Vanda & Young were an Australian songwriting and producing duo composed of

Harry Vanda Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (born 22 March 1946), better known as Harry Vanda, is a Dutch-Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as lead guitarist of the 1960s Australian rock band the Easybeats who wi ...

(real name Van den Berg) and

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. They performed as members of 1960s Australian rock group

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where Vanda was their lead guitarist and backing singer and Young was their rhythm guitarist and backing singer. Vanda & Young co-wrote all of the Easybeats' later songs including their international hit "

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" and they produced themselves from 1967. Young was the older brother of

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and

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of the hard rock band

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and younger brother of

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(who used the pseudonym George Alexander) of the English band

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. After the Easybeats disbanded in 1969, Vanda & Young were songwriters and producers for their own projects such as the Marcus Hook Roll Band (EMI), Paintbox (Youngblood) and Haffey's Whiskey Sour (Deram),

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, and for other acts including producing early albums for AC/DC; they were staff producers for

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from 1973. In 1988 the

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(ARIA) acknowledged the iconic status of Vanda & Young when they were inducted into the inaugural

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; in 2005 the Easybeats were also inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) surveyed 100 music industry personalities for the APRA Top Ten Best Australian Songs of All Time where "Friday on My Mind" was declared No. 1. Their song for

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, " Love Is in the Air", was declared the 'Most played Australian song overseas' by APRA following its use on the 1992 film ''

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''.

1964–1969: The Easybeats

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Migrant Hostel in Sydney. At the hostel five migrants - English, Dutch and Scottish - formed The Easybeats:

Stevie Wright Stephen Carlton Wright (20 December 1947 – 27 December 2015) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Called Australia's first international pop star, he is best known for being the lead singer of the Easybeats, who are widely rega ...

(lead vocals),

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(bass), Gordon Fleet (drums), Vanda (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Young (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). Wright was their initial lyricist with Young composing the music as Vanda's grasp of English was insufficient. They were signed by

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Records with

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producing their early recordings. By 1966 Vanda & Young had begun their writing partnership; together they penned the Easybeats' late 1960s recordings including "

" which reached No. 1 on the Australian singles charts in 1966 and "

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" (1968). The Easybeats became Australia's most popular and successful 1960s rock group. They travelled to the UK on 10 July 1966 where "Friday on My Mind" was produced by

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in November. In 1967 they toured Europe with the Rolling Stones, Australia in May 1967 and the USA in August with Gene Pitney. At this time Vanda & Young were producing their recordings; by late 1969 the group returned for a final tour of Australia and disbanded. Harry and George immediately returned to England to eke out a living as songwriters.

1970–1973: Based in UK

Back in the UK they assembled a group of Scottish musician friends - Alex Young (sax), Bobby Patrick (trumpet), Archie Leggatt (bass), Freddy Smith (drums), and Ian Campbell (bass and vocals) - to help them record a string of songs they hoped would be become hits. On most of these singles a Vanda/Young song would be on one side with an Alex Young song on the flip side. They recorded tracks under various names: Paintbox "Get Ready For Love" (1970), Tramp "Vietnam Rose" (1970), Moondance "Lazy River" (1970) and Eddie Avana "Children" (1970) all on Youngblood Records; "Lazy River" was also released in Australia under the name Vanda & Young (1970,

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- which peaked at number 42 in Australia). It was the only single ever released under their own names. They even tried resurrecting the name of Alex's defunct band Grapefruit for the single "Sha-Sha/Universal Party" (1971,

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). Both were Alex Young compositions. A whiskey company paid them to adopt the name Haffy's Whiskey Sour for their next single "Shot in the Head" (1971, Deram), later covered by

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. Their final product for Deram was to be "Working Class People" using the name Band of Hope (1972, unreleased). This song was later recorded by

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. In 1972 Vanda & Young formed Marcus Hook Roll Band and recorded the singles "Natural Man" and "Louisiana Lady" in London's

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during 1973 produced by

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(

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) using Ian Campbell on bass, Freddie Smith on drums and Alex Young on saxophone. Two of Waller's songs were used as B-sides. These singles were also released in the USA.

1973–1978: Return to Australia and AC/DC

During their songwriting phase in England Vanda & Young dutifully sent demos of their new songs to Ted Albert in Australia. Many of these became hits for local artists: "Falling in Love Again"

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; Erl Dalby "Can't Wait for September"; "Love Love Love" The Town Criers; "Come on Round"

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and Alison Durban; "Life is Getting Better" Flake; "Superman"

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; "Pasadena" John Young (aka

); "Working My Way Back to You" Bobbi Marchini. Ted Albert encouraged them to return to Australia in 1973 to establish

under

Records. Wally Waller followed them in order to make an album as the Marcus Hook Roll Band. George brought his teenage brothers, Malcolm and Angus, into the studio for the making of the album "Tales of Old Grandaddy" in order to teach them the process. As house producers for Albert Productions record label, they wrote for and/or produced many Australian chart-topping acts including Stevie Wright (ex-the Easybeats) with the no. 1 single " Evie",

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, Mark Williams, and the Angels. Vanda & Young wrote and produced all the hits for John Paul Young including " Standing in the Rain", "

I Hate the Music "I Hate the Music" is a pop song written by George Young and Harry Vanda and recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from the singer's second studio album, '' J.P.Y.'' (1976). I ...

