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Join Together - performed by Steve Allen
Television (Excerpts) – 1985
The 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games were a huge event for New Zealand, and for local television (they helped launch colour telly). The Games needed a song; young performer Steve Allen was commissioned to provide it, after winning a 1973 contest on music show Studio One. The catchy song became synonymous with the event, and a huge hit. Here Allen performs the song at a 1985 gala celebrating 25 years of Kiwi television. He belts out the "peace and love" message, backed by a large choir and orchestra.
It’s nice to be remembered for 'Join Together', but I'd like to be remembered for other things as well.– Steve Allen in the 1990s, from AudioCulture's profile of Allen
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