The music of Australia and most particularly the

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' ( ...

, Hip hop and indie rock music of Australia has had a long fascination with the local environment be it urban or rural. This is a list of songs which mention or are about Melbourne the capital city of

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in A ...

, the suburbs of Melbourne and nearby locations. In 2004, an article by Michael Dwyer published in '' The Age'' discussed songs written about Melbourne. A list of twenty-five songs about Melbourne were also published. The '' Sydney Morning Herald'' ran a concurrent article discussing songs written about Sydney at the time. Paul Kelly had four songs in each list, one of which (" From St Kilda to Kings Cross") featured in both lists.

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* "A Brief History" by The Waifs * "A Tale of Two Cities" by

The Lucksmiths The Lucksmiths were an Australian indie pop band formed in March 1993 by Marty Donald on guitar, Mark Monnone on bass guitar and Tali White on drums and lead vocals. Louis Richter (ex-Mid State Orange) joined on guitar in 2005. They released ei ...

* " Accidentally Kelly St" by Frente! * "Accidentally Hoddle Street" by

Peril Imminent peril, or imminent danger, is an American legal concept where Imminent peril is "certain danger, immediate, and impending; menacingly close at hand, and threatening." In many states in the USA, a mere necessity for quick action does not co ...

* " Alamein Train" by North To Alaskans * "

All Torn Down "All Torn Down" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in December 1998, as the third single from their self-titled album. It spent 18 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12. The ...

" by

The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in ...

* "An Argument with Myself" by

Jens Lekman Jens Martin Lekman (; born 6 February 1981) is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. His work is heavily influenced by Jonathan Ri ...

* "Aqua Profunda" by

Mick Thomas Michael James Thomas (born 7 February 1960) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, guitarist and hotelier. Thomas was the founding mainstay of a folk rock group, Weddings Parties Anything (1984–1998), and leader of Mick Thomas and the ...

* "Aqua Profunda!" by

Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...

* " Australia" by

Guttermouth Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Rude Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including perfo ...

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Autumn Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( South ...

Leaves" by Huxton Creepers

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* “Back to Mentone”, by

Eddie Perfect Eddie Perfect (born 17 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor. Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten's TV series ''Offspring'' in which he performs his own music, he has record ...

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Balwyn Balwyn () is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Balwyn recorded a population of 13,495 at the 2021 census. Whiteh ...

Calling" by Skyhooks * "Beat Parade" by

Even Even may refer to: General * Even (given name), a Norwegian male personal name * Even (surname) * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East **Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Odd and Even, a solitaire game wh ...

* "Beauties of Melbourne by John McIver (1880) * " Beautiful People" by

Australian Crawl Australian Crawl (often called Aussie Crawl or The Crawl by fans) were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano/harmonica), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass), Simon Binks (lead guitar) and David Re ...

* "Boys Light Up" by

* "

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

Creeper" by Wendy & the Rockets * " Brunswick" by

Weddings Parties Anything Weddings, Parties, Anything. was an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1999. Their name came from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Aust ...

* " Brunswick Street Girl" by Warner Bros. * "By the Banks of the Yarra" by the Coodabeen Champions.

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Lygon Street Lygon Street is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, running through the inner northern suburbs of Carlton, Carlton North, Princes Hill and Brunswick East. Lygon Street is synonymous with the Italian community of Melbourne, formin ...

Limbo)" by Skyhooks * " Chapel Street etc." by Something for Kate * "Charcoal Lane" by

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Abori ...

* "Christmas In Melbourne" by

Graeme Connors Graeme Connors (born 29 April 1956) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter, and performer. Connors has released seventeen studio albums and has received fourteen Golden Guitar awards among other prestige Australian country music award ...

* "City Flat" by Boom Crash Opera * " Collingwood" by The Sharp * "Coming Home" by

Mark Seymour Mark Jeremy Seymour (born 26 July 1956) is an Australian musician and vocalist. He was the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors from 1981 until 1998. Seymour has carved a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in 199 ...

