Newton Faulkner performed a selection of his hits way above the Swiss countryside

KENNETH Karlstrom is more used to piloting champagne balloon flights from a St Albans school than taking part in a radio sessions thousands of feet above the Swiss Alps.

As Virgin Balloon Flights'chief pilot, he flew the 100-foot-tall balloon in which singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner lived up to the title of his hit single Dream Catch Me while soaring near to the town of Greyere.

Kenneth normally pilots champagne flights from Nicholas Breakspear School in Colney Heath Lane but he found himself joining 13 lucky passengers to hear dreadlocked Newton play several tracks including his latest single Teardrop.

The performance was recorded for Virgin Radio and the gig was punctuated by the noise of father-of-two Kenneth firing the balloon's burners.

Kenneth and the singer enjoy an after-flight Champagne

The high altitude and cold temperatures meant Newton had to continually warm up his hands and retune his guitar in order to pull off his light-fingered guitar playing.

Unforgettable

It was the first time a radio session has ever been recorded in a hot-air balloon and Kenneth, who has flown balloons all over the world, said: "Every hot-air balloon flight is an unforgettable experience but this had to be in my top 10 and I've been flying for nearly 30 years."

After a 50-minute flight, a soft landing and a champagne toast, Newton continued the celebrations with an impromptu gig in a chalet among the mountains. He was then presented with a platinum gold disc marking half-a-million sales of his number one album Hand Built by Robots.

A video of the full Unplugged and Airborne session is available to watch online at www.virginradio. co.uk

Скваря представила главную тему ремейка семёрки трейлером, который спойлерит ну совсем всё. Я даже не знаю, осталось ли что-то в качестве сюрприза или уже нет.



Тем не менее, всё до сих пор смотрится хорошо. Все изменения и дополнения выглядят органично и логично. Удивительно, но претензий всё ещё нет.

Ладно, песня мне не нравится.



Уэмацу, меж тем, написал только заглавный трек, а остальное - Хамаудзу (10, DoC, 13, 13-2, 13-3, World) и Судзуки (13-2, 13-3, Mobius).

...eh. Исимото не могли позвать?

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JOHN LENNON revealed his least favourite Beatles song was one he "knocked off" from Elvis Presley.

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