grahamg
Old codger
- Location
- South of Manchester, UK
Many folks in the UK will remember Sandie Shaw as a singer who won the Eurovision song contest for us in the 1960s, with "Puppet on a String".
However, though she had some other very successful songs, like "(There's) Always Something Thee to Remind Me", her singing career waned somewhat in the 1970s, and perhaps to many of us, she'd become slightly forgotten, (she suffered some quite serious depressions during the time too I've just discovered).
Well, at eighty years of age, and thrice married, she appeared on a long running BBC radio show called " Desert Ireland Discs" in 2010 and recently re-broadcast, (a show that has been going for as long as I've been alive, with just a very few presenters since it started, and for anyone unfamiliar with it guests get to pick eight of their favourite discs to listen to, were they marooned on an island).
Sandie Shaw's life was very interesting in itself, as financial ruin followed her first marriage to a famous guy in the UK, leaving her with one daughter to bring up, and her second marriage lasted longer, produced two sons, and they remained friends after they split, and she's happily married now, and I think she said either likely to be performing again, or releasing a new album, (incredibly).
The main comment I wanted to make was about her warm, humourous character, that shone through all her interview, (though upset when recollecting her tougher times).
When asked the question all those appearing on "Desert Island Discs" have been asked since it started, "Which of the eight discs would she save if a large wave came along to almost sweep them away"?, she answered very disarmingly, " She couldn't be "ar*sd", she'd let them all get swept away"! (I loved that, and who else could get away with such a comment on the BBC, other than a beautiful lady like her!).
However, though she had some other very successful songs, like "(There's) Always Something Thee to Remind Me", her singing career waned somewhat in the 1970s, and perhaps to many of us, she'd become slightly forgotten, (she suffered some quite serious depressions during the time too I've just discovered).
Well, at eighty years of age, and thrice married, she appeared on a long running BBC radio show called " Desert Ireland Discs" in 2010 and recently re-broadcast, (a show that has been going for as long as I've been alive, with just a very few presenters since it started, and for anyone unfamiliar with it guests get to pick eight of their favourite discs to listen to, were they marooned on an island).
Sandie Shaw's life was very interesting in itself, as financial ruin followed her first marriage to a famous guy in the UK, leaving her with one daughter to bring up, and her second marriage lasted longer, produced two sons, and they remained friends after they split, and she's happily married now, and I think she said either likely to be performing again, or releasing a new album, (incredibly).
The main comment I wanted to make was about her warm, humourous character, that shone through all her interview, (though upset when recollecting her tougher times).
When asked the question all those appearing on "Desert Island Discs" have been asked since it started, "Which of the eight discs would she save if a large wave came along to almost sweep them away"?, she answered very disarmingly, " She couldn't be "ar*sd", she'd let them all get swept away"! (I loved that, and who else could get away with such a comment on the BBC, other than a beautiful lady like her!).
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