Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up (1981)
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Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981:Australian Crawl performing on Countdown the hit single 'Boys Light Up' taken from the 1980 album 'Boys Light Up'.This single was originally banned from being performed on Countdown and played on national radio due to the lyrical content of the song. However, the song eventually gotten mainstream exposure, thus becoming one of the most played songs on Australian commercial radio.Lyrics:I wanna tell you about my mountain homeWhere all the ladies names are JoanWhere husbands works back late at night He's hopes are up for his trousers downWith hostess on a business flightTaxi in a Mercedes driveI hope that driver's coming out aliveThe garden is a dorsettedThat lady - she's so corsetedShe's got 15 ways to lead that boy astrayHe thinks he's one and onlyBut that lovely she's so lonelyShe pumps him full of breakfast and she sends him on his wayWhat a sing song danceWhat a performanceWhat a cheap tent showOh no no no no noCHORUSThen the boys light upThen the boys light up X2Then the boys light upThen the boys light up - light up - light upSilently she opens the drawerMothers litte helper is coming out for moreStrategically positioned before the midday showHer back is arched, those lips are parchedRepeated blow by blowAnd later at the party where all the MPs raveAbout the hummers she's been giving and the money that they saveTo her it is skin lotionFor his promotion tooThat flat in Surfers Paradise with the ocean viewWhat a sing song danceWhat a performanceWhat a cheap tent showOh no no no no noCHORUS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A... NZOZ1981 1981 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80sExtended Tags: Guy McDonough, James Reyne, Brad RobinsonMusical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop,Singer/Songwriter, Reggae-tinged, Aussie, Old Australian Band
Channel: Music
Uploaded: March 20, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Author: nzoz1981
Length: 04:36
Rating: 4.87
Views: 75809
Tags: 1981 Australia Australian Crawl Early Eighties
Video Comments
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fivecougarsoz (October 7, 2008 at 12:51 am)
makes me wanna go to the pub with the boys for a few beers!
nzoz1981 (October 6, 2008 at 5:23 am)
la la
fl0relie (October 6, 2008 at 3:28 am)
ooooooooooooh
ALAJOHNSTONE (October 2, 2008 at 8:07 pm)
Best New Zealand Band ever!
lilzackylil (September 30, 2008 at 3:07 pm)
sorry about repeating my message i havent sent a message on this site before i am new to it so im not wasting any more space sorry
lilzackylil (September 30, 2008 at 3:05 pm)
5 things 1.) i love the music of the 60s 70s and 80s 2.)how many other accounts have you got all this classic music on such as this one (nzoz1981) and (nzoz1979)3.)thanks for such a BRILLIANT video clip and 4 can i add you as a friend so i can view the music any time i need/want/desire ect. and lastly would you believe that im 14 lol thanks for the music
lilzackylil (September 30, 2008 at 3:03 pm)
cant you read yes the album came out in 1980 BUT the preformance was in 1981
lilzackylil (September 30, 2008 at 3:00 pm)
5 things 1.) i love the music of the 60s 70s and 80s 2.)how many other accounts have you got all this classic music on such as this one (nzoz1981) and (nzoz1979)3.)thanks for such a BRILLIANT video clip and 4 can i add you as a friend so i can view the music any time i need/want/desire ect. and lastly would you believe that im 14 lol thanks for the music
nzoz1981 (September 23, 2008 at 8:07 pm)
I don't have 'Indisposed' (wish I did), but I do have 'Beautiful People' (video and countdown clip) which can be found on my nzoz1979 account.
freochook (September 23, 2008 at 10:44 am)
Yeah I thought so, you just had me confused for a minute! Do you have the footage of them singing "Indisposed" with James is plaster? I really want to see it!!! |