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I could have choosen any song of them you so brilliant covered, but it was here, when my heart melted with that nostalgia you drove me into. Im 34, and i remember making myself who i am today, my personality, listening to this album in my teen years. What you did here was no short of magic to me. That punch in the chest that is to be shoved back in that year, with all it comes with, but to been drawned back there, and somehow, having the experience the melody and music in a higher state. You did this. I as the album ins memorable to me, forever it will be aswell this, The moment i heard these covers for the first time. Thank You.
Hey Paulo, it's amazing how powerful music can be. Also awesome to hear the reaction that a video like this can create. I honestly had no idea what would happen when I started recording these covers, and I'm still unsure where it will go. I do love the community and feedback that people have sent through though - it's been overwhelmingly beautiful to hear stories like this from all over the world, based on me sitting alone in a room in my music school with a camera and some microphones. Such a weird time to be alive.
A heart that's full up like a landfill A job that slowly kills you Bruises that won't heal You look so tired and unhappy Bring down the government They don't, they don't speak for us I'll take a quiet life A handshake of carbon monoxide No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises Silent, silent This is my final fit, my final bellyache with No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises No alarms and no surprises please Such a pretty house, such a pretty garden No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here) No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here) No alarms and no surprises please (let me out of here)
It's almost midnight and I'm almost crying at how beautiful this is. Truly the best cover if this song I've ever heard- you managed to capture the emotion within the song brilliantly. I don't think I've ever pressed the subscribe button quicker. Thanks for this.
School has just ended for the summer. You could do anything, but you decide to lie back and breathe in the change of seasons. Life had a different feeling back then. I could never feel such peace again as growing up is a beating. I still feel everything I once felt while listening to this almost like I travelled back in time. We can’t live care free and spontaneous forever. This cover sure makes me believe I can.
I've been practicing this song for some months with your notes and it really has helped me to improve the agility on my fingers. It is also such a gorgeous cover that I've been enamored for quite some time. I'm really thankful that I found your channel!
i'm playing the piano by myself for a long time and know that its not easy to cover a song without loosing the spirit of the original. but this is really perfect covered and played with very talented fingers. thank you, all the best and if you play in austria let me know, i'll be there
I have issues falling and staying asleep at night. White noise machines and sounds never work. This Radiohead cover always helps me. Every night I listen to this song on repeat and helps me sleep through the night. Thank you ❤️
Your Radiohead covers are awesome! In addition to your super-talented performances, I'm particularly fond of the way you composed the bird's eye shot for these. Beautifully done!
absolutely the most beautiful cover of no surprises that has been ... all of your covers are so amazing i cant even begin to say how beautiful they are ... fantastic job
music that brings me to tears. I will always thank Thom Yorke and his magical band for everything that they've made. But this rendition will always come first to mind. I listen to this at least once a week and I will until I grow old. Thank you so much Josh.
beautiful.. best way to describe my mood.. jus me sitting around while the gov gets worse and people stay asleep.. ill continue to live my life with hopefully no more surprises plz
Josh Cohen! Words cannot express, as others have mentioned. I played piano for ten years as a kid/adolescent, but I let it stray away from me. I recently purchased a beautiful Baldwin- the problem is I am practically afraid to sit at it since it's been so long. Your videos truly inspire me and bring me back to the place I felt when playing. man... Piano is true beauty, and you bring it FULL justice. Thank you for all you do, and I am eagerly awaiting the songbook!
that minor fourth in the beginning motif will always be nostalgic to me as my dad used to (and still does, to an extent) play this song all the time. i think it's one of the most beautiful sounds out there and you delivered it beautifully in this cover, so so so stunning amazing job
Amazing work man, Radiohead is my favorite band, thank you for bringing new style to their music, I love your arrangements but this is still my favorite. I've copied your version of this song but there are just some hand positions I still have problems with. You make it look so easy!
Hey Alfred, that chord is an interesting one. It can be interpreted as either a Dm(b6) or a Bbmaj7/D. The fact that Thom's melody hits the Bb is one of the most magical parts of the song. My other favourite moment is Colin harmonising the vocal line at the beginning of the third verse. He only does it once, but I look out for it every time! 😃
Thank you for all your lovely piano covers. I really enjoy them since they come from the bottom of your heart. Keep the good work and always remember that I will always be there to listen deeply to your covers.
Love the middle eight in this song starting at 3:47! And also Josh your tracks brighten up my day when doing boring/tedious work at the office while giving me 90s nostalgia. So thanks!
