R.E.M. - E-Bow the Letter (with Thom Yorke)
Tibetan Freedom Concert 1998In 1998, Thom Yorke of Radiohead performed with R.E.M. at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington, D.C. He sang Patti Smith's part of "E-Bow the Letter," a duet with lead singer Michael Stipe. Stipe also joined Radiohead for a song, singing Yorke's part on "Lucky." Watch "Lucky" here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DS0... the Letter: [from New Adventures in Hi-Fi]Look up. What do you see?All of you and all of me,fluorescent and starry,some of them they surprisebusride. I went to write this, 4:00 a.m.this letter.fields of poppies, little pearls.All the boys and all the girlssweet-toothed, each and every one a little scary.I said your name.I wore it like a badge of teenage film stars,hash bars, cherry mash and tin foil tiaras.Dreaming of Maria Callas,whoever she is.This fame thing, I don't get it.I wrapped my hand in plastic to try to look through it.Maybelline eyes and girl-as-boy moves.I can take you far.This star thing, I don't get it.[I'll take you over. I'll take you there.]Aluminum, it tastes like fear.Adrenaline, it pulls us near.Will you live to 83?Will you ever welcome me,will you show me something that nobody else has seen?Smoke it, drink.Here comes the flood,anything to thin the blood.These corrosives do their magic slowly, and sweet.Phone, eat it, drink.just another chink,cuts and dents they catch the light.Aluminum, the weakest link.I don't want to disappoint you.I'm not here to annoint you.I would lick your feetbut is that the sickest move,I wear my own crown, and sadness, and sorrow,and who'd of thought tomorrow could be so strange?My loss. And here we go again.[I'll take you over. I'll take you there.]Aluminum, it tastes like fear.Adrenaline, it pulls us near.It tastes like fear.It pulls us near.Look up, what do you see?All of you and all of me,fluorescent and starrysome of them they surprise.I can't look it in the eyes.Seconal, spanish fly, absinthe, kerosene,cherry-flavored neck and collar.I can smell the sorrow on your breath.The sweat, the victory and sorrow.This smell thing, I got it.[I'll take you over. I'll take you there.]Aluminum, it tastes like fear.Adrenaline, it pulls us near.It tastes like fear.It pulls us near.It tastes like fear.It pulls us near.
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Uploaded: February 24, 2007 at 7:17 am
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Tags: 1998 Concert E-Bow Freedom Letter Michael R.E.M. Stipe the Thom Tibetan Yorke
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asloem (August 7, 2008 at 1:51 pm)
i'm a huge fan of both radiohead and rem, but i honestly thought thom did an awful job on this! painful to watch at the end. i'd love to see them collaborate again though... maybe involve ed and jonny on rem tune and see what they add?? or maybe not :)
tehGmoney (August 5, 2008 at 8:14 pm)
rem is sick
pusshat (August 5, 2008 at 3:30 pm)
Radiohead...Bonehead.
paranoidandroeed (August 4, 2008 at 5:58 pm)
Fuck u REM Suck thom yorke's dick u arsehole
1madaboutguitar (August 3, 2008 at 11:41 am)
I know lol...oooooow come on you have to admit he looks so tasty in that skirt ha ha JOKING!
joemallone123 (August 3, 2008 at 5:29 am)
fucking brilliant
DeedletheNoble (August 2, 2008 at 3:13 pm)
Ok, rock stars have the right to get away with practically anything. I'm cool with it. And I love R.E.M. and Radiohead, but (drumroll----------) WTF is with the skirt man?!
DEADINTHEWOODS (August 2, 2008 at 4:07 am)
i am moved by the body language - they are soooo in love. as artists anyway, the ability of thom to really take the rem song and give it over to everything he has within him. then at the end, exhausted, michael holds him and takes him to the front of the stage and shows him how he has moved the crowd. so generous of michael, such a sweet moment for artists everywhere. to acknowledge the inspiration that lets them go further than they could ever imagine by themselves
Gusmagno (August 2, 2008 at 1:54 am)
two wonderful artist in the spotlights, sharing his music...just awesome!thanks
middayshaddow (August 1, 2008 at 9:21 am)
It's weird... I'm a huggge Radiohead fan, I love Bjork, Morrissey and Pink Floyd but could never for the life of me get into REM or Joy Division, two of Radioheads biggest influences, I think it's really Thoms voice for me and their ability to blow you away with Crunchy guitars or make you want to want to dance with groovy bass lines and drum loops, who else can really pull that off? |
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