As September comes to an end (where has the year gone?) we parcel up songs that embody the theme QUESTIONS. Mental as Anything and the Dave Clark 5 pose questions that may be seen as persuasive while Men at Work, Peter Sarstedt and Jack Scott are trying to satisfy their curiosity. Culture Club and Laura Branigan are somewhat emotive and Shirley Bassey wants to know what the future will bring. An everyday question is referenced by Bronski Beat with their song Why?.

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This program features two internationally acclaimed and popular acts: Pre-eminent female group of the sixties – The Supremes and Artist Of The Decade in the 60s – Marty Robbins. With over 500 songs Marty Robbins is probably remembered best for A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) and his signature Western song, now renowned as a genre classic, El Paso. With Diana Ross as their wonderful lead singer, The Supremes No 1 hits are featured including: You Can’t Hurry Love; Love Child; I Hear A Symphony and Stop! In The Name of Love.

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In this episode, we deliver songs with groups who are comprised of BROTHERS. In the playlist there are 10 songs with biological siblings and 2 groups that have been fabricated as ‘music’ brothers. The brothers Osmond and The Jacksons were 5 member groups. The Ames Brothers include 4 members and Barry, Robin and Maurice are the Bee Gees. Groups having 2 familial members are Dire Straits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Statler Brothers, Split Enz, Kalin Twins and The Everly Brothers. The Australian trio The Virgil Brothers include Mal Magee, Peter Doyle and Rob Lovett while Doug Brewer changed his name so that he and Leo De Kroo could perform as The De Kroo Brothers.

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There are many songs featuring different royal figures such as kings, queens, princesses, dukes, earls and lords, and ladies. The Royal Guardsmen mined a rich field when they sang about Snoopy, the dog from the famous Peanuts cartoon. Snoopy vs. The Red Baron hit the high spot in the charts in the early sixties. A rare royal is mentioned in Dire Strait’s Sultans of Swing while ABBA’s Dancing Queen and Juice Newton’s Queen Of Hearts draw inspiration from a royal female. Of interest is our own The Easybeats version of an old Chuck Berry song Little Queenie.  Teen idol James Darren sings his cynical hit Her Royal Majesty and you will recognise the opening of Gene Chandler’s Duke Of Earl later used in a well known advertising jingle.

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This episode is dedicated to the theme of AUSTRALIANA with a variety of artists migrating across the decades. Marcie Jones, Bev Harrell, The Flying Circus, The Delltones and Somebody’s Image reflect the sounds of the 1960’s. Songs from the 1970’s are portrayed by Helen Reddy, Stylus, The Masters Apprentices, Fox and The Dave Miller Set. A couple of exhibits from the 1980’s are presented by Colleen Hewett and Dave Dobbyn.

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This program features songs about different forms of entertainment. Starting with Scottish singer Donovan and his quirky Hurdy Gurdy Man and followed up by Billy Joel’s somewhat cynical portrayal of life as a singer with The Entertainer. Other forms of entertainment are presented with Liza Minnelli’s Cabaret from the film of the same name, Simon and Garfunkel’s reworking of the old English folk song Scarborough Fair and Freddie Mercury’s swan song The Show Must Go On. Rick Nelson depicts a sombre note into Garden Party while our beloved Seekers sing their huge hit The Carnival Is Over. And of course, the program finishes on a party with Leslie Gore’s It’s My Party.

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The TOSSING & TURNING theme features a range of diverse songs relating to sleeping or aspects thereof. Australian group Ray Hoff & The Offbeats lead the program with their version of the 1961 song Tossing and Turning. Roy Orbison, Colleen Hewett, and The Reels reference dreaming while Bryan Davies is revering his Dream Girl. The Rolling Stones want to spend a night together, The Romantics are discovering secrets and Petula Clark doesn’t want anyone sleeping in a subway.

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Composers and arrangers often include different sounds in their songs to create a distinctive and catchy element. In their masterpiece Good Vibrations as well as the title, an unusual instrument, the Electro-Theremin, is employed by The Beach Boys. Named the ‘father of exotica’, arranger/composer Martin Denny uses all kinds of sounds heard in an African village in his popular instrumental Quiet Village. Shirley Ellis has a great time with the exuberant Clapping Song. Sam Cooke evokes the sounds of a prison chain gang in his big hit Chain Gang while The Beatles rock it out with their version of Twist And Shout.

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SUN, the centre of the solar system is the star of the show this episode.

Opening the program are The Beach Boys sound alike The Sunrays followed by gems including, George Harrison’s masterpiece Here Comes the Sun. Neil Sedaka and Bobby Hebb go head to head with Sunny, The Animals are singing about the woe of the House of the Rising Sun, Harry Belafonte acknowledges his homeland with Island in the Sun,  Lesley Gore sings that everything is wonderful in Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows while Bill Withers addresses the sorrow of loss in Ain’t No Sunshine.

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This program features songs about Flora and Fauna. Bette Midler starts the program with her No 1 hit from her Golden Globe winning performance in The Rose. Unusual fauna are mentioned in The Door’s Peace Frog and Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon. Flora heads Build Me Up Buttercup  from The Foundations, Jud Strunk’s gently nostalgic Daisy A Day and Aussie singer Broderick Smith’s  Faded Roses. Three up tempo, popular Fauna songs are Crocodile Rock (Elton John), The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens) and Sue Thompson’s catchy Paper Tiger.

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