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Marcia Hines - This Is Your Life (2001)
Presenter: Mike Munro. Features: Deni Hines, Daryl Braithwaite, Deni Gordon, Wendy Matthews, Tania Doko, Harry M. Miller.
Transcript
00:00Well, we're here at Sydney Airport about to surprise our guest of honour, who any moment
00:07will get off a plane.
00:09She arrived in Australia as a pregnant 16-year-old.
00:13With high hopes of making a career in the music industry, she achieved that and a lot
00:18more.
00:19In fact, she went on to become the highest-selling female recording artist in the country.
00:25And since then, she's become one of the nation's true divas.
00:28Now, she's about to get off the flight any moment, so please join us for the sting.
00:47Oh, don't be like that.
00:49Now, that's not a very nice reception.
00:51Come here.
00:52I'm thinking who's coming off the plane.
00:54With all these cameras.
00:57This is your life.
01:00Thank you.
01:01Don't thank me.
01:02Oh, my goodness.
01:03Yeah.
01:04And you thought you were going to have just a nice, quiet afternoon.
01:07I was hoping to God I would, yeah.
01:09Sure.
01:10I'm not moving here.
01:11I do.
01:12I'm impressed.
01:13I saw the appreciation.
01:1422-year-old appreciation society.
01:15Yeah.
01:16You look embarrassed.
01:17I'm totally embarrassed.
01:18I'm taken aback.
01:19I thought I was good, but, you know, I mean, I'm not that good.
01:25We're going to do the show tonight, and I hope you'll enjoy every second of it.
01:29Yes, I shall.
01:30It'll be an interesting experience.
01:31Excuse me.
01:32It shall be an interesting experience.
01:46Ladies and gentlemen, Marcia Holland.
01:48Whoo!
01:53Oh, that is some reception.
02:01Fantastic.
02:06Now, Marcia, paying tribute to you tonight, of course, this would have to be a musical show.
02:11Yes.
02:12And we were wondering, with your permission, if you would...
02:14You haven't asked my permission at all today, really.
02:17So why start now, you know?
02:20True, true.
02:21Well, that's why we thought we would.
02:22Yes.
02:23We would ask you if you could start the show off with us tonight, if you don't mind, with your wonderful, wonderful number one hit, You.
02:30It'd be my pleasure.
02:31Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Marcia Hines.
02:48Oh, I, I can't remember when I felt this high
02:56Must be something special about the way you're loving me tonight
03:06You know that I, I can't remember when I felt this right
03:11No, loving you the way I do
03:14Made me feel like a shooting star
03:16Shining bright, shining far
03:18I wonder how I ever got here long
03:21Without you
03:24Something very special about you
03:28Oh, let me think back
03:30It's true
03:32It's true
03:35Yeah
03:38Oh, I was
03:41Sitting back and watching my whole life go by
03:45Until he came along, he picked me up
03:48Yes, he did, yeah, yes, he did
03:51Oh, and now
03:53Starting out a brand new life
03:57Everything I say and I do
03:59It's all because of you, baby
04:01You're giving me a new world
04:03And I wonder how I ever got here long
04:06Without you
04:09Something very special about you
04:13Oh, let me think about you
04:16Think about you
04:18It's true
04:20Yeah
04:28Oh, baby
04:30Oh, baby, you, yeah
04:36I'm talking about you, baby
04:38It's only you, only you
04:42Something very special about you
04:46Oh, let me think about you
04:48It's true, baby
04:50It's true, baby
04:53Yeah
04:55Oh, alright
05:02Without you
05:04There is something
05:05Very special about you
05:09Oh, let me think about me
05:12It's true, baby
05:13It's true, baby
05:16Yeah
05:18Oh, let me think
05:21Something very special about you
05:25Oh, let me think about you
05:28Think about you
05:30Think about you
05:33Yeah
05:36Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
05:41You, you
05:58Marsha Elaine Hines
06:00You're born on the 20th of July
06:021953 in Boston
06:05You're the younger of two to Esmeralda and Eugene
06:08You're only a few months old
06:10when you lose your father
06:12So your mum becomes the breadwinner
06:14and the guiding force in your life
06:17along with your wonderful brother, Dwight
06:19As a child, every Sunday
06:21you travel to three or more churches
06:24to hear the gospel choirs
06:26At seven, you make your singing debut
06:29at a mother-daughter banquet
06:31But it's also a very different career
06:34that you have in mind at this stage, isn't it?
06:36It is
06:37I plan to be a mortician
06:39A mortician
06:41I did, yeah
06:42Why?
