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The Songwriters Ep 28 - Maori Songs – 09-09-2024( 0:55:10)
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Among the many stories of Aotearoa is the story of cross-cultural pollination and in this episode I’m exploring some of the ways Maori music has been influenced by European music and and vice versa.
Deane Waretini - The Bridge
Ana Hato and Deane Waretini Snr - Pokarekare Ana
Turau and Marata Te Tomo - Po Po
Inia Te Wiata sings Alfred Hill’s -Waiata Poi
The Men of the Maori Battalion - E Te Ope Tuatahi
Tuini Ngawai’s Arohaina Mai
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Hoki Hoki Tonu Mai
Bing Crosby - Now is the Hour
Dean Martin - Blue Smoke
The Maori Troubadours - Haere Ra
The Danny Kaye Show featuring the Te Arohanui Maori Concert Party - 1963
Inia Te Wiata sings Willow Macky’s The Maori Flute
Jenny Woollerton - Kia Hora Te Marino
Published: 10/09/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 27 - Songs of the Late Period Beatles - 03-09-2024( 0:54:51)
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We started this three part series in 1963 with the Beatles first album Please Please Me and over the next four years the music has gone through a radical evolution and in the process influencing the entirety of popular music but if anyone thought the Beatles might have gone as far as they could go, 1967 was about to prove them very wrong.
Released in May of that year Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band would not only be the biggest selling and most influential album of the 1960s, almost 60 years later that influence still resonates. In this episode:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Fixing a Hole
A Day in the Life
I Am The Walrus
Dear Prudence
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Blackbird
Here Comes The Sun
Published: 3/09/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 26 - The World of Dolly Parton – 27-08-2024( 0:56:32)
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As I was considering the episode I realised that beyond the hits and some sketchy PR details, I actually knew very little about one the most successful female songwriters of the modern era of popular music. With that in mind, this episode is as much about the world that shaped Dolly Parton as it is about the music that sold 100 million records and turned her into a pop culture icon. And then there’s Dolly Parton the secular saint.
Dolly Parton - Joshua
The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Honky Tonkin’
Molly O’Day - Poor Ellen Smith
Kitty Wells - I Don’t Claim to Be Angel
Mae West - A Guy What Takes His Time
Dolly Parton - Dumb Blonde
Dolly Parton - My Tennessee Mountain Home
Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colours
Bill Philips - Put It Off until Tomorrow
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton - Please Don't Stop Loving Me
Linda Ronstadt - I Will Always Love You
Miley Cyrus - Jolene
Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers - Islands in the Stream
Dolly Parton - Love is like a Butterfly
Published: 27/08/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 25 - The Beatles Part 2 - 20-08-2024( 0:51:59)
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We finished Episode 23, The Songs of the Early Beatles with 1964 album The Beatles for Sale and after 4 albums in two years, the band was on the point of exhaustion and despite all the pressure 1 year and one month after the release of their first film and the accompanying soundtrack album they are at it again with a new film and soundtrack album,1965’s Help.
Ticket To Ride
We Can Work it Out
Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood
Girl
Taxman
I’m Only Sleeping
For No One
Strawberry Fields
Published: 20/08/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 24 - Paul Simon in the '70s – 13-08-2024( 0:58:9)
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Musician, writer and academic Matthew Bannister joins me to explore our favourite songs from Paul Simon's three 1970 albums - 1972s Paul Simon, 1973’s There Goes Rhymin' Simon and 1975s Still Crazy after all These Years.
The Lone Teen Ranger
Duncan
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Tenderness
Something So Right
Kodachrome
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Have a Good Time You’re Kind
My Little Town
Published: 13/08/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 23 - The Beatles Part 1 – 06-08-2024( 0:55:17)
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In the first of three episodes exploring the songs of the Beatles, I’m joined by Matthew Bannister with 10 songs from the band’s early years.
Please Please Me
There’s a Place
It Won’t be Long
Don’t Bother Me
All My Loving
She Loves You
A Hard Days Night
The Things We Said Today
No Reply
Every Little Thing
Published: 6/08/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters - Martin Phillipps Special – 31-07-2024( 1:1:1)
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Martin Phillipps, one of the nation's most accomplished songwriters and the personality behind iconic Flying Nun band The Chills died on Sunday, 28 July 2024 at the age of 61.
