Basia - Painters & Dockers

Melbourne band Painters & Dockers' 1986 tribute to the inimitable Basia Bonkowski, host of SBS's Rock Around The World.

[@LordNimonYT]

Just heard about Basia’s passing. This popped into my head. RIP Basia Rendell 💕

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Best live Australian band ever, a real circus on stage.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

My Aussie surf mate brought this stuff to England back in 87 and this is the first time I've heard it since 88. I've looked for it before when youtube wasn't as big and here it is! Good stuff!

[@Markusokw]

Great, great song! Greetz from Poland!

[@kaleuclint]

Basia Bonkowski!

[@774CISCO]

Damn great song used to laugh slamming to this

[@OzPedro123]

@shorn70 Kim the Krazy Klown used to also perform (more) with I Spit On Your Gravy - they were gigs, Dockers were good - but not as crazy. P.S. Fred Negro (ISOYG) still does do - and sometimes still getaway with these things (although he is a bit quieter now)

[@campbellmanderson943]

He's now in a band called Peptides.

[@paulmitchell6519]

Is ' Basia ' the diminutive of ' Barbara ' ? Is there anybody out there who knows ?

[@ludwikfurtian7004]

Yes, it is - in Polish

[@campbellmanderson943]

She was the host of Rock around the world.

[@KroovyMonsoon]

Are they singing about Basia the singer ? I assumed they were but they kept showing a clip of that other woman. Is there another personality named Basia ? Whoever they're singing about the song rocks !

[@davidbaxter6169]

The song is about Basia Bonkowski, who hosted a music show on Australian TV back in the 1980s.

[@markrobinson9631]

But w a a our

[@butski69]

Hi I'm Steve, I loved the Dockers, went very hard at many venues wearing my lederhousen while at Uni - going exceptionially hard - was most dissapointed when you had a gig at the espy recently and couldn't get a ticket..... all the new kids who are into social networking got a gig/ticket.... I think it would be hillarious to have an audience of multinational people getting their gear off to a wonderfull song - all the best fellas - hopefully will see you again sometime XOX

[@NUDEBOMBER]

Far out, that brought back some old memories, even ones that Id forgotten the morning after the night before!!! That was great, any more?

[@SendMeAnAngel69]

good work.....:)