Comments on: Same, same, but different: Virgin Radio Thailand http://james.cridland.net/blog/same-same-but-different-virgin-radio-thailand/ From a radio futurologist - where broadcast radio and new platforms collide. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olly http://james.cridland.net/blog/same-same-but-different-virgin-radio-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-37819 Olly Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:40:51 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=1987#comment-37819 I thought the Britney thing was rather well known. Anyway, that reminded me of the best programme (possibly) ever broadcast on BBC World Service: The Singer and the Song. They go through popular songs and explain what they really mean. Sadly you have to have Real Player to listen to Karl Hyde reading out the lyrics from Born Slippy's Underworld, but the text on this page alone gives you a flavour of the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/music/singersong/karlhyde.shtml (other songs available via the drop down on the bottom right of the page) Olly I thought the Britney thing was rather well known.

Anyway, that reminded me of the best programme (possibly) ever broadcast on BBC World Service: The Singer and the Song. They go through popular songs and explain what they really mean. Sadly you have to have Real Player to listen to Karl Hyde reading out the lyrics from Born Slippy’s Underworld, but the text on this page alone gives you a flavour of the programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/music/singersong/karlhyde.shtml

(other songs available via the drop down on the bottom right of the page)

Olly

]]> By: Dominic Smith http://james.cridland.net/blog/same-same-but-different-virgin-radio-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-37814 Dominic Smith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:32:47 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=1987#comment-37814 Firstly, I've really enjoyed following your trip through these blog posts, James. Many thanks. I'm very impressed by the idea of the station translating the lyrics as I know that songs can create all sorts of misunderstandings. When I was teaching in France a few years ago, I even came across one teacher of English who had told his class that Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor' really is about a murder! Firstly, I’ve really enjoyed following your trip through these blog posts, James. Many thanks. I’m very impressed by the idea of the station translating the lyrics as I know that songs can create all sorts of misunderstandings. When I was teaching in France a few years ago, I even came across one teacher of English who had told his class that Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ really is about a murder!

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