Songs Of My Life #27 - Queen - Breakthru - 1989

Songs Of My Life #27.

In October 1989 I made my highest 1st Grade score at the age of 20, which looking back now is prehaps somewhat of a disappointment. At the time though, getting to 97 was, I felt, an achievement in itself. The most amusing part about it (for some) was that I actually did it while playing for Jamberoo, against my former club Kiama. Some have never let me forget that, especially the fact that I was never able to repeat such a high score for Kiama 1st Grade upon my return.

As I waited to bat, I was sitting in my car, listening to Queen's The Miracle album, and I had fixated on this song, as I played it and rewound it and played it again for about half an hour before the third wicket fell and I went in to bat. Thus it was in my head for the entire innings, and it is something I have never forgotten. Nor did I ever repeat that pre-innings routine ever again. Hmmmm... perhaps that was a failing on my part...