To call it bittersweet is an understatement. Homest, intimate, exhilirating, poignant, funny as hell; looking back, forward and sideways, it's 110 minutes of pure revelation.
For Billy, this one-off solo show at The Basement in Sydney on December 16 2006 distilled his belated realisation that 'playing old songs on an acoustic guitar' could capture the essence of his life's work - as well as present a hushed reception for stunning, previously unheard material.

From Stand By Me circa '65 to his signature version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, his uniquely tilted standards are seamlessly matched by some of Thorpie's own, iconic compositons: the raucous rip of Most People I Know; the breezy lilt of Almost Summer.
Then there are the surprises: loans from Joni Mitchell and the Master's Apprentices; a glimpse of his Moroccan recording project under construction, Since You've Been Gone, and a lost demo that positively chills, Girls of Summer.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Free Man In Paris
2. Ride This Train
3. Rock Me Baby
4. Brisbane Billy
5. Medley: Dance To The Bop - Sick and Tired - High Heel Sneakers - What'd I Say
6. Girls Of Summer
7. Million Dollar Billy
8. It's Almost Summer
9. A Long Way With Billy
10. Because I Love You
11. Billy Goes To Morocco
12. Since You've Been Gone
13. Be Bop A Lula
14. Stomping With Billy
15. Poison Ivy
16. Over The Rainbow
17. Aztec Gold
18. Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy)
19. Stand By Me
20. Ooh Poo Pah Doo