* "Crazy Crazy Melbourne" by

Wall of Voodoo Wall of Voodoo was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States. Though largely an underground act for the majority of its existence, the band came to prominence when its 1982 single " Mexican Radio" became a hit on MTV an ...

* " Crown Tower Blues" by

Root! Root! (stylised ROOT!) was an Australian rock band from Melbourne formed in 2005. Their music combines alt-country, blues and indie rock with elements of spoken word, satire, social commentary and post-modernism. They have gained attention thr ...

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* "Deanna" by

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and pre ...

* "Dumb n' Base" by

TISM TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eu ...

* "Depreston" by

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* "East London Summer" by The Smith Street Band * "Elevator Operator" by

* " Epping Line" by

Scott & Charlene's Wedding Scott & Charlene's Wedding are an Australian indie rock band, formed in Melbourne in 2006. The band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Craig Dermody, bassist Jack Farley and drummer Joe Alexander. Dermody is also the principle songwri ...

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* "Fat City" by Airbourne * "Fatter Two" by Reason, Lazy Grey and Pegz * "Fitzroy Bowl" by Cat Canteri * " Fitzroy Strongman" by Sodastream * " Footscray" by Billy Miller and Gary Adams * "Footscray Park" by Bob Evans * " Footscray Station" by

Camp Cope Camp Cope are an Australian alternative rock trio formed in 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria. The group consists of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Georgia "Georgia Maq" McDonald, bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah "Thomo" Thom ...

* "Footscray Station" by

* "Four Seasons In One Day" by

Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later b ...

* "Fourteen Years in

Rowville Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census. Rowv ...

" by

* "From Macaulay Station" by

* "From St Kilda to Fitzroy" by Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra * " From St Kilda to Kings Cross" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls * "From Belgrave With Love" by Ron Rude * "From the, To The" by

Scared Weird Little Guys Scared Weird Little Guys (also referred to as SWLG or The Scaredies) were an Australian comedy music duo formed in July 1990, comprising John Fleming (vocals, guitar, mandolin) and Rusty Berther (vocals, guitar, banjo). The Scaredies performe ...

* " Frankston Line" by

Youth Group Youth Group is an Australian rock band based in Newtown, New South Wales. Built around the vocals of singer Toby Martin and production of Wayne Connolly, the sound of Youth Group is reminiscent of indie rock artists such as Teenage Fanclub, ...

* “Frankston Line, The” by

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* "* Gasworks Park" by Ice Cream Hands * "Geelong - Melbourne Railway" by Julius Albert von Rochlitz (1866) * "Get Me Out" by

New Model Army The New Model Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Th ...

* "Get Thee In My Behind, Satan" by

* "Goodbye Melbourne Town" by Leonard Nelson and Fred Hall (1908) * "Goodbye to Dear Old Melbourne" by Alfred Mansfield (1910) * "Goin' Down" by Bias B * "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" by

* "Grey Skies Over Collingwood" by

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* "Happy Birthday Helen" by

Things of Stone and Wood Things of Stone and Wood or ToSaW are an Australian folk rock band which formed in 1989. The original line-up was Michael Bruce Allen on bass guitar and backing vocals; Greg Arnold on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Justin Brady on violin, ma ...

* "Hello Cruel World" by Klinger * "Hello! Melbourne (I Called You Up to Say Hello!) by Gene Birch and Lewis A Hirsch (1915) * "Here Now" by Phrase * "

Highway 31 The following highways are numbered 31: International * Asian Highway 31 * European route E31 Australia * Hume Highway ** Hume Motorway ** Hume Freeway * - South Australia ** Gorge Road ** Little Para Road ** South Para Road ** Lyndoch Va ...

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Johnny Chester John Howard Chester (born 26 December 1941) is an Australian singer-songwriter, who started his career in October 1959 with group The Jaywoods singing rock music and in 1969 changed to country music. He toured nationally with the Beatles, Roy ...

