So DJ JG’s Aussie song collection for POTUS was a fizzer among the Twitterati. She also gave him the second most expensive Sherrin, which is the equivalent of not ordering lobster on your first date. I think I can do better, mostly because I am style, fashion & politics at once.
In alphabetti-spaghetti order:
AC/DC:
- It’s A Long Way To The Top
- Thunderstruck
- Shook Me All Night Long
- Highway To Hell
The Allniters:
- Montego Bay (every list has to feature a cover)
Australian Crawl:
- Errol
- Reckless (Don’t Be So)
- Boys Light Up
- Downhearted
- Beautiful People
Who wouldn’t want a tribute to Tasmania’s greatest pantsman? OK, Maybe more Bill Clinton’s style. Have to include Reckless if only for the accompanying subtitles.
Boom Crash Opera:
- Dancing In The Storm
- The Best Thing
The Cat Empire:
- Hello
- Days Like These
The Church: (meh, under ‘C’)
- Under The Milky Way
- Almost With You
Love song dedication for FLOTUS on those long return flights on Air Force One
Cold Chisel:
- Flame Trees
- Bow River
- Khe Sanh
- Saturday Night
- Forever Now
Essential prep for 2012 campaign when visiting factories in the flyover states.
Crowded House:
- Into Temptation (hmm, maybe one for Bill …)
- Private Universe (because no one knows what it’s like to sit behind that desk, except the other people who have)
The Cruel Sea:
- The Honeymoon Is Over
- Black Stick
- Better Get A Lawyer Son
Because let’s face it, it is.
Deborah Conway (incl. Do Ré Mi)
- Man Overboard
- Consider This
- It’s Only The Beginning
Decoder Ring:
- Out of Range
Whispy vocal has to come in at some stage, right?
Divinyls
- Science Fiction
- Boys In Town
Dragon: (if Crowded House count, the fucking Hunter brothers do)
- April Sun in Cuba (derr …)
- Get That Jive (for trips to Chicago)
- Are You Old Enough?
- Still In Love With You
- Rain
The Dynamic Hepnotics:
- Soul Kind Of Feeling
The Easybeats
- Friday On My Mind
- She’s So Fine
Ed Kuepper:
- The Way I Made You Feel
The sexiest chord progression. Maybe not of all time, but it is right up there.
Eric Bogle:
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
GANGgajang:
- Sounds of Then
The Go-Betweens
- Cattle and Cane
- Bachelor Kisses
- Streets Of Your Town
Hoodoo Gurus:
- My Girl
- Bittersweet
- Like Wow-Wipeout!
- Good Times
Hunters & Collectors:
- Throw Your Arms Around Me
- Holy Grail
- Say Goodbye
- Do You See What I See?
One of the seminal bands of my (misspent) youth
Icehouse:
- Hey Little Girl
INXS:
- Need You Tonight
- Original Sin
- Never Tear Us Apart
- New Sensation
- Don’t Change
- What You Need
- I Send A Message
- Burn for You
- Mystify
- Devil Inside
OK … THE seminal band of my (misspent) youth. Limiting it to 10 tracks was difficult.
Jet:
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Jo Camilleri (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons & The Black Sorrows):
- Shape I’m In
- Hit & Run
- Chained To The Wheel
- Hold On To Me
Kylie
- Confide In Me
- Love At First Sight
- Come Into My World
- Better The Devil You Know
- I Believe In You
- Can’t Get You Out of My Head
- Spinning Around
- On A Night Like This
- Slow
Because it’s Kylie. Because she rocks.
The Loved Ones:
- The Loved One
Machine Gun Fellatio:
- The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares
Midnight Oil:
- US Forces (fuck him!)
- Beds Are Burning
- Power and the Passion
- When The Generals Talk
- The Dead Heart
- Blue Sky Mine
- River Runs Red
- Stars of Warburton
- Kosciusko
Models:
- Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight
- I Hear Motion
Mondo Rock:
- Come Said The Boy
Nick Cave (solo, associated collaborators, bands)
- Red Right Hand
- The Weeping Song
- The Ship Song
- Where the Wild Roses Grow
- Henry Lee
Someone’s got to growl at the man (occassionally)
Paul Kelly:
- From St Kilda To Kings Cross
- Before Too Long
- How To Make Gravy
- Sweet Guy
- Dumb Things
- Darling It Hurts
Powderfinger:
- My Happiness
The Presets:
- My People
The Reels:
- Quasimodo’s Dream
Richard Clapton:
- Girls on the Avenue
The Saints:
- Stranded
Sherbet:
- Howzat
Sia:
- Breathe Me
Silverchair:
- The Greatest View
- Tomorrow
- Straight Lines
Newcastle. Reprezent.
Skyhooks:
- Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
- Horror Movie
Slim Dusty
- Pub With No Beer
Split Enz (yeh yeh, whatever. I’ve got Crowded House & Dragon.)
- One Step Ahead
- I Hope I Never
- Message To My Girl
- I See Red
Stevie Wright:
- Evie (Parts I, II & III)
The Triffids:
- Wide Open Road
Warumpi Band:
- My Island Home
Wendy Matthews:
- The Day You Went Away
The Whitlams:
- No Aphrodisiac
Yothu Yindi:
- Treaty
