LATEST ADDITIONS
04.10.21: Three tracks from the 'GNW: Unseen & Obscene' VHS - 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'I Wanna Make You My Lady' and 'Perfect Day' - thanks to 'Little Red' for these. Links to Paul's latest two offical releases - 'Bloody Lovelies' with Gatesy of Tripod and 'I've Seen The Future, And You're Not In It' - have also been added to the music page.
24.05.21: An improptu live performance of 'Stone Crows' by Paul & Gatesy of Tripod, peformed in a stairwell backstage before a 2019 show. Thanks to 'M' for sending this one in.
08.09.20: A fan recording of songs from 'The Dark Garden', a show of Paul's from Adelaide in 2013. Thanks to 'DeeZee' for sending this in. If anyone has a higher quality recording from this performance, please send it in via the 'Submit Music' page.
08.02.19: A high quality version of 'The Girl', from a performance on The Sideshow in 2007. Thanks to 'Mugz' for this addition.
28.08.17: A version of DAAS's 'Blue' with the audio quality slightly improved - thanks to Norm for sending this in. Both this and the original uploaded version are available for download on the DAAS page.
29.01.17: A better quality version of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', a b-side on the 'Bottle' single. Thanks to Claire for sending this one in, along with the cover artwork for the GUD live bootleg.
06.10.16: A recording of the 2002 Australian production of 'The Witches Of Eastwick' musical, featuring Paul McDermott in one of the leading roles. Massive thanks to 'The Graken' for sending this one in.
25.01.15: A couple of new additions; 'That's My Beer' which can be found on the music page, and a DAAS performance of 'Root Shaft'; thanks to 'Beccie2202' for sending these in.
06.09.14: More DAAS, coming at you; new additions are 'We're A Family', 'Punk's Not Dead', 'Little Gospel Song', 'It's Tim', 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', 'Brendan Behan Is Dead', all from performances on The Big Gig, as well a rare performance of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', visit the 'DAAS' page to download. There's 'Welcome To Stupidville' and 'Goodnight Princess' performed by Paul, now on the 'Music' page. Thanks to Phillipa for sending all these in.
09.04.14: After having the album listed for a few years now, 'DAAS Bootleg: Live In Edinburgh' is now available to download on the DAAS page. Big thanks to Grace for sending this one in.
16.03.14: A copy of a live bootleg from 2002 of a performance by GUD, a musical comedy act which featured Paul. Thanks to Dippun for sending this in.
13.01.14: A more recent live performance of 'Slow Ride' sent in by andiyar and 'Planet' from The Sideshow, sent in by EmiJ. Thanks to both of them for sending these in. Also the song 'Only You' from Good News Weekend.
01.09.13: 'Cracklin' Rosie', 'REM Medley', 'Friday Night' and a higher quality version of 'Stayin' Alive', all from Claudia.
08.06.13: Seven new additions; 'Stone Crows' from a recent Melbourne performance, 'Unchain My Heart' from GNW and 'Tempted', 'Look At Me', 'Perfect Day', 'I Just Don't Know What To Do' and 'Yeah Yeah' from GNW Night Lite. Thanks to Danny, Mel and Claudia for sending these in.
05.05.13: A better quality version of 'Stripped', sent in by Bboyle and an all new cover of the Cat Stevens song 'The First Cut Is The Deepest', sent in by Mel. Also apologies if you've sent something in and it's still not up yet; busy time of the year for me, but don't worry, I will get around to it eventually!
15.04.13: 'I Will Always Love You', 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Opus Of Peace' and 'Love You Save', all from Good News Week and various spinoffs. Thanks to Jaythulhu for sending these ones in.
05.04.13: Four new additions; 'Advance Australia Fair' from The Great Debate, 'She' from GNW Night Lite, 'Sacred Heart' from GNW and a better quality version of 'Psycho Killer'. Thanks again to Claudia for these.
22.03.13: 'Slow Ride', an all new song recorded during the Adelaide Fringe Festival run of 'Paul Sings'. It was recorded in midnight in a carpark. Thanks to Bim for sending this one in.
