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"Things We Said Today" is a song by the English #rock band #theBeatles, written by #PaulMcCartney and credited to #LennonMcCartney. It was released in July 1964 as the #Bside to the single "#AHardDaysNight" and on their album of the same name, except in North America, where it appeared on the album #SomethingNew. The band recorded the song twice for #BBCRadio and regularly performed an abbreviated version during their #1964NorthAmericanTour.
youtube.com/watch?v=ijZSoiVOIFc

Very sad to see #BBCSounds will be discontinued outside the #UK. The replacement page is awful, and if current content is accurate, the new site will only have podcasts, World Service, and Radio 4. No more classical music from Radio 3 and no more #folk programs from local affiliates. I understand the need to serve the local population but Sounds is one app I would gladly pay a subscription for.

Borderline distraught about the apparent news that #BBC #radio will stop being accessible outside the #UK.

Here in #Australia, I've been a religious listener of Elizabeth Alker's Unclassified, Sara Mohr-Pietsch & Hannah Peel's Night Tracks and Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone for a good few years now. I've discovered a vast amount of amazing new #music from these shows and the thought that they're going to go away is really quite depressing.

I'd be more than happy to pay an "overseas license fee" to access this stuff, but I know that'll never happen. Yes, I could pay for a VPN, but why should I have to? The seemingly inevitable march of #enshittification continues ever onward. #BBCRadio

Have you ever heard an old #song in a new way?

On #BBCRadio Scotland's Travelling Folk's #BoxingDay #Ceilidh, the house band did a rendition of "Angels We Have Heard on High" - I don't know what it was about it but I feel like I'm hearing the song completely fresh. You can find it at 1:13:00.

The whole program is fantastic and well-worth a listen!

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00267xk

BBCTravelling Folk - Travelling Folk's Boxing Day Ceilidh - BBC SoundsTravelling Folk's annual night of festive craic and tunes.