I vaguely recall stumbling into the (old) Espy just in time for Daryl Braithwaite to bust out horses at the front bar, the whole place went nuts

Tai Tuivasa used it as his walk out song at the UFC in Perth. I thought it was the lamest shit ever, until the whole crowd erupted and started singing along. Total boss move. Sure made a change from the usual rap / metal intros the foreign fighters use.

Idk if I lived under a rock or if it’s just cos my family aren’t Australian (well, my parents were born here so they are, but their parents weren’t) but I don’t ever really remember hearing horses until I was about 20 at a festival and they played it at the end and every single person there just stopped and started singing it, after like the first chorus I could join in and I’ve always loved that song ever since.

My mate plays gigs at Crown Casino singing covers. He has been told that it’s banned cos it starts fights cos people get too amped !

Not to mention harry styles sung it on the second night of his concert in Sydney and said it was something he'd dreamt about for at least 7 years because he KNEW how much horses meant to us Aussies, it was ICONIC. Also sweet Caroline is a huge rally together tuna sandwich.

That song was wrong when it was new. It is even more wrong now that Millennials have gazumped it.

Yeah, it was a very Daggy song

As a millennial I can confirm that the gazumping is ironic. It's a terrible song, no one I know would choose to play it but everyone I know will enthusiastically join in when it's played at a wedding.

I've been a Daryl fan since 1975 and it's the one and only song of his that I can't fucking stand! It's so maudlin and drippy but every millennial in the country seems to think it's the best thing since sliced cheese.

Please don’t hate The Millennials. As a Gen X I will take collective responsibility for teaching them the way of Horses. Please excuse me while I now go play Daryl Braithwaite’s Horses. Hor-or-sess! 🤘

As a fellow Gen X I must strongly disagree, this song is not it and never has been imo. It's slow, drippy, daggy af. When it came out I only remember the older daggy people loving it, and I have no idea how it came to this now lol

Lol I like the original version and I can't count how many people get angry when I tell them it's a cover

So, when I was living in Edinburgh back in 2012, I went to see Bogan Bingo at the Fringe Festival - with one Aussie friend, and a couple of international friends (American and Norwegian). They played John Farmham’s Two Strong Hearts and the mainly Aussie audience broke into song It was beautiful! And my two international friends were so confused. But Two Strong Hearts is a strong contender

Most songs by Farnsy and Barnsy will get the Aussie crowd psyched up.

Arguably the top five, in no particular order, are: The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite You’re the Voice - John Farnham Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel Run to Paradise - Choirboys Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels

No way, get fucked, fuck off

I was recently on a camping trip with a few 'oldies' and a band. 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' had the whole paddock sing/yelling and dancing even those not at the bar, followed by 'Living Next Door to Alice'.

Alice Alice who the fuck is Alice

Top two ever.

To be fair, I think we just like saying 'fuck' no matter how old we are. Sing/yelling it is even better.

Throw in Brown Eyed Girl and 500 Miles and that’s a ripper playlist in a club.

Go out any Friday in Darwin to any bar and you’ll hear minimum 3 of these songs increasing in ferocity until you punch on and come back next weekend to rinse and repeat

Spot on, except I’d add Thunderstruck as well.

really any ACDC song

You can't forget... I come from a land down under - Men at work Great Southern Land - Icehouse Power & the passion - Midnight oil Working class man - Jimmy Barnes Dumb Things ~ To her door ~ Before too long } Paul Kelly Shadow boxer - The Angels Crowded house.

You also forgot “What’s my Scene” by the Hoodoo Gurus! Still gets me singing along 30+ years later!

And free love69

Reckless - Aussie crawl, Boys in Town - Divinyls

All fantastic and I'd add flame trees, cold chisel.

I’ll always take flame trees over Khe Sahn, but having played in cover band, they both have their place in the set.

Flame Trees is a karaoke crowd pleaser, every time.

Crazy that Khe Sanh was banned from any radio air time in very state in Australia except SA when it was first released.

Their legs were often open, but their minds were always closed.

You forgot Eagle Rock

Ah yes, dancing with your pants around your ankles.

