We started the show with Nancy Sinatra and "Another Gay Sunshine Day". Nancy recorded that for "Another Gay Movie" in 2006 and it's been recently re-used as the title track from "Another Gay Sequel". JOY's DVD of the week this week! A very Camp, crass, and over the top laugh at the sillier parts of our culture and and identity. Worth a look if you want something totally without substance to have a belly laugh at.
Unfortunately our planned guest was unwell - get well soon Leanne - so Jay and I had to do the whole show ourselves this week - gawd the pressure!
We started first up with a four play from an album which has just had its CD release after it was originally released on vinyl 23 years ago. It's from a Gender Bender Gay icon, of the same generation as Boy George out of the UK.
Despite Straight Lines is the début album by British New Wave singer Marilyn, released in June 1985. Despite including Marilyn's huge hit "Calling Your Name", the long-awaited album was a commercial failure in the UK, possibly due to it being released well over 18 months after "Calling Your Name" and the subsequent loss of momentum in his career.
If you don't remember Marilyn, these pictures might help you recall...
Track 1: Baby U Left Me
Track 2: You Don't Love Me
Track 3: Surrender Your Love
Track 4: Cry and Be Free
Bonus Track 5: Calling your Name
Next our series of 1980's top 4, with 1982 this year:
Track 1: Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder #4
Track 2: I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett #3
Track 3: Eye of The Tiger - Survivor #2
Track 4: Physical - Olivia Newton-John #1
Next, Jay showcased another of his UK stars with very little exposure here in Australia. Shayne Ward won the 2005 series of X Factor and has actually sold over 1,000,000 records worldwide.
Track 1: That's My Goal
Track 2: No Promises
Track 3: Breathless
Track 4: Over the Rainbow
We finished with a random pick from JOY Volume 3, Human Nature - Deja Vu and to close the show, an old favorite, Coffee from Supersister!
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.
