TOO SHY by KAJAGOOGOO Tribute to Bob Hawke by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew recalls the night of Bob Hawke's 1983 election triumph, via - of all things - a song called Too Shy by a band called - of of all things - Kajagoogoo.
NO REGRETS by THE WALKER BROTHERS Story by Stephen Andrew
The song still belts my heart like defibrillator paddles.
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL by STARSHIP Story narrated by David Oke
This cheesy American 1980s song, with an equally tacky film clip, provokes a memory bathed in anger, frustration and disappointment - my first experience of really distrusting a real estate agent.
ON + OFF by MAGGIE ROGERS Story by Sean Mortell
You are captured – taken to shore and tumbled out onto the sand, seaweed in your hair, under the spell of Maggie Rogers.
CAN THE CAN by SUZI QUATRO Story by Stephen Andrew
Listen to Stephen Andrew as he recalls errant high-school days and a taciturn teacher.
BREAK AWAY by THE BEACH BOYS Story by Rowan MacDonald
The Beach Boys were there with us on each and every road trip. Each song had its own special moment to shine along the journey.
DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT!) by FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS. Poem by Kristin Henry
Music is a fast ride./With the first rolls/of that old drum intro/I was snared.
SOMETIMES by CUB SPORT Story by Freya Waring
The whole song was a journey spanning a month, two continents and several thousand kilometres.
REASONS by JOHN FARNHAM Apologia by Bianca Simpson
I defy anyone to label the following two truisms my subjective opinions: 1. John Farnham is deeply cheesy. 2. John Farnham has a beautiful voice.
OUTSIDE by GEORGE MICHAEL Story by Bianca Simpson
Recently I was invited by an old school friend to a George Michael tribute night at Chasers nightclub in Melbourne. I said Yes straight away – I was fascinated by the prospect of returning to one of the dingy pick up lairs where I first gyrated my way into young adulthood.