Songs of My Life #47 - Sunnyboys - Alone With You - 1981

Songs of My Life #47 - Sunnyboys - Alone With You

This got some airplay back in the day in 1981, and I still remember it being one of those songs when I was in 6th Class that I enjoyed.

It wasn't until some years later that I heard the two albums that were the real deal from the band, before they moved on their own paths and the band was only kept alive by various 'session' artists and Jeremy Oxley as the only original member.

What I like about it is its simplicity, and while it is from that Australian pub rock era, post-punk and all, it's not as frantic as some of those bands. It's almost gentle in its musical exposition, but that great rhythm riff underneath the vocals all the way through makes it entertaining and 'head bopping'. What a shame they couldn't keep it together and go on from this, and Jeremy Oxley's well publicised problems with schitzophrenia made this difficult (if you haven't seen it, watch this if you can: http://thesunnyboy.com.au/)