Australian Crawl - Daughters Of The Northern Coast Lyrics






Ain't nothing like the windy city
Where the station-wagon died
Where the wild dogs meet the fences
And the horsemen, fences ride
Where the flatlands become flatlands
And the caravans collide
I'm just sitting 'neath the mango
Running a tide
Took a ride on a bin-train
50 cars or more
They say the heads are just insane
But it's too risky to score
Sittin' on the lawn with Andrea
Draggin' the line for big red
Everyone looks better with a suntan
Easier to get you into bed

Daughters of the northern coast
Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
You know the post is a ghost

Lee Marlin went lookin' for a marvin
While we were looking for a line at the pub
Hey, and still the black man's starvin'
No wonder nobody wants a job
Helicopter over homestead
Stirring all the young blades at night
They're steppin' out there in the sultry summer evening
Their pistols all packed
And their badges so bright

Daughters of the northern coast
Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
You know the post is a ghost

Took a ride on a bin-train
50 cars or more
They say the heads are just insane
But it's too risky to score
Andrea's been giving me a towel down
Standing on a palm beach shore
If 'n'those girls keep a doin' that thing
I can't wait for next year
I'm gonna come back for more

Daughters of the northern coast
Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
You know the post is a ghost





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  1. t.... z....

    And they pinch a few bits off boston , more then a feeling..

  2. J.... T....

    BR. Marcou toda nossa geração. Só lembranças boas!

  3. w.... s....

    smells kkkkkk

  4. W.... A....

    These guys are legends. Their music is at par with the greatest bands ever! This song is well produced; can hear it a million times! The guitars!!!

  5. R.... P....

    Australian crawl wrote smells like teen spirit AND sweet child of mine??? Dam

    R.... P....

    Can't think of another band plageurised by Guns n Roses and Nirvana.

  6. M.... &....

    I feel stupid and contagious...

  7. P.... E....

    3:19-3:23 lol......god bless him....a legend! Only band in history of music who can say they were plagiarised by Nirvana and Guns and Roses.....fck we had some talent in Australia during those formative 70s/early 80s (Little River Band, Skyhooks, Angels, Chisel, Aus Crawl, etc)

    P.... E....

    Yes @Personal Email You guys sure had & STILL HAVE those Talents !! Remember that it was not easy Pre-Internet Age , To get OFF the Island (Australia), To get Music Out , and so ... Just a FEW managed to do so World-Wide . even Nowadays, been in Gold Coast quite some Time, seen a lot of Bands & befriended Musicians, ...And heard a LOT of TALENT !! You guys have a verry Unique aproach in comparisson to my native Europe-Netherlands Cheers M8

  8. L.... O....

    Wish I understood the lyrics I think there is a great story behind this song.

  9. R.... L....

    This guitar solo at the beggining is very similar to Nirvana´s start song: "smells like teen spirit". Maybe, we´ve a case of plagiarism here. I mean: Curt Korbain´s plagiarism or anyone of band.

    R.... L....

    Rodrigo Lavôr The strum and how the drums come in is at the begining is similar, but not the chord progression used. Nirvana used unpredictable or unusual chord progressions in allot of their songs which was their fundamental trade mark, with the punk style and Kurts voice on top of that, imo. I have never heard any other band use their type of chord progression prior to Nirvana.

  10. R.... ....

    Does every Aussie Crawl music vid feature girls in bikinis? I better research this!

  11. B.... Q....

    The best dope smoking music ever man.

    B.... Q....

    I thought thats what the song was about

  12. P.... E....

    Only band in history who can say they were ripped-off by Nirvana and Guns N Roses......Aussie legends.

  13. G.... P....

    Lee Marvin went lookin for a Marlin ... Claasic

  14. B.... Q....

    So good. Takes me back man.

  15. E.... M....

    Had the panel van of the HT cost $700, they were the days

    E.... M....

    I had a car that was VERY similar to the one featured in the clip - a HT Belmont. Mine was white, too!

  16. M.... K....

    Nomaster oppression of yesterday and ypur answer tomorrow

  17. B.... Q....

    Best Australian grass smoking song ! So good man.

  18. k.... h....

    Serious question guys, doesd that mean time is slowing down?

  19. C.... N....

    Ocean Grove, driving the coastline, windows down, warm sun, car full of friends. No worries. ❤️

  20. G.... A....

    Legend Aussie Voice.. James Reyne... 👍

  21. 3.... ....

    Kilcunda Trestle Bridge

  22. R.... T....

    "Australian Crawl was the best of
    Australian rock music bands,
    they had a more cooler
    sound the Little River Band did
    whose music was played on American Radio a lot,
    I'm just now starting to listen more to
    Australian Crawl who I'd never heard of
    until I got you tube and
    discovered them and
    other bands from down under
    that never made it in the U.S.,thanks."-🤗.
    🌐🎤🎸🎹🌐🌐.

  23. P.... E....

    I came here to comment on Reyne's voice...it was quality, technically great at this point in his young life. Look at the lyrics - hardly harmonic and melodic, in fact rather difficult, but you wouldn't tell.

    Btw, the video clip is so friggin Australian, so Northern coast - those babes in the bikins, damn, to be young again.

    "Where the flatland's become flatlands".....awesome

    P.... E....

    it was filmed on the South Coast of Victoria

  24. S.... P....

    Paguei uma fortuna nesse LP nos anos 80 e guardo ele até hoje. Muito bom!!!

