Alan Nevin; keyboardist from The Sports, a Joe Jackson/Elvis Costello/Graham Parker type New Wave band from Australia who had a number of hits down under and couple of hits in North America in the early 1980's, including a cover of Jackie DeShannon's "When you walk in the room" Died this past week;
THE SPORTS ~ "WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO":
THE SPORTS ~ "WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM";
Greg Ham; Sax, flute and keyboardist with Men at Work, ubiquitous band in the early to mid 1980's MTV era with several hits like "Who can it be now", "Down under" "Be good Johnny", and "It's a mistake";
MEN AT WORK ~ "WHO CAN IT BE NOW";
MEN AT WORK ~ "DOWN UNDER";
And while we're at it there's Peter Jones ~ British drummer of New Zealand Band Crowded House ~ 49
CROWDED HOUSE ~ "DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER";
And Chrissy Amphlett, 53, singer for The Divinyls> They had been a part of the Aussie scene for some time but it was their guilty pleasure hit (admit it, you listened) "I Touch Myself" which really gave them their 15 minutes of fame.
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THE DIVINYLS ~ "I TOUCH MYSELF";
