Arrernte band hopes Indigenous language cover of Midnight Oil song becomes NAIDOC anthem - ABC News
7/5/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Samantha Jonscher, Eliza Goetze
by Samantha Jonscher, Eliza Goetze
The Northern Territory band have released a video of their rendition of the 1987 hit Beds are Burning, which includes subtitles so people can learn the words. It also features some subtle changes to the lyrics that call out the ongoing effects of colonisation…
Midnight Oil's Indigenous land rights anthem has had new life breathed into it thanks to a metal band from a remote community in the NT who hope to see it become a NAIDOC week anthem. Key points:… [+1794 chars]
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