David Emery Online

Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

5 August 2009

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.

A stunning beautiful song, which falls in the Radiohead canon alongside album closers like ‘Motion Picture Soundtrack’ and ‘Videotape’. Haunting but with an important message – go and buy it and see for yourself.