Watch Idles’ Joe Talbot read Bedtime Story for CBeebies
nme.comIdles frontman Joe Talbot has become the latest musician to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories – check out the video below.Talbot read the rhyming picture book Under The Love Umbrella, which was written by Davina Bell and illustrated by Alison Colpoys, on yesterday’s edition (February 20) of the BBC children’s series.“Hello, I’m Joe,” the frontman said to introduce his reading. “I’m a musician and I love being a musician.
I love it because I get to make music with my friends. I love it because I share my music with lots of people by singing my songs on stage.
And I love being able to tell everyone how I’m feeling with the words I write.”Talbot continued: “People can show love in many ways, but the best thing about love is that being kind and thoughtful to others can make them happy.
It can make you feel happy, too.“Another thing I love is a good story, and I have a good story for you tonight. It’s called Under The Love Umbrella.”After reading the book, Talbot described it as “wonderful” and told viewers that “love can be something really big or something really small”.
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