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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)
Show 157It's
February, summertime in Australia, expecting warm days, balmy nights
and cool poppy tunes.
The
Kangaroo Song (just a bit of it) - Lucas
Proudfoot, he's a
popular children's
entertainer
on Australian television,
and also makes rock'n'roll as Max
Judo.
I
Know Where
To
Go To Feel Good - a Paul Kelly song sung by Vika and Linda, the
Bull sisters, from
their self-titled
debut
album,
a
1994
release.
Let's
Cook - Mental As Anything, from their 1981 album Cats & Dogs.
Taste
It - INXS, from 1992, the album Welcome To Wherever You Are.
I'll
Be There - the Gnomes, as in the little folk who live in people's
gardens. The song is on their album titled Introducing... a November
2025 release.
The
House of Love - Wesley Fuller, from his 2024 album All Fuller No
Filler.
Minivan
- John Dowler's Vanity Project, it was on the album Existential
Friend, which came out in 2024. John Dowler also led the bands Young
Modern and the Zimmermen.
The
man behind the drum kit for Midnight Oil, and so much more, Rob Hirst
Some
side projects
Someone's
Singing New York New York - Ghostwriters, which included members of
the Oils and Hoodoo Gurus bass
player Rick Grossman,
from a self-titled album they put out in 1991. Cylinders - by
a surf-rock venture called The Break, featuring a few of the Oils
plus Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes. From their 2020 album
Church of the Open Sky.
Oils
is OIls
Best
of Both Worlds - from
their album Red Sails In The Sunset, a 1984 release.
Sometimes
-
the 1987
album
Diesel & Dust.
Rob
Hirst died on January 20, 2026.
Cancer. Damn.
Some
comedy from Kitty Flanagan.
Living
In The Neighbourhood - Cyndi Boste (another cancer victim), the song
is from her 2002 album Push Comes To Shove.
Letter
- Dan Sultan, from his 2009 album Get Out While You Can.
Higher
Interlude - Jazzparty, from from their 2021 album Nobody Gets Away.
Welcome
to 2026
Blue
Cats With Green Eyes - Girl Monstar, the song is on their album
GRRRR!!
Cross
My Heart Hope To Die - Yumi Zouma, it's on their album No Love Lost
To Kindness.
Dom
Mariani and the Majestic Kelp starts us off, moves us along, and
tells us when we're done.
