My family moved here in 1982. I couldn't speak a word of English and I lived in Mildura for a few months with a relative. This song reminds me of that time; how difficult it was adjusting to a new environment, being alone, catching the school bus and just feeling out of place - the little foreign 8 year old in a strange country town. It was a catchy tune and I remember wanting to learn the words. It wasn't until as an adult, I heard it again and finally understood the lyrics. Such a gutsy song for that time and era. Today, there's a lot of emotion when I hear this song, it takes me back to that place and time; how far I've come, our country's history and proud to serve this great country in my line of work.🇦🇺
I'm 66 years old, and Goanna is part of my musical memory. In Australia we hear them on the radio because they are part of our culture and life. They will never fade away.
Used to go see Goanna on a Saturday night in the pub scene in '80s Melbourne. Solid Rock performed on stage in a local pub arena is a memory I'm so happy to have. It likely contributed my future perspective, and I guess that's what it's all about. Experienced Shane singing a rocked-down version in an outdoor venue in St Kilda a little while ago too .. just brilliant.
What a moving comment, in the opinion of this 57 year old. I remember hearing this on FM radio station KZEW in Dallas-Ft. Worth in 1982; 38 years ago roughly. It is still as moving lyrically and musically, now, as it was then. Which I believe defines a "classic"; (perhaps I am wrong, again, my opinion). Rock on Dockers.
Shane Howard actually had doubts if radio would play it because the song was about such a political subject. But he insisted that it be released to make a statement. Utmost classic!
From a scouse pom living in Perth,,one of my fave Aussie tunes( and they have fucken loads of brilliant tunes ).. Long live the indigenous people’s of this land,,, cos it’s fucken theirs.✌️👍
Mate, you’re as Aussie as any of the rest of us non-aboriginal folk. We’ve been here around 10 generations whereas First Nations people are into probably 3,000. White fellas are a blip in time on this country.
@@chrisstar969 no Chris, I’m an English lad... This song says it as it is.. I’m not Australian. You’re not. No one is Ask the indigenous people of this land what it’s called ,,..Then ask them if they will allow you to live in their land..You fucking muppet..
Were you here in the 80's? See Melbourne during the mid 80's at least? The indigenous had their chance and they blew it.. Domestic violence, gang wars [w/ the Maori and Vietnamese, to name a couple] I'm sorry to say but it was a bad time for all involved and the indigenous population had to be moved out of Melbourne, in mass. We still have this bad taste in our mouth and sorry we moved in [to Australia] but the rest of the world has moved beyond such things. We are ONE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET>.
So this is what it feels like to be Australian, kinda just taken it at face value being light skin but still have my culture stolen still real, our generations still see this as a hostile take over.
i first heard this lobstering with my Dad in the early 80's off the coast of Maine. I remember i couldnt wait to hear it when it had air play on our local rock station, WBLM. After 40 years, this song is still one of my favorites. The Aussies know how to rock!
Was in Australia in January when I heard this song first on the radio. Surprised it never made its way to the UK or Ireland like Midnight oil. Cracking song
Are you surprised? The Brits are the ones who lied. They even think we're ungrateful for wanting to become a republic. I'm saying this as a dual national. The motherland lied.
@@veganath for starters meat is what gave humans the intellect brain power we have today, and secondly, Read the lyrics of midnight oils song beds are burning.
I'm a white fella , I travel Northern Australia a lot and this song has something very special in it. Love to see the digeridoo in this clip. I play the digeridoo myself and was taught by a good friend and traditional Aboriginal.
@@michaelfletcher4384 Probably just means somebody who makes their life on the land as was traditional, as opposed to living in the suburbs or cities. Not really sure why you think that's strange.
1982 Australia was (finally) ready for this song. Because of Solid Rock, by 1987 we were ready for Beds Are Burning. Because of both of these songs, by 1991 we were ready for Treaty. Beds Are Burning and Treaty were performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics - they should been preceded by Solid Rock.
I woke up hearing this song in the middle in the night right before I was about to take ayahuasca. I have never felt like I belonged in Australia before I heard this😊 I respect this ground I walk on now through this song.
