Program Highlights for Tuesday 25th November, 2008

We opened the show this week with a track from Duffy called Mercy.

This week our special guest returning to Four Play was Morris. He last showcased Dead or Alive for us, back in June. This time he brought us a real education session on the origins and ongoing influences of the style of music known as "Hi-NRG".

Lots of great info and four fantastic 80's tracks.

Track 1: Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester
Track 2: So Many Men (So Little Time) - Miquel Brown
Track 3: Native Love - Devine
Track 4: Searchin - Hazell Dean

Thanks to Morris once again for some really informative radio.

If you want to hear what Morris had to say, check out the podcast

Next up, An artist who at only 26 years of age has had some amazing success with his debut album. Not only that but we claim him as Australian, albeit he's really a bit of a citizen of the world and he's also out, gay and proud. He missed out on an ARIA award this year, but picked a year of strong contenders with the likes of Gabriella Cilmi and the Potbelleez.

We are talking about Sam Sparro and we showcased four songs from his self titled album.

Track 1: Black and Gold
Track 2: Cottonmouth
Track 3: Pocket
Track 4: 21st Century Life

Next, we took a look at the ARIA charts for the week. Into the dance charts this week has come a new track from the Presets. We thought we'd have a little listen to their new one "Yippeyo-ay" tonight. Let us know what you thought?

Next up, the Aretha Franklin.

Track 1: I knew you were waiting - Duet with George Michael
Track 2: You make feel
Track 3: Think
Track 4: A Deeper Love

And Finally tonight.. Hall and Oates

Track 1: Rich Girl
Track 2: Kiss on My list
Track 3: Private Eyes
Track 4: I Can't go for That

We hope you enjoyed the final show in the Spring Season. We're not going anywhere though, you'll find us in the same place for the summer season, 9pm - 11pm every Tuesday night!

See you then, and have a great week.

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 18th November, 2008

Our 51st show was another BIG show. Special thanks to Anthony Callea for coming in and sharing some time with us.

We opened the show this week with a band, not yet released in Australia, but sourced instead from Jay's secret source, straight out of SonyBMG in London (thanks Phillippa).

The band are The Hoosiers, their debut album was released in the UK earlier this year and their sound is reminiscent of The Cure and Jeff Buckley. They describe their sound themselves as "odd pop".

Track 1: Worried about Ray
Track 2: Goodbye Mr A
Track 3: Worst Case Scenario
Track 4: Cops and Robbers

Hope you enjoyed this peek into the london music scene.

Next up, joining us in the studio... A man who at only 25 years of age has some pretty big acheivements under his belt. He is an ARIA award winning singer, his debut single, a cover of a duet originally performed by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, was released in December 2004 and became Australia's fastest and highest single of all time, going 4 times platinum. A man who has toured with popular music greats such as Celine Dion and Diana Ross and whow recently has been trying his hand very successfully at stage performance. He is of course playing Boq in the amazing Melbourne production of Wicked.

Anthony Callea shared a number of great stories with us and also his genuine admiration for a couple of biggies of popular music in the last 3 decades, Elton John and George Michael. He brought to us his favorite selection of George Michael songs - a great selection.

Track 1: Amazing
Track 2: As
Track 3: I Can't Make You Love Me
Track 4: Don't let the sun go down on me (with Elton John)
If you want to hear what Anthony had to say, you can listen to the podcast.

A big THANK YOU goes out to Anthony for joining us tonight!


Next, we took a look at the ARIA charts for the week. We've been seeing "Get Shaky" by the Ian Carey project prominent in the Dance and club lists for week after week after week. This week it has entered the Singles charts at number 31. Interestingly JOY added it to the daytime playlists, way back on September 15! And we had a quick listen.

Next up, the Fine Young Cannibals.

Track 1: Suspicious Minds
Track 2: Johhny Come Home
Track 3: Good Thing
Track 4: She Drives Me Crazy

And Finally tonight.. The Carpenters

Track 1: Close to You
Track 2: We've only just begun
Track 3: Top of the World
Track 4: Rainy Days and Mondays

We hope you enjoyed another big show. Have a great week.

Jay and Chris

Tuesday 18th preview

Coming up this week, Jay and Chris will be sharing a Four Play with ANTHONY CALLEA. He's coming into to showcase a favorite artist of his - George Michael no less!

Tune in 9pm Tuesday night for all the fun and frivolity - it promises be a great show!

Catch you then.

Jay and Chris

Fifty Shows. Did we celebrate or what!

Tuesday 11th November marked our 50th show and we celebrated with Gretel Killeen, Alex Hallahan playing LIVE and just an amazing show!

We opened the show with a bit of campery, the new Kylie and Danni duet ABBA cover "The Winner Takes it All". It's a song that is polarising our JOY audience, as was evident by some of the messages we received as it was playing......

