Mental As Anything - Live It Up
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Though a one hit wonder in the UK, Mental as Anything were apparently, the "Australian Madness", and just last week were inducted into Australian Rock and Roll hall of fame. Alongside such classic acts as Icehouse, Dragon and Rolf Harris.
Regardless, this is a great song. It has a great eighties pop sound, and I think captures one of the essential qualities of pop music, the desire to cast away you're troubles and "Live it Up", as they say. At the same time there's a slightly desperate tone to the vocals here, especially at the end, that suggests an awareness that living it up only banishes those troubles for a little while. This video also features some truly wonderful footage of a man dancing with a bloodhound from 2.58 on.
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