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DANCE / ELECTRONIC / HIP HOP / R&B / SOUL
GILL BATES + TIGERILLA – TULIP
youtube.com/watch?v=KIX7aYbjRd0
GILL BATES – SHE KNOWS (FEAT: ALLDAY)
youtube.com/watch?v=eGbVPmxc2EE
GILL BATES – DIDN’T MIND
youtube.com/watch?v=6grzSOtfcGw
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DANCE / ELECTRONIC / HIP HOP / R&B / SOUL
GILL BATES + TIGERILLA – TULIP
youtube.com/watch?v=KIX7aYbjRd0
GILL BATES – SHE KNOWS (FEAT: ALLDAY)
youtube.com/watch?v=eGbVPmxc2EE
GILL BATES – DIDN’T MIND
youtube.com/watch?v=6grzSOtfcGw
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ELECTRONICA / DOWNTEMPO / SOUL / TRIP HOP
FLUME & CHET FAKER – THIS SONG IS NOT ABOUT A GIRL
Bet the dude dancing is from Melbourne. Dance movements are like accents; there are hints that suggest where you’re from. This guy does a mean Melbourne Shuffle starting at 0:29. It looks pretty genuine… (Nope. Lost the bet. He’s Canadian but he still does some very nice old-school Melbourne Shuffle moves.)
youtube.com/watch?v=ItGwXRCcisA
FLUME & CHET FAKER – DROP THE GAME
youtube.com/watch?v=6vopR3ys8Kw
FLUME & CHET FAKER – LEFT ALONE
youtube.com/watch?v=HMJfZlTvruM
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ELECTRONICA / DOWNTEMPO / SOUL / JAZZ
CHET FAKER – I’M INTO YOU
youtube.com/watch?v=DuX2MkflGYs
CHET FAKER – TALK IS CHEAP
youtube.com/watch?v=TNz4K5jsLQw
CHET FAKER – JEANS AND WALLET
youtube.com/watch?v=EYRTXpzrrL0
CHET FAKER – 1998
youtube.com/watch?v=cFV5Q06lSwY
CHET FAKER – FEAR LIKE YOU
youtube.com/watch?v=pwtBFAjVsPY
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ALT / INDIE ROCK / NEW WAVE
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – SUSAN
youtube.com/watch?v=wLPtpuEQVXg
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – TO KEEP AND BE KEPT (Feat. Sharon Van Etten)
youtube.com/watch?v=KIsYk3-sP0A
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – HER HANDS
youtube.com/watch?v=X2KQeqXl6ZM
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – BEAUTIFUL SOUND
youtube.com/watch?v=RgSJJCmBVxM
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – POSITION VACANT
youtube.com/watch?v=Kdo8Gbmy_j8
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – NEON BLUE
youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5xt1ZQCvI
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – REPUTATION AMPUTATION
youtube.com/watch?v=WXEY9jVZzjk
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INDIE POP / ALT ROCK
MIDDLE KIDS - EDGE OF TOWN
youtube.com/watch?v=UJIZxL-FDvo
MIDDLE KIDS - OLD RIVER
youtube.com/watch?v=sEUM1BEy16Q
MIDDLE KIDS - NEVER START
youtube.com/watch?v=sUC7OFUbn6A
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INDIE POP / INDIE FOLK
VANCE JOY – FIRE AND THE FLOOD
youtube.com/watch?v=zKmWd8DPrEc
VANCE JOY – RED EYE
youtube.com/watch?v=lv_GqyeTymY
VANCE JOY – MESS IS MINE
youtube.com/watch?v=1C816p-KTNk
VANCE JOY GEORGIA
youtube.com/watch?v=l0XRlNZbQFE
VANCE JOY – WASTED TIME
youtube.com/watch?v=HAsaAiXHM6g
VANCE JOY – FIRST TIME
youtube.com/watch?v=irfkIP91thQ
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FOLK / INDIE / ROOTS
KIM CHURCHILL – WINDOW TO THE SKY
youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFmFWJrjpo
KIM CHURCHILL – LOVING HOME
youtube.com/watch?v=gbb_sloy1Ck
KIM CHURCHILL – TRUEST INTENTIONS
I loooove this song and this live version, in particular.
