Almanac Teams (and Music): Let There Be Rock!

And it came to pass, that rock’n’roll was born,

 

Oh, let there be rock!

 

Bon Scott thundered these words out on the title track of AC/DC’s fourth album way back in 1977. I loved it. Bon is gone; AC/DC? But what remains is the music influenced by Afro-American musicians, music bestowed back in the 1950’s as rock’n’roll. It’s diversified, influencing modern music. Contemporary pop, opera’s, heavy metal, very much the overwhelming majority of music we’ve heard since the mid 1950’s has been influenced by rock’n’roll. So I thought a team of players who share surnames with leading musicians of the last 60 years would be a goer.

 

Who would coach/manage, as I can’t think of any Colonel Parkers, or Epstein’s. The theme song? Up for grabs, but just think of the sounds this team could produce.

 

B: R Palmer, (Robert; Freo/GWS). B Lake, (Greg; WB/Haw). D Morris, (Russell;WB).

HB: J Berry, (Chuck; Rich/Foot). J McCartney, (Paul; Coll/Ade/Nm). K O’Keefe, (Johnny;Fitz).

C: P Kelly , (Paul; Syd). D Thorpe, (Billy; Foot/Rich). B Wood, (Ron; Rich/Ess).

HF: C Lewis, (Jerry Lee;WC). B Lennon, (John; Rich). C Judd, (Phil; WC/Carl).

F: P Jones, (Brian; Carl). George Young, (George; St K.). B Walsh, (Joe; Carl/Ess).

FOLL: D Scott, (Bon; Haw). Brian Wilson, (Brian; Foot/NM/Melb/St K.). A Gallagher, (Liam/Noel; Carl/Foot/NM).

Inter from,  B Parfitt, (Rick; Geel). R Page, (Jimmy; SM). I Morrison, (Jimmy; Foot/Ess). M Plant, (Robert; SM). P Harrison, (Paul; Geelong). G ‘Angry’ Anderson, (Graeme; Collingwood). M Hunter, (Marc: Foot).

 

Many more could have been chosen but I thought this could get the feet tapping.

 

Over to you Almanackers,

 

Glen!

 

Comments

  1. Mark 'Swish' Schwerdt says

    Mark Mercury
    Jagger O’Meara

  2. Neil (Matthew) Young
    Lou (Ben) Reed
    Ozzy (Richard) Osbourne

    Jimmy Page must start on the ground.

  3. Phillip Dimitriadis says

    Ripper concept Glen ! Great way to start the week.
    Ian (Graham) Moss – Cold Chisel/Essendon
    Roger (Terry) Waters – Pink Floyd/Collingwood
    Mark (Mark) Williams – Show No Mercy (Song)

  4. Leo S. (Chad) Morgan- Collingwood, 1901. Nicknamed “The Sheik.”

  5. Agree with old mate Dips.
    Jimmy Page must be in the first XVIII

  6. I’d like Jimmy Page on the bench at the start of the game. Then, after a few minutes of the team getting warmed up, everyone in the stadium hears guitar riffs coming from the boundary as Jimmy enters the field to replace George Young (Angus was injured?); the fans go nuts and the opposition are blown away.

  7. Mark 'Swish' Schwerdt says

    Muddy Waterhouse
    Brad Shepherd
    Archie Disco Roach
    Jim Little
    Maurie Gibb

  8. Rick Kane says

    Great suggestion Mickey and may I add Slim Dusty Martin.

    Joni/ Sammy/Tom Mitchell

  9. Rick Kane says

    Emmylou/Tayla/Leon/Bernie Harris

    Barry Hall & Oates

    Charlie/Daniel Rich

    Don/James Taylor/Walker

  10. Dave Brown says

    Tex/Sarah Perkins
    Jack/Darryl White
    Hothouse/Robbie Flower/s
    Jon/Jake Spencer Blues Explosion

  11. I’m putting a band together……
    Freddie/Mark Mercuri
    Roger/Brian Taylor
    Brian/Tony May
    John/Simon Deacon

  12. Mark Duffett says

    Mark/Michael/Mark Jackson
    Jimmy/John Barnes
    John/Dean Farnham

  13. Luke Reynolds says

    Nice team Glen!
    Very happy to see Phil Judd get a mention, magnificent performer on the first two, very underrated Split Enz albums.
    Sadly the only Finn’s I could find were Frank Finn (Carlton & Footscray, 7 games), Joe Finn (Geelong, 8 games) and Ray Finn (Essendon, 10 games). Far less prolific than their musical namesakes.
    Ross Wilson unlucky to be behind Brian Wilson for mine!

