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David Malouf said poetry could never occur in Brisbane in the 70s and 80s. The Saints proved otherwise – and revolutionised the music industryChris Bailey, lead singer of Australian band the Saints, diesIn 1976 – regardless of whether he or anyone else thought so at the time – 19-year-old Chris Bailey was the voice of Brisbane.(I’m) Stranded, the first single he cut with his band the Saints, tore through like nothing else on the radio. Bailey’s singing recalled the young Van Morrison: impatient, howling, spitting out lyrics that radiated the indignities and frustrations of growing up in a city at the arse end of the world. Continue reading...