THE REAL THING by RUSSELL MORRIS Story by David Oke
The images were blurry but I witnessed a momentous event in human history and I’ll never forget it.
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL by STARSHIP Story narrated by David Oke
This cheesy American 1980s song, with an equally tacky film clip, provokes a memory bathed in anger, frustration and disappointment - my first experience of really distrusting a real estate agent.
WIND OF CHANGE by SCORPIONS Story by David Oke
There was almost no conversation happening in the taxi so when the familiar whistling in the introduction to Wind Of Change came on early morning Portugal radio there was room for listening and contemplation.
RUNNING by RYAN DOWNEY Story by David Oke
For the first time in years, after hearing a song for the first time I had to listen to it again, and again, and yet again.
JESUS BIDS US SHINE (WITH A PURE CLEAR LIGHT) Story by David Oke
I witnessed how song memory can be locked away, or partitioned, in a brain that is ravaged by deterioration and confusion.
BETTER BE HOME SOON by NEIL FINN Story by David Oke
You can tell by the catch in Neil Finn's voice that it was a tough gig to play and sing this song for his former band mate.
GALVESTON by GLEN CAMPBELL Story by David Oke
As a ten year old I was quite oblivious to the meaning of Galveston – a cry out from an American soldier in Vietnam who is recalling happy memories back home while on the battlefront.
MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS by ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Story by David Oke
We saw miles and miles of flat plains of farmland from horizon to horizon. A big blue sky above the endless cotton fields, cattle ranches and oil wells pumping up that black gold –Texas tea. We discovered where the saying ‘As big as Texas’ came from that day.
EVERYTHING I DO by BRYAN ADAMS Story by David Oke
The G.P. took one look at me and called an ambulance. After Emergency I was wheeled up to the cardiac ward and connected to the heart monitor.
BLOODY WELL RIGHT BY SUPERTRAMP Story by David Oke
My Wurlitzer piano had evolved from designs from 1954. The Wurlitzer ‘electro-mechanical’ Electronic Pianos ceased production in 1984. However, original instruments are now considered retro and funky.