21.03.13: Four songs from GNW Night Lite; 'Mercy', 'Everything And More', 'Sad Fuckers Of The World' and 'Windmills Of My Mind'. Thanks to Claudia for sending these in. Download via the all new 'GNW: Night Lite' section on the music page
11.03.13: 'Shut Up / Kiss Me' single, in higher quality version than the previous one on the site. Also includes the two b-sides, 'Happiness' and 'Kiss Me' (Demondogdub) from the original single release.
27.02.13: 'Paul Sings', in audio form, this is taken from the official recording of Paul's live show, although I advise you also get a copy of DVD from www.gnwtv.com.au/store/. Thanks to Claudia for sending this in.
15.09.12: Early DAAS rarity, 'Let It Swing' is now up in full on the DAAS page! Although not the highest quality, it's still a good look back at the early days. Thanks to Alistair for sending it in. Also thanks to Chelsea for sending in lyrics for 'Good Times', 'I Was Made For Loving You', 'I Got The Music In Me' and 'Keith'.
31.08.12: 'Ship of Love', from an early DAAS release, 'Let It Swing' which is currently out of print and quite rare. Visit the Doug Anthony All Stars page to download. Thanks to Lucy for sending this in.
10.08.12: Finally got around to updating the DAAS page; I've added the rough copy of the unreleased album 'Blue' from my collection. If anyone has a better quality copy, please get in touch with me. I'm also after 'Let It Swing', so if you've got than one, make sure to send it in.
08.08.12: 'Transcended'; same recording as before, but with a slightly different mix and quality. Click on the large download button for the new version, but I've also left a link to the old version below, marked 'Alternate Mix'. Thanks once more John for sending this one in.
26.04.12: 'Good Times' and 'Take Me To The River', both from The Comedy Festival All Stars Supershow, 'I Was Made For Loving You' and 'Psycho Killer', from GNW, 'Whales', from the 2008 Great Debate and another version of 'Take Me To The River', from The Sideshow. Thanks to James for sending these in, most in high quality.
25.04.12: Two separate versions of 'The Darkness', from GNW and The Great Debate, both in high quality. Also new is Paul's song 'Charity' from the 2008 Comedy Gala event, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Thanks again to John for sending these in.
22.04.12: 'I Hate You' which features Paul's comedy stylings from the compilation album, 'Native Tongues; Loudspeaker', over a funky backing track. Thanks to John for sending it in. Visit the music page to download.
20.04.12: Paul's full performance at The Spiegeltent, performing songs from GNW, GUD, DAAS and Comedy Galas is now available to view. Scroll down to watch the video.
20.11.11: They've been a while coming, but The Good News Week Tapes, Volumes One and two are now up in their entirety, and you can download each as a whole rather than individual songs!
19.11.11: Two more cover songs from GNW Tapes that missed being uploaded when this website went live; 'I Got The Music In Me' and 'Under The Milkyway', both featuring three singers. Visit the music page to download for free.
16.09.11: Doug Anthony All Stars' live album 'Dead And Alive' (currently out of print). Visit the DAAS page to download.
05.09.11: Paul's song from the debut episode of 'Good News World' about Tony Abbott and his red speedoes. (High Quality). Visit the music page to listen to and download the song for free.
24.05.21: An improptu live performance of 'Stone Crows' by Paul & Gatesy of Tripod, peformed in a stairwell backstage before a 2019 show. Thanks to 'M' for sending this one in.
08.09.20: A fan recording of songs from 'The Dark Garden', a show of Paul's from Adelaide in 2013. Thanks to 'DeeZee' for sending this in. If anyone has a higher quality recording from this performance, please send it in via the 'Submit Music' page.
08.02.19: A high quality version of 'The Girl', from a performance on The Sideshow in 2007. Thanks to 'Mugz' for this addition.
28.08.17: A version of DAAS's 'Blue' with the audio quality slightly improved - thanks to Norm for sending this in. Both this and the original uploaded version are available for download on the DAAS page.
29.01.17: A better quality version of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', a b-side on the 'Bottle' single. Thanks to Claire for sending this one in, along with the cover artwork for the GUD live bootleg.
06.10.16: A recording of the 2002 Australian production of 'The Witches Of Eastwick' musical, featuring Paul McDermott in one of the leading roles. Massive thanks to 'The Graken' for sending this one in.
