Happy Friday. In honor of the fantastic fact that it is indeed friday I thought I would provide you with a great song about the monotony of a work week and the coming of friday. The song is “Friday on My Mind,” by The Easybeats. Ever hear of them? Well, I am sure you heard of the rhythm guitarists younger brothers. But, before we get to that, The Easybeats are highly regarded as the best 60’s pop band from Australia. Seems like a pretty select bunch, but, they actually are a very good band who do not get as much credit as they deserve. “Friday on my Mind,” was a worldwide hit in 1966, obviously shooting to #1 in Australia, as well as #6 in the UK and #16 in the U.S. In 2001 it was voted the best Australian song of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association, beating out such Australia performers as Savage Garden. Bravo! I kid, their music is actually great and you should celebrate friday by checking out this song
By the way, the rhythm guitarist was George Young. They are Australian. What other Young Australians do you know. How about the tag team duo of Angus and Malcolm that were in that band AC/DC. Yeah, those are his younger brothers. Talk about being overshadowed by your younger siblings even when you were quite possibly in the band that created the best Australian song. Well, I guess AC/DC is probably considered the best band.
In other news, The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform live for the first time since their 2008 announcement of a hiatus at a charity tribute to singer Neil Young, just adding their name to the list of performers who come together for charity gigs. The January 29th concert will also include Crosby Still & Nash who will most likely beg Young to make the band a foursome and then succumb to the new band title Neil Young and those other guys.
The Music Court 
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