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The band is composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, beats), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboard, other instruments), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion).

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Harry Patch Hero at 111 years old

Radiohead have produced a track to say farewell to a true hero.

Newspaper article here

Some people will doubtless try, but it's impossible to be arch, ironic or cynical about this: Harry Patch (In Memory Of) once again proves that Radiohead are light years away from most of their supposed contemporaries - though I'm not sure that's really the point. Yorke dedicates it to "peace and understanding", you can download for £1, and monies go to the Royal British Legion.

Well doneRadiohead!

I have been watching the funeral on TV - not out of morbidity but shared awe, the following come out

• Harry was an ordinary working man who was the last person on the planet who knew and experienced the horror of the trenches in the First World War.
• His funeral is about peace and reconciliation - his pallbearers include Belgian, French and Germans.
• Far from being brutalised by the military machine and the warmongers - goodness there are still plenty of those prats knocking about, Harry remained a quiet and private person.
• He never told his children or grandchildren about his war experiences - including Paschendale. At the age of 100 he decided that history dictated he needed to tell his story.
• For the last decade we Brits have got used to seeing this articulate man appearing on TV and relating his story. A friend on the TV has just said at this years Menin Gate ceremony people wanted to shake his hand, touch him and were in tears in his presence.
• He was a member of a First World War Lewis Gun team - the 4 of them had a tacit agreement. To fire low on advancing troops i.e. aim for legs or fire above their heads as warning shots - only to kill as a last resort.
• Harry is a national icon, an ordinary man - a retired plumber.
• Harry was a hero.
  

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