'Voiceless one' heard by millions as lost 90s track gets new life

A forgotten single recorded on the Isle of Man in the 1990s has captured a new audience after featuring alongside hits from Madonna, Lenny Kravitz and Pulp in on-demand series Love Story. Carl Holden, from band Harvey, said 'Silver' hadn't seen "the light of day" since being recorded in 1996. Now, 30 years on it has had more than 87,000 streams, thanks to its place in the series, which can be streamed on Disney+. Its second lease of life represents another rebirth, with its renewed popularity coming 13 years after Stuart Watret, who sings on the track, was diagnosed with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), a rare condition which has severely impacted his speech. Watret said: "The irony is not lost, the voiceless one is now being heard by millions". The track, an ode to young love and written whilst he was at university, features on new series Love Story, in amongst other singles by household names such as The Stone Roses, Radiohead and Ella Fitzgerald. After meeting at university, where Holden replied to Watret's advert in music magazine Melody Maker - the pair soon recorded Silver on the island. Watret, now 57, grew up on the Isle of Man and knew of a recording studio in Douglas, run