It’s oh, so quiet, shh, shh
It’s oh, so still, shh, shh
You’re all alone, shh, shh
And so peaceful until . . .
Welcome back listeners, that was It’s Oh So Quiet by Bjork, released in 1995 and still her biggest UK hit. I use the term “listener” loosely as we’ve received a call from someone concerned there was an issue with our broadcasting equipment as he couldn’t hear parts of that song. Perhaps he’ll be able to hear this next one . . .
Hush, hush . . . I thought I heard you’re calling my name now
Hush, hush . . . you broke my heart but that was a dream now
. . . and that was Hush by Kula Shaker, their highest-charting UK single released in 1997 at the height of Britpop.
If you’ve got an ongoing medical issue, please talk to a medical professional. You Don’t Want to Leave Me This Way might be a great song title, but it’s not much of a treatment plan.
Don’t leave me this way
I can’t exist
I will surely miss your tender kiss
So don’t leave me this way
That was Don’t Leave Me This Way, by The Communards. The synth-pop duo released it in 1986 and became the best-selling single of the year in the UK.
We’ll round this off with The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel . . .
In restless dreams, I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
That was Simon & Garfunkel with The Sound of Silence.
And to our caller from earlier – if you’re still experiencing it, perhaps it’s not the radio.
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