The late, great, Shirley Strachan at soundcheck for the Melbourne Music Festival performing the Skyhooks classic 'Living in the 70s'. Love the casual stroll out to the mic with his hand in his pockets wearing thongs!
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@samsta652 жыл бұрын
Walks on stage, smashes it out, hand in pocket, walks off stage. RIP Shirl.
@TheCory42 Жыл бұрын
Samantha your right he had so much natural talent
@ashleyb66 Жыл бұрын
Epic!!!
@BS-hj6wx Жыл бұрын
They don’t make ‘em like that any more sadly!
@corypollard9 ай бұрын
most amazing comment here, simples and testament to shirl....
@russellbriggs27206 ай бұрын
Was this under the southern cross tour in Feb 1988? At Flemington?
@jmc4357 Жыл бұрын
Australia’s got talent,bullshit we already had it RIP Shirl and thank you for all the great memories 🙏
@v19cАй бұрын
Back then we had REAL talent!
@leokimvideo3 жыл бұрын
Natural raw talent. Shirl was like no one else and does his craft in stunning style even when it's a sound check.
@robcolonnello29453 жыл бұрын
200%👍
@Primordilian2 жыл бұрын
Sounds lil like Mick Hucknall
@user-fw7ze3hg2g Жыл бұрын
Probably Hucknall sounds a bit like Shirl as shirl was before Hucknalls era I believe, but yes I can hear the comparison
@darrylbonwick18729 ай бұрын
Great memories
@ylilycam7 ай бұрын
Was a sad day when we lost him. RIP mate
@mascott1963 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Shirley made it look so easy , casually walks up to the mic , hand in pocket, belts out this classic song perfectly , then walks off. I miss this guy’s talent. Such a great loss 😢
@melissajackson12177 ай бұрын
My amazement is how awesome the band and back up singers are - if you watch all the videos of 1988 soundcheck they don't miss a beat.
@vviv72302 жыл бұрын
Shirl was an effortless gifted singer, he never bragged of his natural talent, in fact he never sang much until he joined skyhooks. Let's not forget the genus of Red Symonds guitar playing.
@davidandessi Жыл бұрын
One the greatest vocalists in Australian Music History!
@bloggaloggs8 ай бұрын
God, if THAT was the soundcheck then imagine how good the SHOW would've been!
@pixie3760Ай бұрын
It was brilliant
@sueboyce552022 күн бұрын
What a voice! What a personality! What a loss!
@440277 ай бұрын
The BEST thing to come from Australia. SKYHOOKS!
@oskarvikstrom229Ай бұрын
Agree!
@JubilationMedia4 жыл бұрын
this is better than most professionally filmed live performances. The sound is spot on. This is only a test run but sounds better than 99% of live shows. Props to Shirley and his crew
@SuperDad584583 жыл бұрын
Whose the cover band,They were awesome. And the girls.
@johnfinn30233 жыл бұрын
I was always blown away by Skyhooks live performances. I know this one was just Shirl, but the original band were as tight as a drum when playing live.
@damo94133 жыл бұрын
Cover what? That's Wilbur and Red too...
@TheAshparry Жыл бұрын
@@SuperDad58458 that is the skyhooks
@larstorders96955 ай бұрын
No, it's definitely not. Shirl was the only original band member in this clip that I could see. @@TheAshparry
@pauldunlea3669 Жыл бұрын
I met Shirl when I was about 13 years old. He had '' No Ego Of A Rock Star '' He Was So Friendly .
@jondunmore42683 ай бұрын
Ego is not a dirty word.
@shondra6 Жыл бұрын
Happy heavenly birthday shirl. It’s hard to believe you would be in the 70 s now. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@BobSpencerMusic6 жыл бұрын
Jeez Shirl was fabulous.
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
Sure was Bob! He was my cousin thru marriage for many years! Always the gentleman!
@DotsKangaroo4 жыл бұрын
He makes it look easy
@kerryn67144 жыл бұрын
Still miss Shirl heaps ✌️
@marycolella50743 жыл бұрын
I saw Skyhooks live when they started and they were amazing every time Shirleys vocals were just flawless. A talent like no other and the band just blew you away.
@lighthousexiii23913 жыл бұрын
Hey Bob, love your solo on Point in the Distance. I've taught it to some guitar students.
