So, Thom Yorke shoots down Paul McCartney for a duet request. He is a Beatle, but I still don’t blame Yorke’s decision. What’s Paul done for you lately? Or in 20 years? The Starbucks record? Poor Paul had to comment on the rebuff publicly, explaining how Yorke had said “he couldn’t because he only felt happy working on his own and Radiohead’s material.” Hmm. That seems like a fair excuse, except for the fact that Yorke gladly lent his voice to PJ Harvey for her track “This Mess We’re In” off 2000’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, not to mention his duet with Bjork on Selma Songs, the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier’s ultra-chipper Dancer in the Dark. Surely, Yorke knew his excuse was thin at best. Or, perhaps, he’s made a resolution never to duet again. And, if he won’t make an exception for a Beatle, who’s got a shot?