Playlist for show number 15 - 25 April 2012 plus tribute to Greg Ham

Today Stibbard-me-Timbers show played tribute to Greg Ham from Men At Work who sadly left us last Thursday 19 April. We played 2 songs from the Business As Usual album which was a major success overseas especially in the US. It was the only in Australian History that an Australian music act have achieved both a number 1 album and number 1 single in the US simultaneously. Men At Work have sold 30 million copies from the 3 albums they produced, the other 2 being 'Cargo' and 'Two Hearts'. Men At Work split up in 1985 when Greg Ham left the band. It was sad that the release of "Down Under" which was number 1 in the US for 5 weeks recorded in 1981 became the subject of a copyright law case initiated by a Publishing company as late as 2002 where they purchased the rights of 'Kookaburra'. Kookaburra was written for a competition held by the Girl Guides in 1935.

Given that the case wasn't initiated until 2002, I question the reason it was initiated in the first place when this song, with the flute riff, had been made public for 2 decades. It is my opinion which I also believe are held by a majority of musicians that it was unfortunate that this case be initiated and most musicians I know thought that the result of this case was bad.

In introducing playing Down Under I announced on radio
"Greg Ham, If you are there upstairs, this riff was yours"

Here is the playlist for show number 15 - 25 April 2012:

1. Helpless Automaton - Men At Work (A song written by Greg Ham, Tribute)
2. Groove Merchant - Jakksen Fish (Live In The Studio)
3. End Of Transmission - Jakksen Fish (Live In The Studio)
4. Bandido - Jakksen Fish (CD)
5. Sanity - Jakksen Fish (Live In The Studio)
6. Devil In The Woods - Jakksen Fish (CD)
7. Put A Face To Your Name - Anna Paddick
8. Monkeys Taking Over The Zoo - Sunset Blush
9. On My Mind - Laura Clarke
10. Down Under - Men At Work
11. Fallen - Beth King And The Hemingway Collective
12. Live Like An Afghan - Fred Smith
13. Mercy, I Don't Want Any More - Joe Forrester
14. One More Jesus - Giles David Field
15. Take It Slowly - The Twoks
16. Prayer Flags - Richard Jeffrey
17. This Wooden Ship - Elk And Whale
18. A song by Perch Creek Family Jug Band (unknown)
19. Migrating Bird - The Gallant Trees

Please listen in next fortnight to Stibbard-me-Timbers on the 9th May at the new time of 4pm to 6pm. We will be joined by Laura Clarke, local musician in the studio. Stay tuned next week for Radio Roarhouse on the 2nd May at 4pm.
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