Tonights first guest, Alex Hallahan, is a recently signed, local melbourne artist, who has just released his debut album, "The Turning Wheel", which is in stores now.

Alex talked about his journey as a musician and we touched on some very personal stories which have influenced at least some of his music. Additionally, for the first time ever on Four Play, Alex performed one of his songs ABSOLUTELY LIVE with just a guitar, his voice and a microphone. It absolutely blew both Jay and Chris away!

The tracks from his new album that we played were:

Track 1: Good Conversation
Track 2: As You Lose Control - Live acoustic in the studio
Track 3: As I Sleep
Track 4: You Make No Sound

If you want to hear what Alex had to say, you can listen to the podcast.

Thanks to Alex for coming in and allowing us to showcase this up and coming Australian talent!

If you want to know more about Alex, or see where he is playing go to http://www.myspace.com/alexhallahan




Our second guest tonight is a huge talent on Stage and Screen. Former host (the only one that matters!) of Big Brother for SEVEN seasons, accomplished childrens author, Stand-up comedian, single mother and all round really nice lady, Gretel Killeen, came in to share a Four Play set and entertain us with some really great stories.

Gretel is in town to reprise her role as narrator in the Rocky Horror Show, playing at the Comedy Theatre. She will be only on for a limited time, 10 performances only, November 11th through to November 20th. Limited tickets are available at www.ticketek.com.au

Gretel's Four Play set consisted of:

Track 1: I'm Kissing You - Des'ree
Track 2: Hedonism (just because you feel good) - Skunk Anansie
Track 3: It's not easy being green - Kermit the Frog
Track 4: Time Warp - Rocky Horror Show
A podcast of what Gretel had to say is available here


We love you Gretel! Thank You


Next up we took a look at the Aria Charts for the week and Jay managed to segway that into a slag fest on how he feels about Britney Spears recent single "womanizer".......


Our final Four Play for the evening, is another one for fun and frivolity.

We took a look at another four block buster movie soundtrack songs.

Track 1: Love is all around - Wet Wet Wet
Track 2: Kiss from a Rose - Seal
Track 3: We Don't need another Hero - Tina Turner
Track 4: Show me Heaven - Maria McKee

And because Jay really needed to make his point about Britney tonight, we finished with Womanizer - Britney Spears - Count the words!

Have a great week!

Jay and Chris

Fifty Shows - Let's Celebrate

To celebrate our fiftieth show this week - GRETEL KILLEEN is coming in to play! Gretel is coming in to chat to us about what she is up to and play some favorites. Former Big Brother hostess with the mostest, and now for a limited time only the Narrator in the Melbourne production of the Rocky Horror Show, joins in a very special Four Play event.

But that's not all! We also have Alex Hallahan coming in - he's a newly signed artist and he's not only going to showcase some of his music, he's actually going to perform LIVE in the studio for you.

Tune in 9pm Tuesday night for all the fun and frivolity

Catch you then.

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 4th November, 2008

Four Play highlights and track listings for Tuesday 4th November.

Tonight a special Melbourne Cup day show. Special for a couple of reasons, first up it's Melbourne cup day, its the end of a four day weekend for some, and because Jay has been busy being the hostess with the mostest, at his and Garry's very own Cup day celebration spectacular, we both thought he deserved the night to "rest".

So, not only was I without Jay, but this was Chris' first attempt at running solo in a radio studio - let me know how I went - I need to know - if I was really bad, then I'll promise never to do it again!

I opened the show with "Camptown Races" , in celebration of the day. While best known these days for its use in the looney tunes cartoons, it was actually a song written way back in 1850 and was a comic song performed in a broad, stereotyped African American dialect.

My first Four Play of the evening continued our cup day theme, with four songs mentioning horses. Although, interestingly as it turns out, two tracks could just have easily been in a heroin based theme, but that was purely coincidental.

Track 1: Ride a White Horse - Goldfrapp
Track 2: A Horse with No Name - America
Track 3: Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Track 4: The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite


For my second set tonight, we had Saturday Morning's Four Play expert football commentator come in as our special guest. Hamish brought us all up to date lots of great background information on the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. It was interesting and strangely continued our unofficial theme revolving around recreational drugs of dependency, yet again!


Track 1: Higher Ground
Track 2: Under the Bridge
Track 3: Scar Tissue
Track 4: Dani California

A podcast of what Hamish had to say about the Red Hot Chilli Peppers is available here


Next up tonight, given it's the end of a long hard party weekend for many, I decided to reprise a couple of cute, lightweight and fun four plays from some time ago.

first up - our Post Spice Girls Hits - showing just what the girls have acheived as solo artists (generally not much)

Track 1: Never be the same again (Mel C)
Track 2: What took you so long (Emma Bunton)
Track 3: Look at Me (Geri Halliwell)
Track 4: Out of your Mind (Truesteppers & Dane Bowers ft Victoria Beckham)

And lastly, a four play completely just for fun - Blockbuster Movie Title Song Hits

Track 1: When the going gets Tough - Billy Ocean
Track 2: Under the Bridge - The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Track 3: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr
Track 4: 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

And dedicated to Jay, who of course we missed terribly during the show this week, we finished with Coffee - Supersister - of course!

