Merran Regan’s IN THE SPOTLIGHT show on Wednesdays from 4-7pm is a mix of popular music, interviews and guests.
Each week Merran chooses a music theme and invites listeners to call in with requests along that theme to be played live during the show. You can see each week’s theme listed on Merran’s facebook page In The Spotlight with Merran Regan on Northside Radio. Merran plays an eclectic mix of pop, rock, jazz, indie, country, even musical theatre from Australia and all around the world – from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s through to songs from today.  She regularly interviews local mayors, actors, playwrights, directors, artists, musicians, performers, writers, authors, artistic directors and producers across all art forms – theatre, dance, opera, musicals, festivals, family events, even kids shows.
Tune in 4-7pm Wednesday afternoons.
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16:12 | I've Got a Woman (2005 Remaster) | Ray Charles |
| 16:14 | Stupid Cupid / I Got a Woman | Ray Charles;Connie Francis | |
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16:18 | Respect | Aretha Franklin |
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16:22 | I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) | Otis Redding |
| 16:28 | For Lovers | The London West End Orchestra | |
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16:29 | In the midnight hour | Wilson Pickett |
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16:33 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
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16:38 | Cry To Me | Solomon Burke |
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16:42 | A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke |
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16:49 | Stand by Me (From "Stand By Me") | Ben E. King |
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16:53 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding |
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16:56 | Reach Out I'll Be There | Four Tops |
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17:08 | Superstition - Single Version | Stevie Wonder |
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17:13 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye |
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17:19 | Hold On, I'm Coming | Sam & Dave |
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17:23 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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17:26 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
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17:30 | Take Me To The River | Al Green |
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17:35 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Single Version | The Righteous Brothers |
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17:39 | Son Of A Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield |
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17:45 | Into The Mystic | Van Morrison |
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17:49 | Back at the Chicken Shack | Jimmy Smith |
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17:55 | Street Life | The Crusaders |
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18:08 | Crying Shame | The Teskey Brothers |
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18:13 | The Rest Of Me (Edit) | Michael Kiwanuka |
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18:18 | Home | Marc Broussard |
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18:26 | Pick Up the Pieces (Rerecorded) | Average White Band |
| 18:32 | Back To Black (Explicit) | Amy Winehouse | |
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18:40 | Your Love Is King | Sade |
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18:46 | Got to Be | MooveKa |
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18:47 | Strange | Celeste |
| 18:52 | Bittersweet (Full Length) | Lianne La Havas | |
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18:56 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges |
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| 16:05 | LIVE VIDEO CAM | John FREEMAN, Georges BODOSSIAN | |
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16:07 | Jettison | Vince Jones |
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16:19 | Budgie | Vince Jones |
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16:25 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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16:26 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Single Version | The Righteous Brothers |
| 16:38 | Bohemian Rhapsody (Remastered 2011) | Queen | |
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16:45 | Got to Be | MooveKa |
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16:47 | Operator | The Manhattan Transfer |
| 16:50 | Seven Bridges Road (Live) [1999 Remaster] | Eagles | |
| 16:54 | More Than Words (Album Version) | Extreme | |
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17:07 | Under the Milky Way | The Church |
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17:20 | The Day You Went Away | Wendy Matthews |
| 17:26 | For Lovers | The London West End Orchestra | |
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17:27 | California Dreamin' | The Mamas & The Papas |
| 17:39 | Helplessly Hoping (2005 Remaster) | Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
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17:44 | I Get Around | The Beach Boys |
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17:46 | All I Have to Do Is Dream (Remastered) | The Everly Brothers |
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17:48 | Be My Baby | The Ronettes |
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17:52 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys |
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17:54 | Hammond Song | Maggie Roche |
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18:07 | In My Life | The Idea Of North |
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18:11 | Let It Be | Rockapella |
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18:15 | Hallelujah | Pentatonix |
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18:21 | A Summer Song | Chad & Jeremy |
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18:23 | That Lonesome Road | James Taylor |
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18:26 | I'll Never Find Another You | The Seekers |
| 18:36 | Non sa che sia dolore, Cantata BWV 209: I. Sinfonia | Margaret Marshall | |
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18:37 | Carry You | Missy Higgins |
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18:42 | Got to Be | MooveKa |
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18:43 | Scarborough Fair / Canticle | Simon & Garfunkel |
