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I am sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, to get my son immunised for measles. (Long story, don’t judge, better late than never.)

They have the radio on and they are playing a terrible song. Actually, it might be the worst song ever. It is called ‘The Power of Love’. You might know the Céline Dion version but this is Jennifer Rush and she does that warbly vibrato thing with her voice, which is probably the 1984 version of vocal fry. And the lyrics are ridiculous. “I hold on to your body, and feel each move you ma-a-ake.” There are ’80s electronic drums that sound

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