Family and Friends (Australian TV series) Family and Friends (Australian TV series) Family and Friends is a short-lived Australian television soap opera debuted on 7 February 1990. The series was intended to be the Nine Network's response to the already successful soaps on the rival channels - "Neighbours" and "E Street" on the Network Ten and "Home and Away" on the Seven Network. Set in a suburban community the series focused on two families - the Chandler and the Italian-Australian Rossi families - who were linked by a long-standing vendetta stemming from an accidental death in the 1950s. Old enmities were renewed by the Romeo-and-Juliet style
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album "Candles in the Rain". The song proved to be her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the "Billboard"'s Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked No. 23 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. Released in March 1970, the recording was a spirited collaboration between the folk singer and songwriter Melanie and the Californian gospel act the Edwin Hawkins Singers, who had reached the