Favorite Australian songs
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Favorite Australian songs
I love the discussion going on in the "least favorite songs" thread and intend to return to that, but recently I've been listening to a lot of Australian music and have a bit more appreciation for the music scene down under. So here are my top 10.
10) The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
9) AC/DC - Highway to Hell
8) INXS - Need You Tonight
7) Divinyls - Boys in Town
6) Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
5) The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
4) Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
3) Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know
2) Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
1) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo
Honorable Mentions: Bee Gees - Jive Talkin', Redgum - I Was Only 19, Pete Murray - So Beautiful, The Church - Under the Milky Way
10) The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
9) AC/DC - Highway to Hell
8) INXS - Need You Tonight
7) Divinyls - Boys in Town
6) Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
5) The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
4) Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
3) Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know
2) Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
1) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo
Honorable Mentions: Bee Gees - Jive Talkin', Redgum - I Was Only 19, Pete Murray - So Beautiful, The Church - Under the Milky Way
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
Here's the playlist I've been relying on for new discoveries, BTW, but more suggestions are always welcome (also, Eagle Rock = very catchy, but I wouldn't necessarily call it an all-timer). It's missing the tracks by Icehouse. I believe the list can be found in the summary of lists to be added.
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
1. Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
2. Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
3. AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
4. The Veronicas - Everything I'm Not
5. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
6. Kylie Minogue - Slow
7. Nick Cave - Into My Arms
8. Crowded House - Into Temptation
9. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
10. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You
11. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
12. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
13. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
14. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
15. Kylie Minogue - Please Stay
16. The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
17. Men at Work - Down Under
18. Dannii Minogue - Put the Needle on It
19. Dead Can Dance - The Ghost of Serafim
20. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
2. Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
3. AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
4. The Veronicas - Everything I'm Not
5. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
6. Kylie Minogue - Slow
7. Nick Cave - Into My Arms
8. Crowded House - Into Temptation
9. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
10. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You
11. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
12. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
13. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
14. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
15. Kylie Minogue - Please Stay
16. The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
17. Men at Work - Down Under
18. Dannii Minogue - Put the Needle on It
19. Dead Can Dance - The Ghost of Serafim
20. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
*waits for the old debate about whether Crowded House are Australian*
per AM they're classed as NZ, which seems right given the nationality of the main songwriter
per AM they're classed as NZ, which seems right given the nationality of the main songwriter
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
Ooh, I forgot those two.bonnielaurel wrote: 6. Kylie Minogue - Slow
13. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
My favorites:
1 | AC/DC | Back in Black
2 | Tame Impala | Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
3 | Sia | Cheap Thrills
4 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long
5 | AC/DC | Highway to Hell
6 | Tame Impala | Elephant
7 | Gotye | Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)
8 | Kylie Minogue | Can't Get You Out of My Head
9 | Cold Chisel | Khe Sanh
10 | Sia | Chandelier
11 | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive
12 | INXS | Never Tear Us Apart
13 | The Temper Trap | Sweet Disposition
14 | Augie March | One Crowded Hour
15 | The Easybeats | Friday on My Mind
16 | Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian at Best
17 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | There She Goes, My Beautiful World
18 | The Seekers | I'll Never Find Another You
19 | Tame Impala | Let It Happen
20 | Tame Impala | Apocalypse Dreams
21 | Empire of the Sun | Walking on a Dream
22 | Tame Impala | Solitude Is Bliss
23 | Courtney Barnett | Avant Gardener
24 | AC/DC | Hells Bells
25 | Tame Impala | 'Cause I'm a Man
26 | AC/DC | Thunderstruck
27 | Sia | Breathe Me
28 | The Avalanches | Since I Left You
29 | Bee Gees | To Love Somebody
30 | INXS | Original Sin
(31 | Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl)
1 | AC/DC | Back in Black
2 | Tame Impala | Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
3 | Sia | Cheap Thrills
4 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long
5 | AC/DC | Highway to Hell
6 | Tame Impala | Elephant
7 | Gotye | Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)
8 | Kylie Minogue | Can't Get You Out of My Head
9 | Cold Chisel | Khe Sanh
10 | Sia | Chandelier
11 | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive
12 | INXS | Never Tear Us Apart
13 | The Temper Trap | Sweet Disposition
14 | Augie March | One Crowded Hour
15 | The Easybeats | Friday on My Mind
16 | Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian at Best
17 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | There She Goes, My Beautiful World
18 | The Seekers | I'll Never Find Another You
19 | Tame Impala | Let It Happen
20 | Tame Impala | Apocalypse Dreams
21 | Empire of the Sun | Walking on a Dream
22 | Tame Impala | Solitude Is Bliss
23 | Courtney Barnett | Avant Gardener
24 | AC/DC | Hells Bells
25 | Tame Impala | 'Cause I'm a Man
26 | AC/DC | Thunderstruck
27 | Sia | Breathe Me
28 | The Avalanches | Since I Left You
29 | Bee Gees | To Love Somebody
30 | INXS | Original Sin
(31 | Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl)
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
Top 20, 1 song per artist :
1. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Cannibal's Hymn
3. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
4. Courtney Barnett - Avant-Gardener
5. Eric Bogle - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
6. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races
7. Men at Work - Overkill
8. Operator Please - Just a Song About Ping Pong
9. Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death
10. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl ?
