Yesterday Once More

This week’s Playlist comprises songs from the soundtrack of AMERICAN GRAFFITI.

American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Cindy Williams. The film received widespread critical acclaim, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and includes 41 original songs. It has become one of the most profitable films ever.

PLAYLIST

* Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey

* Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds

* Booker T – Green Onions

* Teen Angel – Mark Dinning

* She’s So Fine – Flash Cadillac

* 16 Candles – The Crests

* Why Do Fools fall in Love – Frankie Lyman

* Ain’t That a Shame – Fats Domino

* Surfin’ Safari – Beach Boys

* Party Doll – Buddy Knox

* Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee & The Starlighters

* Love Potion Number 9 – The Clovers

 

On this sad day we pay tribute to our own Aussie soul singer Renee Geyer.

Songwriters have a somewhat predilection for writing songs about being truthful and lying or being deceitful. However, this theme has produced some memorable songs. Perhaps the biggest classic is the Eagle’s epic Lyin’ Eyes. Other singers of note are Fleetwood Mac with Little Lies, legend Buddy Holly with the stunning True Love Ways and popular Gene Pitney realistically telling us that True Love Never Runs Smooth. 

 

PLAYLIST

* Lies Lies Lies – Thompson Twins

* Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac

* True Love Ways – Buddy Holly

* Would I Lie To You ? – Eurythmics

* True Love – Billy Field

* Lyin’ Eyes – Eagles

* Lies – The Knickerbockers

* Honesty – Billy Joel

* True Love Never Runs Smooth – Gene Pitney

* I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

* Little White Lies – Pat Boone

This week we farewell Lisa Marie Presley, Jeff Beck and Robbie Backman and salute two wonderful singers Dolly Parton and Normie Rowe under the banner LET’S REMEMBER.

Dolly Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist and businesswoman. Dolly made her  album debut in 1967 with Hello, I’m Dolly and a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner. With a career spanning over 50 years, Dolly has been described as a “country music legend” and has sold more than 100 million records making her one of the best-selling female artists of all time. She has had 25 singles reach # 1 on Billboard’s country music charts, 44 Top10 country albums, 12 Grammys and has composed over 3,000 songs,

Norman (Normie) Rowe AM is an Australian singer and songwriter of pop music and an actor of theatre and soap opera. As a singer he was credited for his edgy tenor voice and dynamic stage presence. Backed by his band, The Playboys, Normie became the most popular solo performer of the mid 1960s and his double-sided hit Que Sera Sera / Shakin’ All Over was one of the most successful Australian singles of the 1960s. Between 1965 and 1967 Normie was Australia’s most popular male star but his career was cut short when he was drafted for National Service in late 1967.

 

PLAYLIST

* Here You Come Again – Dolly

* It’s Not Easy – Normie

* Islands in the Stream – Dolly & Kenny Rogers

* It Ain’t Necessarily So – Normie

* Do I Ever Cross Your Mind – Dolly

* Que Sera Sera – Normie

* I Will Always Love You – Dolly

* Shakin’ All Over – Normie

* Jolene – Dolly

* Ooh La La – Normie

* 9 to 5 – Dolly

I Who Have Nothing – Normie

Today’s program features songs which utilise the harmonica. The versatile instrument evokes many moods such as the yearning, haunting sound on The Hollies’ He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother to the jaunty My Babe from blues singer, Little Walter and the growling sound of Barry McGuire on Eve Of Destruction. Prominent harmonica afficionados Bob Dylan (Mr Tambourine Man) and Stevie Wonder (I Was Made To Love Her) are also featured. And of course who can forget John Lennon’s harmonica prowess on the Beatles’ Love Me Do.

 

PLAYLIST

* Heart Of Gold – Neil Young

* He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother – The Hollies

* Piano Man – Billy Joel

* There Must Be An Angel – Eurythmics

* Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire

* Take The Long Way Home – Supertramp

* Mr Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan

* Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Bros

* The Good The Bad And The Ugly – Hugo Montenegro Orchestra

* I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder

* My Babe – Little Walter

* Love Me Do – Beatles

Welcome to the new year of 2023 and more enjoyable times with Rob and Mossy’s Yesterday Once More.

Working around a non-definitive theme for January 1st we chose songs that are uplifting, positive and inspirational.

Rob’s selection included the English group Small Faces and 5 different and interesting soloists including Australian John Paul Young, America’s Laini Kazan, Bill Withers, Daniel Boone and Bob Luman.

Mossy’s songs comprised 6 fabulous groups with Australia’s Master’s Apprentices starting the show followed by, America’s KC and the Sunshine Band, Earth Wind and Fire, Village People, Sweden’s ABBA and US group the Four Seasons.