Have a great week!

Chris xo

Program Highlights for Tuesday 28th October, 2008

Four Play highlights and track listings for Tuesday 28th October.

Tonight it was all about the 80's. Well mainly, with a couple of diversions thrown in for good measure.

We opened the show with Madonna's "Hung Up". Just because we can.

First Four Play was an icon of the early 80's. A band which featured Boy George on lead vocals, Mikey Craig on Bass Guitar, Roy Hay on guitar and keyboards and Jon Moss on drums and percussion. The band of course is Culture Club. They originally recorded in 1982 and were gone by 1986. They've reformed a number of times since 1998 for new releases and tours, including the Royal Albert Hall in 2002 for their 20th Anniversary.

Track 1: Do You Really want to Hurt Me
Track 2: Church of the Poison Mind
Track 3: It's a Miracle
Track 4: Karma Chameleon

Next up tonight, Cam came in off the front desk to bring us a Four Play of high cringe value! His theme for the evening was "People who left Neighbours to sing, but maybe shouldn't have!".

Some examples were ok, some were extremely bad.

Track 1: Don't it make you feel good - Stefan Dennis
Track 2: Mona - Craig McLachlan and Check 1-2
Track 3: Mistake - Stephanie McIntosh
Track 4: One of a Kind - Bruce Samazan

A podcast of what Cam had to say about these mis-adventures into the music world is available


Next we took a look at the ARIA Charts for the week, and screaming into the charts this week is Natalie Bassingthwaites first solo effort "Alive". So we thought we'd give you a listen to that one.

Good song Natalie!


Finally tonight, as promised last week, we took at look at ELO's most successful period when they penned the music for the movie-musical Xanadu in 1980. The Music of course also features Olivia Newton-John on many of the tracks.

Track 1: I'm Alive - ELO
Track 2: Magic - ELO and Olvia Newton-John
Track 3: All Over the World - ELO
Track 4: Don't Walk Away - ELO

And how could we not play it! Of course this poor movie, with highly successful soundtrack and ELO's only number 1 hit around the world...
we finished the night with Xanandu - ELO and Olivia Newton -John.

And keep an eye out for the stage show which hit broadway last year and was a runaway success. I'm sure we'll see it here soon.

Thanks for listening, we're exhausted! Hope you enjoyed the show and of course you can always let us know if YOU have an idea for a Four Play. Just email away.

Have a great week!

Chris and Jay.

Program Highlights for Tuesday 21st October, 2008

Four Play highlights and track listings for Tuesday 21st October.

First up tonight, we started with an icon of the eighties, Bruce Springsteen. Born Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen in September 23, 1949, he has recorded and toured with the E Street band and is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics and Americana sentiments.

Track 1: Dancing in the Dark
Track 2: Born in the USA
Track 3: Streets of Philadelphia
Track 4: Glory Days

Next up tonight, our special guest Grant, showcased for us, an interesting alternative country singer called Neko Case. Born in September, 1970 in Virginia in the USA. She primarily performs her own marterial, but also performs and has recorded cover versions of songs by other country artists.

She is protective of her artistic independence and has spurned offers from major record labels because they dont offer her enough control of her music.

Track 1: Deep Red Bells
Track 2: Hold On, Hold On
Track 3: Train from Kansas City
Track 4: Mood to Burn Bridges

A podcast of what Grant had to say about Neko is available.


Our next artist is another icon of the 70's and 80's. A rock group from England who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. Most famous for their style of pop song with heavily classical overtones, and driven almost completely by one of their founders Jeff Lynne, who wrote and arranged all the groups orginal music. We are talking about the Electric Light Orchestra or "ELO".

Track 1: Livin' Thing
Track 2: Shine A Little Love
Track 3: Last Train to London
Track 4: Don't Bring me Down

Now ELO were one of the most successful bands of the 1970's without ever actually topping the charts. BUT... they did have a number one with the title track to the soundtrack for the film "Xanandu". ELO wrote and co-performed ALL the music on that movie.

So stay listening, we'll be showcasing a Xanadu four play NEXT WEEK.

Finally tonight, we took a step back into the 60's with a group that was incredibly successful, almost despite them continually breaking up and never being in the right place at the right time. We are talking about the phenomenal Simon and Garfunkel.

Track 1: The Sound of Silence
Track 2: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Track 3: I Am a Rock
Track 4: Cecilia

Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed the show and of course you can always let us know if YOU have an idea for a Four Play. Just email away.

Have a great week!

Chris and Jay.

