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"Down
at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,

if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,


look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."

(Slim Dusty)

Show 123

06-11-2025


Mickey
is a mouse, Donald is a duck, Goofy is a dog, but what is Pluto?


What's
Next To the Moon - AC/DC, a transition album as the band was leaving
Australia, it was recorded in Sydney and London in 1978.


Red
Dress On - Young Modern, from 1979, their album Play Faster.


Surf's
Up Tonight - Midnight Oil, from their 1996 album Breathe.


Stuck
In the Past - the Breadmakers, from their album Lonesome Sundown, a
March 2025 release.


Some
silliness


Norman
Gunston, covering Billy Joel's Piano Man. Billy's version came out in
1973, not sure when Norman picked it up for his television show.
Norman Gunston was the comic creation of the late and great Garry
McDonald.


The
Wandering Song - Mikelangelo And The Black Sea Gentlemen, from their
2004 album Journey Through The Land Of Shadows. When he's not leading
the Black Sea Gentlemen, Mikelangelo, or Michael Simic to his
friends, also does an amazing Elvis performance.


Dollars
and Cents - Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! from May 2024, their debut
album.


Enough
silliness

Quit
Singing the Blues - the Re-Mains, from their 2006 album Field
Conditions.


Done
To - Sarah Carroll, the song was on her album NQR&B, a July 2024
release.


Gen
X - Ian W. Beer, off his new album Last Chance Hotel, new as in it
came out in May.


By
request - no prog


Here
It Comes Again - Pirana, a 1971 single.


Just
Because - Lobby Loyde and Coloured Balls, from their 1974 album Heavy
Metal Kid.


I'm
Still In Love - the Ritz, from 1977, it was on their only album, A
Diamond As Big As the Ritz.


Have
a cigar - have two


Bondi
Cigars, we heard Cry To Me from their 1990 debut LP,


followed
by The Pain, from 1992, their album Bad Weather Blues.


Intro:
Roulette - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, Underwater Casino,
2003.


Exit
and extra: Pacific Heights - Baby Langston from their acclaimed 1998
album.




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