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The style of Australian country music evolved under the influence of rock and roll forms.

While some subject matter may be constant, musical styles differ between traditional and contemporary bush ballads.

Exemplars of the traditional bush ballad style include Slim Dusty's " When the Rain Tumbles Down in July " or " Leave Him in the Long yard " which have strong narrative in verses plus choruses set to a Pick n ' Strum beat.

Contemporary bush ballads may employ finger picking and strumming rock styles as in Lee Kernaghan's later version of Leave Him in the Longyard, or in Keith Urban reworking of the Slim Dusty / Joy McKean classic " Lights on the Hill ".