November song lists

Song lists from our November shows. Comments are open if you feel like leaving one!

BOOM! BANG! songs - 6 November
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom! - Vengaboys
She Bangs - Ricky Martin
Boom! Shake the Room - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Bang Bang Boom - The Moffatts
Boom - Anastacia
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang - Alex Swings Oscar Sings!
Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room - Blondie
Bangin' Man - Slade
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Bang-a-Boomerang - ABBA
Ticky Ticky Boom - Boys Boys Boys!
Bang Bang - Nancy Sinatra
Boom I Fucked Your Boyfriend - Salt-N-Pepa
Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - Daddy Cool
Sophisticated Boom Boom - The Shangri-Las
Boom Bang-a-Bang - Lulu
Boom - Anjulie
Bang, You're Dead - Bette Midler
Boombox - Kylie Minogue

WALL songs - 13 November
Walls Come Tumbling Down! - Style Council
Back to the Wall - Divinyls
Up Against the Wall - The Whitlams
Fly on the Wall - Miley Cyrus
Like a Wall - Madasun
Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
(Dancin') Up the Wall - Jack Michaelson
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Building a Wall - Pet Shop Boys
Wonderwall - Oasis
Girl on the Wall - Jane Clifton
Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega
Seawall - Icecream Hands
Behind the Wall - Tracy Chapman
Shadow on the Wall - Mike Oldfield
West of the Wall - Toni Fisher

STRAIGHT songs - 20 November
Straight Ahead - Tube & Berger
Straight to the Top - 2 Fabiola
Straight Cold Player - Lenny Kravitz
Straighten Up and Fly Right - Robbie Williams
Straight Lines - Silverchair
Straight Up - Paula Abdul
Straight to the Moon - Sheryl Crow
Let's Straighten It Out - O.V. Wright
Straight 2 the Point - Jode Bonney
Straight Through My Heart - Backstreet Boys
I Wanna Be Straight - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Straight Time - Bruce Springsteen
Straight from the Heart - S Club
One Word (Straight to the Heart) - Chris de Burgh
Straight to My Heart - The Idea of North
Straight to Hell - Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones
A Straight Line - Michael Hutchence

EIGHT songs - 27 November
5, 6, 7, 8 - Steps
8th Wonder - The Gossip
2-4-6-8 Motorway - Tom Robinson Band
Driver 8 - REM
8th World Wonder - Kimberley Locke
8th Wonder of the World - Rogue Traders
Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar - The Andrews Sisters
Eight Easy Steps - Alanis Morissette
Eighty-Eight - Camiel
Eighties Coming Back - Ruffus
Dinner at Eight - Rufus Wainwright
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
I'm Henry the VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Pieces of Eight - Styx
The 8th Day - Nikki Madden
867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone

Show on 4 December

We're all about DANCES tonight - we've got the Twist, the Loco-Motion, the Tango, Breakdancing, the Waltz, the Hustle, the Funky Gibbon and heaps more.

BOOM! BANG! show on 6 November

Come help us celebrate Guy Fawkes Day (5 November) with lots of noisy songs!

September and October song lists

Here are the song lists from our September and October shows. Please write a comment if you feel like talking to us!

STREET songs - 4 September
Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas
Alphabet Street - Prince
Accidently Kelly Street - Frente!
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Cyndi Lauper
The 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel
Beggar on the Street of Love - Jenny Morris
On a Little Street in Singapore - Geschwister Pfister
The Dark End of the Street - The Commitments
Moon Over Bourbon Street - Sting
Oxford Street - Everything But the Girl
These Streets - Paolo Nutini
Crown Street - Women in Docs
Wall Street Shuffle - 10cc
Beale Street Blues - Eartha Kitt
Streetwalker - Michael Jackson
Dancing in the Street - The Mamas & the Papas

HOTEL/BAR/PUB songs - 11 September
Gay Bar - Electric Six
Hotel - Cassidy feat. R. Kelly
The Hotel Majestic - Fountains of Wayne
The Pub with No Beer - Midnight Oil
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel - Whitney Houston with Faith Evans and Kelly Price
Hotel California - The Cat Empire
Trying to Impress the Bargirl - Tripod
Broadway Hotel - Al Stewart
Blues Hotel - B.B. King and Koko Taylor
Blue Hotel - Chris Isaak
Blue Hotel - Lene Lovich
Blue Hotel - Jimmy Barnes
Chelsea Hotel No. 2 - Leonard Cohen
Dancing in the Lesbian Bar - Jonathon Richman
Hotels & One-Night Stands - Janis Ian
Brothers on a Hotel Bed - Death Cab for Cutie
Hotel Song - Regina Spektor

