Yesterday Once More

10 Oct 2022

Down…Under

50s, 60s, 70s, 80s

This week’s theme has songs titles which focus on DOWN…UNDER.

The British are highly represented with Petula Clark’s 1964 Downtown, a duet with Queen and David Bowie Under Pressure, the rock group Status Quo with  Down Down, the Beatles love song Don’t Let Me Down, Rick Astley’s I’ll Never Let You Down and the Yardbirds’ Over Under Sideways Down.

Normie Rowe’s I Just Don’t Understand, Colleen Hewett’s Headin’ Down the Highway & Down Under from Men at Work comprise the Australian contribution.

Both west and east coasts of the USA are represented with the Californian group Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Down On The Corner and New Jersey’s the Four Seasons’ I’ve Got You Under My Skin and Sweden’s ABBA is Under Attack.

PLAYLIST

• Downtown – Petula Clark
• Down Down – Status Quo
• Under Pressure – Queen / David Bowie
• Under Attack – ABBA
• I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Four Seasons
• I’ll Never Let You Down – Rick Astley
• Down Under – Men at Work
• Headin’ Down the Highway – Colleen Hewett
• Don’t Let me Down – Beatles
• I Just Don’t Understand – Normie Rowe
• Over, Under, Sideways, Down – Yardbirds
• Down on the Corner – CCR

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