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Showing posts with label Tribute Albums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tribute Albums. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Straight To You - Triple J's Tribute To Nick Cave - various Australian artists

 


Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave is a series of live concerts and subsequent compilation album and DVD of the concerts. It was designed as a tribute to the career of Nick Cave and consisted of various artist performing songs previously performed by Cave.

The Straight To You concerts was held during Triple J's "Aus Music Month". Performed over two acts it featured a variety of singers in front of a house band. The Backing band was led by Cameron Bruce. Singers participating include Abbe May, Adalita, Alex Burnett, Ben Corbett, Bertie Blackman, Dan Sultan, Jake Stone, Johnny Mackay, Kram, Lanie Lane, Lisa Mitchell, Muscles, Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers and Urthboy. There were 8 concerts held in seven cities from 9–20 November 2011.

The Sydney concert was broadcast nationally on ABC2 TV and Triple J.

A double CD of tracks from the concerts was released in February 2012 and won an ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album. A DVD version of the concert was released in March with footage recorded at The Enmore, Sydney and the Forum, Melbourne.

1-1 Kram – Red Right Hand

1-2 Bertie Blackman And Muscles– Do You Love Me?

1-3 Muscles– I Let Love In

1-4 Abbe May– Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)

1-5 Alex Burnett – Shivers

1-6 Alex Burnett And Lanie Lane– Where The Wild Roses Grow

1-7 Johnny Mackay– Nick The Stripper

1-8 Johnny Mackay– People Ain't No Good

1-9 Lisa Mitchell – The Ship Song

1-10 Jake Stone– The Weeping Song

1-11 Urthboy– O Children

1-12 Dan Sultan– Deanna

1-13 Tim Rogers – From Her To Eternity

2-1 Abbe May– Depth Charge Ethel

2-2 Adalita– Straight To You

2-3 Lisa Mitchell – Into My Arms

2-4 Paul Kelly – Nobody's Baby Now

2-5 Paul Kelly And Adalita– Lament

2-6 Urthboy– Stagger Lee

2-7 Bertie Blackman– The Mercy Seat

2-8 Kram – Henry Lee

2-9 Kram , Lisa Mitchell And Dan Sultan– There Is A Kingdom

2-10 Lanie Lane– Jack The Ripper

2-11 Dan Sultan– Get Ready For Love

2-12 Adalita– Papa Won't Leave You, Henry

Straight To You




Monday, October 13, 2025

ReWiggled - A Tribute To The Wiggles - various artists compilation

 


1 The Living End– Hot Potato 1:52

2 Washington – The Monkey Dance 2:22

3 Jebediah– Getting Strong! 1:54

4 Spiderbait– Rock-A-Bye Your Bear 1:50

5 Busby Marou– Dressing Up 2:31

6 Sarah Blasko– I Love It When It Rains 2:47

7 Papa Vs Pretty– Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?) 2:02

8 Oh Mercy– Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car 3:36

9 Architecture In Helsinki– Wiggly Party 2:12

10 Frenzal Rhomb– Captain's Magic Buttons 1:18

11 Adalita– Get Ready To Wiggle 3:23

12 Dead Letter Chorus– Wiggle Bay 2:41

13 The Snowdroppers– Wags The Dog 2:53

14 Angie Hart– Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea 3:01

15 The Audreys– Cowboys And Cowgirls 3:04

16 Sons Of Rico– Shaky Shaky 1:45

17 Paul Greene– Henry's Spinning 3:55

18 Bluejuice– Wake Up Jeff! 1:48

19 Steve Lane And The Autocrats – Fruit Salad 2:36

20 Clare Bowditch– Georgia's Song 2:16


ReWiggled - A Tribute To The Wiggles

Friday, December 20, 2024

To Hal and Bacharach - an all Australian artists tribute to Hal David and Burt Bacharach

 


1 Rebecca's Empire– Always Something There To Remind Me 4:25

2 The Mavis's– Walk On By 3:20

3 Leonardo's Bride– This Girl's In Love With You 4:45

4 The Dumb Earth– Trains & Boats & Planes 3:20

5 Lisa Miller And Tex Perkins– The Look Of Love 4:17

6 Cordrazine– Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 3:37

7 Frank Bennett – What's New Pussycat 2:11

8 The Whitlams– I'll Never Fall In Love Again 3:35

9 Regurgitator– The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 2:14

10 The Avalanches– Do You Know The Way To San Jose 4:56

11 Kim Salmon And The Surrealists– Anyone Who Had A Heart 2:54

12 Chris Wilson – 24 Hours From Tulsa 4:49

13 Kiley Gaffney– Wives And Lovers 2:50

14 The Earthmen– I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 4:00

15 The Blackeyed Susans – Make It Easy On Yourself 4:35

16 Billy Baxter– (They Long To Be) Close To You 4:18

17 Kiva– You'll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart 3:35

18 Dave Graney And Clare Moore Vs The Dirty Three – What The World Needs Now (Is Love) 4:25


To Hal and Bacharach