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Extract from todays Sunday telegraph:
To mark the APRA awards for songwriters tomorrow night in Sydney, a few home grown acts have revealed their three favourite Australian Tunes. Missy Higgins named The Waifs' Here If You Want, Paul Kelly's From Litle Things Grow and You am I's Heavy Heart. "What made my ears prick up when i first heard (Heavy Heart) was the lyrics," Higgins says. "Tim Rogers has an amazing ability to be dark and funny at the same time. His melodies just float over his guitar chords so effortlessly"
Just a bit of insight into missy!! it got me thinking what are my three favourite Australian tunes and what are yours??? so apart from Missy (of course...that goes without saying!!) mine are:
1) Throw Your Arms Around Me- Hunters and Collectors
2) Never Tear Us Apart- INXS
3)Passanger- Powderfinger
I found it very hard to stick to three...looking forward to hearing what yu guys think!!
missy_rulez
29-05-2005, 04:03 PM
bullets for blood - behind crimson eyes
Be strong - delta goodrem
starved - sunk loto
Shenelle
29-05-2005, 04:39 PM
I couldnt think of 3 - so hard!
i know!! i feel really bad to all the bands and songs i've left ouT!!! Aussie music rocks!!!
thatgirlmichelle
29-05-2005, 04:53 PM
I could never pick only 3! I do love that Hunter's song though, that would maybe be one of them. Auugh *throws hand in air* I have no idea!
swede
29-05-2005, 05:59 PM
this i think is way too difficult to do on the spot, but ill give it a go, and maybe revise the 3 tunes
neway missy doesnt make my list i dont think
1. the day you come - powderfinger
2. carry me home - the living end
3. colours - the john butler trio
mm but if we include acdc, then they would be at no.1 with let there be rock, and each would shift down one
thats what i came up with from the top of my head
it is hard to pick only 3
John Farmham- your the voice
The Waifs- Lest we forget
Leonardo's Bride- Buddah Baby
thats about it really.
adelaide
30-05-2005, 12:31 AM
In the Sunday Mail (SA) in a similar article, it had Missy talking about Four seasons in one day by Crowded House, and how she can relate to it and how she used to sing it with her brother a lot. Another artist also mentioned the Finn brothers, but i will have to dig the article out and see what it was!!
Definately couldnt limit myself to 3 aussie artists songs , but ones that pop into my head
Charlie No2 and 3 - The Whitlams
My Happiness - Powderfinger
Distant Sun- Crowded House
Oh man i could go on forever...as if you can pick just 3!!!! there are so many songs by the same artists that i love.
adelaide
30-05-2005, 10:05 PM
actually...i think i could think of 3 new songs every bloody day! :p
Fredina
31-05-2005, 12:56 AM
Hmm thinks and immediately writes so this will change tomorrow.
powderfinger- these days
You Am I- If we can't get it together
Crowded house- better be home soon ('cos all my friends have gone away *cries*)
:: katie b ::
02-06-2005, 02:33 AM
indeed powderfinger 'these days'
hunters and collectors 'throw your arms around me' (awesome choice)
and the waifs - 'london still'
powderfinger "my happiness"
hunters and collecters "holy Grail"
daryl brathwaite "the horses"
jademonty
03-06-2005, 08:17 PM
cant think of three! lol there is heaps!!
Gonna cheat and do three Scottish bands :p
Dry the rain -----The Beta Band
When I argue I see shapes -----Idlewild
Driving with the brakes on -----------Del Amitri
James
03-06-2005, 10:52 PM
mi hapiness - powderfinger
london still - the waifs
they werent there - missy, hehe.
jadeox
11-06-2005, 05:31 PM
My Happiness - Powderfinger
Better off alone - Grinspoon
The Special Two - Missy Higgins
Shenelle
11-06-2005, 06:58 PM
one day i will do this one!
cirrol
11-06-2005, 08:53 PM
Drowning - Missy
Spotlight - The Waifs
i cant pick another one... but i know i had to include those two. There are jsut too many more.
jademonty
11-06-2005, 09:08 PM
ok well these are miy three for tonite...cause there is so manny i will just have to post my favs of da night lol
Micheal Buble - Home
Fine Again - Seether
My number - Tegan and Sara
i_love_wil_anderson
11-06-2005, 09:48 PM
they arent aussie
one day i will do this one!
I know exactly what you mean!! i started the tread and mine have changed already!!! its too hard!!!
swede
29-06-2005, 05:32 PM
my fave tunes are the coolest
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