Talk:Brian Cadd

Major editing proposed
Although rated as B-class (see WP Australia above) the article does not have any in-line references! The supplied Whammo ref is a deadlink (on my Browser at least).

As requested in the "to do" I will attempt to wikify this article: making major edits, adding suitable refs, sectioning it and generally cleaning up. As this process may take some time (I estimate one or two weeks) the interims edits may look disorganised and/or incomplete. Hopefully it will get better as I go along. My first major edit should occur in the next day or two.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I've completed my second major edit, the article is taking shape with more refs and restructuring into subsections. Still more work to follow.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 10:09, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I've completed my third major edit, and with some welcome assistance from Dan arndt (talk) the article is now very close (if not already) to B-class in terms of refs, sectns and content.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 08:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Finished my fiddling with the article, and whilst not entirely pleased, I believe its now really B-class. YMMV.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 03:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi guys, good to see the bit about the flood was added, I was wondering when someone was going to do that. I note, though, that the following text has been removed, but I can't see in what edit: "Brian Cadd played his hit songs (along with those of Axiom, accompanied by Shorrock) at The World's Biggest BBQ in Sydney in 1993. He was quite touched by the crowd's response, personally receiving three encores, with the crowd yelling for more as he left the stage." I was there on that day, and I (will say, modestly) initiated the encouragement for these encores, with (to my huge disbelief) the crowd of hundreds of guys strong joining-in right behind me. Brian Cadd's wistful response to the crowd was "You remembered.", before commencing the first encore. Glenn Shorrock looked none-too-pleased, especially by the third encore I can tell you, as the crowd was essentially cheering for Cadd. I can't quote a reference, but if that day was videoed/filmed you'd see this. Can we reinstate the text? Could we have some discussion please. Thanks. Johnr_roberts 22:50, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Probably Cadd's greatest single compositional and productional success in terms of reaching Top 10 Australian chart status was "Marshall's Portable Music Machine", as performed by Robin Jolley. In fact the song made #1 or #2 right around Australia. Yet it rates absolutely no mention here!!?? It was also highly successful in Japan - eventually being recorded in Japanese! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.238.19.204 (talk) 07:39, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

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Ginger Man Lyrics
I recall an interview with Cadd back in the early 1970s, when he was asked why he wrote, in 'Ginger Man':

... "I heard from her in Utah She told me about my dad"

... and from 'Memphis' etc. ... instead of using Australian towns.

We were still in the toils of the Cultural Cringe back then, and I recall that Cadd replied sarcastically, "Jeez, could you image anyone singing 'She wrote to me from Melbourne...'"?

Or is my memory playing me tricks?

PS Great and memorable melody, but the lyrics annoyed me then, and still do. (Yes. Yes. Yes. YES. I know why he did it.) 2001:44B8:3102:BB00:4C84:9A2D:950A:9186 (talk) 03:36, 29 April 2020 (UTC)