to yury from west ukraine, who has lived in glasgow for the last four and a half years. i think glasgow will make a very good host for eurovision. we ve done cop26. glasgow is young, vibrant. # i m up in space, man! sam rider, the uk song, did you like it? did you hear it? i did hear it. um.notfor me. not for me. oh, we were getting on so well! he is a lovely guy. so this is the scotia, one of the oldest pubs in the city, and it s got a huge musical legacy as well as being just a great boozer. phil hosts music walking tours of glasgow and thinks all the history can help the city s bid. billy connolly and gerry rafferty used to perform as the humblebums. and who knew the earworm that then became baker street was lurking here for so many years? started here? right in the corner over there. where are we?
a5 as soon as you say it, you want to say. as soon as you say it, you want to sa . ., ., ., y ., as soon as you say it, you want to sa. ., ., ., say. you are doing it where you say it is as it is say. you are doing it where you say it is as it is sung. that is, of course, the famous chorus from chumbawamba s huge 19905 tune tubthumping , and it s still a bit of an earworm all these years later. the song was a hit in the charts and in the headlines and now, the band s former frontman has written a show about what happened next. a5 abi jaiyeola. # he drinks a whiskey drink, # he drinks a vodka drink. # he drinks a lagher drink. # he sings the songs that remind them of the good times. #he sings the song that reminds him of the better times. it was never part of the plan at all. it was never to have a hit record. i would like to describe it as a happy accident. # i get knocked down. # but i get up again. # you will never keep me down. it was written by a leeds band about the resilie
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katy austin, bbc news. and finally, just to tell you that listeners to bbc radio 2 have chosen the song they want to help bring people together to celebrate the queen s platinum jubilee. thejubilee the jubilee thank you thejubilee thank you anthem is neil diamond s sweet caroline! # sweet caroline. diamond s sweet caroline! # sweet caroline. . .- diamond s sweet caroline! # sweet caroline. yes, we have been singing # sweet caroline. yes, we have been singing it # sweet caroline. yes, we have been singing it all # sweet caroline. yes, we have been singing it all day # sweet caroline. yes, we have been singing it all day in - been singing it all day in the newsroom! listeners to zoe ball s breakfast show chose neil diamond s classic 53 year old hit as an uplifting, happy melody that everyone can sing along to at the street parties on 5june. zoe ball said she hopes 10 million people willjoin the singalong. that earworm takes us into a look at the weather prospects. chris fawkes
actually do well because it was such a quality entry and given everything that has a quality entry and given everything that has happened in ukraine since then, that has happened in ukraine since then, it that has happened in ukraine since then, it was that has happened in ukraine since then, it was a real moment because ukraine then, it was a real moment because ukraine at then, it was a real moment because ukraine at the moment does not have an opportunity to showcase culture or anything like that so to showcase it on a or anything like that so to showcase it on a european and global scale in front it on a european and global scale in front of it on a european and global scale in front of 200 million people wasjust a fantastic front of 200 million people wasjust a fantastic moment and a real great moment a fantastic moment and a real great moment for a fantastic moment and a real great moment for ukrainian people to come together moment for ukrainian people to come