Yesterday Once More

Bandstand was a popular Australian television pop/variety program which screened from 1958 – 1972. Many Australian international stars began on Bandstand such as Helen Reddy (Delta Dawn), Olivia Newton-John (Let’s get Physical), Peter Allen (Tenterfield Saddler) and the Bee Gees (Spicks and Specks). Bandstand’s core of regular performers included Col Joye, Lonnie Lee (I Found A New Love), Little Pattie, Judy Stone and The Delltones (Come A Little Bit Closer) and many others. Included also are The De Kroo brothers with their hit And Her Name Is Scarlet and Executives with (My Aim is to Please You). International artists also featured on the program such as Shirley Bassey (Goldfinger) and Neil Sedaka (Oh Carol).

 

PLAYLIST

* Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy

* Spicks And Specks – Bee Gees

* And Her Name Is Scarlet – De Kroo Bros

* Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey

* Come A Little Bit Closer – Delltones

* Tenterfield Saddler – Peter Allen

* Dream Girl – Bryan Davies

* Let’s Get Physical – Olivia Newton-John

* I Found A New Love – Lonnie Lee

* My Aim Is To Please You – Executives

* A Star Fell From Heaven – Warren Williams

* Oh Carol – Neil Sedaka

This week it’s Liverpool versus London or the Beatles vs Rolling Stones. Both groups started their careers playing covers of blues and rock artists, and then went on to move and groove into their own bent.

Fans and critics have long debated the talents of both bands and the contest, which started when they crossed paths on the music charts shooting them to fame in the early ‘60s, is still being challenged.

Whilst the Beatles only lasted a decade (1960 – 1970) their music is still around. In contrast the longevity of the Rolling Stones sees them still performing after 60 years.

Of those listeners who contacted us, more tended to favour the Liverpool lads.

 

PLAYLIST

* I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles

* Get Off My Cloud – Rolling Stones

* A Day in the Life – Beatles

* Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

* Something – Beatles

* Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones

* Revolution – Beatles

* The Last Time – Rolling Stones

* Nowhere Man – Beatles

* Time is on My Side – Rolling Stones

* If I Fell – Beatles

* Come On – Rolling Stones

This week it’s Liverpool versus London or the Beatles vs Rolling Stones. Both groups started their careers playing covers of blues and rock artists, and then went on to move and groove into their own bent.

Fans and critics have long debated the talents of both bands and the contest, which started when they crossed paths on the music charts shooting them to fame in the early ‘60s, is still being challenged.

Whilst the Beatles only lasted a decade (1960 – 1970) their music is still around. In contrast the longevity of the Rolling Stones sees them still performing after 60 years.

Of those listeners who contacted us, more tended to favour the Liverpool lads.

 

PLAYLIST

* I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles

* Get Off My Cloud – Rolling Stones

* A Day in the Life – Beatles

* Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

* Something – Beatles

* Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones

* Revolution – Beatles

* The Last Time – Rolling Stones

* Nowhere Man – Beatles

* Time is on My Side – Rolling Stones

* If I Fell – Beatles

* Come On – Rolling Stones

The line-up for this week’s theme ALONE and LONELY reflects a sense of being or feeling alone or lonely.

The Beatles Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band opens the show. John Farnham laments the loss of someone and suggests that One is the loneliest number. Sarah Brightman presents Anything but Lonely from the musical Aspect of Love. The Bee Gees would have Lonely Days, (and nights) without their woman.

Elvis’s rendition of Are You Lonesome Tonight showcases his beautiful voice and similarly, Karen Carpenter’s version of Neil Sedaka’s Solitaire, is a knockout.

The Four Seasons and Gilbert O’Sullivan refer to being Alone and Alone Again as does Tab Hunter with I’m Alone Because I Love You. Paul McCartney sings Man We Was Lonely,

Bobby Vinton highlights the loneliness of a soldier with Mr Lonely and Roy Orbison aligns himself with other lonely people in Only the Lonely.

 

PLAYLIST

* Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Beatles

* One is the Loneliest Number – John Farnham

* Anything but Lonely – Sarah Brightman

* Lonely Days – Bee Gees

* Are you Lonesome Tonight – Elvis

* Solitaire – Carpenters

* Alone Again – Gilbert O’Sullivan

* Mr Lonely – Bobby Vinton

* Man We Was Lonely – Paul McCartney

* I’m alone because I Love You – Tab Hunter

* Alone – Four Seasons

* Only The Lonely – Roy Orbison

This week’s program has a more intellectual bent. It presents songs about writing and reading. Love letters figure in four of the songs: Pat Boone’s very popular Love Letters In The Sand and English singer Alison Moyet’s version of the old song Love Letters and The Box Tops with The Letter. Neil Sedaka wants to peep into his girlfriend’s diary in The Diary. The songs about writing are Marty Robbin’s catchy The Story Of My Life’, Barry Manilow’s classic I Write The Songs and a Simon and Garfunkel track from their acclaimed album Bridge over Troubled Water – Why Don’t You Write Me? Deliverers of letters also get a mention in The Carpenters Please Mr Postman and Elvis Presley’s Return To Sender.