This is not only a national credit to Mr. S. Howard/ Goanna and everyone else involved in producing, composing and arranging this song, it should have attracted worldwide credit in my opinion with the support of our officials here in Australia. On the contrary, our officials, as always interpreted the song politically and found it to be "divisive", and didnt give it their approval and most probably, instructed the high echelons of the corporate monopoly of the music industry to treat the song like an infectious disease. The song in essence was basically telling us that there is no power greater than God,Cosmos/universe, creation,,nature etc and that we all were created by it, as mortals that live and share a finite order of system that has the power to claim back, and end its own system of creation, being us and where we live, with a grand natural disaster in an instant. Yes the song did carry factual events of our lived history in the infancy stages before becoming a commonwealth as a federation to later years, then we created our own identities as Australians with the legendary ANZAC`s thereafter with the world wars etc. But undeniably, When colonialism arrived here, there were numerous amount of unspeakable crimes that were committed to our First Nation People without any remorse, empathy or compensation, or even an acknowledgement for way too long in my opinion. In the time when the awareness of those crimes were, or had come to light to the people, mostly exposed by authorities/academics along with solid evidence of the crimes imposed/committed, it would have been seen as a threat to their political careers and agendas, therefore to protect their own interests (the politicians), there would have been "black covert ops" deployed to "murder" the publicity and popularity process of this great song from our beloved Goanna group, that none of the pollies would ever disclose or confess, if they were ever put in that position i dont believe, as we witnessed how our so called leaders mismanaged the whole COVID conundrum. On that note, After Solid Rock, I personally feel an attachment/association or an obligation along with compassion in metaphoric terms, every time i hear the song "Walk In The Light Green" (I was only 19) by Redgum, to all of our Diggers past and present, along with all of their immediate families and loved ones, that are courageously, proudly and tirelessly providing their services for this beloved nation of ours selflessly. In this day and age, we need a million more Shane Howards in support of the unknown heros that truly exist and are currently still active in organising to spread the truth at all levels and contributing so much more at other areas unselfishly in our collective endeavour to cleanse our nation of the crime and corruption that has infested every corner of our beloved Australia by the incompetent actions of despotic tyrants, that are AKA politicians, in hope to make our nation great once more to the future generations.
I vaguely recalled watching a video on MTV for this song as a kid. I was convinced it existed but could not remember the lyrics or the tune and it’s never played in the US. Today, it popped into my head out of nowhere, 40 years later, and it’s just as I remember it. But even better now understanding the meaning behind it.
Happen to hear this song on a Special international rock segment of my local station in Phoenix AZ back in the day. I've introduced many to Goanna and this song! This song is timeless and in my Playlist many times!
You actually be surprised, you could have been walking around the shops and it was played. Im Australian but on a trip to Dallas "USA" I heard it and was shocked I thought it was not released in America. Great song to play while driving alone, even better when its on the radio and you see another driver enjoying it and singing as loud as you.
Shane Howard is a very special man to have written this song. It is however much more than a song; for those who can see the forest from the trees know its true meaning is much more powerful. What is right will always be right. What is true will always be true. Everything will return to its rightful place.
@@westaussie965the indigenous should be. Don't call them that, it's generally offensive. I mean idk if your pro or anti when it comes to the truth of our history and our present but...
No. It was horrible what happened but horrible things were going on all around the world. To every culture, whites included just pick you time period. No one still holds those same beliefs now and plenty has been done to compensate. Maybe in China and Africa where slavery and similar things are currently happening but lets keep doing business with them.. Keep up the handouts and we will revert back to tribalism because our country will be broke (already is). Time to assimilate or go back to the bushes and stop complaining. The amount of hand outs to indigenous is ridiculous at this point. Anyways this was always created by the government and now us people pay for it through taxes and listening to it all. We are all Australians stop playing into the division. 99% of our current problems in the world were created or made worse by the governments around the world, stop listening to them. The voice a good example of them creating division.
I am from India.I was searching for this song since 1981.This i heard in ABC program.The ending part is superb.This song was number 2 or 3out of Top 20 at that time.
