APRA AMCOS are responsible for the non-profit collection and distribution of songwriting royalties to songsmiths around Australia and each year they host the annual APRA Music Awards and this year there were some interesting results, as well as some outrageous happenings.
Nope, it wasn’t something ludicrous like Angus Stone invading the stage attesting that 5 Second Of Summer had the best release of 2014 a la Kanye West at The Grammys nor was it the bizarre award acceptance video by the face of Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz (yep, that actually happened), as found by the folk at FasterLouder, it was Jimmy Barnes covering/murdering Sia’s ‘Chandelier’.
The original working class man is alongside Diesel as well as a chorusing trio who give provide enjoyable soul to the otherwise throat-tearing rendition of the 1000 Forms Of Fear classic, Barnsy givin’ his famous pain-stricken grimace as he fails to coax the crowd into even a slight sway.
You can see the cringeworthy video below however we have to warn you, this is actually a lot worse than you think:
And while we’re at it, this is who APRA AMCOS should have enlisted to belt out the instant pop classic:
APRA Music 2015 Award Winners
Song of the Year
Title: ‘Chandelier’
Artist: Sia
Writers: Sia Furler / Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP)
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd
Songwriter of the Year
Sia
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writers: Michael Clifford / Luke Hemmings / Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) P/L
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Fifa Riccobono
Most Played Australian Work
Title: ‘Geronimo’
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: ‘Heart Beats Slow’
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd
Country Work of the Year
Title: ‘Give Her the World’
Artist: Adam Eckersley Band
Writers: Adam Eckersley / Danelle Leverett* (ASCAP) / Jason Reeves* (ASCAP)
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd*
Dance Work of the Year
Title: ‘Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)’
Artist: Joel Fletcher feat. Savage>
Writers: Joel Fletcher Allan* / Demetrius Savelio / Nathan Holmes / Aaron Ngawhika
Publishers: 120 Publishing Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Pop Work of the Year
Title: ‘Geronimo’
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd
Rock Work of the Year
Title: ‘Love You Deserve’
Artist: Stonefield
Writers: Amy Findlay / Hannah Findlay / Holly Findlay / Sarah Findlay
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Urban Work of the Year
Title: ‘Tightrope’
Artist: Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens
Writers: Illy / M-Phazes*
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
Artist: Gotye featuring Kimbra
Writers: Wally de Backer / Luiz Bonfa*
Publishers: J Albert and Son Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd*
International Work of the Year
Title: ‘Happy’
Artist: Pharrell Williams
Writer: Pharrell Williams
Publishers: Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Pictures Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd
