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Aussie Rock Anthems - Top 40
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Stunningly designed, this flexibound book profiles the top 40 most famous Australian pop and rock songs. What a famous song is about and what you think it's about aren't always the same thing. Aussie Rock Anthems - Top 40 names the top 40 classic Australian songs...
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Tells the stories of Australia's best known pop and rock songs.
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Stunningly designed, this flexibound book profiles the top 40 most famous Australian pop and rock songs. What a famous song is about and what you think it's about aren't always the same thing.
Aussie Rock Anthems - Top 40 names the top 40 classic Australian songs and tells the stories behind them—many of which are unknown. From Hunters and Collectors' Throw Your Arms Around Me to INXS's Don't Change and Red Gum's I Was Only 19, author Glen Humphries unearths hidden gems and surprising backstories about the bands.
It's a celebration of great Australian music that will have you reaching for old vinyl or phone apps to give some of these classics another listen. Chances are, each song is not what you had assumed.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781922662057
Publisher: Rockpool Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 July 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Gelding Street Press
Illustration: Flexibound, endpapered, Round Backed, full colour internals.
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 200.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Glen Humphries spent a decade playing fullback and back pocket for the Port Kembla Blacks reserve grade side. In that time, he acquired a flag, two concussions, several broken fingers and a bunch of stitches. He has written numerous books, mainly on the holy trinity of beer, music and footy. His other Gelding Street books include Sticky Wickets, Jack Gibson's Fur Coat and Aussie Rock Anthems. A journalist for three decades, he lives and works in Wollongong, NSW.
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