As I write my song choices down it’s beginning to become more apparent that certain songs not only remind me of places and memories but often people.
This song reminds me of a girl I worked with and sat opposite when I worked at Lloyds Bank Stockbrokers back in 1997 – her name is Paula.
With my acting career in a slump I was offered a job with Lloyds on a temporary basis and I started in the summer of 1997 when I was 29 years old, however the majority of the rest of the team (with the exception some of the management) were all in their twenties or younger so I was working with a young and exciting crowd! Paula was great fun to sit opposite and I had a wonderful time working there with her and alongside a number of other wonderful friends that I came to know and love during my year there. As the work was sometimes tedious I would often sing along and so I found myself singing this song one day as I was stapling Crest transfer forms and share certificates together. I had heard it on the radio and had it on a CD at home and it was a song that both Kerry and I loved and so naturally it was on my mind as I worked. Paula leaned over the desk as I was singing it quietly and said ‘I hate that song – stop singing it!’ and so I did!
To this day I don’t know why Paula hated that song so much and whether it was a taste thing or whether it reminded her of something and maybe one day I will find out but every time I listen to it I can’t help but be reminded of Lloyds, the fun times I had there and Paula telling me to ‘stop singing!’
Now listen to the song…..
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