Song title: Beds Are Burning
Artist: Midnight Oil
Year: 1987
Why I like this song:
The act of a protest song has become tricky in recent years. How can you get your point made without coming across as preachy and condescending? Well you look at how the pros do it.
So what makes this song work? It's passionate, it's driven, it rocks hard and as a call to arms it's nothing short of effective. And for many white Australians, it may be the first indication of the plight of the First Nations people. And if a protest song draws awareness to what one may not already know then it's a mission is well and truly accomplished.
When i was a kid, I was well aware that the Oils were an institution, whipping out angry songs, delivered with passion and making many a rallying cry.
And no matter how many times I hear this it still hits like a truck
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