Gotta admit- Australian idol brought me here, but am so glad that it did. I'm from Bulgaria and it's the first time I'm hearing of that band and I love it :)
Yes this is really beautiful to watch. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there. Greetings from New York. Where are you watching from?
@@veganath because it speaks about the truth of dispossession and how we are exploiting all of "nature's gifts of beauty rich and rare..." And polluting "Our golden soil" and pissing away our "wealth for toil" as our wonderful national anthem states so tokenistically. And thus we are truly "living on borrowed time, as the winds of change keep blowing down the line". ☠️
@@eternity8811*_"the truth of dispossession"_* sure and it is good to know & therefore not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors(no race of beautiful humans have an untarnished history). *_"exploiting all of nature..."_* always a pleasure to meet other vegans. I would take the more charitable stance, i.e. we are evolutionary predisposed to being terrified of scarcity. How do we solve this? Criticism is welcome & should be encouraged however, criticism without proposing feasible solutions doesn't contribute anything of value? What are your solutions?
This song never ages. Thank you Shane Howard and band for this truly amazing, heartfelt and truthful song of our indigenous peoples and the awful part of history that should never be forgotten. 👍🙂💖
I was 12 when this was released and bought the 45 with my pocket money. It was powerful at time and has become more relevant over time. Driven here by the rendition at the Swans vs. Cats season finale and couldn't get the words out - they cut deep. Will be spinning the single this afternoon after the game...
@@killthahippie the entire geographic area of Australia and many of its surrounding islands (including NZ) were home to the oldest continuing human cultures on earth, thousands of years before European colonial forces took it - this song recognises the genocide that occurred - but that old and developed culture is what defines the land as sacred. The Mabo case defines in modern Australian law that First Nations peoples' customs pre-dated colonial law by thousands of years. There is your "definitive proof" that the land was/is sacred.
WeAreNotYourKind and he we see a wind incel, that is not only a bitch, but also seems to have contracted penis envy as well. We indigenous can only shout words of encouragement, like “it’s not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean”, but will never be able to truely know the incels plight.
This is my favourite Australian song ever. Need more bands making music like this today. Because nothing has changed for Indigenous people in Australia. So much stinking hypocrisy in this place - no doubt one of the Rio Tinto executives responsible for the blowing up of that ~45,000 sacred Aboriginal site recently would bop to this song without batting an eyelid.
'out here nothing changes, not in a hurry anyway.' What a prophetic line. Things didn't change for 45,000 years and that was OK coz their culture was good. But now over the last 200 plus years, plenty has changed for the worst, and nothing is changing for the better.
We need to bring these guys back............ They are the backbone for Australia.... We need real life bands like Goanna and Midnight Oil that care about their country
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Listening to this song has long bought tears to my eyes and now it breaks my heart that over forty years later scaremongering led to a majority of Australians saying no to something as simple as a Voice to Parliament.. Huge respect and appreciation to the frontman singer/songwriter who has now chosen to return his Order of Australia medal because of it.
Someone lied! Gina, Price & Mundine celebrating at a 5 star hotel function room the night of the referendum. Mining magnates run Australia! Supported by Murdock, channels 9 & 7.
Easier to make people afraid than to make them informed I'm afraid. I couldn't believe the coalition had done anything other than shot themselves in the face when they decided to oppose the voice. I thought the Australian people would be jumping at the chance to finally have the significance and importance of Aboriginal culture recognised under the constitution. But these people are calculating, they knew 8 out of 50 referendums had failed, the odds are against changing the constitution. They also knew the power of Australian media to run the negative fear campaign, and the willingness of the media to abuse their power to pursue their own political and commercial objectives. They had done the math, they knew how it was going to play out from the start and knew that it would be an easy political victory, and they were down and desperate after losing government and that's why they opposed it. I am still heartened that despite the adversity the yes vote was still very well represented, especially in younger Australians. We shouldn't forget how far we have come as a country in terms of attitudes and recognition, and we will continue on that path and try again until we succeed. It is shocking the power of the tabloid media in Australia and we have to start holding them to some standards by not consuming their rubbish.
