BILLY THORPE WAS AN AMAZING ACT LIVE - ONE OF THE LOUDEST AND RAUNCHIEST AUSSIES. HIS NAME IS LEGENDARY HERE IN OZ.HERE IS A TOM MIX ORIGINAL MEDLEY IN HIS HONOUR....A MEGA-MEDLEY OF "MOST PEOPLE I KNOW THINK THAT I'M CRAZY" MIXED WITH "BELIEVE IT JUST LIKE ME".
BILLY ALWAYS SAID THE SECOND SONG OF THIS MEDLEY WAS DONE IN A RUSH. HE TRIED TO MAKE IT SOUND A BIT LIKE HIS BIG HIT SO IT WOULD GET AIRPLAY ON RADIO.
WHEN I WAS WORKING AS A CLUB D.J. IN THE 1980S THIS MIX ALWAYS WENT DOWN WELL BUT NOWADAYS PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THE SECOND SONG AS IT GETS LITTLE RADIO AIRPLAY.
THE MEDLEY HAS A D.J. FRIENDLY INTRO WITH A LONG SECTION OF GUITAR, JUST IDEAL FOR FADING UP AND OVER A PREVIOUS SONG IF WORKING AT A HOTEL, CLUB OR PARTY.
BILLY TRIED MANY WAYS TO MAKE SURE OZ MUSIC GOT PRECEDENCE ON RADIO AND T.V. WHICH HELPED TO FORGE A STRONGER OZ MUSIC IDENTITY. THIS IS THE EXACT SENTIMENT OF THE SECOND SONG OF THE MEDLEY.
ENJOY:
http://rapidshare.com/files/175674911/billy_thorpe_and_the_aztecs_-_most_people_i_know_believe_it_just_like_me__tom_mix_medley_.mp3
Thanks heaps for the posts over the last few days. I really appreciate these rarites coming to coming to light. What a great job you are doing. Gra
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