best Aussie songs?

[baldric]

just cruisin' round the web and came across some poll the music industry did a coupla years ago about the best Aussie songs of all time...
Here's what they voted the top 10:
1. Friday on My Mind - The Easybeats
2. Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool
3. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
4. Down Under - Men at Work
5. Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty
6. The Loved One - The Loved Ones
7. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
8. Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel
9. It's A Long Way To The Top - AC/DC
10.Quasimodo's Dream - The Reels

So did they get it right?
What songs did they miss and what would your top 10 Australian songs be?

[marcus]

in no particular order, some that come to mind are: (i have nat anthems in front of me)

cold chisel - khe san
gangajang - sounds of then
men at work - down under
jimmy barnes - working class man

some others may be some ac/dc ones, midnight oil - wedding cake island.
putting the old cd in now time for some tunes.

[baldric]

yeah squid...my son reckons it's the most hippy song and clip...

actually, if ya go here you'll find the next 20 songs they voted and it rates and so do a few of Marcus's...
http://www.apra.com.au/Comm/Mr010502b.htm

[tube5]

Heres a few more to think about.

*Way out west...the Dingoes
*Billy thorpe...most people I know
Hunters & Collectors..Talking to a stranger + Throw your arms around me + Holy grail

[Hachi]

only 10... bugger!
1: Good Time Tonight; Barnes/Hutchence
2: Bow River; Chisel
3: Let There Be Rock; AC/DC
4: Short Note; Matt Finish
5: Ocean Deep: from the Andy Durant Memorial Concert
6: The Flame; Big Things Flying
7: Crystal Morning; Big Things Flying
8: Borderline; Midnight Oil
9 Burn for You; INXS
10: Longline; The Angels...
More?

[Hecko]

The Hilltop Hoods - All of The Calling!!! Aussie hip hop gets some quality into it to be on par with some of the yankee stuff. bout time i reckon!

Not the type of stuff the tread was designed for i assume, but aussie - and thats what matters!

[Spoon]

Tojo - Hoodoo Gurus

[Steve]

Crowded house? Are we still claiming them as our own?

[Hachi]

Crowded house? Are we still claiming them as our own?

Well, the way our music industry is... if they were no good they would be from New Zealand right? :?

[Chonie]

4. Down Under - Men at Work
5. Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty

Definatly these two and anything else by Slim Dusty.

[stuey]

The heres humphrey tune, or dat rompa room one.

[snakes]

Anything by :

Sensient
Sun Control Species
Big Boys Toys
Locrian
Dreamthief

snakes

[seahag]

The Angels - Am I ever going to see your face again (no way..........)
gotta have something by Skyhooks, also JOK who was the wild one
Turn up your radio or anything else by Masters Apprentices (who i hear some say)
Not forgetting Tamam Shud and Tully (maybe seahag had too many blotters in dem daze)
Wangaratta Wahine - Captain Matchbox
and Radio Birdman - the flashback has definitely kicked in, the colours the colours

[Hachi]

The Angels - Am I ever going to see your face again (no way..........)
Hell yeah
gotta have something by Skyhooks, also JOK who was the wild one
Turn up your radio
Now thats a geat oldie Really gets ya goin or anything else by Masters Apprentices (who i hear some say)
Not forgetting Tamam Shud Well who cares how old we are? and Tully (maybe seahag had too many blotters in dem daze)
Wangaratta Wahine - Captain Matchbox "women and captains first"?
and Radio Birdman - the flashback has definitely kicked in, the colours the colours
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[Red]

cant believe no one mentioned "The Radiators"........dont worry ....its alright ......legends....

[seahag]

and the La de das, Max Merritt and Dragon, oops they were all Kiwis. Doug Parkinson
The Divinyls
Little Pattie
The Real Thing by Russell Morris
here's some trivia..... the very first song ever played on Double Jay was You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good In Bed by Skyhooks. It was banned at the time