List of songs about Melbourne

The music of Australia and most particularly the rock, pop, Hip hop and indie rock music of Australia has had a long fascination with the local environment be it urban or rural. This is a list of songs which mention or are about Melbourne the capital city of Victoria, Australia, the suburbs of Melbourne and nearby locations. In 2004, an article by Michael Dwyer published in The Age discussed songs written about Melbourne. A list of twenty-five songs about Melbourne were also published.[1]

Fairfax sister publication, The Sydney Morning Herald ran a concurrent article discussing songs written about Sydney at the time. Paul Kelly had four songs in each list, one of which ("From St Kilda to Kings Cross") featured in both lists.[2]

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  • "The 4.32 to Epping Has Been Delayed, Connex Apologies For Any Inconvenience" by Fat Cancer Timebomb

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  • "I Thank You (For One Hundred Years)"
  • "I Dream of Spring" K.D. Lang
  • "I've Been To Bali Too" by Redgum

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  • "Killed her in St Kilda" by Voodoo Lovecats
  • "Know" by Pegz

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  • "Machete" by Mark Chopper Read, Bias B, Trem and Brad Strut
  • "M.E.L." by Weapon X n Ken Hell
  • "Melborn and Sideny" by The Idlers Five
  • "Melbourne" by Daniel Jericho/Maunder
  • "Melbourne" by Sean Tyas
  • "Melbourne" by The Whitlams[3]
  • "Melbourne" by Urban Problems
  • "Melbourne Burning" by The DC3
  • "Melbourne City" by David Bridie[3]
  • "(I've Just Run out of) Melbourne Clichés" by The Late Show (parody of "Happy Birthday Helen" by Things of Stone and Wood)
  • "Melbourne Girl" by Tripod
  • "Melbourne Girls" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls[3]
  • "Melbourne Hip-Hop" by Fubex
  • "Melbourne Mafia" by Dave Graney[3]
  • "Melbourne Memories" by Bias B[3]
  • "Melbourne Song" by Colin Hay[3]
  • "Melbourne Sound" by Matty Lincoln
  • "Melbourne Suburbs Medley" by Gabriel Rossi
  • "Melbourne Summer" by Iota[3]
  • "Melbourne To Sydney in 18 Hours" by Bushwackers[3]
  • "Melbourne Town" by Neil Murray[3]
  • "Melbourne Town" by Clinton Farr
  • "Melbourne Town" by The T-Bones
  • "Melbourne's Just Not New York" by Little Heroes[3]
  • "Melburning Mind State" by Elf Tranzporter feat. Defron
  • "Melodies Of St Kilda" by Masters Apprentices[3]
  • "Melwayz" Reason and Bias B
  • “Mentone! O, Mentone!, by Eddie Perfect
  • "Metal for Melbourne" by Ion Drive
  • "Move On" by Jet
  • "Mourningtown Ride" by TISM[3]
  • "My Arse Is Black from Bourke Street" by Chain[8]
  • "My Brown Yarra" Yarra by Frank Jones and the Whirling Furphies[3]
  • “My Sister Worked at Bunnings”, by Eddie Perfect

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  • "Napiers Bar" by Cheezlekane[3]
  • “Nepean Highway”, Eddie Perfect
  • "Never Turn Right at Burke Road, Malvern" by Greg Champion
  • "New Kind of Love Song" by the Whirling Furphies
  • "Northcote (So Hungover)" by The Bedroom Philosopher
  • "Northcote" by Blood Duster
  • “North Melbourne” by Allday
  • "Nothing Beats Footy At The MCG" by Jim Cadman
  • "Nut Busta" by Bias B

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  • "Platform Girl" by Peter Sherwood
  • “Plummer Road”, by Eddie Perfect
  • "Postcards From Melbourne" by Raul Graf/Ed Kuepper[3]
  • "Prague" by Ruck Rover
  • "Press Release" by Lyrical Commission
  • "Pub" by Cosmic Psychos[3]
  • "Punt Road Traffic" by Mark Ferrie

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  • "Sangria" by Remi
  • "Silver Friends" by The Lucksmiths
  • "Sixteen In Melbourne" by Ron Rude[3]
  • "Smorgons Steel Mill" by The T-Bones
  • "Spotswood" by The Orbweavers
  • "Springvale Girl" by Loin Groin
  • "Spring Me Out Of Caroline Springs" by Root!
  • "Statues" by Frank Jones and the Whirling Furphies
  • "St Kilda Nights" by Purple Dentists[3]
  • "Streets Of Old Fitzroy" by Harry and Wilga Williams and the Country Outkasts[3]
  • "Stuck In Melbourne" by Warner Bros[3]
  • "Suburban Rendezvous" by Frank Jones
  • "Suburb In Between" by The Mabels[3]
  • "Summer Days" by TZU
  • "Sunbury '97" by The Fauves[3]

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Songs erroneously thought to be about Melbourne

See also

References
  1. Dwyer, Michael (28 August 2004). "Songs Of Melbourne". The Age. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  2. Zuel, Bernard (18 September 2004). "A Tale Of Two Cities' Ditties". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 22 July 2006.
  3. "Songs About Melbourne (Unearthed Special)". JFiles. triple j, ABC. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  4. Michael Dwyer. "Mick Thomas takes a dip with vinyl in his Aqua Profonda single". Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Good-bye Melbourne town music". State Library of Victoria. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  6. "Broderick Smith's Big Combo". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  7. "Does your town have its own song? // National Film and Sound Archive, Australia". nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. Culnane, Paul (2007). "CHAIN". MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Milesago. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  9. Oscar the Band. "Taking the Tram (to Carnegie)". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  10. "Love is in the air Episode 5: "National Anthems"; transcript of interview with James Reyne". ABC-TV. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  11. "Toorak Trams and Bernard Bolan". Trams Down Under. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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