25.01.15: A couple of new additions; 'That's My Beer' which can be found on the music page, and a DAAS performance of 'Root Shaft'; thanks to 'Beccie2202' for sending these in.
06.09.14: More DAAS, coming at you; new additions are 'We're A Family', 'Punk's Not Dead', 'Little Gospel Song', 'It's Tim', 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', 'Brendan Behan Is Dead', all from performances on The Big Gig, as well a rare performance of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', visit the 'DAAS' page to download. There's 'Welcome To Stupidville' and 'Goodnight Princess' performed by Paul, now on the 'Music' page. Thanks to Phillipa for sending all these in.
09.04.14: After having the album listed for a few years now, 'DAAS Bootleg: Live In Edinburgh' is now available to download on the DAAS page. Big thanks to Grace for sending this one in.
16.03.14: A copy of a live bootleg from 2002 of a performance by GUD, a musical comedy act which featured Paul. Thanks to Dippun for sending this in.
13.01.14: A more recent live performance of 'Slow Ride' sent in by andiyar and 'Planet' from The Sideshow, sent in by EmiJ. Thanks to both of them for sending these in. Also the song 'Only You' from Good News Weekend.
01.09.13: 'Cracklin' Rosie', 'REM Medley', 'Friday Night' and a higher quality version of 'Stayin' Alive', all from Claudia.
08.06.13: Seven new additions; 'Stone Crows' from a recent Melbourne performance, 'Unchain My Heart' from GNW and 'Tempted', 'Look At Me', 'Perfect Day', 'I Just Don't Know What To Do' and 'Yeah Yeah' from GNW Night Lite. Thanks to Danny, Mel and Claudia for sending these in.
05.05.13: A better quality version of 'Stripped', sent in by Bboyle and an all new cover of the Cat Stevens song 'The First Cut Is The Deepest', sent in by Mel. Also apologies if you've sent something in and it's still not up yet; busy time of the year for me, but don't worry, I will get around to it eventually!
15.04.13: 'I Will Always Love You', 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Opus Of Peace' and 'Love You Save', all from Good News Week and various spinoffs. Thanks to Jaythulhu for sending these ones in.
05.04.13: Four new additions; 'Advance Australia Fair' from The Great Debate, 'She' from GNW Night Lite, 'Sacred Heart' from GNW and a better quality version of 'Psycho Killer'. Thanks again to Claudia for these.
22.03.13: 'Slow Ride', an all new song recorded during the Adelaide Fringe Festival run of 'Paul Sings'. It was recorded in midnight in a carpark. Thanks to Bim for sending this one in.
21.03.13: Four songs from GNW Night Lite; 'Mercy', 'Everything And More', 'Sad Fuckers Of The World' and 'Windmills Of My Mind'. Thanks to Claudia for sending these in. Download via the all new 'GNW: Night Lite' section on the music page
11.03.13: 'Shut Up / Kiss Me' single, in higher quality version than the previous one on the site. Also includes the two b-sides, 'Happiness' and 'Kiss Me' (Demondogdub) from the original single release.
27.02.13: 'Paul Sings', in audio form, this is taken from the official recording of Paul's live show, although I advise you also get a copy of DVD from www.gnwtv.com.au/store/. Thanks to Claudia for sending this in.
15.09.12: Early DAAS rarity, 'Let It Swing' is now up in full on the DAAS page! Although not the highest quality, it's still a good look back at the early days. Thanks to Alistair for sending it in. Also thanks to Chelsea for sending in lyrics for 'Good Times', 'I Was Made For Loving You', 'I Got The Music In Me' and 'Keith'.
31.08.12: 'Ship of Love', from an early DAAS release, 'Let It Swing' which is currently out of print and quite rare. Visit the Doug Anthony All Stars page to download. Thanks to Lucy for sending this in.
10.08.12: Finally got around to updating the DAAS page; I've added the rough copy of the unreleased album 'Blue' from my collection. If anyone has a better quality copy, please get in touch with me. I'm also after 'Let It Swing', so if you've got than one, make sure to send it in.
08.08.12: 'Transcended'; same recording as before, but with a slightly different mix and quality. Click on the large download button for the new version, but I've also left a link to the old version below, marked 'Alternate Mix'. Thanks once more John for sending this one in.
