The Roches
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Oct 6, 2026
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
I, I may put it on my next album because it's part of the story.
Joe MarcheseHOST
That's The Roches, which was actually in the film Crossing Delancey, and it's hol- heard multiple times in the film, The Roches' recording of the song.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
Crossing Delancey, but my first favorite for Come Softly to Me was, uh, Stand By Me, the movie Stand By Me.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
And Mr.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
And I was very tickled that it was in Crossing Delancey.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
We were not singing it.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
As you mentioned, The Roches were singing it.
Gretchen ChristopherGUEST
And, uh, what was kind of charming about that was every time there was a love interest, Come Softly to Me [laughs] would come and-
speaker_0HOST
He was one half of the Boyce and Hart songwriting duo, wrote a bunch of songs for artists like the Monkees.
speaker_0HOST
Singer Suzy Roach was born in 1954 alongside her sisters in the vocal group, the Roaches.
speaker_0HOST
They made history for their folk pop songwriting style.
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Mary Wilson was born in 1957, British singer who became a pop figure in the 1980s.
Amanda RogersHOST
Then when Paul Simon caught wind of them and had them sing on this album, I think they made two albums with the two of them and Paul Simon helped produce one of them.
Amanda RogersHOST
They were later joined by their sister Suzy and released a self-titled album, The Roaches, which was produced by Robert Fripp.
Amanda RogersHOST
It is a very weird and very cool album.
Amanda RogersHOST
Please go listen to it.
Ben MarlinHOST
It's just incredible.
Ben MarlinHOST
There's just so many names and so many talents.
Ben MarlinHOST
I didn't even realize the Roaches were on this.
Ben MarlinHOST
They're great.
speaker_15SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I want to ask him what's his name, but I can't because I'm so afraid of the man on the train.
Mackenzie PatricksHOST
They were three sisters known as the Roaches, spelled R-O-C-H-E-S, who performed back in the 80s and 90s and did rather satirical harmonies.
Mackenzie PatricksHOST
You are listening to Island Waves, so here's Island in the Streams.
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Baby, when I met you, there was peace unknown.