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| The Sweethearts of Song - Kathleen, Carolyn, Susie, Maree ♥ |
They
came…they saw…and judging by reactions and rousing responses at both venues,
they adored every shoop -shooping- beebobbin’ moment of both performances when
the SWEETHEARTS OF SONG along with
Peter Edwards aka Pete the Plumber and Tommy (Cooper)
Byrne presented to audiences their ‘Tribute to the Music of the 60’s…Divas and
Dino’.
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| Peter Edwards - Jo Cocker |
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| Tommy (Cooper) Byrne - emcee and comic |
On May 27th at the Forest Hill School of Arts,complete with fairy
lights, disco ball and a capacity audience and again on June 3rd at
the Esk R.S.L.-turned-cabaret-central, the ceilings were lifted with the sounds
of Aretha, Mamma Cass, The Shirelles, The Ronnettes, Supremes, Olivia, Dusty,
Dolly, the Dixy Cups, ‘Dino’ and Jo Cocker all interspersed with the
incomparable wit of Tom Byrne and, at Esk’s R.S.L., a scrumptious 3 course meal.
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| Showing off the legs and boots. |
In
a swirl of brilliant costumed colour right down to the 60s 'peace’ earrings and
white patent leather boots, The
Sweethearts who are Kathleen Watts, Carolyn King, Maree Lansdown and Susie
Walker, swept their audiences into a toe tapping, hand clapping frenzy from the
outset with their delightful harmonies and pulsating sounds of the 60’s
Divas. Following the drawing of raffles,
they continued the theme with more of the songs, the popularity of which have
defied time and generations making seemingly impossible the urge for subtle
audience participation. Who cannot resist
the itch to bop along with the ‘Son of a Preacher Man’? There was Pete and
Kathleen’s beautiful duet, the unforgettable Cocker/Warne ‘Up Where We Belong’,
some enthusiastic audience participation with ‘The Shoop Shoop Song’, ‘Xanadu’,
‘Chapel of Love’ and an unsuspecting husband’s tentative reaction when Susie
put her own humorous take on 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ …to wit ‘Heck,
you realize I have to wake up next to that in the morning?!’.
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| Dean Martin |
The
soulful sounds of Dean Martin lent variety to the superlative entertainment
when Pete, durry and drink in hand, melted hearts with some ‘Dino’
classics. ‘Everybody Loves Somebody
Sometime’, ‘King of the Road’, ‘Amore’ among others, along with the irresistible
force that is the voice of Jo Cocker as Pete sang ‘What a Wonderful World’ and
by crikey, during his Elvis medley, ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love/Love Me Tender’,
many did.
For
their final heart-pumping performances on both evenings, it was ‘move over
Supremes…The Sweethearts of Song have arrived!!’. With sparkling sophistication, some
co-ordinated choreography and the soulful sounds of The Supremes, Kathleen, Maree, Carolyn and Susie wowed the crowds
with some of the group’s chart-topping hits. ‘Stop in the Name of Love’, ‘Where
Did Our Love Go’, ‘The Happening’, ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’, ‘You Keep Me Hanging
On’…and that was precisely the message translated by audiences as they gave
standing ovations and were left hanging on for more.
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| The Supreme ladies of Glamour - Susie, Carolyn, Maree, Kathleen |
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| Di and Sue - Ever ready to help. |
To
the super Sue Cox and her competent catering accomplices for giving so
graciously of their time and talents in the presentation of the Forest Hill
supper; to Leonie Elwell for managing the RSL Bookings and, along with her band
of supportive RSL Angels served a simply scrumptious 3 course meal, clearing
tables prior to the Sweetheart’s entries slicker than slippery socks on a dance
floor; to Damien FitzGerald’s Boutique Meats for his continued generosity and
to all those who have given their
support to this venture, we The Sweethearts of Song, express our
sincerest gratitude.
To
Kathleen whose dream it has been to create a girl-group, call it The Sweethearts of Song, source and
arrange this fabulous repertoire, both venues, make them Choir fund-raisers and
allow Maree, Carolyn and this writer the privilege of joining her on this
journey, goes a priceless debt of thanks.
By: Sue Walker
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| Full House at Forest Hill - Thanks for your support |
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| Encore !!!! |
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| A heart full of thanks ♥ |
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