GOLDEN SLUMBERS. Story by Liz Bennett
I fell in love with the Beatles backwards, when, as a teenager, I discovered my father’s old vinyl copy of Abbey Road - the last album they recorded. From the first shuffling beats of Come Together, I was hooked.
GOOD TIME CHARLIE by THE MIGHTY REAPERS OF VENGEANCE Story by Luke R Davies
The Mighty Reapers did a wonderful version with Continental Robert Susz on vocals and harp. It was very cool.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. Story by Maria Majsa.
21 Swan Crescent, Pakuranga 1974Under all the fairy floss, trouble is lurking. There are wrong turns, regrets, situations that are easier to run from than face. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is about escape and it wasn’t lost on me that the first place I heard it was my favourite place to escape to
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Story by David Oke
David Oke Geelong, and Point Lonsdale Caravan Park, 1974Mum thought that Funeral For A Friend sounded a bit like a Bach chorale. I was careful to not play Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting too loudly.
GOTTA GET IT by THE RESONANT ROGUES Story by Vin Maskell
My friend Gina sends an email with the subject line ‘Resident Rogues’, inviting me to see a swing/country/gypsy music band from the US in a little bar called the Merri Creek Tavern. She tells me a story as we wait to see the band.
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY. Story by Vin M
One singer is 77 years old. Greying curly hair. One singer is in his early 20s. Flowing ginger locks. Both are sitting at a keyboard, backed by a four piece band.