A couple from Stevie Wonder

 

 

 

One of my favourite songs ever but why were they wearing Carona masks back then?

Here’s a very abridged clip of my band doing a song by the Melbourne singer songwriter Paul Madigan. I used to enjoy traveling to the Tiger Lounge in Richmond every Saturday afternoon to watch him and his band The Humans (Ross Hannaford, Wayne Duncan and Freddie Strauks), in the latter part of the 70’s.

I’m hoping this link works as I’m not sure about the privacy level my friend has on his Instagram account. Please let me know if you have trouble viewing it...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZ38lpglWS/?igshid=14rjh926u51b5

Quite the interesting chap, Paul Madigan.  I used to love his radio show on 3RRR in the early 80s.

High calibre band as well, featuring two Daddy Cools and a Skyhook.  Did Doody perform at the gigs?  

6 hours ago, demonstone said:

Quite the interesting chap, Paul Madigan.  I used to love his radio show on 3RRR in the early 80s.

High calibre band as well, featuring two Daddy Cools and a Skyhook.  Did Doody perform at the gigs?  

Haha... unfortunately not; but I did hear some interesting stories about her luring chaps home only to have them surprised by Paul springing out of a wardrobe. True? No idea, but it makes for a great mental image.

The Monkees haven't been seen here on this thread but as popular as they were back in the day they were also underrated ... the following 2 songs were hugely popular here in Oz in the late 60's but Davey Jones doesn't feature on lead vocals in either song

And I'm not sure that 'Mary Mary' was ever released as a single outside of Australia but the words to the song were rather risque by today's standards!

 

 

 

 

My band played this afternoon and we had a few guests sit in, that included Vince, the guitarist from the Hitmen and Psychotic Turnbuckles (for anyone old enough to remember), Chester the singer from the Turnbuckles and Archie the drummer from the Huxton Creepers. This was my first time meeting Archie, but we bonded very quickly upon learning we share a love of the Dees.

https://www.facebook.com/100000758763064/posts/3671296886238901/?

On 12/5/2020 at 11:01 PM, hardtack said:

Here’s a very abridged clip of my band doing a song by the Melbourne singer songwriter Paul Madigan. I used to enjoy traveling to the Tiger Lounge in Richmond every Saturday afternoon to watch him and his band The Humans (Ross Hannaford, Wayne Duncan and Freddie Strauks), in the latter part of the 70’s.

I’m hoping this link works as I’m not sure about the privacy level my friend has on his Instagram account. Please let me know if you have trouble viewing it...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZ38lpglWS/?igshid=14rjh926u51b5

Something that i cut many years ago at the ABC with Paul and Ross. 

 

WERRIDEE'S TOP 50 ALBUMS

THE DOORS - LA WOMAN

LED ZEPPELIN - 4

THE ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

SKYHOOKS - LIVING IN THE 70'S

AC\DC - TNT

QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

AC\DC - DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP

SEX PISTOLS - NEVERMIND THE BULLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS

QUEEN - JAZZ

THE ROLLING STONES - SOME GIRLS

AC\DC - BACK IN BLACK

COLD CHISEL - EAST

COLD CHISEL - CIRCUS ANIMALS

MIDNIGHT OIL - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN IN THE USA

INXS - THE SWING

BON JOVI - SLIPPERY WHEN WET

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA

GUNS N ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

INXS - KICK

MIDNIGHT OIL - DIESEL & DUST

BON JOVI - NEW JERSEY

POISON - OPEN UP AND SAY AHH

AEROSMITH - PUMP

ALICE COOPER - TRASH

AC\DC - THE RAZOR'S EDGE

METALLICA - METALLICA

NIRVANA - NEVERMIND

PEARL JAM - TEN

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK

U2 - ACHTUNG BABY

PEARL JAM - V'S

SMASHING PUMPKINS - SIAMESE DREAM

GREEN DAY - DOOKIE

LIVE - THROWING COPPER

THE OFFSPRING - SMASH

SOUNDGARDEN - SUPERUNKNOWN

OASIS - WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY?

SILVERCHAIR - FROGSTOMP

THE OFFSPRING - AMERICANA

FOO FIGHTERS - THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - CALIFORNICATION

POWDERFINGER - ODYSSEY NUMBER FIVE

U2 - ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND

GREEN DAY - AMERICAN [censored]

THE KILLERS - HOT FUSS

KINGS OF LEON - ONLY BY THE NIGHT

THE BLACK KEYS - EL CAMINO

MUSE - DRONES

BIRDS OF TOKYO - HUMAN DESIGN

WERRIDEE'S TOP 50 SINGLES

LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

ALICE COOPER - SCHOOL'S OUT

DEEP PURPLE  - SMOKE ON THE WATER

LYNARD SKYNARD - SWEET HOME ALABAMA

AC\DC - IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP

THE ANGELS - AM I EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN

QUEEN - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

COLD CHISEL -KHE SANH

KISS - I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU

AC\DC - YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG

MEN AT WORK - DOWN UNDER

INXS - DON'T CHANGE

THE POLICE - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN IN THE USA

JIMMY BARNES - WORKING CLASS MAN

BON JOVI - LIVIN ON A PRAYER

MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING

GUNS N ROSES - SWEET CHILD O MINE

AEROSMITH - JANIE'S GOT A GUN

AC\DC - THUNDERSTRUCK

NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - UNDER THE BRIDGE

LENNY KRAVITZ - ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY?

