A Reminder (3:50)

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“That song was written in one of those days off you have on a tour where you literally, all you can do is sit in your hotel room cause there’s nothing,” explains Thom. “It a Sunday, and it’s somewhere near Hershey, I got no idea where we were and there was just nothing to do at all. And I had this idea of someone writing a song, sending it to someone and saying, ‘If I ever lose it, you just pick up the phone and play me this song back to remind me. ‘” The song is brilliantly performed and captures the idea Thom expresses perfectly. It also contains a sample from a train and opens with Czech voices.

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If I get old
I will not give in
But if I do
Remind me of this

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  • cosmic-drifter

    love

    2 Jun 8:43pm Reply
  • nikey91

    V první chvíli jsem byl taky v šoku, co se mi zase v jaké záložce na netu spustilo za reklamu :-)

    18 Nov 2012 Reply
  • tommikb

    Ukončete výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají. Příští zastávka: Jiřího z Poděbrad. [6] ...when i got to hear this song for the first time i was like "wait! where does those words come from??? I thought I was listening to Radiohead" :D

    21 Aug 2012 Reply
  • DrinkJustSix

    This song always seems to calm my nerves whenever I freak out. Great track.

    5 Jun 2012 Reply
  • sbouy_311

    I will never get tired of hearing this song

    1 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Euph-Solitude

    "If I get old, remind me of this. Remind me that once I was free, once I was cool, once I was me" -using a modified version of lyrics from "A Reminder" as HS senior yearbook quote. I'm awesome.

    9 Mar 2012 Reply
  • BrynnerFell

    Ah, I think it's Giorgio Moroder sampled via DJ Shadow.

    28 Dec 2011 Reply
  • BrynnerFell

    That video above is amazing. What is the little tune at the beginning? I think I've heard it before.

    28 Dec 2011 Reply
  • BrynnerFell

    Before I properly knew the lyrics, I thought this song was about defiance of death: "If I get old, I will not give in." When he said "If I sit down, and cross my arms," I always imagined a child sitting down with arms folded stubbornly, with a pouted expression like, "I don't want to go to bed." Only he, as an old man, was considering himself a stubborn child who is sitting down on the floor with lip protruding and arms crossed saying, "No, I don't wanna die." But I was wrong.

    27 Dec 2011 Reply
  • kabuterimon

    qué perfecto que hayas llegado justo ahora, a las 8:13 p.m

    10 Dec 2011 Reply
  • dandymasochism

    sigh.

    18 Nov 2011 Reply
  • sbouy_311

    i just got wet.

    17 Nov 2011 Reply
  • digitaldisc0

    Compelling,

    10 Oct 2011 Reply
  • sbouy_311

    Great track.

    13 Aug 2011 Reply
  • alauson

    have any of you called and played this to Thom? I think, no i KNOW, that it is time for this call to be placed.

    11 Aug 2011 Reply
  • ollyh18

    Unbelievable b-side

    19 Jul 2011 Reply
  • derriskharlan

    knock me out, smash out my brains

    16 Jun 2011 Reply
  • fatal_

    Ukončete výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají. Příští zastávka: Jiřího z Poděbrad. [2]

    28 May 2011 Reply
  • PdotEasy

    Towering above the rest was the BEST B-side i've ever experienced!

    25 Mar 2011 Reply
  • luftbahn7

    just listened the first time to this hidden gem... :-)

    15 Mar 2011 Reply
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