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18:48 | Massachussetts | Bee Gees |
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18:51 | Honky Tonk Angels Medley | k.d. lang, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells |
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18:54 | Ho Hey | The Lumineers |
| 18:57 | Our House (LP Version) | Neil Young;David Crosby;Graham Nash;Stephen Stills |
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16:08 | If I Had a Hammer | Peter Paul & Mary |
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16:11 | Earth Song | Michael Jackson |
| 16:20 | For Lovers | The London West End Orchestra | |
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16:21 | Dear Mr. President | P!nk |
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16:27 | Blowin' in the Wind (Remastered Version) | Peter, Paul and Mary |
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16:30 | Singing for Our Lives | Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert |
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16:35 | Got to Be | MooveKa |
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16:36 | The Guns Of Brixton | The Clash |
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16:40 | Little Things | Ziggy Ramo |
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16:48 | Working Class Hero | Marianne Faithfull |
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16:53 | Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder |
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16:58 | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell |
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17:08 | The Sound Of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel |
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17:11 | Walls Come Tumbling Down | The Style Council |
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17:16 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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17:18 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye |
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17:23 | We Shall Overcome | Joan Baez |
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17:27 | Imagine (2010 - Remaster) | John Lennon |
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17:40 | A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke |
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17:47 | Desiderata (with intro/prologue) | Les Crane |
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17:51 | Military Madness | Graham Nash |
| 17:55 | Hay una Mujer Desparecida | Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert | |
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18:05 | War | Edwin Starr |
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18:16 | With God on Our Side | Manfred Mann |
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18:22 | I Am Woman | Helen Reddy |
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18:28 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Remastered) | Peter, Paul and Mary |
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18:32 | Redemption Song | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
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18:40 | A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall | Bob Dylan |
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18:50 | I Am Not Okay | Jelly Roll |
| 18:54 | For What It's Worth (Album Version) | Buffalo Springfield | |
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18:56 | What About Me | Moving Pictures |
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16:08 | I've Been Thinking About You | Londonbeat |
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16:11 | Two Princes | Spin Doctors |
| 16:12 | Ending | Lil Kello | |
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16:12 | Somebody That I Used To Know | Gotye |
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16:16 | Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) | Los Del Rio |
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16:21 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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16:21 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
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16:24 | It's Raining Men | The Weather Girls |
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16:29 | Morena Bonita | Anna Setton |
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16:38 | Minha Voz, Minha Vida | Anna Setton |
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16:41 | Spirit in the Sky | Norman Greenbaum |
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16:46 | These Boots Are Made For Walking | Nancy Sinatra |
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16:49 | Ca Plane Pour Moi | Plastic Bertrand |
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16:52 | A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Procol Harum |
| 16:56 | Echo Beach (2002 Digital Remaster) | Martha And The Muffins | |
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17:07 | Walking In Memphis | Marc Cohn |
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17:12 | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia |
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17:16 | Race with the Devil | The Gun |
| 17:20 | Lovin' You - 1993 Digital Remaster | Minnie Riperton | |
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17:25 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
| 17:25 | For Lovers | The London West End Orchestra | |
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17:27 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
| 17:43 | This Old Love | Lior | |
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17:48 | Seasons in the Sun | Terry Jacks |
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17:55 | You Light Up My Life | Debby Boone |
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18:07 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes |
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18:12 | Mambo No. 5 | Lou Bega |
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18:19 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin |
| 18:24 | Me And Mrs. Jones (Single Version) | Billy Paul; Arranged by Bobby Martin | |
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18:38 | Walking On Sunshine | Katrina & the Waves |
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18:45 | Monster Mash | Bobby "Boris" Pickett |
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18:48 | I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [2011 Remaster Version] | The Proclaimers |
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18:52 | Video Killed The Radio Star | The Buggles |
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18:56 | In The Summertime | Mungo Jerry |