Pick of the Week
“Beds Are Burning” by Midnight Oil (1987)
Australia is a tough land and always has been. It is a land of extremes: Extreme heat. Extreme tragedy. Extreme beauty. To name a few.
The hardship of Australians over the last few years with bush fires across Victoria1 and floods in the beautiful north and then in Victoria 2 have been horrendously difficult to deal with. Ongoing problems of water shortages and reduced tourism due to the world economy only tend to compound their problems. With all this going on, in a harsh land, the resilient spirit of the Australians as always, prevails and even thrives as they have done for some two hundred years. They are a very tough, yet soulful and proud people. And hey, they have the coolest accents of the English speaking world. This spirit is often reflected in their music.
For a country that has a fairly small population it has blessed the world with many a gifted musician
