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Michael Barone


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Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2009 12:34 pm    
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ga9Bs4fzSY

Here’s one of a few songs on Youtube by the Seekers, a short version from their 1968 farewell concert in London. Thoughtful song writing and presentation, it is one of my favorites.

Any fans of this Australian group?

Mike
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Kevin Hatton

 

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Buffalo, N.Y.
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2009 2:20 pm    
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I remember them. Great four part folk group. Georgie Girl. I watch the off key singers these days on Letterman and cringe.
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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2009 7:45 pm    
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I was in high-school back then. What great memories...
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Jeff Hyman


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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:44 pm    
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Great memories. Learned flat top on that tune. Love the bridge. Just another reminder how old we're getting, and how the simple music back in the 60's was (and still is) great.
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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 22 Mar 2009 10:32 am    
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I really liked their records when I was a kid,Georgy Girl,and I'll never find another you...Songs with melodies. Whoa!
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Burr Oxley

 

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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2009 9:37 am    
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What a blast to see The Seekers again. Did that Judith Durham have a to-die-for voice, or what?
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Ben Elder

 

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La Crescenta, California, USA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2009 5:37 pm    
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My guilty pleasure that I could never acknowledge openly until...now, basically. I furtively bought an old LP at Goodwill once and have been waiting for the Online Hip Police to out me for the Seekers' iTunes I daringly bought. So square, so tremendous at the same time. Now I don't care. Great is Great and The Seekers were beyond Great. (But give me more "..Another You" than Coke jingles.)
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Bob Blair


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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Post  Posted 24 Mar 2009 4:25 am    
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And "World of our Own"! I loved it when that song came on the radio.
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Mike Winter


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Portland, OR
Post  Posted 3 Apr 2009 8:26 am    
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Memories...Judith sure could sing. Here's her website: http://www.judithdurham.com/
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Mike Winter


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Post  Posted 3 Apr 2009 8:27 am    
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Double post, sorry.
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Bent Romnes


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London,Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 3 Apr 2009 6:28 pm    
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All four could sing. What happened to real singers?
I was a fan in my late teens.
Michael, thanks for bringing back the memories!
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Chip Fossa

 

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Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 3 Apr 2009 8:09 pm    
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Absolutely one of my all time groups.

Thought they were part of the 'English Invasion' for some time, until I woke up one day and found out they were Aussies. (No matter).

Missing, tho, in the 2 YouTubes I saw (World Of Our Own) & (Another You) - that great 12-string acoustic lead guitar. That was sorely missing in the YouTubes.

But what a group. Huh? Stand-up bass. Beautiful lyrics and melodies; harmonies to die for. Sure took me away.

They did perform, as far as I can recall, just last year on one of those folk/oldies PBS promo shows. And it looked as if all the original members were front and center, especially the lovely female lead singer.

That music is alive and real and unpretentious.
What more can you ask for?

They were and are the very best. Wish they were still doing it.(but everything can not go on forever - tragically, we are all coming to realize this. Damn! Sad
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John Haspert

 

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Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 30 Dec 2022 7:27 pm     Judith Durham & the Seekers
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I will also post in the “Gone Home” section. This was an old post that I found. Yes, she had a very distinctive voice that was absolutely great. Yes, the world is in a slightly dimmed light with her passing.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 31 Dec 2022 2:50 pm    
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Loved them! Judith had a voice like an angel, and their harmony was very well structured, too. Much better than many of the typical folk groups of that era. Smile
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Steven Cummings

 

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Texas
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2023 10:27 am    
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I liked that band a lot
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Brett Day


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Pickens, SC
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2023 10:57 pm    
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"I'll Never Find Another You" is one of my favorite songs!
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Joachim Kettner


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Germany
Post  Posted 5 Jan 2023 7:26 am    
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Kerrilee Male was a friend of Judith Durham and went to England to join the group Eclection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKNiTcwAygU
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