Paul Kelly and the Dots - Billy Baxter (1981) video free download

MottTheWot

Kelly is such a silly sod, he hates all of his early stuff, fuck knows why? You have to start somewhere and those Dots albums are good. I saw him play many times in 79-81, it was a good band, good songs, good gigs. What is it with Australian performers who have their head so far up their own arse that they choose to disown their early work, usually the work that made them what they are today.? Good to see the Hoodoo Gurus play their first two albums in recent years and the Models are doing the same. Paul Kelly should embrace his own career. He owes his fans that.

Tony Butcher

classic first paul Kelly song I ever heard

colemann76

How underrated is this? just heard it on the digital radio channel, "Aussie", never hear it on any other channel and he never plays it live either, have no idea why.

robertjusher

For sure ! The greatma has his reasons for not playing any songs. I saw him last week in Sydney at the Opra house with The Bull sister's and a 19 piece orchestra . Amazing show !

RDKF13

@robertjusher He was right to do that though, if he doesn't want to play it... he doesn't have too.

Wolfie Rankin

As heard on 774 Melbourne (ABC) Today.

robertjusher

I saw a cranky PK at a show some time back when some drunk in the crowd shout " sing Billy". Pk shot him down saying " I am not a Fu$%KING juke box !" I too thibk the DOTS had same great songs and hope one day the great man decides to do them again....

RDKF13

@robertjusher I went to a book singing in september of last year and they asked PK to sing Bill Baxter..... he outright refused... PK suggested to the interviewer that he sing it, Kelly said he wants to get rid of his first two albums.

robertjusher

I have been seeing PK since the late 80's and he has not done this or any other Dots song in 20 years... pity

millertas

Very much ska roots to his music.

verve71

Does anyone know of a song "Favourite heroine" by Billy Baxter?

firebird63

Billy is a real person who used to work on film crews with Chris Langman..(original Dots)...the song was written one drunken night after too many rounds of poker..started out as like a Who take but the Ska beat came later..big mistake 'cos all the pork pie hat Ska nuts started showing up and yhis was the only song we had with that beat...Chris Worrall (in background with firebied)

RDKF13

I wished he did, apprently he hasn't played it for years.

shortofalength

its the Billy Baxter from 3RRR fame

Col Stokes

I love this song. I swapped with a mate, I got Talk and he got my Zenyatta Mondatta green vinyl disk by the Police. I still think I got the best of the deal.

colemann76

Well it was a minor hit, reaching the top 40 nationally.

Anthony Ashton

is that the same billy baxter on abcs coodabeens radio show?

Ben Brooker

Billy Baxter was a good friend of the groups

Wayne Young

great song..one of my all time favourites.. where can I buy a copy??? I used to have the album TALK but that long since vanished.. is it downloadable??it doesnt seem to be available on LIMEWIRE..can anyone help??

jodyborland

This video is so good to see. Dare I say the good old days. I'm still not old.

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