30 November 2023

1 December 2023

Friday Morning Radio, Edition 393

Three hours of easy listening with indie releases and memories, including 60-Year Diamond Classics at 9.50 and 11.35;

Also on the playlist, Jade Hurley, James Last, Bette Midler, the Seekers, Shirley Bassey and much more;

A rundown on some roadworks to watch out for in the South;

Railway Round-up (when Tasmanian volunteer-operated Tourist & Heritage trains are running);

And Sky High (which planets are visible and when – assuming we get a decent break in the heavy cloud which has blanketed us for over a week!)

This edition’s playlist:

Hour 1:

David Maguire – Walk Of Life (2022)
Peggie Nora – We Don’t Talk Anymore (2022)
Jade Hurley – But I Do
S M 2 – The Judging (2023)
Bruce Woodley – Billy of Tea
Pete Fountain – Licorice Stick

James Last & His Orchestra – Nights In White Satin
Matt Monro – Yesterday [Matt Monro, born this day 1932 in Shoreditch, London, England. Died 1985.]
Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (1977) [Lou Rawls, born this day 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 2006]
Conway Twitty – Hello Darling (1970)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – America (1963)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Bobby Bare – 500 Miles Away From Home (1963)

Hour 2:

Al Martino – Come Share The Wine
Dermot O’Hara – Sunday Morning Coming Down (2023)
Vic Franklyn – She Didn’t Even Say Goodbye (2023)
Archie Bleyer – The Rockin’ Ghost (1956)
Bette Midler – Mambo Italiano [Bette Midler born this day 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii, turns 78 today.]
Albert Hammond – All Alone Am I

101 Strings Orchestra – Blue Tango
Renee & Renato – Terra Straniera
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again Naturally (1972) [Gilbert O’Sullivan born this day 1946 in Waterford, Ireland, turns 77 today.]
Shocking Blue – Never Marry A Railroad Man (1970]
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Mum and Santa Two-Steppin’ Round Our Christmas Tree (2023)
Lance Birrell – Aussie Medley (2023)

Hour 3:

Seekers – Days Of Our Life (1968)
Brian Letton – She (2023)
Sandy Summers – Devil In Her Heart (2023)
Victoria Eman – Just An Illusion (2023)
Dave Curtis – Christmas Day The First Day Of Forever (2023)
Al Cherny & Bill Makiss – The Heel And Toe Polka

Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Something Stupid
60 Year Diamond Classic: Shirley Bassey – I Who Have Nothing (1963)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Peter Posa – The White Rabbit (196)
Hein Simons – Alpenrosen
Mae McCoy & Her Neon Stars – At Sundown (2023)
18th Century Corporation – Casino Royale

Diamond Classics are chosen tracks which were on Top 40 charts around Australia on the day of broadcast, exactly 60 years ago.

Odd Spot – November 16

British Columbia, Canada – Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers responded to a report that someone was calling for help in a ravine, in case a person had fallen down a cliff.

After investigating, the officers reported that the calls were coming from a sad goat on an adjacent farm, but that they did sound like someone calling for help.