Beginnings and Endings

Beginnings and Endings

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Beginnings & Endings

 

In this program Rob is joined by guest presenter Rachel, as they engage in the theme of Beginnings And Endings. Rachel begins with a very apt opening song by the Fifth Dimension Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In. Rob presents three strong singers in Joan Baez: I Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer, Robin Gibb’s impressive performance of I Started A Joke and John Lennon’s sad posthumous hit (Just Like) Starting Over. Rachel contributes Fleetwood Mac’s popular Go Your Own Way and LGBTIQA+ Lesley Gore with her beginning and ending song Judy’s Turn to Cry. The Aussie contribution comes from the resilient Jo Jo Zep with Losing Game.

 

Playlist

  • Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – Fifth Dimension
  • I Never dreamed You’d leave in Summer – Joan Baez
  • It’s Over – Roy Orbison
  • I Started A Joke – Bee Gees
  • Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
  • Losing Game – Jo Jo Zep
  • Here Comes The Sun – Beatles
  • (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
  • Judy’s Turn To Cry – Lesley Gore
  • The End Of The World – Skeeter Davis
  • Take A Message To Mary – Everly Bros
  • It’s Only The Beginning – Kalin Twins

 

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