A playlist for Milne was played earlier this week on BBC6 Music
A deaf woman has been able to listen to music for the first time in 40 years - watch the moment below.
Jo Milne has been deaf since birth due to Usher syndrome, a disorder that can cause visual impairment, as well as hearing loss. Milne was fitted with a cochlear implant back in February, but has had to wait over a month for the device to be switched on.
In an interview with the Journal, Milne said: 'The switch-on was the most emotional and overwhelming experience of my life and I'm still in shock now. The first day everybody sounded robotic and I have to learn to recognise what these sounds are as I build a sound library in my brain.'
A friend of Milne's created an 'Introduction To Music' playlist for her, which includes artists such as Bruce Springsteen[a/] (pictured), [a]Nirvana and Prince.
BBC6 Music played the playlist in full for Milne earlier this week.
The full tracklisting for the tape: Ken Boothe - 'Everything I Own' Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 'She's the One' - Live at Hammersmith Odeon Paul McCartney - 'Silly Love Songs' Joni Mitchell - 'Black Crow' Steely Dan - 'Peg' Electric Light Orchestra - 'Mr. Blue Sky' Gary Numan - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' The Specials - 'Do Nothing' Soft Cell - 'Tainted Love' The Jam - 'Town Called Malice' Eurythmics - 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' Prince - 'When Doves Cry' Kate Bush - 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' The Smiths - 'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others' Fleetwood Mac - 'Big Love' (Lindsey Buckingham solo acoustic version) Tracy Chapman - 'Fast Car' The The - 'August & September' Deee-Lite - 'Groove Is In The Heart' Ozric Tentacles - 'Sploosh!' INXS - 'Baby Don't Cry' Nirvana - 'All Apologies' Richard Thompson - 'King Of Bohemia' Pulp - 'Common People' Everything But The Girl - 'Missing' Foo Fighters - 'Everlong' Massive Attack - 'Teardrop' Jimmy Eat World - 'For Me This Is Heaven' The Avalanches - 'Frontier Psychiatrist' Daft Punk - 'Digital Love' The Streets - 'Turn The Page' Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Maps' Beastie Boys - 'An Open Letter To NYC' Nine Inch Nails - 'The Hand That Feeds' Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' Radiohead - 'Jigsaw Falling Into Place' Elbow - 'One Day Like This' Maximo Park - 'Tanned' Gruff Rhys - 'Shark Ridden Waters' The Joy Formidable - 'Whirring' Bat For Lashes - 'Laura' Haim - 'Don't Save Me'
Posted by Unknown on Friday, March 28, 2014 - Rating: 4.5
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