 

PLAYLIST

* Turn Up Your Radio – Masters Apprentices

* Lazy Sunday Afternoon – Small Faces

* Give It Up – KC & the Sunshine Band

* Love is in the Air – John Paul Young

* September – Earth Wind & Fire

* Feelin’ Good – Laini Kazan

* YMCA – Village People

* Lovely Day – Bill Withers

* Dancing Queen – ABBA

* Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone

* Hang On – 4 Seasons

* Let’s Think About Livin’ – Bob Luman

Today’s theme takes a musical look at the word ‘Blue’. What makes ‘blue’ an interesting word is how it has taken on multiple meanings. There’s the colour featured in songs such as Elton John’s Blue Eyes and Linda Ronstadt’s Blue Bayou. But in the American lexicon it has assumed a wider meaning- if you are feeling blue you are feeling down or sad. This meaning is scattered throughout many songs such as Neil Diamond’s Song Sung Blue and Don Gibson’s Blue Blue Day. Teen idol, Bobby Vinton sings a pretty song Blue On Blue penned by Bacharach And David. In Australia ‘blue’ has a totally different connotation wonderfully expressed through John Williamson’s classic True Blue.

 

PLAYLIST

* True Blue – John Williamson

* Blue Eyes – Elton John

* (It’s All Over Now) Baby Blue – Graham Bonnet

* Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt

* Electric Blue – Icehouse

* Blue Moon – Jo Stafford

* Crystal Blue Persuasion – Tommy James & The Shondells

* Blue On Blue – Bobby Vinton

* Wedding Bell Blues – Fifth Dimension

* Blue Blue Day – Don Gibson

* Blueberry Hill – The Loved Ones

This week is our penultimate show for 2022 and the theme is centred around LIGHT. The selected songs present the use of the word light as either a verb or a noun.

Songs by The Doors, Debbie Boone and Australian Crawl utilise light as verbs while the other nine songs are employing light as something that can be seen.

 

PLAYLIST

* Light My Fire – The Doors

* By The Light of The Silvery Moon – Doris Day

* Heartlight – Neil Diamond

* You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone

* Light Across the Valley – Hans Poulson

* The Boys Light Up – Australian Crawl

* White Light White Heat – Velvet Underground

* As Long as I Can See the Light – CCR

* Harbor Lights – Elvis Presley

* Put a Light in the Window – The Four Lads

* 123 Red Light – 1910 Fruitgum Company

* Starlight Starbright – Lonnie Lee

DREAMS, we all have them; the difference is we can’t always recall them. Freud spent a lifetime trying to interpret them. Songwriters have also been somewhat obsessed with dreams. This week’s program features three songs by Roy Orbison about dreams. Leah is a song about his lost love; in fact it’s almost a nightmare. In Dreams showcases Orbison’s powerful voice while Dream Baby shows how he can sing up a storm. ABBA‘s soaring I Have A Dream and Blondie‘s Dreaming add to the quality. Bobby Darin sings his monumental hit Dream Lover. We play a tribute to Christine McVie with You Make Loving Fun and Stevie Nicks’ great vocal on Dreams both from the wonderful Rumours album. There are Aussie contributions from Colleen Hewett Dreaming My Dreams With You and The Seekers (Chase The Rainbow) Follow Your Dream.

 

PLAYLIST

* You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac

* In Dreams – Roy Orbison

* I’m Still Dreaming – Alabama

* Dreams – Fleetwood Mac

* Daydream Believer – Monkees

* Dreaming My Dreams With You – Colleen Hewett

* Dream Police – Cheap Trick

* I Have A Dream – ABBA

* Leah – Roy Orbison

* Dream Lover – Bobby Darin

* (Chase A Rainbow) Follow Your Dream – Seekers

* Dream Baby – Roy Orbison

* Dreaming – Blondie

Borrowing words from our National Anthem we have titled this week’s theme Girt By Sea.

The playlist is an all Australian line-up with the Wild cherries, Betty McQuade, Bobby and Laurie, Johnny O’Keefe and Bobby Cookson representing the 60’s. The 1970’s artists include Flash in the Pan, Ross Ryan, Marcia Hines, Brian Cadd, Johnny Chester, The Sports and Mississippi.

 

PLAYLIST

* Krome Plated Yabby – Wild Cherries

* Betty McQuade – Midnight Bus

* Hey St Peter – Flash in the Pan

* I am Pegasus – Ross Ryan

* You – Marcia Hines

* Carroll County Accident – Bobby and Laurie

* Brian Cadd – Let Go

* Shame and Scandal – Johnny Chester

* When You Walk in the Room – The Sports

* She’s My Baby – Johnny O’Keefe

* Kings of the World – Mississippi

* I Could Have Loved You So Well – Bobby Cookson

This week’s theme presents songs about different aspects of the night. Legend, Perry Como starts the program with his Italianate ‘Mandolins In The Moon light‘ followed by the great Joan Baez and her hit single The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Band leader and composer Hugo Winterhalter revives a popular instrumental from the fifties Canadian Sunset. The catchy Moonlight Feels Right from Starbuck and Them‘s Here Comes The Night also feature. The Aussie contribution is from Ray Brown and The Whispers with In The Midnight Hour.

PLAYLIST

* Mandolins In The Moonlight – Perry Como

* The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Joan Baez

* Because The Night – Patti Smith

* Give Me The Night – George Benson

* Canadian Sunset – Hugo Winterhalter Orch

* Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – Elton John

* One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head

* Moonlight Feels Right – Starbuck

* Twilight Time – The Platters

* In The Midnight Hour – Ray brown & The Whispers

* The Night HAs A Thousand Eyes – Bobby Vee

* Here Comes The Night – Them