A quickie today:
The Go-Betweens were one of those college-rock-y bands you used to see here and there on MTVÁ¢€â„¢s Á¢€Å“120 MinutesÁ¢€ ten minutes before 2 a.m. The Australian band was led by songwriters Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, and released a stream of albums until they broke up in 1989, only to reform in 2000. Unfortunately, McLennan died fairly recently. Back in the 80s, IÁ¢€â„¢d see a video of theirs every so often, but nothing really grabbed me until I saw Á¢€Å“Right Here,Á¢€ a cute song with an equally cute (and sometimes disturbing!) video.
Flash forward to about 15 years later Á¢€” IÁ¢€â„¢m digging thru some old VHS tapes, finding out which ones to toss in preparation for a move, and I find some old Á¢€Å“120 MinutesÁ¢€ episodes, one featuring this video. Reminded of this great song, I purchase a then-recently remastered and re-released Á¢€Å“TallulahÁ¢€. I listen to Á¢€Å“Right HereÁ¢€ over and over again, put it on the iTunes and shelve the rest.
So, howzabout it, Go-Betweeners? Am I missing some great stuff here? What portion of this album or the rest of their work should I explore next?
EDIT: I hate hitting “Publish Post”, then suddenly remembering stuff – I forgot that one of my favorite bands, Ivy, covered the Go-Betweens’ “Streets Of Your Town”, a song I love. Sigh. I need to break this album out this weekend, don’t I?
Á¢€Right HereÁ¢€ did not chart.
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