By far the best cover. The thing you do so well in this and your other videos is a continuous rhythmic movement i.e adding all those extra notes whilst the melody is defined, that gives it great pace and vitality. Would love to see sheet music one day so I could attempt it too!
+Josh Cohen School of Music you're welcome, you're a very good pianist. I just started to love radiohead's music after all these years of knowing they existed, lol. I love hearing the modal interchanges and modulations on piano, especially in "Just".
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The Radiohead for Solo Piano - Volume II songbook is out now. Limited edition signed and numbered copies are now available from my official store: josh-cohen.lnk.to/Store
Brand new Radiohead piano tutorials to guide you through both songbooks are also coming soon. Pre-register your interest now: emergencypianohotline.com
Y'all can play this at my funeral. Outstanding.
I could have choosen any song of them you so brilliant covered, but it was here, when my heart melted with that nostalgia you drove me into. Im 34, and i remember making myself who i am today, my personality, listening to this album in my teen years. What you did here was no short of magic to me. That punch in the chest that is to be shoved back in that year, with all it comes with, but to been drawned back there, and somehow, having the experience the melody and music in a higher state. You did this. I as the album ins memorable to me, forever it will be aswell this, The moment i heard these covers for the first time. Thank You.
Hey Paulo, it's amazing how powerful music can be. Also awesome to hear the reaction that a video like this can create. I honestly had no idea what would happen when I started recording these covers, and I'm still unsure where it will go. I do love the community and feedback that people have sent through though - it's been overwhelmingly beautiful to hear stories like this from all over the world, based on me sitting alone in a room in my music school with a camera and some microphones. Such a weird time to be alive.
I'm sitting at my work right now, tears in my eyes and loud sniffing is hearing in whole office.... I loooove Josh's covers..
Paulo Martins omg i cried
Somehow I was expecting to find this comment here. Exact same feelings I guess. I'm 36.
I need to learn this somehow. Probably take me like 5 years but fuck it, this is ecstasy.
Well hopefully I'll be able to release the sheet music well before then! JC
How's the progress
It's been 5 years...
AYO ITS BEEN 5 YEARS!!
Hows it going
i just listened to all of your readiohead covers
my heart is so warmed
+tchuthcu biru Nice one! There are more on the way :-)
Mine is already melted.
HA?!??!?!
Sadness and despair, with a glimmer of hope. My favorite kind of music.
Just spent the morning listening to all of these Radiohead covers, they're absolutely phenomenal!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed them :-)
Dbeamon a morning beautifully spent.
A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired and unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit, my final bellyache with
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises please
Such a pretty house, such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises please (let me out of here)
Wow, singing these lyrics with the piano solemnly playing in the background... who cut the damn onions?
3:46 that flourish 10/10
Glad you enjoyed it, Becky 😄
Goosebumps!
This has to be one of the most beautiful things I've heard..
Thanks very much Dan, glad you enjoyed it! JC
It's almost midnight and I'm almost crying at how beautiful this is. Truly the best cover if this song I've ever heard- you managed to capture the emotion within the song brilliantly. I don't think I've ever pressed the subscribe button quicker. Thanks for this.
You're welcome, Emily. Thanks for watching and for supporting the channel. Appreciate it! 😄
School has just ended for the summer. You could do anything, but you decide to lie back and breathe in the change of seasons. Life had a different feeling back then. I could never feel such peace again as growing up is a beating. I still feel everything I once felt while listening to this almost like I travelled back in time. We can’t live care free and spontaneous forever. This cover sure makes me believe I can.
“These violent delights have violent ends.”
By Shakespeare. Also mentioned in Westworld. But it's true...and soul shattering! 😔
thanks you inspired me to play the piano again.
Awesome to hear. Good luck!
I love how this starts off as small droplets of rain and then slowly gains up the dynamics to show a storm of music.
I've been practicing this song for some months with your notes and it really has helped me to improve the agility on my fingers. It is also such a gorgeous cover that I've been enamored for quite some time. I'm really thankful that I found your channel!
this cover brought tears to my eyes, it's so hauntingly beautiful. As an aspiring pianist, your videos always inspire me to keep playing!
That's awesome, Anjali. Glad you're finding them inspirational. Thanks for your support!
I've been listening to this for almost a year now. It still continues to sound better every time. Thank you, Josh.
