Yesterday Once More

The music in this week’s lineup focuses on songs with the word DO or the contraction DON’T in their titles. From the plethora of songs available Rob and Mossy present the following as their final selection.

Australia’s represented by Bev Harrell, Colin Cook and John Farnham and the British contribution includes The Beatles’ debut single and a Dave Clark Five cover.

The American contingent comprises Elvis, Emily Ford and the Checkmates, The Everly Brothers, one hit wonder Diane Ray, Clarence Henry, Ben E King and Michael Jackson.

 

PLAYLIST 

* What am I Doing Here With You – Bev Harrell

* Don’t Play That Song – Ben E King

* Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

* Well Don’t You Know – Colin Cook

* You Don’t Know Like I Know- John Farnham

* Don’t – Elvis Presley

* Love Me Do – The Beatles

* (I don’t know why) But I Do – Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry

* Do you Love Me (Now that I can Dance) – Dave Clark

* All I Have To Do Is Dream – Everly Bros

* Please Don’t Talk to the Lifeguard – Diane Ray

* Why Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For –  Emily Ford & The Checkmates

 

We are still coming down from our delight after our performance for Radiothon 2022. Almost doubling our target we were so proud to see that the wonderful listeners who contributed were all our loyal listeners. Thank you: thank you; thank you. We are elated by your ongoing support. Musically, the program featured all LGBTIQ+ artists including our own Lana Cantrell and Peter Allen together with George Michael, Dusty Springfield, Janis Ian and many others.

PLAYLIST

* I’ll Tumble For Ya – Culture Club

* How Can I Be Sure – Lana Cantrell

* Tenterfield Traveller – Peter Allen

* Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

* Fly Too High – Janis Ian

* Careless Whisper – George Michael

* Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow

* The Prettiest Girl In School – Tony Perkins

* You Don’t own Me – Lesley Gore

* Build Your Love – Johnny Ray

* The Twelfth Of Never – Johnny Mathis

Today’s program features songs from movies and musicals. Getting off to a bright start is Oliver’s popular Goodmorning Starshine from the sixties’ rock opera ‘Hair’. More sombre selections include Shirley Bassey’s dramatic rendition of As Long As He Needs Me from ‘Oliver‘, Julie Covington’s rendition of Eva Peron’s cynical monologue Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from ‘Evita’ and the warm tones of Rosemary Clooney singing her top selling song Hey There from the fifties’ film and stage show ‘The Pyjama Game’. Three Aussies featured are : Olivia Newton – John in strong voice performs the ballad from ‘Grease’, Hopelessly Devoted To You; Helen Reddy ‘also in fine voice, sings her No 1 seller I Don’t Know How To Love Him from Lloyd Weber’s superb ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. Finally, John Farnham tries his hand at musical comedy with Charlie Girl from the musical of the same name.

PLAYLIST

* Goodmorning Starshine – Oliver

* As Long As He Needs Me – Shirley Bassey

* One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head

* Rhythm Of Life – Sammy Davis Jnr

* Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton-John

* You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry & The Pacemakers

* I Don’t Know How To Love Him – Helen Reddy

* Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – Julie Covington

* For Your Eyes Only – Sheena Easton

* If Ever I Would Leave You – Peter Cousens

* Hey There – Rosemary Clooney

* Charlie Girl – John Farnham

The International Day of Happiness is a global event arranged by the United Nations annually on March 20. In celebration of the day, the HAPPINESS theme presents a diverse set of songs. Rob addressed the theme by selecting songs with ‘happy’ in the title such as the Turtles’ Happy Together, Happy Anniversary by the fabulous Australian group Little River Band and Tommy Dorsey’s orchestral piece I want to be Happy Cha Cha.

Mossy opted for songs that make her feel happy via the memories attached to the song. For example Paul Simon’s Kodachrome reminds her of her first trip overseas and I’m a Believer by the Monkees takes her back to their 1968 concert in Brisbane.

