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1.Summer of '69 Bryan Adams. I remember that summer well. Man lands on the moon, the Mets win the pennant, Woodstock and the Age of Aquarius. Come to think of it, I believe the odds were much more favorable for a moon landing then the Mets winning the pennant.

2. Memphis.The Johnny Rivers version.

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"Give me an "F", give me a "U".......... You know the rest. The famous cheer by Country Joe McDonald at Woodstock.

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CeeCee, I've softened my stance on lonnng songs. I probably only know the AM version (or a Single if one was released) of most that are nominated anyway.

We know I'm an old Pop Tart, or something that rhymes with that. 3 minutes per song is about my attention span. I just finished listening to A Lover's Question, Clyde McPhatter, 2.29, from a 3 CD Box Set I bought today "All That Soul".

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OK Pop Tart... :) Can we say then..

Get Ready ~ Rare Earth ( The original and far superior 20 minute version )

Thanks Darryl! :)

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NOMINATIONS TO DATE (62 Including the two Auto ones).

1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, The - Marianne Faithfull

Bernadette - The Four Tops

Black Night - Deep Purple

Blues Power - Eric Clapton

Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups

Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath

Cinderella – Paul Anka

Coffee & TV - Blur

Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks

Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Day-O (Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte

Devil With The Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne

Down On Me - Janis Joplin

Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament

Greenback Dollar - The Kingston Trio

Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog

I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love - Royal Crown Revue

I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations

Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel

Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte

Knights Of Cydonia - Muse

Love Is The Answer - England Dan and John Ford Coley

Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

Memphis - Johnny Rivers

Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candymen

Old Man - Neil Young

Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Questions 67 And 68 - Chicago

Round And Round - Ratt

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John

Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles

Shake A Tail Feather – James and Bobby Purify

Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

South City Midnight Lady - The Doobie Brothers

Stay With Me - Faces

Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

Swingtown - Steve Miller Band

Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead

Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

When You Walk in The Room - The Searchers

White Bird - It´s A Beautiful Day

Windy - The Association

Witchy Woman - The Eagles

Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

You Might Think - The Cars

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt

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A couple of regulars haven't nominated yet. :P

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We'll just leave it so people can vote for whichever one CeeCee. :)

I don't think I know their version, only The Temptations'. I'll try to acquire it and have a listen. I just had a look in my Australian Hits Book, and it didn't chart here.

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rt might have a winner with "Summer of 69". It's topped a few Oldies FM Polls here in Brisbane. And so has "Khe Sanh", but c s, is it known outside Australia ? That's what happened with the Hoodoo Gurus' song last time. Please tell us, American friends ! Do you know it over there ?

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O.K. NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. PLEASE VOTE AWAY. ANY REGULARS WHO MISSED NOMINATING ARE OF COURSE MOST WELCOME TO VOTE !

1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, The - Marianne Faithfull

Bernadette - The Four Tops

Black Night - Deep Purple

Blues Power - Eric Clapton

Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups

Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath

Cinderella – Paul Anka

Coffee & TV - Blur

Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks

Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Day-O (Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte

Devil With The Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels

Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne

Down On Me - Janis Joplin

Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament

Greenback Dollar - The Kingston Trio

Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog

I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love - Royal Crown Revue

I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations

Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel

Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte

Knights Of Cydonia - Muse

Love Is The Answer - England Dan and John Ford Coley

Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

Memphis - Johnny Rivers

Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candymen

Old Man - Neil Young

Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Questions 67 And 68 - Chicago

Round And Round - Ratt

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John

Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles

Shake A Tail Feather – James and Bobby Purify

Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

South City Midnight Lady - The Doobie Brothers

Stay With Me - Faces

Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

Swingtown - Steve Miller Band

Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead

Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

When You Walk in The Room - The Searchers

White Bird - It´s A Beautiful Day

Windy - The Association

Witchy Woman - The Eagles

Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

You Might Think - The Cars

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt

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Lets see...down to 12 now, but it will take a while for me to decide which ones to leave out.

1. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

2. Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel

3. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

4. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

5. Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix

6. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

7. Piano Man - Billy Joel

8. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

9. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

10. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

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1. Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin

2. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

3. Black Night - Deep Purple

4. Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix

5. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

6. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

7. Old Man - Neil Young

8. Blues Power - Eric Clapton

9. Down On Me - Janis Joplin

10. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

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1. When You Walk in The Room - The Searchers

2. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

3. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

4. Devil With The Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels

5. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

6. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

7. Windy - The Association

8. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

9. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candymen

10. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks

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1. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt

2. Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel (our unofficial anthem)

3. Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath

4. Witchy Woman - The Eagles

5. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

6. You Might Think - The Cars

7. You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

8. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

9. Black Night - Deep Purple

10. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John

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1- White Bird - It´s A Beautiful Day

2- Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

3- Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, The - Marianne Faithfull

4- Old Man - Neil Young

5- I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

6- Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

7- Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

8- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John

9- Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

10-Get Ready - Rare Earth

...and so much more... :P

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1. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

2. Windy - The Association

3. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

4. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney

5. Stay With Me - Faces

6. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

7. Piano Man - Billy Joel

8. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

9. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

10. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead

This was the toughest one yet.

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1. Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups

2. Cinderella – Paul Anka

3. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candymen

4. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

5. Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte

6. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte

7. Greenback Dollar - The Kingston Trio

8. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations

9. Memphis - Johnny Rivers

10. When You Walk in The Room - The Searchers

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1. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

2. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

3. What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

4. Black Night - Deep Purple

5. Coffee & TV - Blur

6. Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel ("The last plane out of Sydnay's almost gone" - cool song :))

7. Piano Man - Billy Joel

8. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

9. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

10. Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath

very hard once again... :P

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1. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candymen

2. Piano Man - Billy Joel

3. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats

4. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds

5. Windy - The Association

6. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

7. Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups

8. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

9. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

10.What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

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You're simply not a true Australian unless you know all the words!! :D

I thought Barnesy sang "last train out of Sydney" until a few years ago. Lyrics aren't my strong point. That's a good clip, Katie. I see the Johnny Walker Red lubricant on the piano. (And it still sounds like last train....)

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