Andrew P. Street
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Andrew P Street-writer, critic and obsessive Australian music weirdo-tries to answer these and many, many, many other questions you never thought to waste time asking in this history of Australia in 50 songs (or so). Deeply cheeky, unashamedly nostalgic and endlessly enthusiastic, this is a dive mehr anzeigen into our national playlist from the birth of rock'n'roll to the reign of Australian hip hop and just about everything in between. weniger anzeigen
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We laugh lest we cry. The period between Mr. Turnbull's ascension to the Prime Ministership and the outcome of the 2016 election is an odd one, but this isn't, I think, intended to be a cautious and careful analysis of the Government's performance, but rather a rollicking ride through catastrophe after catastrophe.
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Presented chronologically from oldest (at Number 1) to most recent, it contains entertaining details and history on each song. As I was reading, I was constantly googling songs to remind me of the tune or the music video and desperately wanted a playlist associated with the book for easier reference.
Each section was well-researched and the footnotes were funny, but I wish they'd been included in the text as the frequent page flicking in ebook format was distracting^.
The list contains songs that 'made' Australia and were important within the music scene or within Australian culture at the time so it's definitely not a list of the 'most popular' or 'most well-known' songs.
I’ll admit not knowing many of the songs listed, while rushing off to listen to old favourites with renewed zeal and appreciation for their back-stories. Every reader is bound to have an opinion on the songs and their fair share of omissions, but overall this was a nostalgic and informative look at Australian music from 1958 - 2016.… (mehr)