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Thanks for all those suggestions Freda and yes "The Wild One". This is where I am unsure of the difference between popular and influential because no one would deny the popularity of that song. Was JOK the voice of a generation? In that case this song is infuential but also are there other considerations like songs that were not so popular right alongside which have also endured and still hold sway? I don't have to make the final call on that but those are the questions we're asking.

Choirs, the united voice, are incredibly important and I'm not exactly sure how they will be represented as yet at OPH, they're working on it.
My question then becomes is there any institution in Australia concerned with the celebration of Australian songs in their diversity or is everything categorised into specific 'halls of fame'?