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Paul McCartney and Selective Mutism

Here's a funny coincidence from today's show. We covered the latest divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills (and in a bizarre twist, Mills, who is representing herself, could end up cross-examining McCartney). WATCH VIDEOLater in the morning, we also covered a little-known social disorder called selective mutism, which I wrote about earlier.Here's the coinc

Here's a funny coincidence from today's show.

We covered the latest divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills (and in a bizarre twist, Mills, who is representing herself, could end up cross-examining McCartney). WATCH VIDEO

Later in the morning, we also covered a little-known social disorder called selective mutism, which I wrote about earlier.

Here's the coincidence: even though few people have heard of selective mutism, you get the sense that McCartney not only has heard of it but has actually written a song about it.

Check out the lyrics to "She's Given Up Talking" from his 2001 album Driving Rain:

Don't say a word

Even in the classroom

Not a dickie bird

Unlike other children

She's seen and never heard

She's given up talking

Don't say a word

You see her in the playground

Standing on her own

Everybody wonders

Why she's all alone

Someone made her angry

Someone's got her scared

She's given up talking

Don't say a word

Ah but when she comes home

It's yap-a-yap-yap

Words are running freely

Like the water from a tap

Her brothers and her sisters

Can't get a word in edgeways

But when she's back at school again

She goes into a daze

Ah but when she comes home

It's yap-a-yap-yap

Words are running freely

Like the water from a tap

Her brothers and her sisters

Can't get a word in edgeways

But when she's back at school again

She goes into a daze

She's given up talking

Don't say a word

Even in the classroom

Not a dickie bird

Unlike other children

She's seen and never heard

She's given up talking

Don't say a word

She's given up talking

She don't say a word