  14. Dave Nadel says

    Why Dale Morris when you can have the real thing, Russell Morris (Hawthorn/St Kilda)?

  15. Maureen McGovern (“The Morning After” from the Poseidon Adventure movie)
    Dead Kennedy’s
    Brad “Geronimo” Sheppard
    Jack “Otis” Redd’n (Sitting on the Dock of the Bay)
    “Reece” (beautiful nightmare) Mastin
    The Beatles were Eagles fans: “Oh Darling”

  16. Earl O'Neill says

    Not enough drummers:
    Charlie (Jack) Watts
    Ginger (Steven) Baker
    Dennis (Mark) Thompson
    Paul (Troy) Cook
    Jerry (Mick) Nolan
    Earl (Ambrose ) Palmer
    Al (Mark) Jackson

  17. Thanks for the feedback.

    Mickey i saw Chad Morgan perform live upstairs @ the Railway Hotel in N Fitzroy back in the late 90’s: different.

    True Dave , how did i forget the ‘Real Thing’, played for the Hawks, then the Saints !?

    Luke i chose Brian Wilson, because, he, like the Beach Boys front man was; Brain Wilson !

    Glen!

  18. As it gets closer to the pop singer Taylor Swift’s concerts at the MCG, it got me thinking about an AFL team where a song was either made about a specific player, or that player was also known for singing songs in public.

    Many players were played out of position because there were either too many ruckmen, full forwards or rovers.

    This is the AFL team of Player’s Songs or Singers:

    B: Jack Dyer (Rich), Richard Champion (BB/BL), Graham Farmer (Geel)

    HB: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Foots), Mark Jackson (Melb/St K/Geel)

    C: Keith Greig (North M), Lou Richards (Coll), Roy Cazaly (St K/South Melb)

    HF: Peter Moore (Coll/Melb), Darrel Baldock (St K), Peter McKenna (Coll/Carl)

    F: John Coleman (Essen), Tony Lockett (St K/SM), Peter Hudson (Hawthorn)

    R: John Nicholls (Carlton), Ron Barassi (Melb/Carl), Bob Skilton (South Melb)

    Captain Coach: Ron Barassi (Carl/NM/Melb/Syd)

    Richard Champion sang on the Footy Show and fronted the rock super group Filthy Animals.

    Mark Jackson sang “I’m an Individual”.

    Peter McKenna sang “Smile All The While”.

    Tony Lockett had a song “There’s Only One Tony Lockett” about him.

    Roy Cazaly had the famous song “Up There Cazaly”, by Mike Brady, about Cazaly.

    Mike Brady also sang songs about:

    Graham Farmer – “Big Gun From the West”

    Jack Dyer – “The Infamous Captain Blood”

    Kevin Murray – “Heart of a Lion”

    Ted Whitten – “It All Sounds Like Football”

    Keith Greig – “The Ballard of the Paleface Kid”

    Lou Richards – “The Kiss of Death”

    Peter Moore – “The All Bionic Footballer”

    Darrel Baldock – “Goodbye Doc”

    John Coleman – “Flying High to Glory”

    Peter Hudson – “One Goal to Beat ‘Em All”

    John Nicholls – “Those Cold Blue Eyes”

    Ron Barassi- “Man of Iron”

    Bob Skilton – “Bobby Dazzler”

    This team will play a match against Glen’s Let There Be Rock team, from this article. Anthony Rock (NM/Haw) will be the runner for that team.

    Entertainment will be provided by Mike Brady, The Rolling Stones – “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (but I like it), as well as all the AFL club songs.

    The match will be played at the MCG, as a curtain raiser to the Taylor Swift concert.

    The daughter of the late Jill Singer will report, write and be the television presenter for this match.

    Harbajhan Singh will make a special guest appearance.

    Let’s hope for a good match and that all the players will be on song!

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