The Smile - Open the Floodgates (Cover by Joe and Taka)

Like many of you I'm sure, we loved the Smile's recent livestream performance from London, especially this much awaited rarity!
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[@VeronicaRodriguez2015-9453276]

omg You have your own Jonny Greenwood with you.

[@actuallythepie]

I've heard the smile is covering this song in their tour. so generous of you to give them permission.

[@mohamadalisilavi1291]

Man :)

[@phloblare7374]

This is the greatest thom yorke voice mimic I have ever heard

[@patriciomartinotti5694]

The Smile: 2022. LP10: 2024.

[@ThisIsTheInternet]

Name a more iconic duo than Joe and Taka...okay well Thom and Jonny. But it's a close second.

[@malcolmpritchard4882]

Wow fantastic 👍👍👍

[@jasonjonathanprice]

Thank you

[@gecko0]

ALFAA reminded me how Thom can probably write a thousand simple & sparse songs and get me deeply invested every time. this cover's a good example of that too. much love to your stuff

[@lorenz_18]

The best video in circlation of this song, from your's italian friends (and my english teacher)🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Grazie mille! Sono Italiano (un poco) ☺️

[@lorenz_18]

Mattarella è orgoglioso di te❤❤

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@lorenz_18 ☺️✌️

[@mao182]

Master

[@memetherapy]

You make me feel like I'm cheating. Absolutely masterful gents.

[@richardcloyd9274]

You’re doing the Lords work. Love your covers!

[@likespinningpats]

I can't wait for the smile album. I can already tell just like most of Radiohead I'm gonna need to hear these songs more than once before they truly click.

[@luizcastrocovarde]

nord and prophet sounds specials with you guys!

[@crawford531]

To be honest, I didn't watch your cover yet due to tension in our country ( Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine ) But i hope that very soon i will have comfortable opportunity to watch and listen your job. Peace ❤️

[@JoeEdelmann3]

My heart goes out to you! Stay safe! 🙏🇺🇦

[@FluffyMomo]

I hope things will blow over soon...🇺🇦

[@musicismyfriend7919]

If Putin enjoyed beautiful art like this when he was young, maybe he wouldn't have turned into such a monster. I pray the war ends soon.

[@gf-man331]

@@musicismyfriend7919 Ukraine (Zelenski and his extreme right wing dogs) and Nato are just as big monsters (if not bigger) as Putin. Wherever you look extreme right is rising and Putin has nothing to do with it, war is coming everywhere soon

[@TheMitchellHarris]

Amazing- incredible, you guys have no limit

[@alanbalmori1229]

You should tour around the world

[@davidd8881]

album out today. WHAT A SONG. my fave so far but it always changes day to day with any Thom album. Great cover :)

[@mauropiredda3934]

That's just amazing.... 🤷‍♂️👏👏👏

[@linaresstudios3470]

I had a terrible day at university, but this has given me encouragement for the rest of the day Got damn!!!! This is beautiful. Joe and Taka, i admire you so much

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Sorry to hear that! Thanks 🙏

[@lukeluke295]

I Love this song

[@ErdemYildirim_]

I wonder how much did Taka turn on the amp volume in a Japaneese house :)

[@davidcook1057]

So.Damn.Good. Wow - thank you for this.

[@fernandogasga2309]

This theme reminds me of Suspiria's soundtrack. It sounds awesome! Thank you for making this cover. Kind regards from Mexico 🤠

[@stephenkaplan8696]

Just saw them at Ryman in Nashville (bc Ryman!) and out of a great set this was the most emotionally draining track. You guys honor that with this cover. Magnificently done. Hope to see you soon.

[@mattborba1340]

Fucking love you guys.

[@kidghost7628]

Dreamy... it sonically takes me to a ..... place in space.. you are Awesome Sir.

[@TheEternalSigh]

Only recently discovered your channel… Amazing! My Girlfriend and I were at the 01:00 ‘The Smile’ performance in London a month or so back… this takes me right back to being there. Great work 🙌🏻

[@alekseimernyi]

Nice Johnny Greenwood cosplay.

