Weerama (The Third Year)

It's our third time taking part in Weerama since we migrated to Australia.

While the initial excitement has worn away, there was still that sense of "Whoa!" when we marched behind our float down Watton Street, Werribee, to the catchy drum-and-bass accompaniment for our theme song...

I saw some people dancing and singing along by the side of the road. Cool.





Our music director, who chose Can You Feel It for our theme song because of its "inclusive" lyrics, was astonished that I didn't know the song. He and I are the same age, but obviously I spent too many years closeted in classical music and so my repertoire is a little narrow.

CA says the song has been used in a lot of ads.

How come I didn't know all this important stuff?

That bass line is going to be in my head for a while...