So this song is an Aussie classic...and boy has it been covered a shit load I just picked a few...but because lots of you probably aren't Gunna have heard it before or know the original I'm not Gunna tell ya until to poll is over...although I think one of the covers says it's a cover...number 1 is to listen to them for which version is best...number 2 is seeing if you can pick the original and number 3 is never say her name...

 

Your versions are:

1. Katie Noonan...

 

2. Cold Chisel...

 

3. Sarah Blasko

 

4. The Idea of North...

 

5. Keith Urban

 

Here's a Sarah Blasko, Flame Trees link that works in this hemisphere

 

The song did nothing for me until I heard, The Idea of North.

Then I could appreciate the melody.

Interesting @Sazerac ...not the original but my favourite cover of the ones above. Thanks for posting a working Sarah Blasko.

 

This song and one of its covers are what inspired this idea as all those months ago.

 

 

here's Keith Urban for those in this hemisphere (there may be better performances...)

 

Edited November 9, 20196 yr by Sazerac

^ Sax that is a much cleaner version.

 

So this is a Flame Tree...

 

 

9 hours ago, Sazerac said:

The song did nothing for me until I heard, The Idea of North.

Then I could appreciate the melody.

The 'beauty' of this song is the story...boy leaves town, boy comes home, boy catches up with his mates, nothing's changed but everything had changed.

No guesses on what the original is? 

The composer is visible, as you mentioned

Edited November 12, 20196 yr by Sazerac

Original video?

 

Hate a draw...like goin to a ball and dancing with a brother all night.