Yesterday Once More

7 May 2019

Australian Places in Songs

Music, Nostalgia, Songs

This week’s theme Australian Places in Songs covers a number of sites across the continent commencing with Lucky Starr‘s ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’. Most   of the  songs  identify specific places such as Queensland, Torquay, Byron Bay (Goanna‘s Razor’s Edge), Peter Allen‘s ‘Tenterfield Saddler’, Skyhooks’ ‘Toorak Cowboy’, Cold Chisel‘s ‘Bow River’ and the Beach Boys’ inclusion of  Narrabeen (the Sydney surfing beach) in their ‘Surfin USA’ rendition. Other songs rely on the narrative to identify their place of reference, such as Icehouse‘s ‘Great Southern Land’ (Australia), Margaret Roadknight’s ‘Girls in Our Town’ (Newcastle) and The Sports’ ‘Last House on the Left’ (Melbourne’s suburban north).

 

PLAYLIST

 

• I’ve Been Everywhere – Lucky Starr
• Toorak Cowboy – Skyhooks
• Bow River – Cold Chisel
• Girls On The Avenue – Richard Clapton
• Santa Never Made It To Darwin – Bill and Boyd
• Great Southern Land – Icehouse
• Razor’s Edge – Goanna
• Tenterfield Saddler- Peter Allen
• Girls In Our Town – Margaret Roadknight
• Last House On The Left – The Sports
• Surfin’ USA –  Beach Boys
• Moreton Bay – Lionel Long

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