Fellow Flying Nun alumni Matthew Bannister joins me to talk about the man, his music and legacy.
Monolith
Kaleidoscope World
Rolling Moon
Pink Frost
Wet Blanket
Love My Leather Jacket
This is The Way
Submarine Bells
Heavenly Pop Hit
Bad Sugar
Don’t Be Memory
Published: 31/07/2024 9:15:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 22 - Michael Nesmith – 30-07-2024( 0:56:25)
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Mike Nesmith, or Nez as he was known to fans, would forever be the Monkee in the wool hat, but his time in the biggest band in the world was a brief three years and didn’t even begin to define him. Son of the woman who built a corporate empire from her simple invention – correction fluid – he built an empire of his own, a media conglomerate called The Pacific Arts Corporation.
Musician, artist and winner of the first ever Music Video Grammy, this episode explores a man who found his biggest and most loyal audience in Aotearoa NZ.
Songs:
Silver Moon
Joanne
Rodan
Roll with the Flow
The First National Rag
Prairie Lullaby
Life The Unsuspecting Captive (of a million dreams)
Rio
Elvis Drugs
Cruisin’
Grand Ennui
Published: 30/07/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 21 – The Songs of Disney - 23-07-2024( 0:58:12)
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Walt Disney understood the potential of sound and embraced it for all he was worth and in the decades since, Disney’s brand of sound has evolved into unique musical tradition with aspiration, inclusivity, respect and empathy at its core. Spearheading the new secular morality that is fast supplanting old religious models, Disney is in the business of love the way that Apple in the business of operating systems, Fonterra is in the business of milk, Airbus is in the business of flight and Rheinmetall is in the business of armaments.
1. Cliff Edwards - When You Wish Upon a Star
2. Mickey Mouse - Minnie’s Yoo-Hoo
3. Henry Hall - Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf
4. Snow White - Whistle Why You Work
5. Betty Noyes - Baby Mine
6. Mary Poppins Soundtrack - Chim Chim Cheree
7. Brian Wilson - The Bare Necessities
8. Johnny Mercer - Zip A Dee Doo Dah
9. Fess Parker - The Ballad of Davy Crockett
10. The Mickey Mouse March
11. Rex Orange County and Randy Newman - You've Got a Friend in Me
12. Angela Lansbury - Beauty and the Beast
13. Jason Segel - Man Or Muppet
14. Demi Lovato - Let It Go
15. Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King
16. We Don't Talk About Bruno from Encanto
17. The Disney Chorus - It’s A Small World
Published: 23/07/2024 8:45:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 20 - Andrew McLennan's 8 Kiwi Songs 16-07-2024( 0:54:7)
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Formerly of The Plague, The Whizz Kids, Pop Mechanix, The Swingers, and Coconut Rough - Andrew McLennan appears twice on APRAs100 Greatest Kiwi Songs list - as co-author of Jumping out a Window and as author of Sierra Leone. In this episode of The Songwriters he joins me to talk about 8 Kiwi songs.
Andrew McLennan - Flicker written by Andrew McLennan
Split Enz - Time for a Change written by Phil Judd and Tim Finn
Dragon - Are You Old Enough written by Paul Hewson
The Spelling Mistakes - Feels so Good written by Julian Hanson
Suburban Reptiles - Saturday Night Stay at Home writes by Mark Hough
The Swingers - One Good Reason written by Phil Judd, Mark Hough and Wayne Stevens
Hello Sailor - Fugitive for Love written by Graham Brazier
The Chills - Pink Frost written by Martin Phillipps
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road written by Don McGlashan
Published: 16/07/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 19 - Gamble and Huff – 09-07-2024( 0:57:47)
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‘If Stax Records in Memphis represented the annals of Black Music at its roots core and Motown Records in Detroit represented what long-striving Black folks aspired to become, Philadelphia International Records staked its flag in Black people’s transcendental arrival’ – Philadelphia International’s website.
Philadelphia International Records was a hotbed of innovation that produced 150 gold and platinum records during its peak years and this episode is all about the two men behind it and the sound they created.
