Oh. Wow. Don’t know anything about this Dan Sultan bloke, except that he’s in the film Bran Nue Dae which I’m keen on seeing, but now I know that he has one helluva voice – possibly the best rock voice in Oz at the moment. He can sing even Joe Cocker down!
Tag Archives: rockwiz
Don’t Give Up
I’ve posted my fair share of great Rockwiz duets in recent weeks, but this has to be the best I’ve seen. It’s another unusual combination: Aussie songstress Tina Arena with former Tea Party lead Jeff Martin, singing the Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush song, Don’t Give Up. The performances from both (and also the band) was emotionally charged, and absolutely brilliant.
Slave to Love
Found another top duet from Rockwiz featuring Dan Kelly (nephew of Paul Kelly) and Martha Wainwright, singing a very sultry version of Bryan Ferry’s Slave To Love.
This Mess We’re In
One of my favourite songs, PJ Harvey collaborates with Thom Yorke on This Mess We’re In off PJ’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea album. Their voices are surprisingly suited.
This was covered very nicely by Katy Steele (from Little Birdy) and Paul Kelly on Rockwiz.
Careless Whisper
As Rockwiz watchers are aware, the highlight of each program is the duet that closes the show. The song selection can get very random. Both being children of the 80’s, Kate Miller-Heidke and Paul Dempsey chose, you guessed it, Careless Whisper by Wham! And the result…
Monsters
Not literally. Just the song as sung by Paul Dempsey of Something For Kate. He was the second muso, along with Kate Miller-Heidke, on the episode I saw on Saturday. Love it!
He’s even better in the flesh though! Hahaha!
Career Advice
I was watching Rockwiz on Saturday when I came across this extraordinary song by Kate Miller-Heidke. She certainly tells it like it is!
Static and Silence 