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at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,
if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,
look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."
(Slim Dusty)
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144
Where
did this year go? Times a wasting.
Cathy's
Clown - Tim Rogers and You Am I, from their 1995 album Hi Fi Way.
This
Perfect Day - The Saints, a 1977 single. It was recorded in London.
Their first album (I'm) Stranded was recorded in 1976 in Brisbane but
not released until 77. This version is from a 2024 remastered four-CD
box set of (I'm) Stranded.
Lonesome
Sundown - the Breadmakers, the title track of their album from March
2025.
Heavy
Traffic - Rocket Science, from 2001, their album Contact High.
The
Big Beat - Young Modern, from their album Play Faster, a 1979
release. Young Modern came from Adelaide and was around from 1977 to
1979. The singer, John Dowler, is still out making records and
playing shows.
Wrecking
Ball - Monique Brumbey, from an EP she put out in 1998 titled
Eventide.
Chewing
Gum - Amyl and the Sniffers, from their October 2024 album Cartoon
Darkness.
I'm
Not the One - the Gnomes, a single from their first album, scheduled
to be released on November 7, 2025.
Who
Needs Who Now - the Crystal Set, the B-side of their 1987 single. The
A-side was the title track of their 1987 album.
Flowers
In A Vase - Palm Springs, the title track of their 2016 EP. The band
is led by Erica Dunn, who also plays with Gareth Liddiard in the band
Tropical F--- Storm.
Get
Me Out - King Stingray, from their self-titled debut album, a 2022
release. They're from northeast Arnhem Land and their songs have
lyrics in English and Yolŋu Matha. Several of the band's founding
members have relatives from renowned First Nations bands Yothu Yindi
and Warumpi Band.
Speaking
of Warumpi Band...
Waru
(Fire) - from their first album, Big Name No Blankets, a 1985
release.
From
The Bush - it was on their second album, Go Bush!, which came out in
1987.
Gotta
Be Strong - another song from Big Name No Blankets.
Pink
Skirt - Emma Donovan and her band the Putbacks, from their 2020 album
Crossover.
Dom
Mariani and his band the Majestic Kelp, from their album Underwater
Casino supply our hello and goodbye and in between musical bits.
