South Australia - Who sings?

[Ralle]

A friend of mine are having a debate regarding the Pogues version of South Australia. WHO is the singer?

R

[Low D]

That would be Terry.

[Ralle]

ARE we 100 % sure? One of us thinks it actually may be Spider Stacy. I would really like a 100% confirmation. Perhaps from any who was there when it was recorded. There is alot on stake here, gentleman. A LOT...

R

[Ralle]

... It is Terry. one of us just lost a lot. . .

[Ralle]

PS. thank you a lot fotr the help regarding the question. be safe, be proud, be Pogue Mahone.

R

[Hennybhoy]

Surely Terry

[firehazard]

Surely Terry

It most certainly was Mr Woods. Love that song.

[Low D]

ARE we 100 % sure? One of us thinks it actually may be Spider Stacy. I would really like a 100% confirmation. Perhaps from any who was there when it was recorded. There is alot on stake here, gentleman. A LOT...

R

I hear ya, when i first started listening to the band, Terry & Spider sounded alike to me, and for sure there's a similarity. But after having listened to a bunch of other Terry Woods stuff, it's funny because now they sound nothing alike to me! I think it's delivery as much as anything, Spider has a more, er, forceful delivery. And to be fair, Terry belts it out on South Australia, so it's not surprising it would confuse.

[Villajohn]

Terry Woods is the lead man on South Oz,though when it was originally performed live in the latter half of of 1986,Spider was more prominent with the harmony bits,maybe on the studio version also,though methinks other band members would have joined in,of course it is the same Mr.Woods who utters a naughty word at the very end,pure class Terry.