Harry Patch
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Watch: Beck collaborates with Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell, Charlotte Gainsbourg...his mistake, though thought he'd go a step further in a statement: Matt has not heard the Radiohead song about Harry Patch, but if he did, he is sure he wouldn't like it. No doubt Radiohead and their fans can ignore his opinion of this... In this article: Beck, Feist, Harry Patch, Radiohead, Wilco, Jamie Lidell, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thom Yorke, and Harry Partch |
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National Post | 3 days ago
How the last veteran of the First World War sparked off a battle between indie rockers Beck, Radiohead, The Fiery Furnaces
...serviceman to have served in the trenches during the First World War, dies on July 25 aged 111. • Radiohead records tribute to Patch. • Friedberger uses press to telegraph critique of Radiohead's gesture. "F--- you!" he suggests via...
In this article: Beck, Radiohead, First World War, The Fiery Furnaces, and Harry Partch
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stereogum | 3 days ago
New Beck - Harry Partch
...his 43 tone scale into countless blog posts. To recap: Radiohead wrote a song for Harry Patch the Tommy, which the Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger mistook to be about Harry Partch the musician. After castigating the band for "brazenly and...
In this article: Harry Partch, World War I, Stereogum, Red, and Vampire Weekend
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NME News | 4 days ago
Beck responds to Fiery Furnaces attack with song about Harry Partch - audio
...the last surviving British World War I veteran. It later became clear that Friedberger may have misinterpreted Patch, confusing him with Harry Partch, the experimental music composer. But rather than letting it blow over, he chose to...
In this article: Harry Partch, Beck, World War I, Radiohead, Odelay, and US
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Times Online | August 05, 2009
Radiohead launch tribute song to First World War veteran Harry Patch
Radiohead launch tribute song to First World War veteran Harry Patch Navigation - link to other main sections from here Radiohead launch tribute song to First World War veteran Harry Patch Radiohead today launched a sombre musical tribute...
In this article: Radiohead, First World War, Thom Yorke, British troops, BBC Radio 4, Battle of Passchendaele, German Army, Henry Allingham, and Andrew Motion
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Sunday Mirror | August 05, 2009
Radiohead record musical tribute to First World War hero Harry Patch
Radiohead record musical tribute to First World War hero Harry Patch Radiohead have recorded a musical tribute to First World War hero Harry Patch. The song was inspired by a 2005 radio interview with the former soldier, who died last month...
In this article: First World War, Radiohead, and Thom Yorke
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Description from Wikipedia:
Henry John "Harry" Patch (17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009) — known as "the Last Tommy" — was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War. Patch was, with Claude Choules, one of the last two surviving British veterans of the First World War, and along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last four worldwide. He was, at the age of 111 years, 38 days, the verified third-oldest man in the world, the oldest man in Europe and one of the 70 oldest men ever.
- Birth Date:
- June 17, 1898
- Birthplace:
- Combe Down, Somerset
- Death Date:
- July 25, 2009
- Place of Death:
- Wells, Somerset
- Term of Military Service:
- 1916–1918
- Rank:
- Private
- Allegiance:
- United Kingdom
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