Thirsty Merc
Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004 Baker was replaced by Sean Carey who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Smith in 2010. Thirsty Merc have released one extended play, First Work (September 2003), and four studio albums: Thirsty Merc (August 2004), Slideshows (April 2007), Mousetrap Heart (June 2010) and Shifting Gears (September 2015). The band have sold over 200,000 albums, toured extensively around Australia, and received national radio airplay for their tracks.
In June 2005 Billboard's Christie Eliezer felt their debut album showed "eclectic rock-, classical- and jazz-influenced pop [that] appealed to Australian radio programmers". The work reached the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by ARIA for shipment of 70,000 units by the end of 2005. Slideshows peaked at No. 4 in Australia – their highest position. It reached No. 38 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, however Thirsty Merc had attained No. 29 in that market. The group were nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2005 and the Thistlethwayte-written track, "20 Good Reasons", was nominated for Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2008. From 2006, their song "In the Summertime" was the opening theme for the Australian TV reality show, Bondi Rescue.
Thirsty Merc (album)
Thirsty Merc is the debut studio album release by Australian rock band Thirsty Merc released in 2004.
History
In 2004, Lindsay Gravina, who has produced albums for The Living End and Magic Dirt produced the Thirsty Merc's first full length eponymous (self-titled) album. The album included re-recorded versions of the songs "Katie Q," "Wasting Time," and "Emancipate Myself." From the album, there were three more singles released: "My Completeless", "Someday, Someday", and "In the Summertime" all to moderate radio and chart success. "In the Summertime" is used as the theme to Channel 10 reality television program Bondi Rescue.
In August 2005 the album was re-released with two extra tracks, "When The Weather Is Fine" which was also released as a single, and an alternate version of "Someday, Someday" and also a secret track "Joelene".
Charts and certifications
The album reached a chart peak moderately at #15 on the Australian ARIA Charts, but its sales were steady enough to place it at #37 in the end of year chart for 2005, and #12 of Australian releases. the album spent over a year on the albums charts and sold over 120,000 copies, allowing platinum status and shyly missing out on double platinum by 20,000 sales.
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ALBUMS
- Mousetrap Heart released: 2010
- Slideshows released: 2007
- Thirsty Merc released: 2005
Thirsty Merc
Released 2005- My Completeness
- Emancipate Myself
- Undivided Love
- I Wish Somebody Would Build a Bridge (So I Can Get Over Myself)
- In the Summertime
- Someday, Someday
- Hope
- Katie Q
- Baby Tell Me I'm the Only One
- Wasting Time
- Everything but You
- Claude Monet
- Like Snow
- When the Weather Is Fine
- Someday, Someday (alternate version)
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20 Good Reasons
by: Thirsty MercThey said love hurts
I wrote that book
I climbed that wall
I had one look
But you just came around
To say hello
The streets were filled
With guilty hearts
And here was I
Right from the start
And I lost everything
When I lost you
So tell me
Why should I let you go
Give me twenty good reasons
I need to know
And at the point
There was no pain
There was no sky
There was no rain
For all there was was you
And your sweet face
But life is life
And things will change
Like scenes upon an
Actor's stage
Tomorrow comes today
for all we know
So tell me baby
Why should I let you go
Give me twenty good reasons
I need to know
Give me twenty good reasons
Give me twenty good reasons
Give me twenty good reasons