perhaps its because we weren't loved and valued enough as children.

then we saw all these films when George Formby and Elvis Presley, and all points in between, taking in Mario Lanza - they get the girl.

maybe if we had enough self worth, we would happy sitting at home with Times Life/Readers Digest record collections, and not bothering singing.

Singing would be seen as a mark of insecurity, like smoking. there would be campaigns saying - singing isn't really smart, and it can damage your health. Stop singing and perhaps you won't die this week.

Donny Osmond and other great public figures would come on telly and say, I was on fifty songs a day, but I'm glad I stopped and put all that behind me......just say no, shut the bejaysus up - you know it makes sense....

Other people say we get our singing style from the time we were cavemen, and it kept the sabre toothed tigers away from the campfire. If I was a sabre tooth tiger, a Kate Rusby song would make me think twice about barging in on the party.