BALLS songs - 18 September
Shiny Disco Balls - Superphunk
Men Are Not Nice Guys - Grand Popo Football Club
Mannequin Ball - Mandy Kane
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Let's Ball a While - Anna English
Get on the Ball - No Doubt
Crash Like a Wrecking Ball - Jessica Folker
The Hostess with the Mostes on the Ball - Tyne Daly
Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
Killing Us Softly with Handball - Greg Champion
Crystal Ball - Pink
Chocolate Salty Balls - Chef
Mirrorball - Everything But the Girl
Pinball Wizard - Elton John
Beach Ball - Burnette
Little Boy Don't Lose Your Balls - Paul Kelly & the Messengers

No shows on 25 September and 2 October (we took a break)

ROCK songs - 9 October
We Will Rock You - Queen
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Rock Lobster - The B-52's
Heartbeat Rock - Kylie Minogue
Rock Me - ABBA
Rock On - David Essex
Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Solid Rock - Dire Straits
Solid Rock - Goanna
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - Kim Weston
I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
Rock with You - Michael Jackson
We Will Rock You - Palast Orchester & Max Raabe

ROLL songs - 16 October
Roll Over DJ - Jet
Roll Call - Daphne & Celeste
Roll On Summer - Paul Kelly
Shake, Rattle and Roll - Joe Turner
Let Me Roll It - Paul McCartney & Wings
Roll Over Beethoven - The Beatles
Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo
Let the Good Times Roll - The Cars
Let the Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
Roll with It - Oasis
Roll with It - Steve Winwood
Good Times Roll pt 2 - Rjd2
That Lucky Old Sun (Rolls Around Heaven All Day) - k d lang
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Like a Rolling Stone - The Rolling Stones
Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr Hook & the Medicine Show
Heads Will Roll - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

ROCK AND ROLL songs - 23 October
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson
Rock and Roll Bar - Mint Royale
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
Rock and Roll Whore - Liam Lynch & Jack Black
Rock and Roll Music - The Beatles
Rock 'n' Roll Band - ABBA
It's Only Rock 'n Roll - The Rolling Stones
Beth / Detroit Rock City / Rock and Roll All Night - Adam Lambert & Kiss
Rock n Roll All Night - Scared Weird Little Guys
More Rock 'n' Roll - Ruarri Joseph
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock & Roll Band) - The Moody Blues
You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man - Okkervil River
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll) - AC/DC
I Like My Rock & Roll Country - Greg Champion
Rocknroll - The Little Stevies
Rock 'n' Roll Will Stand - Johnny O'Keefe
Rock 'n' Roll High School - The Ramones
I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Britney Spears

SEVEN songs - 30 October
Seven Days - Boo Boo & Mace feat. Jo Maskell
Seven Wonders - Fleetwood Mac
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
7 Things - Miley Cyrus
Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen
Love is the Seventh Wave - Sting
7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour feat. Neneh Cherry
Hollywood Seven - Jon English
Seven Days in Sunny June - Jamiroquai
Seven Years - Tiddas
Seven Years - Norah Jones
Love Is Stronger than Justice (The Munificent Seven) - Sting
The Magnificent Seven - Hollywood Studio Orchestra
Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles
Seven Topics in One Song - Scared Weird Little Guys
Lucky Seven - Alex Lloyd
7 Days - Craig David
Seven Whole Days - Toni Braxton

SEVEN show on 30 October

Continuing with our series of 'number' shows, tonight it's SEVEN. Did you know Sting has three songs with SEVEN in the title? We'll be playing them tonight, along with songs by Toni Braxton, Queen, The White Stripes, and many more.

Celebrating Rocktober

Following on from our ROCK show last week, tonight it's ROLL. And next week? ROCK AND ROLL. Hope you can tune in!

Show on 18 September

BALLS! That's what we're about tonight. It's Australian football finals in Melbourne, so we're getting into the spirit of it.

Show on 11 September

We're off to the pub tonight. The theme is HOTEL/MOTEL/PUB/BAR. Come prop up the bar with us!

Street Party on 4 September show

Spring has sprung in Melbourne, so we're getting out and having a STREET party tonight. Lots of songs with STREET in the title, as well as the usual silly chat. Join us!

August song lists

Here are the song lists from our four August shows. Please write a comment if you feel like talking to us!

