![]() Blue Sky Mining (1990) [ larger cover art ] |
Who'd like to change the world?
Who wants to shoot the curl?
Who wants to work for bread?
Who wants to get ahead?
Who hands out equal rights?
Who starts and ends that fight?
And not rant and rave,
or end up a slave.
Who can make hard-won gains,
fall, like the summer rain?
Every man must be, what his life can be,
So don't, call, me,
the tune, i will walk away.
Who wants to please everyone?
Who says it all can be done?
Still sit up on that fence
no one i've heard of yet
Don't call me baby,
Don't talk in maybe's,
Don't talk like has-beens,
Sing it like it should be.
Who laughs at a naggin-down(?)
Lyin' on a neon shroud, runnin around, yeah
You've gotta touch someone,
yeah, i wanna be.......
So don't, call, me,
the tune, i will walk away. X4
One......country One,country One, country
Who wants to sit around? (country, One)
Turn it up, turn it down? (country,One)
Only a man can be (country One)
what his life can be!
(country one) one vision
(country one) One people
(country one) One landmass
(country one) be our defences
(country one) we have a lifeline
one ocean, one policy, see bad light,
one passion, one movement, one instant, one difference,
one life time and one understanding.
(country one)Yeahhhhhh, one country,
(country one)I..... tell you, its one country
(country one)heyyyyyyyy (country one)
Yeah one, one, one (one country)
one, one, one, one country
one..........(country one)
one.......understanding
Transgression, redemption
one island blue, our place (magic),
one firmament, one element,
one moment, one fusion,
is so on time.
| Blaggart | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 07:18 GT66 wrote: And if BP doesn't plug that leak in the Gulf soon, it'll be one tiny brown dot. Either that or it'll look like a raisin. Hope your understanding of volume has improved and your faith in media feeds has diminished. |
| mlkman | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:09 jeffcourtney wrote: Midnight Oil at their very best. A beautiful piece of music. Followed up by U2, nice!! I couldn't agree with you more! And then - RP follows up nicely with U2 - Pride! Doesn't get much better than this. ssuuuhh-wweeeeett! |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:08 jeffcourtney wrote: Midnight Oil at their very best. A beautiful piece of music. Followed up by U2, nice!! spoiler :P |
| diannemck56 (Sacramento) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:08 I'm loving this. I don't recall hearing them before. I'll be listening to a lot more. |
| jeffcourtney | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 10:42 Midnight Oil at their very best. A beautiful piece of music. Followed up by U2, nice!! |
| GT66 | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 10:38 ambrebalte wrote: ![]() The hell of a small Island isn't it? "Far in the distance, visible on the image left just above the bright main rings, is the almost ignorable pale blue dot of Earth." More here http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html And if BP doesn't plug that leak in the Gulf soon, it'll be one tiny brown dot. Either that or it'll look like a raisin. |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida USA) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 21:11 I think U2 can create passionate social issue music...and Midnight Oil trumps that with added deep environmentalism They had a run of four or five albums that just knocked me upside the head...and made me dance like a banshee. |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 02:55 ![]() The hell of a small Island isn't it? "Far in the distance, visible on the image left just above the bright main rings, is the almost ignorable pale blue dot of Earth." More here http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html |
| brianlj (Cambridge, UK) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 02:38 Talk about rambing. Sheesh! |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 15:57 crazyossi wrote: But YOUR Country gave the world Neil Young, Styx, Rush, Saga and more so there is no need to be ashamed !!!!!! I am from Germany and I should be ashamed for NENA and RAMMSTEIN !!!!!!!! You got that right Bo! |
