Radiohead - Decks Dark [Piano Cover]

[@aajfranklin]

This is a 'remaster' of a song I originally covered in 2016 shortly after A Moon Shaped Pool came out. This remake has been requested by a lot of folks, hope you enjoy it! The old version is unlisted but remains available on playlists and is linked in the video above. For the first verse this arrangement is much as it was in 2016, but the mid-section, second verse, and outro all include additional detail now. I have tried to better capture Colin's playful bass fills in the second verse and be more deliberate about replicating previously missing bits of instrumentation. I'm very happy with it, although I did hit one bum note that I edited out of the audio in post.

[@constantlyphil]

Absolutely amazing, you never fail to impress

[@aajfranklin]

Too kind, thank you

[@kirbyculp5448]

Absolutely gorgeous! Very well arranged, as always. Thank you for covering the gems like this that no one else does.

[@aajfranklin]

Thanks as every for listening!

[@jakarta33]

Great!! Like this song!! You are making me love RH

[@aajfranklin]

Ah amazing, I always assume people who find my stuff already like Radiohead when they get here!

[@bubblefox816]

My fav from moon shpaed pool

[@greenvelvet]

Same. When they were on tour who was the only song I hope they would perform.

[@filimental]

This is one of my favorite tracks on the whole album! Thank you for revisiting it! I love the way you translate some of the more ethereal sounds onto the piano.

[@aajfranklin]

I think it's a lot of people's favourite from ASMP and with good reason. Glad you enjoy it!

[@h.s.clayton6864]

Was so hoping you'd redo this one... Beautiful as always. Thank you Alex!

[@aajfranklin]

Happy to oblige, glad you like it!

[@ClaudeFranklin-gg5tq]

👍Full of warm deep energy, glad to have caught up at last! MC

[@SpareAlchemist]

You are the best! Thank you!

[@aajfranklin]

Thanks for listening and for your many kind comments man!

[@depressed.chmonya]

your radiohead covers are absolutely amazing. I've learned couple of songs, your arrangements are much easier and complete!! my fav piano harmony is sail to the moon, I hope you'd do a cover of this haunted song

[@aajfranklin]

I'm so glad you like them! Which ones have you learned so far? Sail to the Moon is intimidating because there are many excellent piano versions of that song online already, but I will get to it eventually.

[@depressed.chmonya]

@@aajfranklin I've learned True love waits, Glass eyes and going to learn Subterranean Homesick Alien and Life in a glasshouse❤️ wanna learn literally every of your rh covers haha also I've learnt the beginning of sail to the moon by josh cohen, but it's complicated without notes markers

[@Zarkai_09]

Lovely!

[@aajfranklin]

Thanks as always!

[@bobbytsunami3085]

Incredible

[@aajfranklin]

Welcome back, glad you like the new stuff.

[@LucineSach]

I love this song, great cover!

[@aajfranklin]

Thank you!

[@plapbandit]

This is so damn good, outdone yourself once again

[@aajfranklin]

I'm so glad you think so, thank you!

[@greenvelvet]

The Smile just released a new single called 'Foreign Spies'. It's a beautiful Bach like waltz

[@aajfranklin]

@@greenvelvet don't worry I'm already working on it

[@greenvelvet]

@@aajfranklin 🙏🔥🔥🔥♥️

[@theGardenhead]

beautiful job alex. beautiful.

[@aajfranklin]

Thank you 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@duck87811]

awesome stuff

[@aajfranklin]

Thanks as always man.

[@Raebaeheyy]

Then in your life, there comes the darkness There's a spacecraft blocking out the sky And there's nowhere to hide You run to the back and you cover your ears But it's the loudest sound you've ever heard And are we trapped? Rag-doll, cloth people We are helpless to resist Into our darkest hour But it was just a laugh, just a laugh Just a laugh, just a laugh Even at this angle And so we crumble A ten ton head, made of wet sand This dread circumference You gotta be kidding me The grass grows over me Your face in the glass, in the glass It was just a laugh, just a laugh It's whatever you say it is Split infinity Then into your life, there comes a darkness And a spacecraft blocking out the sky And there's nowhere to hide You run to the back and you cover your ears But it's the loudest sound you've ever heard Into your darkest hour When you've had enough of me When you've had enough of me Sweet darling When you've had enough of me When you've had enough of me Sweet darling Sweet darling Sweet darling Sweet darling

[@Radiohead12345]

Could you do Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke? (You’re amazing)

[@InRainbows287]

I think you’ve covered most of my favourite Radiohead songs.. apart from Black Star (unless I’ve missed it)

[@aajfranklin]

I'll get there eventually, dw

[@clairebears]

pleaase remake man of war or paranoid android im begging youuu! i love your covers so much though, great work!!

[@aajfranklin]

They're both on the list. I'm doing a remake every 4 or 5 videos and I do about 2 videos a month, so it might take a while for me to get to them but I'll get there.

[@clairebears]

@@aajfranklin yayy!!