MOVIE/FILM/CINEMA songs - 7 August
Moviestar - Evelyn
Girls on Film - Duran Duran
If We Were a Movie - Hannah Montana
Teen Dream Movie Screen - Mandy Kane
The Only Film to See - Screenings
Everyone's Gone to the Movies - Steely Dan
Our Love Is Not a Movie, or Maybe - Okkervil River
Horror Movie - Skyhooks
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Titoli) - Ennio Morricone
Dirty Movie - Willy Porter
Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies - The Drifters
Old Movies - Craig Carnelia and Maureen Silliman
Film Music - Gorillaz
Movie Star - Roisin Murphy
French Cinema - Stimulator
This Movie - Catherine Traicos
Moviestar - Harpo

TOUCH songs - 14 August
Touch Me (All Night Long) - Cathy Dennis
Sometimes When We Touch - Newton
Can't Touch This - Ricki-Lee
Don't Touch Me There - The Tubes
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Everybody Wants to Touch Me - Paul Kelly
The Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
Touch - Noiseworks
The Way I Want to Touch You - Captain and Tennille
Touch Me Like That - Dannii Minogue vs Jason Nevins
U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
He Touched Me - Barbra Streisand
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
Everybody Wants to Touch Me - Paul Capsis
Space They Cannot Touch - Kate Miller-Heidke
Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox

BOOKS/WRITING songs - 21 August
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Black Book - EYC
Lady Writer - Dire Straits
Writing to Reach You - Travis
Book of Love - The Monotones
Write Me a Love Song - Ari Gold
The Oldest Story in the Book - Paul Kelly
Book of Love - Toya
Write You a Song - Plain White T's
The Book Lovers - Broadcast
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello
Storybook - David Campbell
A Beautiful Book - Butterfly Boucher
Wanted to Write a Love Song - The Cat Empire

SIX songs - 28 August
Oh Yeah 'Oh Six - Yello
Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz
Route 66 - John Mayer
Six Days - Intermission
Six Times a Week and Twice on Sunday - The Andrews Sisters
Every Six Seconds - O-Town
The Six Teens - Sweet
Six O'Clock Blues - Eric Bibb
Six O'Clock Rock - Johnny O'Keefe
Six O'Clock News - Kathleen Edwards
Six O'Clock - The Lovin' Spoonful
6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps
6 of 1 Thing - Craig David
Six Ribbons - Jon English
Route 66 - Natalie Cole
Six Jerks in a Jeep - The Andrews Sisters
Six Years Gone - Georgia Satellites

21 August show: BOOKS AND WRITING

The Melbourne Writers' Festival started today, so we've decided to make tonight's theme BOOKS AND WRITING. Tune in for tracks by Paul Kelly, The Beatles, David Campbell, Elvis Costello, Green Day, Butterfly Boucher, Travis and many more.

TOUCH show on 14 August

We're having a tactile party tonight on JOY! Lots and lots of songs with TOUCH in the title, and plenty of chat and silliness on the topic as well. Hope you can tune in!

MOVIE show on 7 August

In honour of the Melbourne International Film Festival, currently on in our city, we'll be playing songs with MOVIE, FILM or CINEMA in the title.

July song lists

Here are the song lists from our five July shows. Please write a comment if you feel like communicating with us!

MAGIC songs - 3 July
Could It Be Magic - Donna Summer
Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake
Magic - Disco Montego
Magic - Pussycat Dolls
Puff the Magic Dragon - Gregory Isaacs
Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic - Nissan Cedrics
It's a Kind of Magic - Queen
Magic Man - Heart
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
That Old Black Magic - David Campbell
Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
Magic - Robin Thicke
Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
Black Magic - Divinyls
Could It Be Magic - Take That
In the Morning of the Magicians - The Flaming Lips
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Magic - Olivia Newton-John

ARMS AND LEGS songs - 10 July
In Your Arms - Kylie Minogue
Death on Two Legs - Queen
Back in My Arms Again - Diana Ross and the Supremes
Legs - ZZ Top
Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters and Collectors
Depends and Leg Warmers - Ellen DeGeneres
Lovin' Arms - Jon English
Between My Legs - Rufus Wainwright
Outstretched Arms - Maria Forde
Don't You Feel My Leg - Maria Muldaur
Your Loving Arms - Billie Ray Martin
Nice Legs Shame About the Face - The Monks
Into My Arms - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Bowlegged and Starving - Jay Brannan
Arms of Mary - Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Skinny Legs - Lyle Lovett
Can I Trust Your Arms - Olivia Newton-John
I've Got Two Legs - Monty Python
Get a Leg Up - John Mellencamp

