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The “National Programme” on the YA stations is to become, the “National” programme and. . . (We regret that the only journalist who could have explained that sentence has been deported to Bulgaria, leaving only these crumpled Xerox sheets, apparently purloined.) Part 111. Music. Great savings here on heating bills (see Part IV, Calorific Content of Tape, Vinyl, Books etc.). To fill gaps between National Announcements Of Great Importance (replaces all drama, documentaries, religion, see Part I) and' National Announcements Deemed To Be Of Great Importance (replaces News, see Part II), these tapes only will be kept, and played in rotation. Few listeners will notice any difference. “Solid Gold Ooompab-Oompah,” by any currently financial industry Works Band. Inspirational, yet vague; uplifting, yet meaningless. Perfect. Arrangements of “God Defend New Zealand” for massed choirs in keys of C sharp, D, E flat, E, F, G flat, G natural, G sharp, A, A sharp, B, and C. Surely one of them must be i
: singable. If not, still can't lose — : blame the Labour Party. “It makes a Feller Proud To Be A ; Soldier,” by Tom Lehrer. As sung in . the shower by Keith Holyoake, or Sir > Keith, as he then wasn’t. A stirring patriotic song with an excellent tune. Better than GDNZ, anyhow. Suggestions that it is “satirical” are nonsense. The Cabinet has checked. Nowhere in the words is there any mention of a satyr. “Wir Sind Fahren Gegen England” — a Continental melody not as old as the Weimar Republic and not as young ' as the E.E.C. Another stirring patriotic isong with an excellent tune. Adaptable words: Wir Sind Fahren Gegen Hartand Care. . . Gegen Solo-mums,, . . Gegen d’Unemployed, and so on. Raff, Joseph Joachim (1822-82). A well-known Middle European romantic classicist who wrote 11 symphonies, all of which are entirely composed of melodic fragments pinched from other well-known Middle European romantic classicists. Will keep the middle classes humming all the way to work. I What more do we need?
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Press, 25 February 1980, Page 24
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