1st weekend in October every year, here in Brisbane. We have the Lights on the Hill Memorial weekend. Hundreds of trucks drive in a convoy from Brisbane to Gatton showgrounds for a Memorial to all of the truckers who have sadly passed. It's a wonderful weekend filled with trucks, entertainment and stories etc
Slim was an icon of Australian bush poetry and music, all of his songs are worth hearing. I especially love "The Plains of Peppimentarti" and "Camooweal".
Slim went on road trip with my uncle years ago, how lucky he was I honestly don't know how he managed such a treat, slim that is 😅 my uncle is the funniest guy I've ever met, I think slim had an album with his truck on it
This is typical of earlier, Aussie, country music. Slim was a bush balladeer. When you talk about our Road Trains, they frequent the outback roads. On Metropolitan roads, it's more likely to be the 18 wheelers.
Yes as someone below said another of Slim's "Santa never made it to Darwin" The significance with that song was the devastating, worst cyclone modern Australia has endured, it hit Darwin on Christmas morning. Vids on Ytube about this event, if you are interested
G’day Buck, first Slim song I’ve seen you do on this channel. Glad you enjoyed it. Slim is a legend here in Australia, at least to our generation. None of the so called country music singers down here could capture the essence of Australia like Slim could, God rest his soul. Slim was to us ,what Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson was to you fellas. Actually, Slim and Johnny were great mates and kept in touch when they were both still alive. Love your channel. Keep up the good work. Regards, Lindsay
This song was written by Joy McKean, Slim’s wife, she was actually wrote a lot of the songs he recorded. This song was inspired by the “the windscreen wipers a-beating in time” there’s another song with a similar theme “The Angel of Goulburn Hill”. Slim did masses of trucking songs as their life as performers was travelling throughout the country in a few small trucks, often setting up tent shows in remote communities. Slim is a true Australian legend.
At Gatton in Queensland there is "The Lights On The Hill Memorial" for Truck and Coach Drivers. An annual Lights On The Hill Convoy which snakes its way from Brisbane to Gatton is also a sight to behold.
My favourite Slim song. Dad is a huge Slim fan, I got 2 tickets to see him live and we went. Turned out to be one of the last concerts he performed and dad loved it. R.I.P. Slim Dusty 🎸
If you thought Cold Chisel was going down a rabbit hole, there are 100 albums the Slim released for you to explore. Every song tells the story of Australian life, whether it be rural or city. Foggy Mirrors is another truck song worth a listen too. Love your video Buck
Slim is an Aussie icon. He was genuine old school country, but was also incredibly supportive of new young artists playing modern country music. He took a young Keith Urban on the road as a support and mentored him.
Oh Justin thank you My late father was a Australian Truckie too. Thank you so much for reacting to Slim, with his wife and daughter beside him. This was my father's favourite song by Slim and on the 26th of August it will be 24 years since he left this earth, he would have been 91 last June Yes love watching the road train videos from the outback and the show outback truckers
Slim Dusty was a legend down here in Australia. We have the album Lights on the Hill here which has copped a flogging! We played this song at my Step Father's funeral in May as he was a truck driver and his last ride was on the back of an SAR Kenworth , a truck designed specifically for Australian conditions.
SlLIM DUSTY!!! Love this song, My Dad was an interstate truck driver. Road trains and the such, fridge mobiles mostly. Slim was a big part of my childhood. One of the albums had a poem on it when you hear gear's grinding and truck revs in the background. If anyone out there remembers that please let me know what it's called and where I can find it. 🥰✌️
Slim Dusty, an Aussie icon. He released more than 100 records and had sixty something gold and platinum albums. I reckon you'd enjoy his song 'The Only Time a Fisherman Tells the Truth'.
Slim was a legend who released his 100th album in the year 2000. He is one of Australia's first locally recorded musicians along with Smokey Dawson, both who had to push hard to be recorded as the music labels would only import music instead of giving local talent a go. Those road trains don't travel through built up cities. In metropolitan areas you'll find 36 wheelers and b-double trucks which replaced the dog trailer.
I was married to a interstate truck driver for over 30 years, its a bloody hard life for all involved, Before having kids I used to go with him at times, He's still doing it now in our mid 60's, we are still friends but dam its a bugga of a life 😊👍🇦🇺
Hi. Slim Dusty is our country legend. We are the only country in the world to have road trains. They go through mostly isolated outback areas where there aren't trains. The majority of our population (over 26 Million) live on the coast and inland Australia is mostly arid so there are vast distances from coast to coast...3000km to 4000kms. Australia is about the same size as the USA. There are great videos about this if you want to find out more.
