Axiom - A Little Ray of Sunshine (NWS9 "Move" 1970)

[queentoni22]

Scarlett's song!

[Nettiemay51]

Was the drummer Donnie Lebler from Brisbane then?

[parsialetto]

This song came on when driving home from the hospital when my daughter was born. I hadn't heard it for at least 10 years before that moment. The universe is a strange wonderful place.

[vainboywonder]

this song came on when my first daughter was born when she was in my arms

[mastertusk]

I bet he misses that hair...

[steeplepossum39]

The best moments of my life was holding my baby girl after she was born.A little ray of sunshine had come in to this world and has given her parents so much happiness.

[isawman1]

Shorrock looks like the archetype 70s rock star .......Incredible !!!

[genitalful]

best song

[Crust2020]

Lovely to see this clip again. I worked at Channel 9 Adelaide from 1978 to 1998. The building and verandah the band is standing on is an old Methodist Church that was used as a store room back then.It is was done up some time ago and is now the Channel 9 canteen.It's a real shame that Channel 9 is now just a relay station they used to do some many wonderful local productions. Crust.

[kathleen170459]

we dedicated this song to our daughter 29 yrs ago, being blonde and blue eyed etc, etc perfect for her and now she has her own daughter not a week old, we have posted this song on facebook for her, with tears of pride and a full heart thanks you brian and all of axiom i was 10 when this song was released and i loved it then, still love it now!!

[Mr48Steve]

Every time i hear this i think of my little girl even though she is now 29 and a mother '

[figbat1]

i came up with a theory that involves the book of genesis (fig leaves) buddha (sitting under the bodhi fig tree) jesus (many sayings about figs) ross horne's book (new health revolution) and science (figs are the most important source of food for fruit eating rainforest animals). i then experimented on the figs by eating mainly dried figs (same brand) for over 6 years now and found cycles which i related to the numbers in psgs 11/12 of the book of revelations. this theory has gone everywhere.

[jaymeebee83]

I dedicated this song to my newborn daughter Peyton. She turned 6 months on July 10th - Love you babe.

[prettydiesel]

my mum picked this song for me when i was born back in 1990 =)

[pinchy1111]

beautiful song

[dazzr6]

Brian Cadd is the guy on the piano and he still sings this song at all his concerts.

[cozzacorey]

i love this song my daddy use to sing it to me all the time an it is my daughters chistening song

[varania7]

This song is for You ' Crystal and Alex' Congratulations to you on the birth of your beautifull baby girl ' Ava'...lots of love from Nanna :)

[52AnnaRose]

people don't seem to be as sentimental maybe??? so sad.......

[MegaBangalore]

Why can't people sing songs like this today???

[kashmir01]

@MegaBangalore

Why don't you sing songs like this today?

[xXxnomnomnomxXx]

this song was on the radio after the night i was born.

[mzfrofro]

my dad and i were driving home from my aunts house the other day, and this came on the radio. he pulled over put his hand on mine and said ' this is your song'

MyHeart, MySoul, MyHero, i love you dad!

[ohyeah106]

@mzfrofro That must have been creepy

[patrick45sue]

Gee Glen was hot..........

[kimmiiis]

this is the song my mum played when she brought me home from the hospital and it is also the song my mum played when i bought my baby girl home from the hospital.

[52AnnaRose]

Anna-Rose52.....still makes me cry, memories of our baby girl Tanya,,,,,when she was a little one......she is 40 now!!!

[beachblue5]

who could dislike this song?!

[1551952]

he has on my bloody wrangler shirt and yes this reminds me of my daughter now 38 two kids two honors degrees great song fab band

[ABCkristenXYZ]

this song is what my dad used to sing to me all the time and the crazy thing is that every single word is like me. i have blonde hair, i look like my dad, the first dress my grandma bought me was pink and people say i have a smile that makes people happy instantly :) i love you dad so much and i miss you because when i listen to this song it reminds me of you, rip ♥

[pollyleetie]

These guys were and still are awesome. A great era in Australian music.

[dropknut]

I have always sung this to my daughter from the day she was born.She is now 17 and still sing to her.

