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    Show 68, 05-15-2024

    There’s a theme in here somewhere

    Intro: Roulette - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, Underwater Casino, 2003

    Two songs by Brooke Taylor from her new album There’s Magic In Mistakes:

    Bright Blue Eyes, and

    How Does Your Heart Feel.

    Another battle of the bands, this time featuring:

    Do-Re-Mi, with Deborah Conway, and

    The Passengers, with Angie Pepper.

    Round 1

    Man Overboard, by Do-Re-Mi, from their 1982 EP The Waiting Room. The better-known version of the song came out in 1985 on the album Domestic Harmony.

    Girlfriend’s Boyfriend - the Passengers, the B-side, to the 1980 single Face With No Name. This version from the 2007 Shock compilation Do The Pop! Redux Part One.

    Round 2

    Idiot Grin - Do-Re-Mi, 1985, the album Domestic Harmony.

    Face With No Name - the Passengers, the A-side to the 1980 single. This version from the 2002 Shock compilation Do The Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-87.

    Jaguar - Kerri Simpson, from her 1996 album Speak.

    Needle In the Hay, by Jen Cloher, and

    Swan Street Swagger, by Courtney Barnett - from a 2015 split EP.

    Sirens - Rebecca Barnard, from her 2006 album Fortified.

    Nothing I Can Do - Emma Donovan and the Putbacks, from the 2021 album Under These Streets.

    In Our Skin - Fiona Lee Maynard, from her album Junction, 2024.

    Choices - Amyl (Amy Taylor) and the Sniffers, the album Comfort To Me, which came out in 2021.  

    Gone Again - Vika and Linda Bull, from their debut album Vika and Linda, from 1994.

    Dread And Butter - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, from their 2022 album Night Gnomes.

    Outro - Chicken Omelette, by Baby Langston, from their acclaimed 1998 album.


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