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This is a list of songs which mention or are about Melbourne the capital city of Victoria, Australia, the suburbs of Melbourne and nearby locations. In 2004, an article by Michael Dwyer published in The Age discussed songs written about Melbourne. A list of twenty-five songs about Melbourne were also published. [1]
The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.
Singer Paul Kelly has written several well-known songs about aspects of the city close to the heart of many Melburnians, notably "Leaps And Bounds" and "From St Kilda to King's Cross", while Skyhooks also wrote some more tongue-in-cheek songs about Melbourne. "Balwyn Calling", "Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)" and "Toorak Cowboy" are examples.
Song about South Melbourne Football Club move to Sydney to become the Sydney Swans. Australian football: Colour of Your Jumper [6] 1993: Archie Roach (writer/singer) Nicky Winmar famously raise his guernsey in response to racial taunts by Collingwood Football Club supporters at Victoria Park, Melbourne. Australian football: Shut Up – The ...
In 2004 the song was listed by The Sydney Morning Herald ' s Bernard Zuel in his "top 20 Sydney songs", [10] and of "immortalising" Kings Cross in particular. [11] Conversely, it has also been described as an "iconic anthem" about St Kilda. [12] In August 2004, according to a panel of writers for The Age, it is one of "The Top 25 Melbourne ...
Pages in category "Songs about Australia" ... Solid Rock (Goanna song) List of songs about Melbourne; Sounds of Then; South Australia (song) Streets of Your Town; T.
30. “The Nights” by Avicii. Release Year: 2014 Genre: Dance/Electronic Written by Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, this song is an ode to his father and has a surprisingly deep ...
Frente! had formed in 1989 by Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and Mark Picton on drums and recorder. [1] [2] O'Connor was moving to a new address in Kenny Street, Richmond, Victoria – he mistakenly told his bandmates that it was Kelly Street; "I'm going to write a song about the house" he later told them. [2]