Good Times (Easybeats song)
- Good Times (Easybeats song)
Infobox Single
Name = Good Times
Caption =
Artist = The Easybeats
B-side = "Land of Make Believe" 3:10
"Lay Me Down and Die (Instrumental)" (UK)
Released = 18 July 1968 (Australia)
September 1968 (UK)
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =3:23
Label = Parlophone A-8406 (Aus)
United Artists 67127 (Germany)
UP 2243 (UK)
Writer = George Young, Harry Vanda
Producer =
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = " Hello How Are You?"
(1968)
This single = "Good Times"
(1968)
Next single = "Lay Me Down and Die"
(1968)
"Good Times" was a single released in Australia in December 1986. It wasoriginally performed by The Easybeats and written by George Young and Harry Vanda, this version reached No. 1 on the Australian chart and the following year featured in the Joel Schumacher film "The Lost Boys", leading to chart positions in both the US (where it reached #47) and the UK, where it peaked at #16.
Notable cover verions
Infobox Single
Name = Good Times
Artist = Jimmy Barnes and INXS
from Album =
Released = December 1986 (Australia)
1987 (U.S.)
Format =
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Mushroom Records
Writer = George Young, Harry Vanda
Producer = Andrew Farriss
Reviews =
Last single = "Different World"
INXS (1986)
This single = "Good Times"
(1986)
Next single = "Need You Tonight"
INXS (1987)It was recorded by Australian rock acts Jimmy Barnes and INXS to promote the national Australia Made series of concerts that took place between Boxing Day 1986 and Australia Day 1987.
Australian Idol 2004 cover
The song was performed on the Top 12 Results Show of the second season of Australian Idol in 2004. This version of the song was then released by the Top 10 finalists nearly 4 months after the live show. It was released as a 1 track CD single and reached a peak of #53 on the ARIA Singles charts.
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