Fifty years ago this week, The Rumour started their four-week run at the top of the NZ charts with their most memorable song, L'amour Est L'enfant de la Liberté (Love is the Child of Freedom).
Composed by Shade (John) Smith, and sung by his twin brother, Gerard, L'amour Est L'enfant de la Liberté sold over 30,000 copies, making it one of the biggest-selling local songs of the era.
Shade lives in Waihi these days, where he teaches guitar and still writes and produces his own music.
Shade joins the show to look back on the song that rocketed The Rumour to stardom 50 years ago, and reflect on his life today.
The Rumour 1971 in Cornwall Park (Sjaaki, Gerard, Shade and Ross) Photo: Supplied
