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7NEWS
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Anthony Albanese: Prime Minister casts vote for top 10 Aussie songs of all time
While his days as a part-time DJ might be behind him, Anthony Albanese has proven he's still a music-lover at heart by sharing his collection of top 10 Aussie songs ever released. Casting his vote in Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, Mr Albanese listed what he believed to be the best homegrown songs in history and shared them with the nation on social media. 'Hard to narrow down to just 10,' he said. Loading Instagram Post The PM's votes were part of a national poll held by the alternative radio station, with the survey typically held annually in January to highlight the top 100 songs from each year. However, with Triple J celebrating 50 years of operation, a countdown of the greatest 100 songs of all time will be revealed on July 26 as voted by listeners. 'They've been the playlist to our lives, defined the sound of the nation and echoed across generations, and now we get to champion all the tracks that have lasted a lifetime (or more),' Triple J's website reads. Among the PM's list are Paul Kelly's Christmas anthem How To Make Gravy, Midnight Oil's politically fuelled Beds Are Burning, and The Angels' pub classic Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. With such a contentious proclamation, naturally, Aussies chimed in with their approval rating. And they didn't hold back. 'Not surprised 'How to make gravy' made your list mate, although I'm sure 'Dumb Things' is much more appropriate,' one person wrote. 'I have a song for you Albo … Shaddup You Face — Joe Dolce,' another teased. Several followers suggested the PM should focus more attention on fixing the issues crippling Australians. 'Thanks mate power bill went up 10% in the time it took me to read this,' one said. John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite, and AC/DC were three of several big-name artists the public implored Mr Albanese to consider. And some noted that his list was heavily dominated by male artists, asking, 'Where are the women?' However, there were some fans of his selection. 'How To Make Gravy to be a hot contender,' one person wrote. 'Great taste Albo! The coolest Prime Minister ever!' another said, albeit likely sarcastically. After he was similarly mocked in 2024 for sharing his Spotify Wrapped top songs, the PM either didn't learn his lesson the first time, or didn't care. His top five most-listened tunes last year included Australia by G Flip, Letting Go by Angie McMahon, Still Have Room by Hockey Dad, Lime Cordial's Pedestal, and Get Me Out by King Stingray. Years before Mr Albanese was exalted into the top job in politics, the PM was known to jump on the DJ decks at various events on the East Coast and spin his favourite tracks. Anthony Albanese's top 10 Aussie songs (in no particular order) The Angels — Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again Cold Chisel — Flame Trees The Fauves — Dogs Are The Best People The Go-Betweens — Cattle and Cane You Am I — Purple Sneakers Hunters & Collectors — Throw Your Arms Around Me The Triffids — Wide Open Road Spiderbait — Buy Me a Pony Paul Kelly — How To Make Gravy
Perth Now
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Brutal reactions to Albo's list of top 10 Aussie songs
While his days as a part-time DJ might be behind him, Anthony Albanese has proven he's still a music-lover at heart by sharing his collection of top 10 Aussie songs ever released. Casting his vote in Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, Mr Albanese listed what he believed to be the best homegrown songs in history and shared them with the nation on social media. 'Hard to narrow down to just 10,' he said. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. The PM's votes were part of a national poll held by the alternative radio station, with the survey typically held annually in January to highlight the top 100 songs from each year. However, with Triple J celebrating 50 years of operation, a countdown of the greatest 100 songs of all time will be revealed on July 26 as voted by listeners. 'They've been the playlist to our lives, defined the sound of the nation and echoed across generations, and now we get to champion all the tracks that have lasted a lifetime (or more),' Triple J's website reads. Among the PM's list are Paul Kelly's Christmas anthem How To Make Gravy, Midnight Oil's politically fuelled Beds Are Burning, and The Angels' pub classic Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. With such a contentious proclamation, naturally, Aussies chimed in with their approval rating. And they didn't hold back. 