Australian Crawl - Lake Side (1981)

[80sOldSkool]

Anyone remember those big Grundies waterslides at the end of Caville Ave. opposite the beach? They were awesome and fast!! I was mega disappointed when they took those things down in the late 80's and replaced it with Mini Golf and then stupid Red Rooster.

[80sOldSkool]

This song is no where near my favourite, still ok, but a little boring compared to alot of their others. I like the way the time coding has been covered up by the show number, looks better like that.

[Phillip98183]

I've always thought they said "Next Time". Don't know where I got that from!!

[Phillip98183]

I love Australian Crawl's music full stop, but this one would have to be one of my Aussie Crawl favourites, but like you guys, I, too, miss the twaggy bit towards the end. Shame, as this is an otherwise awesome Countdown rendition!!

[26271892]

crassico \o/

[shaneric68]

At least in the early days you could understand James' lyrics as time went on he could roll five words into one that made it intesting trying to listen to a new song

[curlucky1]

Shouldv'e seen em in their bathers - No Heroes........... This lyric just rocks......

[AusyAaron]

YEAH MULLETS!

[nothugsinourhouse]

Pardon, James?

[012cupcakes]

Love the shirt James. lol use to have a poster of them on my wall, great band love em

[dusysoonerable]

There you are... There is a bloke at my work that has an in joke with this song.. And my brother owned a XU1. funny thing is, we don't know if it was a fake or not... ha,, He wont tell. Do you remember cruising for a nude? I just can't wait babe.. I just can't wait.... funnny f---- ha

[kiltsonfire164]

My mum had a crush on Reyne and was a surfer girl.

Reyne will always be King of Australian Surf Rock!

[zarzicakes]

oh yeah!

[MsTatjana66]

I remember watching this on Countdown the Sunday night it came on!

[MsTatjana66]

I remember watching this on Countdown the Sunday night it came on!

[MsTatjana66]

Reyne is a LEGEND.

[darxtar409er]

I got a (had a) terrific Torana...

[pandaeyes42]

English, James , English!!!

[TheRlaneto]

Essa banda é uma das maiores bandas que já existiram em todoos os tempos, pena que não receberam o vslor que deveriam.

Basta reparar na harmonia e nos arranjos, excelentes músicos, pura Surf music!!!!!!!!!

[slapntikl]

Gonna wallow in the shallows, great puce Hip-Po-a-oahhh! Farken LOVE IT!

[betaman2003]

i never get tired of hearing Lake side,  thanks for sharing nzoz1981.

[jayhunter100]

James is lip-synching here.

[cousiwa09]

LAKE SIDE JOONDY!!!!!!!

[morgo5000]

i wonder is there a version in english?

[MmeDesgranges]

If you don't understand the lyrics then you're not supposed to!

[carpetcle]

They have to be one of the best Aussie bands ......surely... I like them as much as INXS....

[newromantic888]

This was the best Aussie band ever. INXS IN 83 AND 84 AND 85 AN 86.

[barticus04]

Thanks for posting Ryan!!!

[barticus04]

I love this song...1981, I just got my license and the first car I bought....a Torana. Good times!!

[Dialmformonkeys]

LC,LJ,LH,LX?

[barticus04]

A green LJ, 3 on the tree with a 202 motor and dual throat webber carby!!

[sawf555]

same here... turned 16 in '81 and got a mustard colour xw gs with a 302 and 4 on the floor from my dad... bought myself a tape deck for it at dick smith's elecronics and played this song over and over again...

[MissGreenie]

@barticus04 Know what you mean... we'd cruise around in my boyfriends LH Torana and we thought we were all so cool putting on an aussie crawl cassette!! Remember the big cassette tape containers you'd have that would sit on the back seat awaiting selection.

[80sOldSkool]

@MissGreenie worse this about those cassette bin things, was the sun would melt your tapes in summer : - (

[whiskey01]

i got a terrific Torana !!

[hunkydaboyz]

takes me back to the Millers Hotel Brighton le Sands

[theocruz02]

That guy from A-Ha just copied the look of James Reyne... :)

[fagnermbf]

O bamda Maravilhosa mesmo....

[Givinloveabadname]

Only James Reyne could wear a sparkle black top & white pants (yuk) & have us girls still wanting to jump him LMAO!!!

[MissGreenie]

You're right Givinloveabadname...! We all wanted him, even if he does look like Brian Mannix in this vid!!!

[dragon2ization]

@MissGreenie Ha! Ha! Brings back memories. I remember my first crush on Brian Mannix when, Uncanny X-Men first performed on CountDown with "How Do You Get Your Kicks?" Thinking he looked a bit like James Reyne. James was already my imaginary boyfriend. I thought I was the only one who saw any type of resemblence between the two.

[Givinloveabadname]

I LOVE this song & James Reyne....OMFG he was HOT!!!

[pmenadue]

Sensational number.

Every time I used to stay in the Lakeside Hotel in Canberra, this song immediately rang in my head...always made me smile.

Gold.

[erniestewart]

2nd favourite reminds me of fishing and picking up chicks lakeside

[fizzicchik]

One of my favourites...thanx!

[mimzss]

Love it!!!!!

James Reyne SEXY!!!!!!!

[floopyboo]

grrrrrrr, it's missing the twangy ending I love so much. Thanks for sharing but I kind of feel blue-balled by it, so to speak.

[nzoz1981]

Yeah, I got this from somebody in Melbourne. I wouldn't know if the twangy bit was included on this Countdown performance or not, because of the editing the sender did.

[floopyboo]

well thankyou for not chopping the best bit off yourself. :D

[kimbodadimbo]

@nzoz1981 just glad someone has preserved it :-)

[Auscrawlrule]

Good stuff.