{"id":171,"date":"2020-02-10T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobbybunny.com\/bkbunnyland\/?p=171"},"modified":"2024-03-23T04:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T04:25:10","slug":"a-brief-history-of-australian-rock-bands-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobbybunny.com\/bkbunnyland\/music-videos\/a-brief-history-of-australian-rock-bands-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"a brief history of australian (and new zealand) rock bands pt 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Easybeats - I&#039;ll Make You Happy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCuyaGieMDI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Easybeats<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I&#8217;ll Make You Happy<\/em> (1965) <br>Known as Australia&#8217;s Beatles, The Easybeats dominated Aussie rock throughout the 60&#8217;s, and after breaking up, songwriting duo <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanda_%26_Young\">Harry Vanda and George Young<\/a> would continue to write and produce Number 1 hits for a dozen other bands throughout the 70s and 80s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AC\/DC - Can I Sit Next To You Girl (1974)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/biaGJ_4rEzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AC\/DC<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Can I Sit Next To You Girl?<\/em> (1974)<br>Their first single, with vocalist Dale Evans and <strong>Easybeats<\/strong> guitarist <strong>George Young<\/strong> sitting in with his little brothers Angus and Malcolm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cheetah Bang Bang\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t58HN5GGMfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cheetah<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Bang Bang<\/em> (1981)<br>Another Vanda and Young produced band, fronted by tough as nails hard rock sisters Chrissie and Lyndsay Hammond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Angels - No Secrets (Official Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2AxRIa-KySc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Angels<\/strong> &#8211; <em>No Secrets<\/em> (1979)<br>Brothers Rick and John Brewster formed The Angels in 1974 and preceded the late 70s powerpop and 80s no frills hard rock genre, and are still active 5 decades later. 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