Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987 song by the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was released as the second single from the album. This song was released as the second single from the album.
At the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) 1988 Awards ceremony, Midnight Oil won "Best Cover Art" for Diesel and Dust and both "Best Single" and "Best Song" for "Beds Are Burning". [34] A fracas developed between Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil, and former Countdown compere Ian Meldrum who was presenting: Meldrum ...
Powerful, dynamic and passionate songs like 'Beds are Burning', 'Put Down that Weapon', 'Dreamworld', 'The Dead Heart' and 'Sell My Soul' were statements of intent and a call to action backed by the strength of their convictions". [6]
Song contributed Album 1991 "Wharf Rat" (Grateful Dead cover) Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead [77] 1998 "Pub with No Beer" (Slim Dusty cover) Not So Dusty – A Tribute to Slim Dusty [78] 2002 "Beds Are Burning" (Live) Live at the World Café: Vol. 15 - Handcrafted [79] 2003 "Beds Are Burning" (Acoustic) The Very Best of MTV ...
The tracks were evidently recorded through the sound systems of the various concerts, then mixed to a clear and well-balanced sound in the style of audio verité. Also, at the end of "Only the Strong", a short sound sample is inserted containing some chanting taken from "The Drum Song" with permission from Phil Fontaine. [4] [2]
[3] [4] It was the second Midnight Oil song in the list with "Beds Are Burning" declared third behind the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind" and Daddy Cool's "Eagle Rock". [5] It was performed by the band at the 2009 Sound Relief concert in Melbourne. On 5 June 2012, the song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band 3.
"The Dead Heart" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil. [2] It was first released as a single in Australia in 1986 and in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1988 after it had been included on the 1987 album, Diesel and Dust. [2] It peaked at number four on the Australian singles chart and at number 11 on the U.S. Mainstream ...
Later in 2003, Novaspace released a new single, a cover version of Bryan Adams' 1984 song "Run to You", which was a moderate success, peaking at no. 38 in both Germany and Austria. In early 2004, the duo's cover of Midnight Oil's 1988 hit "Beds Are Burning" became one of their highest-charting hits, peaking at no. 7 in Germany and no. 2 in Austria.