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Australian singers - jazzboCR - 13-08-2014
Human Nature First of all, shame on Aussie admins for not heralding this brilliant a capella Doo-Wop group. Second, Kerry101's slap to the contrary, this mature singing and "boyband" stuff are a world apart. Please listen to more doo-wop to learn the difference. Putting my money where my mouth is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h88syTuSQRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHo8ClU4lQ << if this doesn't thrill and chill you, then we're not talking the same language << If Smokey's happy, I'm happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmwLf_FVq-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HCTIHISVjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x5358qIYCY << sho' 'nuff a Texas woman--they know what they want and aren't shy about going after it. Brenda wasn't embarrassed and they all had a real good time.
Australian singers - flautist - 13-08-2014
Rose Tattoo great band but sad story: "Six former members have died in recent years including four of the original recording line-up"
For me, Wolfmother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQK8_1lCi3o
Australian singers - SteveO - 13-08-2014
I still love the in your face music of ACDC !!!!
Australian singers - dylan87 - 14-08-2014
interesting...only 2 australian singers in this list...
http://www.statista.com/statistics/262065/musicians-with-the-most-number-one-singles--in-australia/
Australian singers - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-08-2014
yes, it is strange...
from memory even The Bee Gees only had two or three #1 hits out here.....
Australian singers - jazzboCR - 14-08-2014
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:john farnham 'help', cover version of the Beatles classic from '79, best cover version of a song ive ever heard,just love it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5irwdPpR9I&feature=related
I don't generally like the more operatic, histrionic singers but Mr. Farnham has a certain folksy charm that endears: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham
Here's a live version from 1/4 century ago (the previous citation isn't available): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6QtEfw--z4
Talking about killer covers--here's Mr. Farnham in a duet with Laura Brannigan *, backed by one of the great recording orchestras, the Melbourne Symphony Ork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6nbiDzIjOM << this may surpass the original--thanks for the hankie; I'll be alright now.
* Herself a great singer, Ms. Brannigan died much too early of a medical condition. RIP Laura.
Australian singers - jazzboCR - 14-08-2014
dylan87 Wrote:interesting...only 2 australian singers in this list...
http://www.statista.com/statistics/262065/musicians-with-the-most-number-one-singles--in-australia/
What is meant by "Australian singer"? An immigrant bunch that settled and wholly worked in Australia? Or only the native-born? Or a singer/group that had to leave Down Under to find bigger, more-permanent success? Big difference...actually ALL the difference.
Australian singers - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-08-2014
so what youre saying jazzbo is.........?
Australian singers - jazzboCR - 14-08-2014
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:so what youre saying jazzbo is.........?
Hey Bro, it's not up to me to define the term, but it's good when there's a standard of reference, where folks are on the same page talking about the same thing. I'd have the same issue if we were speaking of Argentinian physicists...Up to the age of 2, you could call me a German baby, 'cuz 3/4 of my life to that point was spent there (as a military dependent)--even gurgled in German or so I'm told. I'm being a bit silly here but you get the point. By some definitions, you don't even have to speak a country's native language or speak it fluently (someone living/singing in a large, wholly-ethnic community within a country--Italians in New York City or Scandinavians in the Upper Midwest, e.g. Listen to Lawrence Welk's accent and tell me his first language is English, yet you'd look hard to find a more American artist.). Whoo, boy, did I string this out...
Australian singers - CRAZY-HORSE - 15-08-2014
i agree...
Neil Young...spent over fifty years living in California and still regards himself as Canadian...i also think of him as Canadian
Arnold Schwartzeneger...3/4 of his life in the US...i refer to him as being Austrian,not sure how he regards himself?
Bee Gees...toddlers when they left the UK to Australia, lived in Florida since the late 1970s, always call themsleves Australian
Rolf Harris...spent over sixty of his eighty odd years in the UK, but still referred to as being Australian by the Brits and us???
Crazy-Horse...left the UK aged nine,spent over 3/4 of my life in Australian, i consider myself Australian
i guess its different strokes......