[@Ryantalope]

Absolutely beautiful. Some of the songs by the this new band of Thom Yorke’s are truly terrific 👌🏼

[@alejarocco]

love u guys wtf ...vengan a colombia

[@tris421]

i waited to listen to any of this until the album was released. This was my faviourite track for sure and what a nice surprise to see you've already done a cover and a great one too!

[@MonticArckeys]

Saw The Smile in London and the synthesiser sequencer went wrong after the first verse and they scrapped it. This is a great cover!

[@junokarah3495]

Always spot on. Love this fellas

[@Furie66]

So good. Cant wait to make soundtracks for my movies...for sure I'd have you guys make a few jams...so spacey...

[@WilliamLimao]

Beautiful

[@ghastwriter]

Wow!

[@amoonshapedpool4010]

This was an excellent surprise to come home to today! Joe and Taka are truly legends at this stuff.

[@Nocode98]

Incredible!

[@howyoudoin5158]

Clap Clap!

[@dbaroness6820]

Incredibly beautiful. Before seeing you live, I thought I hated cover bands☺️

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks for the support! 🙏

[@j1o9h7n9]

Greetings Joe

[@JoeEdelmann3]

👋 ☺️

[@strangetimes33]

Do There, There

[@JoeEdelmann3]

😉

[@kastle4774]

super excited for this! i've loved everything the smile has done so far, but i haven't heard this song yet.

[@lucy-h]

They played a whole set playing their entire album in London a month back!

genialllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[@roryhensen]

FINALLY

[@Rgdonaire_07]

Beautiful track, fresh and light chord progression love it… super hyped to hear the album and see them live this summer

[@jeremytankersley]

Really nice. Can't wait to hear you do The Smoke because I know you will eventually. :)

[@actuallythepie]

oh i'm sure he's gonna have a great time playing altering bars of π/4 and 5√73/8 with heavy polymeter!

[@dbiedny]

Absolutely gorgeous rendition!

[@RalfBimbo]

I admire you guys every single time. Captured this one beautifully, as it should be.

[@loyaldon]

Wow - uncanny

[@Samelot]

So good

[@joshanderson956]

I was at the second of the live shows in London and this was one of the highlights, partly because it wasn't in the Glastonbury live stream last year. Absolutely beautiful, I was amazed to learn just now that this has been around since at least 2009. Amazing work as always guys, this album can't come out soon enough.

[@ctrlarchdesign5055]

GREAT JOB!!!

[@TheBent139]

Brilliant as always....two serious minds at work.

[@KaykyStiliano]

I wasn't able to buy the virtual tickets for the concerts which I TOTALLY regret so thanks a lot for covering the song this is my first time listening to this The Smile's version and it's beautiful, I'm hoping they post it officially or someone post it somewhere. Anyways, this is perfect as usual covers, looking forward to the next covers and thanks Joe and Taka for making me Smile(you know what I'm saying) everytime there is a new video of both of you. P.S: Joe have you ever considered having an Eurorack Modular? It would be amazing besides the expensiveness of it. I'm fascinated with the Make Noise Black & Gold Shared Sytems Plus but they are WAY UP my allowance🤣

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Haha I have considered modular… just haven’t dove down the rabbit hole yet!

[@KaykyStiliano]

@@JoeEdelmann3 Cool! Once you dove down there is no escape my friend... VCV Rack 2 is a really good software to start with I'm having a lot of fun in there.

[@mr.alexgy4523]

Son super talentosos, me encanta ver sus videos, peace from Querétaro.

[@ernestoflores1219]

one of my favorites, excellent!👍🏻

[@JoJo-uy2li]

Nice work Joe and Taka 👍👍

[@Sadlittleatticboy]

Such a beautiful song. I haven't heard a good version of the original yet but i'm guessing it sounds pretty much like this!! Amazing 🙌

[@kidamnesiac1724]

Awesome job covering this song Sounds amazing. Can’t wait to hear the Smiles studio version

[@frontseatastronaut]

Nice, I'm hyped! It was a pretty emotional track

[@willchick]

this sounds heavenly!!!!

[@alinarejo2344]

Brilliant as always Joe and Taka. Loved this!

