Another song from the Aussie band Cold Chisel is well overdue. Once again this band nicely captures the slightly melancholic existence of most blokes who have reached middle age and have experienced at least a few life knocks. Probably the most poignant lines in this song are: had a friend, heard she diedOn a needle […]
Day 349: Cheap Wine, Cold Chisel Read More »
Well it is my lovely wife’s birthday today and I have the perfect song for this day. “Happy Birthday Helen” by Things of Stone and Wood. Sadly, the audio quality of this video is very poor so I have put two versions of the song one so you can see the Aussie band members of
Day 336: Happy Birthday Helen, Things of Stone and Wood Read More »
Yesterday I shared the song Heaven by Bryan Adams which I first heard at the tender age of 19. As I mused over the memories of that song, the fact I was 19 reminded me of another great song by the Aussie band Redgum. This song strongly reminds me of the other Anzac song Waltzing
Day 332: I was only 19, Redgum Read More »
Men at work are probably known in most countries as a one hit wonder band with their most famous song being Down Under (Covid Island Discs day 30). However in Australia they did have other hits, and this was one of them.
Day 306: Be good Johnny, Men at Work Read More »
Another great song from a great Aussie band. A joyous song celebrating young love.
Day 304: Like Wow Wipeout, Hoodoo Gurus Read More »
Time to finish the first week of 2021 with another classic song from arguably the greatest Australian wordsmith Paul Kelly. A great story about a guy struggling with alcohol addiction who ends up splitting up with his wife while he receives inpatient therapy for his addiction. The story then covers the nervousness of his returning
Day 294: To her Door, Paul Kelly Read More »
Another song from my long lost childhood. In the new year we are finely getting a dog for my daughter Grace. Luckily it is a dog not a cat and my name is not Curiosity so I give the dog’s chances of long term survival better than evens ????. Man the seventies dress styles were
Day 264: Curiosity killed the cat, Little River Band Read More »
Certainly another great band that produced some great music over the years yet as with so many great rock bands, one of its members is no longer with us. I remember the day that Michael Hutchence was found dead in his hotel room from I guess suicide; I was driving back from Sydney University as
Day 222: Never tear us apart, INXS Read More »
Staying with the Aussie bands here is another band that didn’t make my original list. It is interesting how many Australian bands write at least one song about Australia itself just as Icehouse did in the song I featured yesterday.
Day 209: Ghost Nation, Hunters and Collectors Read More »
Another great Aussie band which didn’t make it into my play list when I was doing Australian bands all the way back in week 4, is Icehouse. This is one of my favourite songs of theirs. I especially like the opening with the single held electronic organ note. The live version here of the song
Day 208: Great Southern Land, Icehouse Read More »
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