I always have a song in my head. I stream radio on my computer all day as I work. In the office, I used to torture my coworkers with the particularly annoying tunes that got stuck in my head. In particular, it was good to plant a song that no one was quite sure of the lyrics, such as Alicia Bridges’ “I love the Nightlife” (I got to boogie on the disco WHAT????
But when I travel, I tend to have a play list of songs that feel like they suit where I am and also that are sung by the locals. With a nod to James O’Brien who recently described his holiday soundtrack, here is mine:
My play list included Wide Open Road by the Triffids. This is one of those good driving songs. Track 1
Friday on My Mind by the Easybeats. This song is from 1967 and it is still good. And the singer has some moves in this video. Track 2
Nick Cave’s Midnight Man. What can I say: Nick is always cool. Track 3
Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s Memory Lane. This is a crank up your stereo song. Track 4
And I save one of my all-time favorites for last: The Church’s Under the Milky Way. Another classic. Track 5
There are many more options on my Aussie play list, from The Saints and Paul Kelly to Jett and Crowded House. Maybe another day.
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Under The Milky Way is an all-time favourite for me. Gosh I love that song. As for mis-heard lyrics… it wasn’t until I got the Melodifestivalen CD that I realised Ola was singing about someone called Natalie. I just put the words down to bad diction.
Hilarious James. I know the song you are talking about! As for Under the Milky Way, it still makes me feel good after all these years! And hear is a laugh for you: I did not know this was an Australian band until about a year ago!
I’m going to enjoy listening to all these songs. I’ve been craving some new music as well as some oldies. Looking forward to it!
You will have to let me know what you think Maria. Several are quite old!
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