11. The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
12. Sia - Chandelier
13. Kylie Minogue - In Your Eyes
14. The Vines - Ride
15. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
16. Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire
17. Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief
18. INXS - Original Sin
19. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
20. The Living End - White Noise
Not a big fan of Tame Impala !
As for NZ :
1. The Chills - Tally Ho!
2. Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It)
3. The Clean - Pink Frost
4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
5. Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
Probably should throw something by The Bats instead of Steriogram but haven't heard Daddy's Highway in ages.
1. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Cannibal's Hymn
3. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
4. Courtney Barnett - Avant-Gardener
5. Eric Bogle - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
6. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races
7. Men at Work - Overkill
8. Operator Please - Just a Song About Ping Pong
9. Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death
10. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl ?
11. The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
12. Sia - Chandelier
13. Kylie Minogue - In Your Eyes
14. The Vines - Ride
15. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
16. Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire
17. Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief
18. INXS - Original Sin
19. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
20. The Living End - White Noise
Not a big fan of Tame Impala !
As for NZ :
1. The Chills - Tally Ho!
2. Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It)
3. The Clean - Pink Frost
4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
5. Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
Probably should throw something by The Bats instead of Steriogram but haven't heard Daddy's Highway in ages.
Re: Favorite Australian songs
I discovered Triple J when I was just the right age for it at 14. It's been love ever since.
For this, I'll go by my last songs submission. It's a bit out of date, but I'll include some newer additions after I post the Aussie songs from the last list in order.
1) Powderfinger-These Days
2) AC/DC-You Shook Me (All Night Long)
3) Gotye-Heart's a Mess
4) Birds of Tokyo-Plans (was my #1 in the mid-decade poll)
5) Midnight Oil-Beds are Burning
6) Silverchair-Straight Lines
7) Gotye and Kimbra-Somebody that I Used to Know
8) Temper Trap-Fader
9) Hilltop Hoods-Nosebleed Section
10) Nick Cave-The Mercy Seat
11) You am I-Berlin Chair
12) Silverchair-Tomorrow
13) John Butler Trio-Betterman
Other Recommendations:
A.B. Original-26 January
The Easybeats-Come and See Her (though I also recommend the cover by the Kooks)
The Saints-Stranded
Tame Impala-Cause I'm a Man
Tame Impala-Elephant
Tame Impala-Let it Happen
Temper Trap-Sweet Disposition
For this, I'll go by my last songs submission. It's a bit out of date, but I'll include some newer additions after I post the Aussie songs from the last list in order.
1) Powderfinger-These Days
2) AC/DC-You Shook Me (All Night Long)
3) Gotye-Heart's a Mess
4) Birds of Tokyo-Plans (was my #1 in the mid-decade poll)
5) Midnight Oil-Beds are Burning
6) Silverchair-Straight Lines
7) Gotye and Kimbra-Somebody that I Used to Know
8) Temper Trap-Fader
9) Hilltop Hoods-Nosebleed Section
10) Nick Cave-The Mercy Seat
11) You am I-Berlin Chair
12) Silverchair-Tomorrow
13) John Butler Trio-Betterman
Other Recommendations:
A.B. Original-26 January
The Easybeats-Come and See Her (though I also recommend the cover by the Kooks)
The Saints-Stranded
Tame Impala-Cause I'm a Man
Tame Impala-Elephant
Tame Impala-Let it Happen
Temper Trap-Sweet Disposition
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
Not forgetting: Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream
And Crowded House are a NZ band.