| crazyossi (Wittenberge , Germany) | Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 09:56 peter_james_bond wrote: Thank you crazyossi! You are right, we should focus on the good artists. It's nice to see you mention Saga, a Canadian group that was bigger in Europe than North America. However I'm pretty sure Styx is an American group. As for Germany, Kraftwerk were pioneers of electronic music and influenced many of today's groups. I also like Wolfsheim. and yes wolfsheim is cool |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 07:26 crazyossi wrote: But YOUR Country gave the world Neil Young, Styx, Rush, Saga and more so there is no need to be ashamed !!!!!! I am from Germany and I should be ashamed for NENA and RAMMSTEIN !!!!!!!! Thank you crazyossi! You are right, we should focus on the good artists. It's nice to see you mention Saga, a Canadian group that was bigger in Europe than North America. However I'm pretty sure Styx is an American group. As for Germany, Kraftwerk were pioneers of electronic music and influenced many of today's groups. I also like Wolfsheim. |
| crazyossi (Wittenberge , Germany) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 07:06 But YOUR Country gave the world Neil Young, Styx, Rush, Saga and more so there is no need to be ashamed !!!!!! I am from Germany and I should be ashamed for NENA and RAMMSTEIN !!!!!!!! |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 06:52 maroubra wrote: I think Peter Garret is safe with that title until Kylie Minogue runs for government. No offence to my Aussie friends. I come from a country that gave the world Nickleback. Yes, as Canadians we have to carry that guilt. Sometime the burden of that shame is just unbearable. So very true..... |
| leap | Posted: Sep 26, 2009 - 07:43 Really boring. |
| maroubra (British Columbia Canada) | Posted: Sep 26, 2009 - 07:39 I am going out on a limb here and say this is the best album ever by an Australian member of parliament? No? I think Peter Garret is safe with that title until Kylie Minogue runs for government. No offence to my Aussie friends. I come from a country that gave the world Nickleback. Yes, as Canadians we have to carry that guilt. Sometime the burden of that shame is just unbearable. |
| snowcat (Cold, Frozen Minnesota) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 11:22 FrankMc wrote: That sucking sound you hear is the English language disappearing down a huge, lazy suckhole. Couldn't agree more... |
| SDMatteo (Presently, Germany) | Posted: May 22, 2009 - 17:39 That album, and Midnight Oil, really take me back...To a great place and time in my life. LOVELY!!! |
| FrankMc | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 13:01 I think a lot of people feel an obligation to diss Midnight Oil. That is a pretty amazing piece of lyrics writing and production. It can't "suck." If nothing else, if you're going to criticize a piece of music that is at least willing to try that hard, you ought to stretch a bit more in criticizing it than to say it "sucks." That sucking sound you hear is the English language disappearing down a huge, lazy suckhole. |
| randomprime | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 13:00 merkin_muffley wrote: Fantastic song from the last good album thay made. Very atmospheric. Mr President: Great song from a good album they made. I think Earth and Sun and Moon is probably their Zenith. I would have loved to see them play last week (3/12, 3/13 and 3/14) in Canberra and Melbourne. |
| joseseng (New York, NY.) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:55 Wow, this really sucks. |
| bobcat1963 (the netherlands) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 02:57 what a drag it is to listen to ;-((( |
| spiritual76 | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:19 harmless song |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:18 Booo... way to kill an upbeat set. LOL. |
| rez | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 21:03 merkin_muffley wrote: Fantastic song from the last good album thay made. Very atmospheric. Last good album ??!! What about earth and sun and moon ??? Much better than Blue Sky Mining which was a bit over produced and a bit of a disappointment after Diesel and Dust.I'll admit there's not much good stuff after Earth and Sun and Moon though. |
| merkin_muffley (Down the rabbit hole.....) | Posted: Aug 11, 2008 - 05:41 Fantastic song from the last good album thay made. Very atmospheric. |
| Darkmatter (Relocatin' to Osaka) | Posted: Aug 11, 2008 - 05:36 kaosmonkey wrote: Who wants to consult the i-ching before doing so? I might.
Nitpicker's note: the quote is from Tao Te Ching. |
| govna (beantown) | Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 14:57 wow...this is so...bad. ...dotdotdot |
| kaosmonkey (West Coast) | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 16:17 a_genuine_find wrote: Who wants to change the world?
Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others. Who wants to consult the i-ching before doing so? I might. |
| FlamingLotus (South Austin, baby!) | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 16:14 wow, the ratings distribution is flat--FLAT LIKE THIS SONG! Kidding--couldn't resist! I like it so far, will reserve rating it for another listen... |
| a_genuine_find (New Amsterdam) | Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 04:10 Who wants to change the world? Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others. |
| jdemmers (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Dec 03, 2007 - 09:58 Peter Garrett just became Australia's Environment Minister. See: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2971279.ece for details. |
| EssexTex (Gros Islet) | Posted: Dec 03, 2007 - 09:41 Awful |
| mefrombrazil (ponta grossa, brazil) | Posted: Dec 03, 2007 - 09:16 their last good album.seems to me that they forgot how to make good tunes. |
| IMGoph (Washington, DC) | Posted: Dec 03, 2007 - 09:14 ladies and gentlemen, you new environment minister for australia |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 00:55 Thea wrote: Love Midnight Oil--they do perform a FANTASTIC show--but am just not very fond of this particular song. Dunnat why.
Great comment. Totally agree, except for me this is one of their very best from a very impressive body of work. |
| Thea (Sacramento) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 14:10 Love Midnight Oil--they do perform a FANTASTIC show--but am just not very fond of this particular song. Dunnat why. |
| lifeboatb | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 14:01 for the people who don't like Midnight Oil--I wonder if you would have changed your minds after seeing them live? They had a lot of great stage energy. |
| teapot (in orbit) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 13:53 Wow, this is one of their best songs! Good on ya RP! Great lyrics! Love Bones' harmonies at the end. |
| Brestois (Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 04:44 hcaudill wrote: Midnight Oil was a two-hit wonder. There's a good reason why their best songs were played to death on the radio and the rest of their catalog was politely ignored.
Listen to When The Generals Talk and Maralinga. |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: May 28, 2007 - 20:13 I will gladly wield your clue bat should your arm get tired. (Also, looks like whatever thought-dulling substance is in the DC water has also entered the Austin TX aquifer. Lay off the flouride, amigos.) pherthyl wrote: Their songs tend to send chills down my back. Great stuff. Also funny how people like to label songs about real issues as "pretentious". Just makes we want to go for a stroll with my clue bat. |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: May 13, 2007 - 00:34 skdenfeld wrote: Bill, you have been playing some seriously good music this morning! Thanks, thanks & thanks! ... to continue this choice conversation ... thanx, thanx & thanx!!! |
| skdenfeld (Bend, Oregon) | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 09:25 Bill, you have been playing some seriously good music this morning! Thanks, thanks & thanks! |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 12:21 Mari wrote: Ha! How much you think you know, as if there were no World outside of Stateside ... Latest Midnight Oil News
2006-02-14 Midnight Oil to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Midnight Oil are set to be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame this year. Well, of course they are being inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame. Doesn't really mean much outside of Oz. |
| Jared (SE Florida) | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 12:18 An fantastic concert a few years ago in Orlando's House of Blues. A fantastic greatest hits album also. |
| eastcoast | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 12:15 I must say that even with the two songs that got airplay, this band is not that good. Unfortunately, the vocals override the talent of the band. |
| kcar | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 20:26 hcaudill wrote: Midnight Oil was a two-hit wonder. There's a good reason why their best songs were played to death on the radio and the rest of their catalog was politely ignored.
I think that living in DC is sucking the perspective out of hcaudill, folks. As a town for the arts, it's pretty tame with the federally subsidized programs dominating the scene. Definitely not a Midnight Oil town. |
| pherthyl (Victoria, BC) | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 20:26 Their songs tend to send chills down my back. Great stuff. Also funny how people like to label songs about real issues as "pretentious". Just makes we want to go for a stroll with my clue bat. |
| jubilantme (indiana, the abyss.) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 14:09 i just can't get into or appreciate this song. it makes me queasy. |
| araujokrl (the county) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 14:08 this song is better for me while watching snapp radio and listening |


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