Radio host Amanda Keller breaks down on-air after song reminds her of husband Harley

Radio host Amanda Keller has broken down on-air after playing a particular song.

Keller was in tears on the segment, Aussie Songs That Make you Feel Good on Jonesy and Amanda on WSFM.

Last year Keller revealed her husband Harley Oliver has Parkinson’s Disease.

And when her song, Best Years of Our Lives by veteran Aussie rockstar Richard Clapton came on, it was too much.

Listen to the audio above.

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It’s about Sydney memories and mentions Australia Day, Oxford Street and Bondi Icebergs.

“I say, Don’t waste time, These are the best years of our lives,” the lyrics go.

Keller said the song has been played at various “pivotal” moments in her life such as school and a reunion from when she worked on TV show Beyond 2000. 

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But it was thinking of it in relation to her husband which upset her.

“It reminds you to hold on to the moments,” she said. “This is an amazing song.”

She continued: “As I get older, I see this song differently. There’s a lyric here and I think of Harley who’s going through health battles.

“And it says, ‘I wish time would stop 10 years ago’, I’m learning slowly life’s always changing.”

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“Don’t waste time, but this is a lesson for all of us, whether it’s your kids leaving home, your parents passing away.

“We all have our challenges but hold on to every moment cause it’s so precious.”

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The TV personality announced the diagnosis on the podcast Double A Chattery

“I first noticed Harley’s footfall around the house changing, like he was dragging his leg, and his hands started to shake, and he said he’d just been whacked in the thumbs as a wicket keeper playing cricket, but I felt something was going on,” she said.

Michael J Fox is among famous people with the disease.

   

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