Pola's 'Why Is This Happening' Makes BBC TV News

British based Polish singer/songwriter, POLA, will release her new single, Why Is This Happening?, in the UK on May 4th as part of the WITH Love 2015 UK campaign. Originally written as a Eurovision 2015 entry, the track had a strong message so the label decided to have it as a general release. The song is set amidst a political background of tougher immigration restrictions in the UK. It is a love song to the people of the UK – a heart-wrenching tale of a one-sided love affair between immigrant residents living in the UK and the cold-hearted Britain who isn’t returning the love.


The ‘WITH Love 2015 UK’ campaign was conceived by Czech filmmaker, Lucie Wenigerova (Strawberry Fields, Mist) who decided to write ‘Why Is This Happening’ as a love song to the UK – the country where she’s lived for over 20 years. Produced and composed by songwriter Alan D. Boyd (BBC Day of The Triffids), the track boasts two legendary session musicians: Ray Russell on guitar (David Bowie, Tina Turner) and Mo Foster on bass (Jeff Beck, Phil Collins), with the beautiful Polish singer, Pola, on vocals.


The ‘WITH’ of ‘WITH Love 2015 UK’ stands for ‘Why Is This Happening’ and is a bewildered cry of rebuff from hard-working immigrants who have lived and raised their families in the UK for over 20 years.  The song, which will be released during election week on May 4th, is at the heart of a campaign that aims to send a clear message out to the UK in response to anti UKIP rhetoric: please don’t use immigrants as scapegoats for Britain’s problems and please don’t believe the divisive rhetoric of politicians.  Britain is our home and we love it.