Darkstone

I think they were both named after the 1931 gangster movie.

Are they bands named after songs or songs named after bands? It's the chicken and the egg in musical form.

Dream Police.

Who would have thought a couple of years ago that we'd all be "Extreme" fanboys. There have been many bands that have tried and failed to stay the course over the years, but these guys have actually surpassed their former glories IMO. Pure talent never gets old and it's great to see Nuno and Gary getting the recognition they deserve. They're playing at the "Forum" in Melbourne in October BTW. You must be tempted mate.

Ironically, I don't remember this one, but it rocks.

It's not the worst thing I've ever heard, but I was hoping for more.

This is a great cover, but it doesn't compare to the '79 original. The original is s huge time machine for me.

Girl From Syria - Adellaide. I'll add another great Middle Eastern inspired track to this one from Doggy. I feel dirty posting here, so I'll at least add the clip.

Listening to this track for the umpteenth time made me realise what a great track this would be put to a sporting montage, hence the video of course. It would match well with all teams from all codes, but in particular a sporting team known as the Lions as a result of the Killer line " You better bet your life when you run with the Lion". We have an AFL (the real Football) team down here called the "Brisbane Lions". Their promotions team should be all over this.

Is like no other Love.

Daryl's a Legend down here. Speaking of Daryl. There aren't too many popular tracks that reference Cricket. This early Daryl Braithwaite Aussie classic with "Sherbet" and the "10cc" classic, "Dreadlock Holiday" are the only ones I can think of. Both tracks are very popular down here BTW. I guess you could also add "C'mon Aussie C'mon", which was an iconic cricket anthem when it was released in the 70's.

Yep, Good call and nice find Whiplash. Here's another 5 tracks from their Killer album. Normally I'd start my own thread, but I found this one to be adequate and worthy. Well done.

The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

Jon Bon Jovi's son isn't doing too badly for himself.

Sorry guys, I know I'm straying into Doggy territory, but I couldn't resist. At the very least Geoff should enjoy this. Two quality burns in one post. Nice one Darkstone.

I was wondering the same thing. AGT, as with all the other worldwide "Got Talent" shows are predominantly family friendly television. I'd like to think that many straight laced people would have checked out their discography based on that performance. This is their ultimate piss take. Hilarious.

I'm guessing it's only gonna be our American friends who have heard of this guy, if any at all. My Grandmother and Mother loved him and had all his LP's. I guess the term "spoken word song" is a bit of an oxymoron, but I don't know how else to describe these tracks. He specialised in tear jerker stories. I have very, very early memories of my Mum and Nan bawling their eyes out over this guy's tracks, especially "Teddy Bear". Anyone else heard of "Red Sovine"?

I'm just yankin' your chain mate. Carry on brother.

Hinger? That's it. The song game is broken. For the love of God, please let it rest in peace.

Yeah, a sad loss. She was a massive part of the soundtrack of my younger years. She was very much loved down here. She had a Starring role in a "Mad Max" film. That's instant Aussie citizenship. R.I.P.

Yeah, Killer album. This track is perfection and as good as it gets. So is Robin's mullet. Magnificent.

The "Paula Abdul", "Michael Bolton" connection. The thumbnail gives it away, but this is a great story.

That one's fucking sensational.

Don't worry about it mate. You can ask your OCD driven, shameful self-plugging shit here, to your hearts content.

Have you heard this Masterpiece of a cover?