Half the World Away Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is well known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom "The Royle Family". The song was written by Oasis' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, who also provides lead vocals. The song is a slow acoustic tune with plodding keyboards, and the lyrics – much like "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – expresses a desire to leave a stagnant life in a boring city. The song is primarily in C Major. Recorded at The Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas, USA in October 1994, "Half
Get Away (Georgie Fame song) a subsidiary of Liberty, and reached No. 70 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song was originally written as a jingle for a television advertisement for National petrol. It was later used as the theme-tune for a long-running travel and lifestyle show on Australian television called "Getaway". Fame's two subsequent singles, "Sunny" and "Sitting in the Park", reached chart positions of No. 13 and No. 12 respectively. After the album "Sweet Things" (1966) was released, Fame signed to CBS and became a solo artist. Get Away (Georgie Fame song) "Get Away" was a 1966 No. 1 single in the UK