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April Duets: “This Mess We’re In”

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

“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.

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April Duets: “El President”

The Best of Drugstore
The Best of Drugstore

“El President”
by Drugstore w/ Thom Yorke
from White Magic for Lovers
1998
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Sorry Lance – this is post 2 of 3 of Thom Yorke duets for the #AprilDuets assignment. This is a song that I came across randomly I think as far back as the Napster days. I used to sometimes do searches for things I wouldn’t otherwise know about, like “Thom Yorke duet”.

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April Duets: “I’ve Seen It All”

Selmasongs
Selmasongs

“I’ve Seen It All”
by Björk ft. Thom Yorke
from Selmasongs
2000
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I keep thinking of more and more choices for the monthly theme – #AprilDuets. And a warning, this may start a string of duet postings featuring Thom Yorke. This one’s got two of my favorite singers, especially around the time that this soundtrack came out.

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