It’s time for another theme day here at the b5media music channel. And we’re all thinking about the weather! Most of my colleagues are whooping it up by the beach, so while they’re talking about summer songs I’m putting my own spin on things. Join me fellow Aussies and celebrate winter! Who needs 40 degree heat and sunburn anyway? I’d much rather enjoy my tracky dacks and ugg boots!
But what’s the best thing to chase away the winter blues? A killer soundtrack! So without further ado, here are my favourite winter songs.
“Cold Cold Change” – Midnight Oil
“Cold Cold Change” has just what I want from my Midnight Oil tracks. A good beat that you can dance to, and a film clip which features Peter Garrett doing just that in his own distinctive style.
“Ice” – Magic Dirt
This iconic number made everyone sit up and take notice of Adalita and Magic Dirt. Sadly their time in the spotlight was a little short lived, but “Ice” still stacks up as a brilliant slice of girly angst.
“Winterland” – Died Pretty
This Died Pretty classic is a rollicking good time. If you can listen to it without tapping your feet or bobbing your head you may just be dead.
“15 Feet of Pure White Snow” – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Honestly I could probably put the entire Nick Cave back catalogue on this list because his deep rich voice and melancholy tunes are so perfect for the season. But I’ll limit myself to this all too appropriate track.
“Rain” – Dragon
If ARIA can induct Dragon into the Hall of Fame, then I can include this band of New Zealand origin in my list. Honestly I’ll look for any excuse I can to feature this song which instantly takes me back to my childhood. Turn it up and sing along!
“The Cold Acre” – Augie March
My last video is from the simply brilliant Augie March. It starts softly but builds to something sublime. A little like the season perhaps?
Honestly once I started, it was difficult to stop writing this list. And if I could have tracked down some audio or video versions of the following songs to share with you, this post would have been a lot longer! But if you want some more wintery songs, I suggest tracking down the following!
- “Winter Lovin'” – The Whitlams
- “15 Feet of Snow” – Diesel
- “Snow” – Alex Lloyd
- “I Feel So Cold/Cold Feeling” – Underground Lovers
- “Winter Coat” – Paul Kelly
- “Jack Frost” – 78 Saab
- “Midwinter” – The Clouds
- “Winter’s Tale” – Falling Joys