CHILD songs - 17 July
Real Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy Pop
Manchild - Neneh Cherry
Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon
The Heart Remains a Child - Everything But the Girl
Children of the Moon - The Alan Parsons Project
Took the Children Away - Archie Roach
Friday's Child - Will Young
Children Will Listen - Barbra Streisand
The Man with the Child in His Eyes - Kate Bush
Where Do the Children Play? - Cat Stevens
Speak Like a Child - Style Council
God Bless the Child - Aretha Franklin

MOON songs - 24 July
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
Sorrento Moon - Tina Arena
Boy in the Moon - Margaret Urlich
It's Only a Paper Moon - Maureen McGovern
Sugar Moon - k.d. lang
Mr Moonlight - The Beatles
Shadow on a Harvest Moon - Everything But the Girl
Lonely Moon - The Cat Empire
Silvery Moon - Sherbet
Shoot Down the Moon - Elton John
Blue Moon - Mel Torme
Moon Over Bourbon Street - Sting
Old Devil Moon - David Campbell
No Moon at All - Roger Cicero
Moon in the Bed - Paul Kelly and the Messengers
Moon Love - Della Reese
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

FIVE songs - 31 July
Take 5 - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Give Me Five - Laura Love
Five o'Clock World - The Vogues
Five Star Laundry - Motor Ace
Five Miles Out - Mike Oldfield
Five Fathoms - Everything But the Girl
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of ...) - Palast Orchester and Max Raabe
Five - Coco's Lunch
Five Miles Wide - Shanks and Bigfoot
Starting Five - Dios Malos
5 Years from Now - Mercury4
One Four Five - The Cat Empire
Five Flights Up - Jaimi Faulkner
5.15 - Chris Isaak
Five Feet of Snow - Dirty Secrets
Low Five - Sneaker Pimps
Five Seasons - Manoo and Francois A
Nine to Five - Dolly Parton
One and One Make Five - Pet Shop Boys

Show on 10 July

We're all ARMS and LEGS tonight. Tune in for songs by Rufus Wainwright, Jay Brannan, Ellen DeGeneres, Kylie Minogue, Hunters & Collectors, Queen, Lyle Lovett and heaps of others!

Song list updates

Here are the song lists from our last 10 shows. Please write a comment if you feel like communicating with us!

NATALIE songs (24 April - Nat's birthday!)
Happy Birthday - The Beatles
Big Mistake - Natalie Imbruglia
This Will Be - Natalie Cole
Boys in Town - Natalie Gauci
All Out of Love - The Foundations feat. Natalie Rossi
Natalie - Stephen Duffy
Let There Be Love - Nat King Cole
Natalie - Shirley Bassey
Love Like This - Natasha Bedingfield
Alive - Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
When I See You - Macy Gray (real name: Natalie McIntyre)
Shiver - Natalie Imbruglia
Nathalie - Gilbert Becaud
Believe Me Natalie - The Killers
There Is No Good Reason - Natalie Merchant & Friends
Landslide - Dixie Chicks (Natalie Maines is one of them)

RING songs (1 May)
Ring of Joy - Pansy Division
Brown Girl in the Ring - Boney M
Big Brass Ring - Sparks
Too Many Rings Around Rosie - Elaine Stritch
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce
She Wears My Ring - Johnny O'Keefe
Ring of Fire - Adam Lambert
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Diamond Ring - Sheryl Crow
Garden Ring - Cris Williamson & Tret Fure
Plain Gold Ring - Nina Simone
There's a Ring of Gold in Texas - Jerry McGarrity, Sally Mayes, Carolee Carmello. Julie Johnson & J.K. Simmons
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
With This Ring - The Platters
Band of Gold - Freda Payne

CALIFORNIA songs (8 May)
California - Phantom Planet
California - Lenny Kravitz
Hotel California - The Eagles
California Nights - Lesley Gore
Gone to California - Pink
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
California - Crying in Public Places
Miss California - Palast Orchester & Max Raabe
California Here I Come - Sophie B. Hawkins
California - The Casanovas
California - Atherton
Hotel California - The Cat Empire
California - Rufus Wainwright
California - Melissa Etheridge
California Dreamin' - Pastel Vespa
It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
Meet Me in California - Plain White T's

MELBOURNE songs (15 May)
Welcome to Melbourne - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Leaps and Bounds - Paul Kelly & the Messengers
Carlton - Skyhooks
Melbourne - Maunder
Breakfast at Sweethearts - Cold Chisel
Entire Melbourne Train System - Sammy J
From the ... to the ... - Scared Weird Little Guys
Melbourne - The Whitlams
Brunswick Street - Women in Docs
St Kilda - WOB
Four Seasons in One Day - New Buffalo
Melbourne Girls - Paul Kelly
It's Too Damn Cold in Melbourne - The Chives
Hootchie Gucci Fiorucci Mama - Australian Crawl
The Two Loves of His Life (Tram Song) - The Little Stevies
From St Kilda to King's Cross - Paul Kelly

