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Somewhere In My Heart by Aztec Camera

28 March 2011 23:52

The weather has been really lovely for quite a few days now, well the temperature keeps going up and down but we haven’t had any of that wet stuff recently, which is quite amazing.

Does anybody else have good weather songs? This one always makes me think of sunshine and blue skies, it’s just a really jaunty pop song from the 1980s. Aztec Camera was a Scottish band, I think they all came from just outside Glasgow.

I think my favourite is the first version but if you prefer something a bit more laid back you might like the second version more. The video is certainly much better.

This single was released in 1988, when our sons were just 1 and 2 years old, so I was still walking about with a numb brain due to lack of sleep, and washing nappies of course. Happy days?!!

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Scottish words Haver

18 December 2009 23:14

As ever, there is some controversy over how this word is spelt. I have seen it written as haiver, however in The Proclaimers lyrics for I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) it is written as haver.

So, haver just means to talk nonsense or rubbish. It’s very useful if someone is being particularly stupid, annoying and long winded about something, then you can use just one word “Havers!” to deflate them and succinctly tell them what you think.

Or – What are you havering about now? gives the distinct impression that the speaker is ALWAYS talking rubbish.

When The Proclaimers released their single 500 miles, in America, it caused a bit of consternation as the Americans got it into their heads that havering was something rude so they were thinking about banning it. In Britain banning anything usually makes it an instant hit. Anyway, the Americans were reassured that the sky wouldn’t fall down if Craig and Charlie sang the word haver and it has been their biggest hit ever.