Yesterday Once More

This week of Let’s Remember we salute the American artist Rosemary Clooney and the English pop group Dave Clark 5.

Rosemary Clooney born May 23, 1928 was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song Come On-a My House, which was followed by other pop numbers such as Mambo Italiano / Tenderly / Half as Much / Hey There / This Ole House/ Sway. She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney’s career languished in the 1960s but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.

The Dave Clark Five (DC5) formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark served as the group’s leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten single, Glad All Over, which knocked the Beatles’ I Want to Hold Your Hand off the top of the UK Singles Chart. Although this was their only UK # 1, they topped the US chart in December 1965, with their cover of Bobby Day’s Over and Over. Their other UK top 10 hits include Bits and Pieces / Can’t You See That She’s Mine / Catch Us If You Can / Everybody Knows /The Red Balloon / Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll  and a version of Chet Powers‘ Get Together.

 

PLAYLIST

* Catch Us if You Can – DC5

* Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Clooney

* Glad All Over – DC5

* Tenderly – Rosemary Clooney

* Do You Love Me – DC5

* Hey There – Rosemary Clooney

* Can’t You See That She’s Mine – DC5

* Half as Much – Rosemary Clooney

* Bits and Pieces – DC5

* Sway – Rosemary Clooney

* Over and Over – DC5

* Come On a My Place – Rosemary Clooney

This week we said farewell to legendary rocker, Jerry Lee Lewis. The theme is Numbers. Bouncing out at the start of the program is The Proclaimer’s rousing 500 Miles followed by Queen’s catchy Another One Bites The Dust. Also featured are great tracks from Gene Pitney Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa and talented songwriter Paul Simon with his wry 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. Aussie contributions are from John Farnham’s One Is The Loneliest Number and Ray Brown and The Whispers 20 Miles.

 

PLAYLIST

* Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis

* 500 Miles – The Proclaimers

* Another One Bites The Dust – Queen

* Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney

* Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

* The Three Bells – The Browns

* Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams

* 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon

* One (Is The Loneliest Number) – John Farnham

* 20 Miles – Ray Brown & The Whispers

* Eight Days A Week – Beatles

* Seven Little Girls – Paul Evans & The Curls

* Route 66 – Rolling Stones

This week’s theme follows the inclusion of BUILDING MATERIALS into song titles.

The field of songs presents items that are used in the construction of various forms of buildings.

Pink Floyd are into bricks, Martin Plaza and Gene McDaniels play with clay and the Beatles and Elvis are attracted to wood.

Paul Anka’s song includes the materials of glass and steel, Alice Cooper focuses on the binding nature of nails and Peter Gabriel is wielding his Sledgehammer.

Brass, tin and stone are referenced by the Pretenders, Small Faces and Bob Dylan.

 

PLAYLIST

* Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd

* Concrete and Clay – Martin Plaza

* Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

* Brass in Pocket – Pretenders

* Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel

* Tin Soldier – Small Faces

* Bed of Nails – Alice Cooper

* 100 lbs of Clay – Gene McDaniels

* A Steel Guitar & a Glass of Wine – Paul Anka

* Norwegian Wood – Beatles

* Wooden Heart – Elvis

This week’s theme follows the inclusion of BUILDING MATERIALS into song titles. The field of songs presents items that are used in the construction of various forms of buildings.

Pink Floyd are into bricks, Martin Plaza and Gene McDaniels play with clay and the Beatles and Elvis are attracted to wood.

Paul Anka’s song includes the materials of glass and steel, Alice Cooper focuses on the binding nature of nails and Peter Gabriel is wielding his Sledgehammer. Brass, tin and stone are referenced by the Pretenders, Small Faces and Bob Dylan.

 

PLAYLIST

* Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd

* Concrete and Clay – Martin Plaza

* Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

* Brass in Pocket – Pretenders

* Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel

* Tin Soldier – Small Faces

* Bed of Nails – Alice Cooper

* 100 lbs of Clay – Gene McDaniels

* A Steel Guitar & a Glass of Wine – Paul Anka

* Norwegian Wood – Beatles

* Wooden Heart – Elvis

This week’s theme All About Me is self-explanatory. It features a transcendent version of Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by the enigmatic Nina Simone.  Frank Sinatra makes a rare appearance with the old song All Of Me.

The Kinks (You Really Got Me) and PJ Proby (Hold Me) present strong rock numbers while the Aussie contribution comes from Billy Field with his Number 1 single You Weren’t In Love With Me. Finally from the eighties comes Charlene‘s controversial I’ve Never BeenTo Me.

 

PLAYLIST

* You Weren’t In Love With Me – Billy Field

* Call Me – Blondie

* All Of Me – Frank Sinatra

* Hold Me – P J Proby

* I’ve Never Been To Me – Charlene

* Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me – Elton John

* What About Me? – Moving Pictures

* Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Nina Simone

* You Really Got Me – The Kinks

* Bend Me Shape Me – American Breed

* Believe Me – The Diamonds

* Please Please Me – The Beatles

Songs have often been vehicles for expressing views about social and political issues. The sixties was a decade of turbulent social and political upheaval and it’s not surprising that many of today’s songs reflect that fact. Three songs have a distinct anti war flavour – starting with Bob Dylan‘s classic Blowin’ In The Wind sung here by the magnificent Joan Baez. Pete Seeger‘s Where Have All The Flowers Gone became an anthem for lost youth. Good News Week by Hedgehoppers Anonymous sums up the state of the world at the time – and could easily apply now. Social issues are presented through Elvis Presley‘s poignant In The Ghetto, Stevie Wonder‘s Grammy award song Living For The City and the legendary Loretta Lynn with her satirical One’s On The Way. LGBTIQ+ favourite Lesley Gore sings the first feminist song You Don’t Own Me.

