The Bee Gees are British but they moved to Australia and basically became music stars while they lived in Australia and became Australian citizens so I gave them a bye on that.
I was a huge bee gees fan.
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Thu 4 Dec, 2014 07:15 am
two of my favourite bands are Australian, Hunters and Collectors and Weddings, Parties, Anything
first heard this in the early 80's on a great alternative radio station in Toronto (CFNY 102.1 The Edge)
here's an example of the later work
a fave from WPA
another fave
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djjd62
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Thu 4 Dec, 2014 11:24 am
another cool Aussie musician I discovered recently
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Linkat
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Thu 4 Dec, 2014 12:42 pm
I can't believe we forgot -- the most famous of all Australian music groups ---
The Wiggles!
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Wilso
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Thu 4 Dec, 2014 02:44 pm
Weddings, parties, anything were a great story.
They were almost a hobby band until they wrote "Fathers Day", then suddenly found themselves winning at the ARIA awards. They were in a state of disbelief at what was happening to them.
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Wilso
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Thu 4 Dec, 2014 02:46 pm
Hunters and Collectors have been around for a long time. I saw them in concert once, and they were ordinary.
Pretty much, They were all 10-pound Poms (or from Netherlands, in Harry Vanda's case). Got together in migrant hostels.
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ossobuco
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Fri 20 Feb, 2015 03:19 pm
How did I miss this thread?
Couldn't hear the first three, somehow not allowed, but that was partly remedied with the international version of Que Sera.
Have liked all of the linked that I did hear, which, for Ms. Picky, is unusual.
Keep the thread going!
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simonwoods
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Thu 26 Feb, 2015 06:04 am
@Wilso,
Beatles meant a lot of things to a lot of DJ music lovers! While many did not think of them as a garage band, their 60’s singles like "Day Tripper" and "Ticket to Ride," definitely had a special place in my high school garage band. They had set a template for lots of aspiring bands. Quite a memory!
