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Year:1983
Date:27/2/1983
Show no:359
Summary:THIS SHOW (FIRST FOR 1983) HOSTED BY JAMES REYNE AND CO-HOSTED BY MOLLY. MOLLY PRESENTS THREE SPECIAL SEGMENTS. FIRST CALLED 'OUT OF WORK' MOLLY IV YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AND OBTAINS COMMENTS, SECOND CALLED 'MOLLY ASKS BOB HAWKE' MOLLY IV BOB HAWKE RE UNEMPLOYMENT & YOUTH PROBLEMS & WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO ABOUT THEM AND MR HAWKE RESPONDS AND STATES THERE IS
NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION BUT HE UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS AND HIS COMMITTMENT IS THERE (JOB GENERATION PROG'S, COMMUNITY YOUTH SUPPORT SCHEMES, INC BENEFITS & INC RENT ASSISTANCE), THIRD CALLED 'AND NOW THE PM' MOLLY IV THE PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM FRASER RE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE AND WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO ABOUT THEM FRASER STATES THAT HE WOULD RECTIFY THE SITUATION BY A NUMBER OF MEASURES (USING MONEY FROM THE WAGE PAUSE HE WOULD ESTABLISH SPECIAL YOUTH PROJECT IN
THE CITY & BUSH, AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AT SCHOOLS AS TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY & NEED FOR BETTER CURRICULA) PROMISED THAT THESE CHANGES COULD NOT BE MADE IN 6 TO 12 MONTHS. MOLLY PRESENTS HUMDRUM AND JAMES REYNE RE HIS INPUT INTO ANOTHER GROUPS ALBUM THE 'PARTY BOYS', NEW AUSTRALIAN CRAWL ALBUM AND GOING TO AMERICA.
LOCAL ARTISTS:
ROSE TATTOO 'BRANDED'
INXS 'TO LOOK AT YOU'
MEN AT WORK 'DOWN UNDER' (HUMDRUM ITEM)
THE GLOBES 'THE BEAT GOES ON' (HUMDRUM ITEM)
DECKCHAIRS OVERBOARD 'THAT'S THE WAY' (HUMDRUM ITEM)
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
PRINCE '1999'
PHIL COLLINS 'YOU CANT HURRY LOVE' (OLD 'SUPREMES' SONG)
MADNESS 'OUR HOUSE'
FAT LARRY'S BAND 'ZOOM'
BLANCMANGE 'LIVING ON THE CEILING'
KAJAGOOGOO 'TOO SHY' (HUMDRUM ITEM)
DIRE STRAITS 'TWISTING BY THE POOL'
MONTE VIDEO 'SHOOP SHOOP DIDI WAP'
NATIONAL TOP TEN:
DIVINYLS 'SCIENCE FICTION (NO.10)
HUMAN LEAGUE 'MIRROR MAN' (NO.9)
TOTO 'AFRICA' (NO.8)
DIONNE WARWICK 'HEARTBREAKER' (NO.7)
CULTURE CLUB 'DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME' (NO.6)
TAUTO COFLA 'I EAT CANNIBALS' (NO.6)
JOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES 'UP WHERE WE BELONG' (NO.5)
WHAM 'YOUNG GUNS' (NO.4)
PHIL COLLINS 'YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE' (NO.3)
DIRE STRAITS 'TWISTING BY THE POOL (NO.2)
LAURA BRANIGAN 'GLORIA'(NO.1)

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