And Crowded House are a NZ band.
Re: Favorite Australian songs
Some other recommendations not listed so far
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Australian Crawl - Reckless (Don't be so....)
The Badloves - Lost
The Beautiful Girls - Blackbird
Blank Realm - Palace of Love
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes - Rock n' Roll is Where I hide
Do Re Mi - Man Overboard
Eskimo Joe - Black Finger Nails, Red Wine
G Wayne Thomas - Open Up Your Heart
George - Special Ones
The Hummingbirds - Blush
Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Gamma Knife
The Loved One - The Loved One
The Middle East - Blood
Paul Kelly - To Her Door
Royal Headache - Another World
The Rubens - My Gun
Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
Something For Kate - Monsters
Spectrum - I'll Be Gone
Stevie Write - Evie
The Triffids - Wide Open Road
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Australian Crawl - Reckless (Don't be so....)
The Badloves - Lost
The Beautiful Girls - Blackbird
Blank Realm - Palace of Love
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes - Rock n' Roll is Where I hide
Do Re Mi - Man Overboard
Eskimo Joe - Black Finger Nails, Red Wine
G Wayne Thomas - Open Up Your Heart
George - Special Ones
The Hummingbirds - Blush
Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Gamma Knife
The Loved One - The Loved One
The Middle East - Blood
Paul Kelly - To Her Door
Royal Headache - Another World
The Rubens - My Gun
Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
Something For Kate - Monsters
Spectrum - I'll Be Gone
Stevie Write - Evie
The Triffids - Wide Open Road
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1. Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy
2. Cold Chisel - Flame Trees
3. Augie March - One Crowded Hour
4. Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
5. British India - Run The Red Light
6. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
7. Paul Dempsey - Ramona Was A Waitress
8. Sandrine - Trigger
9. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
10. Powderfinger - These Days
11. Courtney Barnett – Depreston
12. Yves Klein Blue - Getting Wise
13. The Drones - Why Write A Letter That You'll Never Send
14. george - Breathe in Now
15. Something for Kate - Monsters
16. Matt Corby - Brother
17. The Jezabels - Easy to Love
18. Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
19. The Cat Empire – Hello
20. Kirin J Callinan – Landslide
21. Tame Impala - Let It Happen
22. Amiel – Lovesong
23. Seth Sentry - The Waitress Song
24. Bluejuice - Broken Leg
25. The John Butler Trio - Revolution
26. Gang Of Youths – Magnolia
27. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Wiyathul
28. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
29. You Am I - Berlin Chair
30. Silverchair - The Greatest View
31. Vance Joy - Riptide
32. The Presets - My People
33. Missy Higgins - The Special Two
34. Amy Shark – Adore
35. Violent Soho - Covered in Chrome
36. TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign!!
37. The Panics - Don't Fight It
38. Josh Pyke - Leeward Side
39. The Temper Trap - Love Lost
40. Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You
41. DMA's – Delete
42. Grinspoon - Chemical Heart
43. The Middle East - Land Of The Bloody Unknown
44. Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I'm A Woman
45. Illy featuring Hue Blanes - Cigarettes
46. Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
47. Washington - Sunday Best
48. The Smith Street Band - Death to the Lads
49. Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land
50. Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As)
