Song · OK Computer era (1996–98)
El President
Thom Yorke sings the second voice on Drugstore's song for Salvador Allende, a number 20 hit in 1998.
1998
white magic for lovers
Drugstore were a London band led by the Brazilian singer Isabel Monteiro, and “El President” is her song, a tribute to Salvador Allende, the Chilean president overthrown in the 1973 coup. Thom Yorke sings the duet opposite her.
It came out as a single on 20 April 1998, ahead of the band's second album, White Magic for Lovers, and reached number 20, Drugstore's first top 20 single.
the video
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Tabs (1)
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- This site's own catalogue, which records the Drugstore credit.
- Wikipedia, “Drugstore (band)”, for Monteiro, Allende and the band's first top 20 single.
- Wikipedia, “White Magic for Lovers”, for the single's release date and its number 20 placing.