Australian Crawl
Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vo… Read Full Bio ↴Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Bill McDonough (drums, percussion), Paul Williams (bass guitar), and Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar). . The band was named after the Australian slang term for freestyle swimming. The band's music was a defining feature of Australian surf culture during the 1980s.

Their 1980 debut album The Boys Light Up had a number of hit singles including the title track; "Indisposed"; and "Beautiful People". The Boys Light Up appeared on the Aussie charts for 104 weeks. In 1981 the band released their second album, Sirocco. This album contained the hits "Lakeside", "Things Don't Seem" and "Errol", a song written about the Australian actor Errol Flynn. It was produced by Peter Dawkins in Sydney.

In 1982 they released the Sons of Beaches album. The album was recorded in Hawaii with producer Mike Chapman. The album featured the hit "Shutdown" and it became their third album in a row to reach the top five in the Australian charts.

Soon afterwards Bill McDonough left the band. The remaining members then recorded the EP Semantics. The EP contained what would become possibly their best-known song, "Reckless".

The first of two deaths in the group came in 1984 when Guy McDonough died in Melbourne of viral pneumonia secondary to endocarditis due to intravenous amphetamine use. "From Simon Binks: Incorrect and libellous. You'd better hope Bill doesn't see this. Guy died after receiving intravenous vitamin supplements from a naturopath friend of ours to overcome a curious fatigue".

The band recorded their final studio album, Between A Rock And A Hard Place, in 1985.

Tensions within the band caused them to disband in 1986. Performing a final concert on 27 January 1986, the concert was recorded and released under the title The Final Wave.

In seven years, Australian Crawl sold over a million records in Australia. After the group disbanded, Reyne went on to pursue a successful solo career. Robinson moved into a career in television (with Network Ten's Page One) and documentaries; in the 1990s he became the manager for the Reyne brothers, James and David. (David had been the drummer in Reyne and Binks' first band, Spiff Roach.) "From Simon Binks: No. David never played in Spiff Rouch. Bill filled those shoes. David was the first drummer in Australian Crawl."

After a three-year battle with lymphoma, Robinson died on 13 October 1996. The band was inducted into the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1996, just before Robinson's death.

In 2002 EMI released a two-CD Greatest Hits package called Australian Crawl: James Reyne, The Definitive Collection, which contained songs from the band and from James Reyne's solo career.

"All the names on the picture in this forum are wrong. You have me labelled as James Reyne. Simon Binks"

"Thank you for your corrections Mr Binks - I thought I was mistaken but realise I was right.
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Australian Crawl Lyrics


Always the Way Your smile is so disarming You'd better mind your own affai…
Beautiful People I said beautiful people They've got a robert palmer t-shirt …
Boot Hill Well he lived on the best side of opportunity street Adobe…
Boys Light Up Let me tell you about my mountain home Where all the…
Can I Be Sure Too many poeple need a pseudonym Cut their hair and pout…
Daughters of the Northern Coast Ain't nothing like the windy city Where the station-wagon di…
Divers Down He was doing fine just right Allright I know Built a thrivin…
Downhearted I left my heart back in the Orient Down on Bali…
Easy On Your Own Shirt tails falpping in the wind waiting for my train to…
Errol Convict state It just won't rate He want to get higher Apple…
Fall of Rome Every morning when I wake from my bed I find I'm…
Grinning Bellhops Checked into the hotel Belted flip tops say 'hi' Can't shake…
Heaven on a Stick We just want a bit of peace And relative quiet Just one…



Hoochi Gucci Fiorucci Mama Everyday i see you wearing things that have never been…
I'd Do It If I could walk across the water Catch a star in…
If This Is Love Once you realise the mess you know you're in it Once…
Indisposed Wanna tell you 'bout my Frenda He got hit by a…
King Sap Now sweet mother nature Why must you do this to me Must…
Lakeside I said, hey, do you remember Where we used to sit? All…
Land Of Hope And Glory From the clatter of Honky tonk To the quiet of the…
Letter From Zimbabwe I got a letter from my old mate he's in…
Looking for Cool Where did you that posture? Did it come from modelling schoo…
Louie Louie Louie Louie, oh baby, me gotta go. Louie Louie, oh baby,…
Love Beats Me Up Could never walk away from that girl She's the only one…
Love Boys You know who calls them The tattooed love boys No losing s…
Mid-Life Crisis Bomba - He from Brazil & dance a frenzy Zandra -…
My Coffee's Gone Cold Singing along with your favourite song You pull the covers …
My Day at the Beach Daughters of the park are giggling On the council wall too…
Newly Weds In The Morning I stood at the door of a country motel A young…
Oh No LET ME TELL YOU BOUT TWO YOUNG LOVERS THAT LIVE…
Reckless Meet me down by the jetty landing Where the the pontoons…
Resort Girls Holiday resorts are really quite amusin If ya don't watch …
Runaway Girls She just don't know where she's at She want to buy…
Shut Down Several of my friends take cover I'd be sure, beware the…
Shutdown Several of my friends take cover I'd be sure, beware the…
Slave There's a light in the valley There's a heart all alone And…
The Boys Light Up Let me tell you about my mountain home Where all the…
The Night She's undercover in the morning She's a real soul sister at…
Things Don You think it's going alright You think it's going fine girl…
Things Don't Seem You think it's going alright You think it's going fine girl …
Trouble Spot Rock Im a guerrilla with a jungle language A jungle jimmy with…
Trusting You I can see you now Friendly face on sahky ground I stand…
Two Can Play We went a walkin' out in the sun We got to…
Two Hearts Hell of a story Hell of a yarn Hell of a tale…
Unpublished Critic I'm just a shy romantic with my eyes on the…
White Limbo City sleeps, taxi sweeps Avenue of broken dreams No-one call…
You Told Me You told me that you'd never leave me You came and…


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