Yesterday Once More

The theme RELIGION is the foundation for this episode. Inspired by her Catholic upbringing, Madonna’s opening track Like A Prayer  features a blend of gospel, pop and rock. Helen Reddy presents a beautiful interpretation of I Don’t know How to Love Him from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar and George Harrison’s  My Sweet Lord  was written in praise of the Hindu God Krishna. The Doobie Brothers,...

For our first program of 2025, we are going further back in time and presenting old songs that were given a new arrangement later on. The tone is set by Nina Simone’s classy My Baby Just Cares For Me.  Others keep the tone of the original such as The Lettermen with the  Way You Look Tonight  and Art Garfunkel’s lush arrangement of  I Only Have Eyes For You.  But other performers sing up tempo vers...

As this is the last episode of Yesterday Once More for 2024, we would like to thank you our listeners very much for your ongoing support and contribution to our weekly hour.  Our thanks also go to our wonderful podcaster, Kat Poynton and our technical guru, David Moyle. A joyous festive time is extended to you and your families and we look forward to being with you again next year commencing in Fe...

We’ve had some unusual themes in our program but ‘Sand’ must be one of the more unusual. Surprisingly, there are enough songs with ‘Sand’ or ‘Beach’ to choose from.  This episode starts with America’s rousing ‘Sandman’, followed by Jimi Hendrix and his unmistakable guitar riffs with ‘Castles Made of Sand’. Going way back to the fifties is American singer Don Rondo’s ‘White Silver Sands’ and Rusty...

In this episode, we take a look at songs that refer to food and drink. The playlist features a variety of drinks  including, water (Deep Purple), the iconic Coca Cola (The Andrew Sisters), orange juice (Peter Sarstedt), and the ever popular coffee (Julie London). Strawberries (The Beatles), apples (O.C. Smith), bread and butter (The Newbeats), and candy (Roy Orbison) contribute to the food items....

This episode’s theme is Numbers. Pioneer rock n rollers Bill Haley and the Comets get the program off to a bright start with the bluesy Thirteen Women. Keith follows up with his one hit wonder 98.6. Meatloaf reminds us what a fine voice he had with Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad. Swamp rock is the style of Gary US Bond’s catchy A Quarter To Three. Three Aussies appear on the show: Aussie icon John Far...

The program for this episode, LET’S REMEMBER salutes Ike & Tina Turner and Simon & Garfunkel. Ike & Tina Turner was an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike & Tina Turner . From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. As a solo artist Tina (known as the Queen of Rock ‘n’  Roll) sold more than 100 million records becoming one of the be...

This episode highlights great Aussie music. Olivia Newton- John performs her hit song from the musical Grease: Hopelessly Devoted To You.  Stylus sings the catchy  World Of Make Believe  and Kate Ceberano excels on I’m Talking’s lovely ballad  Love Don’t Live Here Any More.  Classic tracks include, Sweet Sweet Love  from Russell Morris and  Winter In America  from Doug Ashdown. Included also is th...

Shakespeare’s WHAT’S IN A NAME has been used as this episode’s focus.  Names distinguish people or things and in this episode, all but one of the songs (The Wreck of the Antoinette) refer to a person’s first name. Australian group New World is lamenting the loss of Alice, Marcie Blane wants romance with Bobby, Elvis is courting Marie, and Petula Clark loves Romeo. Susie Thompson asks if Willi Can...

In this episode we present songs about songs. Tom Jones performs a gutsy version of the historic Skye Boat Song followed by Supertramp’s big hit The Logical Song. There is Ben E King’s dramatic Don’t Play That Song and Petula Clark’s rendition of the Paul Stookey penned The Wedding Song. Paul McCartney and Wings chime in with Silly Love Songs and Neil Diamond sings his big hit Song Sung Blue. John...

Yesterday Once More brings you music from the soundtrack of your life and in this episode, the songs refer to remembering or REMINISCING. The opening number by Eric Burdon and the Animals (1967) sets the scene for a diverse range of memories from across the decades. Perry Como, The Four Lads, and Dean Martin represent the 1950s. The Beatles, Elvis, and Mary Hopkin entertain in the 1960’s and Elton...

There are many songs which ask questions. This episode starts with LGBTIQ+, Australian-American singer Lana Cantrell with her cover of The Young Rascal’s hit How Can I Be Sure? Included are the undisputed talents of the songwriters, Robin and Barry Gibb, with their poignant ballad How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? Fifties teen idol Frankie Avalon simply asks Why? And influential singer and producer...