26.04.12: 'Good Times' and 'Take Me To The River', both from The Comedy Festival All Stars Supershow, 'I Was Made For Loving You' and 'Psycho Killer', from GNW, 'Whales', from the 2008 Great Debate and another version of 'Take Me To The River', from The Sideshow. Thanks to James for sending these in, most in high quality.
25.04.12: Two separate versions of 'The Darkness', from GNW and The Great Debate, both in high quality. Also new is Paul's song 'Charity' from the 2008 Comedy Gala event, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Thanks again to John for sending these in.
22.04.12: 'I Hate You' which features Paul's comedy stylings from the compilation album, 'Native Tongues; Loudspeaker', over a funky backing track. Thanks to John for sending it in. Visit the music page to download.
20.04.12: Paul's full performance at The Spiegeltent, performing songs from GNW, GUD, DAAS and Comedy Galas is now available to view. Scroll down to watch the video.
20.11.11: They've been a while coming, but The Good News Week Tapes, Volumes One and two are now up in their entirety, and you can download each as a whole rather than individual songs!
19.11.11: Two more cover songs from GNW Tapes that missed being uploaded when this website went live; 'I Got The Music In Me' and 'Under The Milkyway', both featuring three singers. Visit the music page to download for free.
16.09.11: Doug Anthony All Stars' live album 'Dead And Alive' (currently out of print). Visit the DAAS page to download.
05.09.11: Paul's song from the debut episode of 'Good News World' about Tony Abbott and his red speedoes. (High Quality). Visit the music page to listen to and download the song for free.
LATEST OFFICAL RELEASE
SITE UPDATES
10.05.20: Migration to the new website interface mostly complete, with the seperate DAAS page also now merged with the main music page. A few small functionalities, such as lyrics and the ability to download individual songs from an albums, are still missing, but will return soon.
08.05.20: A long, long overdue website overhaul, fixing bugs, a refreshed look and feel - and making the site function better on mobile. Updates will be progressively rolled out over the next few days, things may be slightly buggy in the short term.
17.03.14: A few minor user interface tweaks, including updated menu bar and some changes to make the site more compatible with Internet Explorer. Although once again; things will still look at lot better in Firefox or Chrome.
15.03.13: Major site overhaul on the way, with a new music page already live, with the rest of the site to follow. Also been some major changes in the way the music is now sorted, see the information on the music page for more.
Archived: IMPORTANT NEWS 11/03/2012. Posted by Admin.
So an unfortunate thing happened about a week ago; the entire music page of the site was lost, meaning I've had to start from scratch rebuilding it. The positive outcome is, I've been able to make some changes to the page which I've wanted to do for some time now. From now on, all songs will be organized under either albums OR collections based on the original source of the song (e.g.; Good News Week, The Sideshow, etc.) if they don't belong to an album.
This means there'll be no more doubling up of songs under 'Complete Albums' and 'Individual Songs' as there was before. However don't worry; I've also left the option to download only a couple of songs from an album, if you don't need them all. I've also gone through, re-uploading all the songs and corrected all the .mp3 tags, to fit with this new system. This will also be easier for me to maintain and add new songs, as well as being a better way of bringing similar songs together, as opposed to scattered randomly under one collection with the old system.
24.08.12: So it's official; this site is now roughly one year old! Huge thanks to everyone who has sent something in and shared the site! I've also added a forum to site; head over if you've got something to share!
25.04.12: Some more minor changes in the overall look, including a new, simpler uploading form. Also Internet Explorer still displays certain elements of this site incorrectly, so switch your web browser to Firefox or Chrome if you haven't already.
20.11.11: Check out the new search bar with quick links on the music page. I've also carried out some minor changes in website looks, so it all looks more streamlined now. Also the upload policy has been updated, visit the link at music page to view.
16.09.11: Doug Anthony All Stars page is now live! It features a biography, an image gallery and a discography with links to buy or download all the albums. Lyrics and reviews coming soon!
29.08.11: Submission box is now up and ready to use! Head over to the 'Submit Music' page to send in a song to help the database grow.
25.08.11: Song lyrics are now up for all songs!
24.08.11: Site is now live, with 23 songs in the database and the forum up and running. Working on getting a drop-box.
