I haven’t done a music post for a while so I thought I would share another 80′s Aussie classic with you.
It is likely you Australians are fans of Paul Kelly so feel free to share your favourite of his many songs in the comments 
This song, Leaps and Bounds from 1986, isn’t my favourite of his but with so many great ones to choose from his extensive song list I probably couldn’t pick which one really is!
I love this song for its Melbourne-ness, and each time we are at the Hoddle Street intersection heading home from the city I look across at the distant Nylex clock and this song (and this film clip, with the band perched on the top of the silo) goes through my head.
I’m high on the hill, looking over the bridge, to the MCG
and way up on high the clock on the silo says 11 degrees
I wonder how different the view is from up there now?
Other Paul Kelly posts I’ve done are Midnight Rain and How to Make Gravy.
Oh yes!!! … One of my most favourite Paul Kelly creations is “How to Make Gravy”. I did a Blog post on this just before Christmas 2012 because of it’s relevance to my fam. You might like to check it out here: http://caiteile.com/2012/12/23/i-wont-be-home-for-christmas/ …cheers, Catherine
How to Make Gravy is a great xmas song isn’t it
I’ll be over to have a look!
I love songs that take you to time and place. Cold Chisels’ Flame Trees takes me to the country town I grew up in. I don’t have a favourite Paul Kelly song but To Her Door is the Paul Kelly song I think of. For me his songs just blended into the general Aussie mix o fthe 80′s, which was a great time.
There are a few Aussie bands whose songs can really do that to you aren’t there, I always loved the start of Breakfast at Sweethearts. Flame Trees is a great one and I love To Her Door as well.
I like this song but… would you believe I’ve never seen the video clip before? I must have been under a rock when it came out.
Hmmm… Mid 80′s… any chance you were at home with a small Daughter then? No hope of keeping up with current music then I’m sure!
What an amazing view it was from up there on the silos, they don’t seem that high from the ground. I would love to go up there now and have a look
lmao – how did you guess?
I’m sure the view is great… for someone who doesn’t suffer from vertigo. :/ I’d be passed out with my arms and legs wrapped around a pole. They’d probably have to cut the pole away and winch the two of us down by crane.