06:43Oh, I think it's important
06:44that you look good when you're going out, you know
06:49You know
06:50But at that age
06:51you did have a fascination with scat, true?
06:53I did, I truly did
06:54until I actually saw a friend in there
06:56and that's when my fascination went with it
06:58It kind of went out the window, yeah
06:59Yeah
07:00Well, by 13
07:01you do have a burning desire to sing
07:04So you now enter a talent quest
07:06with a new stage name
07:08Can you tell us that name?
07:10Yeah, Chante Renée
07:12I just kind of thought
07:13Marsha Hines was just a bit too plain
07:15But nobody, everybody just kept calling me Marsha
07:17And so I got rid of Chante Renée, you know
07:20And went back to Marsha
07:22I did, I did
07:23In the summer of 1969
07:25you're 16
07:26and it's the height of the Vietnam War
07:28and there's a Broadway musical
07:30creating controversy
07:31with a strong war message and rock beat
07:34The musical is called Hair
07:36and a new production is planned for Australia
07:39Producers are looking for a raw talent
07:42So you audition
07:44you put your age up to 18
07:46and get the job
07:48I did
07:49Two weeks later
07:50you land at King's Cross
07:52on stage in Hair
07:56Let the sun shine
07:59Let the sun shine
08:02Let the sun shine
08:05You're about to be
08:07Let the sun shine
08:09You're about to be
08:11Let the sun shine
08:13Open up your eyes
08:15Let the sun shine
08:17You're about to be
08:19Let the sun shine
08:21You're about to be
08:23Let the sun shine
08:25Let the sun shine
08:29The show's producer
08:31is Harry M Miller
08:33who becomes your legal guardian
08:35He joins us now
08:37along with your co-star from Hair
08:39and your long time friend
08:41Denny Gordon
08:42Hi, this is great
08:56Now Harry, you had no idea she was 16?
08:58No, but in those days
09:00when these two looked at you
09:01with their big brown eyes
09:02you'd believe anything
09:04And I did
09:05There were a couple of other things
09:06I didn't know
09:08that unfolded a little bit later
09:10if you'll pardon the expression
09:12But you know
09:13she was incredible talent
09:15I mean, just
09:17every muscle, every bone in her body
09:19exuded talent
09:20She was extraordinary
09:21She gave everything
09:23And separate from that
09:26she's a really good person
09:28God bless you, Harry
09:29But you taught me
09:30No, but she's full of love and care
09:32and like a daughter, really
09:34both of them
09:35but this one particularly
09:36and we talk still
09:37We do
09:38At least once a week
09:40I have a chance now
09:41to thank you
09:42For what?
09:43Everything
09:48I wanted to be Denny
09:50Denny was my pal
09:52We grew up together
09:53and our children
09:54are tighter than tight
09:55They're like sisters
09:57Denny was just so good to me
09:58when I first came to Australia
09:59because I was like this
10:03Because you were the babies
10:04of the group, right?
10:05Oh yeah
10:06And you know
10:07I was really chuffed
10:08I had a daughter
10:09and she named her Denny
10:10Yeah
10:11Except sweetie
10:12it's become a curse
10:13It has
10:14I mean
10:15I walk into Channel 9 today
10:16and I say
10:17I'm Denny
10:18and they look at me like
10:19No, you're not
10:20What?
