Tripod "Paranoid Android"

Tripod cover Radiohead's Paranoid Android @ the NSC, August '06.

[@BlahGrumpy]

I remember the first time I saw them do this live at the Hi Fi bar in Melbourne. At first people started laughing, and then everyone sat there stunned as they did it utterly perfectly. Very talented lads.

[@IronicallyChristian]

I think this version's given me a better understanding of, and definitely a renewed appreciation for the original. Everything a cover should be.

[@Draelyn]

I think I like this cover better than Radiohead's original.

[@campbte85]

Have to love the girls fighting over the music sheets at 5:45 lol.

[@Jwitch013]

Considering that the original is a highly electronic song that is a masterpiece, these guys blew my mind doing all this vocally and they are amazing!!!!!

[@scottcreek942]

when the middle dude sang the rain down part.. wow i was impressed like i was never before

[@Murto84]

The middle section, with the choral-like singing. The way Gatesy sings it is just magical. Good work mate. About the only non-funny song of theirs I like. Also, did anyone else notice that most of the Tripod vids randomly vanished off youtube? D:

[@anonleft]

Remember seeing them do this a couple of time, everyone completely hushed and went bananas at the end. Goosebumps during the middle.

[@dukeriluo]

This is the point where I'm meant to shout "FIRST!!!!1" But rather then that, Thank you for uploading, I've not seen this.

[@villakulla777]

I remember my first time at Woodford 07-08??, walking past a tent and here was this. I hit the gold lol. Will never forget it xox

[@Sierrabellex]

I still come back to this.

[@llsynthell]

Didn't Radiohead do a cover of this?

[@Equihan]

This is FANTASTIC. Tripod always do great Radiohead covers. It definitely equals the original, at least. Thanks for uploading it.

[@JUPfilms]

I did this on drums with the band for HSC... I have played this song so many times that i know every single section- melodic, harmonic or rhythmic but i still sat here gobsmacked the whole 7 minutes. Amazing!

[@Kelseysawrrr]

I love this song

[@jsfrulz]

i agree completely my john paolo, its pretty hectic, especially the bit wen yon sings the whats there part or wateva he says... good shit

[@tobiedreds88]

Im in agreement with sadscene, this version is amazing, origonal is fuckin really good, but this has extra novalty vaule, and the key change on the 'rain down, rain down' is fuckin spot on

[@gormster]

I love how there's a bit of giggling, and then at 3:18 everyone just suddenly falls silent.

[@syrovision]

AWESOME! Wow... tirpod do an awesome cover.

[@kevmangrasshopper]

This is so amazingly awesome! Tripod are such legends!

[@RyanLoetscher]

That's soooo freaking awesome! @BelgianGurista... I agree, you missed the point. And how could you possibly think that "voicing" a song is not hard! Are you freaking kidding me!!! A 3-part as complicated as that is incredible to pull off let alone figure out. These guys are simply amazing together.

[@Sierrabelle]

I've been hitting repeat on this for days.

[@donjunior]

wow...just wow.incredible how the guys translated this complex piece of music into acapella.i'm hooked..

[@fudgecake3]

i prefer this to the original tripod rock! thanx for the upload

[@Sierrabelle]

Why can't I stop listening to this?

[@BillosUK]

Thats your opinion and I don't think many would agree with you here. This was a homage to a great song and it is what it is and in my opinion I don't think this is crap, I think its very well done!

[@nattie5991]

that is so cool!! I absolutely love this song!

[@mighty_claw]

i saw them do this live last time they did pod august nights. i about shat myself when yonnie started up. it's amazing.

[@mysterioscone]

yes I am the same as you, huge beatles and radiohead fan (but more so beatles) Thom said he was inspired by the unstructuredness of happiness is a warm gun, as in all the parts are different to each other, and wrote paranoid android. They sound nothing alike, only in terms of structure is all :P

[@phonor833]

thanks for uploading it!

[@juice1juice]

paranoid android has to be one of the greatest songs ever written! :)

[@tunafish23]

Wow, this is way better than I would have expected.

[@smurfette24]

Fucking amazing, I have listened to this hundreds of times. It is epic.

[@thepotnoodleking]

The best cover EVER!

[@tabloidrocks]

Fucking amazing. Love it when they just have fun with it too!!

[@dionisiaco]

wonderful, especially the middle part, just what I wanted to hear from this song.

[@TheThirdPersonator]

Absolute brilliance!

[@nwoolhouseuk]

This is great, Tripod do it really well. I actually like this as much as the Radiohead version. Ace!

[@mrjohnpaolo]

i cannot find the words to describe how amazing i think this is... wow wow wow wow

[@AllySynComedy]

god... this was an awesome show...

[@ronyblue8]

I loves this song and this guys!!!!!

[@Veeshan28]

That was awesome in it's own way.

[@shashleigh]

How have I never seen this? Brilliant!

