DANA Brookside Theme Song 1984 (FoD#12)

DANA sings the Brookside theme tune! It's listed as an unreleased single called So Clear*. The Liverpool-based soap opera devised by Phil Redmond first appeared on TV on 2 November 1982, the day Channel 4 first began broadcasting. During its 21-year lifespan it was often the channel's highest rated show with over 8 million viewers. Dean Sullivan, who played Jimmy Corkhill so well, also played Prince Danilo in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, staged at the Liverpool Empire in 1988/89. Snow White was played by DANA.
She returned to Liverpool soon after that panto to offer support at a fundraising event held at the Adelphi Hotel, in aid of the then-recent Hillsborough disaster, where 96 people were crushed to death due to overcrowding at the Liverpool v Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final, held at the Sheffield Wednesday stadium on 15 April 1989.
In her fan club newsletter dated June 1984 she mentioned this song:
"Now... I'm sorry to say that the new single So Clear had to be withdrawn due to opposition from the publishers who felt the lyrics did not reflect the character of the programme Brookside. I was very disappointed at their decision as I had already recorded three television shows featuring the song and it left us too late to find a replacement single. Ah well! These things happen. We will now, most likely, have to wait till next Spring to release new material."
I see the clouds how they are a-changing
Shadows of life's ups and downs
The places people rearranging
Have always meant so much to me
How can it be so clear and yet so hard to see
Those backstreet days when we were younger
With all the dreams we used to share
The ferry boats across the river
The tiny waves with time to spare
How can it be so clear and yet so hard to see
How can it be so clear and yet so hard to see
The open doors, the smiling faces
People were there to lend a hand
But now those days are just empty spaces
But now they've taken them away
How can it be so clear and yet so hard to see
To see
So hard to see
Theme music written by Dave Roylance and Steve Wright.
Trivia: This is another rescued bondbrookebond upload that got deleted ~ 2009
*On 7 May 2020 bondbrookebond uploaded an audio version taken from the Ladybirds programme. It doesn't sound like the finished article, though, as her vocals are drowned out by the music (some will say that's a good thing!). Still nice to hear. • Dana * So Clear * Broo...