The Fiery Furnaces Slam Radiohead For Recording Harry Patch Song

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The Fiery Furnaces have hit out at Radiohead calling the Oxford band 'bogus'.

In a vitriolic interview, Matthew Friedberger from the duo questioned the band's intentions when they wrote 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)' in tribute to the last surviving British soldier who fought in World War I.

Feigning the voice of a Radiohead member, Freidberger said: "'Oh, please listen to our new song about Harry Patch.'"

He then blathered:  "Fuck you! You brand yourself by brazenly and arbitrarily associating yourself with things that you know people consider cool. That is bogus. That's a put-on. That's a branding technique and Radiohead have their brand that they're popular and intelligent. So they have a song about Harry Patch.”

He continued: "How's the song? Is it 48 notes to the octave? What does it have to do with Harry Patch?

“Oh, my wife says I am being very rude. She doesn't like me insulting Radiohead. She's afraid they will send their lackeys through the computer to sabotage us. But they needn't worry - we are a band that sabotages ourselves."

All proceeds from 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)' went to The British Legion which provides support to the millions who have served in the armed forces and their dependants.