In popular music a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song. Aah yes, the next two installments on Radio Ga Ga are going to feature the much maligned, sometimes rightly sometimes wrongly cover version. But its not all bad (or good), think of tunes such as “All along the
Read moreThis weeks Radio Ga Ga takes a different spin as we play the best of the rock/pop instrumentals from 1959 onwards. There will be a few surprises as we hear from ELP, Booker T & The MG’s, Sky, Mason Williams, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Hot Butter, Van Halen, The Ventures, Joe Satriani, The Shadows, Fleetwood Mac, Mike Oldfield and others. Lucy
Read moreA noun is a part of speech typically denoting a person, thing, place or idea. This weeks on Radio Ga Ga we have sought and have found songs with a simple common theme. The names of the songs must be one word and that word must be a noun. Think of songs with titles such as Heaven, Centrefold, Photograph, Legs, Lollipop and Poison and
Read moreIt doesn’t matter if the song came first or the movie came first, they all qualify on Radio Ga Ga this Saturday morning. This weeks edition will be all about songs that had a movie named after them or movies that had the title of the movie immortalised in a song. Think Pretty in Pink, Convoy, Hurricane, The Man On
Read moreWith main host Mark off on his travels this week, stand in show host Clem will be firing up the kombi and taking Radio Ga Ga itself travelling. Many a tune has been penned about travel or travelling. Rambling and wandering down country roads to Memphis, California, Amsterdam or even St Kilda to Kings Cross. You’ll hear from artists as
Read moreThis Saturdays episode of Radio Ga Ga will feature songs about “The End of The World”. Yes yes REM will be in for a visit to perform “It’s the end of the world as we know it” but here will be a host of other acts swinging by Radio Ga Ga including The Clash, The Eels, Smashing Pumpkins, Blondie, Bruce
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