Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know was voted ninth in the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years poll. What makes some songs endure as a classic and others fade away?
Number crunching the Hottest 100 votes produces fascinating insights into shifting musical tastes and poses the question: why was 1997 such a great year for music?
The iconic Rage intro.
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ABC TV’s Rage has so far weathered the storm of digital disruption to remain an important, and nostalgic, part of Australia’s music industry.
Gotye, with New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra, suggests our culture is alive and well.
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Recently on The Conversation, [Julian Meyrick asked](http://theconversation.com/does-australia-get-culture-18327](http://theconversation.com/does-australia-get-culture-18327) why Australians didn’t get…