Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Australian top 5

People who don't know Australia well, often (well twice) have said to me, Edgar; please recommend some good Australian songs. Once I have got back on the chair, and the laughter died down (aren't I a bitch), I posit the following top 5, with YouTube links where you probably don't know the song - I am assuming correctly my 'audience' is overseas aren't I.

No. 5 John Paul Young - Love is in the air
No. 4 The Sleepy Jackson - Good dancers
No. 3 Master's apprentices - It's because I love you - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKE2hmgzUgo
No. 2 Russell Morris - The real thing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ8d2EB435Q
No. 1 The Boys Next Door (early Nick Cave band, I haven't included his later works most of which were produced outside of Australia as he would take the whole top 5 obviously) - Shivers



And if people say why has Australia produced as much musical talent as Belgium I say watch this level of journalistic discourse which is not in any way exceptional - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2aEfdEhYZQ&

Note: I am not including the BeeGees, nor Olivia Newton John as Australian.

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