In one of his latest Blog entries, Simon Sweetman has put forward the idea of producing a compilation of true New Zealand hits, the songs that people who actually listen to music would love.
Simon has compiled a personal list he thinks is worthy of the "Nature's Be(a)st", we agree for the most part and the comments on the blog post have already come up with some omissions and better songs by the same artists that could be included.

The List

1. - The Muttonbirds: Nature
2. - Bailterspace: Argonaut
3. - HLAH: I’m on Fire
4. - The 3D’s: Animal
5. - Superette: Saskatchewan
6. - Garageland: Struck
7. - Bressa Creeting Cake: Papa People
8. - The Fanatics: Models
9. - Shihad: My Mind’s Sedate
10. - Wendyhouse: Drugs
11. - Die! Die! Die!: Ashtray! Ashtray!
12. - Letterbox Lambs: 20 Cigarettes
13. - The Clean: Point That Thing Somewhere Else
14. - Tall Dwarfs: Gluey, Gluey
15. - Cassette: Silly Billy
16. - Paselode: Dirty Little Piggy
17. - Split Enz: Bold As Brass
18. - Straitjacket Fits: Let It Blow
19. - Upper Hutt Posse: E Tu
20. - Gasoline Cowboy: I See Stars
21. - Two Lane Blacktop: The Rat
22. - Weta: Got The Ju
23. - The Mint Chicks: F**K the Golden Youth
24. - Alec Bathgate: Broken Cup
25. - Jakob: The Diffusion of Our Inherent Situation
26. - Marystaple: Go To Sleep
27. - Darcy Clay: All I Gotta Do
28. - Brubeck: The Myoclonic Twitch
29. - Paul Ubana Jones: Raga (“The Bird Without Song”)
30. - Tim Finn: Death of a Popular Song

I like the idea of Tim Finn’s song title as a theme for the end of the compilation more so than the actual song. But I guess in just a basic list without an explanation/justification that is something of an in-joke only. - Simon Sweetman (from Comments)

This gets our vote for NZ compilation of the year!

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