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Title: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: one-eyed on March 06, 2008, 03:05:07 AM
The Herald-Sun is running an online poll asking what is Australia's best rock song?

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/poll/1,,991-5033139,00.html
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: julzqld on March 06, 2008, 08:27:44 AM
I'd have chosen "It's a long way to the top" over "Jailbreak" :-\
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Ox on March 06, 2008, 11:03:21 AM
LMAO@ Jet
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: mightytiges on March 06, 2008, 06:24:26 PM
I was thinking the same thing Ox  ;D

I'd have chosen "It's a long way to the top" over "Jailbreak" :-\
Yep you could have had a number of AC/DC songs. Also Dirty Deeds, Hell's Bells, Back in Black.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Moi on March 06, 2008, 06:25:33 PM
LMAO@ Jet
Don't even know who they are.

Eagle Rock for me
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: mightytiges on March 06, 2008, 06:54:48 PM
LMAO@ Jet
Don't even know who they are.
(http://lyricssothatidonthavetokeepsearchinggoogle.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/jet-band.jpg)
A bloke I know from work use to jam with them before the became famous. Might be some sour grapes but he said they are tools lol.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: 2JD on March 06, 2008, 07:42:09 PM
i'm with you moi! :thumbsup
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Ox on March 06, 2008, 08:43:39 PM
Cester has an awesome little screeching voice but the top 10 Oz songs of all time ?



Please !  ::)
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: mightytiges on March 06, 2008, 09:54:09 PM
All the other songs are 20+ years old. Looks like they included Jet as the token modern Aussie band song.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Jacosh on March 06, 2008, 11:08:12 PM
Id like to see how the Herlad Sun came up witht the top ten, Do they have a really old circulation or did they just grad a list for 15 years ago and throw in the only new band they could think of. There are so many bands and songs that are better than those these days that it wasnt worth voting.

Just to prove a point look at some of the bands listed here and tell me you wouldnt vote for any of them.
http://www.aussiebands.com.au/australian_rock_and_pop_artists.htm
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: WilliamPowell on March 06, 2008, 11:09:40 PM
Not one song on that list is a favourite of mine - closest is the Easybeats - Friday on my Mind

If the poll was called the most over-rated Aussie rock song of all time I'd have an easy winner with a couple special mentions

1. Khe Sahn - I wish someone would just put all the copies of this song on the Last train out of Sydney so we don't have to be inflicted with it anymore. Can GOld104 go without playing it for 1 day  :banghead :banghead

2. Eagle Rock - a nuffink song, that makes me wanna do this  :chuck :chuck

3. Anything by the Hunters & Collectors - blah blah whatever

4. The Power & the Passion - no wonder Garrett went into politics -

 :eyebrow :eyebrow
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on March 06, 2008, 11:30:41 PM
Shook me all night long ACDC. :clapping
The Real thing from Russell Morris
something from INXS.
There you go the old and something more recent.
all these surveys do is create controversy.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Jacosh on March 07, 2008, 12:01:02 AM

4. The Power & the Passion - no wonder Garrett went into politics -

 :eyebrow :eyebrow

Did he start smoking dope before or after making this song.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: julzqld on March 07, 2008, 09:14:14 AM
I do like Nic Cester's version of "Evie" though.  Why wasn't Evie - all parts - on the list?
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: cub on March 07, 2008, 10:37:15 AM
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:InFc7Rr1OtlfsM:http://www.sfakia-crete.com/sfakia-crete/slabvb.jpg)
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Ox on March 07, 2008, 01:20:43 PM
I do like Nic Cester's version of "Evie" though.  Why wasn't Evie - all parts - on the list?

great call jewlz.
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: mightytiges on March 07, 2008, 04:33:15 PM
something from INXS.
Don't Change  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Australia's best rock song?
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on March 08, 2008, 06:26:11 PM
How about Flash In The Pan with Hey St Peter?