PLAYLIST

* Please Mr Postman – The Carpenters

* Love Letters In The Sand – Pat Boone

* Everyday I Write The Book – Elvis Costello

* The Book I Read – Talking Heads

* The Story Of My Life – Marty Robbins

* I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow

* Why Don’t You Write Me? – Simon & Garfunkel

* Paperback Writer – The Beatles

* Love Letters – Alison Moyet

* Return To Sender – Elvis Presley

* The Diary – Neil Sedaka

* The Letter – Box Tops

Today’s program poses the hypothetical question ‘If’? It features two songs from Broadway musicals: Aussie tenor David Hobson sings If I Loved You from Carousel and Broadway singer and actor Jerry Lanning performs the well-known song If I Were A Rich Man from Fiddler On The Roof. The beautiful signature song If features the angelic voice of writer and singer, David Gates with the group Bread. Aussie favourite Olivia Newton-John pops up with the Bob Dylan penned If Not For You and Gordon Lightfoot sings his somewhat sad ballad If You Could Read My Mind. The Beatles conclude the program with If I Fell.

PLAYLIST

* If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman

* If I Loved You – David Hobson

* If You Leave me Now – Chicago

* If I Only Knew – Tom Jones

* if Not For You – Olivia Newton-John

* If I Were A Rich Man – Jerry Lanning

* If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot

* If I Were A Carpenter – Four Tops

* If – Bread

* If You Talk In Your Sleep – Elvis Presley

* If I Fell – Beatles

This week’s program features songs about the three armed forces: navy, army and air force. Starting the program is a song based on a real life incident during World War II – the pursuit and sinking of the German battleship the Bismarck. Johnny Horton turned this into his best selling song Sink The Bismarck in the late sixties. Another song based on a real ship is Wreck Of The John B, sung by prolific singer Jimmie Rodgers. The Vietnam War was the inspiration for two Aussie songs – Axiom’s Arkansas Grass and the Johnny Young song, sung by Ronnie Burns, Smiley. The air force is featured in Leo Sayer’s Aviation and the navy in the Village People’s In The Navy.

 

PLAYLIST

* Sink The Bismarck – Johnny Horton

* Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello & The Attractions

* Aviation – Leo Sayer

* Smiley – Ronnie Burns

* The Wreck Of The John B – Jimmie Rodgers

* In The Navy – Village People

* Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town – Kenny Rogers

* Top Gun Anthem (from the film ‘Top Gun;)

* Lay Down Your Arms – Anne Shelton

* Last Train To Clarksville – Monkees

* Arkansas Grass – Axiom

* Universal Soldier – Damien Leith

Congratulations and Happy Birthday! Yesterday Once More turns 10.

We (Rob and Mossy) are celebrating a decade of presenting Yesterday Once More and this week we share the studio with our intrepid podcaster Julia and our long-time receptionist and ‘go to help’ technician Corey.

Over the past ten years we have garnered a host of wonderful listeners including those locally, interstate and internationally. To each and every one of you who tune in or download our podcasts we thank you very much. We love doing the show and without you, our listeners’ and JOY volunteers’ support, there would be no Yesterday Once More.

PLAYLIST

* Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Platters

* Happy Anniversary – LRB

* Sweet, Sweet Love – Russell Morris

* How Much is That Doggie in the Window – Pattie Page

* Should Have Never Let You Go – Neil Sedaka

* When You Wish Upon a Star – Jamie Redfern

* We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters

* To Know Him is to Love Him – Teddy Bears

This week, Going Solo, we present a range of artists who were once leaders or members of musical groups and then went out on their own.

A selection of their performances as solo artists include: former Supremes lead singer Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield a member of the Lana Sisters and the Springfields and Eric Clapton who performed with the Yardbirds / Cream/ Blind Faith and Derek & the Dominos.

Australians Kate Ceberano sang with her group I’m Talking and Ronnie Burns hit the music scene as a member of the Flies.

Linda Rondstat started out leading the Stone Poneys while George Harrison and John Lennon were members of the famous Beatles.  Buddy Holly fronted the Crickets, Lindsey Buckingham was with Fleetwood Mac,Ben E King the Drifters and Len Barry started out with the Dovells.

 

PLAYLIST

* Upside Down – Diana Ross

* Windmills of Your Mind – Dusty Springfield

* I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

* Bedroom Eyes – Kate Ceberano

* You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt

* Starting Over – John Lennon

* My Sweet Lord – George Harrison

* Trouble – Lindsey Buckingham

* Coalman – Ronnie Burns

* Stand By Me – Ben E King

* 123 – Len Barry

* It Doesn’t Matter any More – Buddy Holly

This program presents imaginative interpretations of Science Fiction. The opening instrumental is the theme from Close Encounters Of The Third Kind by Mecco. Two songs explore the bleak acopalyptic vision of man’s future starting with the Zager and Evans’ one hit wonder In The Year 2525 and The Final Countdown from Dutch group, Europe. There is an assortment of weird creatures such as Warren Zevon‘s Werewolves Of London, Little Blue Man (Petula Clark) and the Big Bopper‘s novelty The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor. Popular film ET is represented by Neil Diamond‘s brilliant Heartlight while Van McCoy puts a disco edge to Star Wars: The Next Generation. A curiosity is Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer from the legendary Ella FItzgerald.

 

PLAYLIST

* Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Mecco

* In The Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

* Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon

* Two Little Men  In A Flying Saucer – Ella Fitzgerald

* Theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation – Van McCoy

* Science Fiction – Divinyls

* The Invisible Man – Queen

* The Final Countdown – Europe

* Heartlight – Neil Diamond

* Superman – Alison McCallum

* Science Fiction/Double Feature – Rocky Horror Cast

* Little Blue Man – Petula Clark

* The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor – Big Bopper