Show 111
03-19-2025
Three aces - good hand
A snippet of Peter Allen doing I Still Call Australia Home, from a 1980 concert in Sydney. Peter Allen became an international star but was born and raised in a small country town in New South Wales.
Three
Aussie-type country tunes
No Lookin' Back - Rockwell T. James, from his 1977 album A Shot of Rhythm and Blues. In real life, the late Ronnie Peel was in several successful bands, including the Missing Links and the La De Das
Got It Bad - Keith Urban, born in New Zealand, raised in Australia, the song is on his first album, titled Keith Urban, which was released only in Australia in 1991, and internationally in 2005.
The Tallest of Tales - Hana and Jessie Lee's Bad Habits, from their album Say What You Mean, an April 2024 release.
A
bit of R&B
I'll Make You Mine - the Dynamic Hepnotics, a 1986 single. This version is on a compilation titled Hepnobest, a 2016 release.
Walk Away Keep Talking - Tim Rogers, taking a break from his band You Am I, singing with the Bamboos on a 2015 album, The Rules of Attraction.
Double Standard - Checkerboard Lounge, from their album Rollercoaster, a 2023 release.
It's a big world
Africa BaBa - Owelu Dreamhouse, the title track to an EP they put out in August 2024.
Busy Bleeding - Wide Boy Youth. It's on a compilation titled Australian Reggae 1979-1986.
Let Me Be Great - Sampa Tembo, in character as Sampa the Great, born in Zambia, raised in Botswana, she came to Australia in 2013 and recorded this song in 2022 on an album titled As Above So Below.
Starring Greg Perkins, but everyone calls him Tex
Can't Say No - Beasts of Bourbon, from their 1991 album The Low Road.
Black Stick - the Cruel Sea, from their 1993 album The Honeymoon Is Over.
This Wind - Tex and the Dark Horses, from their 2003 album Sweet Nothing.
Pay The Devil - from 2023, Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band.
Intro: Roulette - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, Underwater Casino, 2003.
Exit and extra: Pacific Heights - Baby Langston from their acclaimed 1998 album.
