"Australiana" (Spanish for "Australian") is a spoken-word comedy single by Austen Tayshus, written by Billy Birmingham and recorded live at The Comedy Store, Sydney, in 1983.
1 single in Australia in 1983 for eight weeks, seven of them consecutive.
[1] The single was banned in Victoria for a week, due to the B-side "The Comedy Commando".
This led to a gap between the record's first number one placing (15 August) and its seven-week run at the number one spot (5 September – 17 October).
The single was rereleased on CD in 2003 (EMI 7243 5 52755 0 9), containing the A-side and the video for the A-side, but not the original B-side.
[2] The sketch is built on extensive sets of equivocations that form puns relating to Australian place names and icons, for example: My mate, Boomer, rang.
Alice springs into action.
Do you wanna game of euchre, Lyptus?
Dar wins every time.
Swim in the River, Ina.
Vinyl (RRT 606) CD single (5527550) ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.