The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
Lou - Rawls - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
The O’ Jays - Back Stabbers
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don’t Leave Me This Way
The O'Jays - Love Train
Billy Paul - Am I Black Enough for You?
Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me by Now
The O’ Jays - Ship Ahoy
Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones
The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself
MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia
Published: 9/07/2024 8:45:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 18 - Matthew Bannisters 8 Essential Flying Nun Songs – 02-07-2024( 0:57:56)
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In the 1980s Flying Nun records revolutionised the Kiwi music scene and it's a legacy with long legs. Flying Nun is still flying strong today and in this episode academic, writer, musician/songwriter Matthew Bannister talks us through his 8 essential Flying Nun songs and the people who wrote them.
Oddity – The Clean
Crisis after Crisis – The Verlaines
Kaleidoscope World – The Chills
Circumspect Penelope - Look Blue Go Purple
Down In Splendour- Straitjacket Fits
The Slide – Tall Dwarfs
Rocky Mountain – Bressa Creeting Cake
Imagining My Man – Aldous Harding
Husband House - Sneaky Feelings
Published: 2/07/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 17 - Chuck Berry - 25-06-2024( 0:57:58)
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One of the most influential figures in rock, Chuck Berry is also one of the most controversial. In this episode we take a deep dive into the music and legend and examine the legacy of this complex and often extraordinary man.
Chuck Berry - Maybellene
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven
AC/DC - School Days
Mental as Anything - Rock And Roll Music
The Rolling Stones - Sweet Little Sixteen
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Elvis Presley - Johnny B Goode
Linda Ronstadt - Back In The USA
The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R.
Dire Straits - Nadine
Emmylou Harris - You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry - My Ding A Ling
Nina Simone - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry - Big Boys
Published: 25/06/2024 8:15:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 16 - Tom Waits - 18-06-2024( 0:56:35)
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In 2008 Tom Waits interviewed himself – it started like this: I must admit, before meeting Tom, I had heard so many rumours and so much gossip that I was afraid. Frankly, his gambling debts, his animal magnetism, coupled with his disregard for the feelings of others... His elaborate gun collection, his mad shopping sprees, the facelifts, the ski trips, the drug busts and the hundreds of rooms in his home. The tax shelters, the public urination... I was nervous to meet the real man himself but I found him to be gentle, intelligent, open, bright, helpful, humorous, brave, audacious, loquacious, clean, and reverent.
This episode of The Songwriters explores the music of Tom Waits – one of the most singular voices working in music today.
Tom Waits - In The Neighbourhood
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer - Ol ’55
Screaming Jay Hawkins - Ice Cream Man
Diana Krall - Looking For The Heart of Saturday Night
Bette Midler - Shiver Me Timbers
Tom Waits - Emotional Weather Report
Rod Stewart - Tom Traubert’s Blues
Bill Murray - The Piano Has Been Drinking
Neko Case - Christmas Card From A Hooker in Minneapolis
Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl
Steve Earl - Way Down In The Hole
Tom Waits - What's He Building?
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Published: 18/06/2024 10:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 15 - Turn That TV On – 11-06-2024( 0:57:48)
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The late 1950s to the mid-1980s is known as the silver age of TV. It was also the golden age of television theme music and in this episode we go back to a world that is rapidly fading from memory.
Lost In Space Season One
Lost in Space Season Three
The Time Tunnel
The Virginian
Jeanette MacDonald - Beyond The Blue Horizon
Star Trek The Original Series Season One
Bewitched
The Beverly Hillbillies - The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Green Acres
The Addams Family
Mission Impossible
Hawaii 5-0
Batman
The Odd Couple
Get Smart
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
Dr Who
The Prisoner
Coronation Street
Dad’s Army
Stingray - Aqua Marina
Joe 90 Thunderbirds UFO
The Six Million Dollar Man
My Three Sons
Hogan’s Heroes
M*A*S*H
The Waltons
The Andy Griffith’s Show
Happy Days
The Love Boat
All in the Family
Taxi
Welcome Back Kotter
Barney Miller
The Partridge Family - Come On Get Happy
Published: 11/06/2024 7:45:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 14 - Harold Arlen and the Song of the Century - 04-06-2024( 0:57:10)
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.Harold Arlen is one of the central pillars of the Great American songbook. He’s also the guy that wrote the song widely acknowledged as the greatest of the 20th Century.
