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Author:  Alice [ Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:27 am ]
Post subject:  New Radiohead Song

Not promoting the song itself (although it's possibly one of their best in a while)
so much as the sentiment behind it.

To quote the email from w.a.s.t.e.:
w.a.s.t.e. wrote:
Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

Recently the last remaining UK veteran of the 1st world war Harry Patch died at the age of 111.
I had heard a very emotional interview with him a few years ago on the Today program on Radio4.
The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me.
It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to record a few weeks before his death.
It was done live in an abbey. The strings were arranged by Jonny.
I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor.

It would be very easy for our generation to forget the true horror of war, without the likes of Harry to remind us.
I hope we do not forget.

As Harry himself said
"Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims".

Recently the Today program played the song for the first time and now it is available to download from our website.

Please go to http://download.waste.uk.com to download the song.

The proceeds of this song will go to the British Legion.

To peace and understanding.

Thom

You can also hear the song (without it stopping every 30secs - kind of odd, that)
and listen to Harry himself in that 'Today' interview,
here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/ne ... 184802.stm

"Lest we forget ... "

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