Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities July 27, 2025 Duration: 50:45

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

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Flora & Fauna was broadcast on Sunday July 27, 2025
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