"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," wrote Thom Yorke in a blog entry this morning.
In the past few weeks, Yorke has been on a roll releasing new music, but in a slight change up, today the internet was given access to a brand new Radiohead track titled "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)."
As the most recent entry of Dead Air Space explains, the song is dedicated to the memory of Harry Patch, the last living UK veteran of World War I. Patch, a former plumber who fought at the battle of Passchendaele in 1917, passed away on July 25th of this year at the age of 111, leaving only three verified WWI veterans alive today.
The song was recorded as a tribute to Patch's life and legacy.
"War is a calculated and condoned slaughter of human beings." - Harry Patch
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Harry Patch (In Memory Of) - Radiohead
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