The Oils, as they are known to their fans, began as a progressive rock band called Farm in the early 1970s, then under the Midnight Oilname developed a reputation as an impressive and hard-working live act associated with the surfing community of Sydney. They became one of Australia's most respected bands, known for their live performances, and also for their activism and support for community groups and causes. Midnight Oil's first two albums Midnight Oiland Head Injurieswere originally released on an independent label, followed by the EP Bird Noisesin 1980. Their third album, Place Without a Postcard, was recorded in Great Britain with the respected producer Glyn Johns( Led Zeppelin, The Who) on the back of a brief tour of the UK. Their fourth album, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, marked both the Oil's major Australian breakthrough and the beginning of their successful association with producer Nick Launay.
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Midnight Oil
There is a place were coming to
It is not green it is not blue
I hope that you understand
The devil was a dancing on the old foreshore
Hitting up on bright lights and the liquor stores
Save me, please save me
We got to prick that bubble in the shopping arcade
Gonna make amends for the things weve said
I do hope that you understand
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Whose gonna lead us on to some promised land
Save me
The devil was a dancing on the old foreshore
Hitting up on bright lights and the liquor stores
Yeah tell me, please save me
The land lives longer if we listen to the earth beat
Lives go forward if we listen to the hearts speak
Seasons wont falter, stars wont fade away
I know
Gonna find myself a place in the country
Wake up and reach out and breathe real air
Do you know how it feels clean tissue no scars
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Whose gonna lead us onto some kind of promised land
Save me
Devil was a dancing on the old foreshore
Hitting up on bright lights and the cut price the liquor stores
I say
The land lives longer if we listen to our hearts speak
Lives go forward if we listen to the earth beat
Seasons wont falter, stars wont fade away
Fade away
They wont fade away