Theme from Our Tune

Back in the 1980's Radio 1 had a morning DJ called Simon Bates, who, every morning in the week, would read out a letter from a listener, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, and after would play that listeners "our tune" associated with the story. For some of us, like myself, this was compelling radio, and as a lorry driver at the time, would often pull over to listen, and very often, after would have a tear in my eye! Enjoy the basic movie I created to share this lovely theme from that show with you.

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Music

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• simon bates
• our tune

[banditdan66]

just to remind everyone who enjoyed simon back then, he is NOW on Smooth radio in the uk, and doing Our Tune on Monday and Friday at 8.40am, go to smoothradio.co,uk

[banditdan66]

its the love theme from romeo and juliet by henry saloman and his orchestra

[banditdan66]

just heard on smooth radio 102.2 that bates is coming back on that station in january and he will be doing 'our tune' again. yayyyy

[banditdan66]

thanks for the feedback :)

[Backintime90stv]

thanks for uploading the theme from Simon Bates' Our Tune banditdan66

Simon Bates also did a television version of Our Tune which was shown on Sky between 2000 and 2001

[andysutton1]

just bought a book with some of the stories in. I remember listening to Our tune. Some stories were heart breaking. Miss those days.

[INSANEhagSTALKSmen]

GERINA DOVE is FAT and crazy~

[deryke11]

I have to admit that "Our Tune" often brought a tear to my eye. Some of the stories were so tragic, it made you wonder how people found the strength to overcome such adversities. I really do miss my `Shot` of it, even all these years after. I was a Rep & NEVER got out of the car until it had finished. Radio 2 would be the ideal place now for it to be brought back now. Anyone want to start an on-line petition? I'll DEFINITELY sign it.

[ellnic]

This is always on, on a moday moring, on my way to college.

[martyscott1974]

looked everywhere for this. thank you

[arcadian78]

@gsbluedoor No,I was at a school in Abingdon,Oxon......but nice to know other school kids were listening too,it was a great education.

[gsbluedoor]

@arcadian78 was that a certain school in Portsmouth and a certain Mr W who wore round glasses? If so I was in that class too! Happy days :-)

[Vampiratelycan]

They've used 4 notes from this in the trailer for Hunger Games, was stuck in my head for ages. :D

[arcadian78]

@speedo202 I can remember that we used to have a double art lesson at school in our 4th and 5th years on Thursdays and that our teacher would let us listen to Simon Bates as we worked,that would have been 1991/92 as we left school in 1992.

[kirstie693]

i wish they uploaded all the people tat were on as my auntie was one of them and would love to listen to it, great show

[melaniegraham1]

@andysutton1 Can I ask where you got the book? My dad is a big fan of our tune and he listened to it in the 80's/90's too.