During April a bunch of bloggers are participating in the A-to-Z blogging challenge of 2013. My theme this year is an A-to-Z list of classic Aussie tunes - either classic or just plain songs I like. Today's letter is the second-last for 2013, "Y", and the songs I've chosen to feature are:
Primary have been defunct band since, hmm, maybe 2002. I only have one of their two albums, This Is the Sound, and it's a favourite. This song, "Young", isn't one I'd have chosen if I had any letter of the alphabet to work with, but it gives you a taste of what this band is about. Still, my fave songs from the album are "Tearing Me Up" and "Like Others Do", which sadly I have no links for. Now, moving on. Cold Chisel are possibly one of the most legendary "underground" Aussie bands out there. They got really popular as a pub band and were best known for Jimmy Barnes's rather characteristic voice. You can read more about the band's history here. Once more, this isn't my favourite song by them, but they sure have a long list I could have chosen with the right letter to play with. It's tough trying to fit all the great Aussie bands you know into one single A to Z, I'll say that! Anyway, Cold Chisel are still going strong today, though my mates most recently saw Jimmy Barnes on his own tour (he's had a very successful solo career).
Honourable mentions:
- You're the Voice by John Farnham
- You Must Be Dead by the Fuzz
- You're Not the Only One Who Feels This Way by Ammonia
- You Don't Know by Killing Heidi
- Young Man, Old Man by the Dissociatives
- You Are Not My Friend by Frenzal Rhomb
- You And Me Amplified & Your Baby, My Blood by Love Outside Andromeda
- Young Boys Are My Weakness by Kate Ceberano (only just realised that this song is a bit creepy - but I loved it as a little girl)
- You Died... Losing 16 Experience Points by the Decline
- You Gonna Get It by Abbe May
- You Have Been Loved by Sia
- You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
- You Should Have Told Me You Were Gonna Change by Sneaky Sound System
- You Sound Like Louis Burdett by the Whitlams
- You're Not Gonna Hurt Us Again by Intercooler
- Your Voice by Effigy
