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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 139

Winter,
spring summer and autumn


All
you gotta do is call.


We
need a word for the season between summer and winter that rhymes with
call.


Things
change but no matter where you go, there you are.


I
Listen to the Night - Matt Walker, the title track of his 1997 album.
With Ashley Davies on drums.


Bound
To Ramble - the John Butler Trio, from their 2004 album Sunrise Over
Sea. The album reportedly debuted at No. 1 in the Australian album
charts and hit gold record status in its first week.


Let's
Go - King Stingray, from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern
Territory, from their first album, a 2022 self-titled release.


Announcing
the Journey - Move - First Nations rapper Danzal Baker, better known
as Baker Boy, two tracks from his 2021 album Gela.


Yambo
Yambo - the Senegambian Jazz Band, from their 2017 self-titled album.
The band is led by Gambian-born Amadou Suso, who sings and plays the
kora, which typically has 21 strings and has been compared to a lute
and a harp.


Summertime
Again - Miriam Lieberman with a song from her 2014 album Birds of the
Moon. From her home in Sydney she travelled to west Africa to study
music, and along the way learned to play the kora.


Highway
One - the Waifs, from their 2003 album Up All Night.


Dodgy
Train - Adrian Kosky, it was on his album The High Side of the Low
End, a 2006 release.


Borderline
- Goanna, from 1982, giving off some strong Springsteen vibes, from
their album Spirit of Place.


Big
Old Steam Train - Opelousas, from their self-titled debut LP, which
came out in 2019.


Straws
In the Wind - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, from one of the
albums they put out in 2020, this one titled K.G., which was paired
up with another 2020 album, L.W.


Farmyard
Yodel - Chad Morgan. The song came out as a single in 1964 but we
have it on a 1981 compilation titled Sheilas, Drongos, Dills and
Other Geezers.


Desire
Be, Desire Go - Tame Impala, from a self-titled EP released in 2008.
At this point Tame Impala was mainly Kevin Parker and Jay Watson. A
different version of the song appeared on the first Tame Impala LP,
2010's Innerspeaker.


It's
Time To Go - the Davidson Brothers, from their 2014 album Wanderlust.


Intro-
exit, etc - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, from their album
Underwater Casino.



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