Dive for Your Memory

One of the best bands you've probably never heard of was Australia's Go-Betweens. Led by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster--perhaps the best songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney (well, OK, at least since Difford and Tilbrook)--between 1981 and 1988, they released six great albums before disbanding in 1989. They reformed in 2000 and last year had released one of their best records (Oceans Apart). Which made it all the more sad to read this morning that Grant McLennan mysteriously died in his sleep last weekend. While you've probably never heard the classic Go-Betweens songs "Cattle and Cane" (voted best Austalian song of all time), "Spring Rain," "Love Goes On!" "Streets of Your Town" and many other fine tracks, fans of the show 24 may be interested to know that the firm McLennan-Forster was named for the duo. Time to put on 16 Lovers Lane...