Johanna Pigott

Johanna Paton Pigott (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's "Rain" which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1983, and John Farnham's "Age of Reason". "Rain" was co-written with her partner, Dragon's Todd Hunter, and his younger brother, Marc Hunter. Pigott became the first Australian woman to have written a No. 1 hit. It was co-written with Todd Hunter. Following matriculation from high school in the 1970s, Pigott studied architecture at the University of Sydney.

Bands XL Capris XL Capris was an indie-punk band formed by Pigott in 1978, for whom she performed bass guitar, vocals, keyboards and guitar whilst also going by the stage name 'Alligator Bagg'. The band's other members included Tim Gooding (guitar, vocal) Rendall thereafter left the band to form Le Hoodoo Gurus, before ultimately becoming a music video director and then a second unit director for the latter two Matrix series movies. He was replaced on guitar by Hunter. Michael Churnside (bass) also joined the group, and when Anderson left she was replaced on drums by Barry Blackler. Michael Farmer would also go on to drum for XL Capris following Blackler's departure. for the B-side of their 1981 single "Red Bikini Runaway" called "K-Tel City" and features the band on the bonnet of a car crashing into a TV game show; and Paul Worstead's 1979 screen prints, Settlement Dance – Scarlet, XL-Capris and XL-Capris, Settlement – Beginning of School Holiday Dance.

Sardine v and Scribble Pigott briefly joined Sardine v on bass guitar in 1982. In 1993, Genni Kane (of the Flying Emus) and Pigott released "Starlight Hotel" (co-written by Kane, Pigott, John Kane and Hunter)

Songwriter Dragon During 1983, Pigott and Hunter co-wrote Dragon's comeback hit single "Rain". Pigott remembers, "I went from a little underground band to finding myself up the back of the Entertainment Centre hearing 10,000 people sing the chorus of my song." The song reached No. 2 on the singles chart, only being blocked from the top spot by Austen Tayshus's No. 1 novelty hit "Australiana". Hunter and Pigott co-wrote other Dragon songs including "Cry", The album from which the single came, also called Age of Reason, debuted at number one as well in July, 1988. The demo version of the track had been recorded with Todd's brother Marc Hunter singing lead. In achieving this milestone with the single, Pigott became the first Australian woman to write an Australian number one hit.

Keith Urban In 1990, Hunter and Pigott wrote Keith Urban's first single "Only You", Shared experiences in the music industry lent authenticity to their scripts. Pigott also wrote (or co-wrote) four songs for the two soundtrack albums.

The theme song for TV series, Heartbreak High (1994–1999) written by Hunter and Pigott was nominated for the 1994 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) 'Television Theme of the Year' award. Hunter was the composer for the series and, with Pigott, wrote over 20 songs for the series (mostly performed by Abi Tucker, Fleur Beaupert or themselves). Pigott also wrote episode scripts. Episode No. 61 featured six songs written by Hunter and Pigott: "Down to the River", "Rest in Peace" and "Second Chance" performed by Tucker and Terry Serio; and "You've Changed", "Only You" and "Whatever I Had with You" by Tucker alone. Hunter and Pigott performed their own songs: "I'll Be There" in episode No. 70, "Gravity and Psyche" No. 92, "Love Is Here to Stay" No. 125.

In 1995 a combined American Broadcasting Company and Australian Broadcasting Corporation production, ABC's World Of Discovery: Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier, featured music by Pigott, Hunter, Stacey Widelitz and Lee Holdridge.

During 2006–2007, TV series, Mortified episodes No. 1.7 Flag Fall and No. 1.12 Being Me were written by Pigott. Her close friend and former schoolmate, Angela Webber, had created the TV series and Gooding also wrote scripts for some episodes.

In 2008, Pigott co-wrote the Title Theme (with Hunter) of the new BBC/Southern Star TV Serial Out of the Blue.

Films The Girl Who Came Late aka Daydream Believer (1991) had original music by Hunter and Pigott. Pigott performed "I'll Stand by You" for the soundtrack and, with Hunter, wrote: "The Love Theme", "The Polo Factor" and "Nell Rides Out" for the film score. "Daydream Believer is their first major feature film as composers". End titles song performed by Sam Brown, "With You" (Hunter, Pigott, Brown) involved exchanges of tapes and long-distance phone calls.

Alex aka Alex: The Spirit of a Champion (1993) had original music by Hunter and Pigott. "Alex (theme)" aka "Aotearoa" written by Hunter and "For The Rest Of My Life'" by Hunter and Pigott. Broken English (1996) was co-written by Pigott with director Gregor Nicholas and James Salter. The New Zealand film won six awards and is a Romeo and Juliet for Māori Eddie, and an immigrant Croatian Nina.