Top 5 Songs About Australia Post by: MMMusic 19 January, 2009 - 12:09 PM

At the heart of every great nation is a top song about it's nature and people. What follows are what we believe to be the five best songs about Australia.

Don't agree? Then gives us your personal faves and tell us why.

Top 5 Songs About Australia:
1. Great Southern Land - Icehouse
2. Solid Rock - Goanna
3. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
4. Sounds Of Then - Gang Gajang
5. Wide Open Road - The Triffids

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• Bill Gibbons says

  I thought Bow River might have got a nod. Only because its one of my fave tunes. LOL

  Posted Friday 30 January, 2009 7:27 PM
• Peter says

  COLD CHISEL - "Drinkin in Port Lincoln" from personal experience lol. and STARS - "Last Of The River Boats" because Adelaide's own Andy Durant deserves never to be forgotten!!

  Posted Wednesday 4 February, 2009 8:41 PM
• Bonnie Howarth says

  I would have thought "Land Down Under" would have gotten in...... all us youngies like it......

  Posted Saturday 28 February, 2009 4:53 PM
• Kieron says

  Yeah go the "Land down under".
  "Beds are burning" is good to

  Posted Monday 2 March, 2009 8:25 PM
• Sue Rockliff says

  Sounds of Then has to be one of the most evocative songs ever produced about Australia - its get my vote, I never tire of it.
  

  I think Land Down Under ought to be there too.

  Posted Monday 6 April, 2009 10:14 AM
• 'Annoyed' of Kensington says

  Australian Crawl's "Reckless" should definitely get a guernsey. I can't believe it was overlooked!

  Posted Thursday 16 April, 2009 10:02 PM
• ash says

  Peter you are right drikin in Port Lincoln is a great song mate. It is also a song that only a Cold Chisel fan would know that song well done!

  Posted Tuesday 19 May, 2009 7:05 PM
• ash says

  No.1 Khe sahn
  No. 2 Solid Rock
  No. 3 Land down Under
  No.4 I was only 19
  No.5 Working Class man

  Its too hard you could chuck in songs like 'black and blue'or 'help is on its way' or many other great bands and artist, Australia is full of them. Evie 1,2,3' was before its time as was friday on my mind''. Billy the great Billy Thorpe. Too hard mmm - your drink rider shout.

  Posted Wednesday 20 May, 2009 7:55 PM
• greg collins says

  What about the Radiators- Give Me Head. Has to go down as one of the Classics of the 70's!!!!!!!!!

  Posted Wednesday 3 June, 2009 9:09 PM
• chelsea says

  1. Khe San
  2. Working Class Man
  3. You Shook Me All Night Long
  4. So What
  5. Rock and Roll Girl

  Posted Wednesday 1 July, 2009 7:42 PM

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