Aussie BBQ

Your esky is stuffed to the brim with tucker and tinnies, and the sun is shining. So, what more could you need for a ripper barbie? Heaps of great tunes, of course, and here's where you'll find them. Bring on the good times with the Beastie Boys ("Fight for Your Right").

We first heard it in 1979, during the final scene of Monty Python's [i]Life of Brian[/i] — a jaunty show tune for the doomed. Since then, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" has become the ultimate barbie sing-along, the signature song for the easygoing. Rose Tattoo offers a harder-rockin' song of defiance with "We Can't Be Beaten."

We really crank it up in this final batch of classic barbie sounds, in the company of Stevie Wright and his '70s fist-pumper "Evie, Pt 1, Let Your Hair Hang Down"; Dr. Feelgood and the thumpin' blues beat of "Milk and Alcohol"; and Survivor, whose "Eye of the Tiger" can make the most stonkered among us feel like Rocky.

Let's face it, there are few occasions more satisfying than a full-on, all-day Barbie — the perfect way to kick back, catch up with family and friends, soak up the joys of summer, and get rotten al fresco. Working on the assumption that all you outdoor gourmets have the tucker under control, we've decided to take care of the jukebox, and offer you this outstanding collection of sizzlin', hard-rockin', cooked-to-perfection sounds, delivered with extra relish by the likes of Daddy Cool, Men at Work, Jet, and oh-so-many more . . .