I first heard this iconic Australian surfer tune watching The Go-Betweens live concert at The Tivoli, Brisbane (August 6, 2005). I got the DVD soon after it came out and played it all the time. I was hooked on Surfing…
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Streets Of Your Town (1988) – The Go-Betweens
The quintessential Australian indie pop sound is back. Streets Of Your Town is the eleventh song to be presented here from The Go-Betweens and it might well be the one that most nearly caught them stardom. Despite the lukewarm reception…
Spring Rain (1986) – The Go-Betweens
“There’s a gentle lope and swing as much breezy ’60s pop as there is roots revival intensity” – AllMusic Spring Rain is the 10th song to appear here from my dual favourite Australian band The Go-Betweens after their previous entry…
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Right Here (1987) – The Go-Betweens
I can remember hearing The Go-Betweens for the first time on the radio the hairs went up on my arms and the back of my neck – Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly. As a prelude to discussing today’s featured track…
Quiet Heart (1988) – The Go-Betweens
Not since February 2002 have I presented a song from my joint favourite Australian band The Go-Betweens. Today’s featured track Quiet Heart is the seventh song to appear here so far after the band’s previous entry Finding You. This song…
Lighthouse Keeper (1996) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Lighthouse Keeper is the sixth song presented here from my favourite Australian music group – My Friend the Chocolate Cake and the twelfth song by ‘founder‘ – Australian singer-songwriter David Bridie. The only other singer-songwriters that have been as prolific…
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Finding You (2005) – The Go-Betweens
This is the third song to appear here from this quintessential indie-Australian music group’s 2005 album Oceans Apart. Finding You is one of my favourite songs from this group. The video below has got just 25,000 views. Now compare that…
Draining the Pool For You (1984) – The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens is the quintessential Australian indie-rock band who produced the quintessential Australian indie-rock sound. This is not your pro-typical rock band hence ‘indie’, but they went out on a limb to change the landscape of music and while they…
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Clouds (1988) – The Go-Betweens
I could write a 10 thousand word essay about this song, but I’m a lazy tard. It incorporates Dylan’s Love Minus Zero in the concert version below and I find it captivating. I have written before and I’ll say it…
Bye Bye Pride (1987) – The Go-Betweens
The quintessential Australian rock group The Go-Betweens have made a strong showing so far in this Music Library Project. What entails the ‘Music Library Project’? Today’s song Bye Bye Pride was the fourth song released from their 1987 record Tallulah. This…
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