[carfreak426]

@dropknut i sing it so often to my little angel she pasted away the same night she was born this song helps me deal with it

[sheepy293]

this was played at a friends wedding and it was beautiful

[Gkanderson1]

this song has a special meaning as we played it at my daughters funeral Hayley Anne Dixon 27-05-01~02-09-02. it was picked by her poppy & everytime i hear it, it makes me cry!

[Rapunzelbk]

so did my dad, this was his song for me... funny thing is i did/do look like my dad and I do have blonde hair... Naturally... :-) sadly my dad killed himself in 2002 aged 48.. I was 29..so this song has extraspecial meaning to me.

[meyaja]

Ah, such a lovely song. I hope I have a daughter one day

[JH32079]

My all time favourite song since the birth of my beautiful little girl now two and a 1/2 years old. To all the fathers of little girls out there, is there nothing more precious in life. I almost tear up every time I hear this.

[thisiswright]

An amazing coincidence in time & place, which I just stumbled over ! This Channel 9 Adelaide clip was filmed in the courtyard outside the old church, which in more recent years was the NWS9 canteen. Right at the end of the clip, you'll see host & my old 5KA colleague Vince Lovegrove of 'The Valentines' back announce Axiom. By the way, up until July 2010 our Adelaide radio sales team was temporarily working in 'the old church', during renovations at MIX & Cruise ! Regards, IAN in Victor Harbor

[helenapril]

this was playing when I was born :)

[ferae8]

Dad sang this to me when I was little

=)

[ferae8]

Dad sung this to me when I was little = )

[chikchops]

i was born to thin song!

[helenapril]

@chikchops SAME

[Kylie14785]

my dad used to sing this song to me when i was a baby :) i still remember

[Lilrayofsunshine1]

My nan requested this song when i was being born :)

[kulcharles]

this song was in my mind for a months before my baby girl was born ,the strange thing was i never know what the words mean. Im hungarien ,but i got it .

I love my little ray of sunshine even she is 18 now ,love you for ever ILDIKO.,

[fdeag1]

This was played when I was born my dads name is Ray so that explains it. Love you dad <3

[indyfan1958]

I had this song played when my beautiful daughter was born, my little ray of sunshine has just turned 15 and she is now fighting a batlle with cancer

[fdeag1]

@indyfan1958 I was just listening to this as my dad ( Ray ) used to sing this song to me as I was his Little Ray of Sunshine. So sad to read your post, my thoughts & prayers are with you & your family <3

[louise9187]

@indyfan1958 Im so sorry to hear that your daughter is fighting cancer. My heart goes out to you! So many people win the battle with cancer. It is not the death sentence it was years ago!! Not at all!! There are many alternative therapies out there to help strengthen the body in such a time. I have some natural therapists in the family if you want some advice. Take care. :)

[louise9187]

What a beautiful song! I was only 3 when this song came out but I always think of my daughter (don't we all!) who is now nearly 19. An awesome young woman but perennially my baby girl! Love you Sarina! :)

[amandajanelittles]

oh my song for me i saw cadd live at lobby's benefit concert good man and a lady played to she was nice i was back stage mostly 24 yrs old now 27 thanks for my song xoxo amanda jane morris

[amandajanelittles]

saw you live at lobbys benefit concert this song was my mum and dads first song for me i was up front stage sad times for my friends ian rilen lobby loydd and thorpe rock n roll is wat i live for cheers mandy aka painters and dockers mascot x

[sarie17287]

I love this song.

My dad requested this song on the radio when I was born.

R.I.P Daddy :)

[TheFoxnewshound]

Very cool, did you work at 9 ?

[malfirst]

two beautiful and powerful voices entwined. emotional lyrics. I wish I had a daughter to sing this to.

[mrsgritoli1]

I remember going to NWS 9 when i was a kid to meet Humphrey. My mums cousin was married to John Crossing.....did you know him???

[YourHealthyPlanet]

Brings back memories ... beautiful memories including the birth of my daughters who are both shining lights whom I love very much.

[Infused2]

Always loved this song. Still have the LP. How cool does Glen Shorrock look and how young does Brian Cadd look. Thanks gfingersc

[fjbutch]

Don't forget about Brian Cadd on piano,,,went on to successful solo career .....

[0591579]

is this group the same as little river band?

[gfingersc]

No,

Only Lead singer Glenn Shorrock went on to LRB.

