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In August 2011, "Khe Sanh" re-entered the ARIA Singles Chart at #40, beating their previous peak position by one spot. [15] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest" 100, the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Khe Sanh" was ranked number 1, ahead of Men at Work's "Down Under" and Jimmy Barnes's "Working Class Man". [16]
The song is driven by Walker's Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, and, although Jimmy Barnes sings lead on most of the song, Ian Moss provides close harmonies on the second verse and sings lead vocals on the bridge. A 12" version was also released, featuring an additional live version of "Khe Sanh" on the B-side. [2]
Jimmy Barnes recorded an acoustic version of the track on his 1993 album Flesh and Wood. The song was also covered by The Killjoys in 1994 on a compilation CD titled Earth Music, which featured many prominent artists covering well known songs. [19] Jessica Mauboy covered the song on her 2016 album, The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original ...
His songwriting credits include the hit singles "Flame Trees," "Saturday Night," "Choirgirl,""Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)", "Cheap Wine," and the Australian Vietnam war song "Khe Sanh" (voted the 8th greatest Australian song of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association in 2001).
James Dixon Barnes AO (né Swan) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer.His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel ( 1973–1983), has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time.
East is the third studio album by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in June 1980.The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 63 weeks on the national chart. [1] It was the biggest-selling Australian album release of the year.
[2] [5] Barnes' older brother, John Swan, was a member of Cold Chisel around this time, providing backing vocals and percussion. [2] [3] [5] After several violent incidents, including beating up a roadie, he was fired. [5] [6] In mid-1975 Barnes left to join Fraternity as Bon Scott's replacement on lead vocals, alongside Swan on drums and ...
Following the death of the group's drummer, Steve Prestwich in 2011, Jimmy Barnes and company regrouped for their first new compositions in over 13 years. The album includes two new tracks, "All for You" and "HQ454 Monroe" and 18 greatest hits.