10:21Oh, big
10:22Big Denny
10:23Because it's big Denny
10:24and little Denny
10:25She's big Denny
10:26and my daughter's little Denny
10:27But what I want to say is
10:28I'm so proud of you
10:29I'm so proud of what you've done
10:31and more than that
10:32you're a wonderful human being
10:33Oh, thank you
10:34A great friend
10:35kind
10:36and generous
10:37and thoughtful
10:38a lot more than
10:39I would say
10:40a lot of people I know
10:41so I congratulate you
10:42Oh, that's very kind
10:43Thank you
10:44Thanks, Denny
10:45Thanks, Harriet
10:46Thanks for coming
10:57Now another member
10:58of the hair cast
10:59is your old mate
11:01and mentor
11:02Reg Livermore
11:03who sends this
11:04Oh, cool
11:05Hi, Marja
11:06Love and kisses
11:07from your surrogate uncle
11:08Reg
11:09I want to congratulate you
11:10on the great success
11:11you've made of your life
11:12and of tonight's
11:13wonderful recognition
11:14of that life
11:15You and I met
11:16as cast members of Hair
11:17the 1960s tribal
11:18love rock musical
11:19which I know
11:20changed both of our lives
11:21forever
11:24I send much love
11:25and I do hope
11:26you have a fabulous
11:27time tonight
11:34Night after night
11:35you throw yourself
11:36into that vigorous
11:37and demanding role
11:38but while most
11:39cast members
11:40are at the peak
11:41of their fitness
11:42you are starting
11:43to put on
11:44a bit of weight
11:45Now at first
11:49at first you think
11:50it's just a teenage
11:51growing spurt
11:52until you get
11:53this gigantic
11:54kick in the stomach
11:55and you realise
11:56that it's a very
11:57different
11:58Growing spurt
11:59Growing spurt
12:00Yeah
12:01And after the break
12:02Marja Hines
12:03becomes a working
12:04single mum
12:05at the age
12:06of 17
12:08Marja Marja Marja
12:10What can I say
12:11Congratulations
12:12on this fantastic
12:13tribute
12:14You truly deserve it
12:15I'm so sorry
12:16I couldn't be there
12:17but I'm thinking
12:18of you
12:19My whole family
12:20sends their regards
12:21I remember
12:22we had the opportunity
12:23of spending
12:24wonderful family
12:25time together
12:26when we worked
12:27in Brisbane
12:28in 1988
12:29at the Brisbane
12:30Expo
12:31doing that soul show
12:32with Mark Williams
12:33yourself
12:34and myself
12:35It was a great
12:36experience
12:37It was the first time
12:38I had the pleasure
12:39of collaborating
12:40with you
12:41vocally
12:42and
12:43I've got to say
12:44you really are
12:45a joy
12:46You've been a great
12:47role model
12:48for all of us
12:49You're always happy
12:50You're always positive
12:51and you've never
12:52judged anybody
12:53and that's why
12:54we love you so much
12:55Continued success
12:56and much
12:57happiness to you
12:58Have a terrific
12:59evening
13:00and we'll see you soon
13:03Thank you
13:27Welcome back
13:28to the Life and Times
13:29of Pop Diva
13:30Marsha Hines
13:31Marsha, it's 1970
13:32and at just 17
13:33you are pregnant
13:34following a brief
13:35relationship
13:36with a musician
13:37in America
13:38and you had no idea
13:39you were pregnant
13:40when you arrived
13:41in a strange country
13:42No, no
13:43You weren't feeling
13:44anything
13:45Stupid, huh
13:46You know
13:47I mean, no
13:48but you know
13:49teenagers are like that
13:50total denial
13:51Life is denial
13:52as a teenager
13:53So, yeah
13:54I had no idea
13:55Well, on the 4th of September
13:561970
13:57you give birth
13:58to a beautiful
13:59baby girl
14:00I did
14:01And you're
14:02a singer now
14:03Yeah
14:15She got got
14:16She got got
14:17She sure did
14:18Yeah, I did
14:19Yeah
14:20You want to tell stories
14:21nice ones or bad ones
14:22Well, yeah
14:23but you seem pretty
14:24happy with the revenge
14:25I am
14:26because nobody
14:27really knows this
14:28but my mother was
14:29involved in a sting
14:30Your day will come
14:31and today
14:32Easy
14:35Yeah, I don't know
14:36I think I have to stay
14:37here for a second
14:38Yeah, yeah, please
14:39Come up with this
14:40Sure, I want to sit
14:41with this
14:42No, no
14:43Tell us what
14:44your mum's like
14:45as a mum
14:46Mum was a grouse mum
14:47I have to say
14:48in hindsight
14:49I appreciate it a lot more
14:50As a teenager
14:51I thought she was
14:52Is somebody recording
14:53Yeah, as a teenager
14:54I did think she was
14:55a close relation to Satan
14:56Because, yeah
14:57she never let me out
14:58and stuff
14:59There was one
15:00particular thing
15:01Rand MacGirls
15:02the school skirt
15:03Everybody at Rand MacGirls
15:04used to wear the tightest
15:05little butty riding skirt
15:06and mum was like
15:07you're not living
15:08in the house in that skirt
15:09which was cool
15:10in the house
15:11not so cool
15:12when I got to the school gate
15:13so I used to
15:14one particular day
15:15I took the short skirt
15:16wore the long skirt
15:17to school
15:18changed in the toilet
15:19mum must have
15:20smelt something
15:21because she came to school
15:22an announcement came over
15:23the tannoy
15:24in my class
15:25come to the office now
15:27change your skirt
15:29and go back to class
15:30in the long one
15:31what you forget to tell them
15:32was I was waiting for her
15:34yeah, she was there
15:35in the principal's office
15:37and I said
15:38you forgot something
15:39here's your clothes
15:40you know
15:41yeah
15:42no, but you know
15:43yeah, but you know
15:44my mother would have
15:45done the same thing to me
15:46but she was good
15:47she's a good mum
15:48and payback is when
15:49I have kids
15:50and I'll feed them
15:51lots of red cheese
15:52exactly
15:53Diddy, please
15:54take a seat with your mum
15:55please
15:57Marsha, just nine days
15:58after Denny is born
15:59you are back
16:00performing in Hair
16:01a year later
16:02when the show ends
16:03you take on
16:04the local nightclub circuit
16:05then in 1972
16:06a new stage show
16:07is taking Australia
16:08by storm
16:09Jesus Christ Superstar
16:10and when it's female lead
16:11quits the show
16:12you are offered
16:13the lead role
16:14Marsha, you are
16:15taking Australia
16:16by storm
16:17Jesus Christ Superstar
16:18and when it's female lead
16:19quits the show
16:20you are offered
16:21the lead role
16:22Marsha, you are
16:23taking Australia
16:24by storm
16:25and when it's female lead
16:26quits the show
16:27you are offered
16:28the lead role
16:29Marsha, at just 19
16:30you star as the world's
16:31first black Mary Magdalene
16:32and the man who plays
16:33Jesus
16:34is Trevor White
16:35who sends this
16:36Hi Marsha
16:37it's your old friend
16:38the ex-Jesus here
16:39I'm really sorry
16:40first of all
16:41that I can't be there
16:42tonight
16:43I'd love to be there
16:44for the big party
16:45I'm sure it's gonna be
16:46huge
16:47but I have to wait
16:48in tonight
16:49because I'm expecting
16:50Don Burke to come
16:51and do the garden
16:52and he's a bit late
16:53but anyway
16:54your night
16:55um
16:56we go back a long way
16:57uh
16:58almost too far
16:59for me to remember
17:00but uh
17:01how can I really forget
17:02being part of
17:03Jesus Christ Superstar
17:04when we first met
17:05um
17:06when you came in
17:07in almost controversial
17:08circumstances
17:09a black Mary
17:10and everyone's going
17:11wow
17:12this is really something different
17:13what's going on
17:14uh
17:15and there were
17:16the usual protesters
17:17from
17:18sort of concerned groups
17:19but uh
17:20the night that
17:21we went out
17:22to do a performance
17:23there were two rows
17:24of nuns sitting there
17:25I knew that
17:26the general public
17:27and everyone else
17:28for that matter
17:29had accepted
17:30Jesus Christ Superstar
17:31as something
17:32really special
17:33and of course
17:34I can never forget
17:35that night
17:36when you invited me
17:37to escort you
17:38to the movies
17:39it was a gala premiere
17:40of Far Lap
17:41what a night
17:42glitz and glamour
17:43the red carpet treatment
17:44we got out of the limo
17:45me and my tux
17:46you looking
17:47absolutely stunning
17:48we walked up
17:49the red carpet
17:50people saying
17:51hi
17:52Trevor
17:53Marsha
17:54how you doing
17:55and uh
17:56just wanting to be near you
17:57you know
17:58and Bubbles Fisher
17:59saying
18:00Trevor
18:01Marsha
18:02can we just have
18:03one more close up
18:04beautiful
18:05we got up
18:06had a glass of champagne
18:07went into the theatre
18:08met everybody
18:09and it wasn't until
18:10I sat down
18:11and I realised
18:12all that time
18:13my flies had been undone
18:14and when I told you
18:15you just went
18:16of all people
18:17I had to bring you
18:18well
18:19what can I say
18:20I'm sorry
18:21I haven't seen a movie
18:22since then
18:23they always close
18:24the box office
18:25for some reason
18:26but if you want
18:27to go and see a movie
18:28Marsha
18:29I'm your man
18:36Jesus Christ Superstar
18:37is a huge success
18:38and your controversial
18:39reign
18:40continues until
18:411974
18:42the next year
