Classic Songs: ‘Live It Up’ by Mental As Anything.
In 2019 Mental As Anything founding member Andrew “Greedy” Smith, who wrote some of the Australian new wave band’s best-knownContinue Reading
Category: Classic songs
Classic songs: ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ by The Bangles.
“Time, time, time/ see what’s become of me/ While I looked around/ For my possibilities/ I was so hard to please/ Look around /Leaves are brown /And theContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton-John.
Yesterday Olivia Newton-John aged 73 passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California. For most Australians she wasn’t justContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes.
If you are a soccer fan there is no doubt that you will have come across The White Stripes’ SevenContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Total Control’ by The Motels.
“Music more than anything else in the world – except maybe our sense of smell for some bizarre reason –Continue Reading
Classic songs: ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ by KISS.
It has been often said that Kiss is one of America’s most decisive rock bands. I get it. You eitherContinue Reading
10 Best One-Word Song Titles.
I’m not so sure one-word song titles have become a trend in music in recent years. That’s what some internetContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Flame Trees’ by Cold Chisel.
There is something quintessentially Australian about rock pioneers Cold Chisel. In the early 1990s I had a University friend whoContinue Reading
10 Best Songs of The ’70s.
The 1970s has often been talked about as the defining decade of music. Though some say lovers of the 60s andContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Jack & Diane’ by John Mellencamp.
“Here’s a little ditty ‘bout Jack and Diane / Two American kids growing up in the heartland / Jackie’s gonna beContinue Reading
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