Program Highlights for Tuesday 14th October, 2008

Four Play highlights and track listings for Tuesday 14th October.

Tonight we started with an oldie but an absolute great. First up, tonight, Dame Shirley Bassey.
Born in January 1937, Shirley had many hits throughout the 50's, 60's and 70's with some dabblings right into the current decade. Tonight four classics.

Track 1: This is my Life
Track 2: Goldfinger
Track 3: I am what I am
Track 4: Big Spender

Next up tonight, we brought in our JOY co-volunteer and one of our regular guests, Geoff, who brings us a great showcase of songs from The Killers.

Track 1: Mr Brightside
Track 2: When You were Young
Track 3: Read My Mind
Track 4: Where the White boys dance

Listen to what Geoff had to say about The Killers by listening to the podcast... here.

Our next artist is an Australian born singer and song writer born in 1991 in Dandenong, here in Melbourne. In honour of her 6 ARIA award nominations for next Sunday night, we thought we would showcase Gabriella Cilmi for you, and let you see for yourself what all the fuss is about.

Track 1: Sweet about me
Track 2: Sanctuary
Track 3: Save the Lies
Track 4: Don't Wanna go to Bed Now

Lastly tonight, we asked you to top up your glass of red, crack open the packet of chocolate and immerse yourself into music and bring back all those memories of that great film, Bridget Jones Diary.

Track 1: All by Myself - Jamie O'neil
Track 2: I'm every Woman - Chaka Khan
Track 3: Out of Reach - Gabrielle
Track 4: Respect - Aretha Franklin

Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed the show and of course you can always let us know if YOU have an idea for a Four Play. Just email away.

Have a great week!

Chris and Jay.

Program Highlights for Tuesday 7th October, 2008

Four Play highlights and track listings for Tuesday 7th October.

Hope you enjoyed the show? We did! Good music and a great guest.

Tonight we started with a JOY 94.9 Daytime favorite and a birthday present new addition to Jay's CD Library. Our first artist was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in February 1988 and is a singer, a model and a fashion designer. She has sold over 11 million albums and nearly 40 million singles worldwide. Of course we speak of the amazingly successful Rihanna.

Track 1: Umbrella
Track 2: Disturbia
Track 3: Shut up and Drive
Track 4: Don't stop the Music

Rihanna - Please don't stop the music....

Next up, we introduced you to our special guest for tonight. His name is Lukether and he is currently an un-signed independent artist who has produced a number of demo tracks. He's a singer/songwriter from Melbourne who plays piano and drums as well as being a dab hand in the electronic/production skills as well.

The songs we played are from his promotional CD recorded at Sing Sing recording studios in Melbourne. All instruments are played by Lukether except for guitar and bass. All songs written by Lukether.

Track 1: She Got the Ride
Track 2: Janie
Track 3: Heartbreak Eyes
Track 4: On The Run

We hope you enjoyed listening to this up and coming artist and we wish him all the best in carving out that recording career.

For more information about Lukether, you can go to his myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/lukethermusic

A podcast of this interview is available. Click here.

Next up - Just for fun - a bit of old style Cyndi Lauper.

Born June 22, 1953 and having turned 55 this year (yes, thanks to our listener Dagmar for pointing out our maths at 10:20pm is a bit off), Cyndi has released 11 albums, over 40 singles and has sold more than 55 million albums worldwide.

Track 1: Girls just wanna have fun
Track 2: Time after Time
Track 3: True Colors
Track 4: I Drove All Night

Lastly tonight, we took a listen to a musical trio inspired by the 1940's style close harmony vocal music of the Andrew Sisters. A group described as part of a "retro futuristic vanguard" and a sound described as "swing-punk"!!!

The group is called The Puppini Sisters and are a trio made up of Marcella Puppini, Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins from Italy and the UK.

Track 1: Spooky
Track 2: Crazy in Love
Track 3: Walk like an Egyptian
Track 4: Old Cape cod

As usual - thanks for listening and of course you can always let us know if YOU have an idea for a Four Play. Just email away.

Have a great week!

Chris and Jay.

Program highlights for tuesday 29th September,2008

Tonight we had a fun show with Grace playing the character of Chris, as Chris was sunning himself in Queensland. "on a conference LOL nerveless it was still a great show. Our special guest was the one and only Mishie AKA Michelle. More about her later.....Now on with he highlights

First of all we started with Shania Twain.....born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28, 1965 is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the best-selling album of all time by a female musician, and the best-selling album in the history of country music

Track 1. Man I feel like a women
Track 2. I'm holdin on to love
Track 3. Don't be stupid
Track 3. That don't impress me much

Now we were joined by our special guess, the lovely Michelle, and she covered Amy Winehouse.

Michelle chose the second album Back to Black.... Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including soul, jazz, rock & roll and R&B.Winehouse is best known for her soulful, powerful contralto vocals. Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British singer to win five Grammys.