08.05.20: A long, long overdue website overhaul, fixing bugs, a refreshed look and feel - and making the site function better on mobile. Updates will be progressively rolled out over the next few days, things may be slightly buggy in the short term.
17.03.14: A few minor user interface tweaks, including updated menu bar and some changes to make the site more compatible with Internet Explorer. Although once again; things will still look at lot better in Firefox or Chrome.
15.03.13: Major site overhaul on the way, with a new music page already live, with the rest of the site to follow. Also been some major changes in the way the music is now sorted, see the information on the music page for more.
Archived: IMPORTANT NEWS 11/03/2012. Posted by Admin.
So an unfortunate thing happened about a week ago; the entire music page of the site was lost, meaning I've had to start from scratch rebuilding it. The positive outcome is, I've been able to make some changes to the page which I've wanted to do for some time now. From now on, all songs will be organized under either albums OR collections based on the original source of the song (e.g.; Good News Week, The Sideshow, etc.) if they don't belong to an album.
This means there'll be no more doubling up of songs under 'Complete Albums' and 'Individual Songs' as there was before. However don't worry; I've also left the option to download only a couple of songs from an album, if you don't need them all. I've also gone through, re-uploading all the songs and corrected all the .mp3 tags, to fit with this new system. This will also be easier for me to maintain and add new songs, as well as being a better way of bringing similar songs together, as opposed to scattered randomly under one collection with the old system.
24.08.12: So it's official; this site is now roughly one year old! Huge thanks to everyone who has sent something in and shared the site! I've also added a forum to site; head over if you've got something to share!
25.04.12: Some more minor changes in the overall look, including a new, simpler uploading form. Also Internet Explorer still displays certain elements of this site incorrectly, so switch your web browser to Firefox or Chrome if you haven't already.
20.11.11: Check out the new search bar with quick links on the music page. I've also carried out some minor changes in website looks, so it all looks more streamlined now. Also the upload policy has been updated, visit the link at music page to view.
16.09.11: Doug Anthony All Stars page is now live! It features a biography, an image gallery and a discography with links to buy or download all the albums. Lyrics and reviews coming soon!
29.08.11: Submission box is now up and ready to use! Head over to the 'Submit Music' page to send in a song to help the database grow.
25.08.11: Song lyrics are now up for all songs!
24.08.11: Site is now live, with 23 songs in the database and the forum up and running. Working on getting a drop-box.
ABOUT THE SITE
Firstly; this site is not associated with the Australian comedian, TV personality and musician Paul McDermott in any way. You can find those sites
here and here.
However, as much of his music has never seen an official release in any form and much is currently out of print, the aim here is to spread his music which has been
featured on shows such as Good News Week, The Sideshow and The Comedy Festival as well as Paul's work with DAAS and GUD, alongside any other performances he may have done.
Here's the concept; if you have a better quality copy of any of the songs on here, more information about a song, lyrics or perhaps something which hasn't been uploaded yet, then send it in. The aim is create a near as complete collection of Paul's music as possible, with the best quality versions to be found on the web.
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or comments. Now, all that remains is to head to the music page to enter into the weird and wonderful world of Paul McDermott. . .
Tristan
Site Admin
Here's the concept; if you have a better quality copy of any of the songs on here, more information about a song, lyrics or perhaps something which hasn't been uploaded yet, then send it in. The aim is create a near as complete collection of Paul's music as possible, with the best quality versions to be found on the web.
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or comments. Now, all that remains is to head to the music page to enter into the weird and wonderful world of Paul McDermott. . .
Tristan
Site Admin
VIDEOS
Stairwell Songs
Paul McDermott and Steven Gates dropped by the backstage stairwell at City Recital Hall in Sydney to give us a taste of McDermott's 'Stone Crows' ahead of a show in 2019.SLOW RIDE
A new original song written by Paul and the team, this was a performance in a car park around midnight, during the Adelaide Fringe Festival run of 'Paul Sings' in 2013.PAUL SINGS
During the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012, three shows titled 'Paul Sings' were announced. It was a mixture of comedy and music, however music was the main focus, drawing on an extensive back catalogue from Good News Week, GUD, DAAS - and some rarities which hadn't been heard in some time.I was fortunate enough to attend the first evening and present my own recording of the night for those who couldn't be there.
Paul went on to tour the show as part of the MICF in 2013.