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50 years ago, when I was 14, I was fortunate enough to be cast in the role of 'Pip' in the  1973, ABC production of Ethel Turner's: '7 Little Australians'.

This podcast is about my memories of that time.

This my final podcast for the time being. I hope that you have enjoyed them.

They will remain available through Buzzsprout and on all the major platforms exactly as they have been since January.

Cheers from Downunder

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today, in my second last podcast, I have 8 songs for you. These are from my musical comedies but were not included in the first 8 podcasts.

Special thanks, as always, to Jessica Zamprogno for all voices and singing on my stage plays.

                 Time           Song Name

• 01.07        The Witch is Dead
• 04.19         Hitler's Moustache
• 07.59         Happiness is . . .
• 11.19         Hey, Mister Farmer Man
• 15.17         My Germany
• 18.47         Rocky, I'm Pregnant
• 22.54         If You Have an Axe to Grind
• 25.07         We Need a Miracle

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Do you know what 'Antepenultimate means? Well, you can either look it up, or listen to this podcast.

Special Thanks to:

Jessica Zamprogno for vocals on: 'This Feeling Inside', 'The Things We do for Love' and 'Hold all Your Loving for Me'.

John Samperi for piano on: 'This Feeling Inside', 'The Things We do for Love' and 'Ol' Full Moon'.

Julian Clark for drums on 'This Feeling Inside', 'The Things We do for Love' and 'Old Full Moon'.

And Imogen Clark for vocals on: 'Turn me 'Round Again'.


                   Time           Song Name

• 01.25        This Feeling Inside
• 04.22         The Things We do for Love
• 09.03         Hold all Your Loving for Me
• 14.51         Turn Me 'Round Again
• 19.01         We're in Love
• 24.39         Shallow Voices
• 29.22        Ol' Full Moon

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today's show is about one of the great poems in English history. 

If you have ever heard of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or if you've ever wondered what the story is about and if you have 80 minutes to spare, settle back with some opium, or whatever you can get your hands on and grab a copy of the poem in a book, or on-line. (I have also put it up on markclark.com.au under 'Lyrics to Podcasts'.)

I broke the poem into 19 original songs (it is 144 stanzas long) with a few repeat melodies. After each song I explain what is happening in the poem.

Special thanks to Jessica Zamprogno for all female voices and back up vocals. All instrumentation and male vocals by me.

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Do you like singing? Would you like to sing whilst learning about ancient civilisations? Well, you're in luck. I have six of them and today I will play them for you and chat about them.

Special thanks to:

Colin Ellis for producing and mixing these songs for me.

And to the three Gallas children for singing back up vocals on Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. 

                 Time           Song Name

• 02.26          Palaeolithic
• 05.59          Neolithic
• 09.20          Mesopotamia
• 14.20         Ancient Egypt
• 19.28         Ancient Greece
• 24.43         Ancient Rome

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today's show features some more of my rock songs.

Special thanks to:

Julian (Juz) Clark on 'Sagittarius to Gemini' and 'Door in the Middle'
and
Jason Garwood for guitar on 'Sagittarius to Gemini'      

                Time           Song Name

• 02.35          Sagittarius to Gemini
• 06.41          Door in the Middle
• 10 .50         Australia is Burning
• 13.17          Fire or Snow
• 18.19          It all got Washed Away

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today is Show 30 and the end of Series 3, and we are back in love - well, not you and I, but me, mainly. Today I chat about some more of the Love Songs I have written over the years.

Special Thanks to:

Julian (Juz) Clark for Drums on 'Bird to the Air'


               Time            Song Name

• 01.38          I'd be with You
• 04.55         Another Song for You
• 09.44         One Thousand Words
• 13.49         Bird to the Air
• 18.07        All These Lives

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today I chat about and play you songs from a variety of genres.

Special Thanks to:
  
The Band from the Lancer Barracks - Parramatta for playing 'The March of the Australian Light Horse' . 

Clive Clayton for writing the lyrics to 'The March of the Australian Light Horse' . 

Julian (Juz) Clark for Drums on 'Most Amusing'

Imogen Clark for vocals on 'Beneath the Southern Skies' and '20 Years or so from Now'

                Time           Song Name

• 01.38          The March of the ALH
• 05.04          Most Amusing
• 08.07         Simon Says
• 11.04         I Want
• 14.27         Beneath the Southern Skies
• 19.19         20 Years or so from Now

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today I chat about five more songs about losing love.

Special thanks to:
Imogen Clark on Piano for 'There Was You'
Jessica Zamprogno for vocal and Juz Clark for drums on 'Sorrow is the Ocean's Oldest Song'

                Time           Song Name

• 01.41         There Was You
• 06.42         Sorrow is the Ocean's Oldest Song 
• 10.33         She Turned Her Eyes Away
• 14.15        The Morning Sunshine
• 17.33         Mending Fences

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au

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Today I'll discuss and play for you some songs written for my family members, but I think they apply to all of us.

Special thanks to: 
Imogen Clark (at 11 years old) on 'There is no Place like Home' 
To John Samperi for piano on 'The Piper'.
 And to Julian (Juz) Clark for Drums, Jason Garwood on guitars and John Samperi for keyboard on 'Virgin Bride'.                                     

                Time           Song Name

• 01.20          Winter's Day
• 06.36         The Years
• 08.30         There is no Place like Home
• 14.34         Virgin Bride
• 19.21         The Piper
• 25.15        They Cry Imogen

For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au