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“What does blind as a bat mean?”

Sean says the phrase, ‘blind as a bat’ makes no sense.

“I’ve been thinking about the phrase, blind as a bat," Sean says. "Why do we say that? And then I wondered about the eyesight of bats… And at nighttime they have excellent eyesight. Whoever came up with that? They should be sued.”

With music from the Walker Brothers, The Everly Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, and more.

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56 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Feb 202615:04
BBC Radio Foyle

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Music Played

  • The Walker Brothers

    The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

  • The Everly Brothers

    Cathy's Clown

  • Dwight Yoakam

    Trains & Boats & Planes

  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

  • The Beach Boys

    Help Me Rhonda

  • Joe Dolan

    Danny Boy

  • Johnny Nash

    Cupid

  • The Mindbenders

    Groovy Kind Of Love

  • Christie Hennessy

    When You Give Your Love To One Love

  • Buck Owens

    Truck Drivin' Man

  • Elvis Presley

    Bossa Nova Baby

  • Patsy Cline

    South Of The Border

  • The Fureys

    Red Rose Cafe

Broadcast

  • Fri 27 Feb 202615:04
    BBC Radio Foyle