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Keith Urban and the QI Elves

Keith Urban on his new single, Nightfalls, plus the QI Elves are back with another Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes them with more of your questions.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Keith Urban's on the show chatting about his brand new single 'Nightfalls'.

There's another 'Seven Thirty Three' - that's three songs picked by you after 7:30, and today we're playing songs that feature LOW or NO....

Plus it’s the Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more of YOUR questions. Do you have a question to ask - email zoeball@bbc.co.uk!

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Dave Tomlinson, plus texts, emails and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Apr 2022 06:30

Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.
  • David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson

    Crazy What Love Can Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Rich Girl

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.
  • Mabel, Jax Jones & Galantis

    Good Luck

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.
  • Christopher Cross

    Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Ultra Naté

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Flo Rida

    Low (feat. °Õâ€P²¹¾±²Ô)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 70 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 1.
  • Blackstreet

    No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • Sam Fender

    Getting Started

    • Seventeen Going Under.
    • Polydor.
  • Ben E. King

    Stand By Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.
  • Duran Duran

    ALL OF YOU

    • FUTURE PAST.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Keith Urban

    Nightfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Hit Red Records.
  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.
  • Sean Paul

    Get Busy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Sade

    Paradise

    • The Best Of.
    • Epic.
    • 7.
  • AC/DC

    Thunderstruck

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 420.
  • Stereophonics

    When You See It

    • Oochya!.
    • Ignition Records.
  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

There’s a lovely, quirky song by Tom Rosenthal called ‘If We All Die Tomorrow’ – which isn’t as morbid as it sounds. It has the funny line, ‘If we all die tomorrow it’s sad in a way, but hey you have a parking ticket that you won’t have to pay.’In fact, the song’s not really about death at all; it’s about living without regret. It’s saying, get on and say or do the things you may one day regret not saying or doing – also, don’t reserve the fun stuff in life for a later time. ‘If we all die tomorrow’ the song says, ‘then I’m dressing up, like that episode of Friends where Joey wore all his best stuff.’Ìý

Ìý

Which reminds me of a funeral I took where the daughters of the deceased told me how their mother Josephine had an ‘epiphany’ in her mid-sixties and decided to wear her ‘posh’ dresses every day until they wore out. ‘What’s the use of leaving them in the wardrobe’, she told them. You’ll only’ take them to the charity shop when I’m gone – and then someone else will get to wear them!’ Good shout, Josephine, I say! And I confess, I myself have a beloved suit which I wish I’d worn out long ago instead of now hoping I’ll one day fit back into it. Life is for living, surely, not for holding in reserve for another time.Ìý

Ìý

The author, Bronnie Ware spent years working in palliative care and wrote about the top regrets people voiced during their final weeks in life. Some are predictable – ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’, ‘I wish I’d stayed in touch with friends.’ But the one that haunts me (which apparently came up a lot) is, ‘I wish I’d let myself be happier.’ There are lots of things in life that tug us into a less happy outlook – responsibilities, disappointments, stuff in the news etc – but people like Josephine remind me to seize the day, to live now instead of holding back for the future. I don’t believe in a po-faced religion. I believe in the spiritual practice of laughter, play and silliness. And I have no intention of regretting that I didn’t practice them more.

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 Apr 2022 06:30