Track 1. Rehab
Track 2. Back to Black
Track 3. Tears dry on their own
Track 4. He can only hold her

Thanks Michelle. x

Moving right along...
As grace was filling in for Chris, I asked her to pick a special artist that she would like to cover and Grace chose Heart.....

Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 70s.Going through several lineup changes, the only constant members of the group are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music. After diminishing in popularity by the mid-80's, the band created a major comeback in 1985 experiencing further success with their power ballads throughout the rest of the decade. By the mid-1990s, Heart left their 80's sound and went back to their hard rock roots which they continue to play today. They have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Track 1. These dreams
Track 2. Alone
Track 3. All I want to do is make love to you
Track 4. Barracuda

We then finished off the show with the Alannah Myles......

(born December 25, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In 1989, she released her self-titled debut album, Alannah Myles. In 1990 "Black Velvet", a single taken from that album, topped the Billboard Hot 100, and was also a hit in four other countries, including her native Canada and Australia.

Track 1. Love Is
Track 2. Who loves you
Track 3. Lover of mine
Track 4. Black velvet

Make sure sure to tune in next week when Chris is back for all the usual banter and Aria chart information.
Be good and take care till next week

Jay and Grace. xx

Program highlights for tuesday 23rd september,2008

Tonight we had a fun show all dedicated to Jay and his birthday. Jay got to choose the four plays for the night and let me tell you it was CAMP.

First up - we covered of MIKA a Lebanese born, London Based Grammy -nominated and BRIT Award-winning Singer-songwriter, who has a recording contact with Casablanca records and Universal music. He rose to fame around the end of 2006 with his debut album Life in Cartoon motion.

Track 1: Grace Kelly
Track 2: Big Girls
Track 3: Relax take it easy
Track 4: Don't speak

We would normally take you on a journey with a special guest,but tonight it was Jay, so we continued on with his favourite songs/artists.

We then moved onto PINK, Born Alicia Beth Moore, on the 8th Sept 1979. Pink has been known as a tuff rock chick, and has tried had to change the peoples options when she released her 2nd album, M!ssunderstood. However it was her 4th album I'm not dead, that Pink really stood out and then went a a world tour to promote herself.( jay saw the concert and was blown away)
Her new album titled Funhouse was released on Aug 20th and her number one hit So what.


Track 1:Who Knew
Track 2: Dr Mr President
Track 3:I'm not dead
Track 4:Leave me a lone (I'm lonely)

We were giving away a prize on this weeks show for the best birthday (text) wish that was sent in. This was won by Keven.. Congratulation again.

Moving on we then covered off a musical ( as we all know Jay just loves his musicals) And of course we covered off HAIRSPRAY 2007 The Movie.

For those of you who don't know the story ( and i I'm you all do) It is about a high school girl that have a passion for dance and music. She is totally involved and local TV production call The Corny Collins Show. On one afternoon show they announce that there is a spot for a dances on the show and she goes to the auditions. She is turned away for being to fat. She later show her own style of dance at a local school dance and one of the dances likes her style and she end up on the show. Of course their are move issues, like integration, love interests,looks and jealousy. All in all it is a great light hearted entertainment.

Track 1:Good Morning Baltimore
Track 2: I can hear The Bells
Track 3:Welcome To The 60's
Track 4:Your Timeless To Me

As always Chris went thought this weeks ARIA charts, and Pink's new single had shot to #1

We then finished off the show with the One the only Divine Miss M....Bette Milder
An American Singer/songwriter,4 time Grammy Award winner, Emmy Tony and Academy winner.. Bette was born in Hawaii on the 1st Dec 1945.
She is best know for her singing, but has a world of talent. her string of hit comedy movies in the 80's and the best movie ever made ( in my opinion that is) Beaches
Bette is currently running her 2 year show at the Caesars palace las Vagas. The showgirl must go on, and started in feb 08. jay is going to see the show in may of 09 and is very excited....

Track 1: The Rose
Track 2:In These Shoes
Track 3:Wind Beneath My Wings
Track 4:In My life.

Just to finish off I would like to thank Chris for puting up with me and letting the show be all about me. LOL

Love Jay and Chris.

Program Highlights for Tuesday 16th September, 2008

Welcome to the Four Play program highlights for 16th September, 2008.

Tonight we had a great show - probably one of the most fascinating guests we've had so far and just a really great mix of music - if we do say so ourselves!

First up - we showcased a Californian rock band founded in 1986 - best known for it's lead singer Gwen Stefani - the band of course is No Doubt. The band was originally formed with Gwen, her brother Eric and John Spence. The release of 1995's "Tragic Kingdom" and the single "Just a Girl" allowed the group to acheive mainstream success....

Track 1: Just a Girl
Track 2: Hey Baby
Track 3: It's My Life
Track 4: Don't speak

Tonight, our special guest was JOY's very own sometime "informant" with Paul Anthony, Tuesday Brekky regular, occasional daytime presenter and that other job he does for the station - Sponsorships/sales.