* "Home Again" by

* "Hoochie Coochie Fiorucci Mama" by

* "Hookville" by Phrase

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and Giles Field *"I Dream of Spring" by k. d. lang *"I've Been To Bali Too" by

Redgum Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and C ...

*"I'm Going Back to My Girl in Melbourne (She's the Girl I left Behind Me!) by Paul Belham and WH Wallis (191x)

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* "January Rain" by Hunters & Collectors * "

John Cain John Cain may refer to: * John Cain (34th Premier of Victoria) (1882–1957), Australian politician *John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria) (1931–2019), Australian politician, son of the above *John Cain (lawyer), Victorian Government Solicitor (20 ...

Avenue" by

My Friend The Chocolate Cake My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

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* "Killed her in St Kilda" by Voodoo Lovecats * "Know" by Pegz

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* "Last House On The Left" by

The Sports The Sports were an Australian rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew ...

* "Last Saturday Night" by Chris Wilson * "Last Train From Mobiltown" by Broderick Smith's Big Combo * " Leaps and Bounds" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls * "Leaving Melbourne" by Steve Eales * "Let's Go Walk This Town" by

My Friend the Chocolate Cake My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

* "Line to Line" by Bias B * "Let’s Take a Trip to Melbourne" by Clement Williams * "Low Dan" by Otouto * "

Meltdown" by Melbourne Ska Orchestra

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* "Machete" by Mark Chopper Read, Bias B, Trem and Brad Strut * "Melbourne" by Sean Tyas * "Melbourne" by The Whitlams * "Melbourne" by Urban Problems * "Melbourne" by Slowly Slowly * "Melbourne Burning" by

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* "Melbourne City" by

David Bridie David Ross Hope Bridie is an Australian contemporary musician and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of World music band Not Drowning, Waving which released six studio albums to critical acclaim. He also formed a chamber pop group, ...

* "(I've Just Run out of) Melbourne Clichés" by The Late Show (parody of "Happy Birthday Helen" by

) * "Melbourne Girl" by Tripod * "Melbourne Girls" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls * "Melbourne is Closed" by Greg Champion * "Melbourne Mafia" by

Dave Graney Dave Graney is an Australian rock musician, singer-songwriter and author from Melbourne. Since 1978, Graney has collaborated with drummer-multi instrumentalist Clare Moore. The pair have fronted or been involved with numerous bands including Th ...

* "Melbourne Memories" by Bias B * "Melbourne Song" by

Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music ha ...

* "Melbourne Suburbs Medley" by Gabriel Rossi * "Melbourne Summer" by Iota * "Melbourne To Sydney in 18 Hours" by Bushwackers * "Melbourne Town" by Neil Murray * "Melbourne Town" by Clinton Farr * "Melbourne's Just Not

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * ...

" by Little Heroes * "Melburn" by Luke Chable * "Melodies Of St Kilda" by

Masters Apprentices The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) were an Australian rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals, which originally formed as The Mustangs in 1964 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne, Victoria in February 1967 ...

* “Mentone! O, Mentone!, by

* "Move On" by Jet * "Mourningtown Ride" by

* "Music To Hold Hands To" by Lucksmiths * "My Arse Is Black from

Bourke Street Bourke Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district and a core feature of the Hoddle Grid. It was traditionally the entertainment hub of inner-city Melbourne, and is now also a popular tourist destination and tr ...

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Chain A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A ...

* "My Brown Yarra" Yarra by Frank Jones and the Whirling Furphies * “My Sister Worked at Bunnings”, by

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* "Napiers Bar" by Cheezlekane * “Nepean Highway”,

* "Never Turn Right at

Burke Road Burke Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Ivanhoe East to Caulfield East and through the major shopping district at Camberwell. It is aligned with the western boundary of Elgar's Special Survey, ...