Groucho Marx - Lydia the Tattooed Lady
Judy Garland - Get Happy
George Harrison - Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Dr. John and Bonnie Raitt - I’ve Got The World On A String
Ethyl Waters - Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen - Let’s Fall In Love
The Fifth Estate - Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead
Dave Van Ronk - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
Bob Dylan - That Old Black Magic
Frank Sinatra - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Harry Nilsson - It’s Only a Paper Moon
Barbara Streisand - A Sleepin’ Bee
Carly Simon - Last Night When We Were Young
Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford - Blues in the Night
Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Published: 4/06/2024 9:45:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 13 - Don McGlashan - 28-05-2024( 0:58:2)
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Songwriter, musician, author and academic Matthew Bannister joins me to explore the music of Don McGlashan. This episode features his solo work and we’ll as the music he’s made with with Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn and The Muttonbirds.
Blam Blam Blam - There is No Depression in NZ.
The Front Lawn - Theme From the Lounge Bar
The Front Lawn - Tomorrow Night
Mutton Birds - White Valiant
Mutton Birds - Anchor Me
Don McGlashan - Toy Factory Fire
Holly Smith - Bathe in the River
Published: 28/05/2024 9:15:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 12 - Glam and Beyond - 21-05-2024( 0:58:25)
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What do Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, The Sweet and Suzi Quatro have in common? The songwriting skills of Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight.
New World - Tom Tom Turnaround
Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
Mud - Tiger Feet
The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice
Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
Racey - Some Girls
Exile - I Want To Kiss You All Over
Huey Lewis and the News - Heart and Soul
Toni Basil - Mickey
Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield
Divinyls - Pleasure And Pain.
Tina Turner - The Best
Published: 21/05/2024 11:00:00 p.m.
The Songwriters Ep 11 - Bob Dylan Interpretations – 14-05-2024( 0:58:28)
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From the ridiculous to the sublime - this episode is all about the songs of Bob Dylan as reimagined by others,
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
Olivia Newton John - If Not For You
Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn
Graham Bonnet - It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rains A Gonna Fall
Sebastian Cabot - Like. A Rolling Stone
Cliff Richards - Blowin' in the Wind
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
Nina Simone - I Shall Be Released
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Death Is Not the End
Rhiannon Giddens and Iron & Wine - Forever Young
Lou Reed - Foot of Pride
Elvis Presley - Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Published: 14/05/2024 9:45:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 10 - Allen Toussaint – 07-05-2024( 0:55:31)
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Songwriter, producer and arranger, Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee and recipient of the US National Medal of Arts – no one defined the sound of New Orleans more than Allen Toussaint who admitted that he’d forgotten more than a few of the 850 songs he wrote.
Devo - Working in the Coal Mine
Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights
Boz Scaggs - What Do You Want the Girl to Do
Little Feat - On Your Way Down
Ernie K Doe - Mother in Law
Warren Zevon - A Certain Girl
Shakin’ Stevens - It’s Raining
Amazing Rhythm Aces - Lipstick Traces on a Cigarette
Rolling Stones - Fortune Teller
Al Hirt - Java
Herb Alpert - Whipped Cream
The Band - Holy Cow
Dr John - Right Place Wrong Time
Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
Pointer Sisters - Oh Yes We Can Can
Three Dog Night - Play Something Sweet
LaBelle - Lady Marmalade
Allen Toussaint - From a Whisper to a Scream
Glen Campbell - Southern Nights
Published: 7/05/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 9 - Henry Mancini - 30-04-2024( 0:58:15)
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Henry Mancini recorded 90 albums, won 20 Grammys, received two Academy awards and left an indelible mark on the sound of the 20th century. Of his career he said: “You know, my career hasn't exactly been the sort of thing that usually happens to film composers, but I sure am glad it happened to me”.
