Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

[Helen D]

A very special morning.While listening to BBC Radio 4 this morning Radiohead was mentioned. A song by them in remembrance of the last WW1 veteran Harry Patch, who died recently at the age of 111yrs, was to be played.I'm sure as RH fans no-one will need any persuading to listen to this new work.A haunting melody sung with all the angst and sorrow that Thom is so good at feeding in to his performances. The words were taken from an interview that Harry had given a couple of years ago after many years of keeping silent on the subject of his experiences in the war.The beautiful string accompaniment arranged by Jonny perfectly matches the mood.It is a perfect tribute to the memory of Harry Patch and all who gave there lives in the war and of those who survived and suffered the memories of all they saw.