In this first pilot episode of AUMP, Snarky Platypus and Stilgherrian choose some songs about Australia, listen to a song recommended to them, and judge two people’s musical tastes.

This episode was recorded on 26 January 2025. Thank you very much for your patience. Please let us know what you think via [email protected].

PLAYLIST:

Jessica Mauboy: Solid Rock

Yothu Yindi: Djapana

We Will We Will Judge You: John Lindsay

Weird Al Yankovic: Mission Statement

Booker T Jones: Green Onions (NPR Tiny Desk Concert)

The Winstons: Amen Brother

Gurrumul feat. Sarah Blasko / Delta Goodrem / Dian: Bayini

The Kilkennys: (Bound for) South Australia

Recommend a Song to Us: Kimberley Heitman

Jessica Harder: Old Souls (from Phantom of the Paradise)

Christine Anu: My Popu Nadhi Anu

We Will We Will Judge You: Peter Wickins

Marianne Faithful: The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Michael Sembello: Maniac (from Flashdance)

Leonard Cohen: Closing Time

Hilltop Hoods: City of Lights

Icehouse: Great Southern Land

Apple Music Playlist:

https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/aump-pilot-1/pl.u-6mo4lEyI9eRPW

See also:

“Friday essay: how Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia”

https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-indigenous-songs-recount-deep-histories-of-trade-between-australia-and-southeast-asia-123867

Turbo encabulator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_encabulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag

“Christine Anu pays tribute to grandfather's service that went unrecognised in his lifetime”

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6733226/christine-anu-pays-tribute-to-grandfathers-service-that-went-unrecognised-in-his-lifetime/ ($)

Music is licensed via APRA AMCOS.