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unusual facts about The Breeze



More FM

Many of the easy listening stations were rebranded as The Breeze and the other stations which typically played Adult Contemporary or Hot AC music were rebranded as MORE FM, the change saw MORE FM extended to more than 15 markets with all stations initially retaining their local announcers.

In the late nineties MORE FM's parent company The MORE FM Group was sold to CanWest Mediaworks who at the time were the owners of TV3 New Zealand, the sale also included The Breeze in Wellington and Channel Z.

In 2004 when RadioWorks rebranded many of their local stations as MORE FM local station 2XX FM became 90.2 MORE FM and the existing MORE FM station was replaced with a relay of the Wellington The Breeze programme with locally generated commercials.

The 91.6 MHz frequency that Radio Pacific (BSport's predecessor) broadcast on was used to launch The Breeze into Southland.

Easy FM was rebranded as The Breeze earlier in 2008 and in August 2008 Sounds FM was rebranded as MORE FM.


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Call Me the Breeze

Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd (on their album Second Helping (1974)), Mason Proffit (on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing), Bobby Bare (on his album Bobby Bare - The Country Store Collection (1988)), Johnny Cash (on his album Water from the Wells of Home (1988) with his son, John Carter Cash.

Haven Gillespie

He first gained notice in 1925 with "Breezin Along With The Breeze", in collaboration with Egbert Van Alstyne, Ervin R. Schmidt, and Loyal Curtis, which was recorded by Josephine Baker among many others.

Seymour Simons

A collaboration in 1926 with Richard A. Whiting produced “Hello, Baby,” recorded by Ruth Etting, and the popular “Breezin’ Along With the Breeze”, in conjunction with Haven Gillespie, which was first recorded by Josephine Baker, used in the film Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), and sung by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in their 1954 film, The Long, Long Trailer.

Slowdive

"Golden Hair" is played during the opening credits of Mysterious Skin; "Dagger" and "Catch the Breeze" are also played in the film.

The Jitterbug

The refrain that they sing is: "Oh, the bats and the bees and the breeze in the trees have a terrible, horrible buzz. ... So, be careful of that rascal/Keep away from The Jitterbug." The Jitterbug puts a magical influence on the characters, forcing them to dance the Jitterbug frenetically.

Volkswagen Vento

Besides the "Breeze', Volkswagen India, in collaboration with the IPL authorities, annually offers a special IPL edition at a slight premium.