dcdeb Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hmmm... trying to find out more about this, but so far this is all I can find... not sure what it's all about yet: School song gets radio airplay 2:06pm Mon 30th Jun 08:: written by Gareth McPherson Musicians from acts including Mika and Boyzone have joined forces to produce a song for a Cippenham school celebrating its 50th anniversary. Pupils and teachers from The Westgate School have come up with the catchy tune, The Best Days of Our Lives, along with session performers from Paul McCartney, The Waterboys and Bob Dylan. Deputy headteacher Colin Moore, who co-wrote the upbeat anthem, approached school dad Danny de Matos, a Cippenham producer, who called on his musically-gifted friends for a favour. "The whole idea was that if we were going to produce a record celebrating 50 years of the school then we had better give it broad appeal. We wanted to make a pop record rather than something that is too contemporary that would become out of date." The track, which features 14-year-old pupil Louise Brennan on vocals, has proved a hit with the wider public after getting airplay on local radio station Time FM. All proceeds from the track will be going to the school's charity community fund. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-7026-listen-school-song-gets-radio-airplay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findingmywords Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hmmn... So does it mean that Mika and other people wrote the song? Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 He'd better bring his bodyguard to the recording session. Boyzone might still be angry about the cheesy comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hmmn...So does it mean that Mika and other people wrote the song? Thanks for posting! I can't find anything else about it, but it says "musicians from acts including Mika" so it could have been one of his band? And since the school is near Slough which is near Windsor which is where Luke Juby is, perhaps he went to school there and he's performed on the record? I know, it's a lot of "maybes" but maybe...? Just speculating, since I have nothing else to do (ha!) this fine June day... dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 How did you find it? Are you a G.W? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 The best days of our lives...... I'm not sure that's a sentiment Mika would buy in to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 How did you find it? Are you a G.W? If by GW you mean Google Whore, why, Ruth! I resemble that remark! dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If by GW you mean Google Whore, why, Ruth! I resemble that remark! dcdeb I do indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika-fan1001 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 He'd better bring his bodyguard to the recording session. Boyzone might still be angry about the cheesy comment. lol! i know! well it only let me hear 10 seconds of it, which wasnt anything much..... hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Mika + Boyzone together? Sounds promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I can't find anything else about it, but it says "musicians from actsincluding Mika" so it could have been one of his band? And since the school is near Slough which is near Windsor which is where Luke Juby is, perhaps he went to school there and he's performed on the record? I know, it's a lot of "maybes" but maybe...? Just speculating, since I have nothing else to do (ha!) this fine June day... dcdeb I was thinking that, Slough is just a stones throw from Windsor, so Luke could be on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 It all sounds a bit far fetched, but I suppose it could be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankmet20 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I can't find anything else about it, but it says "musicians from actsincluding Mika" so it could have been one of his band? And since the school is near Slough which is near Windsor which is where Luke Juby is, perhaps he went to school there and he's performed on the record? I know, it's a lot of "maybes" but maybe...? Just speculating, since I have nothing else to do (ha!) this fine June day... dcdeb thats what I was thinking...I couldn't see Mika doing something like that...being told what to write a song about and having to work with some people he dubbed as so cheesy he wouldn't let them perform his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdlp Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Sounds like interesting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hmmm... trying to find out more about this, but so far this is all I canfind... not sure what it's all about yet: School song gets radio airplay 2:06pm Mon 30th Jun 08:: written by Gareth McPherson Musicians from acts including Mika and Boyzone have joined forces to produce a song for a Cippenham school celebrating its 50th anniversary. Pupils and teachers from The Westgate School have come up with the catchy tune, The Best Days of Our Lives, along with session performers from Paul McCartney, The Waterboys and Bob Dylan. Deputy headteacher Colin Moore, who co-wrote the upbeat anthem, approached school dad Danny de Matos, a Cippenham producer, who called on his musically-gifted friends for a favour. "The whole idea was that if we were going to produce a record celebrating 50 years of the school then we had better give it broad appeal. We wanted to make a pop record rather than something that is too contemporary that would become out of date." The track, which features 14-year-old pupil Louise Brennan on vocals, has proved a hit with the wider public after getting airplay on local radio station Time FM. All proceeds from the track will be going to the school's charity community fund. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-7026-listen-school-song-gets-radio-airplay/ there is a button to listen, but i can't get it to play... can you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 there is a button to listen, but i can't get it to play... can you? Yes, I heard the whole song -- very pop, upbeat... can't hear any recognizable voices in the background, so I'm not sure what contributions the celebrities mentioned may have made... dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 T4P dcdeb! there is a button to listen, but i can't get it to play... can you? Have you clicked on the "plus" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANI56 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 there is a button to listen, but i can't get it to play... can you? http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DHE00JYK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DHE00JYK thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well to put you all out of your misery, YES, it is Luke! I messaged him last night, and he confirmed it, one of his friends children goes to the school, that's how he got involved with the project. He was curious how we found out about it, so I told him how, and that he should know by now, that we know EVERYTHING:roftl:! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well to put you all out of your misery, YES, it is Luke!I messaged him last night, and he confirmed it, one of his friends children goes to the school, that's how he got involved with the project. He was curious how we found out about it, so I told him how, and that he should know by now, that we know EVERYTHING:roftl:! LOL! Thanks, Rose! I should have thought about going directly to the source! dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 LOL! Thanks, Rose! I should have thought about going directly to thesource! dcdeb That's okay, I told him it was you who Googled it:naughty:. Gave me a good excuse to message him, I like our little chats:blush-anim-cl:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 He'd better bring his bodyguard to the recording session. Boyzone might still be angry about the cheesy comment. i was thinking the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlindee Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 He'd better bring his bodyguard to the recording session. Boyzone might still be angry about the cheesy comment. T4p. I don't know whether to like the song or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 here is the story again... they have a pic with luke juby http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2008/07/02/westgate_school_50_feature.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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