I have resisted putting too much Dunedin music up as part of this month. I know its not everyone’s cup of tea, but I still believe the music of the 80s from Dunedin is some of the best you will ever hear. Graeme Downes and the various incarnations of The Verlaines produced some of the most musically interesting songs of that era. There is lots to admire about Graeme both musically and lyrically, and its fantastic that he is now passing that onto students as a lecturer in Otago University’s contemporary music course.
I remember seeing Graeme playing solo in New York ten years or so ago, and watching a crowd of Americans who were absolute devotees and hung off every word and chord. This music has travelled along way from Dunedin. This is the song that will forever mark The Verlaines. Video filmed in a flat in Stuart St that my brother subequently lived in. Its a small world.
One of his more mainstream songs.
You can put up as much Dunedin music as you like Grant. In fact I insist. Adore this song. Often walk around singing it (in my head). Verlaines Verlaines Verlaines…..
I posted it as #randomsong on facebook a while ago.