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1 posted on 11/10/2025 5:19:06 PM PST by kawhill
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Yep. Judith and the Seekers were tremendous. They were totally crossover and appealed to almost everyone. They didn't have that ugly mean angry streak which poisoned Rock and Roll.

2 posted on 11/10/2025 5:27:16 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: kawhill
The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You - 1964

I was 13 at the time and loved the song even then. It still puts tears in my eyes listening right now. It's one of the best pop love songs ever written, the musical accompaniment is top-notch, and Judith Durham's crystalline pure voice is amazing. Very emotional song.

3 posted on 11/10/2025 5:29:03 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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Big fan here. No doubt about her talent. I do believe the writer is missing just one thing. It’s the image she presents as the little sister to 3 brothers that are very protective of her. Protective in a way that would let her thrive. Look at the bass player-Athol Guy. He had the look of a big crazy that wouldn’t let any harm come to his siblings. That was the warmth I saw in the group.

Judith was living proof that there is a God.


4 posted on 11/10/2025 5:29:25 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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She had a great voice. I didnt know was the leader.


5 posted on 11/10/2025 5:30:10 PM PST by Jonty30 (I've been diagnosed as being polemic and there is no cure. )
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Iconic in Australia. National heroes.

Judith loved gospel songs.

Seekers’ Bruce Woodley song ‘I Am Australian’ is like a second national anthem.

Some very entertaining videos of them out there, including from the very early coffeehouse days.


9 posted on 11/10/2025 5:36:53 PM PST by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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I liked Morning Town Ride. I always had a crush on her.


10 posted on 11/10/2025 5:41:42 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF ISR pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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I love Judith and the Seekers. Mark Steyn wrote a great piece about Georgy Girl wherein he describes how they performed for free in exchange for passage on the ship which took them to England to procure their 1st break.
What an exciting time when you could hear their songs for free on the radio. Today’s muzak...not so much.


17 posted on 11/10/2025 6:15:22 PM PST by Arkady
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She did an amazing cover of Morning Has Broken, which I highly recommend hearing.
18 posted on 11/10/2025 6:15:37 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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I liked them back then when the songs were new.

I’ve linked to a song or two by them 2 or 3 times here.


19 posted on 11/10/2025 6:18:28 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Love the song, “Come the Day”...
When her voice soars as she sings the words “Faar-arr away”..
No variation in pitch as she climbs the volume ladder. She also looks so sincere and exuberant...sweetheart...

When she sings,” what a Morning, and toward the end of the song her voice goes up 2 or 3 or 4 octaves when she sings “...what a morning” and her voice comes down smoothly...great vocal control...
Love, “Colours of my life”...


22 posted on 11/10/2025 6:27:15 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: kawhill

Bringsback memories of a quite different time. Thanks for the reminder, one needed else all is lost.


28 posted on 11/10/2025 6:48:29 PM PST by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux! )
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To: kawhill

Thank you very much.


29 posted on 11/10/2025 7:05:34 PM PST by Thud (quot)
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Brings back memories of a quite different time. Thanks for the reminder, one needed else all is lost.


33 posted on 11/10/2025 7:25:05 PM PST by imardmd1 (To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux! )
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Spotify "The Very Best of the Seekers," 1997.

30 million plays of "I'll Never Find Another You." Beaten by "Georgy Girl" with 38 million plays.

39 posted on 11/10/2025 8:06:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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Seekers ping


43 posted on 11/11/2025 3:31:21 AM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLTe1_9zso


45 posted on 11/11/2025 3:43:44 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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I enjoyed their songs!


47 posted on 11/11/2025 4:18:10 AM PST by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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