Brilliant protest song. I love the thought that Redgum put into their lyrics. This was from their "If You Don't Fight You Lose" album (1978), during Malcolm Fraser's turn as PM of Australia.
To me, this song is a protest against American influence in Australia (And I've just begun to wonder/Where we're headed for/Band keeps playing American songs from 1973) and also about immigration policies (We never take on passengers/Though we seem to have lots of room).
However, I was not politically aware during this time so I could be wrong. Malcolm Fraser's Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Fraser) says "the Fraser government adopted a formal policy for "a humanitarian commitment to admit refugees for resettlement"..
Brilliant protest song. I love the thought that Redgum put into their lyrics. This was from their "If You Don't Fight You Lose" album (1978), during Malcolm Fraser's turn as PM of Australia.
To me, this song is a protest against American influence in Australia (And I've just begun to wonder/Where we're headed for/Band keeps playing American songs from 1973) and also about immigration policies (We never take on passengers/Though we seem to have lots of room).
However, I was not politically aware during this time so I could be wrong. Malcolm Fraser's Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Fraser) says "the Fraser government adopted a formal policy for "a humanitarian commitment to admit refugees for resettlement"..