“This Mess We’re In”
by PJ Harvey w/ Thom Yorke
from Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
2000
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The final Thom Yorke duet for the #AprilDuets theme.
I’ve never gotten in to PJ Harvey – nothing against her, just never owned any of her stuff or listened to her, but man, I love this song. I think out of the three Thom Yorke duets, this is my favorite. The interplay between the two singers is awesome, and I dig the part where PJ is talking while Thom sing-repeats bits of what she’s saying. The song has a bit of an epic, end of the world feel.
What were you wanting?
I just want to say
Don’t ever change now baby
And thank you
I don’t think we will meet again
And you must leave now
Before the sunrise
Above skyscrapers
The sin and
This mess we’re in and
The city sun sets over me
Challenge: pick a duet without Thom Yorke in it. I’ll wait.
Oh, I actually read the post – final one. Yay!
Says the person who’s only posted one duet..
I’ve said all along there would be three! The rest will all be duets you’ll enjoy. Hopefully.