Yesterday Once More

Comings and Goings The program starts with English pop band The Moody Blues and their first hit Go Now. The catchy Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners is followed by the darling of JOY listeners, the wonderful Dusty with the poignant Goin’ Back. As usual there is a Beatle’s contribution Here Comes The Sun. Two legends, Dean Martin (Return to Me) and Elvis Presley (Return to Sender) display their talents. Aus performers Little River Band (I’m Coming Home), Kevin Johnson (Bonnie Please Don’t Go) and ex Queen of Pop Lynne Randell (Going Out of My Head) also feature. Playlist Go Now – Moody Blues Please Don’t Go – KC & The Sunshine Band Bonnie Please Don’t Go – Kevin Johnson Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners Goin’ Back – Dusty Springfield Here Comes The Sun – Beatles Return To Me – Dean Martin I’m Coming Home – LRB Going Out Of My Head – Lynne Randell Chapel Of Love – Dixie Cups Return To Sender – Elvis Presley Baby Come Back – Equal   To re-live previous episodes, visit joy.org.au/yesterdayoncemore ENJOY! Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 next Sunday at 5pm for another most enjoyable episode of Yesterday Once More. JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support JOY, support this podcast, donate, become a valued member: https://www.joy.org.au/support joy For Support visit: joy.org.au/Support Your opinion is highly valued. Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions. Your feedback helps us to improve your listening experience. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution The post Comings and Goings appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

Occasional Duets There’s a feast of talent in this program as big stars join together to produce great songs. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder combine with their plea for racial equality with Ebony And Ivory. Fifties stars Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly combine with their million seller True Love and in the same era Jazz great Dinah Washington teams up with Brook Benton with the jaunty You’ve Got What It Takes. Legends Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer rev it up with (No More Tears) Enough Is Enough. And in a memorable performance another legend David Bowie joins Freddy Mercury and Queen with Under Pressure. The Aussie selection is our own rock star Johnny O’Keefe performing with Margaret McClaren for their version of Mockingbird. Playlist Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Stumblin’ In – Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman True Love – Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly Under Pressure – David Bowie & Queen Crying – K D Lang & Roy Orbison On My Own – Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald (No More tears) Enough Is Enough – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer Islands In The Stream – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers You’ve Got What It Takes – Brook Benton & Dinah Washington Ebony & Ivory – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Mockingbird – Johnny O’Keefe & Margaret McLaren Baby Come To Me – Patti Austen & James Ingram   To re-live previous episodes, visit joy.org.au/yesterdayoncemore ENJOY! Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 next Sunday at 5pm for another most enjoyable episode of Yesterday Once More. JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support JOY, support this podcast, donate, become a valued member: https://www.joy.org.au/support joy For Support visit: joy.org.au/Support Your opinion is highly valued. Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions. Your feedback helps us to improve your listening experience. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution The post Occasional Duets appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

Directions This week we take you on all different kinds of Directions. First we travel to New Orleans with Freddy Cannon (Way Down Yonder In New Orleans). Then we go north to Alaska with Johnny Horton (North To Alaska) and west to Virginia with Neil Sedaka (Wheeling West Virginia). Female singers Toni Fisher (West Of The Wall), Joan Baez (The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down) and Patti Page (Left Right out Of Your Heart) take us in different directions. While in Australia Men At Work go Down Under and Billy Thorpe soars Over The Rainbow. Enjoy Directions To re-live previous episodes, visit joy.org.au/yesterdayoncemore ENJOY! Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 next Sunday at 5pm for another brilliant episode of Yesterday Once More. JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support JOY, support this podcast, donate, become a valued member: https://www.joy.org.au/support joy For Support visit: joy.org.au/Support Your opinion is highly valued. Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions. Your feedback helps us to improve your listening experience. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution The post Directions appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

Never Ever Two LGBTIQA+ acts are featured in today’s program, Never Ever. Fifties heart throb Johnny Ray sings one of his biggest hits I’ll Never Fall In Love Again while ex Bronski Beat lead singer Jimmie Somerville teams up with Richard Coles to form The Communards with their smash hit Never Can Say Goodbye. Aussie bands are featured also: Cold Chisel performs their melodic Forever Now while Daddy Cool presents a doo wop version of I’ll Never Smile Again. The Town Criers also chip in with their hit Everlasting Love. Connie Francis performs the theme song from the film Never on Sunday while the legendary Barbra Streisand sings her award winning song Evergreen. To re-live previous episodes, visit joy.org.au/yesterdayoncemore ENJOY! Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 next Sunday at 5pm for another fantastic episode of Yesterday Once More. JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support JOY, support this podcast, donate, become a valued member: https://www.joy.org.au/support joy For Support visit: joy.org.au/Support Your opinion is highly valued. Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions. Your feedback helps us to improve your listening experience. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution The post Never Ever appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