David came in to speak about a favorite of his - the Pet Shop Boys. His angle however came from the perspective of his former position, at record company EMI when he was responsible for attempting to break the Pet Shop Boys onto a highly recalcitrant and rock oriented mid-eighties Australian commercial radio.

This would have to be one of the most fascinating journeys our guests on Four Play have yet taken you on. Great stuff from David!

Track 1: "Losing My Mind" performed by Liza Minelli
Track 2: "In Private" performed by Dusty Springfield
Track 3: "What have I done to deserve this" performed by the West End Girls
Track 4: "My Girl" performed by the Pet Shop Boys

So the first three songs were other artists performing PSB songs, then we finished up with the Pet Shop Boys actually doing a cover of a Madness song!

If you want to hear what David had to say, click on the link to the podcast. It's really great stuff!

Thanks David - hope you'll come back sometime!

Now... last week, we showcased The Go Go's and we promised we'd get to Belinda Carlisle and we keep our promises. And before he left, David let us know that he was with Belinda Carlisle, in Chapel St, in Melbourne, when she purchased the dress seen in the film clip to Summer Rain. Thanks again David :-)

Track 1: Heaven is a place on Earth
Track 2: Mad about You
Track 3: Summer Rain
Track 4: Leave a Light on

Last up tonight - a bit of fun - we picked another four tracks from the title sequences from four James Bond Movies. We've done it before, but there were just too many good tracks to ignore this and not come back for another four!

Track 1: Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon
Track 2: A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
Track 3: We have all the time in the World - Louis Armstrong (from On His Majesty's Secret Service)
Track 4: The Man with the Golden Gun - Lulu

That's it! As usual thanks for listening and thanks for checking out the Blog. If you want us include any other information here, leave us a comment, or send us an email at the links to the right.

Jay and Chris.

Program Highlights for Tuesday 9th September, 2008

Welcome to the Four Play program highlights for 9th September, 2008.

Chris and Jay came into the program, just a little tired, after piloting the Campervan from 4 - 7 to fill in for Bridge who was unwell, but like the troopers they are, they couldn't let you all down, and pulled out all the stops for another two hours of great four plays!

First up tonight - An all female pop band formed in 1978, in the USA who made Rock History by being the first all-girl band that both wrote their songs and played their own instruments to top the US Billboard charts. This band was the springboard for it's lead singer, Belinda Carlisle, and we are talking about The Go-Go's.

Track 1 : We Got the Beat
Track 2 : Vacation
Track 3: Head Over Heels
Track 4: Our Lips Are Sealed

That last track was the only track to actually chart here in Australia and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA charts in 1982.


Tonight our special guest, Mish, brought us a really interesting Four Play on producer/artist Mark Ronson. She let us know all about all the great artists he has worked with and then played for us a number of songs we would all know and love, but with his own personal twist on his original productions for those other artists.

Track 1: Stop Me
Track 2: Oh My God
Track 3: Toxic
Track 4: Valerie

Thanks to Mish for bringing us Valerie, from Amy Winehouse who Mark Ronson produced the last album for. And that very different version of what is originally Britney Spears Toxic.

To hear everything that Mich had to say - go to the podcast.


Third set for the evening and we showcased Sara Bareilles. She's an american singer-songwriter-pianist, who's recently acheived mainstream success with the hit single "Love Song", which brought her into the number one spot the Billboard Pop 100 Chart.

Track 1: Love Song
Track 2: Many the Miles
Track 3: Bottle it up
Track 4: Love on the rocks

Tonight we had a special highlight - we reviewed the ARIA charts as usual - we have been talking each week about the Ce Ce Peniston "Finally - 2008 remix" which has surfaced on the club charts for the last few weeks and was actually number one on those charts this week! So we decided to give everyone a listen to that track. We had the mirror ball running and Cam had his shirt off and Dancing around the JOY office.


Last set for the night, we camped it up a bit from the eighties with the UK's Billy Ocean. He was an artist not without his critics, some of whom took issue with his tendency to write his songs according to a pop formula. Well, you know, here at Four Play we embrace a good pop formula! Thanks Billy. :-)

Track 1: Love Really Hurts Without You
Track 2: Caribbean Queen
Track 3: Get Outta My Dreams
Track 4: When the Going Gets Tough

Thanks for listening to Four Play on JOY 94.9 and don't forget to tune in again, next Tuesday night at 9pm when our special guest will be JOY's own David Hunt "The Informant", and he'll be showcasing an interesting take on some of the music from the Pet Shop Boys.

Look forward to having you all there!

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 2nd September, 2008

Welcome to the Four Play program highlights for 2nd September, 2008.

