Australian Songs of Influence

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: John Routledge
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 09:33 AM

The Drover's Boy - Sorry I don't know the author but it would fit your Songs of Influence category perfectly.

An aspect of Australian history which had been swept under the carpet.

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: SINSULL
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 09:21 AM

Check out John Warner's work. There are several threads here:

John Warner Singer Songwriter and Poet (21)
Lyr Add: Bring Out the Banners (John Warner) (17)
Chord Req: 'Anderson's Coast' Yet again, and agai (23)
Anderson's Coast John Warner (19)
Lyr Req: Kaikoura Railway Memorial (John Warner) (8)
Lyr Req: Anderson's Coast (John Warner) (13)
Song lost but not forgotten (Anderson's Coast) (27)
Lyr Req: Kitty Kane (John Warner) (18)
Chords/Tablature - Anderson's Coast (4)
Lyr Add: Wild Bass Straight? / Anderson's Coast (29)
Lyr/Chords Req: Anderson's Coast (5)
Lyr Req: Bass Strait? / Anderson's Coast (Warner) (13)
Lyr Add: Wild Bass Strait? / Anderson's Coast (8)

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: GUEST,Black Hawk on works pc
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 03:57 AM

Pub with no Beer!
Waltzing Matilda!

Sorry - obvious but need mentioning.

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: nager
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 02:08 AM

At least in a democracy we have the right to make feeble attempts at humour as the temperature here nudges 45 C... yes, Helen it was pretty feeble... I'll try harder next time when the brain is a bit cooler!!
Cheers, Paul

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: Helen
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 01:59 AM

Welcome, Dominique.

A lot of songs by Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody, Archie Roach, Judy Small, and maybe Eric Bogle, etc should be considered. They are just the first singer-songwriters I can think of. I'll post more as they occur to me.

(And consider the first two replies as feeble attempts at humour, to be swatted away like flies at a barbie.) :-)


Good topic for discussion, by the way. It would probably help if you told us a little more about the project. I haven't heard of it before.

Helen

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: nager
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 01:39 AM

Oh Oh Razzamataz, oh oh razzamataz oh yeah, oh oh razzamattaz...

OR

I feel like a Tooheys, Feel Like a Tooheys, Feel like a Tooheys or two...

OR... (of course)

God Save Our Gracious Queen .. we used to sing that in school too!!!

Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 01:28 AM

My Bonnie Lies Over the ocean...

It MUST be influential - we did in singing class in Primary School in the 1950s endlessly....

Subject: Australian Songs of Influence
From: GUEST,Dominique
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 12:54 AM

Now this is cheeky but I think I have found a good place to post my question. I am a researcher looking at Australian Songs of Influence for the Living Democracy section of the soon to be opened Museum of Democracy in Canberra.
I'm wondering what songs people feel are the truly influential Australian songs?