You may have heard of a singer called Taylor Swift.
Until lately, Oddie thought she was the racehorse Taylor Be Swift, but we hear the human Taylor Swift sings songs and dates an American footballer who just won the Super Bowl.
Let’s face it, it’s been a bit hard to avoid mentions of the American singer known for writing songs about having her heart broken across our media of late.
The bottom line is more people and organisations are backing Taylor Swift than got behind Taylor Be Swift during her last run at Bathurst.
American colleges and universities, including Harvard, offer subjects or whole courses on her, and The University of Melbourne has even been hosting a “Swiftposium” this week ahead of her concerts at the MCG.
We reckon one effort this week might have taken the cake, though.
Monash University experts have said Swift’s music could save lives.
Apparently, 50 of her songs can help people maintain the 100 to 120 compressions per minute required when giving CPR.
Some of them, like Long Live, Soon You’ll Get Better, and King of My Heart, make some sense.
Others, Oddie is not so sure about.
Like, Is It Over Now?, You’re Losing Me, and You’re on Your Own, Kid maybe aren’t what you want to hear when you’re flat on your back fighting the urge to walk towards the light.
Coming soon — in 2020
The pandemic has slowed down many things — Oddie’s fitness campaign, for one. It’s about four years behind schedule.
Which, coincidentally, is roughly the same amount of time behind schedule as the Country Buddies childcare and kindergarten centre in Shepparton North.
Oddie was perplexed the other day to notice a sign on the vacant block where the centre is supposed to be built.
“Coming in 2020,” it said.
A quick dial to Country Buddies revealed there’s more to be revealed.
Country Buddies aren’t sure when the building will appear, and so aren’t sure when they’ll be showing up.
A bit like Oddie’s abs.