Australian anthems

With its infusion of electronica, Lee’s solo hit became a signpost for where Australian alternative rock was heading in the new millennium

Aussie anthem: For Clem Bastow, Spectrum’s runaway hit I’ll Be Gone will be forever wrapped up in hot January evenings and the tree-lined track to the beach

Feeling the loss of his mother’s passing, Gareth Liddiard wrote an ode to depression filled with imagery of hunting sharks and murky seas

Australian pop singers have a bit of a tradition of going against the grain when it comes to Christmas songs, with Minchin’s contrarian carol no exception

Living overseas and missing her family, Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard pays tribute to the cultural melting pot of Australia

George Young and Harry Vanda’s legendary 1966 mod anthem was a working person’s call to arms that bust open doors for Australian pop the world over

Opening the film Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Breakaway is a punk-funk mutation of an obscure soul track from the 60s

It’s hard to find a sound system worthy of this confessional love song cum shut-in manifesto, writes Clem Bastow

In a field of truly terrible players, Up There Cazaly rises above the mediocrity to capture what Australian football is all about