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
EastEnders theme tune and Dobson appeared on "Top of the Pops". Marti Webb, who recorded "Always There", May's theme to "Howard's Way", covered "Anyone Can Fall in Love" on her album "Always There". In 1988, the tune had another set of lyrics added to produce a hymn called "Glory Be To God On High", which was performed on the BBC's "Songs of Praise". The 1993 "jazzy" arrangement spawned another vocal version (Sharon Benson's "I'll Always Believe in You"). In 2010 in the lead up to the shows 25th silver anniversary, Patsy Palmer (Bianca) Sid Owen (Ricky) appeared on the Alan Carr show for