@johnszwede8516 What is your thoughts on closing the gap? You voted no with the wealthiest people in the country backed by the media. Do you think they have ordinary people's interests at heart? I find it funny/shallow when people put their car as their profile picture.
Dedicated to the First Indigenous Man I met, Proud Goreng Goreng Man, Richard Johnson who passed away in December 2022, to join his beloved Wife, Morag, Proud Parents of 3 beautiful Ladies. I adored your openness and humbleness, Richie. Very rare qualities amongst the males I met in my childhood. Rest Peacefully in your precious Lord's arms.
Lyrics: Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway You feel the endlessness with the comin' of the light o' day We're talkin' about a chosen place You wouldn't sell it in a marketplace, well Well just a minute now Standing on solid rock Standing on sacred ground Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime And the winds of change are blowin' down the line Right down the line Round about the dawn o' time, When dreamin' all began A crowd o' people came Well they were looking for their promised land Were running from the heart of darkness Searching for the heart o' light Well it was their paradise But they were standin' on - solid rock Standing o-on sacred grou-ound Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime And the winds of change were blowing cold that night Oh They were standin' on the shore one day, Saw the white sails in the sun Wasn't long before they felt the sting, white man, white law, white gun Don't tell me that it's justified, 'cause somewhere, someone lied Yeah well someone lied, someone lied, genocide Well someone lied, oh, ahh And now you're standing on - solid rock Standing o-on a sacred grou-ound Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime And the winds of change are blowin' down the li-ine Solid rock, Standing on sacred ground Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime And the winds of change are blowing down the line Solid rock, Standing o-on sacred grou-ound Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime And the winds of change are blowing down the line Oh-oh-oh no, NO-O
Sorry to correct your lyrics: 1:30 Well 'round about the dawn o' time The dreamin' all began The *proud* people came Well they were looking for the promised land...
Had the privilege to meet Shane in primary school, what a man, the love he has for our country, the land in which we live on & the folk that roamed the land for centuries before us is something I’ll remember forever. ❤️🖤💛 🇦🇺
Seeing them tonight! But still remember competing with my mates as teenagers to be the first to know all the lyrics off by heart…. all those years ago My first real initiation in to Indigenous and Environmental Affairs came from this record
Heard this song in the middle of the night,in Germany on the radio me and and my cousin cranked the volume and sung at the top of our voices.Was nice to hear home on a cold,dark,lonely night in a foreign land it really boosted our spirits was a real a surprise to hear it on German radio
Jenny Jenkins You don't know your history if the Spanish had colonized this country they were brutal they would have wipe out the Aboriginal race completely.That is history move forward but learn from our human barbaric nature for the future.
oh, you see what could have been? if Indigenous Americans colonised they would have blended and learned from the original inhabitants. know your history, you don't know what could have been, all you can do is say what if, that's nothing dreamer
Legend Shane Howard. Stood up against racism when most white Australians didn't know or care less. Puli kunpungka ngaranyi (standing on solid/strong rock) Manta miil-miilpa katu (earth of the highest sacredness) Nyuntu kurangka ngaranyi (you're living wrong way) Walpa kampa kutjuparinyi (the wind is changing directions) Walpa pulkaringanyi (the wind is getting stronger)
Here in 2020, the day after nationwide protests and displays of solidarity across our capital cities, in the name of justice for First Nation people. Feeling pretty proud of our country stepping up to reassert the respect we have for our indigenous brothers and sisters. Peace all.