HAIR songs (22 May)
It's Because ... We've Got Hair - Tunng
Sister Golden Hair - America
Redheads, Gold Cards and Long Black Limousines - Tex, Don & Charlie
'Cause I'm a Blonde - Julie Brown
Platinum Blonde Life - No Doubt
Love Shack - The B-52's (a B-52 is a bouffant wig)
Love Blonde - Kim Wilde
Hairspray - James Marsden
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
Redhead Girl - Air
Bullets in My Hairdo - Finn
I Am Not My Hair - India Arie feat. Akon
Suicide Blonde - INXS
Joey - Concrete Blonde
Big, Blonde and Beautiful - Queen Latifah
Haircut - The Waifs
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Liz Callaway
The Tide Is High - Blondie
Hair - The Cowsills

THREE songs (29 May)
1, 2, 3 - Len Barry
Three Hits - Indigo Girls
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
Three Days - k d lang & the Reclines
Three Roses - America
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Three Down - The Waifs
Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
Three Is a Magic Number - Blind Melon
Those Three Are on My Mind - Kim Harris & the Magpies
Three - Massive Attack
The Three Caballeros - The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby
Two or Three Things I Know About Love - Stephen Cummings
No I in Threesome - Interpol
Threesome - Melissa Etheridge
Three Babies - Sinead O'Connor
Three Steps to Heaven - Eddie Cochran
Three Sisters - Vince Jones
Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra

COLD songs (5 June)
Cold Shoulder - Culture Club
Cold - Annie Lennox
Cold Cold Heart - Norah Jones
Cold Shoulder - Adele
I Was Cold - Karma County
Hot 'N' Cold - Katy Perry
Cold and Intimate - Nitin Sawhney
Refuge (When It's Cold Outside) - John Legend
Cold Come the Nights - Skipping Girl Vinegar
Before the Cold - Lucie Thorne
Cold Heart Killer - Angie Hart
Cold Sober Moment - Gabrielle
Cold Day Dream - Texas
Stone Cold - Jimmy Barnes

COMEDY songs (12 June)
The Joker - Gina Riley
Let's Talk About Sex - Palast Orchester & Max Raabe
Cockney Medley - Bill Bailey
Young Men - Earl Okin
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - Pastel Vespa
Apres Moi - Eartha Kitt
Eskimo - Corky & the Juice Pigs
A Hard Day's Night - Peter Sellers
Shall We Join the Ladies? - Michael Feinstein
Funky Gibbon - The Goodies
The Alternating Song - Scared Weird Little Guys
Mormons - Crying in Public Places
True Love Song - Bill Bailey
Suicide Bomber - Tripod
The Internet Is for Porn - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
I Will Not Look at Titties - Bill Bailey
Lady Bump - Kath & Kim
Meaningless Songs - The HeeBeeGeeBees
White Wedding - Pastel Vespa
Yoda - Weird Al Yankovic
Star Wars Cantina - Richard Cheese
The New National Anthem - Sensitive New Age Cowpersons

ALPHABET songs (19 June)
ABC - The Jackson 5
Bad Boys - Wham!
Coffee - Supersister
Dear Diary - Pink
Everything - Anna Vissi
Funny Face - Michael Feinstein
Goody Goody - Della Reese
Housewife - Jay Brannan
Ise Isa - Spacifix
Jump - Pointer Sisters
Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance
Liza - Linda Strasser
More More More - Kylie Minogue
Nothing New - The Waifs
Obsession (I Love You) - Amiel
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Doris Day
Queensland - Scared Weird Little Guys
Round Round - Sugababes
Something Stupid - Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra
Tubthumping - Pastel Vespa
U.G.L.Y. - Daphne & Celeste
Voulez-Vous - ABBA
Words - F.R. David
Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John
Yeh Yeh - Bob Downe
Zoom - Fat Larry's Band

FOUR songs (26 June)
1234 - Feist
Four to the Floor - Starsailor
One Times Two Times Three Times Four - The Zoot
Work Is a Four-Letter Word - The Smiths
4 Minutes - Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake
4 in the Morning - Gwen Stefani
Four Strong Winds - Neil Young
Four Little Angels of Peace - Harold Rome, Barbra Streisand, Jack Carroll & Alan Sokoloff
Four Brothers - Manhattan Transfer
Fourth Floor - The Waifs
On All Fours - Jay Brannan
1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's
Four Walls - Cold Chisel
One 2 3 Four - Martin Solveig
Four Women - Nina Simone
Four Seasons in One Day - New Buffalo
Four Winds - Bright Eyes
Four Leaf Clover - Lyndon Wesley
Four Letter Words - Suzi Quatro

JOY Radiothon show #1

JOY's annual radiothon starts tomorrow (12 June) and to celebrate, we're playing comedy music tracks on Theme Party. Tune in for a laugh or three and join the JOY family as a member for the chance to win some fantastic prizes!

