A song to make the hurt go away

Tragedy by the Bee Gees

“When the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on, it’s tragedy.”

Our two children have the mixed blessing of being born to older than average parents, especially, it must be said, their father. But what they lack in up-to-date, sing-a-long knowledge of the latest poptastic hits on YouTube, or MySpace or whatever it is this week, they make up for with an in depth knowledge of some of the greats, especially their Dad’s favourites, the Bee Gees.

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About Beta Mum

Here you can find the ramblings of a trapeze artist turned journalist who ran away from the circus to join the BBC. Cathy "mine's a Kir Royale" Keir then spent thirteen years working in Jersey, Guernsey and Devon, before downgrading to what you see before you. She has contributed articles to The Guardian, The Stage and Television Today, Junior Magazine and both the BBC and Bad Mothers Club websites. She has two children who think women can’t be prime ministers. She blames herself.
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