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Brian Matthew
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...drowning voice...? What? Que? what does drowning sound like? I suppose if a bloke's voice reminded me of drowning I wouldn't want to listen either. Unique. Breathtaking.Addickted said:
Sorry. Being flippant.Addick Addict said:
And your point is?Addickted said:
Of course not.Addick Addict said:
But that's the thing - he didn't just play Dusty Springfield and Herman's Hermits. He played obscure stuff too. And even if he had played "every single released in the sixties about four times" that would mean that you had heard it, on average, every six years! Hardly Magic Radio is it?Addickted said:He must of played every single released in the sixties about four times.
There's only so many times you can listen to Dusty Springfield or Herman's Hermits before the urge to kill gets too strong.
The only DJ to broadcast a whole hour of 78rpms
The bloke is 88 and his time is up. His drowning voice on a Saturday morning is just not my cup of tea.0 -
Helen Shapiro once told me that Brian was her pension fund as he played so much of her back catalogue.2