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of people had pedal pianos and inherited them, but mostly, they sat there gathering dust. but my mum retained ours and kept it working because we had this collection of something like 300 or 400 pianola rolls, scrolls, and so that was played a lot. and so i grew up listening to all these old pre—war songs like, you know, funiculi, funicula and all these weird songs and then, you know, sound of music and oliver! and all those musicals were on pianola rolls. i mean, it feels like a completely different generation. it's a mechanised piano. so then did you start emulating on the piano? were you following along on the keys? i wonder if... ..the extent to which that influenced me. certainly, it's not that simply causal, but, yeah, and look, mum and dad had a few records, but they weren't musos. interestingly, my brother took up guitarjust as a kid and i learnt piano and i didn't really take to music lessons very well and neither did he, but he was much more interested in music than i was. he had all the australian bands on his wall and would, because he was learning chords, he could teach himself songs and that was, in the end,
they sat there gathering dust. but my mum retained ours and kept it working because we had this collection of something like 300 or 400 pianola rolls, scrolls, and so that was played a lot. and so i grew up listening to all these old pre—war songs like, you know, funiculi, funicula and all these weird songs and then, you know, sound of music and oliver! and all those musicals were on pianola rolls. i mean, it feels like a completely different generation. it's a mechanised piano. so then did you start emulating on the piano? were you following along on the keys? i wonder if... ..the extent to which that influenced me. certainly, it's not that simply causal, but, yeah, and look, mum and dad had a few records, but they weren't musos. interestingly, my brother took up guitarjust as a kid and i learnt piano and i didn't really take to music lessons
cracks me up. it was funny kind of seeing the response to it. that song has nothing to do with joe biden, you know? it's a lot bigger than joe biden. that song is written about the people on that stage. griff: it's really amazing because here is a guy, aishah, that simply started writing songs about being kind of in the middle of if road politically but also someone that has dealt with the financial struggles, and he wants to unite a country, america, that he sees as far too divided for far too long. aishah: i think he speaks for so many americans out there who don't feel akin to east party, and i wonder if any of those candidates knew that that song was about them. the most interesting thing to me is that oliver or says that he doesn't see himself as a democrat or republican. listen to this. griff: you're not a democrat or republican. >> no, i'm not.
childhood is that in my house, from a very young age, was my great—grandmother's pianola, which some people call a pedal piano, and a lot of people had pedal pianos and inherited them, but mostly, they sat there gathering dust. but my mum retained ours and got it, kept it working because we had this collection of something like 300 or 400 pianola rolls, scrolls, and so that was played a lot. and so i grew up listening to all these old pre—war songs like, you know, funiculi, funicula and all these weird songs and then, you know, sound of music and oliver! and all those musicals were on pianola rolls. i mean, it feels like a completely different generation. it's a mechanised piano. so then did you start emulating on the piano? were you following along on the keys? i wonder if... the extent to which that influenced me. certainly, it's not that simply causal, but, yeah, and look, mum and dad had a few records, but they weren't musos. interestingly, my brother took up guitarjust as a kid and i learnt piano and i didn't
pianos and inherited them, but mostly, they sat there gathering dust. but my mum retained ours and kept it working because we had this collection of something like 300 or 400 pianola rolls, scrolls, and so that was played a lot. and so i grew up listening to all these old pre—war songs like, you know, funiculi, funicula and all these weird songs and then, you know, sound of music and oliver! and all those musicals were on pianola rolls. i mean, it feels like a completely different generation. it's a mechanised piano. so then did you start emulating on the piano? were you following along on the keys? i wonder if... ..the extent to which that influenced me. certainly, it's not that simply causal, but, interestingly, my brother took up guitarjust as a kid and i learnt piano and i didn't really take to music lessons very well and neither did he,
