The Go-Betweens (English & German)

The Go-Betweens. (The Songs of Robert Forster and Grant McLennan) ** By The Go-Betweens. Misc. Softcover. 136 pages. Schott Music #ED20102. Published by Schott Music.

The Go-Betweens were formed in 1978 when two students at Queensland University in Australia, Grant McLennan and Robert Forster, met. Unlike many other bands, they played perfectly formed, timelessly beautiful, guitar-oriented pop songs from the outset. In 2005 their ninth and final album, Oceans Apart, was released and received the renowned ARIA Award. The great Grant McLennan died unexpectedly on May 6, 2006. This songbook, with a foreword by Robert Forster, an extensive history of the band by Klaus Walter, music and texts for 26 of their best and most popular songs (including: Lee Remick