When it comes to a band I love and I haven't written about them yet with which song do I start. Do I pick a favourite or do I choose one that brings back memories. If it's memories I'd probably go for "Spring Rain" because we used to play it a lot a Barbarellas, not me but Adam Duncan, who was the other DJ there. It was also one of the first videos I remember making into a compilation video tape. But in the end the song doesn't make me want to single it out.
"Right Here" is just a fantastic song with some great lyrics. With Go Betweens records I'd cherry pick the best tracks which more often than not were Grant McLennan songs. Actually back in the eighties I kept getting mistaken for him. The first time it happened was at Inflation when some guy came up to me and asked me what I was doing in Melbourne. After that it happened a quite a few times. I guess late at night after a few drinks in a dark venue there might be some resemblance.
I've had this playing loudly in my car while I drove around Melbourne many times. It's one of those songs that makes me feel good. Despite the somewhat depressing tone of the verses.
It was a tragedy when he died at only 48. There were still moments of genius on the new albums the Go Betweens were making. There would surely have been more.
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