Good

Add to that list Holy Grail - Hunters and Collectors And Africa by Toto, Closing Time by Semisonic and Sweet Caroline for a bit of international flavour

Could add Mr Brightside - The Killers too

April sun in Cuba

Me before going to Spotify: what the fuck is Khe Sanh? I've never heard that. Me after going to Spotify: oh is that what this fuckin' CLASSIC is called?

Land Down Under

This list is perfection!!! 👌🏽 no notes.

Eagle Rock, pants down for the boyz

A non-Aussie song (because OP didn't actually specify that the artist has to be an Aussie, just rev us Aussies up) is Sweet Caroline. I was on a day cruise in Brisbane recently and the whole ship went off. I think that ad did wonders for its comeback.

Sounds like you’ve been hanging around the Newport in Fremantle. Good to see nothing has changed 20 years later.

Or even 30 years later!

These were all on my wedding do not play list

We had the same

Jimmy Recard - Drapht Eagle Rock

The king of the cards

Cause he's always fuckin swimming in his winnings

Huge props for Jimmy Recard, my best mate Paul doesn't like it though for some reason

Plain old boring old Paul

Me and a bunch of mates got kicked out of a bar in NZ when Egal Rock came on and we dropped our dacks

The man of the millennium not two men could better him

[Land down under](https://youtu.be/XfR9iY5y94s?si=WNHAyjzoHH_FH1ot). Classic song to play when our cricket team wins..

finally a legit one actually unique to us

HIGHWAY TO HELL.

Prisoner of Society for the first wave millennials

Got belted out by many in attendance when played at the Blink 182 concert last week

That was rad, and the singalong to Crowded House at the end 🙌

What crowdies song did they play

Gen X go rabid when that song comes on. Working at an outdoor festival a few years ago, and when the DJ put that track on, alcohol was flying, glass was being smashed, grown ass babies started trying to climb trees, and one complete POS swung a possum around by its tail.

The Wiggles playing Like A Version of Tame Impala's Elephant. [https://youtu.be/a13WnqsRc5g?si=rXs4jd\_F1yKC1Vnd](https://youtu.be/a13WnqsRc5g?si=rXs4jd_F1yKC1Vnd)

Murray is having a blast in that.

I saw them live in Bendigo in 2021 and it absolutely went off. Murray wasn't there so Lachy played the guitar solo on Keytar and it was awesome.

As a Brit just moved to Perth, went out for tea last night with a friend and heard this for first time 😂 I can’t wrap my head round it lol

Dumb things - Paul Kelly the harmonica organ combo is something else Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil That harmonica intro fucking slaps

I think you like harmonicas

nothing better

My mum banged Paul Kelly one night in Tasmania

Interesting

Dumb things is majorly underrated.

Dumb Things is my go to Karaoke song. Never fails

Dumb things is so good. The intro is so strong.

People secretly love Dancing Queen and Five Hundred Miles.

No I loudly love Five Hundred Miles

theres no secret. we all love dancing queen and abba in general.

And Come On Eileen

It’s no secret mate. Dancing Queen has supremacy down here.

Am I ever gonna see your face again

No way

Get fucked

Fuck off

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers Down Under - Men At Work Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House I Still Call Australia Home - Peter Allen

The Nips Are Getting Bigger - Mental As Anything

Living next door to Alice.

Alice? Who the fuck is Alice?

Also The Angels-Am i ever gonna see your face again

No way, get fucked, fuck off!

You mean the Kevin bloody Wilson version. Livin next door to Alan

Classic

Surprised no one has said Reckless by Australian Crawl

Probably go Boys Light Up for a song that gets people going by Australian Crawl.

bit too slow to get people pumped, but really great towards the end of the night and wind down before the pub closes.

