By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
SHOPPERS were stopped in their tracks when a flash mob of up to 40 people started performing some of Australia’s most loved rock and country songs.
Members of the Cranbourne Regional Uniting Church had been rehearsing the nine-part musical arrangement for six weeks before taking to Cranbourne Park Shopping centre on Election Day, Saturday 2 July.
Reverend Wendy Snook was among the performers on the day, and said it didn’t take long for onlookers to join in.
“We were just wearing casual clothes so the public didn’t know who was a part of the flash mob and who wasn’t,” Rev Snook said.
The group shocked onlookers with their first chorus from Paul Kelly’s Leaps and Bounds and then leapt into Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy, by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs.
The mob included young members who performed choreography to the lyrics and a large choir, which grew with each song- thanks to the public, Rev Snook said.
The flash mob had no age limitations with the oldest mob member, 78 years old.
“Our performance was a part of the Casey Winter Arts Festival and was also a chance for us to raise the profile of the church and our food truck service,” Rev Snook said.
“People were genuinely shocked; we had it all organised with the centre and they said the feedback was very positive apart from two complaints.”
Other rock anthems performed on the day included Solid Rock by Goanna, Daddy Cool’s Eagle Rock and It’s a long way to the top by AC/DC.
Rev Snook said it was fitting to finish the flash mob with, ‘I am Australian’ due to the election count and that it won’t be their last flash mob takeover.
