You Sound Like Louis Burdett
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"You Sound Like Louis Burdett" is the lead single by The Whitlams
from their 3rd album, Eternal Nightcap
. It was
released on January 11, 1997 and did not chart. It was included on The Whitlams
compilation album, Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You
. The single was placed at number 53 of Triple J's Hottest 100 of that year
.
Louis Burdett is an eccentric inner-west Sydney personality. Tim Freedman
once shared a cottage in Tempe
with Burdett, who is described on the Whitlams' official site as "an underemployed avant-garde musician." The song's narrator repeatedly scolds himself for sounding like Louis Burdett.
The Whitlams
The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...
from their 3rd album, Eternal Nightcap
Eternal Nightcap
Eternal Nightcap is the third studio album by Australian rock band The Whitlams, first released by Black Yak Phantom in 1997.- Music :Eternal Nightcap includes typical rock songs , piano ballads , classic pop tunes , and even a Bob Dylan cover version .-...
. It was
released on January 11, 1997 and did not chart. It was included on The Whitlams
The Whitlams
The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...
compilation album, Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You
Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You
-Chart positions and sales:Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Top 50 Album Chart-Bonus DVD:Includes videos from The Whitlams Years DVD and footage from the Whitlams & SSO concerts....
. The single was placed at number 53 of Triple J's Hottest 100 of that year
Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
The 1997 Triple J Hottest 100, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J, and was broadcast on Australia Day 1998. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released...
.
Louis Burdett is an eccentric inner-west Sydney personality. Tim Freedman
Tim Freedman
Timothy "Tim" James Freedman is the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993...
once shared a cottage in Tempe
Tempe, New South Wales
Tempe is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Marrickville Council....
with Burdett, who is described on the Whitlams' official site as "an underemployed avant-garde musician." The song's narrator repeatedly scolds himself for sounding like Louis Burdett.
Track listing
- "You Sound Like Louis Burdett" – 4:00
- "10 or 11 Drink Clown" – 3:49
- "Charlie No.3" – 4:29
- "Hurt" – 3:17