Michael Bublé - It Had Better Be Tonight
The Blues Brothers - Peter Gunn Theme
Lola Albright - Brief and Breezy
Henry Mancini - Mr Lucky
Henry Mancini - Theme from The Streets of San Francisco
Henry Mancini - Theme From Charlie's Angels
Henry Mancini - Theme from Newhart
Andy Williams - Moon River
Jaco Pastorius - The Days Of Wine & Roses
Henry Mancini - Days of Wine and Roses
Henry Mancini - A Time For Us
Charley Pride - All His Children
Henry Mancini - Main Title from the Touch of Evil
Quincy Jones - Baby Elephant Walk
Henry Mancini - MainTheme from The Party
Lola Albright - It’s Always You
Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme
Published: 30/04/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 8 - Hank Williams 23-04-2024( 0:57:9)
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Hank’s time at the top was brief but in that time he managed 41 singles and two LPs and of 30 charting songs,11 went to number one. Three films have been made about his life - 1964’s Cheating Heart, 1980’s Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave and 2015’s I Saw The Light. Otherwise the endless trail of tribute albums and cover versions are a testament to his songwriting skills.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame describes him as ‘one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century’.
Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin’
Bill Munroe - Never Again
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Move it On Over
The Carpenters - Jambalaya
Hank Williams - Jambalaya
The Rolling Stones - You Win Again
Bob Dylan - I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind
Hank Williams - I Saw The Light
Luke the Drifter - Pictures From Life's Other Side
Roy Orbison - Mansion on the Hill
Hank Williams Jnr - Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul
Hank Williams - Hey Good Looking
Hank Williams - I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
The Residents - Kaw-Liga
Jerry Lee Lewis - Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams - Lost Highway
Published: 23/04/2024 11:00:00 p.m.
The Songwriters Ep 7 - Carole King – 16-04-2024( 0:57:56)
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To date, more than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles. Until the advent of Madonna, Carole King was the world's most successful female pop musician and her 1971 album Tapestry remains one of the biggest selling albums of all time.
Nils Lofgren - Goin’ Back
The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Little Eva - The Locomotion
The Drifters - Up On The Roof
Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September
The Beatles - Chains
Hermans Hermits - I’m Into Something Good
The Animals - Don’t Bring Me Down
Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Helen Reddy - I Can’t Hear You No More
Carole King - Up On The Roof
James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend
Carole King - It's Too Late
Martika - I Feel The Earth Move
Barbra Streisand - Beautiful
Carole King - You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
The Carpenters - It's Going To Take Some Time
Published: 15/04/2024 1:14:12 p.m.
The Songwriters Ep 6 - The Monkees – 09-04-2024( 0:58:17)
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For two short years The Monkees were the biggest band in the world. This episode looks at the writers behind the hits.
Monkees Theme – Written by Boyce and Hart (Monkees)
Last Train To Clarksville – Written by Boyce and Hart (Monkees)
Saturday's Child – Written by David Gates (Monkees)
I Want to Make It With You – David Gates (Bread)
I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone – Written by Boyce and Hart (Sex Pistols)
I’m A Believer – Written by Neil Diamond (Monkees)
A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You – Written by Neil Diamond (Monkees)
Pleasant Valley Sunday – King and Goffin (Monkees)
Star Collector – King and Goffin (Monkees)
Door into Summer – Douglas and Martin (Monkees)
Cuddly Toy – Harry Nilsson (Monkees)
John Stewart talking about writing Daydream Believer
Daydream Believer – Written by John Stewart (Monkees)
Gold – Written and performed by John Stewart
Valleri – Written by Boyce and Hart (Monkees)
Theme From The Days of Our Lives – Written by Boyce and Hart
The Porpoise Song – Written by King and Goffin (Monkees)
Circle Sky – Written by Mike Nesmith (Monkees)
Listen to the Band – Written by Mike Nesmith (Monkees)
Published: 9/04/2024 9:00:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 5 - Irving Berlin - 02-04-2024( 0:58:15)
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This episode is all about the 20th century's most successful songwriter, Irving Berlin.
Alexander's Ragtime Band – Collins and Harlan
Blue Skies – Lana Del Ray
God Bless America – Kate Smith
When I Lost You – Frank Sinatra
What’ll I Do – Julie London
Always – Paul McCartney
Puttin’ On The Ritz – Taco
Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Let's Face the Music and Dance – Fred Astaire
Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning – Irving Berlin
White Christmas – Bing Crosby
Play A Simple Melody – Bing and Gary Crosby
Easter Parade – Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep – Bing Crosby
There’s No Business Like Show Business – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Published: 2/04/2024 11:00:00 p.m.
