Press release: 2 May 2001
In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, APRA invited 100 distinguished Australian writers, musicians, critics and broadcasters to nominate the ten Australian songs they regard as the best and most significant works of the past 75 years.
From the lists that were submitted, APRA compiled a list of the Top 30 Australian songs.
At the 2001 APRA Music Awards on Monday 28 May 2001 a special retrospective showcase will feature the 10 songs that headed that list.
The 20 songs that comprised the rest of the list are as follows:
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Song
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Writer/s and Publisher
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Performer/s
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Along the Road to Gundagai
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Writer: Jack O'Hagan
Publisher: Allans Music Australia
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Jack O'Hagan & various
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And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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Writer: Eric Bogle
Publisher: Larrikin Music Publishing
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Eric Bogle Bushwackers
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I'll Be Gone
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Writer: Michael Rudd
Publisher: Cellar Music Co
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Spectrum
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The Real Thing
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Writer: Johnny Young
Publisher: Chappell & Co Australia
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Russell Morris
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Cattle and Cane
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Writers: Grant McLennan, Robert Forster
Publishers: Festival Music, Complete Music Ltd (PRS)
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Go Betweens
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Even When I'm Sleeping
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Writer: Dean Manning
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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Leonardo's Bride
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I'm Stranded
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Writers: Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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The Saints
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Power and the Passion
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Writers: Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter Garrett
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing Australia
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Midnight Oil
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Throw Your Arms Around Me
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Writers: John Archer, Geoffrey Crosby, Douglas Falconer, Robert Miles, Mark Seymour, Michael Waters, John Howard
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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Hunters & Collectors
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Wide Open Road
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Writer: David McComb
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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Triffids
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Cool Change
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Writer: Glenn Shorrock
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music
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Little River Band
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Only Nineteen
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Writer: John Schumann
Publisher: Universal/MCA Music Publishing
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Redgum
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My Island Home
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Writer: Neil Murray
Publisher: Rondor Music Australia
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Warumpi Band
Christine Anu
Neil Murray
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Reckless
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Writer: James Reyne
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music
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Australian Crawl
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Ship Song
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Writer: Nick Cave
Publishers: Mute Song (PRS), Mushroom Music
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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To Her Door
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Writer: Paul Kelly
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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Paul Kelly
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Truly Madly Deeply
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Writers: Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia / Rough Cut Music
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Savage Garden
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Day You Come
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Writers: Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
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Powderfinger
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Science Fiction
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Writers: Chrissy Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Jeremy Paul
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia
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Divinyls
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Treaty
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Writers: Paul Kelly, Mandawuy Yunupingu, Stuart Kellaway, Cal Williams, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Witiyana Marika
Publisher: Mushroom Music
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Yothu Yindi
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