Yesterday Once More

This episode highlights great Aussie music. Olivia Newton- John performs her hit song from the musical Grease: Hopelessly Devoted To You. Stylus sings the catchy World Of Make Believe and Kate Ceberano excels on I’m Talking’s lovely ballad Love Don’t Live Here Any More. Classic tracks include, Sweet Sweet Love from Russell Morris and Winter In America from Doug Ashdown. Included also is the iconic Solid Rock from Goanna Band and Lynne Randell’s impressive rendition of Heart.

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Shakespeare’s WHAT’S IN A NAME has been used as this episode’s focus. 

Names distinguish people or things and in this episode, all but one of the songs (The Wreck of the Antoinette) refer to a person’s first name. Australian group New World is lamenting the loss of Alice, Marcie Blane wants romance with Bobby, Elvis is courting Marie, and Petula Clark loves Romeo. Susie Thompson asks if Willi Can live up to her expectations and Dion’s heart has been broken by Runaround Sue.

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In this episode we present songs about songs. Tom Jones performs a gutsy version of the historic Skye Boat Song followed by Supertramp’s big hit The Logical Song. There is Ben E King’s dramatic Don’t Play That Song and Petula Clark’s rendition of the Paul Stookey penned The Wedding Song. Paul McCartney and Wings chime in with Silly Love Songs and Neil Diamond sings his big hit Song Sung Blue. John and Yoko’s trials with the media are told in The Ballad of John And Yoko, the Beatles 17th Number 1 hit. The program ends with Jim Croce’s poignant I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song.

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Yesterday Once More brings you music from the soundtrack of your life and in this episode, the songs refer to remembering or REMINISCING. The opening number by Eric Burdon and the Animals (1967) sets the scene for a diverse range of memories from across the decades. Perry Como, The Four Lads, and Dean Martin represent the 1950s. The Beatles, Elvis, and Mary Hopkin entertain in the 1960’s and Elton John, Neil Diamond, Little River Band, The Carpenters and Barbra Streisand are singing in the 1970’s

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There are many songs which ask questions. This episode starts with LGBTIQ+, Australian-American singer Lana Cantrell with her cover of The Young Rascal’s hit How Can I Be Sure? Included are the undisputed talents of the songwriters, Robin and Barry Gibb, with their poignant ballad How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? Fifties teen idol Frankie Avalon simply asks Why? And influential singer and producer Clyde McPhatter asks all the questions in his hit A Lover’s Question. Colin Hay leads Aussie group Men At Work with their international best seller Who Can It be Now? While Dame Shirley Bassey belts out one of her many ‘anguish’ ballads with What Now My Love?

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TIME is this episode’s spotlight and the songs in the playlist refer to various aspects of time. For example: Bobby Goldsboro focuses on the Summer season, Ray Brown is meeting his girl In the Midnight Hour, Della Reese is offering Not One Minute More and the Beatles are happy to be there Any Time at All. The opening song  Friday on My Mind is included as a farewell to Dick Diamonde a founding member of the legendary Easybeats.

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This episode features Mossy and Rob choosing their own songs. The program starts with the 1980 Song Of The Year from Kim Carnes, Bette Davis Eyes. It’s followed by Australian indie group Real Life with Catch Me I’m Falling. Other songs include Spanish duo, Baccara’s Sorry I’m A Lady and the Swedish connected Moviestar by Harpo. Australian Ross Wilson leads Mondo Rock with their controversial hit Come Said The Boy. The program concludes with two oldies, Conway Twitty’s Number One hit, It’s Only Make Believe and the ever popular Petula Clark with one of her many hits, The Sign Of The Times.

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This episode features an acknowledgment to legend performers. 

Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.

Hal David was an American lyricist. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.

Bette Midler is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her career she has received four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards. She has also been nominated for two Academy Awards.

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From 1972 to 1974 Victoria was home to the Sunbury Pop Festival, initially to showcase Australian talent. A group of Australian performers also formed the Happy Hour Brigade. This episode features artists from both of these events. 

Performing at Sunbury were the Dingoes (Way Out West), Renee Geyer (Stares And Whispers), Spectrum (I’ll Be Gone) and Linda George (Neither One Of Us) among others. The Happy Hour Brigade consisted of all male performers featuring Brian Cadd (Ginger Man), Darryl Cotton (Same Old Girl) and two Australian icons, Russell Morris (The Girl That I Love) and Billy Thorpe (I Told The Brook).

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As September brings the change of  seasons, this episode includes songs relating to CHANGE in various scenarios.

Verdelle’s Tar and Cement refers to changing from life in the country to that in the city.

Raydio stresses that you can’t change the love for someone. Eric Clapton is dreaming of a love in his song Change the World.

The Beatles are proposing the need for social change in Revolution and Sam Cooke knows that A Change is Gonna Come but he doesn’t know what.

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