I’ll Be Gone (M Rudd) – Spectrum 1971 Formed in Melbourne in 1968 by ex-Chants R&B/Party Machine member and expat…
SUMMER HITS
In the Summertime (R Dorset) –The Mixtures 1970 Lead singer and songwriter Ray Dorset (below) wrote the song that became…
SUMMER HITS
Introduction Welcome back to 4TR for another year, to all our readers here and overseas thanks for your continued support,…
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – CAROLS
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Perry Como 1946 I’ll Be Home For Christmas was recorded by Bing Crosby in…
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1980’s/90’s/00’s
2000 Miles – The Pretenders 1983 Christmas songs are usually positive, life-affirming, and family-friendly, they celebrate the mutual sense of…
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1960’s/70’s
Frosty The Snowman – The Ronettes and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love 1963 Phil Spector was famous…
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1940’s/50’s
White Christmas – Bing Crosby 1941 This song won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1942 when it appeared…
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Christmas songs have been a European and particularly American tradition for centuries, and…
GIRL IN THE SONG – PART 12- Abba, Elton John, The Band, Johnny Cash.
ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You (1977), The Winner Takes It All (1980), One Of Us (1982 ) The Swedish…
GIRL IN THE SONG – PART 11- Nick Cave, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, John Lennon, Crosby,Still,Nash and Young.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Ship Song (N Cave) (1990) and Into My Arms (1997), West Country…
