Same here

I've heard "touch my self" but never realized how punk/rock their other music was until now.

I am having this moment right now. I always detected a little feeling of irony/humor to ‘I Touch Myself’ but I had no idea….

X2.

Aussie pub music from the 70's and 80's - very fertile ground.... The sound of my youth. God, Chrissy was just sex personified.

I had no idea she was dead. Had to do some Googling. Such a shame.

Irreplaceable. Epic. completely epic.

Most Aussies do tho...and look at Van Gogh, struggled to sell a painting in life...sometimes true greatness waits until you’re dead...she’s not coming back, there will be no more Divinyls...this is her contribution and her body of work in toto, we can see the whole picture now.

@@virginiaviola5097 I totally agree. It is funny, I think I miss her so much more because I became used to having her music in my life. Now it isn't so I search for anything she did that I missed. I look for scraps of things she did.

@@canadianbuttpunchgoddess3058 it’s funny, I’m doing the same right now..and am surprised by how much stuff I didn’t know. There was so much incredible music coming out in Australia and it was all brilliant, I think that perhaps we fans got spread a bit thin when it came to actually buying music and seeing bands..I’m p*ssed now that I never got to see Divinyls live...but even tv appearances and on the radio Chrissy was unforgettable, in a class of her own. But really, they should have been so much bigger..their only really well known song internationally is so far from their best..

41 times! You lucky sod, bet you have some tales to tell.

@Warren552011 Yes dead set brilliant song live.

I would have been ecstatic to have seen just one show .. they were absolutely fabulous ..

Liam you are so lucky ffs 41 times! I saw them a handful of times. Coogee Bay Hotel Selinas was epic. Anthems indeed

Saw them once .. consider myself lucky

She was the real deal!

I heard this for the first time today. And the 10 th. I can't get enough of it. She channeled her music through every part of her body. Not concerned with being pretty, standing the right way... none of that self-centeredness. She had that quirkiness of Joe Cocker. It's the way those two just let it flow out of them like they were uncontrollably hemorrhaging emotion.. It's sexy as hell and I'm so jealous of anyone who feels that free. Too many singers are preoccupied with appearance. HOW did this planet no longer need her at 53? And for her to pretty much be dying from the age of 39. What an absolute waste, and if I'm EVER face to face with God, I'll be asking him WHY...how unbelievably cruel to strike down that amazing woman that gave us so much. Her ALL. I hope my comment drags you back to her after a two year absence. You'll just fall in love all over again. I need every CD for my car. My Bluetooth in my Kia doesn't. mesh with my android. I'm going to grab everything I can find of theirs on eBay.

It's one of mine as well! Along with most of the others from this album!!!!

When I listen to this I hear 'Life can be lonely,life can be very sad,life can be something you wish you never had.

The intensity and single-minded determination within those beautiful eyes says it all...(1:12) At the very least, Chrissy was the indisputable queen of alternative rock, a trailblazer and an inspiration to other young women that the limits are only those set by one's self....as long as you have the talent and the courage to chew off a really big piece....interesting and wonderful things can happen. This was a very important gig in the fact that it was an NBC network program (Rock n Roll Tonight) across the nation and into Canada...audience size could have been considerable. I remember watching a few times (unfortunately not this one) and I believe it was on just after midnight friday or maybe sat. The importance was clearly reflected in their flawless, inspired performance from beginning to end.

I agree with you boy

I saw Chrissie and the Divinyls in the Eighites such a great band and a brilliant singer was Chrissie R.I.P. ❤️🌺🌸🦋🌈🙂

Australian millennials certainly Know who she is. She’s an icon here.

@@jacqsprat4645 . I hope you are right. Because ZEE generation know nothing about famous Australian bands.

@@bobdooly3706 too true

Sad but true. I know every generation thinks the music of their time was the best ever, but in the case of those of us who grew up in the 80's and 90's it was true!

+Linda Jones You are damn right that she was one of the finest front woman any band could hope for. I said several years ago on a post of one of the Boys in Town videos that Chrissy was right up there with Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar (early stuff) and Chrissie Hynde. Chrissy on stage presented the attitude of Slick, the sexuality and mysteriousness of Nicks and Hynde, and the sheer power of both Slick and Benatar. Not to mention the raw recklessness of Joplin. She deserves to be mentioned in that circle and in my opinion was one the top 5 female rockers of all time. She nor the band got the credit they deserved in the U.S.A. and this was a travesty. Rest in Peace Christina you were a true diamond in the rough.

Linda Jones Well said

Charlie? as in the substance? not the person?

Julius G .......no, Charley Drayton - Chrissy’s husband.

Born in 59 died 2013, she was 53

Reality for many of the little people out there who had bad luck in life and can't get a break, I relate 100%.

Do you happen to know where abouts? My great gran's name was Elsie and I remember her living alone in a flat in Sydney. Always seemed so alone, quiet and sad, lost her young husband in the war. I get goosebumps thinking that this song could be about her.

@@Lillith444 .Pity you weren't a visitor.

Apparently my granny Elsie never lived in Darlinghurst or anywhere that close to the city. And thinking about it, she would've had her two daughters and their children (my mum being the eldest) who would have visited. Case of mistaken identity, but the parallels are uncanny. I really feel for the Elsie in this song, thanks to Chrissy's amazing ability to bring this sad but true story to life. What an absolute gift 🙏

We talk about how great the ‘70’s and ‘80’s were, but there were a lot of people who fell through the cracks..Australia could certainly be a cold, hard country back then.

When I hear it, I know so many women from where I lived in my teens that it pertains too.... Separate to that I actually DID spend some time as a teen (ran away) living in Darlinghurst. Brilliant lyricist.

He had good taste!

🤔

Front woman 🤷‍♀️

Oh, hell, not at all. We loved her.

Sashabooboo ..and?...who cares??

A guitar player. An electric guitar plugged into an amplifier doesn't sound like that naturally. Different methods are employed to achieve the tone. I listed a way I've found that accomplished a similar tone.

Wow a dog that can type

+Sashabooboo...Yes, the Rotovibe and other similar effects units were designed to replicate that marvelous sound produced by a Leslie cabinet rotory speaker as connected to a Hammond B3 and apply it to the electric guitar. I'm a keyboard player so my knowledge is limited in this area, but I do remember years ago some guitar players using Leslies...the effect was awesome.

@Warren552011 she was in Europe during the black September attacks which occurred in 71,72,73 so '59 would have been impossible.

@Warren552011 yes, it's in her book.