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'''The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard''' is a [[Professionals]] story by [[jj minerva]].

'''The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard''' is a [[Professionals]] story by [[jj minerva]].

Word Count: 3300  

* Word Count: 3300  

Genre: Short Story - Slash, older lads no longer together

* Genre: Short Story - Slash, older lads no longer together

Rating: M

* Rating: M

Pairing: Bodie/Doyle  

* Pairing: Bodie/Doyle  

Warnings: Some people might consider this a death story.  

* Warnings: Some people might consider this a death story.  

Summary: Bodie has something to tell Doyle. Set about 1994

* Summary: Bodie has something to tell Doyle. Set about 1994

==Comments by the Author==

==Comments by the Author==

Whilst writing the story I realised how little I actually knew about AIDS, HIV and it's progress. I always do research for my stories so I set about reading as much as I could and then translating it into a simple explanation as Bodie tells Ray what’s happened [there is more of this in the sequel story]  

Whilst writing the story I realised how little I actually knew about AIDS, HIV and it's progress. I always do research for my stories so I set about reading as much as I could and then translating it into a simple explanation as Bodie tells Ray what’s happened [there is more of this in the sequel story]  

I’ve never been good at choosing titles for my stories and have resorted to song titles in the past. A song can often give an extra dimension to a story if the reader knows the lyrics, in much the same way that theme music can add to a film. This song was a bit obscure, but it had been a favourite of mine since I first heard it back in the early 70s and it matched so well with the sentiments of the story. It was easy to bring in a couple of small details from the song to make it even more fitting.  You can find it on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdQR6koC-8 It’s by the New Seekers.  

I’ve never been good at choosing titles for my stories and have resorted to song titles in the past. A song can often give an extra dimension to a story if the reader knows the lyrics, in much the same way that theme music can add to a film. This song was a bit obscure, but it had been a favourite of mine since I first heard it back in the early 70s and it matched so well with the sentiments of the story. It was easy to bring in a couple of small details from the song to make it even more fitting.  You can find it on You Tube. It’s by the New Seekers.  

When I posted Greatest Song to my Lj, I included a separate post with a warning that the story dealt with AIDS. The initial warning was that the story was NOT a death fic although some people might view it that way. I know there has been a lot of discussion recently about what should or should not be included in warnings. Being fairly new to Lj at the time I was a bit confused as to what exactly the warning rules were so thought I’d better cover all bases. Personally, I loath warnings. [Note 4]  

When I posted Greatest Song to my Lj, I included a separate post with a warning that the story dealt with AIDS. The initial warning was that the story was NOT a death fic although some people might view it that way. I know there has been a lot of discussion recently about what should or should not be included in warnings. Being fairly new to Lj at the time I was a bit confused as to what exactly the warning rules were so thought I’d better cover all bases. Personally, I loath warnings. [Note 4]  

==Reactions and Reviews==

==Reactions and Reviews==

See the many lengthy comments by fans at [[CI5hq]] [http://ci5hq.livejournal.com/106750.html#comments here].

See the many lengthy comments by fans about this fic, the subject of [[AIDS]] in the story, [[warnings]] and [[spoilers]]  at [[CI5hq]] [http://ci5hq.livejournal.com/106750.html#comments here].

==References==

==References==