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The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Madison Avenue - Don’t Call Me Baby

I had no idea this was Australian! Now you've mentioned it, though, there's a noticeable lack of hard 'r' in some lines (for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-mRcnF5tSc).

Some classics in this list. Such a list can’t exist without people pointing out who was missed, though. This reads like a top 50 of what JJJ had on high rotation. It’s missing several acts that were bigger than most of the names on this list.

Agreed - and thanks for making your list of things it omitted - but the list was compiled by a poll of Double J staff, so it was always going to be biased towards deep-cuts, and it's a good thing to bring lesser-known and forgotten music to attention (so long as people don't take the list to be authoritative).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm all about showcasing local talent. I love most of the bands in the list. But don't call it the "best Australian songs of the 90s" if you're going to leave out so many of the best songs of the 90s.

I loved Ratcat, but I'd have selected That ain't bad. Frente's Accidentally Kelly Street and Custard with Funky again to really introduce a new generation to their music (because Dave's voice is really recognisable to the kids in this track).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But don’t call it the “best Australian songs of the 90s” if you’re going to leave out so many of the best songs of the 90s.

Yeah, the title is intentional click-bait/engagement-bait