What is your favorite Australian song or music piece?

Australia has had some success on the world musical stage. What is your favourite, most heard or even hated Australian song or piece of music?

By all means add youtube clips

My unit is so slow ...can you throw on some jail break(AC/DC)

I found it ..enjoy

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One of my old favorites from Duran Duran

AC/DC - Thunderstruck

and

AC/DC - Hells Bells

Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

Cold Gold



Timeless.

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Redgum - I was only 19



"We shall never forget"

I like this....haven't listened to it for awhile.

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Head in a Jar....from Sydney.

not sure if serious, or just tone deaf..

Not my favorite but here's an oldie that you youngsters may not have heard. Funny as hell:





To may songs to choose from but I'll give a shout out for Wolfmother.

Originally posted by phatpackage
Australia has had some success on the world musical stage. What is your favourite, most heard or even hated Australian song or piece of music?

By all means add youtube clips

How ignorant of me -- I didn't know AC/DC was Australian...!
From the old days I would have to count "Beds are Burning", and "Touch Myself".
More recently (though probably still "old" to many) - "Creep" by Radiohead.

Rolf Harris - Waltzing Matilda:



Yothu Yindi - Treaty:

Originally posted by intrepid
Not my favorite but here's an oldie that you youngsters may not have heard. Funny as hell:

To may songs to choose from but I'll give a shout out for Wolfmother.

Yeah this was extremely popular right up to the mid 70's in Oz. I saw Rolf perform this as a youngster in the early 70's at a local shopping centre. Hardly hear of it now.

I last saw Wolfmother as the support or opening act for Australia's leg on the last AC/DC Black Ice tour

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Interesting you should mention Midnight Oil's Beds are Burning. I don't know if you have heard Peter Garrett the lead singer is now a publicly elected politician and member of parliament for the Australian Labor Party. I 'll just say that. Opinions about his performance is another topic though.

I touch myself by band the Divynls was recorded in the USA with Randy Jackson on the bass.

Would not swear to it, but I thought Radiohead were British. I could be wrong though

Although was Rolf Harris was extremely popular when I was a child and we hardly listen to him anymore it is good to see he still gets mention these days.

I don't know how many would have heard him perform this with his "wobble board" instrument

My Grandfather fought for Australia in WWI,
This is by far my favorite song...

Karnivool, specifically the song Themata. Deep tone and just sounds different than a lot of rock songs nowadays. Sorry, no youtube video. Got lazy. lol

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I was being honest kevin bloody wilsons D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F is the best song ever to sum up in music and words exactly how i feel about the NWO, The government, freemasons and the rest of the insane parasites on this planet.

search youtube for kevin bloody wilsons dilligaf im not allowed to post it here lol.

Originally posted by phatpackage
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Interesting you should mention Midnight Oil's Beds are Burning. I don't know if you have heard Peter Garrett the lead singer is now a publicly elected politician and member of parliament for the Australian Labor Party. I 'll just say that. Opinions about his performance is another topic though.

I touch myself by band the Divynls was recorded in the USA with Randy Jackson on the bass.

Would not swear to it, but I thought Radiohead were British. I could be wrong though

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Thanks for the education!
Yeah - I could be mixing & matching...but also could have sworn that I read (initially) that Radiohead was of Australian roots... Nevertheless - I stand corrected.
I'm guessing Mr. Garrett hasn't strayed far from his musical leanings in the political arena (?)...