[@jimbaaab]

Nice work, fellas!

[@BurneHoliday]

bravo!!

[@mistapeper1283]

anazing cover as allways joe, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@JM0525]

Awesome 👏

[@AKAtAGG]

Wow this is top class work guys. Beautiful. I've been trying to learn the bassline for The Smoke but it's not going well.

[@marcocopococolococo]

Beautifully done as always 🤩

[@frontseatastronaut]

Loved this!!! 💟

[@davidstapleton8395]

Amazing

[@ciro_costa]

hmm i haven't heard this one...

[@olpicado]

👏👏👏

[@hisgrinningskull2122]

kill it every time 👏👏

[@tasteinmusic3510]

Awesome!

[@MijelMX]

Well done!

[@TomEarley]

PLEASE cover Cut A Hole?

[@Thornstream]

Great cover!! 👌🏻

[@francoisvanderlinden5397]

good job

[@HungryTacoBoy]

You can't just copy/paste the audio from The Smile and think we wouldn't notice. 😉😅

[@felipeyorke7637]

Buena 👏🏼👏🏼

[@GIBKEL]

Wasn’t that Smile live show in London jaw dropping great? I was bowled over. It really made me rethink. I was feeling so cynical about how difficult everything on-line has become, from security to having to sterilize the cookies before you look at a small piece of content. Akin to filling out an endless symptom checklist in a doctors office, just so you can continue to be manipulated. Apologies for the rant but this live show restored for a moment my wishes for what I saw as it’s potential. Why am I surprised it was Thom and Johnny ……again. You continue to do difficult covers of music and do them justice. I would love you to do an interview of the deep dive you do to go to these places. Cheers!

[@JoJo-uy2li]

Hi Joe. How did you get that Fender Rhodes 73 tone from a nord piano 2? Sounds awesome!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks! I think I usually use the “MK I Close Ideal” or “MK I Low Deep” preset from the Nord library. But now on my Stage 3 I’ve been using their “Nefertiti” sample which is an even creamier Mk I sound!

[@rachelcouzin8933]

INSTRUMENTAL PLEASE

[@showbis10]

You remember which patch that is on the prophet?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

I don’t at this point sorry 😅 I think I customized it for the song. Maybe I’ll add it to the library of sounds to make another video or cheatsheet for!

[@JoJo-uy2li]

Hi Joe. Just thought of this all of a sudden. Would you do a video on how to sing like Thom?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

I’ve thought about it! Though I may not be the most qualified to talk technique 😂

[@JoJo-uy2li]

@@JoeEdelmann3 I think you’re definitely qualified with the way you approach singing! Keep it up with the good work and fun!

[@kjl3080]

Is the smile a radiohead album or not?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Not! It’s Jonny and Thom cutting loose with some new and old ideas in a rawer, almost prog-rock format!

[@TreetopGamer]

@@JoeEdelmann3 don’t forget Tom!

[@ThisIsTheInternet]

I guess I'll ask on here: Have you and Taka considered collaborating on originals?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

I would love to work on some with him! We keep so busy with the covers, but we should try sometime if he’s interested!

[@lucy-h]

How much time does it take you usually to get a song right / produce the videos?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

It depends on the song! Sometimes a few weeks, sometimes a couple days! We try to coordinate each other’s schedules and time zones the best we can too 😅

[@lucy-h]

@@JoeEdelmann3 That's a lot of dedication. Hope you and Taka aren't too burnt out!

[@stephenstrang590]

Why are you using a digital piano sound, its an acoustic piano?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

We were covering the live version from their performance at the Magazine in London! There, Thom used the Rhodes electric piano instead of acoustic piano like the studio version.

[@stephenstrang590]

@@JoeEdelmann3 oh I didn't know that. Where is that link?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@stephenstrang590 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJuUgqhtr7SqhK8

[@PursuedByAMemory]

Would love to hear “A Hairdryer” and “Waving A White Flag”

[@artem1ism]

That was brilliant :) Now, can't wait Speech Bubbles, The Same and Waving White Flag.

[@sleepyrantosaurus4701]

this is decent

[@makesome_point]

Beautiful