, Malvern" by Greg Champion * "New Kind of Love Song" by the Whirling Furphies * "Northcote (So Hungover)" by

The Bedroom Philosopher Justin Marcus Heazlewood, the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books about hi ...

* "Northcote" by Blood Duster * “North Melbourne” by Allday * "Nothing Beats Footy At The MCG" by Jim Cadman * "Nut Busta" by Bias B

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* "Old Fitzroy" by

Dan Sultan Daniel Leo Sultan (born 1983) is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, actor and author. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 he won Best Male Artist and Best Blues & Roots Album for his second album, '' Get Out While Y ...

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One Day in September ''One Day in September'' is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Michael Douglas provides the sparse narration throug ...

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* "Platform Girl" by Peter Sherwood * “Plummer Road”, by

* "Postcards From Melbourne" by Raul Graf/Ed Kuepper * "Prague" by Ruck Rover * "Press Release" by Lyrical Commission * "Pub" by Cosmic Psychos * "

Punt Road Hoddle Highway is an urban highway in Melbourne linking CityLink and the Eastern Freeway, itself a sub-section of Hoddle Main Road. Both these names are not widely known to most drivers, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the n ...

Traffic" by Mark Ferrie

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* "Rainbow Suit" by Overnight Jones * " Regent to Ruthven" by Marcel Borrack * "Return To The City Of Folded Arms" by

Bluebottle Kiss Bluebottle Kiss, sometimes known as BBK, are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 1993 by mainstay member Jamie Hutchings on guitar and vocals. The band issued six albums, ''Higher Up the Firetrails'' (1995), ''Fear of Girls'' (1 ...

from Patient (album) * " Rushall Station" by

Underground Lovers Underground Lovers (sometimes stylised as undergroundLOVERS), are an Australian indie rock and electronic music band. The founding mainstays are Glenn Bennie (guitar, vocals) and Vincent Giarrusso (vocals, guitar, keyboard) who had formed the g ...

* " Roll On (song)" by

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* "Sangria" by Remi * "Silver Friends" by

* "Sixteen In Melbourne" by Ron Rude * "Smorgons Steel Mill" by The T-Bones *"Song Of The Renter" by Catholic Guilt. * " Spotswood" by The Orbweavers * "Springvale Girl" by Loin Groin * "Spring Me Out Of Caroline Springs" by

* "Statues" by Frank Jones and the Whirling Furphies * " St Kilda Nights" by Purple Dentists * "Streets Of Old Fitzroy" by Harry and Wilga Williams and the Country Outcasts * "Stuck In Melbourne" by Warner Bros * "Suburban Rendezvous" by Frank Jones * " Suburb In Between" by The Mabels * "Summer Days" by TZU * " Sunbury '97" by

The Fauves Fauvism /ˈfoʊvɪzm̩/ is the style of ''les Fauves'' (French language, French for "the wild beasts"), a group of early 20th-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the Representation (arts), repr ...

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* "Take Me Back to Melbourne Town (with alternative words to give "Take Me Back to Sydney Town")" by Andrew Stirling and Harry von Tilzer (1907) * "Taking the tram to Carnegie" by the band Oscar. * "That's the Thing about Football" by Greg Champion * "The Beautiful Look City Today" by

Gersey Gersey is an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, which formed in 1997. Since its debut album, the band has featured the core membership of Craig Jackson (vocals, bass), Daryl Bradie (guitar), Matt Davis (guitar) & Danny Tulen (drums). Hist ...

* "The Boy Who Lost His Jocks On

Flinders Street Station Flinders Street railway station is a train station located on the corner of Flinders Street, Melbourne, Flinders and Swanston Street, Swanston streets in the Melbourne city centre, central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria (Austral ...

" by

Painters and Dockers Painters and Dockers are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1982. Paul Stewart, singer-songwriter and trumpet player, Dave Pace (vocals and trumpet) and Mick Morris (vocals and sax) are all original members in the band which was nam ...