18:43you launch
18:44your recording career
18:45by releasing
18:46the hit single
18:47Fire and Rain
18:48you follow this up
18:49with two
18:50chart stoppers
18:51called
18:52What I Did For Love
18:53and
18:54I Don't Know
18:55What To Do With Myself
19:18we like the hair
19:20they say the higher
19:21the hair
19:22the closer to God
19:25well now
19:26at just 23
19:27you are crowned
19:28Australia's
19:29Queen of Pop
19:32what can I say
19:34what can I say
19:35except thank you
19:36for accepting me
19:37that's all I can say
19:38thank you
19:46Marsha Hines
19:47Queen of Pop
19:49for 1976
19:55oh please
19:56you are the Queen of Pop
19:57when I was
19:58picking a winner
19:59and Marsha
20:00your king for that year
20:01is
20:02Daryl Braithwaite
20:16now they are obviously
20:17very important
20:18crownings
20:19for your careers
20:20weren't they
20:21yes
20:22yeah they were
20:23yes
20:24it was sort of
20:25I guess the arias
20:26have taken over now
20:27but back then
20:28it was
20:29a really huge thing
20:30it was
20:31it was mega
20:32and the people
20:33who voted for us
20:34were the GP too
20:35that's right
20:36so you
20:37it was based on
20:38I guess that they liked you
20:39and all that
20:40yes
20:41yeah it was
20:42it was an amazing time
20:43and it was
20:44I remember Marsha
20:45that night
20:46even though it was
20:47a bit foggy now
20:48because it was
20:49a little while back
20:50and we might have
20:51had a drink
20:52too
20:53but
20:54and there was
20:55one other time
20:56I mean disregarding that
20:57but it was like
20:58I guess Marsha to me
20:59is like
21:00a great singer
21:01and always had
21:02this personality
21:03because we only
21:04worked together
21:05just recently
21:06with James Rain
21:07and we had the best fun
21:08and
21:09but I remember
21:10specifically a time
21:11when I met you
21:12when Sherbert
21:13I think were down
21:14at Threadbow
21:15and
21:16you could ski
21:17like a champion
21:18like
21:19you know
21:20Stem Christie's
21:21and all that
21:22and I said
21:23how long have you been doing it
21:24and you said
21:25oh one day
21:26I mean Marsha can't
21:27you can seem to do anything
21:28if you put your mind to it
21:29and that's
21:30but I remember that
21:31specifically
21:32and I just couldn't believe
21:33that
21:34but it's great to be
21:35oh no
21:36no
21:37no
21:38not anymore
21:39no
21:40she can do anything
21:41can't she
21:42oh yeah
21:43most definitely
21:44Darryl thanks for coming
21:45thank you
21:46thank you
21:52and after the break
21:53Marsha reigned supreme
21:55as the queen
21:56of Australian music
21:57I've seen
21:58my love
22:00stay away
22:03I've seen
22:04sunny days
22:05that I
22:06thought
22:07was never here
22:11I've seen
22:12lonely times
22:13when I
22:14could not
22:15find
22:16a friend
22:19but I always
22:20thought that
22:21I'd see
22:23her again
22:43welcome back to the life story of Marsha Hines
22:50Marsha you were just 24
22:52when you released your smash hit
22:54You
22:55it remains at the top of the charts
22:57for 9 long weeks
22:58making you the highest selling
22:59female recording artist
23:01in the country
23:02and with your proud mum
23:03now in Australia
23:04your success continues
23:06your album sales
23:07reached triple platinum
23:09then in 1978
23:11you were crowned
23:12queen of pop
23:13for the third consecutive year
23:15and just when you think
23:17it couldn't get any better
23:19you are given
23:20your own television show
23:22it's called
23:23Marsha's music
23:25it glows
23:29burns my feet
23:30as it touches ground
23:35oh boy can you play that note
23:37oh boy can you play that note
23:41good day sunshine
23:44good day sunshine
23:48good day sunshine
23:54the things we do
23:55the things we do
23:56who is that nice young man
23:57that's John
23:58oh John
23:59right okay
24:00now the man responsible
24:01for last year's opening
24:02and closing ceremonies
24:03at the Sydney Olympics
24:04is also executive producer
24:06of that program
24:07and Rick Birch sends this
24:08oh thank you
24:09good day Monica
24:10it's about time
24:11Mike caught up with you
24:12I bet you haven't told him
24:13all the stories
24:14about our past together
24:15remember the time
24:16you took me shopping in Perth
24:17and met up with you
24:18when you were on tour
24:19and you said you just
24:20had to do a spot of shopping
24:21on St George's Terrace
24:22we fought our way
24:23through crowds all the way
24:24you signing autographs