 

PLAYLIST

* Don’t Sleep In The Subway – Petula Clark

* Blowin’ In the Wind- Joan Baez

* Living For The City – Stevie Wonder

* Girls On The Avenue – Richard Clapton

* Only Love/People Get Ready – Bob Marley

* Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Kingston Trio

* Love Child – The Supremes

* In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley

* One’s On The Way – Loretta Lynn

* You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore

* Respect – Aretha Franklin

* Good News Week – Hedgehoppers Anonymous

This week we dip into more great Australian music. Two songs with two strong lead singers are King Harvest‘s Wichita Lineman/By The Time I Get To Phoenix with the wonderful voice of Leo De Castro upfront and Flake‘s This Wheel’s On Fire with the amazing voice of Sharon Sims as the lead. We also pay tribute to the wonderful Judith Durham with The Seekers much loved The Carnival Is Over. The still popular Skyhooks feature one of their big hits Horror Movie while ex-pat Helen Reddy chimes in with (Leave Me Alone) Ruby Red Dress. Other tracks include John Paul Young‘s Yesterday’s Hero and handsome Merv Benton‘s Yield Not To Temptation.

 

PLAYLIST

* Boppin’ The Blues – Blackfeather

* Somewhere Over The Rainbow – John Farnham/Olivia Newton-John

* The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers

* Yesterday’s Hero – John Paul Young

* This Wheel’s On Fire – Flake

* Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) – Helen Reddy

* Wichita Lineman/By The Time I Get To Phoenix – King Harvest

* Horror Movie – Skyhooks

* Just A Poor Boy – Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys

* You’re My World – Daryl Braithwaite

* Yield Not To Temptation – Merv Benton

* Living In A Child’s Dream – Masters Apprentices

This week under the LET’S REMEMBER theme we salute the following 2 wonderful singers…

Morna Anne Murray born June 20th, 1945 is a retired Canadian singer with albums comprising pop, country, and adult contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies. She was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach # 1 on the U.S. charts and the first to gain a gold record for Snowbird in 1970. She received a Grammy in 1978 for You Needed Me. Anne is often cited as one of the first female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian artists such as k.d.lang,  Céline Dion, and Shania Twain.

Charles Weedon Westover born December 30th 1934, better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter and was best known for his 1961 #1 hit Runaway. In 1999, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, during his career, undertook some minor acting roles. Following his death on February 8th, 1990, the TravellingWilburys honoured him by recording a version of Runaway.

 

PLAYLIST

* Daydream Believer – Anne

* Don’t Gild the Lily, Lily – Del

* Danny’s Song – Anne

* Two Kinds of Teardrops – Del

* You Won’t see Me – Anne

* Hey Little Girl – Del

* When I Fall in Love – Anne

* Runaway – Del

* You Needed Me – Anne

* Swiss Maid – Del

* Snowbird – Anne

* So Long Baby – Del

In today’s program we will feature news and songs from two years: 1963 and 1973. For 1963 Rob has selected songs from the top ten songs in Australia for that year (taken from the official Kent Music chart). Mossy presents a selection of songs from 1973. A rare instrumental Pipeline by surfer group The Chantays was the number 5 song in 1963. Other songs to feature are crossover singer Ned Miller with his big hit From A Jack To A King, Bill Justis with his dance number Tamoure and Jimmy Gilmer‘s Sugar Shack. The only Aussie song to reach the top ten was the king of rock n roll, Johnny O’Keefe and Move Baby Move. In 1963 the Beatles held the top two positions with number one I Want To Hold Your Hand and the number two song She Loves You. Mossy’s 1973 selection includes Aussie group Sherbet with Cassandra, Stevie Wonder‘s classic Superstition and Roberta Flack‘s stylish Killing Me Softly.

 

PLAYLIST

* Pipeline – The Chantays

* Long Train Running – Doobie Bros

* Move Baby Move – Johnny O’Keefe

* Superstition – Stevie Wonder

* From A Jack To A King – Ned Miller

* Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack

* Tamoure – Bill Justis

* My Love – Wings

* Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

* Cassandra – Sherbet

* I Want To Hold your Hand – Beatles

* Half Breed – Cher

This week’s theme has songs titles which focus on DOWN…UNDER.

The British are highly represented with Petula Clark’s 1964 Downtown, a duet with Queen and David Bowie Under Pressure, the rock group Status Quo with  Down Down, the Beatles love song Don’t Let Me Down, Rick Astley’s I’ll Never Let You Down and the Yardbirds’ Over Under Sideways Down.

Normie Rowe’s I Just Don’t Understand, Colleen Hewett’s Headin’ Down the Highway & Down Under from Men at Work comprise the Australian contribution.

Both west and east coasts of the USA are represented with the Californian group Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Down On The Corner and New Jersey’s the Four Seasons’ I’ve Got You Under My Skin and Sweden’s ABBA is Under Attack.

PLAYLIST

* Downtown – Petula Clark

* Down Down – Status Quo

* Under Pressure – Queen / David Bowie

* Under Attack – ABBA

* I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Four Seasons

* I’ll Never Let You Down – Rick Astley

* Down Under – Men at Work

* Headin’ Down the Highway – Colleen Hewett

* Don’t Let me Down – Beatles

* I Just Don’t Understand – Normie Rowe

* Over, Under, Sideways, Down – Yardbirds

* Down on the Corner – CCR