SOUNDGARDEN - BLACK HOLE SUN

OASIS - WONDERWALL

MARILYN MANSON - THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

BLUR - SONG 2

THE OFFSPRING - PRETTY FLY

KORN - FREAK ON A LEASH

BON JOVI - IT'S MY LIFE

ALIEN ANT FARM - SMOOTH CRIMINAL

GRINSPOON - CHEMICAL HEART

EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE

GREEN DAY - AMERICAN [censored]

WOLFMOTHER - JOKER AND THE THIEF

SNOW PATROL - CHASING CARS

SILVERCHAIR - STRAIGHT LINES

KINGS OF LEON - SEX ON FIRE

MUSE - UPRISING

BIRDS OF TOKYO - PLANS

THE BLACK KEYS - LONELY BOY

TAME IMPALA - ELEPHANT

BIRDS OF TOKYO - LANTERNS

FOO FIGHTERS - SOMETHING FROM NOTHING

WOLFMOTHER - VICTORIOUS

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - DARK NECESSITIES

GANG OF YOUTHS - LET ME DOWN EASY

VANCE JOY - WERE GOING HOME

COLDPLAY - ORPHANS

MIDNIGHT OIL - GADIGAL LAND

 

5 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

WERRIDEE'S TOP 50 SINGLES

 

ALIEN ANT FARM - SMOOTH CRIMINAL

 

 

 

I like Michael Jacksons cover version better.

On 12/18/2020 at 6:28 AM, WERRIDEE said:

WERRIDEE'S TOP 50 SINGLES

LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

ALICE COOPER - SCHOOL'S OUT

DEEP PURPLE  - SMOKE ON THE WATER

LYNARD SKYNARD - SWEET HOME ALABAMA

AC\DC - IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP

THE ANGELS - AM I EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN

QUEEN - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

COLD CHISEL -KHE SANH

KISS - I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU

AC\DC - YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG

MEN AT WORK - DOWN UNDER

INXS - DON'T CHANGE

THE POLICE - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN IN THE USA

JIMMY BARNES - WORKING CLASS MAN

BON JOVI - LIVIN ON A PRAYER

MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING

GUNS N ROSES - SWEET CHILD O MINE

AEROSMITH - JANIE'S GOT A GUN

AC\DC - THUNDERSTRUCK

NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - UNDER THE BRIDGE

LENNY KRAVITZ - ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY?

SOUNDGARDEN - BLACK HOLE SUN

OASIS - WONDERWALL

MARILYN MANSON - THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

BLUR - SONG 2

THE OFFSPRING - PRETTY FLY

KORN - FREAK ON A LEASH

BON JOVI - IT'S MY LIFE

ALIEN ANT FARM - SMOOTH CRIMINAL

GRINSPOON - CHEMICAL HEART

EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE

GREEN DAY - AMERICAN [censored]

WOLFMOTHER - JOKER AND THE THIEF

SNOW PATROL - CHASING CARS

SILVERCHAIR - STRAIGHT LINES

KINGS OF LEON - SEX ON FIRE

MUSE - UPRISING

BIRDS OF TOKYO - PLANS

THE BLACK KEYS - LONELY BOY

TAME IMPALA - ELEPHANT

BIRDS OF TOKYO - LANTERNS

FOO FIGHTERS - SOMETHING FROM NOTHING

WOLFMOTHER - VICTORIOUS

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - DARK NECESSITIES

GANG OF YOUTHS - LET ME DOWN EASY

VANCE JOY - WERE GOING HOME

COLDPLAY - ORPHANS

MIDNIGHT OIL - GADIGAL LAND

 

Point of order ... Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single.

3 hours ago, bingers said:

Point of order ... Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single.

Should I have said songs then?

Yet more shameless self promotion...

Last Sunday (20th Dec) we (The Branch Covidians) played in an event called COGIG19, which is an online streaming festival running over a period of 19 days and aiming to set a new world record for online acts performing out of one location as a festival; achieved by the middle of the first week.  It featured artists from all over the planet.  This link is to a YouTube playlist of a half dozen songs, I cut from our stream and edited; hope you enjoy if you feel inclined to check them out:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaAej3xGM_ZUSe8n8A5L8GXdEZaJp9KwJ

On 12/24/2020 at 11:30 PM, WERRIDEE said:

Should I have said songs then?

Yes.

Soz ... I can't get rid of my pedantry.

Happy New Year and let's hope 2021 has a little less drama... an appropriate tune for the times:

 

Very nice, hardtack.  A Hoodoo Gurus tune, if I'm not mistaken?

4 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Very nice, hardtack.  A Hoodoo Gurus tune, if I'm not mistaken?

Indeed it is.

Since shameless promotions seem to be ok, below is video of my son’s band. He’s the lead guitarist. 

PS - Werridee, just loved your idea of infecting this topic with another “best of” collection - brilliant!

 

 

12 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

Since shameless promotions seem to be ok, below is video of my son’s band. He’s the lead guitarist. 

PS - Werridee, just loved your idea of infecting this topic with another “best of” collection - brilliant!

 

 

Absolutely LOVE this... it's like Folsom Prison Blues (melody) on steroids!  Your son's a [censored] good guitarist as well!!

PS. Nothing wrong with shameless self-promotion... it's the best way to get things out there.

Fans of "The Sopranos" tv series will be familiar with this song but maybe not this version. Intriguing band. Wish I'd discovered them years earlier.
 

 

1 hour ago, Go the Biff said:

Fans of "The Sopranos" tv series will be familiar with this song but maybe not this version. Intriguing band. Wish I'd discovered them years earlier.
 

 

Great stuff... I see these guys (North Mississippi Allstars) at Byron Bay Bluesfest a few years ago... another brilliant, yet largely unknown, band.

 

Q:  What did the dead blues singer have inscribed on his gravestone?

A:  "Well, I didn't wake up this morning."

 

Don’t know why I hadn’t come across Joe earlier but he does some great guitar work! 

Here is another Joe classic performed at the Sydney Opera House