The Big Five - Aussie Songs 🎸🇦🇺 (ft. Paul Kelly!)
6/21/20261 hr 19 min
What are the five greatest Australian songs of all time? 🎵🇦🇺
On this special episode of The Big Five, Howie and The Chief, Jason Dunstall, are joined by Australian music legend Paul Kelly to tackle one of the biggest debates in Australian culture - the greatest Aussie songs ever written.
From iconic anthems and pub classics to timeless storytelling masterpieces, the trio count down their personal top five and make the case for the songs they believe belong on Australia's ultimate playlist.
Along the way, Paul shares stories from a remarkable career, The Chief delivers a few surprises, and Howie may or may not pull out his guitar for a sing-a-long. 😳
What's in your Big Five? 🎤🎶🇦🇺
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First 90 secondsJason Dunstall· Host0:00
[upbeat music] A listener production.
Mark Howard· Host0:04
Now, just before you tune into what may be my favorite episode of all time on The Howie Games, yep, true story, we have created a Spotify playlist with all the songs mentioned in this podcast, accessible via the link to Spotify in the show notes. Or you can Google as you go and get a vibe for some of those tunes you may not know. All righty, let's go. [crowd cheering] Oh, can you believe it? It's Howie and Chief's Big Five.
Jason Dunstall· Host0:36
The Big, Big Five.
Mark Howard· Host0:37
Got a nice beat to it, hasn't it, Chief? And you're starting to groove that a little, aren't you? Weren't sure early, but.
Jason Dunstall· Host0:43
Ah, it's warming. It's warming on me.
Mark Howard· Host0:44
Welcome along to The Howie Games Big Five with my sporting hero, a man that kicked 1,254 goals, used to have a magnificent mullet, Jason Dunstall. Do you miss that hair?
Jason Dunstall· Host0:53
I miss any hair. [laughs] Don't care what style. Any hair would've been good, Howie.
Mark Howard· Host0:58
[laughs] Today, when I first thought about this concept and hoped that you would be involved, this topic was designed for you, and you alone.
Jason Dunstall· Host1:09
It's also the one that I've grappled with the most.
Mark Howard· Host1:11
[laughs] I've got no doubt. So we- It's upset me at times ... we're talking Big Five Aussie songs. Before we get to the preamble, w- what's your love of music? Where's it from? Because you love music.
Jason Dunstall· Host1:23
Oh, no doubt.
Mark Howard· Host1:23
And you have an encyclopedic knowledge of it.
Jason Dunstall· Host1:25
I, I, I don't know why. I've just always loved music, loved listening to it. Worked