Give It A Whirl 3 - The Summer of Love (Episode Three)

As the 1970s roll in New Zealand follows global music trends, and local bands explore their own artistic visions. In this episode of Give It a Whirl the Finn brothers recall attending the 1970 Ngāruawāhia Festival, where drugs were plenty and clothing was optional. Space Waltz shock TV audiences but their glam hit 'Out on the Street' makes number one anyway. Hello Sailor and Dragon deliver homegrown rock n roll with the attitude to match, and Split Enz makes it to punk era England, polarising pop audiences. And Dragon conquers Australia, only to crash and burn in America, with success proving dangerous to some of its members.

It was the guitar riff...as soon as it was played people knew that this was gonna rock them, and Paul [Hewson] was right: it should have been more like AC/DC. My guitar part sounds like a bloody rusty banjo, you know. If Angus Young had done it it would have been a worldwide hit. Another reason why it wasn't a worldwide hit was America didn't want anything to do with Cuba...

– Dragon rhythm guitarist Robert Taylor on iconic hit 'April Sun in Cuba'

Key Cast & Crew

Mark Everton

Director, Writer, Interviewer

Richard Driver

Producer, Series Development

Colin Hogg

Writer, Story Consultant

Samuel Richards

Sound Mix

Greg Wignall

Sound Recordist - Melbourne

Irene Gardiner

Network Executive