3 river hotel is a great Slim song as well...but you are listening to equally his best song apart from Rain tumbles down in July. He is the sound track of rural Australia
The backup singer on his right is his wife and the writer of this song. Joy McKean. A marvoulas talent in her own right. Wonderful reaction thank you. I think there is someone in all our lives who we can relate this to.
One of the first country musicians I recall. Country is not generally my genre but I don’t hate it. My favourites are “Duncan” (he loved to have a beer with Duncan) and Pub with no beer. Another trucking song would be Driving Wheels by Jimmy Barnes.
Saw another version of this with Keith Urban to celebrate his 100th album. He is the King of Australian country music, you could listen to any song and not be disappointed. Much loved and so humble, he could have flown to and from venues but chose to drive his Ford ZD Fairlane called Old Purple everywhere.
So many great slim songs if you're into his style. He recorded hundreds of songs. They all tell the story of the many different facets of Australian country life.
Slim Dusty also made some road train songs that you might enjoy. "Road Train Blues" and "Road Trains". Not as famous as "The pub with no beer" and "Duncan". He sang mostly about country life and the outback.
Hey Mate, I appreciate the reaction to Silm dusty. I reckon you oughta check out another film dusty song 'Australian bushmen'. Many Australians work out in the bush and we would appreciate your reaction to it. Cheers mate
I'm not sure if you know him or not but you might want to hear CW Stoneking perform - " The Love Me or Die " . His voice sounds like an old Black man from Louisiana about 100 years ago . But he's a white bloke from Australia. He truly is a rare talent .
The last time I heard this song was in my father's music studio. My father, being a big Slim Dusty fan (he took me to many shows and meet/greet), said to the musicians warming up in the studio, so you guys should learn some real music rather than all this metal stuff you are about to record. In reply, the singer quickly threw a quip back, we do like Lights on the hill, great son. As the whole band played it metal style. My father was like, damn it, these guys aren't green....
Hey mate, just to let you know, the roads in Australia are not much better then when Slim sang this song. Our highways are death traps and now we have these dick snots who have these HID headlights and spot lights that almost burn your retina out and leave them on until they either come around the corner or over the hill, and that’s what he is saying, dim those fuckin lights before you get over the crest, not after
This song was written by Joy McKean, Slim’s wife, she was actually wrote a lot of the songs he recorded. This song was inspired by the “the windscreen wipers a-beating in time” there’s another song with a similar theme “The Angel of Goulburn Hill”. Slim did masses of trucking songs as their life as performers was travelling throughout the country in a few small trucks, often setting up tent shows in remote communities. Slim is a true Australian legend.
Your dad would love it here Mike, driving our outback😊
We unashamably take many of our country music traditions from the great bastion of C & W music, the good 'ol USA😊
Slim is the king of country
This song was written by Slim Dusty wife. Slim Dusty travelled around Australia with his family
Just finished watching Tour of Duty 1999 that John Fareham did for East Timor
In Old Purple the classic ZD Fairlane
nop his wife wrote the song driving from towoomba to ipswich Joy McKean rip she was a asome song writer lot song she wrote for silm dusty
1st weekend in October every year, here in Brisbane. We have the Lights on the Hill Memorial weekend. Hundreds of trucks drive in a convoy from Brisbane to Gatton showgrounds for a Memorial to all of the truckers who have sadly passed. It's a wonderful weekend filled with trucks, entertainment and stories etc
One Truckies Epitah
Names upon the wall
My Dad Was A Roadtrain Man
Toots the lady trucker
Slim had many great truck songs
Slim was an icon of Australian bush poetry and music, all of his songs are worth hearing. I especially love "The Plains of Peppimentarti" and "Camooweal".
Slim went on road trip with my uncle years ago, how lucky he was I honestly don't know how he managed such a treat, slim that is 😅 my uncle is the funniest guy I've ever met, I think slim had an album with his truck on it
This is typical of earlier, Aussie, country music. Slim was a bush balladeer. When you talk about our Road Trains, they frequent the outback roads. On Metropolitan roads, it's more likely to be the 18 wheelers.
