Do you know of any music about australian culture?

Question

any music about australian culture that you know of, can be new old, hip hop, country, classical - any kind - just about australian culture.
If someone posts the sond or songs you were thinking of before you, could you please write any others that you know of! Cheers!

Answer 1

Anything by Goanna/Shane Howard. How about Spirit Of Place (1982)?

Goanna - Solid Rock
Goanna - Factory Man
Goanna (featuring Roslynn Bygrave) - Stand Y'r Ground
Goanna - Children of the Southern Land

Answer 2

Paul Kelly has written a lot of songs that are relevant to Australian culture. Almost too many to name - include references to places such as Melbourne, Sydney, Western Australia and Adelaide, Aboriginal culture, love, family and time.

Slim Dusty had a lot of country songs relevant to Australian culture in the bush. Also, Lee Kernaghan, John Williamson, Troy Cassar-Daly, Adam Brand, Adam Harvey, Becky Cole, Graeme Connors and Sara Storer. Some include the importance of the contribution Australians have made at war.

Other songs include Down Under - Men at Work, Great Southern Land - Icehouse, some Cold Chisel songs, some Midnight Oil songs and Waltzing Matilda is a favourite Australian song.

Not sure if this helps, but that is what I can think of right now. Hope the links below might help too. Good luck.

Answer 3

The only one I can think of is "Tie Me Kangaroo Down" by Rolf Harris.

It tells the tale of an old Australian on his deathbed, and his last wishes.

Interestingly a verse was deleted because it contained the term "Abo", referring to aborigines.

"Let me Abos go loose, Lou
Let Me Abos go loose"

Hey, I just thought of some more....

Land Down Under, by Men At Work
... and of course there's "Waltzing Matilda" which is a folk song.

peace


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Answer 4

umm, if u wanted rock, try a band called Cold Chisel, flame trees depicts a rural town, while khe san tells of a vietnam vet. and his troubles