The Songwriters Ep 4 - Rod Temperton and Giorgio Moroder – 26-03-2024( 0:58:4)
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In today's episode the focus is on Englishman Rod Temperton and Italian Giorgio Moroder and their outsized contribution to popular dance music.
Never Can Say Goodbye – Gloria Gaynor
The Sound of Philadelphia – Mother Father Sister Brother
Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer
I Feel Love – Donna Summer
Boogie Nights – Heatwave
Rock with You – Michael Jackson
Off The Wall – Michael Jackson
Give Me The Night – George Benson
Son of My Father – Chicory Tip
Love Is In Control – Donna Summer
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Flashdance: What A Feeling – Irene Cara
You Take My Breath Away – Berlin
Giorgio by Moroder – Daft Punk
Always and Forever – Heatwave
Published: 26/03/2024 11:00:00 p.m.
The Songwriters Ep 3 - Joni Mitchell – 19-03-2024( 0:54:25)
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To quote the Songwriters Hall of Fame: ‘The true mark of a great songwriter, Mitchell’s words and music are so versatile and lyrical that her compositions have been recorded by artists from every genre’. In this episode we play Joni Mitchell's most covered songs.
You Turn Me On I’m A Radio – Joni Mitchell
Carey – Joni Mitchell
Blue – Sarah McLachlan
Chelsea Morning – Neil Diamond
Kaupungin aamu (Chelsea Morning) – Anki Lindqvist
All I Want – Herbie Hancock with Sonya Kitchell
The Circle Game – Buffy St. Marie
A Free Man In Paris – Joni Mitchell
Woodstock – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
A Case Of You – Prince
Big Yellow Taxi – Counting Crows
River – Aimee Mann
Both Sides Now – Glen Campbell
Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
Published: 19/03/2024 9:30:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep 2 - The World of Stephen Foster - 12-03-2024( 0:54:3)
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Stephen Foster was America’s first professional songwriter and 166 years after his death his songs are as popular as ever. This episode explores his music as well as other popular songs of the time.
The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) – Paul Robson
My Old Kentucky Home – John Prine
Camptown Races – Al Jolson
Oh Susanna – Al Jolson
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming – New York Arts Ensemble
Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair – John McCormack
Old Black Joe – Bing Crosby
Sweetly She Sleeps – Bing Crosby
Why Have My Loved Ones Gone – Richard Thompson
Beautiful Dreamer – Cheryl Crow
Other featured American Songwriters from the period:
Henry R. Bishop and John Howard Payne -
Home Sweet Home – Deana Durbin
Daniel Emmett –
Dixie – National Gallery Orchestra and Cantata Choir
Old Dan Tucker – Bruce Springsteen
James Bland –
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny – Jerry Lee Lewis
Joseph Eastburn Winner –
Little Brown Jug – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
S. Fillmore Bennett and Joseph P Webster -
In the Sweet By and By – Johnny Cash
Published: 12/03/2024 9:30:00 a.m.
The Songwriters Ep1 - Harry Nilsson – 05-03-2024( 0:57:55)
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Born in 1941, Harry Nilsson was one of the most startling original songwriters of his era. Gifted with a golden voice he was also a virtuoso interpreter of other people's songs.
Songs in this episode:
1941 - Jenny O
The Lord Must Be In New York City - Harry Nilsson
Everybody’s Talkin’ - Harry Nilsson
One - Aimee Mann
Without You - Harry Nilsson
Coconut - Harry Nilsson
Gotta Get Up - Harry Nilsson
Me and my Arrow - Harry Nilsson
Think About Your Troubles - Harry Nilsson
Love Story - Harry Nilsson
Without Her - Rick Nelson
Always - Harry Nilsson
Spaceman - Harry Nilsson
Best Friend - Harry Nilsson
Girlfriend - Harry Nilsson
He Needs Me - Harry Nilsson and Shelley Duvall
The Puppy Song - Harry Nilsson
Published: 4/03/2024 9:00:00 a.m.