[frostclan71]

This was before LRB - Glenn Shorrock went on to lead LRB later on in the 70's and they enjoyed some hit songs in the US.

[jhpowlton]

@0591579 Glenn Shorrock was lead singer for both bands and Brian Cadd produced a lot of Aussie bands in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Often the boys would play together at the Roxy or Golden Gate pubs in South Melbourne. On these nights it was hard to know who was from where or when but regardless they were brilliant. Geoff Cox usually managed to be there for these occasions sprouting how he was Little river bands drummer. Truth the drummer broke an arm so coxy filled in to complete a tour.

[Tangoedout]

I use to sing this at 2am in the morning when my girls couldn't sleep - loved the irony of "Little Ray of Sunshine" when its dark outside and all you want to do is sleep!! Amazing to see the guys way back then - Brian Cadd hasn't changed his hairstyle!!

[markflem]

Glenn really had the George Harrison look happening then.

[thehairzy]

my dad used to sing this to me great song i love you dad xoxo r.i.p

[Spazza40]

Great song and thanks for posting it...........Makes me love my daughters all 3 of them more!!

[06snow07bunny]

I'm the daughter of an ex R.A.A.F serviceman. the base where he was stationed at the time of my birth, they would play this song over the radio whenever a daughter was born to a serviceman. Nice little gesture don't you think :-)

[toy200sx]

Lovely gesture in my opinion ;-)

[snifferenator]

Those were the days, Brian Cadd with black hair, Glenn Shorrock with hair, I think anyone with a baby girl at that time claimed this terrific track for their own, I know I did.

[ToniieElizabethh]

My dad sang me this song every night :)

I'll always love it.

[oldbag699]

i lurvvv this song  tooo

[jossgower]

My dad use to sing this song to me but i think he was confused because he was drunk and i was a boy.

[peterj62]

@jossgower ggo one :-)

[peterj62]

@jossgower good one  :-)

[TheMandyjane]

this is my song saw them live 2 yrs back cool hay

[midoriprincess88]

I love this song so much, everytime i hear it i get tears...Im 21 and this song is from my dad to me when i was born. beautiful song, never gets old

[2young2rocknroll]

fantastic...........I luv this song. thnx 4 the post

[carpetcle]

I have two beautiful little girls...and this song is exactly how I felt when they were born........

[lumabi25]

A wonderful period in Australian music. This song is a gem.

[maramum]

ooooo ty ty ty ...

i have searched and searched for this original version...and feeling sentimental on my birthday i decided to search again and to my delight....here it is....what a wonderful b'day pressie...wish my dad was still here to share this gem with me... :)

[cashofive]

Beautiful song hope more people listen to it we love it here in aus

[bjacko688]

WOW this is fantastic..beautiful song...

[CeeCeeCakes]

my mum useto play this to me all the time when i was little.

she useto say this song is my song :)

[julesinmilan]

Mt dad plays for alllll the time I am 37 he says this is me to him<!!!!!! what a great aussie band

[fjbutch]

lovely clear post,,,,great memories.

[expatmartin]

I remember first hearing this gem of a song on GTK on the ABC just before Bellbird. It must have been in 1970. A great song and Glen Shorrock and Brian Cadd terrific singers.

What wonderful memories and I can't believe it was 39m years ago.

Thank you for the clip

Expatmartin

[icargill]

> What wonderful memories and I can't believe it was 39m years ago.

You're right, it wan't 39 million years ago! :-)

[expatmartin]

i mean 39 years ago sorry about the "m"

[ovlovperson]

Australian TV :|

[josephus72]

Terrific upload - thanks for this

[indyfan1958]

I had this song played when my daughter was born 14 years ago, my daughter loves it and plays it all the time. This is a never ending classic.

[mjw191]

Wow, I love that song so much!!

Great post..well done.

[terriann1977]

I made my own little movie when my daughter was born 2 years ago with this song, brings tears to my eyes every time!What a great classic,absolutely brilliant.

[michael9678727]

my wife just had our second baby, a girl and I played this clip and she just cried!

beautiful song

[Davotheledge]

Absolute classic!

[long1name]

OMG Thanks for this, I have been looking for this video for your years!

Axiom ruled!