES!!!
@UltimateSessionBassGym-ns2cy
Ай бұрын
Great stuff 👍
@bentrig9128
Ай бұрын
Paranoid Android is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. It's one of the few examples of contemporary music that will likely still feel interesting and noteworthy to people centuries in the future.
@ArtofDjango
Ай бұрын
OK I love this kind of analysis. And this song. (Obviously I knew in a split section it was about this song. It IS obvious!) Probably this is their Magnus Opus, which they released when I was 18 years old. It was also the main album I listened to in the weeks and months after my mom died. And the song is probably one of the main reasons why Radiohead will stick with me 'till the end of times...
@alessandrosummer
Ай бұрын
Love this song! Great video again from you David! Btw I'm gonna write a song about your YT channel soon, what do you think about it?
@carbonmonoxide5052
Ай бұрын
I don’t hear the E -> A -> Cm as a secondary dominant, dominant, tonic. I hear it as a dominant, tonic, tonic. It sounds more like a key change.
@ElQuePregunto
Ай бұрын
If you think about it, Paranoid Android has kind of a symphony structure
@alexcantgar
Ай бұрын
Hey David! Do you plan on making more videos where you create original songs or recreate existing ones? Those are some of the ones i enjoy the most from you Cheers
@doodluck
Ай бұрын
Good job i like this song
@rainardzulfanp319
Ай бұрын
truly a magnum opus of any songs
@Coasisable
Ай бұрын
Very instructive video thank you ! Any idea on why, according to the couterpoint melody, Ed is not singing backing vocals until the "that's it Sir line" live ?
@inrainbows1829
Ай бұрын
OK Comupter is amazing but my favorite album is HTTT But my favorite song is a tie either The National Anthem or Polyethylene The EP how am I Driving is amazing too not a bad song on it
@jackthesmoltangerine
Ай бұрын
YES
@barcelomrozovic1625
Ай бұрын
I'm a simple man, I see David Bennett's video on Radiohead, I watch it
@arcynic5404
Ай бұрын
Hey DBP you should do one on Happiness is a Warm Gun.
@DavidBennettPiano
Ай бұрын
@@arcynic5404 check out my video on “Songs with no chorus”, I covered it a bit there 😃😃
@manuel_ao
Ай бұрын
Even if Radiohead are not comfortable about this tag, for me this is the prog rock masterpiece of the '90s. I remember not liking it the first time and loving it more after each listen. Although the ending still feels too abrupt to me.
@luserdroog
Ай бұрын
There ought to be more piano covers of Anyone Can Play Guiter.
@artrogers3985
Ай бұрын
Sounds like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in parts 🎸
@Rheaded
Ай бұрын
welcome back to your content
@mikkysteaders
Ай бұрын
Upon many further listens, trying to find similar stuff, I recalled a song by Françoise Hardy called ‘Rêve’. Listen to the chord progression in that. I wouldn’t mind Radiohead were inspired by the inner movements of that track. Very French classique in feel. 🇫🇷
@Dukilitys
Ай бұрын
bro completed music theory
@ricolibrando8716
Ай бұрын
FINALLY for the hail of thieves you have at last made it huhu
@prepcoin_nl4362
Ай бұрын
I don't think calling this an episodic song has much explanatory power at all. To me, it's better to think of as an instrumental chorus song. The "first section" are the two verses. The "second section" is the first two choruses, the first being the riff just on an acoustic and the second when the distorted guitar joins in (the fact that there is singing over part of it is kind of irrelevant, many instrumental choruses have some unobtrusive vocal work to accompany the centerpiece) The "third section" is the bridge. And the reprise of the second section is the final chorus. This has the benefit of acknowledging that each of these sections behave as you expect in a standard song. The verses are quiet, the lowest energy of the song, and divide pretty cleanly into verse-prechorus configurations (a second immediately repeating verse before the first chorus is also a common strategy.) The chorus is higher energy, catchier, and each builds on the energy of the previous while being periodically recurring. They are clearly the focal point of the song. And the bridge is a much slower build into the final chorus (it's also modulating which is common for bridges but every section modulates so that doesn't mean much.) Obviously, there's a substantial deviation from the standard verse-chorus structure as one would expect from Radiohead. But it goes a much longer way to explaining how those parts actually fit together and are heard. This isn't Bohemian Rhapsody.
