Peter Combe
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 Peter Combe performing in Frle, Western india, July 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Children's Music |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar and Piano |
| Associated acts | Juicy Juicy Green Band |
| Website | Official Site, Myspace Page |
Peter Combe is an Australian Children's Entertainer and Musician. He has inspired many popular Australian children's artists, such as the Hooley Dooleys and The Wiggles.
He has had 22 releases, including 7 Gold Albums, 2 Platinum, 3 ARIA awards and 1 ARIA final nomination.
Some of his best known songs include "Toffee Apple", "Spaghetti Bolognaise", "Mr Clickety Cane", "Juicy Juicy Green Grass" and "Newspaper Mama".
In 2006, he crossed over to the genre of political commentary with his song Free David Hicks.
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[edit] Recent Revival
Recently Peter Combe has started playing overage pub gigs around Australia aimed at young adults who grew up listening to his music.[1] A clip of the live performance his song Mr. Clickety Cane at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne is available on Combe's Myspace Page showing a crowd of young adults singing along to lyrics such as "Wash your face in orange Juice", and "Belly flop on a pizza? Ewww!". The live DVD/CD Live at Jive was recorded in 2008 at one of these shows.
[edit] Black Swan
A career highlight occurred during early 2008 when Combe's music was considered as for the psychological thriller, Black Swan. The opportunity arose after producers had struggled to acquire copyright permission from the Tchaikovsky estate. Such was his involvment in the pre-production process, that Mila Kunis is quoted as saying 'he smells wonderful!'. Pirated versions of the film can be found containing Combe's music, however the studio distanced themselves from him after the Tchaikovsky estate finally agreed to terms. The Black Swan versions of both 'Mr Clickety Cane' and 'Newspaper Mama' can be found on iTunes.
[edit] Discography
- Vagabond (1982)
- Songs for Little Kids (1982)
- Spaghetti Bolognaise (1985)
- Toffee Apple (1987)
- Newspaper Mama (1988)
- Chopsticks (1989)
- Peter Combe's Christmas Album (1990) (Music from this album is also featured on the 1992-released video 'Peter Combe's Christmas Under the Stars', which features a live performance in Adelaide in Christmas 1991)
- The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (1990) (This album was re-released as 'Live and Rocking' in 2000)
- Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (1993)
- Spook (1993)
- Greatest Hits (1994)
- Little Groover (1996)
- Best Friends (1999)
- Songs From a Telephone Box (2002)
- Ticke Pot - Up and About (2002)
- Wash Your Face in Orange Juice (2003)
- Classic Fairy Tales (2003)
- Re-invented (Year of release unknown)
- Peter Combe's Triple Pack
- Classic Fairy Tales - Volume 2 (2004)
- Live at Jive (With the Juicy Juicy Green Band) (2008)
- Kiddywinks (2009)