24:25and then you took me
24:26to the bra counter
24:27at David Jones
24:28and we had to stand around
24:29while you bought a bra
24:30in flesh colour
24:31which they didn't have
24:32you in flesh colour of course
24:33first time I met you
24:34and then the only other time
24:35I remember ever
24:36being embarrassed
24:37in front of you
24:38was having to reach
24:39into your mouth
24:40to pull out the chewing gum
24:41before you started
24:42to sing in front of an audience
24:43we could never get
24:44the chewing gum
24:45out of your mouth
24:46no matter what we tried
24:47so it's about time
24:48these stories came out Mon
24:49because otherwise
24:50you're too perfect to live
24:51lots of love
24:52congratulations
24:53have a fabulous night tonight
24:54and hope to see you soon
24:55thanks
24:56and of course by now
24:57everyone is a fan
24:58of Marsha Holland
24:59and I'm sure
25:00you're all a fan
25:01of Marsha Holland
25:02and I'm sure
25:03you're all a fan
25:04of Marsha Holland
25:05even our future divas
25:07just like Wendy Matthews
25:09and Bachelor Girls
25:10Tanya Doco
25:11aww yeah
25:23hi
25:24the three sisters right
25:25that's us
25:26you guys work
25:27as the three sisters
25:28only our mothers
25:29can tell us apart
25:30we look alike
25:31very similar
25:32very similar
25:34Marsha's been an inspiration
25:35to you hasn't she
25:36absolutely
25:37she's an amazing lady
25:38a true inspiration
25:39oh thank you
25:40you're really cool too
25:41just the way that you've
25:42carved a niche for yourself
25:43such a special niche
25:44for yourself
25:45in the music industry
25:46and defies time and trends
25:47it's just
25:48just as gorgeous
25:49that's Wendy Matthews
25:50inside as she is outside
25:51that's Wendy
25:52that's Wendy
25:53oh
25:54and when we do
25:55three sisters
25:56I mean
25:57the last time I saw you
25:58you put a note under my door
25:59and it just meant so much
26:00to me
26:01just gorgeous
26:02you know
26:03I mean
26:04what can I say
26:05I don't think people
26:06work together enough
26:07and we had the opportunity
26:08to do it
26:09and we rock
26:10yeah
26:11yeah
26:12can we do it
26:13yeah
26:14for sure
26:15and look
26:16Tanya's so good
26:17she's a baby
26:18this is about you
26:19no it's okay
26:20but you know
26:21we're all working here together
26:22Tanya's a baby
26:23and she's just got
26:24such a formidable voice
26:25and she's just so
26:26look
26:27you've stolen my line
26:28we rock
26:29oh I'm sorry
26:30I was going to say
26:31my most vivid memory
26:32of my first ever arias
26:34was in 1998
26:35and you were backstage
26:36I was about to go on stage
26:38nervous as you like
26:39and you approached me
26:41I don't know if you remember this
26:42you were talking to Angry Anderson
26:44of all people
26:45that was a funny side in itself
26:47and you came up to me
26:49and you said
26:50I love your work
26:51I'm a big fan
26:52and you go get him
26:53and it's just
26:54it was amazing
26:55and it really helped me
26:56get through
26:57the performance
26:58you know
26:59because I mean
27:00I love you so much
27:01and I love everyone
27:02and I have such respect for you
27:03and you know
27:04she's just amazing
27:05to work with
27:06and
27:07giving you lots of other advice
27:08too huh
27:09we talk
27:10I was telling Mike
27:11we talk
27:12the chick thing
27:13she gives me lots of advice
27:14matters of the heart
27:15she's told me you know
27:16to kind of
27:17leave some guys alone
27:18and they're not good for you
27:19and follow this road
27:20not that road
27:21I'm telling her right
27:22I know
27:23but one thing
27:24you're allowed to tell me
27:25you also tell me
27:26when my shoes don't go
27:27with my dress
27:28that's it
27:29she's the first one
27:30to tell me
27:31girlfriend
27:32get those shoes off
27:33now
27:34you know
27:35but when you look
27:36as awesome as Marsha
27:37I think you're allowed
27:38exactly
27:39thank you
27:40and you look awesome
27:41thank you
27:42it's so nice
27:43I'm knocked out your hair
27:44it means a lot to me
27:45thank you
27:46you're more than awesome
27:47congratulations
27:48cool
27:49alright
27:50alright
27:51thanks baby
27:52thanks Carter
27:53you got my neck
27:54and all everything
27:55oh yeah
27:56yeah
27:57Marsha
27:58you have a dispute
27:59with your record company
28:00it's almost two years
28:01before you go back
28:02into the recording studio
28:03and while this is supposed
28:05to be a time
