Radio Paradise (mobile)

Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land
Burned you black
So you look into the land, it will tell you a story
Story about a journey ended long ago
Listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains
Maybe you can hear them talking like I do
They're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you
Are you gonna let them take you over that way?
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
You walk alone
Like a primitive man
And they make it work
With sticks and bones
See their hungry eyes
It's a hungry home
I hear the sound
Of the strangers' voices
I see their hungry eyes
Their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
They burned you black
Black against the ground
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere, I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land
In the sleeping sun
You walk alone
With the ghost of time
Well, they burned you black
Black against the ground
And they make it work
With rocks and sand
I hear the sound
Of the strangers' voices
I see their hungry eyes
Their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
You walk alone
Like a primitive man
You walk alone
With the ghost of time
And they burned you black
Yeah, they burned you black
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land

Der_Hamburger Apr 22, 2013 - 23:56	O.k., it's not the same as "Street Cafe" or "Hey little girl", but it's quite good! 7! [ Reply ]
NedKelly77 Oct 30, 2007 - 18:52	This is a great song! Reminds me of home. Being an expat Aussie hearing this song makes me feel like moving back to Aussie land! [ Reply ]
meloman Jan 29, 2006 - 01:43	B-o-r-i-n-g! (Plus I keep hearing "Give it back, it belongs to them..." sneaking in there somewhere) [ Reply ]
DPDP Dec 30, 2005 - 22:36	It's just something to do with being Australian - this song reminds me of home, wherever I am. Atmospheric and beautiful! [ Reply ]
JohnnySockhead Dec 21, 2005 - 07:23	Gee, I'm almost embarassed to say I like their stuff...I am a "collector". [ Reply ]
zipper Dec 01, 2005 - 20:49	Why not just play the real Alan Parsons Project or Moody Blues instead of this wannabe-cannot-even-compare shite? [ Reply ]
lester Nov 17, 2005 - 05:31	I've liked this one for some time now, but I have to admit, on listening closely, there are quite a few weak spots, where the little energy the piece does have just slips away altogther. [ Reply ]
physicsgenius Nov 17, 2005 - 05:28	Young Einstein--so hilarious. [ Reply ]
trekhead Oct 04, 2005 - 06:50	Squirrel wrote: ...Yahoo Serious. Ooh! Now I'll have to wash my eyes in Peroxide for seeing the name... [ Reply ]
Squirrel Sep 19, 2005 - 13:03	kiwijason wrote: 8O I'm shocked, this song is considered an Aussie anthem and for an expat Aussie like yourself I would have though you'd love it. I'm an expat Kiwi and I so infrequently hear this song that when I do I have to turn it up. I'm a fan of Iva Davies and Icehouse, I just love it! Come Aussie, ya can't dis the home grown stuff, it'd be like me dump'in on Split Enz! Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't hate it; it just always starts seeming very repetitive about halfway through (not to mention reminding me unpleasantly of Yahoo Serious). But give me Splut Inz anyday . . . [ Reply ]
Roverfish Aug 05, 2005 - 23:00	And so ends an incredible stretch of music. Not a bad tune (5 or 6), just not at the level of the tunes before it (8 to 10). [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent Aug 05, 2005 - 22:58	It always amazes me that someone can give such a cool sounding, but I admit "pop" song a 1...I mean its not dreadful.... :-k [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit Jul 22, 2005 - 04:22	kiwijason wrote: 8O I'm shocked, this song is considered an Aussie anthem and for an expat Aussie like yourself I would have though you'd love it. I'm an expat Kiwi and I so infrequently hear this song that when I do I have to turn it up. I'm a fan of Iva Davies and Icehouse, I just love it! Come Aussie, ya can't dis the home grown stuff, it'd be like me dump'in on Split Enz! Long live squirrels! a) I wouldn't dis on Split Enz either, but only because I love them and think Tim Finn is 10++++ b) Hey, dissension is a good thing! Three cheers for squirrel. [ Reply ]
elduderino Jul 22, 2005 - 04:03	one of the best records ever!!!! by the way the record is named: " primitive man ". you should listen also to "goodnight, mr. matthews"! thanks bill:-) [ Reply ]
kiwijason Jul 07, 2005 - 10:47	I love it! However I'm biased, I'm an expat Kiwi (New Zealander) and I grew up listening to many great Aussie bands like Icehouse in the 80's. This song is considered an Aussie Anthem. Great stuff! [ Reply ]
kiwijason Jul 07, 2005 - 10:35	Squirrel wrote: As an expat Aussie, I am required to like this song, and in fact I'm always excited when I hear the first few bars. But then a sense of disappointment settles over me as I remember what a superlatively boring song it is . . . 8O I'm shocked, this song is considered an Aussie anthem and for an expat Aussie like yourself I would have though you'd love it. I'm an expat Kiwi and I so infrequently hear this song that when I do I have to turn it up. I'm a fan of Iva Davies and Icehouse, I just love it! Come Aussie, ya can't dis the home grown stuff, it'd be like me dump'in on Split Enz! [ Reply ]
rah Jul 07, 2005 - 10:22	fatmacje wrote: I think that this quite a good song. Plus it was used in Young Einstine as Yahoo Serious was crossing the desert. I'm always reminded of that movie when I hear this -- there's something simultaneously wistful and soothing to this song. [ Reply ]
Squirrel Jun 22, 2005 - 17:13	As an expat Aussie, I am required to like this song, and in fact I'm always excited when I hear the first few bars. But then a sense of disappointment settles over me as I remember what a superlatively boring song it is . . . [ Reply ]
fatmacje Feb 25, 2005 - 04:50	I think that this quite a good song. Plus it was used in Young Einstine as Yahoo Serious was crossing the desert. [ Reply ]
hcaudill Feb 10, 2005 - 11:06	Is this a Midnight Oil ripoff, or the other way around? [ Reply ]