PLAYLIST

* I’m a Believer – The Monkees

* Happy Together – Turtles

* Jumping Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

* Kodachrome – Paul Simon

* I want to be Happy Cha Cha – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

* Happy Anniversary – LRB

* Just Like Romeo and Juliet – Mental as Anything

* Happy Birthday Sweet 16 – Neil Sedaka

* Love is a Happy Thing – Grantley Dee & Little Pattie

* Walking Back to Happiness – Helen Shapiro

* Good Day Sunshine – Beatles

* This Happy Feeling – Debbie Reynolds

The International Day of Happiness is a global event arranged by the United Nations annually on March 20. In celebration of the day, the HAPPINESS theme presents a diverse set of songs. Rob addressed the theme by selecting songs with ‘happy’ in the title such as the Turtles’ Happy Together, Happy Anniversary by the fabulous Australian group Little River Band and Tommy Dorsey’s orchestral piece I want to be Happy Cha Cha.

Mossy opted for songs that make her feel happy via the memories attached to the song. For example Paul Simon’s Kodachrome reminds her of her first trip overseas and I’m a Believer by the Monkees takes her back to their 1968 concert in Brisbane.

 

PLAYLIST

* I’m a Believer – The Monkees

* Happy Together – Turtles

* Jumping Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

* Kodachrome – Paul Simon

* I want to be Happy Cha Cha – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

* Happy Anniversary – LRB

* Just Like Romeo and Juliet – Mental as Anything

* Happy Birthday Sweet 16 – Neil Sedaka

* Love is a Happy Thing – Grantley Dee & Little Pattie

* Walking Back to Happiness – Helen Shapiro

* Good Day Sunshine – Beatles

* This Happy Feeling – Debbie Reynolds

This week’s program is dedicated to Water. All forms of water have been sung about. The program starts with a poignant remembrance of singer Otis Redding (The Dock of The Bay) who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 26. Songs about rivers dominate the program from the Talking Heads (Take Me To The River) to Boney M (Rivers Of Babylon) and the Whirling Furphies with their tribute to our Melbourne river (My Brown Yarra). Brooks/Streams get a mention with Billy Thorpe‘s version of ‘I Told The Brook’ and duo Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers big hit ‘Islands In The Stream’ written by the Bee Gees. Two songs about the sea from the vault, complete the program – Country and Western singer Don Gibson ‘Sea Of Heartbreak’ and Phil Phillip’s only hit ‘Sea Of Love’.

PLAYLIST

* The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

* I Told The Brook – Billy Thorpe

* Take Me To The River – Talking Heads

* Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt

* My Brown Yarra – Whirling Furphies

* Rivers Of Babylon – Boney M

* Islands In The Stream – Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers

* Black Water – Doobie Bros

* Yellow River – Jigsaw

* Don’t Cross The River – America

* Sea  Of Heartbreak – Don Gibson

* Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips

This week we offer songs depicting HOUSES and HOTELS in various scenarios and metaphors.

Elton John starts the show with his House of Cards, a song that lends itself to a number of interpretations but possibly relates to gambling as does the Animals The House of the Rising Sun. Brook Benton’s lyrics to Hotel Happiness are symbolic of his moving on from being lonely and Jimmy Buffet gives a definitive description of the room in his song This Hotel Room. The Grammy winning Hotel California by The Eagles proposes a perspective of living the high life in Los Angeles.

This Ole House by Shakin’ Stevens chronicles the life of a family home while Elvis’ Jailhouse Rock is a narration of life on the inside where inmates are mentally escaping through music. Donnie Brooks is building a Doll’s House for his loved one, Elvis is living down at Heartbreak Hotel since his loved one has left him, Marty Robbins meets his ‘baby’ Sitting in a Tree House and Ella Fitzgerald presents the song There’s a Small Hotel from the 1936 Broadway musical ‘On Your Toes’.

