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Released in 1996 when Australia was in its own punk rock revolution – this was the era when music festivals were packed, where a recognizable counterculture sound had hit the mainstream and CD sales had yet to peak.

College radio was huge in the USA, underground stations in Melbourne like RRR and PBS were pivotal in bringing the sound from this scene to the loyal fans that craved every fuzzed out hook every night at a live music venue around the country.

Buy Me A Pony was also the first Australian song to be voted number 1. Every. And it made it in the 1996 Triple J hottest 100, beating Stinkfist by Tool in second place and Underground by Ben Folds Five in third.

Funnily enough, inspiration for the melody came from old 1980s Australian commercial. 
And if you’ve got an ear for time signatures, Kram gets into the song’s musical complexity during this interview.

 

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About the host Jane Rocca

Jane lives in Melbourne and has been writing about fashion, music and lifestyle over two decades.

She’s written for Australia’s best music publications; Rolling Stone, Loudmouth, Hot Metal, The Face, i-D UK and more.

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