On a crystal-clear, sunny winter’s morning, it’s perfect.
youtube.com/watch?v=Kum0HlJ0AKk
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ALT DANCE / HOUSE
RUFUS – THIS SUMMER
youtube.com/watch?v=i_Ji8fU2D_k
RUFUS – FUEL
youtube.com/watch?v=JVQTXCh9QTo
RUFUS – NOCTURNAL
youtube.com/watch?v=s5i84Y50gm8
RUFUS – INNERBLOOM
youtube.com/watch?v=us6HYdU1He4 (live) (studio version here)
RUFUS – YOU WERE RIGHT
youtube.com/watch?v=JPB–OjPJSg (live) (studio version here)
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INDIE POP / ACOUSTIC / FOLK
LISA MITCHELL – WARHOL (VIDEO PART 1)
youtube.com/watch?v=eKqt4O2LGCo
LISA MITCHELL – WARRIORS (VIDEO PART 2)
youtube.com/watch?v=s51pMqKCz4o
LISA MITCHELL – WAH HA
youtube.com/watch?v=w7bTT7vlJ5U
LISA MITCHELL – THE BOYS
youtube.com/watch?v=vyjmd7Jlk48
LISA MITCHELL – WARHOL (REDUX - LIVE)
youtube.com/watch?v=cUq0hb7NkiE
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INDIE ROCK / FOLK
ALI BARTER - RUN YOU DOWN
youtube.com/watch?v=NnrwULoNd2w
ALI BARTER – MARIGOLD
youtube.com/watch?v=-8_gh2EQLb0
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POP / R & B / ROOTS
BEC LAUGHTON – NUMBER ONE (HEARTBREAK)
youtube.com/watch?v=nVg-Hbuv7AU
BEC LAUGHTON – DARKEST LOVE
youtube.com/watch?v=PgZTjDd22rY
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INDIE / POP
AYLA – WISH I WAS
youtube.com/watch?v=fQHLpNcguno
AYLA – WAITING
youtube.com/watch?v=PR0oVfkD7Jg
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INDIE / POP
AMY SHARK – ADORE
youtube.com/watch?v=Y-IoluTnuKs
AMY SHARK – GOLDEN FLEECE
youtube.com/watch?v=xZjTTLRESRg
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1980’S INDUSTRIAL / ELECTRO POP / POST PUNK / DANCE
SEVERED HEADS – DEAD EYES OPEN
youtube.com/watch?v=jM9XkkrhUj0
SEVERED HEADS – WE HAVE COME TO BLESS THIS HOUSE
youtube.com/watch?v=DTvBpgL641o
SEVERED HEADS – THE ANT CAN SEE LEGS
youtube.com/watch?v=2RTADgEeYTI
SEVERED HEADS/TOM ELLARD – WONDER OF ALL THE WORLD
Correction: this is the original (it’s in the video description).
I really love the track, and the vid is awesome - particularly the girl in the swing at the end. They all dieded now
youtube.com/watch?v=H8CpQSGT5fo
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HIP HOP / TECHNO / DANCE
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - OTHER PLANETS (FEAT. MDNA)
youtube.com/watch?v=pG7RB-GOz4g
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - r.E.f.r.E.s.h. (FEAT. SCRIBE)
youtube.com/watch?v=-zTDpqJt-AU
1990’s TRANCE / HOUSE / TECHNO
The live tracks are from a set Itch-e & Scratch-e did live on the radio in 1995. Awesomenessess!
