Read an article this morning about a song, "…the longest-running Top 100 hit in UK chart history, [and which] has been named the biggest single not to reach UK No 1." Didn't ring a bell, so I clicked on the link and had a listen.
Not the slightest hint of recognition. Somehow this tune has been popular for over twenty years, yet I seem not to have even heard it playing on someone's radio at work. The article describes it as "…a much-chanted staple at boozy weddings, karaoke nights and cheesy club nights" which could explain why we've never crossed paths, but it interests me how one person's fundamental pop culture bedrock can be so entirely unknown to someone else. We tend to assume that everyone knows a particular thing, hence my recurring surprise when a Douglas Adams quote receives a blank look.
I guess I missed it initially because I was spending time in America. Since then, my attention must have been elsewhere.