28:06of celebration
28:07your elation
28:08turns to deep sorrow
28:09with the news
28:10that your brother Dwight
28:11whom you have always
28:13absolutely adored
28:15has committed suicide
28:17he was always your hero
28:18wasn't he
28:19yes
28:20overwhelmed with grief
28:21you return to work
28:22and dedicate
28:23your next album
28:24to Dwight
28:25yes
28:26and this includes
28:27the top ten hit
28:28Your Love Still Brings Me
28:30To My Knees
28:36Your love still brings me
28:38to my knees
28:40from day to day
28:42you feel my need
28:44this flame that burns
28:46within my heart
28:48will never die
28:50no no no
28:52applause
28:58she's asking for God to help her
28:59but he's not going to help her
29:00in that fashion
29:01so far
29:04then at 31
29:05you decide to drop out
29:06of music
29:07and the public eye
29:08altogether
29:09and it's now you sink
29:10into a pretty deep depression
29:12yes
29:13why
29:14I think because maybe
29:15I'd been in the public eye
29:17since I was 16
29:18and that was like
29:19a good 16 years
29:20in the public eye
29:21and when
29:23you're so used to
29:25being seen
29:26and being fussed over
29:27and it all
29:28just stops
29:30it's a pretty amazing thing
29:31but of course
29:32hindsight is 20-20
29:34and I realize now
29:36if I hadn't done it
29:37I would have been
29:38totally burnt out by now
29:39so it's all good
29:40but yes it was
29:41also it was important
29:42for me to get to know
29:43who I was
29:44Denny was becoming
29:45a woman
29:46she was a teenager
29:47and it's important
29:48to try and stay close
29:49to your children
29:50yes
29:51you know you stay close
29:52to them or you try
29:53and kill them
29:54right
29:55yeah
29:56when they're teenagers
29:57and she got through it okay
29:58so it's all good
29:59you know
30:00and you know
30:01through good friends
30:02and family
30:03I got through it
30:04you sure did
30:05and after the break
30:06Marsha relaunches
30:07her career
30:08and once again
30:09takes the Australian music
30:10scene by storm
30:11welcome back
30:34as we celebrate
30:35the life and times
30:36of Marsha Hines
30:37Marsha in 1987
30:38you're well and truly
30:39on stage
30:40with Jerry's girls
30:41it's a huge success
30:42all around Australia
30:43then you are later
30:44diagnosed with diabetes
30:45now while the news
30:46at that time
30:47seems a terrible blow
30:48it's the kick start
30:49you've been waiting for
30:50for the next five years
30:51you re-establish
30:52your career
30:53culminating
30:54in the chart topping
30:55hit
30:56time of our lives
30:57I'm giving you
30:58everything
30:59my love
31:00I'm taking you
31:01everywhere
31:02it feels good
31:03when you're
31:04with me
31:05I'm giving you
31:06everything
31:07my love
31:08I'm taking you
31:09everywhere
31:10it feels good
31:11together
31:12we're having
31:13the time
31:14of our lives
31:26you are now
31:27back on top
31:28and big time
31:29and loving
31:30every minute of it
31:31although
31:32by this time
31:33you've had
31:34three marriages
31:35ending in divorce
31:36but you now
31:37find love
31:38with Chris Morrissey
31:39he joins us
31:40along with his
31:41brother
31:42fashion designer
31:43Peter
31:56Chris it's been a
31:57bumpy old
31:58love road
31:59for Marsha hasn't it
32:00yes it has
32:01she's had some
32:02relationship problems
32:05the doctor
32:07you could write a book
32:08about some of them
32:09actually
32:10but she's really
32:11had a very good
32:12relationship
32:13with a very good
32:14friend of hers
32:15and a manager
32:16Peter Ricks
32:17so I'll have to
32:18take my inspiration
32:19from him I think
32:20because Marsha's been
32:21with Peter for a long
32:22while too
32:23I think so
32:24yeah
32:2530 years
32:26yes we have
32:27and Peter
32:28you introduced
32:29Chris and Marsha
32:30true?
32:31no I'm not
32:32going to take that
32:33I mean I'm a
32:34great fashion designer
32:35I've had a
32:36deep love since
32:37I was 9
32:38she's my Aretha
32:39Franklin
32:40and there's two
32:41very weird things
32:42associated with it
32:43Denny Hines is now
32:44my step niece
32:45which is very weird
32:46and Marsha and
32:47Chris the first time
32:48I went for a
32:49drive with them
32:50Chris has 3
32:51children
32:52and I had to
32:53sit in the back
32:54of a
32:55Tarago van
32:56now I'm 39
32:5714, 11 and
32:58like 9
32:59these 2 run
33:00to a creek
33:01and kiss
33:02well tongue
33:03patch
33:04I was stuck
33:05in a Tarago
33:06how did you
33:07cope?