@terryirvine70902 жыл бұрын
Don't ya love how Shirl just comes on straight from "the beach" all casual laid back, no ego then does what he does well, then just walks off back to "the beach!" Sadly missed Shirl, a part of my teenage years went with you in 2001!
@staff180908 Жыл бұрын
Pure talent no computers, LEGENDS.
@bradleach89394 жыл бұрын
He made that soundcheck sound like the real deal...what a talent Shirley was. RIP
@cbccnc12834 жыл бұрын
I would put him up there with the all time great singers such a powerful unique voice r.i.p mate
@nickoly87312 жыл бұрын
That was great. I hugged Shirl one time. He owned a night club in Brighton, I think it was called Alexanders. We were there to see Kevin Bloody Wilson and at the end of the night as we were leaving Shirl was at the door thanking everyone for coming. I couldn't help it I just had to give him a hug. It was an all round great night that one, it would have been about 1990. I listened to the Album " Living in the 70's" over and over again as a kid and I still have it on my ipod that I play in my car.
@petervad7 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Weird to think that just 10-12 years earlier Skyhooks were the biggest band in Australia with 1000s of fans screaming for them at every show.
@TIME_LORDS5 жыл бұрын
18 years today since shirls passing, he was awesome and sadly missed by many..
@kerryn67142 жыл бұрын
It still tears at my heart that he died so young. Over 20 years gone now and I still think of him often.
@karmicselling42527 ай бұрын
Great vocalist that Shirl was, this video clearly shows how great The Skyhooks were. Good as the backing band was, nothing could match Shirl singing with Greg, Red, Bongo and Freddie.
@oskarvikstrom22916 күн бұрын
I discovered Skyhooks in the 70s when a radio broadcasting guy in Sweden named Kjell Alinge (dead now) played a lot of early Skyhooks songs. At that time, that was the only program where you could listen to the band on radio. Skyhooks have a few but very enthusiastic fans in Sweden.
@PJZombie3 жыл бұрын
Sound check that's better than most singers final recordings.. Unimaginable what Music we lost, never to hear because of his passing. RIP.... and Thankyou!
@unproadventures4142 Жыл бұрын
Absolutley raw talent right there On ya shirl 🫶
@robt45954 жыл бұрын
What a legend. Just walks up casually on stage with no pretence like others and belts out a song at ease perfectly
@led2goptyltd9058 күн бұрын
Great Australian talent sadly missed !
@robertmarshall79382 жыл бұрын
So sad Shirley was a true performer he made shirls neighbourhood a great show and he certainly new how to sing died to young rest in peace you are sadly missed
@bobbushy3846 Жыл бұрын
I miss Shirley he was taken too soon. Get on stage and shows how it’s done perfect and give the little salute at the end.
@Lozzlej Жыл бұрын
What a special voice.
@georgeginis90435 ай бұрын
Fantastic Vocals . Saw Him Early 80s The Skyhooks Reunion. Absolutely Amazing. GGx
@celiamacanlalay377511 ай бұрын
Shirl could have done exactly the same thing in front of a million people Gun ☘️❤️Skyhooks
@judycasemore2168 Жыл бұрын
Shirley Graeme Strachan. The man had so much talent,a great front man. Always remembered. Loved by all . Missed by all your fans.
@peggy981 Жыл бұрын
The soundcheck was way better than the actual performance. Look it up: Live under the Southern Cross. Pity coz this is awesome!!!!
@deanbowell75012 жыл бұрын
How Aussie can you get. Shirl rocks up wearing boardies, Quicksilver singlet and thongs. Then after singing one line,👍 i got this!
@anneharrison3341 Жыл бұрын
All of these sound checks are incredible. I wish I was back there.
@ianmontgomery7534 Жыл бұрын
I am just glad they recorded them!
@DKashman6 жыл бұрын
He was so casual in his approach but dam even for just a sound check he was amazing. Out of many of our stars that we have lost he is one of the ones that I miss the most, Shirl Marc Hunter, Doc Neeson, Jon English..... All highly missed.
@gregrankin8073 Жыл бұрын
Their best song for mine, and what a “tip top THICK slice” of Aussie music history that was.
@zlindsgcpeteiwc70884 жыл бұрын
18 years today since shirls passing, he was awesome and sadly missed by many.. Ah Shirl you are missed. One of the defining songs of my youth. Shine on mate! It's so good to hear his voice, I'd never seen this before.