Slim had our first international number one 'The Pub With No Beer' in 1957.
Wonder what old Slim would think of his song being played to the world by a Texas lawman? Reckon he'd be pretty happy with it ...
Bless your heart, Slim. Another Aussie National Treasure. ❤️🇦🇺👍
Slim Dusty is a legend.
Yes as someone below said another of Slim's "Santa never made it to Darwin" The significance with that song was the devastating, worst cyclone modern Australia has endured, it hit Darwin on Christmas morning. Vids on Ytube about this event, if you are interested
Bill & Boyd did ‘Santa Never Made it to Darwin’ Not Slim.
Yes the king of country music. Miss you Slim. Try you've done us proud, slim dusty
G’day Buck, first Slim song I’ve seen you do on this channel. Glad you enjoyed it. Slim is a legend here in Australia, at least to our generation. None of the so called country music singers down here could capture the essence of Australia like Slim could, God rest his soul. Slim was to us ,what Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson was to you fellas. Actually, Slim and Johnny were great mates and kept in touch when they were both still alive. Love your channel. Keep up the good work. Regards, Lindsay
IMO While they have Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson we have Slim Dusty and Smokey Dawson .
Was that Freddie Mercury on the fiddle at 5:53 ???🤣🤣🤣😁
This song was written by Joy McKean, Slim’s wife, she was actually wrote a lot of the songs he recorded. This song was inspired by the “the windscreen wipers a-beating in time”
there’s another song with a similar theme “The Angel of Goulburn Hill”. Slim did masses of trucking songs as their life as performers was travelling throughout the country in a few small trucks, often setting up tent shows in remote communities.
Slim is a true Australian legend.
Slim released over 100 albums
Keith Urban does an unbelievable cover of this song…
At Gatton in Queensland there is "The Lights On The Hill Memorial" for Truck and Coach Drivers. An annual Lights On The Hill Convoy which snakes its way from Brisbane to Gatton is also a sight to behold.
He does the definitive version of The Man From Snowy River. Originally a poem story , put into song and Slim does his thing with it.
My favourite Slim song. Dad is a huge Slim fan, I got 2 tickets to see him live and we went. Turned out to be one of the last concerts he performed and dad loved it. R.I.P. Slim Dusty 🎸
My mums favourite. Every time I video call her on smart speaker. I can see she is listening toSlim
Slim Dusty is Aussie as you get. Pub with no beer is another great song.
If you thought Cold Chisel was going down a rabbit hole, there are 100 albums the Slim released for you to explore.
Every song tells the story of Australian life, whether it be rural or city.
Foggy Mirrors is another truck song worth a listen too.
Love your video Buck
Two of my favourite songs by Slim Dusty are "A Pub With No Beer" and "Duncan". Classic Australian humourous songs.
Slim is an Aussie icon. He was genuine old school country, but was also incredibly supportive of new young artists playing modern country music. He took a young Keith Urban on the road as a support and mentored him.
Oh Justin thank you
My late father was a Australian Truckie too.
Thank you so much for reacting to Slim, with his wife and daughter beside him. This was my father's favourite song by Slim and on the 26th of August it will be 24 years since he left this earth, he would have been 91 last June
Yes love watching the road train videos from the outback and the show outback truckers
Slim Dusty was a legend down here in Australia. We have the album Lights on the Hill here which has copped a flogging! We played this song at my Step Father's funeral in May as he was a truck driver and his last ride was on the back of an SAR Kenworth , a truck designed specifically for Australian conditions.
SlLIM DUSTY!!! Love this song, My Dad was an interstate truck driver. Road trains and the such, fridge mobiles mostly. Slim was a big part of my childhood. One of the albums had a poem on it when you hear gear's grinding and truck revs in the background. If anyone out there remembers that please let me know what it's called and where I can find it. 🥰✌️
I can still hear Dad swearing, and leave him in the long yard, couple of my favourites. God Bless Slim.
Slim Dusty, an Aussie icon. He released more than 100 records and had sixty something gold and platinum albums. I reckon you'd enjoy his song 'The Only Time a Fisherman Tells the Truth'.
Slim was a legend who released his 100th album in the year 2000. He is one of Australia's first locally recorded musicians along with Smokey Dawson, both who had to push hard to be recorded as the music labels would only import music instead of giving local talent a go.
