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Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in March 1973 by mainstays Greg Macainsh on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums. They were soon joined by Bob "Bongo" Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, and Red Symons on guitar, vocals and keyboards; Graeme "Shirley" Strachan became lead vocalist in March 1974. Described as a glam rock band, because of flamboyant costumes and make-up, Skyhooks addressed teenage issues including buying drugs ("Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)"), suburban sex ("Balwyn Calling"), the gay scene ("Toorak Cowboy") and loss of girlfriends ("Somewhere in Sydney") by namechecking Australian locales. According to music historian, Ian McFarlane "[Skyhooks] made an enormous impact on Australian social life".
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Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard [2015]
Molly: Do Yourself a Favor [Original TV Soundtrack] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Living in the 70’s | 3:41 |
| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | 3:00 |
Living in the 70's/Ego Is Not a Dirty Word [2008]
Ego Is Not a Dirty Word/Living in the 70's [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Living in the 70's | 3:41 |
| Whatever Happened to the Revolution | 4:07 |
| Balwyn Calling | 3:41 |
| Horror Movie | 3:45 |
| Toorak Cowboy | 3:45 |
| Smut | 5:15 |
| Motorcycle Bitch | 3:55 |
| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | 2:57 |
| Love on the Radio | 4:23 |
| Saturday Night | 2:50 |
| Love's Not Good Enough | 7:16 |
| The Other Side | 3:14 |
| Smartarse Songwriters | 4:12 |
| Mercedes Ladies | 3:35 |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married | 4:51 |
| Every Chase a Steeple | 3:41 |
The Collection [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Living in the 70's | 3:42 |
| Balwyn Calling | 3:42 |
| Horror Movie | 3:47 |
| Smut | 5:15 |
| Toorak Cowboy | 3:47 |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married | 4:50 |
| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | 3:00 |
| Million Dollar Riff | 3:50 |
| This Is My City | 3:41 |
| Mercedes Ladies | 3:28 |
| Forging Ahead | 4:06 |
| Let It Rock | 2:50 |
| Crazy Heart | 4:58 |
| Blue Jeans | 2:31 |
| Party to End All Parties | 3:15 |
| Women in Uniform | 4:21 |
| Jukebox in Siberia | 3:52 |
| Tall Timber | 5:14 |
| Kooyong Dollar | 3:58 |
| Kickback | 3:24 |
| Happy Hippy Hut | 3:46 |
| 1976 Guitar | 3:58 |
| Westgate Light | 4:00 |
| Powdertown | 5:32 |
The Latest & Greatest [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jukebox in Siberia | 3:50 |
| Living In the 70s | |
| Living in the Seventies | 3:41 |
| Balwyn Calling | 3:40 |
| Horror Movie | 3:45 |
| Smut | 5:14 |
| All My Friends are Getting Married | 4:48 |
| Ego (Is Not a Dirty Word) | 2:59 |
| Million Dollar Riff | 3:48 |
| This Is My City | 3:39 |
| Crazy Heart | 4:55 |
| Blue Jeans | 2:28 |
| Party to End All Parties | 3:13 |
| Women in Uniform | 4:20 |
| Tall Timber | 5:13 |
The Latest and Greatest [Video] [1990]
Live in the Eighties [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Horror Movie | |
| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | |
| Smut | |
| Million Dollar Riff | |
| Balwyn Calling | |
| Living in the Seventies | |
| Women in Uniform | |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married |
Hot for the Orient [1980]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bondage on the Boulevarde | |
| This Town Is Boring | |
| Red Fingernails | |
| My Heart Gets Blown to Bits | |
| Fathers and Daughters | |
| No Inspiration | |
| Keep the Junk in America | |
| Over the Border |
Guilty Until Proven Insane [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Women in Uniform | 4:22 |
| Life in the Modern World | 5:00 |
| Trouble with the Computer | 4:57 |
| Twisted Innocence | 4:00 |
| Hotel Hell | 4:50 |
Live! Be In It [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mercedes Ladies | 3:42 |
| Balwyn Calling | 4:53 |
| Smartarse Songwriters | 5:21 |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married | 4:42 |
| Do the Hook | 6:25 |
| Bondage on the Boulevarde | 3:48 |
| Party to End All Parties | 4:59 |
| The Party to End All Parties | 3:30 |
| Women in Uniform | 4:59 |
Tapes [1977]
Straight in a Gay Gay World [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Million Dollar Riff | 3:50 |
| Blue Jeans | 2:31 |
| Somewhere in Sydney | 3:47 |
| The Girl Says She's Bored | 3:33 |
| This Is My City | 3:41 |
| Straight in a Gay Gay World | 4:29 |
| I'm Normal | 3:16 |
| Mumbo Jumbo | 3:24 |
| Crazy Heart | 4:58 |
Ego Is Not a Dirty Word [1975]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | 2:58 |
| Love on the Radio | 4:20 |
| Saturday Night | 2:45 |
| Love's Not Good Enough | 7:15 |
| Other Side | 3:12 |
| Smartarse Songwriters | 4:09 |
| Mercedes Ladies | 3:29 |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married | 4:50 |
| Horror Movie | 3:27 |
Living in the 70's [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Living in the 70's | 3:42 |
| Whatever Happened to the Revolution | 4:08 |
| Balwyn Calling | 3:44 |
| Horror Movie | 3:47 |
| Toorak Cowboy | 3:45 |
| Smut | 5:19 |
| Motorcycle Bitch | 3:56 |
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