2. Cold Chisel - Flame Trees
3. Augie March - One Crowded Hour
4. Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
5. British India - Run The Red Light
6. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
7. Paul Dempsey - Ramona Was A Waitress
8. Sandrine - Trigger
9. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
10. Powderfinger - These Days
11. Courtney Barnett – Depreston
12. Yves Klein Blue - Getting Wise
13. The Drones - Why Write A Letter That You'll Never Send
14. george - Breathe in Now
15. Something for Kate - Monsters
16. Matt Corby - Brother
17. The Jezabels - Easy to Love
18. Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
19. The Cat Empire – Hello
20. Kirin J Callinan – Landslide
21. Tame Impala - Let It Happen
22. Amiel – Lovesong
23. Seth Sentry - The Waitress Song
24. Bluejuice - Broken Leg
25. The John Butler Trio - Revolution
26. Gang Of Youths – Magnolia
27. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Wiyathul
28. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
29. You Am I - Berlin Chair
30. Silverchair - The Greatest View
31. Vance Joy - Riptide
32. The Presets - My People
33. Missy Higgins - The Special Two
34. Amy Shark – Adore
35. Violent Soho - Covered in Chrome
36. TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign!!
37. The Panics - Don't Fight It
38. Josh Pyke - Leeward Side
39. The Temper Trap - Love Lost
40. Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You
41. DMA's – Delete
42. Grinspoon - Chemical Heart
43. The Middle East - Land Of The Bloody Unknown
44. Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I'm A Woman
45. Illy featuring Hue Blanes - Cigarettes
46. Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
47. Washington - Sunday Best
48. The Smith Street Band - Death to the Lads
49. Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land
50. Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As)
Re: Favorite Australian songs
Thanks. Great songs. We Won't Run is close to making my list, but One Crowded Hour was a glaring oversight. Added it at No. 14. It might even deserve to be higher.Craig wrote:Some other recommendations not listed so far
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
Favourite Australasian Songs:
1. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
3. Tame Impala - Let it Happen
4. Split Enz - Message to My Girl
5. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
6. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
7. Bee Gees - I Started a Joke
8. Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon
9. Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day
10. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - There She Goes, My Beautiful World
11. The Avalanches- Frontier Psychiatrist
12. Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
13. Split Enz - I Got You
14. Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener
15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
16. Sally Seltmann - Dream About Changing
17. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
18. Crowded House - Don't Stop Now
19. Sia – Chandelier
20. Crowded House - Into Temptation
21. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
22. Crowded House - Weather with You
23. Icehouse - Hey Little Girl
24. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
25. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
26. Crowded House - Distant Sun
27. Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
28. Men at Work - Overkill
29. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
30. The Church – Under the Milky Way
31. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
32. Angus & Julia Stone - Heart Beats Slow
33. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me
34. Powderfinger – These Days
35. The Go- Betweens – Streets of Your Town
36. AC/DC - Back in Black
37. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
38. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Straight to You
39. Lorde – Royals
40. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good at Being in Trouble
41. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
42. Empire of the Sun – We are the People
43. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
44. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
45. INXS – Need You Tonight
46. Bee Gees – How Deep is Your Love
47. The Easybeats – Friday on My Mind
48. Courtney Barnett – Depreston
49. Kylie Minogue – Spinning Around
50. Julia Jacklin – Pool Party
1. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
3. Tame Impala - Let it Happen
4. Split Enz - Message to My Girl
5. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
6. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
7. Bee Gees - I Started a Joke
8. Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon
9. Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day
10. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - There She Goes, My Beautiful World
11. The Avalanches- Frontier Psychiatrist
12. Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
13. Split Enz - I Got You
14. Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener
15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow
16. Sally Seltmann - Dream About Changing
17. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
18. Crowded House - Don't Stop Now
19. Sia – Chandelier
20. Crowded House - Into Temptation
21. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
22. Crowded House - Weather with You
23. Icehouse - Hey Little Girl
24. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
25. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
26. Crowded House - Distant Sun
27. Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
28. Men at Work - Overkill
29. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
30. The Church – Under the Milky Way
31. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
32. Angus & Julia Stone - Heart Beats Slow
33. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me
34. Powderfinger – These Days
35. The Go- Betweens – Streets of Your Town
36. AC/DC - Back in Black
37. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
38. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Straight to You
39. Lorde – Royals
40. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good at Being in Trouble
41. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
42. Empire of the Sun – We are the People
43. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
44. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
45. INXS – Need You Tonight
46. Bee Gees – How Deep is Your Love
47. The Easybeats – Friday on My Mind
48. Courtney Barnett – Depreston
49. Kylie Minogue – Spinning Around
50. Julia Jacklin – Pool Party
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Re: Favorite Australian songs
One of my favourite Aussie cuts (which I don't believe has been mentioned yet) is "I Can't Break Away" by Big Pig.
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