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"Down
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 146

"If
it feels good, do it" was a T-shirt worthy slogan in the wild
1960s, with good and bad connotations, but this week it's our theme
and it's all good.


Grow
Wings and Fly - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the closing track
from their most recent album, Phantom Island, a June 2025 release. in
which the Wiz go all in with strings and horns and conductors.


Satisfied
- Died Pretty from their album Doughboy Hollow, a 1991 release. The
title refers to a colorful place and piece of New South Wales history
involving a gang of outlaw bushrangers.


Won't
Quit You - the Gnomes, from their self-titled debut album, released
on November 7, 2025.


Margrel
- a single by Cahill
Kelly, an October 23,
2025 release.
Kelly is an in-demand session guitarist.


Another
Day In the Sun - the Moffs, a 1985 single and it was also on their
1988 album Labyrinth.


I
Want the 1 (That I Can't Have) - A
fella called
Jack Ladder, and his
band the Dreamlanders,
with new
album Separation Rock, which came out on
October 10, 2025.
The album was recorded in California and is meant to be a breakout
for Mr Ladder, whose name on his library card is Timothy
Kenneth Rogers, no
relation to the Tim Rogers of You Am I fame.


Lygon
Street Meltdown - Melbourne Ska Orchestra, from their self-titled
2013 album. Lygon Street is a wonderfully active part of Melbourne.


Finish
- the Double Happiness, from their 2020 debut album, Surfgazing.


Dracula
- Kevin Parker as Tame Impala, the song is on his new album Deadbeat,
which came out on October 17, 2025.


One
Step Ahead - Split Enz, originally from New Zealand, the song was on
their 1981 album Waiata, recorded in Melbourne. Waiata was released
as Corroboree in Australia, where it reached No. 1. Waiata is a Māori
term for song and singing - corroboree is an Aboriginal term with a
similar meaning.


Analysis
Paralysis - Jen Cloher, the song was on her self-titled 2017 album
but the version we played was recorded for a live-in-the studio
session and featured Courtney Barnett on lead guitar.


Zeitgeist
- Babe Rainbow, from their album Changing Colours, a 2021 release.


Dom
Mariani and the Majestic Kelp start us off, move us along, and tell
us when we're done.



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