Thread: Here's one for the Aussie baby boomers

I must have been the only one who did not have a beard and long hair. Scruffy looking lot aren't they.

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Just before Bellbird if I recall. (Not that I am that old, someone musta told me!, and I never really liked Bellbird)

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

I must have been the only one who did not have a beard and long hair. Scruffy looking lot aren't they.

HAY!!! I never had the long hair (the old man reckoned he would cut it himself if I let it grow) but I still have the beard. OK it may have changed colour (From brown to....grey) That reminds me, my brother had shoulder length hair, and the old man never touched his I vaguely recall the program, but I may be mixing it up with Countdown as it ran for 30 minutes at 6 o'clock. Boy where has all that time gone????

Originally Posted by swk

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Just before Bellbird if I recall. (Not that I am that old, someone musta told me!, and I never really liked Bellbird)

I actually didn't mind Bellbird........................ Although I'd never admit it to any of my mates at the time .

Thanks.

I'm a bit fascinated by The Dingoes' song. Wikipedia says Nov 1973.

I only knew the James Reyne/James Blundell version which is 1992.

The topic sounds so very 1980s/90s "drilling for oil" that it's interesting to find out the real origin.

Cheers,
Paul

PS - pretty stuck on the band-member-getting-shot part too.

And people think crime is worse these days!

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Thanks.

I'm a bit fascinated by The Dingoes' song. Wikipedia says Nov 1973.

I only knew the James Reyne/James Blundell version which is 1992.

The topic sounds so very 1980s/90s "drilling for oil" that it's interesting to find out the real origin.

Cheers,
Paul

PS - pretty stuck on the band-member-getting-shot part too.

And people think crime is worse these days!

A lot of people think this piece of garbage is the original also (IMHO ). Absolutely no emotion or feeling whatsoever.


Here's the original, and the best.

More that I was oblivious to ...

Paul

The ABC Rage program on Sat night from Xmas to the end of Jan each year shows all this early stuff.
I record them for myself over the last few years. Lots of GTK's and countdowns, tim and debbie, neil from young ones etc as hosts.
How about Ronnie Burns singing Smilie, even Izzy Dye before he went on to late night selling junk.

I've got Slade clips, Madder lake, Daddy Cool. Ted Mulry gang all those old old ones. Don't think I keep much from 82 onwards. Wasn't into Boney M Disco start at all.....

What about an AC/DC clips from before Bon Scott was the lead singer, Lots of satin in that one.

Got Hours and Hours of it.

Anyone wants a list send me a PM.

With regards to the long hair thing. I remember seeing the samurai in mid 60's and thought that guy has long hair, I want long hair.
Had it long since I was 7 years old.

Peter

Daddy Cool's - Eagle Rock was on top 40 rotation in L.A. when I was a kid. We thought they were a local band singing about the suburb Eagle Rock in L.A. I didn't know they were Aussie till I came here in the 80's.

Awesome!!!



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Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Mama live on GTK - YouTube

Tamam Shud - GTK Theme/America + Interview with Lindsay Bjerre - YouTube

GTK Pirana - Elation - YouTube

GTK Pirana - Soul Sacrifice - YouTube

Wonderful stuphph!! All of it!!