feeling? i’m agreeing to talk to us. how are you feelin: ? �* ., , feeling? i'm feeling really relieved. _ feeling? i'm feeling really relieved, good, _ feeling? i'm feeling really relieved, good, happy - feeling? i'm feeling really| relieved, good, happy with feeling? i'm feeling really - relieved, good, happy with my results — relieved, good, happy with my results. ., ., ., , results. your age group has been throu~h results. your age group has been through so much _ results. your age group has been through so much since _ results. your age group has been through so much since you - results. your age group has beenl through so much since you started secondary school, with the covid restrictions. describe the sense of achievement you feel today having reach this landmark of getting your results? i reach this landmark of getting your results? ~ ., , results? i think through everything that me and _ results? i think through everything that me and every _ results? i think through everything that me and every student - results? i think through everything that me and every student across i results? i think through everything i that me and every student across the uk has _ that me and every student across the uk has gone through, i am very happy with these _ uk has gone through, i am very happy with these standards and grades i got compared to my predicted. i think_ got compared to my predicted. i think as — think as a whole year group across the country, we should be very proud of ourselves — the country, we should be very proud of ourselves because we went through a lot to _ of ourselves because we went through a lot to get _ of ourselves because we went through a lot to get to where we are today. that is great. thank you so much. let's find some of your peers. let's wander over here and speak to some more. i think we have adele and oliver here. madell, tell me how you are feeling today. sign i'm feeling really happy with what i got. i did a little work towards it and it paid off in the end. oliver, how about you? i off in the end. oliver, how about
i think, a little bit lower. but now, — i think, a little bit lower. but now, because the school has protected us, the $2019 grade boundaries, i do not think as as a school— boundaries, i do not think as as a school were — boundaries, i do not think as as a school were too badly affected. what are ou school were too badly affected. what are you going — school were too badly affected. what are you going to _ school were too badly affected. what are you going to do _ school were too badly affected. turret are you going to do next? school were too badly affected. what are you going to do next? i _ school were too badly affected. what are you going to do next? i hope - school were too badly affected. what are you going to do next? i hope to l are you going to do next? i hope to no into are you going to do next? i hope to go into medicine, _ are you going to do next? i hope to go into medicine, specifically - go into medicine, specifically surgery _ go into medicine, specifically surgery. it is something i have wanted — surgery. it is something i have wanted to— surgery. it is something i have wanted to do for a long time. oliver. — wanted to do for a long time. oliver, what is your next stage? i think i will stay here from sixth form _ think i will stay here from sixth form and — think i will stay here from sixth form and see _ think i will stay here from sixth form and see then. _ think i will stay here from sixth form and see then. do- think i will stay here from sixth form and see then.— think i will stay here from sixth form and see then. do you know what ou will form and see then. do you know what you will study? _ form and see then. do you know what you will study? business, _ form and see then. do you know what you will study? business, politics - you will study? business, politics and history- _ you will study? business, politics and history. do _ you will study? business, politics and history. do you _ you will study? business, politics and history. do you go, _ you will study? business, politics and history. do you go, that - you will study? business, politics and history. do you go, that is i you will study? business, politics| and history. do you go, that is the full ranae and history. do you go, that is the full range of— and history. do you go, that is the full range of emotion. _ and history. do you go, that is the full range of emotion. a _ and history. do you go, that is the full range of emotion. a sense - and history. do you go, that is the. full range of emotion. a sense from some, at least, that they were the ones to take the hit, to go back down to those pre—pandemic levels, those grades from 2019, of a drop in those grades from 2019, of a drop in those number of students getting those number of students getting those top grades and also a drop in the number of students getting passes, getting great four. there will be many here today who will be
the only one that felt that way but i wrote the song for me. i was hit up on a thursday and someone was interested in doing stuff and at the time i only had the first half of rich men north of richmond written and i posted it online but it was that first half. we through the second half together the day of filming or the day before filming. i didn't think anybody would see it. ♪ ♪ >> someone sent oliver's music to me. he was from missouri and i knew from the moment i heard all of her he was special. god was speaking through him. i went up to virginia and recorded him and me and all of her spent a weekend together. we prayed before the session and we knew it was going to be something special. i knew it was going to be a great song as far as skyrocketing no. >> are you surprised at the public has reacted the way they dead? do you realize the crowd is