After Chris took time off from last weeks program to go report on the Sneaky Sound System concert at QBH (someone had to do it!), we thought bringing you the best four songs of the new album '2' would be the best way to convert a few more of you over to being fans of these great independent Australian talent! Given everyone has heard "Kansas City" we gave you an opportunity to listen to four other songs off the new album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA charts, last week.

Track 1 : It's Not My Problem
Track 2 : 16
Track 3: Lost in The Future
Track 4: I Want Everything

That last track is rumoured to be the next single off the album, but we will have to wait and see on that one, but also of note, the song "I Want Everything" was originally offered to Kylie Minogue as Sneaky's contribution to her album X. She should have used it!

Our featured guest set tonight came from special guest, Liam. He came to the show with an aim to increase the camp level of the guest sets, which he ably acheived, by bringing us the best of Mel & Kim / Kim Appleby. Liam took us through Mel's sad and early passing, as well as all the goss on what those hats were all about! As well, did you know, Kim's one-time boyfriend. Craig Logan of Bros fame, was also Danni Minogue's one time fiance?

Track 1: Showing Out
Track 2: Respectable
Track 3: Don't Worry
Track 4: Light Of The World

To hear what Liam had to say, Go to the podcast.

The next set for the evening, we featured Billy Joel - A man who has been on the pop scene around the world since the early '70's. We noted that in a farewell concert in 1999, Billy performed for four hours straight. We agreed a Four Play was ok, Four hours was probably a little too much Billy!

Track 1: Piano Man
Track 2: For the Longest Time
Track 3: We Didn't Start the Fire
Track 4: River of Dreams

The final set for the night was Duran Duran. One of the most successful "New Romantic" bands of the eighties, out of the UK, who have never disbanded and are still touring and releasing albums.

Track 1: Planet Earth
Track 2: Hungry Like the Wolf
Track 3: Girls on Film
Track 4: (Reach up for the) Sunrise

That last track was the Jason Nevins remix - which was from 2004 and featured on the "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" soundtrack album. The Queer Eye team described Duran Duran as the first "metrosexuals".

Thanks for listening to Four Play on JOY 94.9 and don't forget to tune in again, next Tuesday night at 9pm when our special guest will be Michy, and she'll be showcasing the artist Mark Ronson.

Look forward to having you all there!

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 26th August, 2008

Welcome to the Four Play program highlights for 26th August, 2008

Let me start of with saying that the saddest part of the show was that Chris was not there……But.... it was CAMP!

Ben sat in for Chris and if you’re regular listeners you will know Ben and I are very into musicals. So we did the whole show on them. Let me tell you what we covered, if you missed it you will kick yourself.

First we started off with the fantastic “Chicago” the movie, from 2002. Starring, Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zelwegger, Richard Gere and Queen Latifah. It’s the story about a Vaudevillian singer/dancer that kills her husband and sister for sleeping together and is placed on trial. Roxy also kills her lover for not keeping his promise of getting her on the stage and she is also put on trial. The two are rivals and are both represented by Billy Finn, an over the top bullsh*t lawyer. He ends up getting the two girls off and they join together to become a big double act on the big stage.

Track 1 : Overture/All that Jazz
Track 2 : Cell Block Tango
Track 3: When You’re good to Mama
Track 4: Roxie

From here we normally have a special guest segment - but not this week - the musicals just kept on coming.

Ben and I covered off “ A Chorus line” 1985 ( My fav). This stars a very young Michael Douglas (Zack) as a Broadway Theatre Director. Zack is holding auditions for a Chorus Line, 4 boys and 4 girls. The movie takes you on a journey with the dancers and the experiences they are put through to make the second last cut to 17 out of thousands that try out. The dancers then tell Zack, one by one all about the trials and tribulations on how they got there today. It is an emotional journey. Zack then picks his final 8.

Track 1 : I hope I Get It
Track 2 : Nothing
Track 3: Dance ten, Looks Three
Track 4: One


Next up was “Moulin Rouge” 2001. Stars Ewan McGregor and Nichole Kidman. The movie is set in Paris red-light district of pigalle in 1890. It tells a story of a penniless writer, Christian (McGregor) who falls in love with a Courtesan, Satine (Kidman). Satine has a Duke who is infatuated by her and has placed a lot of money in the Moulin Rouge to convert it to a theatre and sets Satine to be the star, however Satine falls in love with Christian and the duke is not happy about it and tells her to leave him or he will kill Christian. She does her best to leave Christian by breaking his heart but he persists on telling her one last time he loves her. All the while Satine is dying of Consumption, and in the end dies, leaving Christian to write the story of his Love.

Track 1 : lady Marmalade
Track 2 : Elephant Love Medley
Track 3: Come What May
Track 4: Like A Virgin

Now at this stage of the show ben and I are Buggerred, we have been singing and dancing in the studio for an hour and a half, but we still have one more musical to go. Some would say we’ve saved an (oldie but goodie) to last.

