Australian Crawl - Beautiful People - Countdown - 4K Remaster - 1979

Australian Crawl were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass), Simon Binks (lead guitar) and David Reyne (drums) in 1978. "Beautiful People" (1979) reached No. 22 on the National charts. Reyne had co-written the song with guitarist Mark Hudson in 1975. The track included references to the shallow materialism of residents of Toorak and to the Bombay Rock night club in Brunswick.

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[Austech]

As played on ABC's Rage recently. New lossless Flac audio. Fun fact if you don't know days before recording "Beautiful People" Reyne had been hit by a car in Swanston Street, Melbourne, breaking bones in both wrists, an episode later chronicled in the track "Indisposed". Australian Crawl made one of the most memorable debuts on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV series Countdown performing "Beautiful People" as Reyne still had both arms encased in plaster.

[kitchendezina]

Simon Binks. What a guitarist! Legendary

[scarecrowestetson]

Yes I remember watching this thinking what a trooper he was for still performing. Not very often you see someone on stage with two plaster casts lol. Another great job done mate.

[johnvender]

I loved when after seeing this some thought this song was Beautiful Beach Balls :)

[zodiacstorm]

from the book sons of beaches, the abc decorated the set with beach balls, because they thought the song was 'beautiful beach ball'