  25. L.... ....

    니르바ㅡ나

  26. C.... N....

    Australian Crawl congrats from Brazil , listen and apreciate in 2018 , very good song for surf in my opinion !

  27. Q.... ....

    So this was the original melody for "Teen Spirit" huh? Awesome!

    Q.... ....

    Qwerty Guns and Roses "Sweet Child O Mine" 1987 Aussie Crawl "Unpublished Critics" 1981.

  28. j.... T....

    Issaaaaaaa..🏄 aloha... 🌊

  29. l.... t....

    I was born on the north coast grew up listening to australian crawl in my dads blue station wagon that had holes in floor and no seatbelts! They were the days!

    l.... t....

    @AussieCrawlAU they dont make cars like that anymore, i dont remember what my dads was but i loved that car took a few beating but still went as good as new.

    l.... t....

    Married yet?

    l.... t....

    😘😎😘😎

    l.... t....

    The bridge is at kilcunda near wonthaggi ,victoria.

    l.... t....

    tony parry that’s piss funny I was in my LH in Newbrough Vic just down the road ha fuck’n ha

  30. c.... ....

    Anyone know where the footage was taken for this ?

    c.... ....

    collick100 kilcunda mate. Trestle bridge in video.

  31. P.... B....

    OLD TIMES BUDDY.

  32. y.... ....

    nice hg kingswood wagon...

  33. l.... ....

    lets havee a beer and rip it up Aussie style - cheers

  34. f.... f....

    can't wait to load up me old panelvan and just fuck off,!!

  35. M.... T....

    I first saw this on my HMV B&W TV back in 1984, which is fitting when you consider that the parent company of HMV was EMI (Aussie Crawl's record company.)

  36. L.... ....

    I've watched this clip a lot of times and I only just noticed that there is a rifle pointed at James at 3:00.

  37. R.... s....

    Love the opening with the HG screaming down the road...

    R.... s....

    so did Nirvana

    R.... s....

    Only $79k now too. Bargain days...

  38. D.... W....

    what train did they "took a ride on" ? i could never GET it lol

    D.... W....

    "Took a ride on a Bin train" Grain bin.

    D.... W....

    Cane train 😎💪🏽

  39. p.... ....

    there most underrated album and my fav

  40. N.... R....

    I have no idea why Aussie Crawl even wrote lyrics.... always unintelligible :)

  41. D.... G....

    Nothing like a windy city
    Where the station-wagon died
    Where the wild dogs meet the fences
    And the horsemen, fences ride
    Where the flatlands become flatlands
    And the caravans collide
    I'm just sitting 'neath the mango
    Running a tide
    Took a ride on a bin-train
    50 cars or more
    They say the heads are just insane
    But it's too risky to score
    Sittin' on the lawn with Andrea
    Draggin' the line for big red
    Everyone looks better with a suntan
    Easier to get you into bed

    Daughters of the northern coast
    Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
    You know the post is a ghost

    Lee Marlin went lookin' for a marvin
    While we were looking for a line at the pub
    Hey, and still the black man's starvin'
    No wonder nobody wants a job
    Helicopter over homestead
    Stirring all the young blades at night
    They're steppin' out there in the sultry summer evening
    Their pistols all packed
    And their badges so bright

    Daughters of the northern coast
    Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
    You know the post is a ghost

    Took a ride on a bin-train
    50 cars or more
    They say the heads are just insane
    But it's too risky to score
    Andrea's been giving me a towel down
    Standing on a palm beach shore
    If 'n'those girls keep a doin' that thing
    I can't wait for next year
    I'm gonna come back for more

    Daughters of the northern coast
    Sons of beaches, don't deliver the post
    You know the post is a ghost

    D.... G....

    Kate Sassenach
    Thanks for the lyrics Kate.,
    I just love Australian Crawl.,they bring back so many great memories of my childhood going to see them at local Melbourne pub gigs.,

  42. T.... ....

    That riff is so old it's considered communal property.

  43. C.... K....

    If only James didnt sing like he had 6 marbles in his mouth LOL....

    Great band...that attracted lots of blond haired, pretty northern beaches chicks ....................mmmmmmmm they were the days.

  44. G.... ....

    Aussie 80's culture was so cool and authentic...

  45. a.... ....

    I hope Nirvana paid them for use of this song's intro. It's pretty much copied in "Smells like Teen Spirit"

    a.... ....

    alfredagain Me too.

    a.... ....

    Ohm Lord 'YOU'RE'....

    a.... ....

    Bob Down just Ben Dover 🇦🇺

    a.... ....

    Fuck you are right never noticed that!

    a.... ....

    @Bob Down What drugs are you on?

  46. n.... ....

    6 closet geniuses with one idea - sons of a beaches !

  47. S.... V....

    Up there as one of the best music videos that Australia has ever produced.....

  48. S.... ....

    Kilcunda

    S.... ....

    +Starsky... think that's a good call on Kilcunda

    S.... ....

    Trestle Bridge, Kilcunda. Thought it looked familiar.

  49. a.... ....

    Peninsula Boys @ their finest :)

    a.... ....

    apfelprincess45
    Yep,so true.,he still plays down this way pretty much every year at the local pubs.
    I was so blessed to grow up on the Peninsula listening to these guys.,Thank you JR .,and all the Australian Crawl band..🇦🇺☀️🏄‍♀️

  50. L.... M....

    Gosh how I love this song!! :)

  51. s.... ....

    awesome song. lovin' the meat n' 2 veg as well.......ahahaha go boyz!!