@underrated50063 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant singer. We miss ya, Shirley.
@jogrant3851 Жыл бұрын
What a ripper. Shirl was just amazing. Up there with Queen.
@djizzah Жыл бұрын
Much loved Aussie rock icon, greatly missed, never forgotten
@danztastic11 ай бұрын
This rehearsal is better then the actual concert the next day……👍
@cg401 Жыл бұрын
i had their cassettes when they first came out but this is the best version of this song that i have heard, love the whole thing
@martinn63336 ай бұрын
Legend then, legend now, legend always
@OfficialAshArcher10 ай бұрын
He was a truly phenomenal vocalist
@markdp19833 жыл бұрын
Wow, one of the best versions Ive heard - and a soundcheck too! Those 2 punters sitting on the grass looked like they enjoyed it!
@Sfaknak Жыл бұрын
God he had a great voice!
@bassi3315 Жыл бұрын
the definition of perfection
@TopJimmyWinn Жыл бұрын
I like his voice
@mightbepat3 жыл бұрын
His voice aged like wine. Legend.
@Juniorgamingxy Жыл бұрын
Great voice Shirl.Somewhat underated?RIP Legend.
@Jules55 жыл бұрын
It's so good to hear his voice, I'd never seen this before.
@Bonzo1ish5 жыл бұрын
I literally cried when he crossed over way too young, such a brilliant man
@payney232913 жыл бұрын
Amazing how effortless he made it seem. What a legend
@davidrobson99656 жыл бұрын
Ah Shirl you are missed. One of the defining songs of my youth. Shine on mate!
@PP-gy8gg6 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I was at the Herald Sun building in Exhibition Street doing something involving the Good Friday Herald Sun Charity Appeal. I walked past Shirl and he walked past me. I saw him, maybe he saw me. Though I saw him, and I remember it to this day. I was a kid of Countdown. Every Sunday I loved it, as did my five sisters. We looked forward to Countdown. Now as a fifty plus year old who is doing ok in retrospect to others I give a $150 to the Royal Childrens Hospital every Good Friday. Ok it may not be much but I tell my story. When I donate I think of Graham "Shirley" Strahan RIP.
@kerryn67144 жыл бұрын
Excellent story. I dropped into Shirl’s surf shop at Phillip Island once in the 90’s but he wasn’t there. Your tale is heaps better ✌️🇦🇺😂👍
@debradireen36254 жыл бұрын
Fabulous sound and that’s just a sound check love and miss ya Shirl x
@slidemcbride6121Ай бұрын
wow. so much power in his voice
@deanbowell75012 жыл бұрын
I'm living in the 70's, I'm living in the 70's, I'm living in the 70's, on 4KQ!😭
@julianelder6667 Жыл бұрын
Shirl I love you I was living in Croydon when I first love you. ❤️.
@mikehansen50735 жыл бұрын
Ah Shirl you are missed. One of the defining songs of my youth. Shine on mate! Legends🤠 Great stuff, Shirl was the man!
@davidschuller16402 жыл бұрын
How good is this. Shirl is great. Great support band.
@jayquangrant21115 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, loved the Hooks to bits! Shirl was a great front man, much missed! Geez, all the band members look old and very well fed! Shirl though had a bloody good voice!
@weburnitatbothends2 жыл бұрын
Blows me away every time, met Shirl casually at the ANZ bank in the Gabba in the mid 90s, good bloke
@martinbourke7753 Жыл бұрын
Legend
@whitneydurrett52394 жыл бұрын
Jeez Shirl was fabulous. It's so good to hear his voice, I'd never seen this before. I literally cried when he crossed over way too young, such a brilliant man
@ericmackenzie12314 күн бұрын
What a voice!!
@BS-hj6wx Жыл бұрын
Legend sums it up!
@hubertmantz15163 жыл бұрын
Sorely missed 👎🏼 what a great singer/ frontman. What a great band!
@freudsc4t4473 жыл бұрын
Man what an amazing version. Brilliant mix and Shirl, totally effortless.
@dbzleagues37055 жыл бұрын
And this is a sound check!!! My God, how good was the show??? Wow cheers to Skyhooks and more so Shirl, Legend.