Show on 29 May

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past few weeks! Our theme tonight is THREE, the third in our series of 'number' shows. Tune in for music by k.d. lang, Massive Attack, The Waifs, Eddie Cochran, The Commodores and many others.

It's Nat's birthday!

In honour of Nat's birthday on Friday 24 April, we are having a NAT show this week. All the songs we play will either have NATALIE in the title or will be by artists called Natalie/Nat/Natasha. We hope you can tune in on the night and send Nat a birthday greeting! To send a message, you can SMS 0427JOY949, email onair@joy.org.au, or phone 9699 2949.

Recap of TWO show

In the second of our monthly 'number' shows, the theme was, strangely enough, TWO. Thanks go to the listeners who sent emails (onair@joy.org.au) and text messages (0427 JOY 949) - keep 'em coming!

Song list
Two for My Seconds - Operator Please
Song 2 - Blur
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two of Us - Bob Evans with Josh Pyke
Two in a Million - S Club 7
It Takes Two - Human Nature with Mary Wilson
Two Little Girls - Ani DiFranco
The Two Loves of His Life (Tram Song) - The Little Stevies
2 Hearts - Kylie Minogue
Two Nobodies in New York - Jeff Bowen & Hunter Bell
I've Been Given Two Wings - Cafe of the Gate of Salvation
2 People - Jean-Jacques Smoothie
Two of Us - The Beatles
Two Hands - Kate Ceberano
Two Cigarettes in the Dark - k.d. lang
Too Many Bridges - Archie Roach
One Big Union for Two - Rose Marie Jun & Jack Carroll

Costumes: Nat came as a bicycle built for two (not as the town bike, which is what Katie thought originally); Daniel came as Number Two from the Austin Powers movies; and Katie was covered in brown, sticky (but odourless!) body paint - she was Number Twos.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The topic du jour was 'What are your two favourite flavours of ice-cream to have in a double header?' Nat's are mint choc chip and butterscotch, Daniel went the traditional way and said chocolate and strawberry, and Katie's favourite combination is dark chocolate ice-cream and raspberry sorbet.

Katie's Clutch Purse: Trivia about the origins of the glyph we use for '2' and the importance of the number 2 in Chinese culture and in Judaism.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make The Two, a Two Wheeler and a Two Drink Minimum.

Show on 17 April

In our monthly series of 'number' themes, it's time for TWO. All our songs will have TWO in the title - as you can imagine, there are plenty to choose from! Tune in at 11pm for music by Ani DiFranco, Meat Loaf, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Ray Charles, U2, and many others.

LIVE/DIE show recap

Another fun show with some great music. Thanks to all the listeners who sent emails (onair@joy.org.au) and text messages (0427 JOY 949) - it seems many people were up late on Good Friday!

Song list
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
The Way You Live - Hunters & Collectors
Old Before I Die - Robbie Williams
Live Like Horses - Elton John
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Live and Breathe - Tina Cousins
But I Might Die Tonight - Cat Stevens
Live to Tell - Madonnna
When I Die - The Waifs
You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
Die Another Day - Madonna
Live It Up - Mental As Anything
Die Vampire, Die! - Susan Blackwell
Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen
I Would Die 4 U - Prince
Live Without It - Killing Heidi
Love You 'Til the Day I Die - Crowded House

Costumes: Nat had six shoes on her head (she was six feet under - geddit?); Daniel came as Ned the pie-maker from the TV show Pushing Daisies (he has the power to bring dead people back to life); and Katie was a midwife.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The topic du jour was 'Have you ever been directly involved in a hatching or a dispatching?' Katie said she had dispatched a lot of cockroaches, while Nat had been at the births of a foal, a calf and a human baby. Our special in-studio guest, Mari, told us about donating some of her eggs to a couple who wanted to have a baby, while listener contributions included two people who had inadvertently killed their childhood pets; Chris from St Kilda, who had lost many friends in the 1980s (he said, 'Many of them wanted a celebration of their lives - and so it was'); and the Lovely Barbara, who was dispatching Easter eggs while listening to us on JOY.

Katie's Clutch Purse: Sayings with 'live' or 'die' in them, and their meanings, e.g. 'to live from hand to mouth / in a glass house / in the lap of luxury / the life of Reilly' and 'to die for want of lobster sauce / in harness / with one's boots on / like a dog'.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make a Lifesaver, a Dying Bastard and Fiery Balls of Death.

Good Friday show

Tune in for an Easter show on the fairly appropriate (and entirely accidental) theme of LIVE/DIE. Lots of excellent tracks on offer tonight, including songs by Queen, Nancy Sinatra, Prince, The Waifs and Madonna.

FAMILIAR TUNE | FOREIGN WORDS show

This show was full of fabulous music! It was fun playing songs in languages other than English, and we thank to all the listeners who sent emails (onair@joy.org.au) and text messages (0427 JOY 949).

Song list
L'Anarchie dans l'U.K. - Pastel Vespa
99 Luftballons - Nena
Gloria - Umberto Tozzi (in Italian)
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) - Buena Vista Social Club
Sie liebt Dich (She Loves You) - The Beatles
Je te couvre de baiser (Cover You in Kisses) - Vassy
Ring Ring - Abba (in Swedish)
Chimes of Freedom - Youssou N'dour (in Wolof)
Le Chef de la bande (Leader of the Pack) - Frank Alamo
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
Simarik (Kiss Kiss) - Tarkan
Mbube (Wimoweh) - Miriam Makeba
Der Kommissar - Falco
Rock el Casbah - Rachid Taha
Schiess mich doch zu Mond (Fly Me to the Moon) - Roger Cicero
Suzanne - Francoise Hardy (in French)
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - Pastel Vespa (in French)

Costumes: Nat came as a belly dancer; Daniel wore lederhosen; and Katie was the Girl from Ipanema.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The topic du jour was 'Do you speak a language other than English? And if so, can you tell us how to say "Fancy a shag?" in that language?' Katie speaks good French and passable Japanese; Nat has a smattering of French, German and Japanese; and Daniel knows some German. Listener contributions included Paul from South Melbourne, a former tram conductor who knew how to say 'Hello' and 'Thank you' in Japanese, Greek, Italian, German, Hindi and French; and a woman whose Turkish girlfriend had taught her to say 'I love you very much' in Turkish. Awww.

Katie's Clutch Purse: Information about the origins of some of the songs on the night's playlist.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make a German Hooker (Die Deutsche Nutte), a Swedish Pinkie, a Spanish Fly, a Japanese Slipper and a French Whore.

Theme for 3 April

Familiar Tune / Foreign Words

Wanna hear ABBA sing 'Ring Ring' in Swedish? Miriam Makeba singing an awesome version of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' in Zulu? The original German versions of '99 Luft Ballons' and 'Der Kommissar'? We have all that and much more tonight on Theme Party. Tune in, join the party, leave comments on this blog!

Friday 27 March show

In the first of a new series, tonight's theme is ONE. One show each month will have a 'number' theme - next month it will be TWO, the month after THREE, and so on. (By the time we get to about six or seven, it's going to be getting difficult!)

Recap of STRANGE show

Things got quite STRANGE on the show last Friday night, then STRANGER and even STRANGEST. Thanks to all the listeners who sent emails (onair@joy.org.au) and text messages (0427 JOY 949).

Song list
We Might as Well Be Strangers - Keane
Perfect Strangers - Emmanuel Carella
Love Is a Stranger - Eurythmics
Strange Relationship - Darren Hayes
Strange Phenomena - Kate Bush
The Stranger - Billy Joel
Perfect Strangers - INXS
The Strangest Thing - Liza Minnelli
Good Morning Stranger - Harry Manx
Beautiful Stranger - Madonna
Boy Strange - Pet Shop Boys
Strange Days - George
Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
Strange Kind of Love - Peter Murphy
Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
Blue Stranger - Paul Kelly and the Messengers
Strangers in the Night - Petula Clark

Costumes: Nat wore Bjork's strange swan costume from the Oscars a few years ago; Daniel came as Dr Strangepork from Pigs in Space; and Katie was a strange-nosed chameleon.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The slightly naughty topic du jour was 'What is the strangest thing that someone's ever done to you in a sexual situation?' Nat said hers involved whipped cream in a can; Daniel said something about fisting; and Katie shared that she had once been propositioned thusly: 'How would you like some internal massage?' Listener contributions included being sodomised by twins in Berlin (thanks, Addam!), and trying to send an SMS to Theme Party while having sex. Yes.

