Downhearted Explained
Downhearted should not be confused with Downhearted (B.B. King song).
"Downhearted" is the third single released by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their debut album The Boys Light Up. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough and Bill McDonough.[1] All three songwriters had been bandmates in the Flatheads, but at the time only Bill McDonough was a member of Australian Crawl.[2] It was produced by David Briggs.[2]
"Downhearted" was released in June 1980 and reached number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart in July 1980.[3]
Different B-sides were released in different markets.[4] Australian B-side was "Way I've Been" written by Australian Crawl member Brad Robinson and his father James Robinson.[1] James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice.[5] Canadian B-side was "Indisposed" was co-written by the Robinsons with James Reyne and Bill McDonough.[1] The song describes the car accident which resulted in Reyne breaking both wrists immediately before they recorded their first single "Beautiful People" (1979).[6] The B-side for the UK release was "Letter From Zimbabwe" (Reyne).[1]
Covers
"Downhearted" was covered by Dutch prog rock band Solution and appeared on their 1982 album Runaway with an added bridge to the song. Australian pop singer John Farnham sang it on his 2005 covers album I Remember When I Was Young.[7]
Track listing
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough)[1] – 3:09
- "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson)[1] – 2:17
Charts
Year-end charts
References
- Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association . . 2008-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124161012/http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm . January 24, 2008 .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131022063048/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/australiancrawl.html . Australian Crawl . Holmgren . Magnus . Stefan . Warnqvist . Oliver . Draper . Bill . McDonough . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . 22 October 2013 . 23 March 2014 .
- Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- Web site: Australian Crawl music albums . GEMM . 2008-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085110/http://gemm.com/q.cgi?rb=AMWS&artist=Australian%20Crawl . 2011-07-11 . dead .
- Web site: Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry . Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing . 2008-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517031746/http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/ozrock/atob.htm . 2008-05-17 .
- Web site: Countdown Club entry on Australian Crawl . . 2008-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219060910/http://www.countdown.com.au/the_music.asp?Page=&ArtistID=28 . 2008-02-19 .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131127164627/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/f/farnhamjohn.html . John Farnham . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Lyn . Albury . Beeb . Birtles . Beeb Birtles . Stefan . Warnqvist . Peter . Medlin . Passagen.se . Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) . 27 November 2013 . 15 May 2014 .
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 21.
- Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1980. . 341 . . 5 January 1981 . 17 January 2022 .