 

PLAYLIST

* House of Cards – Elton John

* Hotel Happiness – Brook Benton

* Hotel California – The Eagles

* House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

* This Hotel Room – Jimmy Buffet

* There’s a Small Hotel – Ella Fitzgerald

* This Ole House – Shakin’ Stevens

* Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley

* Doll’s House – Donnie Brooks

* Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley

* Sittin’ in a Tree House – Marty Robbins

This week’s program is a bit different. We are presenting songs in pairs. In other words the same song sung twice – the original version and a cover. Personally Rob prefers the original but in this program he relents. Greatly acclaimed is Aussie band The Zoot‘s hard rock version of Eleanor Rigby, But the original version by the Beatles is also a classic and one of The Beatle’s most popular songs. Another Aussie, Doug Parkinson does a great job with another Beatles’ song Dear Prudence which some say surpasses the original. Tempo is often the major difference between covers and originals. Jim Capaldi‘s Love Hurts is given a big sound treatment from rock band Nazareth. Bette Midler similarly slows down the rock song Do You Want To Dance (originally sung by Bobby Freeman) into a sexy, sensual torch song. The Archies‘ version of their big hit Sugar Sugar was given a reggae treatment from Bob Marley.

 

PLAYLIST

* Love Hurts – Jim Capaldi

* You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt

* Love Hurts – Nazareth

* Dear Prudence – The Beatles

* Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman

* Dear Prudence – Doug Parkinson

* Eleanor Rigby – The Zoot

* Sugar Sugar – Bob Marley

* Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

* Sugar Sugar – The Archies

* Do You Want To Dance – Bette Midler

* You’re No Good – Dee Dee Warwick

This week’s program is a bit different. We are presenting songs in pairs. In other words the same song sung twice – the original version and a cover. Personally Rob prefers the original but in this program he relents. Greatly acclaimed is Aussie band The Zoot‘s hard rock version of Eleanor Rigby, But the original version by the Beatles is also a classic and one of The Beatles’ most popular songs. Another Aussie, Doug Parkinson does a great job with another Beatles’ song Dear Prudence which some say surpasses the original. Tempo is often the major difference between covers and originals. Jim Capaldi‘s Love Hurts is given a big sound treatment from rock band Nazareth. Bette Midler similarly slows down the rock song Do You Want To Dance (originally sung by Bobby Freeman) into a sexy, sensual torch song. The Archies‘ version of their big hit Sugar Sugar was given a reggae treatment from Bob Marley.

 

PLAYLIST

* Love Hurts – Jim Capaldi

* You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt

* Love Hurts – Nazareth

* Dear Prudence – The Beatles

* Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman

* Dear Prudence – Doug Parkinson

* Eleanor Rigby – The Zoot

* Sugar Sugar – Bob Marley

* Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

* Sugar Sugar – The Archies

* Do You Want To Dance – Bette Midler

* You’re No Good – Dee Dee Warwick

Forbidden or hidden love often applies when social mores prevent two individuals from openly being in a relationship. Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or rewarded. This week we have put together a line-up of songs that make reference to HIDDEN LOVE or unrequited love. Olivia Newton John’s I Honestly Love You, Clarence Carter’s Slip Away, Cliff Richard’s We Kiss in a Shadow and Leroy Van Dyke’s Just Walk on By highlight forbidden or hidden love while unrequited love is alluded to in Jerry Vale’s You Don’t Know Me, Rick Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl and Neil Sedaka’s Diary.

PLAYLIST

* Talking in Your Sleep – Crystal Gayle

* You Don’t Know Me – Jerry Vale

* I Love You I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton John

* Angel of the Morning – Merrilee Rush

* I Loved You Once in Silence – Julie Andrews

* We Kiss in a Shadow – Cliff Richard

* Secret Love – Doris Day

* Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

* Slip Away – Clarence Carter

* The Diary – Neil Sedaka

* Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke

* Pretty Blue Eyes – Steve Lawrence