Silverchair, Men At Work, Savage Garden Saluted By Australia With Stamps

04/12/2001 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Darren Davis

(4/12/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- Australia Post, the mail delivery service Down Under, is commemorating some of its biggest and most distinguished rock artists and songs. Ten stamps, each with a specific artist and hit song, are being offered--including Silverchair's "Tomorrow," INXS's "Original Sin," Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply," and Men At Work's "Down Under." A set of stamps, 45 cents Australian, is being sold for $4.50; and other packages, comprising more stamps for more money, are available. The stamps are also available through the Australia Post website.

The songs being commemorated by Australia Post:

"Tomorrow" - Silverchair

"Original Sin" - INXS

"Down Under" - Men At Work

"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House

"Power & The Passion" - Midnight Oil

"Truly, Madly, Deeply" - Savage Garden

"Confide In Me" - Kylie Minogue

"Treaty" - Yothu Yindi

"You're The Voice" - John Farnham

"Khe Sanh" - Cold Chisel

-- Darren Davis, New York

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