Today’s program features songs with Big and Little in the title. Falsetto afficionado Del Shannon begins with one of his numerous hits Little Town Flirt, Paul McCartney’s group Wings chimes in with With A Little Luck while soul singer O C Smith sings his poignant ballad Little Green Apples. Freddie Mercury will never die if we keep hearing songs like Queen’s Crazy Little Thing Called Love. On the Big side two legendary female singers Shirley Bassey(Big Spender) and Joni Mitchell(Big Yellow Taxi) display their talents. To re-live previous episodes, visit joy.org.au/yesterdayoncemore ENJOY! Don’t forget to tune into JOY 94.9 next Sunday at 5pm for another fantastic episode of Yesterday Once More. JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support JOY, support this podcast, donate, become a valued member: https://www.joy.org.au/become-a-member For Support visit: joy.org.au/Support Your opinion is highly valued. Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions. Your feedback helps us to improve your listening experience. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution The post Big and Little 8 February 2026 appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

For this program, Rob and Mossy have chosen two seminal years in their lives. They discuss what happened back then and some of the songs that were trending. 1964 was a huge year for The Beatles. They toured Australia and secured the top six spots in Australia’s yearly chart. I Feel Fine was one of those songs and they also featured in 1969 with Get Back. The opening song for 1964 was the unusual The Girl from Ipanema performed by renowned saxophonist Stan Getz and American-Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto. Other big hits in 1964 were Barbra Streisand with People from the film Funny Girl and Dionne Warwick’s version of Anyone Who Had A Heart. 1969 saw Spiral Starecase soaring with their one hit wonder More Today Than Yesterday and Mama Cass with her solo hit It’s Getting Better. Australia was represented in 1964 by Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs’ popular cover Poison Ivy and in 1969 Ronnie Burns with Age of Consent. PLAYLIST The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto Get Back – The Beatles People – Barbra Streisand More Today Than Yesterday – The Spiral Starecase Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dionne Warwick Everybody’s Talkin’ – Kamahl Poison Ivy – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs It’s Getting Better – Mama Cass The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt – The Shadows Wedding Bell Blues – The 5th Dimension I Feel Fine – The Beatles Age Of Consent – Ronnie Burns Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 1964 & 1969 was broadcast on Sunday October 19, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post 1964 and 1969 appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

It’s a simple theme for this episode – all song titles have one word only. Two falsetto afficionados Dee Clark (Raindrops) and Del Shannon (Runaway) perform their biggest hits. Legends Peggy Lee and Patsy Cline sing their signature songs Fever and Crazy. Aussie singers are in the forefront too with our own legends, John Farnham (One), Olivia Newton-John (Magic) and Sherbet (Howzat). Peaches and Herb provide the ballad Reunited and as usual there is a Beatle’s offering with Paul McCartney’s Yesterday. Playlist Raindrops- Dee Clark Funkytown – Lipps Inc Fever – Peggy Lee One – John Farnham Crazy – Patsy Cline Magic – Olivia Newton-John Howzat – Sherbet Reunited – Peaches & Herb Silhouettes – The Diamonds Yesterday – The Beatles Runaway – Del Shannon Pride – Ray Brown & The Whispers Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 One Word Titles was broadcast on Sunday October 5, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post One Word Titles appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

This program features two internationally acclaimed and popular acts: Pre-eminent female group of the sixties – The Supremes and Artist Of The Decade in the 60s – Marty Robbins. With over 500 songs Marty Robbins is probably remembered best for A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) and his signature Western song, now renowned as a genre classic, El Paso. With Diana Ross as their wonderful lead singer, The Supremes No 1 hits are featured including: You Can’t Hurry Love; Love Child; I Hear A Symphony and Stop! In The Name of Love. Playlist A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) – Marty Robbins You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes The Story Of My Life – Marty Robbins Love Child – Diana Ross & The Supremes Devil Woman – Marty Robbins I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes El Paso – Marty Robbins Stop! In The Name of Love – The Supremes She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) – Marty Robbins Come See About Me – The Supremes Just Married – Marty Robbins Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 Let’s Remember: The Supremes & Marty Robbins was broadcast on Sunday September 21, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post Let’s Remember: The Supremes & Marty Robbins appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