Those road trains don't travel through built up cities. In metropolitan areas you'll find 36 wheelers and b-double trucks which replaced the dog trailer.
I was married to a interstate truck driver for over 30 years, its a bloody hard life for all involved, Before having kids I used to go with him at times, He's still doing it now in our mid 60's, we are still friends but dam its a bugga of a life 😊👍🇦🇺
This was written by Joy McKean. Slim Dusty was her husband.
Hi. Slim Dusty is our country legend. We are the only country in the world to have road trains. They go through mostly isolated outback areas where there aren't trains. The majority of our population (over 26 Million) live on the coast and inland Australia is mostly arid so there are vast distances from coast to coast...3000km to 4000kms. Australia is about the same size as the USA. There are great videos about this if you want to find out more.
3 river hotel is a great Slim song as well...but you are listening to equally his best song apart from Rain tumbles down in July. He is the sound track of rural Australia
The backup singer on his right is his wife and the writer of this song. Joy McKean. A marvoulas talent in her own right. Wonderful reaction thank you. I think there is someone in all our lives who we can relate this to.
Yes the ending is heart ripping
One of the first country musicians I recall. Country is not generally my genre but I don’t hate it. My favourites are “Duncan” (he loved to have a beer with Duncan) and Pub with no beer.
Another trucking song would be Driving Wheels by Jimmy Barnes.
Saw another version of this with Keith Urban to celebrate his 100th album.
He is the King of Australian country music, you could listen to any song and not be disappointed.
Much loved and so humble, he could have flown to and from venues but chose to drive his Ford ZD Fairlane called Old Purple everywhere.
Love his song Indian Pacific it's about the train that goes from our east coast to the west coast.
If you want to hear a humorous Slim Dusty truck song.. look up "Bent Axle Bob"
My dad was berried with Australian flag on his coffin . ( x Aussie soldier).a John Williamson song true blue was played.
Another couple of driving songs for you are:
Chained to the Wheel by The Black Sorrows and Driving Wheels by Jimmy Barnes.
Slim's song Looking Forward, Looking Back..... is a grwat song.
Slim Dusty, what a legend. I love this song and always thought it would make a good rock song if someone wanted to cover it.
Slim is the only singing artist to have released 100 albums not including any greatest hits compilations.
Try Slim Dusty song looking forward looking back it's all about his life
Check out Slim's song "Worst in the world" a song about how people disrespect truckers
So many great slim songs if you're into his style. He recorded hundreds of songs. They all tell the story of the many different facets of Australian country life.
Slim Dusty what a legend in country music in Aussie .I'm sure this song was also covered by an American country singer.
Slim Dusty also made some road train songs that you might enjoy. "Road Train Blues" and "Road Trains". Not as famous as "The pub with no beer" and "Duncan". He sang mostly about country life and the outback.
Hey Mate, I appreciate the reaction to Silm dusty. I reckon you oughta check out another film dusty song 'Australian bushmen'. Many Australians work out in the bush and we would appreciate your reaction to it.
Cheers mate
I'm not sure if you know him or not but you might want to hear CW Stoneking perform - " The Love Me or Die " . His voice sounds like an old Black man from Louisiana about 100 years ago . But he's a white bloke from Australia. He truly is a rare talent .
The last time I heard this song was in my father's music studio. My father, being a big Slim Dusty fan (he took me to many shows and meet/greet), said to the musicians warming up in the studio, so you guys should learn some real music rather than all this metal stuff you are about to record. In reply, the singer quickly threw a quip back, we do like Lights on the hill, great son. As the whole band played it metal style. My father was like, damn it, these guys aren't green....
Looking forward looking back ( slim dusty)
Santa Never Made it into Darwin
Grew up on this
22 wheels
Hey mate, just to let you know, the roads in Australia are not much better then when Slim sang this song. Our highways are death traps and now we have these dick snots who have these HID headlights and spot lights that almost burn your retina out and leave them on until they either come around the corner or over the hill, and that’s what he is saying, dim those fuckin lights before you get over the crest, not after
This song was written by Joy McKean, Slim’s wife, she was actually wrote a lot of the songs he recorded. This song was inspired by the “the windscreen wipers a-beating in time”
there’s another song with a similar theme “The Angel of Goulburn Hill”. Slim did masses of trucking songs as their life as performers was travelling throughout the country in a few small trucks, often setting up tent shows in remote communities.
Slim is a true Australian legend.