* " The Boys Light Up" by

* "The Clarke Sisters" by The Go-Betweens * "The Crowd" by

The Cat Empire The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums) ...

* " The History Of Western Civilisation" by

* "The Melbourne Cup" by

Slim Dusty Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon and one of the country's most awarded stars, ...

* "The Mordialloc Road Duplicator" by

* "The Parable of Glenn McGrath's Haircut" by

* " The Richmond Reels" by Tony Hargreaves and the Whirling Furphies * "The Rites of Springy" by

* "The Sandringham Line" by

* "The Young Crazed Peeling" by

The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the b ...

* "The Wine Song" by

* " Thomastown" by Not Drowning, Waving * "

Thornbury Thornbury may refer to: Places ;Australia *Thornbury, Victoria * Thornbury railway station, Melbourne ;Canada * Thornbury, Ontario ;England *Thornbury, Devon * Thornbury, Herefordshire *Thornbury, Gloucestershire **Thornbury Castle ** Thornbury (UK ...

by Ruck Rover * " Three Oh Seven Ohh by Blood Duster * "To Her Door" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls * " Toorak Cowboy" by Skyhooks * "Toorak Tram" by Bernard Bolan, * "Tramway Hotel" by The T-Bones * "Tribute To Eltham" by Muphin of

Muph & Plutonic Muph & Plutonic is an Australian hip hop group. It is composed of MC Muphin (Dan Young, also known as "Muph") and DJ–drummer–producer Plutonic Lab (Leigh Ryan), both of whom released several solo albums before joining together to form a com ...

* "Twist Senorita" by

* "Tropical London" by Rancid

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* "Victoria's Secrets" by

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* "Walkabout" by Lyrical Commission * "Watsonia" by Klinger * "Waverley" by The Wagons * "Waverley Park" by Loin Groin * "We Are All Of Us In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Sewerage" by

* "Westgate" by

* "Westgate" by The T-Bones * "Westgate Bridge" by Sleepy Township * " West End Riot" by

* "(Boys) What Did The Detectives Say?" by

* "Whatever Happened To The Old Pubs" by Shonkyytonk * "What's At The End of

Warrigal Road Warrigal Road is a major inner urban road in southeastern Melbourne, Australia. On weekdays, it is heavily trafficked as it runs through many major suburbs along its route, traversing some of Melbourne's eastern and south-eastern suburbs. These ...

?" by Greg Champion * "When I First Met Your Ma" by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls * "When the Machine Starts Up Again" by

Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are '' The Sound of White'' (2004), '' On a Clear Night'' (2007) and '' The ...

* "When We're In Fitzroy" by

Gretta Ray Gretta Ray (born May 22nd 1998) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria. In 2016, she was the winner of the national Triple J Unearthed radio competition for bands and songwriters, and the 2016 Vanda & Young Global Songwrit ...

* "Who?" by TZU * "

Whole Lotta Rosie "Whole Lotta Rosie" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the eighth and final track on the band's fourth Australian album, ''Let There Be Rock'', released in Australia in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young ...

" by

AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal, but the band calls it s ...

* "Woman of Ireland" by

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* "Yarra Song" by

Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is ...

* "Young Drunk" by The Smith Street Band *"Your Love is Like a Song" by

Songs erroneously thought to be about Melbourne

* "Morningtown Ride" by The Seekers. The song was originally a

lullaby A lullaby (), or cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies they are used to pass down cultural knowledg ...

written by Californian folk singer

Malvina Reynolds Malvina Reynolds (August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs "Little Boxes", " What Have They Done to the Rain" and " Morningtow ...

in 1957. It is often attributed to Melbourne for depicting an old-fashioned train trip to the similarly named beach-side town of Mornington (as The Seekers largely hailed from Melbourne). * "Town With No Cheer" by

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

- although often believed to be about Melbourne, the titular town is actually Serviceton.

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