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Riptide by Vance Joy. Story by David Oke

“My big sister learnt this song!” “My cousin can play this!” The excitement in the room was palpable. The look on the faces of the Grade One/Two students was a sight to behold. This is what bliss looks like.

By David Oke|2021-07-19T13:50:00+10:00March 28th, 2017|Acoustic, Indie pop, OzMusic, Schooldays, Singer-songwriters|0 Comments

Space Oddity performed by Chris Hadfield. Story by David Oke.

David Oke Classroom, Footscray, 2014Of course my class didn’t know about David Bowie. They were more interested in One Direction and Five Seconds of Summer. One student claimed that his dad liked Bowie.

By David Oke|2021-07-19T13:53:50+10:00July 29th, 2015|David Bowie, Pop, Rock, Schooldays|3 Comments

DON’T WANNA BE THE ONE by MIDNIGHT OIL Story by David Oke

David Oke Deakin University, Geelong, March 16 1982We stood on a walkway on the second level of the science building. We could feel the music coming up through our feet.

By David Oke|2017-10-29T08:33:34+11:00July 18th, 2015|Rock|8 Comments