LISTEN: School song gets radio airplay

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Musicians from acts including Mika and Boyzone have joined forces to produce a song for a Cippenham school celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Pupils and teachers from The Westgate School have come up with the catchy tune, The Best Days of Our Lives, along with session performers from Paul McCartney, The Waterboys and Bob Dylan.

Deputy headteacher Colin Moore, who co-wrote the upbeat anthem, approached school dad Danny de Matos, a Cippenham producer, who called on his musically-gifted friends for a favour.

"The whole idea was that if we were going to produce a record celebrating 50 years of the school then we had better give it broad appeal. We wanted to make a pop record rather than something that is too contemporary that would become out of date."

The track, which features 14-year-old pupil Louise Brennan on vocals, has proved a hit with the wider public after getting airplay on local radio station Time FM. All proceeds from the track will be going to the school's charity community fund.

You can listen to the song by clicking on the audio link above.

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