'Not surprised 'How to make gravy' made your list mate, although I'm sure 'Dumb Things' is much more appropriate,' one person wrote. 'I have a song for you Albo … Shaddup You Face — Joe Dolce,' another teased. Several followers suggested the PM should focus more attention on fixing the issues crippling Australians. 'Thanks mate power bill went up 10% in the time it took me to read this,' one said. Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra. Credit: Martin Ollman NewsWire / NCA NewsWire John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite, and AC/DC were three of several big-name artists the public implored Mr Albanese to consider. And some noted that his list was heavily dominated by male artists, asking, 'Where are the women?' However, there were some fans of his selection. 'How To Make Gravy to be a hot contender,' one person wrote. 'Great taste Albo! The coolest Prime Minister ever!' another said, albeit likely sarcastically. After he was similarly mocked in 2024 for sharing his Spotify Wrapped top songs, the PM either didn't learn his lesson the first time, or didn't care. His top five most-listened tunes last year included Australia by G Flip, Letting Go by Angie McMahon, Still Have Room by Hockey Dad, Lime Cordial's Pedestal, and Get Me Out by King Stingray. Years before Mr Albanese was exalted into the top job in politics, the PM was known to jump on the DJ decks at various events on the East Coast and spin his favourite tracks. The Angels — Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again Cold Chisel — Flame Trees The Fauves — Dogs Are The Best People The Go-Betweens — Cattle and Cane You Am I — Purple Sneakers Hunters & Collectors — Throw Your Arms Around Me The Triffids — Wide Open Road Spiderbait — Buy Me a Pony Midnight Oil — Beds Are Burning Paul Kelly — How To Make Gravy
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rock musician battling cancer has had almost ‘every treatment known to man'
The drummer for a revolutionary Australian rock band has opened up about his battle with pancreatic cancer. Rob Hirst, who co-founded Midnight Oil in the 1970s, said he has been battling the disease for two years in a recent interview with The Australian. 'So it's ongoing,' he told the newspaper. 'I've had pretty much every treatment known to man — every scan, ultrasound, MRI. I've kind of had 'the works.'' Hirst said he was diagnosed 'early' and that the cancer was at stage 3 when he found it. The drummer then underwent months of chemotherapy before having an unsuccessful, eight-hour surgery to remove his tumor. Hirst is still getting both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Cancer Australia reports that the survival rate for men with pancreatic cancer between 2016 and 2020 was 12% for men. 'Coming up to two years, I thought I just need to get this, literally, off my chest,' Hirst told The Australian. 'Also, I think that lesson for me — and maybe why I've lasted this long — is because, if you do have any of that kind of symptom, where there's something that you feel is wrong, just go and get a simple blood test. It could be life-changing, and life-extending.' Midnight Oil is multi-platinum-selling, award-winning band whose material has brought 'a new sense of political and social immediacy to pop music,' according to AllMusic. The band's 1987 single 'Beds Are Burning,' which advocates for Indigenous land rights, is regarded as a landmark of Australian music. The song peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 6 in Australia. The band first formed in Sydney in 1972 as Farm, before changing its name to Midnight Oil in 1976. Midnight Oil released three albums before the band's breakthrough project, '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,' arrived in 1982. The album peaked at No. 3 in Australia and contained the top 10 single, 'Power and the Passion.' Midnight Oil's next three albums — 1984's 'Red Sails in the Sunset,' 1987's 'Diesel and Dust' and 1990's 'Blue Sky Mining' — all topped the Australian charts. The latter peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. Midnight Oil earned two more chart-topping albums with 2020's 'The Makarrata Project' and 2022's 'Resist,' which was released just one week before longtime bassist Bones Hillman died of cancer at the age of 62. The band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. Rock icon has been engaged to longtime partner for 'two or three years' '90s rock singer says he was 'high 24/7′ while making band's biggest hits Country music legend snaps picture with worker at Dairy Queen drive-thru Drummer 'surprised and saddened' by firing from legendary rock band Trump admin 'tried every trick' to stop rock legend's US citizenship
