The Go-Betweens - "Streets of your Town"

Aussie band The Go-Betweens had been making a name for themselves in the UK after shifting there from Brisbane at the end of the 70's, and they grew in popularity with the Indie crowd for many years into the 80's. Ironically, their biggest international success came after they had returned back to Australia and released '16 Lovers Lane' in 1988. The core members of Grant McLennan and Robert Forster along with John Willsteed and Lindy Morrison as the rhythm section, had earlier recruited violin player/backing vocalist Amanda Brown and the dividends were starting to come their way. '16 Lovers Lane' was The Go-Betweens masterpiece and "Streets of your Town" was a big part of that. The expanded 2 disc re-issue of this album is now on the top of my want list. This song takes me back to my Ponsonby flatting days. We probably drank a lot of rheinecks on the veranda listening to this.... those were the days. The music was good and the beer was not.