You're welcome, Ketan. Thanks for watching, listening and supporting the channel! 😀
IM FUCKING CRYING RN HOLY I DIDN'T KNOW NO SURPRISES COULD BE THIS MORE EMOTIONAL THAN I THOUGHT IT COULD
All is excellent, but that magical chord at 1:07 could go on forever.
i'm playing the piano by myself for a long time and know that its not easy to cover a song without loosing the spirit of the original. but this is really perfect covered and played with very talented fingers. thank you, all the best and if you play in austria let me know, i'll be there
It's so hauntingly beautiful it made me cry. 😢
Thanks for this and I hope you make brilliant covers like these and more.
Thanks for the support. Glad you're enjoying the music 😄
I have issues falling and staying asleep at night. White noise machines and sounds never work. This Radiohead cover always helps me. Every night I listen to this song on repeat and helps me sleep through the night. Thank you ❤️
This is what I wanna listen to when im dying. So beautiful!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it ✌️
I’m completely certain I will come back to these videos for the rest of my life. Thank you
Glad you like the arrangements, Andrés ✌️
I always come back to listen to you play this at certain times and it always moves me to tears x
I utterly love this song and want it played at my funeral
Greetings from India, Josh! This is so amazing and well interpreted! Can't wait for the sheet music release :)
Thanks very much, Akarsh. Glad you're enjoying them. Can't wait to release the book too! 😀
Wish my principal or teachers would have at least heard of Radiohead :( Great cover.
Thanks very much, Vojta :-)
Your Radiohead covers are awesome! In addition to your super-talented performances, I'm particularly fond of the way you composed the bird's eye shot for these. Beautifully done!
+senordemille Thanks very much. Glad you're enjoying them! Have a lovely weekend, Josh :-)
absolutely the most beautiful cover of no surprises that has been ... all of your covers are so amazing i cant even begin to say how beautiful they are ... fantastic job
Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed checking out the clips. Appreciate the support! 😀
So evident as "sunday morning" from the VU but so charming also.
ive been watching all your radiohead covers because i feel in love with the Westworld covers and now these.
It sounds like I should probably start watching Westworld.
Beautiful song in this piano version. And he has pretty hands.
music that brings me to tears. I will always thank Thom Yorke and his magical band for everything that they've made. But this rendition will always come first to mind. I listen to this at least once a week and I will until I grow old. Thank you so much Josh.
beautiful.. best way to describe my mood.. jus me sitting around while the gov gets worse and people stay asleep.. ill continue to live my life with hopefully no more surprises plz
without the singing it sounds like a lullaby this is Soo nice and relaxing to listen to thanks i love it.
Awesome. Thanks for the kind words! 😃
Much appreciated cover on one of Radiohead's best songs in my opinion. You managed to bring all the emotion into your performance, well done.
My baby loves this song. Wish i had a decade to spare and be able to play it like this for her.
I heard Thom's voices while listening to this. Wonderful
Soooooooooooo good
+Space Flight Thanks! JC
My favorite radiohead's song
Wow the intro sounds more like a lullaby, AMAZING cover you have a great talent.
Only last night I found your music on Sydney Festival. Absolutely talented pianist..i got your music book so time to go n practice
Good luck x
Wow this is really amazing. I can't believe how fantastic this cover is, gives me wicked chills
Glad that you enjoyed it. Appreciate the support! 😄
Josh Cohen! Words cannot express, as others have mentioned. I played piano for ten years as a kid/adolescent, but I let it stray away from me. I recently purchased a beautiful Baldwin- the problem is I am practically afraid to sit at it since it's been so long. Your videos truly inspire me and bring me back to the place I felt when playing. man... Piano is true beauty, and you bring it FULL justice. Thank you for all you do, and I am eagerly awaiting the songbook!
makes me cry everytime i hear this song/cover. beautiful piece truly
that minor fourth in the beginning motif will always be nostalgic to me as my dad used to (and still does, to an extent) play this song all the time. i think it's one of the most beautiful sounds out there and you delivered it beautifully in this cover, so so so stunning amazing job
A piano cover for "Where is my Mind" by The Pixies would be nice.
Thanks for the request 😄
That was exactly what I was thinking...
Josh Cohen Please play "Where is my Mind"... that will be incredible
Oh, yes...please!!!
Miles Jones maxence cyrin did an amazing cover
Amazing work man, Radiohead is my favorite band, thank you for bringing new style to their music, I love your arrangements but this is still my favorite. I've copied your version of this song but there are just some hand positions I still have problems with. You make it look so easy!
Glad you're enjoying the music, Rick. Thanks for watching 😄
I'm shivering. This is beautiful.
