It’s December 2014, somewhere in the days after Christmas. I’m 21 and in the passenger seat of a friend’s old Daewoo, taking turns to drive it up to Byron for that year’s Falls Festival.

It’s a stinking hot afternoon. The windows are down. We are approaching turn-offs for Forster and holding mild concerns about how our Korean chariot will handle the rest of the long trip. Its tiny back seat is packed to the brim — bags, tents, and another friend stuffed in among them. We should have left earlier, we say. Tired and sweaty, morale is sliding.

Then, we hear the violins.

Pop duo The Veronicas’ ranked third in yesterday’s Hottest 100 Australian Songs countdown.

When Untouched by The Veronicas ranked third in yesterday Hottest 100 Australian Songs Countdown, ahead of more obviously “Aussie” classics like Beds are Burning, You’re........

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