", " Love Is in the Air" and "

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". They also produced early albums for AC/DC including ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 1975), ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1977), ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 1978).

1977–1992: Flash and the Pan

In their spare time Vanda & Young recorded as Flash and the Pan. They had two hit singles in Australia, including "Hey St. Peter" (Aust No. 5 1977) and "Down Among the Dead Men" (Aust No. 4 1978). They had more success in Europe with hits " Waiting for a Train" (UK No.7 1983), "Midnight Man" (1984), "Early Morning Wake Up Call" (1985), and "Ayla" (1987), from the albums ''Headlines'' (1982), '' Early Morning Wake Up Call'' (1985) and '' Nights in France'' (1987). In all they recorded six albums as Flash & the Pan.

1992–2005: ''Stiff Upper Lip''

In 2000 George Young was brought out of retirement to produce AC/DC's 2000 album ''

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''. Released by

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, it proved an international success, being RIAA certified as platinum in the United States. Vanda left his longtime partnership with Albert Productions in 2005 and started

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with his sons as a private recording studio. Vanda still resides in Sydney. In retirement George Young lived mostly in Portugal and England. He made regular visits back to Sydney. He died on 22 October 2017.

Legacy

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition (2009–present)

In 2009, Australian music publishing company Alberts united with

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to create an international songwriters competition, seeking to acknowledge "great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia (NRMTA)." Past winners of the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition have included

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(2009),

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(2011),

Isabella Manfredi Isabella Rubi "Izzi" Manfredi (born 1987) is an Australian pop rock singer, songwriter and activist from Sydney, New South Wales. Manfredi is best known as the former lead vocalist of indie rock band the Preatures. Her debut single, "Jealousy", ...

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(2013), Husky Gawenda (2014),

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(2016),

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(2018), and

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(2020).

Vanda & Young songs

This is a selected list of songs co-written by Vanda & Young: * "Friday On My Mind" – The Easybeats 1966 Aust No. 1, US No. 16, UK No. 6 * "Good Times" – The Easybeats 1968 (only ever a B-side on Easybeats singles!) * "St Louis" - The Easybeats 1969 Aust No. 21, USA No. 72 * "I'm on Fire" / "Watch Me Burn" – Mike Furber 1969 * "Yesterday was Just the Beginning of My Life" - Mark Williams NZ No. 1 * "Life is Getting Better" –

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June 1971 Aust No. 48. *" Evie, Parts 1, 2 & 3" – Stevie Wright 1974 Aust No. 1 *"Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" - William Shakespeare 1974 Aust No. 2 *"Guitar Band" – Stevie Wright 1975 Aust No. 13 *" My Little Angel" - William Shakespeare 1975 Aust No. 1 *"Yesterday's Hero" – John Paul Young 1975 Aust No. 8 *"Standing in the Rain" – John Paul Young 1976 Aust N0. 12 *"I Hate the Music" – John Paul Young 1976 Aust No. 2 *"Hey St Peter" – Flash and the Pan 1977 Aust No. 5 *"Love Is in the Air" – John Paul Young (1978) Aust No. 2, US No. 7, UK No. 5 *"Down Among the Dead Men" – Flash and the Pan 1978 Aust No. 4 *"Don't You Walk That Way" - Duke Jupiter 1982 *"

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" – Mark Williams 1989 Aust No. 9 *"Spend the Night" - Cheetah 1981 Aust N0. 31

Vanda & Young songs covered by Well-known Artists.

* "

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" –

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* "Friday On My Mind" –

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, etc. * "St. Louis" -

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* " Walking in the Rain" –

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* "Quick Reaction" - Al Wilson * "Yesterday's Hero" –

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* "Evie, Part 1 -

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* " Hard Road" –

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* "Guitar Band" -

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* "

" – Amen Corner, Hindu Love Gods (with

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All t ...

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with

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* "

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" –

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1995 (actually a reworking of "Good Times") * "Love is in the Air" -

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, etc. * "Things to Do" - John Farnham,

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* "Far Shore" -

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* " The Music Goes Round My Head" - The Saints * "Black Eyed Bruiser" – Rose Tattoo

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. Vanda & Young were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988. , - ! scope="row",

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, Themselves ,

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King of Pop Awards

The King of Pop Awards were voted by the readers of

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. The King of Pop award started in 1967 and ran through to 1978. , - ! scope="row", 1974 , Themselves , Best Australian Songwriter , , - ! scope="row", 1976 , Themselves , Best Australian Songwriter , , - ! scope="row" rowspan="2", 1978 , Themselves , Best Australian Songwriter , , - , Themselves , Best Australian Record Producer , * Note: Wins only

Countdown Music Awards

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'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''

''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. , - ! scope="row", 1982 , Themselves , Best Australian Producer ,

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Albert Music: Easybeats Facts
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