@jekpapa4 ай бұрын
How did I miss this voice? He’s great!
@LOVECHILDAUSTRALIA5 жыл бұрын
What an amazing vocalist!!
@lauraschneider10394 жыл бұрын
Awesome , so great to see & hear our Shirl & Skyhooks ! Takes one back to better days ! Where is Red these days ? RIP Shirl👍
@staff180908 Жыл бұрын
Bloody legend
@petervad5 жыл бұрын
omg, how effortless he made everything look! hitting those big notes and nailing the melody - so beautiful to watch. shirl is one of the greatest pop/rock singers and performers our country has ever been blessed with. and everyone seems to say he was a great bloke too. thank you shirl. and thank you so much for posting this. (PS awesome band too - who were they? very much captured the skyhooks sound).
@roosterbooster93094 жыл бұрын
Everything I was thinking, you said it perfectly :)
@petervad4 жыл бұрын
@@roosterbooster9309 Thanks. And might I humbly suggest my acoustic rendition of Carlton for your consideration: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYa0YXh7jpWUe6M
@bernadetteapps93038 ай бұрын
Sky hooks.
@michaeldaly8597 Жыл бұрын
Miss you Shirl
@LongliveEDL5 жыл бұрын
Shirl sang effortlessly!!
@ruiseartalcorn4 жыл бұрын
Awesome singer!!! I am happy to have met him in 1980. Great guy :)
@liverpoolpictorial3 жыл бұрын
Ashamed to say I'd never heard of him until this video. What a voice!
@danielhopgood52023 жыл бұрын
Where have you been hiding
@user-wd1hq9wc2d3 ай бұрын
Thanks shirl. 😊
@Royalbigness4 жыл бұрын
What a shame we lost Shirley so young. Damn he was good !! Skyhooks had a great sound. I love listening to these songs on Vinyl on my proper HiFi system.... unlike this new MP3 CRAP ! MP3 and some other digital formats do this sound NO justice.
@phamcantuannguyengangam61894 жыл бұрын
18 years today since shirls passing, he was awesome and sadly missed by many.. Ah Shirl you are missed. One of the defining songs of my youth. Shine on mate! Fabulous sound and that’s just a sound check love ya Shirl x
@corypollard Жыл бұрын
Abos-mofo-lutley my friend. His loss is felt and will be felt through the ages as long as we shall be around.
@VFAFOOTY Жыл бұрын
this is fantastic thank you for sharing
@jondunmore42683 жыл бұрын
Wow! That effortless voice!
@francrisp66143 жыл бұрын
The quirkiness of skyhooks shirl Redmond and the band and those costumes ! They sure made a statement !
@roscoemacphersonmusi5 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, loved the Hooks to bits! Shirl was a great front man, much missed!
@daarkvaala25966 ай бұрын
I was too busy crusin with my buddies CB back then. Would have loved to know about this concert back then. Sadly I know where and when I heard about his crash. Was a sad day. RIP champ.
@0000song00004 жыл бұрын
started listening to the Skyhooks today, already a fan :O
@nevillecooper75413 жыл бұрын
How amazing was his voice....
@marcosjuanenovo66135 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous guy oh Shirl miss you Ah Shirl you are missed. One of the defining songs of my youth. Shine on mate!
@denisbellars92603 жыл бұрын
Wow how good is Shirl ??? fucking fantastic !!
@malcolmedge54416 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, what a talent. Miss you Shirl.
@sueold84735 жыл бұрын
how good is that...........just pure talent. loved Shirl
@brendanbarnes34044 жыл бұрын
This is so bloody good.
@nicholaskovacs2074 жыл бұрын
Iam guessing thats derek from the little river band on drums🤔🤔 what a fantastic player he was🤔🤔🤔🤔
@sueboyce55204 ай бұрын
Pretty sure you're right!
@MiMi-ly7ge Жыл бұрын
Bless you Shirley😊😊😊
@wesmorris7345 жыл бұрын
Ha ha change of lyrics! Miss you Shirley. Love forever xxx Gotta love the denim!!!
@pereraddison9325 жыл бұрын
wes Morris ... even we old fartz love love LOVE our old denim... original Levis'... you know, were made from hemp fiber SAIL cloth. Much heavier and tougher than canvass. It took about 5yrs of washing just to soft em up and stop yer knees from chaffing... !!! ...