Yes I’m taking about “Grease” which Stars Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Stockard Channing. Set in Rydell high School in the 1950’s. Sandy (Newton-john) and Danny (Travolta) met in the summer and fall in love, however sandy is moving back to Australia at the end of summer. Danny goes back to school and Sandy’s plans change and she attends the same school. Danny is the ring leader of a male group called the T-birds. Sandy makes friend with Frenchy, a girl that is part of the Pink ladies. Through talks they realise that Sandy and Danny know each other and set up a meting. Danny is surprised to see her. All doesn’t go to plan. Danny acts cool around his mates and she doesn’t understand why he is so different from the summer guy she met. Danny tries to win her back by changing to be a jock, but isn’t very successful, so Sandy changes to a rock chick and the two hit it off.

Make sure you join us next week when Liam will be doing a flash back with Mel and Kim.

Chris and I will bring you the usual great show with floods of information. Make sure you tune in next Tuesday at 9pm

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 19th August, 2008

Welcome to the Four Play program highlights for 19th August, 2008.

Well what a fun show! Some great music, a great guest and some genuine Jay & Chris silliness thrown in.

Tonights first set featured Inaya Day. Inaya was born in New York City and started singing in church in Brooklyn. Later she attended the prestigious High School of Music and the Performing Arts and also studied theater at the University of Bridgeport in Conneticut. She's been a session musician for Michael Jackson, Al Green, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Queen Latifah, to name but a few.

Track 1 : All I'm Saying
Track 2 : Nasty Girl
Track 3: I am tha 1
Track 4: Breakaway (a cover of the 1988 Big Pig hit)

Our guest tonight was Dagmar

She was a little bit nervous, but in the end shone through and told us lots of great stuff about one of her favorite bands and her first pop/rock experience of Australia... Midnight Oil.

Track 1: Wedding Cake Island
Track 2: Power and the Passion
Track 3: Feeding Frenzy
Track 4: One Country


Next up, we featured English art/rock group Roxy Music and one of its founders, Brian Ferry - A band first formed in the early 1970's. Brian Ferry and Roxy Music Co-founder, Brian Eno, have had broadly influential careers, with Brian Eno emerging as one of the most significant record producers of the late 20th century, with credits including Devo, Talking Heads and U2.

Brian Ferry was also famous for his very "leggy" well known girlfriends, who included 1973 playmate of the year, Marilyn Cole and also Jerry Hall (of Mick Jagger fame).

Track 1: Love is the Drug
Track 2: Let's Stick Together
Track 3: More Than This
Track 4: Slave to Love

Last set for the night had Jay dancing on the desk and reminiscing about life in the 80's. Based on various music charts in the UK, US, and Canada, our last artist has charted a grand total of 14 different hit singles and 6 different hit albums. The artist - Rick Astley.

Track 1: Never Gonna Give You Up
Track 2: Together Forever
Track 3: Sleeping
Track 4: Whenever you need Somebody

Next week - Ben from East StKilda co-hosts with Jay, while Chris and Cam check out Sneaky Sound System at QBH. A report will be forthcoming on both the Concert and of course next week's show, where Ben and Jay will fight for dominance in who knows more about Musical theatre, while playing a full show of multiple musical four play sets!

Thanks for listening to Four Play on JOY 94.9 and don't forget to tune in again, next Tuesday night at 9pm.

Jay and Chris

Program Highlights for Tuesday 12th August, 2008

Welcome to the Fourplay program highlights for 12th August, 2008.

Tonights first set featured Bob Sinclar. Many people have mistakenly written and pronounced the name "Sinclair". Bob was born Christope Le Friant, in 1967 and is a French record producer, House Music DJ, remixer and owner of label Yellow Productions.

Track 1 : Gym Tonic (an unreleased worldwide club hit from 1998)
Track 2 : Love Generation (#1 hit in 2005)
Track 3: Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)
Track 4: World, Hold On.

Our featured guest set tonight came from Special Guest, Morris. He came to the show with an impressive catalog of background information on what is obviously one of his favorite bands. He showcased for us, Dead or Alive.

Track 1: You Spin Me Round
Track 2: Sex Drive (Glam Version)
Track 3: Turn Around and Count to Ten
Track 4: Nukleopatra

The next set for the evening featured the Eurogliders - A band first formed in 1980, and introducing Grace Knight on lead vocals.

Track 1: Heaven (Must be There)
Track 2: We Will Together
Track 3: Absolutely
Track 4: Can't Wait See You

The final set for the night featured Michael Buble, a Grammy award winning, Canadian Big Band singer, born in 1975.

Track 1: For Once in My Life
Track 2: Come fly with Me
Track 3: Me and Mrs Jones
Track 4: Fever

Thanks for listening to Four Play on JOY 94.9 and don't forget to tune in again, next Tuesday night at 9pm.

Jay and Chris