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I Still Call Australia Home by Peter Allen

While I Still Call Australia Home reached only No. 72 on the charts when it was first released, it has become firmly cemented in the national consciousness.

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Along the Road to Gundagai

This 1931 version of ‘Along the Road to Gundagai’, composed by Jack O’Hagan in 1921, is performed by popular singer of the day Peter Dawson.

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Garry Pankhurst Sings My Pal Skippy

'Elephants may be popular in Timbuktu but I'd rather have a kangaroo', sings 10-year-old actor Garry Pankhurst (who played Sonny Hammond) about his best friend Skippy.

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Skippy Sheet Music

The theme song for Skippy by Eric Jupp (1922–2003) is one of the most recognisable Australian television theme songs of all time.

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The Bushrangers Sing Hippity Hop

Guest stars 'The Bushrangers' (AKA pop group The Executives) sing 'Hippity Hop', a version of the familiar Skippy theme tune, complete with lyrics – and a drum solo from Skippy herself.

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Took the Children Away by Archie Roach

Although not the first song about the enforced separation of Indigenous children from their families, Archie Roach’s song, based on his own life and experience, was released at a time when there wa

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Wide Open Road by The Triffids

‘Wide Open Road’ was the lead single from The Triffids' second studio album, Born Sandy Devotional.

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Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye ft. Kimbra

‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ is a pop song written, recorded, produced and performed by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye – the stage name of Wouter 'Wally' De B

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Heading in The Right Direction by the Renée Geyer Band

‘Heading in the Right Direction’ was the second single from Renée Geyer’s third studio album Ready to Deal, released by RCA/Mushroom Records in December 1975.

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Sounds of Australia 2021

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance have been added to Sounds of Australia for 2021.