Australian songs

Australiansongs

or songs from Australian singers

STRAYA

Come to Australia

Down under

Beds are burning

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Kylie Minogue

Tones and I

I am, you are, we are Australian

'National Anthem of STRAYA (to the tune of Hey Ya)'

Original song from the OUTKAST band (american)

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'Come to AUSTRALIA'

Come to AustraliaYou might accidentally get killed

'Men At Work - Down under'

1981 - The lyrics to "Down Under" depict an Australian man travelling the globe, meeting people who are interested in his home country.The story is based in part on singer Colin Hay's own travels abroad, including a reference to a Vegemite sandwich (a popular snack in Australia)

'Beds are burning'

Beds Are Burning is a political song, calling for the Pintupi aborigines to be given back their native lands, stolen 200 years earlier by British settlers.

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'I am, you are, we are Australian'

"I Am Australian" (or "We Are Australian") is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references, such as to the "digger", Albert Namatjira and Ned Kelly, among others. Its popularity has made it one of a number of Australian patriotic songs considered as alternatives to the current national anthem.

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'Kylie Minogue'

2012 - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

1987 - The loco-motion

'Dance monkey'

Original song from the OUTKAST band (american)

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