July 15, 2009

New Thom Yorke Song!



One thing that should be expected from this blog is ALL things new (and some old) related to Radiohead - reasonable considering they are my favorite band. Well today streaming over at Stereogum (a excellent music site if you are not familiar with it already) is a Thom Yorke cover of a Miracle Legion song, "All For The Best" - it is haunting beautiful and in the vein of Thom Yorke's brilliant solo album, The Eraser. Before today I had never heard of Mark Mulcahy or Miracle Legion (their career appears to have been mired with legal issues), but their influence was clearly felt by some of my favorite artists like Michael Stipe and The National (both participating on this benefit album) and obviously Yorke who sees Mulcahy as one of his vocal mentors (high praise from one of the most emotionally captivating voices in music). Mark Mulcahy's wife recently passed away unexpectedly leaving Mark to raise his twin 3 year old daugthers. Part of the proceeds from this album are going to help him and his family.



Thom Yorke's cover streaming here: LINK
The original can be heard here: LINK

Below are the lyrics - easy to see why Mark Mulcahy was such an influential artist. These lyrics are brilliant:

All For the Best

waking up, and the bed was made
no one looked me in the eye
the more I try, the more I cry
and it's all for the best

watched my brother cutting grass outside
Sitting on the porch, he told me
it's a long way to go
before we can rest
and it's all for the best

You're so beautiful it's a sin
On a lonely lazy morning
And when I see you rocking back and forth
Whispering that it's all for the best

one day the storm will roll away
and soon you'll see
you're far away from home but never far away from me
and that's all for the best

and say you love me

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Let's just say you love me

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