Showing posts with label Michael Jackson. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Program Highlights for Tuesday 9th December, 2008

We started the show with Oleta Adams "Get Here". A song originally written by Brenda Russell in 1988, but re-recorded by Oleta in 1990 to become a #4 hit in the UK and #5 in the US.

The reason - it's the song Jay and Chris witnessed Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell perform as a duet at Anthony's only 2008 performance, the previous Saturday. A very moving song coming from two openly out gay boys very obviously in love!

This week our first guest returned to Four Play after a long gap. Gail has brought us the best of her favorite male and female country artists previously. This time she decided to showcase a band that formed more than 46 years ago!! She talked about their initial successes, the gap between hits and the highs (pun intended) and lows of the lead singer, Brian Wilson. Of course the band is the Beach Boys.

Track 1: Surfin Safari
Track 2: Good Vibrations
Track 3: God Only Knows
Track 4: Kokomo

Thanks to Gail for coming in and if you want to hear what Gail had to say, the podcast can be heard here.



Our next Very Special guest was Rob Mills. He chatted about life, igniting his musical theatre ambition, Rob Guest and his plans for the immediate future. And he brought us a four play on Michael Jackson.

Track 1: Don't Stop 'til You get Enough
Track 2: The Girl is Mine
Track 3: Speed Demon
Track 4: Give In to Me
And if you want to hear what Millsy had to say, the podcast is available here.


Next, we took a look at both the ARIA and AIR charts for the week. Very strong performances from Pink sees her stay at the top of the ARIA charts and Britney Spears debut's at #3 this week in the Album charts with her new album "Circus".

Finally tonight, we bring you the next in our top four songs of each year of the 1980's.
We're showcasing the highest selling four songs for each year and this week it's 1981.

Track 1: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon #4
Track 2: Lady - Kenny Rogers #3
Track 3: Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie #2
Track 4: Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes #1


Have a great week.

Jay and Chris

History: Season 3

Season 3 started on Tuesday 3rd June, 2008, returning to the 9pm timeslot, this time on Tuesday evenings.

We also returned to our more familiar format, which includes playing back-to-back Fourplay sets across the two hours. Most weeks we have special guests come in and present their favorite artist or genre.

And we take a quick look at what's charting in the ARIA Charts each week.

Some of the artists, genres or themes we've showcased in Season 3 include...

Maroon 5, Sneaky Sound System, Whitney Houston, Sugababes, Alcazar, K.D. Lang, Mika, ABBA, Songs of the City, The Village People (both Radiothon special sets), Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical, Scissor Sisters, Queen, M People, Danni Minogue, Roxette, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kate Pierson, Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink, Hot Latino's, Mamma Mia - The Movie Soundtrack, Ricki-Lee, Vanessa Amorosi, Hits of Burt Bacharach, Xanadu, Hit Songs from Big Blockbuster Movies, Stevie Wonder, Anastacia, Eurovision 2006, ABBA Covers, Atomic Kitten, Kylie - X, Australian Idol Winners, Duffy, Girls Aloud, Delta Goodrem, Robyn, Meatloaf and Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill.

History: Season 2

Season 2 started Saturday March 8, 2008.

Four Play adapted and took on the Saturday Morning breakfast role for the JOY Autumn season, while the regular program and presenters took a well earned season break.

Saturday morning Four Play was a little different - taking elements of our regular Four Play format, but breaking it up with a variety of fun and light weight pop music and makiing room for a full news bulletin at the top of every hour as well as some regular information segments, such as a regular Aussie rules football correspondent, "True's", "Shut - Ups!" and "Facebook facts".

Some of the artists, genres or themes we showcased in Season 2 included..

Pink, Australian Idol Various - Season 1 & 2, Donna Summer, E-street - the music, Boney M, Post Spice Girls Hits, Blockbuster Movie Title song Hits of the eighties, Musicals with a little extra G.A.Y, U2, Eurythmics, Tina Cousins, Diana Ross and the Supremes, TV Theme Hits and Chaka Khan.

History: Season 1

Four Play first went to air for the JOY 94.9 Summer Season, on Monday 3rd December, 2007. We ran every week on Monday nights (except New Years Eve) through until the end of February, 2008.

Some of the artists, genres or themes we showcased in Season 1 included..

Kylie Minogue, Jamiroquai, Hairspray - the movie musical, Fleetwood Mac, Eurythmics, Bananarama, Anastacia, Moulin Rouge - Movie Soundtrack, Bee Gees, Phil Collins, Mika, Meatloaf, Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Tina Arena, John Cougar Mellencamp, Female Country Singers, Bee Gees "Hits for other artists", Crowded House, Chicago - the movie musical, Backstreet Boys, Natalie Umbruglia, Pet Shop Boys, Savage Garden, Steps, Young Divas, Paul Mac, Human Nature, Rogue Traders, Grease - the movie musical, ABBA, Five, Euro Vision number 1's, James Bond Movie Title Hits, Frank Sinatra, Freemasons, Katie Underwood, George Michael, Madonna and Goldfrapp.