As some of you might know I've worked at BBC 6 Music since 2008, more than six years now! I started out as a total novice at the age of 23, fresh out of uni after a load of internships, some interviewing and online writing at XFM and listening back to the first thing I ever did - blimey I sounded posh!
Luckily they didn't show me the door and at some point I got good enough at the on air thing for them to keep asking me back. These days I still get the pleasure of covering on the afternoon show Music News and for Matt Everitt on Shaun Keaveny's brilliantly funny breakfast show. The team are so great I always look forward to it when I know I've got some dates in the diary.
In doing this gig, you never know what to expect, whether it be the Led Zeppelin press conference with Shaun asking questions to the band in front of the world's media, doing the music news on Radio 2 with Ken Bruce and Michael Ball (he's met the Queen more than once you know), meeting Terry Wogan and him recording a Christmas message for my family, OR the time I came in and was told I'd be acting in a radio play with Simon Pegg! Crouchenders live from Maida Vale was probably the highlight of my radio life until recently when Shaun took it to a whole nuvva level. He wrote and recorded a song.... fair play I did moan that the intros for me had slowed down ie stopped... but the idea that he would spend a couple of hours of an evening making this blows my mind. Thanks Shaun you bloody legend! x
Seeing as you were asking (not that you were asking), here are the lyrics...
Apologies for the capitals, but it's taken straight from the original lyric sheet (which will no doubt sell for millions at auction one day).
GEORGIE…
YOU BRING THE MUSIC NEWS TO LIFE
GEORGIE…YOU'RE MY TRUE LED ZEPPELIN WIFE
JOURNALISTIC VERACITY
I'M SURE THAT ALL RIGHT MINDS AGREE THAT
GEORGIE..YOUR HAIR IS PUREST RED
GEORGIE..UNLIKE THAT OTHER THOROUGHBRED
HIS MANE IS GREY, HE EATS SUGAR LUMPS
WITH A HAIR CUT HE GETS THE GRUMPS
YES GEORGIE YOU'RE THE ONE, OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE ONES
THAT COVERS HIS HORSE'S ASS
GEORGIE PLEASE COME BACK, DON'T GIVE US THE SACK,
GEORGIE ROGERS!
Luckily they didn't show me the door and at some point I got good enough at the on air thing for them to keep asking me back. These days I still get the pleasure of covering on the afternoon show Music News and for Matt Everitt on Shaun Keaveny's brilliantly funny breakfast show. The team are so great I always look forward to it when I know I've got some dates in the diary.
In doing this gig, you never know what to expect, whether it be the Led Zeppelin press conference with Shaun asking questions to the band in front of the world's media, doing the music news on Radio 2 with Ken Bruce and Michael Ball (he's met the Queen more than once you know), meeting Terry Wogan and him recording a Christmas message for my family, OR the time I came in and was told I'd be acting in a radio play with Simon Pegg! Crouchenders live from Maida Vale was probably the highlight of my radio life until recently when Shaun took it to a whole nuvva level. He wrote and recorded a song.... fair play I did moan that the intros for me had slowed down ie stopped... but the idea that he would spend a couple of hours of an evening making this blows my mind. Thanks Shaun you bloody legend! x
Seeing as you were asking (not that you were asking), here are the lyrics...
Apologies for the capitals, but it's taken straight from the original lyric sheet (which will no doubt sell for millions at auction one day).
GEORGIE…
YOU BRING THE MUSIC NEWS TO LIFE
GEORGIE…YOU'RE MY TRUE LED ZEPPELIN WIFE
JOURNALISTIC VERACITY
I'M SURE THAT ALL RIGHT MINDS AGREE THAT
GEORGIE..YOUR HAIR IS PUREST RED
GEORGIE..UNLIKE THAT OTHER THOROUGHBRED
HIS MANE IS GREY, HE EATS SUGAR LUMPS
WITH A HAIR CUT HE GETS THE GRUMPS
YES GEORGIE YOU'RE THE ONE, OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE ONES
THAT COVERS HIS HORSE'S ASS
GEORGIE PLEASE COME BACK, DON'T GIVE US THE SACK,
GEORGIE ROGERS!
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