33:08I wasn't allowed
33:09to smoke in the
33:10windows
33:11so you know
33:12the Crown
33:13Casino?
33:14I'm one of
33:15those children
33:16if she couldn't
33:17have me
33:18I'm glad
33:19she's got him
33:20beautiful
33:21thanks Peter
33:22Chris take
33:23a seat
33:24please
33:25Marsha only
33:26recently your
33:27mum suffers
33:28a series of
33:29debilitating
33:30strokes
33:31and everyone
33:32here tonight
33:33knows
33:34just what a
33:35loyal and
33:36generous
33:37companion you
33:38are
33:39in fact your
33:40first close
33:41friend in
33:42Australia was
33:43a fellow
33:44cast member
33:45from here
33:46he was there
33:47all the time
33:48to share those
33:49lonely and
33:50significant moments
33:51of your new
33:52life in a
33:53new country
33:54so we thought
33:55it was only
33:56fitting that
33:57he share
33:58this moment
33:59and this
34:00special night
34:01with you
34:02all the way
34:03from New York
34:04please welcome
34:05Teddy Williams
34:06Teddy
34:26don't cry
34:27ok
34:28we're not
34:29crying
34:30you just
34:31Oh, you're not doing very well. I spoke to him, you know, after this terrible thing that's happened in America to make sure he's okay
34:38And he said I'm okay girl, but I got a friend coming down in a couple weeks. You need anything?
34:44I wish you are Teddy. Um, I was having my baby. I was having Denny and I
34:51was by myself
34:54Teddy came in and helped me you have Denny and I
34:58Will never forget
35:01You
35:14Teddy you guys couldn't be much closer. Could you? Oh, she's my god sister. I love her. She's my diva Suprema Maximillian
35:24Can you explain that to us, please
35:26Well, she's number one
35:28they'll never be another Mars Yines and I'm so fortunate to have had her to have her as part of my life and
35:34Little Denny too is my god daughter. It has been so wonderful
35:39Marcia
35:40Has such a wonderful sense of humor
35:43She is the funniest girl and she came to Australia in the 60s. We would laugh all the time. We have a 70s girlfriend
35:5070s
35:58And we have been buddies and close for 31 30
36:0531 years
36:07We call each other from you know, she calls me from Australia. I call him from America
36:11It was just so nice to know that you that you were okay after all that happened in New York and and then I Teddy
36:16just seems to know stuff and he knew that mom had been ill cuz he just sort of kind of called and
36:21I mean, I didn't want to tell him and I had to tell him. Yeah, we have a connection
36:25Yeah, it's built a spiritual connection that we share
36:29And and all the hair but we brought her into the world and he's saying being kind become become going. Yeah, right
36:39The little Denny was born the nurse brought her over and put her in my arms and she said mr. Heinz
36:47Your daughter looks just like you
36:56Giving birth looking beautiful, so I'm glad I thank you
37:00I thank you for being my friend and I thank you for helping me through those times it only you know
37:05You and I know that we went through and you're all right, Teddy. Yeah, I'm fine now that I see you
37:10He's here for two weeks. He's staying and they brought me out. They brought me all the way from New York, honey to be here
37:17Okay
37:31Please stay with us because after the break Marcia Hines again with your permission will take us out with another of her show stopping kids
37:47You
37:55Welcome back to our tribute to Marcia Hines and Marcia you have come so far
38:01Since being that scared teenage girl arriving in in a strange country
38:08You have not only done
38:10Yourself so proud as a mum and a muso 30 years in the industry
38:16this year
38:17And Australians have always embraced you and and and every achievement that you have given us
38:23And that's why we're so proud to call you one of our own. I'm proud to be one
38:28Thank you. Thank you very much Mike and and we would ask again if you don't mind closing tonight's show
38:34With with a very fitting song
38:37I've got the music in me
38:40Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together master
38:46I
38:48Know
39:18I
39:48Got the music
40:01They say that life is a circle
40:04That ain't the way
40:09I'm gonna move in a straight line
40:18And I
40:48It feels funky feels real
41:18Oh
41:48I got the music
42:01Say I got the music
42:04I'm singing for it. I'm singing for it
42:08For it
42:38I got the music in me, I got the music in me
42:43I got the music, I got the music, I got it
42:47I got the music in me, I got the music in me
42:51I got the music
43:09I love you so much
43:11Maja Hans, this is your love
43:14Thank you
43:15Thank you
43:38applause
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