Vika and Linda Bull's sibling songs

Take 5

English - May 03, 2019 05:45 - 46 minutes - 60.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
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Vika and Linda Bull are legends of Australian song. Whether they’re backing Paul Kelly, or singing out front on their own, the sisters have brought warmth, and devastating harmonies to us for decades. It’s high time they did a Take 5. So I asked them, and before I had a chance to give them a theme, they picked their own. Sibling songs. Tunes that brothers and sisters harmonised together with… and from The Andrews Sisters to the Bee Gees, it was the perfect backgrounder to the singers Vika and Linda would become. The Take 5 is always about peeking behind the curtain of an artist’s life, and finding out about the people who fill their musical hearts. This is one of the most joyful Take 5’s you’ll hear, with bonus Iggy Pop stories, a sisterly warmth, and the legacy of an incredible career so far.

The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

Bee Gees - Islands In The Stream (Live At The MGM Grand 1997)

Crowded House - It's Only Natural