There are many songs featuring different royal figures such as kings, queens, princesses, dukes, earls and lords, and ladies. The Royal Guardsmen mined a rich field when they sang about Snoopy, the dog from the famous Peanuts cartoon. Snoopy vs. The Red Baron hit the high spot in the charts in the early sixties. A rare royal is mentioned in Dire Strait’s Sultans of Swing while ABBA’s Dancing Queen and Juice Newton’s Queen Of Hearts draw inspiration from a royal female. Of interest is our own The Easybeats version of an old Chuck Berry song Little Queenie. Teen idol James Darren sings his cynical hit Her Royal Majesty and you will recognise the opening of Gene Chandler’s Duke Of Earl later used in a well known advertising jingle. Playlist Snoopy vs. The Red Baron – The Royal Guardsmen King Of Clowns – Neil Sedaka Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Dancing Queen – ABBA Duke Of Earl – Gene Chandler Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits Queen Of Hearts – Juice Newton Princess In Rags – Gene Pitney King Of The Road – Roger Miller Little Queenie – The Easybeats Her Royal Majesty – James Darren Lady Madonna – The Beatles Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 Royalty was broadcast on Sunday September 7, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post Royalty appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

This program features songs about different forms of entertainment. Starting with Scottish singer Donovan and his quirky Hurdy Gurdy Man and followed up by Billy Joel’s somewhat cynical portrayal of life as a singer with The Entertainer. Other forms of entertainment are presented with Liza Minnelli’s Cabaret from the film of the same name, Simon and Garfunkel’s reworking of the old English folk song Scarborough Fair and Freddie Mercury’s swan song The Show Must Go On. Rick Nelson depicts a sombre note into Garden Party while our beloved Seekers sing their huge hit The Carnival Is Over. And of course, the program finishes on a party with Leslie Gore’s It’s My Party. Playlist Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan The Entertainer – Billy Joel Scarborough Fair/Canticle – Simon & Garfunkel Cabaret – Liza Minnelli Garden Party – Rick Nelson You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat & Tears The Show Must Go On – Queen The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! – The Beatles Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear – The Alan Price Set It’s My Party -Leslie Gore Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 Entertainment was broadcast on Sunday August 24, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post Entertainment appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

Composers and arrangers often include different sounds in their songs to create a distinctive and catchy element. In their masterpiece Good Vibrations as well as the title, an unusual instrument, the Electro-Theremin, is employed by The Beach Boys. Named the ‘father of exotica’, arranger/composer Martin Denny uses all kinds of sounds heard in an African village in his popular instrumental Quiet Village. Shirley Ellis has a great time with the exuberant Clapping Song. Sam Cooke evokes the sounds of a prison chain gang in his big hit Chain Gang while The Beatles rock it out with their version of Twist And Shout. Playlist: Quiet Village – Martin Denny There’s A Kind Of Hush – Herman’s Hermits Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys Boom Sha La La Lo – Hans Poulsen The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades Sound Of Then (This Is Australia) – GANGgajang The Clapping Song – Shirley Ellis Chain Gang – Sam Cooke Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead – The Fifth Estate Clap Your Hands – The Beau-Marks Twist And Shout – The Beatles Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 Sounds was broadcast on Sunday August 10, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post Sounds appeared first on Yesterday Once More.

This program features songs about Flora and Fauna. Bette Midler starts the program with her No 1 hit from her Golden Globe winning performance in The Rose. Unusual fauna are mentioned in The Door’s Peace Frog and Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon. Flora heads Build Me Up Buttercup from The Foundations, Jud Strunk’s gently nostalgic Daisy A Day and Aussie singer Broderick Smith’s Faded Roses. Three up tempo, popular Fauna songs are Crocodile Rock (Elton John), The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens) and Sue Thompson’s catchy Paper Tiger. Playlist: The Rose – Bette Midler Peace Frog – The Doors Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin Crocodile Rock – Elton John Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations Faded Roses – Broderick Smith Daisy A Day – Jud Strunk Karma Chameleon – Culture Club The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens (I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson Paper Tiger – Sue Thompson Pictures Of Lily – The Who Yesterday Once More is presented by Rob and Mossy each Sunday afternoon at 5 Flora & Fauna was broadcast on Sunday July 27, 2025 JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station The post Flora and Fauna appeared first on Yesterday Once More.