International recognition

I was thinking back on some travel experiences of mine and thought it was interesting to see how different people from around the world often started a topic of conversation by refering to an Australian artist of some kind. For instance, when i was in the U.S, i was approached by a couple and when we started talking they said, “Oh, you’re from Australia. You know Crowded House? We love Crowded House”.  

A similar thing happened in Canada, with one lady, when hearing my accent, came up to me and started talking about how much she loved Australian accents because they reminded her of Olivia Newton-John who she “absolutely adored”.

Even in Europe, when in a bar in Rome, Italy, the first thing the barman asked me was whether i had heard of an emerging Sydney band (which i hadn’t heard of) that he was a big fan of.

I guess from these little personal expriences, which i hadn’t really thought much of before, they show that there is some sign of appreciation and recognition of Australian music across the world.

posted by Hannah