Conditions of the Heart

Conditions of the Heart

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities June 7, 2026 Duration: 52:16

Conditions of the Heart

Past civilizations have associated the heart with love as they believed it was (among other things) the centre of emotions. The core of this week’s show CONDITIONS OF THE HEART introduces emotive songs that relate to love and the connection with the heart. Some songs make reference to the beating heart Herman Hermits, heart aches the Eagles and broken hearts from the Bee Gees, Jimmy Ruffin Elton John & Kiki Dee, Dionne Warwick and Gene Pitney.

PLAYLIST

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Bee Gees

Heart – Eddie Fisher

Heartache Tonight – Eagles

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted -Jimmy Ruffin

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee

Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

Heartbreaker – Dionne Warwick

Only Love Can Break a Heart – Gene Pitney

Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat – Herman’s Hermits

Heart – Lynne Randell

Wooden Heart- Elvis

My Heart is an Open Book – Carl Dobkins Jr

 

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