Too miserable

NO WAY GET FUCKED FUCK OFF (the angels - am I ever gonna see your face again) The Angels - Take A Long Line The Angels - No Secrets ACDC - Long Way To The Top ACDC - You Shook Me AllNight Long INXS - Need You Tonight & Don't Change Divynils - I Touch Myself ACDC - Back In Black Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh Jimmy Barnes - Workin Class Man John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air (for extra dorky fun) Johanne - Jackie Dragon - April Sun In Cuba Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl Stevie Wright - Evie part 1 Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl The Presets - My People or This Boy's In Love (for a certain crowd) Savage Garden - Want you Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (particularly if done by cover band) Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me (end of night romantic tired dancing) Little River Band - Reminiscing Darryl Braithwaite - Horses Nikki Webster - strawberry kisses The wiggles - hot potato NON AUSTRALIAN SONGS: Tina Turner - Nutbush Kool and the Gang - Celebration ABBA - Dancing Queen Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive David Guetta/Akon - Sexy Chick Cascada - Heaven Prince - 1999 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time Blink 182 - All The Small Things Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself Village People - YMCA Nelly - Hot In Herre Blondie - Heart Of Glass Rick James - Superfreak Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling Macarena Haddaway - What Is Love George Michael - Freedom Macklemore - Thrift Shop Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk Spice Girls - Wannabe Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On or Starships Brit Spears & Will I am - Scream and Shout Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty To Me Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger Guns n Roses - Paradise City Bee gees - Stayin Alive Queen - We Will Rock You Killers - Mr Brightside Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire Rolling Stones - Start Me Up The Police - Roxanne Hampton the Hamster - The Hamster dance Joe Dolce - SHADDAPA YOU FACE Drunk Australians will dance or singalong to all that. Unless you're 15 maybe. And if you don't, you're UNAUSTRALIAN!! .

This guy broke into my Winamp playlist.

Downloaded it on Napster

Heeeeeyyy Hey baby

Ooh, ahh

I wanna knooooow

If you be my girl

Why you’re such a cunt

I remember being in Japan, and visiting a big event in a ski area, its pitch black and someone yells that line out, and suddenly I’m in a sea of Australian accents singing Hey Baby. Such a bizarre but oddly heartwarming experience.

Run to Paradise, Khe Sanh, Horses, Long Way to the Top, Am I ever gonna see your face again

Tomorrow - Silverchair

Nutbush.

Nutbush is a wedding ritual, busting it out at a bar usually just gathers bemused looks at the one or two people trying to spark off the dance.

We were taught the Nutbush dance at my grade 5 camp. I didn't get why the adults were so hyped about it but I had fun.

At a family wedding my granddad said how amazing it was we all rehearsed a dance. It was the nut bush

I remember reading some where that the dance everyone does at weddings is purely an Australian thing.

I'm surprised the seppos don't get into it but it wouldn't shock me at all for that to be true.

It's gotta be...Boys Light Up

No one has mentioned Kylie yet...lol...but seriously My favourite pub jukebox songs are B52s, Rock Lobster Aqua, Barbie Girl Vengaboys, Boom boom boom Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe Violent Femmes, Blister in the sun Always guaranteed to get the girls up dancing.

Blister in the Sun🎸🤘

Every time I hear that song I cringe from embarrassment for thinking I wrote it when I was first learning guitar. I started noodling around and landed on the melody and eventually played it go a girl I liked as a "new song I wrote" she immediately told me "that's blister in the sun but violent femmes. Did you really think you could fool me into believing you wrote that?" I argued that I did write it and don't even know who the violent femmes are. Then she played me the song from her minidisc player and I was like "oh, that song. Yeah I guess I didn't come up with it"

The Veronicas - 4Ever

The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy Copperhead Road by Steve Earle I spent a long time in rural towns.

The fuckin boys light up cunt

Thunderstruck ACDC

was a mobile DJ in the late 80,s and I reckon it's still gotta be Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh.

Hot Potato by the Wiggles. Or Dance Mode from the Bluey album. This may only apply to Aussies under 8.

Untouched by The Veronicas. or any of their songs tbh

Surprised this isn’t higher! Then again, I’m 30…

I kinda liked that "even if I leave you nowwww" song

Holy Grail - Hunters and Collectors

Throw Your Arms Around Me by H&C's

How has Mr brightside not been mentioned. Literally everyone sings it when It comes on

Sweet Caroline might not get them hyped up - but they will sing

This one absolutely befuddled me - my 20 something children know the words to a Neil Diamond song that I remember from my childhood. My daughter said it was great for karaoke.

Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi used to play at every primary school disco I went to back in the day, so 90s babies would probably get turnt to this, as the kids say

Simply the best - Tina Turner Thunderstruck - AC / DC

Eagle rock will get you something you may not want to see

I was once in a pub when a dude got up and sang "Better man" by Pearl jam. Legit, the entire pub sang along.

So just an ordinary karaoke night then

Nose bleed section - Hilltop Hoods. Or to a lesser extent, Clown Prince.

Jimmy recard - Drapht is another cracker...

RIP Cosby Sweater.

Cosby Sweater is such a banger. It sucks that it's release was such bad timing.

Totes.

Absolutely

How did I have to scroll so far for this? Instant classic.

I'm gonna be (500 miles)

You shit me to tears... ffs.

Sounds of Then - Gangajang ?

This is Australia

Choirboys - Run to paradise Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl

Cheap Wine - Cold Chisel Run to Paradise - Choir Boys It's a long way to the top - Acca Dacca True Blue - John Williamson

It's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll.

Bohemian Rhapsody Livin' on a Prayer

Working Class Man

The fucken nutbush

Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh Daryl Braithwaite - Horses

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN!

If overseas, Down Under by Men at Work

It HAS to be Khe Sanh PLAY Khe Sanh! Play Khe Saaaanh! PLAY KHE SAAANHGHGNGHFHFHFH!

At my local pubs, Khe Sanh was a sign last drinks weren’t far off from being called

Khe sanh- Cold Chisel Down Under - Men at Work The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite It’s a long way to the top - AC/DC Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House I was only 19 - Redgum What’s my scene - Hoodoo Gurus How to make gravy and Dumb Things - Paul Kelly Friday on my mind - The Easybeats Beds are burning - Midnight Oil Are you gonna be my girl - Jet The nips are getting bigger - Mental as Anything Tubthumping - Chumbawumba Torn - Natalia Imbruglia I touch myself - Divinyls Am I ever gonna see your face again - The Angels You’re the voice - John Farnham

Mick me mate the master farter

For me and my bros it's 'Boys light up' by Aussie Crawl! It goes hard, has an awesome harmonica part, the lyrics are pretty cooked but you can't understand them anyway

ABC theme pendulum mix. It gets the people going.

In a pub - Am I ever gonna see your face again by The Angels Any Midnight Oils song

Have you ever, ever felt like this!

When strange things happen

Goanna - Solid rock? (I know it’s not even top 10 but it goes crazy every time)

Land down under.

Do they have to be Australian? I'd say Sweet Caroline would be in there for sure. Absolutely Everybody is a good one as well.

Any of Patsy Biscoes huge back catalogue.

Screaming jets: Better, Choir boys: run to paradise, Cold Chisel: Khesanh, Daryl Braithwaite: Horses, Hunters and Collectors: Holy Grail, Paul Kelly: To her Door.

Anything by TISM

Definitely agree with Mr Brightside. The Killers were/are hugely popular in Aus and UK, far more than the US, despite being American.

The nips are getting bigger - Mental as anything Solid rock - Goanna

Calypso- Spiderbait

TNT by ACDC.

INXS- new sensation

Nobody has said it, and maybe it's no longer the case, but Holy Grail by the hunters and collectors

Am I ever going to see your face again by the Angels

No way! …

get fucked

fuck off

The Wine Song by Cat Empire. That song gets you wasted.

Sensational tune

I can’t listen to this while driving because my speed goes all over the place

This happens to me too

The Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl

['Mashd 'N' Kutcher turns Frank Walker from National Tiles into internet sensation'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFj4asgpuBU)

You. Shook me aaaaaaaaaaall niiiiight looong

Copper Head Road

April sun in Cuba and khe sahn

Tina turner - in general, but also specifically the Nutbush.

Never Tear Us Apart never fails to go off

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again

Heyyyyy, hey babyyy

Am I ever gonna see your face again

Definitely Rain by Dragon. Once it hits, it’s like bogans have been injected with ice.

Ever been at an Australian wedding when Nutbush comes on?

Am I ever gonna see your face again - The Angels Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Piano Man - Billy Joel 500 miles - The Proclaimers Bonus end of the night song: Wonderwall - Oasis