[@mysterioscone]

agreed and the song it was inspired by is just as awesome: Happiness Is A Warm Gun by The Beatles

[@DevanLund]

Song In An Hour FTW!

[@EspherMercury]

This is pretty fantastic.

[@EgosXII]

I think this is a really fkn good cover-- good on tripod :)

[@forreal4090]

WOW JUST WOW. NO WORDS NEEDED.

[@Superchicken32]

yon is so awesome

[@ToffeeCaprice]

One of my favorite!

[@meltedcup]

That was awesome! I love this!

[@slatodotnet]

fuck yeah i saw them do this at woodford, genius minimalist cover

[@ninjamaddie]

This is fantastic. Gatesy is still my fave though. He does a great job here! As do the others! :D

[@Ozziguy6]

omfg that is awesome..perfectly executed.

[@racso452]

AMAZING! Way to go guys!

[@thepowerhouse66]

just awesome!!!

[@gunnergrady]

be awesome to hear an idea of north a capella version of paranoid android.

[@MischaMoko]

Love the beginning part.

[@6stgsamurai]

BRILLIANT!

[@Okusurei]

I love this so much.

[@ronyblue8]

SON LOS MEJORES!!!!

[@stormweava]

Brilliant!

[@jubbas85]

u gotta love tripod

[@MessengerAndrew]

This is actually awesome

[@dclaver2]

this is actually pretty cool

[@stabbymcgee33]

OMG!!!!! That was awesome almost as good as DAAS version of I heard it through the grapevine. Just behind it.....

[@soulwaves20000]

Best thing ever....gonna give it a second listen 👍🏼

[@Skodova]

Madre mía! Q currao

[@Keeko78]

Very nice!

[@oztish]

For all you Radiohead fans, you should check out Tripod's cover of "Fake Plastic Trees" - it's awesome. I think you can find it on Tripod's website.

[@JasonRobinette]

I love this.

[@sturgeonboy2k]

amazing!

[@glebber8709]

amazinggg!

[@210zach]

AWESOME awesome. AWESOME job.

[@SartriX]

It's a full cover of Radiohead's song Paranoid Android, quite simple as the title implies. Very fun to see how all the sounds of the song are imitated. And yes, the original song is that long and constantly changing indeed.

[@chookyman]

this is AMAZING

[@homestarfan2008]

I thought that I could get two more people to do this for a talent show. That would be awesome.

[@gormster]

WOW. That was amazing.

[@CynicalMournings]

Mein GoT! Wow, I've always loved Tripod but this is INCREDIBLE. plus knew Yonny could sing but CRICKEY... where the hell did he train?

[@sadscene]

I absolutely love this. It's so much better than the original.. I'm speachless

[@tauntG]

This is Amazing..

[@pov1las]

Definitely better than the original one. Completely blew me away ^^

[@Shroter]

Pretty rad.

[@antifacistppl]

ha this made my day awesome song

[@SaladStapler]

awesome

[@AlFatman]

Truly awesome and funny, Tripod, awesome all the way!

[@Aberjan]

this is epic.

[@thisisthegloaming]

I loved the boop boop boop at the start

[@OhWowAshDoesThings]

@Chrissyinharmony I love that the fact he's a great neighbour slipped in there. That's really what matters! :D

[@austriadorkus]

this should have 10 times more views than it does...

[@DarrenReidAu]

Awesome for just a guitar and shaker :P

[@Stophocles]

On the "what's that" part, "that" is such a weird difficult note to sustain for some reason. It's not even super high.

[@Ascendancy9]

Brilliant. Nothing else to say.

[@TwelveTeacups]

That is really fucking epic!!!

[@funkygiraffe]

I think it was a really good idea to end the show with something that wasn't completely comedy, because they really are incredibly musical, but a lot of their songs don't let you see it.

[@WolfgirlAidan]

I do tend to like the tripod versions of things more than the origionals...

[@visigothic67]

@BelgianGurista Im a Radiohead fan,a Tripod fan and also oddly enough a fellow subscriber to Jeff and Mike and the eternal Pizza Bar gig. They do a pretty good cover of a lot of stuff,and I'm a big fan of practically any and every cover as long as it adds something new to the mix. Tripod did that here,and even with clearly superior musical training and experience,the Pizza shop duo just don't manage it most times. If you are trying to sound like the original,you fail before the first note.

[@veviev]

I got tipsy and felt the urge to revisit this... It is wicked. Paranoid Android is amazing, and Tripod win. I mean...acapella? That is mental. But it works. Also..Happiness is a Warm Gun? I must listen, absorb and cure my naiveity.

[@Interagatesy]

Gatesy has the most beautiful voice!! gotta love tripods version better than radio head!! love scods "you don't remember" @ 2:29

[@michaelmatula]

@smurfette24 Hear hear! Glad I'm not the only one addicted to this cover :)