It’s time we had a talk about the impact of Natalie Bassingthwaighte. In this essay, I will…

Everyone and their grandmother remembers the iconic days of the Rogue Traders, with their absolute smash hits ‘Voodoo Child’ and ‘Watching You’ seeing endless amounts of radio play in their prime.

Oh the days of 2007 when things were far simpler, and it felt like almost every song coming out of Australia just slapped.

What we don’t talk about enough however is the fact that the Rogue Traders frontwoman, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, moved on from the band in 2009 to have a solo career. Although she only put out a single album as a solo artist, we need to talk about the brief moments of legendary songs we received from the Australian artist with the most memorable and difficult to spell last name.

In 2011 Natalie made a return to form with the electronic-inspired pop hit ‘All We Have’, which was quickly lost to time due to being a little late to join the trend of bombastic dancefloor-filling pop hits. Regardless, it is a moment in time and we must respect it.

Here are some of the best Natalie Bassingthwaighte solo tracks that you may have forgotten. Our 2009 selves are quivering at the mere sounds of some of these tracks we forgot even existed.

The iconic dreamer’s anthem ‘Someday Soon’

The fake tan was poppin in this video clip, which absolutely oozes 2009 music video charm. This track is an absolute jam, and is all about reaching for your dreams, so here’s to that.

This gay rights moment ‘Alive’

A gay anthem for the ages that should be still playing in every gay club across Australia. Natalie served for this country and we should put respect on her name.

This moment of raw, honest, perfection ‘1000 Stars’

The girls these days wish they could achieve what ‘1000 Stars’ did in 2009. This song was so ahead of its time that we all overlooked it, and now looking back, what we fools we were to neglect the most honest and vulnerable Australian pop moment of the last century.