PARANOID ANDROID: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

“Paranoid Android“ by Radiohead; cover and performance by the Anderson Roe Piano Duo. Featured on “When Words Fade“ -- -- an album (with bonus DVD) by the Anderson Roe Piano Duo on the Steinway Record Label. Order it now: Recorded live in concert at the Fox Theater in Spokane, WA (May 3, 2009). 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: