Saturday Night for Saturday 28 December 2024

Sat Night Requests 28 Dec 2024

for the next two weeks, the RNZ Music team (and me, Todd Zaner) is picking the requests...this week it's A to Z, and next week Z to A.  Our full requests are back on Saturday 11 January...

A - Never Never - The Assembly

B - There Is No Depression In New Zealand - Blam Blam Blam

C - Secret Exhibition - Tom Cunliffe

D - Breakin' Into Another Day - Dennis O'Brien 

E - So Serious - ELO

F - Johhny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals

G - Unkind and Unwise - Go Betweens

H - Love and Conviction - Jan Hellriegel

I - Make A Wish Amanda - In Betweens

J - Nerve - Jordan Rakei

K -  Shandi - Kiss

L - That's Alright - Laura Mvula

M - After The Revolution - Marlon Williams

N - Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash

O - One Of Us - Joan Osborne

P -  Aku Raukura - Patea Maori club

Q - Dancin Man - Q

R - Break Our Backs - Rhythm Cage

S - Little By Little - Dusty Springfield

T - Leave Love Out Of This - Anthonie Tonnon

U - We Stood Still - Ultravox

V - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

W - Love Is Everywhere (Beware) - Wilco

X - Generals And Majors - XTC

Y - E Te Ariki - The Yoots

Z - Tell Her No - Zombies

A - Show Some Emotion - Joan Armatrading

B - Wolves - Bic Runga

C - It's Getting Better - Mama Cass

D - Soul Kind Of Feeling - Dynamic Hepnotics

E - That's All right - Elvis Presley

F - The Man Whose Head Expanded - The Fall

G - Misunderstanding - Genesis

H - Chinese Burn - Nathan Haines

I - Sweat (A La La La La Long) - Inner Circle

J - Atmosphere - Joy Division

K - Stoppin' The Love - KT Tunstall

L - In The Air - L.A.B.

M - Woodstock - Matthews' Southern Comfort

N - Cruisin' (Cruising, Lucy Ramona & Sunset Sam) - Michael Nesmith

O - Dance The Body Music - Osibisa

P - Poor But Proud - Paul Kelly

Q - The Wild One - Suzi Quatro

R - Angry - Rolling Stones

S - Slowdive - Siouxsie And The Banshees

T - Beyond The Stars - Tami Neilson and Willie Nelson

U - Only My Heart Calling - Margaret Urlich

V - Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

W - Born Under A Bad Sign - William Bell

X - Los Angeles - X

Y - After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

Z - Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Warren Zevon

Late Night Hot Toddy - The Beach Boys...on this date in 1983, drummer and founding member Dennis Wilson died after drowning at Marina Del Ray, California.  Brother of Brian and Carl Wilson...so we'll feature their music, including tracks recorded live in London in 1969.