Thanks so much, Sara. Glad that you enjoyed it! 😀
Back at it again, same feeling, every same year ❤️
Breathtaking! Nostalgia punching me in the gut. You made one of my favorite songs even better.
i am gonna buy this songbook for sure
Awesome. Appreciate the support!
Yeah, this is tugging at me.
Wow!
i love this song
Wow thank you !!!!!!
Gorgeous. I have no words.
Thank you.
So beautiful , thank you for this wonderful cover , could listen to it the whole day !
Thanks, Alice!
I don't know its proper name, but that one chord with a D in the bass is so beautiful - instantly recognisable as part of a radiohead song
Hey Alfred, that chord is an interesting one. It can be interpreted as either a Dm(b6) or a Bbmaj7/D. The fact that Thom's melody hits the Bb is one of the most magical parts of the song. My other favourite moment is Colin harmonising the vocal line at the beginning of the third verse. He only does it once, but I look out for it every time! 😃
Thank you for all your lovely piano covers. I really enjoy them since they come from the bottom of your heart. Keep the good work and always remember that I will always be there to listen deeply to your covers.
Thanks for supporting the channel, Geovanni! 😄
This is beautiful, thank you
+HeadmasterOd You're welcome! Josh :-)
I love the style of your videos. camera position and black/white work really well to capture the beauty of the music :)
Thanks! It was so tempting to do it in colour, but the black and white is really effective :-)
I love all of your stuff so much
+xxLotti Thanks for watching! Josh
What a ...ing sweet cover !)) Very nice, thanks.
Thanks!
My favorite contemporary song...great version...
It sounds so beautiful...
Beautifully and brilliantly arranged. 🙏 thank you!
your talent + Radiohead = AWESOME!
Haha thanks very much, Angela. Glad you're enjoying the tracks! 😀
What a beautiful cabon monoxide sound...
Felicitaciones Josh, hermosa y emocionante versión. Tu talento trasciende lenguajes!
Muchas gracias 😄
I've heard the perfect music and can now die content.
This helped me with a panic attack, thank you.
Beautiful
Thanks very much! 😀
Not sure if it's just on my end, but the audio seems to be a few seconds behind the video now
Same issue with me
Love these RH instrumentals. Keep them coming!
Plenty more on the way! :-)
Yay! I can't wait to hear from you guys. I just played the video for my fiancé and he's in awe. Your videos are shot extremely well also!
Thank you very much.
absolutely phenomenonily awesome!!!! your a genius!!! I'd love to be able to do this on the piano!!! you rock!!!
Thanks, Robert. Appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel! 😄
Sensational
Glad you enjoyed it, Mr. White. Just tryin' to play like Skinny Pete's mad piano skillz, yo!
I think you (end radiohead for solo piano) are making my quarantine great! I wait for volume two .....
Beautiful work.
im really tired today and i find your song, thanks
Love the middle eight in this song starting at 3:47! And also Josh your tracks brighten up my day when doing boring/tedious work at the office while giving me 90s nostalgia. So thanks!
By far the best cover. The thing you do so well in this and your other videos is a continuous rhythmic movement i.e adding all those extra notes whilst the melody is defined, that gives it great pace and vitality. Would love to see sheet music one day so I could attempt it too!
Subbed. Absolutely amazing covers, I'd love to have them in my music library. Keep up the beautiful work!
+Julien Nguyen Thanks Julien! Any requests for future covers? Josh
Anything Radiohead is good with me, but I'd interested in some Tame Impala or maybe even DMA's. Looking forward to whatever comes next!
bulletproof, please 💜
This is a perfect cover
noble sound
I just love the way you play this song, Josh! So beautiful!
I like when I stumble upon channels like this, when I should be sleeping. Subscribed!
Wow. Astounding. ♥️😳
This is divine. I've been teaching myself from this video and its gonna take. Long time
Grazie mi fa sognare
just found ur channel and i dont really comment alot but your covers are really something special
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed them! 😄
This song conveys hope
Pretty beautiful, hey? Such a great track. Thanks for watching!
+Josh Cohen School of Music you're welcome, you're a very good pianist. I just started to love radiohead's music after all these years of knowing they existed, lol. I love hearing the modal interchanges and modulations on piano, especially in "Just".
+Jimmy Figueras I'm not sure I've tackled that one yet. I recorded Black Star yesterday, just still editing it.
In my opinion it conveys peace in death
beatiful!!! :) thsi version has a lot of sense and its very sweet and quiet, love it! :D
+Ever Aldo Glad you enjoyed it!
+Josh Cohen School of Music imposible not to! I love this versión.