Katie's Clutch Purse: Miscellaneous trivia about animals and places with 'strange' in their name, the expressions 'strange but true' and 'strange bedfellows', and the history of the famous song Strange Fruit.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make a Stranger-in-Town, Jonathan Strange, Strangeways to Oldham, Stranger's Candy and Strange Banana.

Theme for 20 March

We're going strange tonight. STRANGE, STRANGER, STRANGEST - tune in to find out more.

Recap of SUPERSTITION show

We had a great time doing our SUPERSTITION show last Friday night. Seems like it struck a chord with the listeners, as we received several emails (onair@joy.org.au) and text messages (0427 JOY 949).

Song list
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Black Cat - Janet Jackson
Haunted House - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
Knock on Wood - Guy Sebastian
Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
Voodoo Child - Rogue Traders
Better Luck - Scissor Sisters
Voodoo - Chris Isaak
Voodoo - Spice Girls
Witchy Woman - The Eagles
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
Amulet - Natacha Atlas
Ghost - Indigo Girls
Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
Voodoo Cowboy - The Cat Empire
Karma - Alicia Keys

Costumes: Nat wore toy ladders and mirrors and suchlike about her person; Daniel came as a footless rabbit (think about it); and Katie was a fortune teller.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The topic du jour was 'What are you superstitious about?' Katie claimed she wasn't superstitious at all, but then confessed to wishing 'Chewy on ya boot' to opposition goal-kickers at the football. Listener contributions included avoiding putting shoes on the bed, and throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder to ward off evil.

Katie's Clutch Purse: Explanations on the origins of popular superstitions - here is a good link for anyone interested in reading more.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make a Witch's Brew, Warm Witch's Blood, Simple Charm, Black Magic and Lucky Seven.

Friday the 13th

Theme for Friday 13 March: SUPERSTITION

In keeping with the date of the show, our playlist this week will contain songs referring to superstitions, ghosts and other spooky things. If you have any song suggestions or requests, or you just want to say hello, please leave us a comment!

Recap of HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY show

The band was back together for our return to the JOY airwaves, and we were very happy about it! Thanks for listening if you listened, and special thanks to those who sent us an email (onair@joy.org.au) or a text message (0427 JOY 949). Here's a quick recap of the show.

Song list
Are You Happy? - Will Young
I'll Make You Happy - Divinyls
Joy - Staxx
Gonna Make You Happy Tonight - Tripod
Tears of Joy - Tuck & Patti
Happy Together - The Turtles
Joy - Coco's Lunch
Put On a Happy Face - Jason Alexander
Joyful Girl - Ani DiFranco
The Happy Song - Otis Redding
Joy - Deni Hines
Happy Messy Love - Rachael Kane
Ring of Joy - Pansy Division
I Whistle a Happy Tune - Julie Andrews & Edmund Kingsley
Joy - Nu Colours
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
Oh Gee Oh Joy - Michael Feinstein
Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again - Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand

Costumes: Nat temporarily tattooed HAPPY on each of her 'girls', and JOY in the 'tramp stamp' area of her person; Daniel came as Joy Turner from TV's My Name Is Earl; and Katie was 'The Happy Hooker'.

The Conversation Pit with Nat: The topic du jour was 'What makes you happy?' - for Nat it was her pussycat, for Daniel it was musical theatre, and for Katie it was US political satirist Jon Stewart. Listener contributions to the discussion on happy-making things included 'Dancing to Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves' and 'The Campervan' (the latter refers to JOY's weekday drivetime program).

Katie's Clutch Purse: Trivial tidbits covered the etymology of the word 'joy', definitions of happiness according to philosophers and religious thinkers, the role of social networks in spreading happiness, movies with HAPPY or JOY in the title, and the meaning of the phrase 'happy as Larry'.

Daniel's Cocktail Menu: How to make a Happy Skipper, a Joy Ride, a Cafe Joy and a Hairy Happy Trail.

Theme Party returns!

Yes, the popular Theme Party program returns to the airwaves on Friday 6 March at 11pm. Tune in to JOY 94.9 in Melbourne or listen to us on the web at www.joy.org.au for fun and games and music on a theme from 11pm to 1am (AEST).

Theme for Friday 6 March: HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

The thing about our show is that the theme must appear in the title of the song - so for this week, every song we play must contain either JOY or HAPPY in the title. If you have any song suggestions or requests, or you just want to say 'Welcome back', please leave us a comment!