About Australia
By Song

Hello! My name is Dan and I'm really passionate about Australian music.

Way back in the mid-2000's I was in my car listening to a CD by the Waifs, when their song A Brief History came on. Not long into the track, my ears pricked up as Josh sang the line, "We hit the coast near Townsville, on the other side." Having lived in Townsville for most of my life and having just made the move south to Brisbane, I felt rather proud knowing that my hometown had been immortalised in music thanks to Josh Cunningham's songwriting.

Which led me to ask the question — how many other songs out there mention the fine city of Townsville?

I knew of Redgum's classic song I Was Only 19, where "Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay." Also, being a big fan of John Williamson, I could think of a few of his songs where he'd mentioned Townsville in his lyrics. And then there was Lee Kernaghan's theme song for the North Queensland rugby league team, Come On The Cowboys. That was all that came to mind, though I was sure there were bound to be more…

So from that day on I made myself a mission to research and compile a list of songs that make reference to any Australian town or location. The result is this website!

Being a great lover of Aussie music, I have happily spent countless hours surfing the web, browsing through books, and wading through my own personal CD collection to come up with songs suitable for inclusion on this list. The list is by no means complete so please feel free to submit any other tunes you know of that could also be included; alternatively you're welcome to contact me by email with any feedback, suggestions or enquiries.

If you do feel this concept is worthwhile and you would like to show your support, I encourage you to purchase music from the artists listed within these pages. My hope is that visitors to this website walk away wanting to find out more about the songs listed here that lyrically immortalise the towns they share a connection with.

I'm a creative individual myself and I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel where I post videos of my walking/biking adventures around the world and some of my music, or look me up on Spotify where you can hear my original tracks. Thanks for your support!

Australian music rocks 🙂

If you enjoy Australia By Song and would like to support its upkeep, you can buy me a coffee ☕. Every bit helps keep the site running and growing.

All lyrical content on this website remains copyright of the respective songwriters. I have included lyric samples where appropriate in the hope that it creates an interest in the listed songs, however I will gladly comply with any copyright issues if they may arise.

I have enlisted the help of many sources in compiling the information for this website, and I would like to mention them here: