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Songs by the who8/3/2023 ![]() ![]() The multi-talented Athol Guy has enjoyed pursuits as diverse as the high jump, TV host on the fabulously named A Guy Called Athol, and three terms as a liberal MP. Woodley briefly made children’s toys before heading back into music. The BBC broadcast The Seekers final show of the 1960s as Farewell the Seekers, and the posthumous compilation The Best of The Seekers topped the Australian charts for an eye-watering 17 weeks.Īfter their initial breakup Durham went solo and guitarist Keith Potger formed The New Seekers. The Seekers were phenomenally successful in their prime. They’re too straitlaced, however, to convincingly deliver Dylan’s counter-cultural anthem ‘The Times They Are a-Changin”. ![]() Coming back to them I can appreciate their harmonies and talent. As a testosterone-filled teenage boy, I was appalled by Athol Guy’s upright bass and the lack of a drumkit. I’m qualified to write this list because my parents were Seekers fans, and I listened to them on long car trips. They’re more comparable with early 1960s acts like The Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul & Mary, with their traditional folk covers. While their commercial peak was in the mid-1960s, they’re less edgy than folk-rock contemporaries The Byrds and Bob Dylan. The Melbourne quartet sold more than 50 million records with 1960s hits like ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’ and ‘Georgy Girl’. With the passing of Judith Durham last week, it felt fitting to look back on the ten best songs from Australian folk band The Seekers. ![]()
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