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E IMPACT (live)
youtube.com/watch?v=PMFb3qbU-gs
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E – FRICCION (live)
youtube.com/watch?v=DyPeMgyETbo
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - SWEETNESS AND LIGHT (live) (studio version here)
youtube.com/watch?v=haAi7GOkNkQ
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - IMPERIAL ROCKETS (studio)
youtube.com/watch?v=S8kn0c4Fj7U
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ALT ROCK / ALT COUNTRY / ELECTRO POP
HOLY HOLY – YOU CANNOT CALL FOR LOVE LIKE A DOG
youtube.com/watch?v=jrVadO8BHRk
HOLY HOLY – A HEROINE (LIVE VERSION)
youtube.com/watch?v=u0mYWwfRk_M
HOLY HOLY – LIVE SET
(0:00) HISTORY - (4:50 )DARWINISM – (8:50) WILLOW TREE
youtube.com/watch?v=AgI-r5m_mRQ
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ELECTRONIC DANCE / HIP HOP / PSYCHEDELIC
THE AVALANCHES – SUBWAYS I love this vid.
youtube.com/watch?v=bPIMfOIuEe4
THE AVALANCHES – COLOURS
youtube.com/watch?v=zLRPDovCpmM
THE AVALANCHES – BECAUSE I’M ME (more American content than Oz content but worth posting)
youtube.com/watch?v=eu0KsZ_MVBc
and some oldies…
THE AVALANCHES – FRONTEIR PSYCHIATRIST
youtube.com/watch?v=qLrnkK2YEcE
THE AVALANCHES – SINCE I LEFT YOU
Remember, we wont be judged by how good or bad we’ve been in this life. It’s about how well we danced.
youtube.com/watch?v=wpqm-05R2Jk
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1980’s SOUL / SOFT ROCK / SYNTH POP / BALLAD
Don’t know what happened to this dude. In the 80’s the founder of Atlantic Records said Blakeley was the finest white soul singer he had ever heard. Capitol Records picked him up and took him to the U.S. where they filmed the videos below and then he vanished… never to be seen again
PETER BLAKELEY – CRYING IN THE CHAPEL (Not the Elvis song)
youtube.com/watch?v=_JiX71Qc_AQ
PETER BLAKELEY – YOU NEVER HEARD IT FROM ME
youtube.com/watch?v=_uwRa1HTBhM
PETER BLAKELEY – WHO LET MY SECRET OUT
youtube.com/watch?v=oihyZ_5PpjU
PETER BLAKELEY – FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE (MacColl/Roberta Flack)
youtube.com/watch?v=R4sifu8IL9Y
PETER BLAKELEY – QUICKSAND
youtube.com/watch?v=cR9veZw7YSg
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GIRLY / POP
Some Oz songs that were used in a teen TV series, Dance Academy, some years back. Several of the clips are from an episode where one of the main characters (a terrible dancer who was obsessed with getting into the Dance Academy) finally gets in but dies in an accident before his big performance. (God can be a real bitch at times)
THE JEZABELS - EASY TO LOVE
youtube.com/watch?v=PN3eX5EoLXo
KATE MILLER - THE LAST DAY ON EARTH
youtube.com/watch?v=WtfKmpPeZQs
WHITLEY - MORE THAN LIFE
youtube.com/watch?v=SiBEtSTB0js
BEC SANDRIDGE - OVER THE SEAS
youtube.com/watch?v=aV2fi5xwyUw
SIA – BREATH ME
youtube.com/watch?v=VXaD6VAwjOc
… and the song that started a dance craze back in the late 70’s.
JOHN PAUL YOUNG - LOVE IS IN THE AIR (STRICKLY BALLROOM)
youtube.com/watch?v=IVEJOytWEoU
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The track above – Love in in the Air - was written by Vanda and Young, two members of the The Easybeats, who wrote a stack of awesome hits for all sorts of muso’s including Young’s brothers Angus and Malcom from AC/DC.
60’S ROCK / POP
THE EASYBEATS – FRIDAY ON MY MIND
youtube.com/watch?v=3iW2_Ec3uEU
THE EASYBEATS " I’LL MAKE YOU HAPPY
youtube.com/watch?v=wVx4872Hlbk
THE EASYBEATS – COME AND SEE HER
youtube.com/watch?v=rGfHW-xfy8I
THE EASYBEATS - SORRY
youtube.com/watch?v=drNqZWzj5GY
THE EASYBEATS – SHE’S SO FINE
youtube.com/watch?v=osGm7fIKFZE
THE EASYBEATS – ST LOUIS
youtube.com/watch?v=yD4O-3G9PaU
THE EASYBEATS – GOOD TIMES
youtube.com/watch?v=cNiY0siZY3Y
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