A nostalgic musical trip through time from the 50s to the 80s
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Fool There are a surprising number of songs with ‘Fool’ in the title. Cultural icon Elvis starts the program with A Fool Such As I. Popular band the Doobie bros follow with their big hit What A Fool Believes and later the Beatles chip in with the Paul McCartney classic The Fool On The Hill. Two prodigious female singers who burst onto the music scene at an early age are Lulu with the ballad Oh Me…
This week’s songs are shared between YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW. Looking to the future Tomorrow songs feature Californian Jo Stafford, Australia’s Cold Chisel, English artists Sandie Shaw and Manfred Mann and the wonderful girl group from the 60’s the Shirelles. The currency of Today is represented by Mancurian group Herman’s Hermits, wonderful songbird Nancy Wilson, American Roy Orbison and the…
Today’s program, Let’s Remember…, features two Australian artists: Olivia Newton-John and her friend Pat Carroll and twentieth century cultural icon Elvis Presley. Olivia sings solo on Banks Of The Ohio while Pat sings her version of the Eurovision winner All Kinds Of Everything. They duet on Beautiful and the old classic September in The Rain. Elvis’s break out song Heartbreak Hotel begins the…
This week we are themeless so instead we are playing DJ CHOICES, that is, songs of Mossy’s & Robert’s personal preferences. PLAYLIST Gonna Get Along Without You – Viola Wills To Know Him is to Love Him – Teddy Bears 19 th Nervous Breakdown – Rolling Stones Wind Beneath My Wings – Colleen Hewett Don’t Pull Your Love – Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds It’s Not Easy – Normie Rowe Madonna Material Girl…
This episode took place during JOY’S 2026 Radiothon, the station’s yearly major fundraising event. Our theme REMINISCING was the focus for song selection. We also invited our listeners to contribute by nominating a song of their choice. Hence ELO chosen by Rachel and Pet Shop Boys from Colleen were included in the playlist. PLAYLIST These are the Best Days of Our Lives – Queen Yesterday Once More…
This week’s theme features songs about different kinds of Media. It starts with The Beatles last number 1 single The Ballad of John And Yoko which John Lennon called a ‘piece of journalism’. This is followed up by our own Skyhooks and their take on the news with Horror Movie. One novelty song is The Coasters and their spoof on tv hero/villain shows Along Came Jones. Another is The Olympics and the…
Aussie punk band The Saints head this week’s program with the signature song Lost And Found. Other iconic Aussie acts are the Seekers with their international hit I’ll Never Find Another You, Johnny Ashcroft’s poignant Little Boy Lost and stalwart rockabilly singer Lonnie Lee with I Found A New Love. Other songs include the soulful You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ from the Righteous brothers and ex…
Riffs are pieces of music designed to catch your ear so you will recognise a song before any lyrics are sung. Two of the ‘catchiest’ riffs are in the Rolling Stone’s (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction and The Animal’s House Of The Rising Sun. Prominent also are the riffs in Dire Strait’s Money For Nothing and Heart’s driving riff on Barracuda. Considered one of the greatest rock n roll songs of all…
Musical instruments perform an important binding medium for songs. Emotion and mood can be communicated through the use of different instruments and the right instrument can make a song stand out by giving the listener a lingering auditory sensation. So, for this week’s playlist we pay tribute to and focus on various INSTRUMENTS that give a song its uniqueness. The Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello,…
This week Rob is joined by guest presenter Simon. The theme revolves around films of concerts and music festivals. Starting off is The Cure from their concert film The Cure In Orange featuring their big hit Close To Me. Probably the most lauded concert film was The Band’s: The Last Waltz. A highlight was their version of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. The film of the famous pop festival…
