For sheer balls, she reminds me a lot of Patti Smith. Talented, with no fucks given!

stevie65able ......I dig Patti too (I’d love a “Fuck the clock” T-shirt 🤣), but she never impacted me the way Chrissy did. To be fair, I’ve never seen Patti live either but have always known and enjoyed her material and still have several of her original vinyls including one I’ve never seen before or since titled “Superbunny”. Chrissy though, would go from hiding (almost shyly) under her fringe, back to crowd, only to scare the be-Jesus out of the audience in a heartbeat, the lady was a mammoth talent.

Linda Jones....Regarding your main comment: The first time I heard this piece I was immediately captivated. It's beautifully haunting nature seductively imprints and inhabits....and one can never quite break the spell. But why on earth would anyone want to? Regarding the other bit below that: Linda..nice shade of blue....Lord have mercy, child. Now where did I put that soap.....🤨

@@lindadote Had a huge crush on her as a teenager, still do. The music scene in Melbourne back in the eighties was incredible.

john king .......as you know John, I love most everything Divinyls ever did but there was always something special about Elsie. I see the fabulous unedited version has found its way back but you’d be hard-pressed to fault this performance. Mark’s understated but crystal-clear guitar, the keys, bass, *everyone* just plays so well and then of course, there’s Chrissy’s mesmerising performance, it’s a beautiful piece of work imo. The fact that the song was based on a real person makes it even more profound imo.....Oh dear yes, busted haha! Patti wears a T-shirt with that on it and it nicely sums up how I feel about “time” and/or age. ☺️ Naturally, it’s the one site I didn’t check, ain’t that always the way? Be well....

I think GG Allin saw it too and was like "hold my syringe"

Kimo91024...Thanks for the timeline reference. You're the envy of many of us who consider this a genuinely epic performance. To help eliminate any possible confusion, Divinyls also played 'The Palace' in Los Angeles... 10 August 1983. Book source: Pleasure and Pain by Chrissy Amphlett.

Warren552011....That would certainly catch my eye in a crowded room...but it seems as though there are no crowded rooms these days. Wings of Pegasus ''British guitarist analyzes'' regularly asks for suggestions of performances that might be of interest for analysis so in his latest posting I suggested one. Probably wasting my time but I'd love to see him take a close look at this one and allow more people to see that there was a hell of a lot more to Divinyls than ''I Touch Myself''.

Hard to believe now looking back. Took it for granted then.

What a time,but Chrissie reigned supreme.RIP 💔💔

Sydney too. Selina's was my hang out

Dont forget the Angels and The Talking Heads

Rose Tattoo, also. We were blessed to be alive then.

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+jodie thomas I got to see them in concert. They were amazing. R.I.P Chrissie, you are missed, but your music lives on.

Me too...Parris Island 2nd Battalion Summer of 84 Semper fi

Greg K .......I’d wouldn’t say Divinyls weren’t recognised as the massive talent they were, I *never* saw a gig that wasn’t sold out. If you mean abroad, thanks to the internet I’m sure there *are* more viewers now (sadly a little too late for Chrissy) but the band was always held in very high regard here and that was back when we were spoilt for choice.

john king I saw Divinyls perform this in 2007 and it was captivating and harrowing in person. This are few musical performances as gripping as this one

West Oz Rocker....This particular posting of ''Elsie'' has become something of a mecca for me, as I'm sure it has for many Divinyls fans. There is an aspect of power and essence that transcends all other performances from any band that I would have previously considered singular. It has the ability to transport the receptive listener to another place almost immediately. Holy cow, I love this piece and this band. I'd like to add that I've enjoyed your commenting style on another posting.....''this stunning piece of ragged beauty''.....says it all. It is quite understandable considering the song and that extraordinarily remarkable album that inspired it. come down to earth - underworld

KnEpH131 Agreed!!!

In a world where good taste and appreciation for innovation and craft prevail, this defining performance would enjoy 145,000,000 rather than145,000 views.

john king .......yes, the views are criminal on *all* Divinyls sites (except I Touch Myself) people don’t know what they’re missing.

So well said. Such a powerful performance. Amazing.

I agree, though I love their later stuff too, I was right there when no one knew who they were here in the states and I had the Desperate album and was entranced, never had seen/heard such punk power. I too always tell anyone who does the Touch Myself thing that "you don't know the half of it". Her death broke my heart like few others have.

Oh I agree, and yeah, they were big amongst the underground post-punk scene, then when they started being shown on MTV with the temperamental album (Sleeping beauty and Pleasure and pain) a lot of us felt both vindicated and a bit stuck-up since we had been there since Boys In Town. Even Courtney Love stated her entire persona was Chrissy and Stevie Nicks mashed up together.(One of the first big rockers who named her as a total base influence she mimicked, and I knew where that school girl dress came from the second I saw Hole's Pretty on the Inside album in the store) I don't think the majority of people in the US and Euro have any clue just how much of an influence Chrissy had on groups and singers they DO know. She was the first, the Genesis of it all. Elsie can still make me tingle all over and have some kind of "fit" that's a cross between Ecstasy and Crying.