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TISM or ‘This Is Serious, Mum’ are a legendary Australian band formed in Melbourne in the 1980s. Famous for their catchy songs, funny lyrics and subversion of music industry expectations, TISM were a one of a kind band.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/the-phantom-menace-20040702-gdy5ls.html

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/08/13/the-delicious-moment-les-murray-called-the-australian-music-indu_a_23076370/

https://weirdestbandintheworld.com/2012/04/04/weird-band-of-the-week-tism/

https://themusic.com.au/article/_fPuERATEhU/20-years-ago-tism-machiavelli-and-the-four-seasons-steve-bell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TISM

https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/the-j-files/tism/10274784

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-tale-of-two-dags-tisms-damien-cowell-and-tony-martin-continue-the-satire-with-new-album-20170102-gtklqs.html

https://www.theage.com.au/national/masked-and-understated-virtuoso-of-the-guitar-from-classical-to-indie-rock-legends-tism-20080507-ge71rd.html

Film Clips:

Greg the Stop Sign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwI2NrVYqIE

(He’ll Never Be An) Old Man River: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mLIdLZZeI

Whatareya?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiHdpAVIHgo

Live on Hey Hey It’s Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG4janHITY8

Damian Cowell talking about tism on About Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uALQT4dLUVc