Half the World Away the orchestra. Some of the borrowing in the song is from Gallagher's own work: the line "My body feels young but my mind is very old" was adapted from the second line of the earlier song "Comin' On Strong" ("Your body's still young but your mind is very old"), a song that would later itself be reworked by the Chemical Brothers as Setting Sun, with Noel's vocals and lyrics retained. The song gained mass public exposure when it was selected by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash to be the theme tune to their sitcom "The Royle Family". The series revolved
Half the World Away After Caroline Aherne died in July 2016, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds paid tribute to her by performing Half the World Away on a few occasions. In 2015, Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA released a cover version of the song. It was released on 6 November 2015 as a digital download. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the 2015 John Lewis Christmas advert. It was later accumulated for the deluxe version of her debut album "All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend", which was released on 11 March 2016. Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a