@bannanafruitsalad
Ай бұрын
My player skipped back like 10 seconds after you said "it gives a skipped record feel" and I thought you did something really clever/cute lmao
@gcleeter2261
Ай бұрын
I love how the third part seems safer every time
@CarbonSolutions
Ай бұрын
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was driving in my car in probably December of 1998 and had to pull off the road because my brain was melting. Safety first 😂
@theepisofdiabolos-dj5xh
Ай бұрын
nice video!!
@dancoroian1
Ай бұрын
When you talked about the counterpoint harmony having balance in both the "vertical" & "horizontal" axes -- did those terms refer to anything beyond just pitch & rhythm?
@sirko_rip
Ай бұрын
"Never appeared in any other song" is a large statement but I'll take it with salt for this song
@clementletard1308
Ай бұрын
6:20 I think you missed the E# E Eb chromatism that creates a nice link between A and Cb
@Moonless_Future
Ай бұрын
I'm seeing other people in the comments comparing this tune to other classics, so I'll throw "South Side of the Sky" by Yes onto that pile.
@aprendendoguita2119
Ай бұрын
Paranoid Android, obra-prima do Radiohead, é uma canção episódica de 6 minutos e meio, com mudanças dramáticas de humor, tempo, tonalidade e compasso. A composição é complexa, com progressões harmônicas incomuns e uma textura contrapuntística envolvente. momentos-chave: 00:02 A música 'Paranoid Android' do Radiohead é considerada o principal trabalho da banda, com mudanças intensas de humor, tempo, tom e tempo. A progressão de acordes da música é complexa, movendo-se entre acordes do quarto, sétimo, tônica e sexto grau da escala, criando uma sonoridade única. -A estrutura da música 'Paranoid Android' apresenta um loop de acordes intricado, com variações e inversões inusitadas, criando tensão e dinamismo ao longo da composição. -Além da complexa progressão de acordes, a música realiza uma transição suave para uma nova seção em uma tonalidade diferente, utilizando o acorde E7 como elemento de ligação entre as chaves de G menor e A menor. 02:20 A música apresenta mudanças de humor sinistras, alternando entre acordes menores e maiores, e trocando de ritmo de 4/4 para 7/8, criando um efeito de corte e um aumento progressivo de intensidade até um clímax. -A mudança para o ritmo 7/8 cria uma sensação de encurtamento no final dos compassos, gerando um efeito de disco arranhado até o retorno ao ritmo 4/4. -A transição entre acordes menores e maiores, além da alternância de intensidade, leva a um clímax na progressão da música, destacado pelo acorde de F sustenido. 04:49 A progressão de acordes em Dó menor é analisada, destacando a mudança para Dó Maior e o uso do acorde E como dominante secundário. O vídeo também destaca a resolução incomum do acorde A para C menor em vez de D menor. -Explicação da mudança de tonalidade de Dó menor para Dó Maior na progressão de acordes. -Discussão sobre o acorde E como dominante secundário na tonalidade de Dó menor. -Análise da resolução incomum do acorde A para C menor em vez de D menor na sequência de acordes. 07:07 A progressão de acordes incomuns cria uma sensação de tensão e liberação, resultando em um som único e atraente. A adição gradual de diferentes linhas vocais enriquece a melodia, criando uma trama musical envolvente. -A importância da resolução incomum do acorde A para C menor na criação de tensão musical. -A evolução da melodia com a adição progressiva de novas linhas vocais a cada repetição, formando uma complexa rede de vozes. 09:27 A escrita contrapontística em 'Paranoid Android' do Radiohead demonstra como várias linhas melódicas se entrelaçam para criar harmonia, equilibrando diferentes melodias horizontalmente e verticalmente. -A importância da escrita contrapontística na música e como ela pode criar uma rica textura sonora. -A transição de mood e intensidade na música 'Paranoid Android' com destaque para a mudança para um final frenético de guitarra. Gerado por sider.ai
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