Out here nothin' changes Not in a hurry anyway You can feel the endlessness With the comin' of the light of day You're talkin' 'bout a chosen place You wanna sell it in a marketplace, well Well, just a minute now You're standin' on solid rock Standin' on sacred ground Livin' on borrowed time And the winds of change Are blowin' down the line Right down the line Well, round about the dawn of time The dreamin' all began A crowd of people came Well, they were lookin' for their promised land We're runnin' from the heart of darkness Searchin' for the heart of light With their paradise Well, they were standin' on solid rock Standin' on sacred ground Livin' on borrowed time And the winds of change Were blowin' cold that night, oh Well, they were standin' on the shore one day Saw the white sails in the sun Wasn't long before they felt the sting White man, white law, white gun Don't tell me that it's justified 'Cause somewhere, someone lied Yeah, well someone lied Someone lied Genocide Well, someone lied And now you're standin' on solid rock Standin' on sacred ground Livin' on borrowed time And the winds of change Are blowin' down the line Solid rock Standin' on sacred ground Livin' on borrowed time And the winds of change Are blowin' down the line Solid rock Standin' on sacred ground Livin' on borrowed time And the winds of change Are blowin' down the line No!
Thanks mate, i had a Goanna CD I'm sure many years ago, I don't know what happen to it? I'm gonna try & get the same one at JB hi-fi soon, The aeroplane over the red desert, a big rock I think, yellow background cover! Thankyou for spelling out the lyrics like that, tried to cut n paste but I can't do it for some reason on UA-cam. Anyway there was another track on that CD ALBUM from Goanna also that I remember well, the words in the lyrics ' the the channel 7 chopper chills me to my feet' I think? What was band song about, what was the track called, was it about, the Vietnam Veterans suffering from PTSD perhaps? I look forward to your reply/comment?
The other song you are thinking of that references the channel 7 chopper is a song titled "A walk in the light green", often commonly known as "I was only nineteen". This was done by a different Aussie band called "Redgum" I hope this helps.
Oh man, my mother used to play this song so much when I was a kid. Y'know when your parents play their favourite music all the time when you're a kid, but you never learn the name or band, the only thing you remember is the sound. I'm having that kinda nostalgia now as this song randomly comes on in a mix. Glad I know the band and song name now, this is going to be a regular appearance in my music mixes.
At least it's better than Advance Australia Fair. Would much rather hear the sound of that didgeridoo and electric guitar than the boring marching band sound of our current anthem. Also the fact that this song actually acknowledges Australia's true colonial history and the genocide of the original custodians of this land based on a lie "terra - nullius" makes it a better candidate than most.
So proud of my uncle bobby, he is the man playing the didgeridoo at the beginning, r.i.p to a beautiful man wish i got the chance to meet him ❤❤
I wish you got to meet him too.
This song always makes me cry. It's some heavy shit not musically but you know what I mean.💜🔥
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My family moved here in 1982. I couldn't speak a word of English and I lived in Mildura for a few months with a relative. This song reminds me of that time; how difficult it was adjusting to a new environment, being alone, catching the school bus and just feeling out of place - the little foreign 8 year old in a strange country town. It was a catchy tune and I remember wanting to learn the words. It wasn't until as an adult, I heard it again and finally understood the lyrics. Such a gutsy song for that time and era. Today, there's a lot of emotion when I hear this song, it takes me back to that place and time; how far I've come, our country's history and proud to serve this great country in my line of work.🇦🇺
Awesome, mate 👏🏻🇦🇺💯
Sounds like you're an Aussie mate 👌
Thanks for posting this mate 👍
God bless you sweetheart
Wait, ya name's Shazza,
and ya not even from here?
Turn it up ya must be havin' a lend darl'!
This has to be one of the best Australian songs ever written.
jim mac no f#%king doubt good sir, no bloody doubt.
I would agree 👍🏽
💯% 😁😁
with you man
I'm not sure; there's been tons of great Aussie pop/rock songs written.
"Somewhere, someone lied." One of the greatest Australian songs ever. This song is powerful and the message remains still relevant today.
Haha it's the Australian Gov that lied
Young Aussie guys with respect for first nation people. ❤❤
Thank you, we are Australian, always
It's absolutely WILD that she's doing such an incredible job of backing vocals and yet she's tuned so quiet in the mix...
Dirt road farm boy, from Colorado, loving this, and getting it!
I'm 66 years old, and Goanna is part of my musical memory. In Australia we hear them on the radio because they are part of our culture and life. They will never fade away.
Im 16 years old and am having a blast with this song
Yeah
35 years and this song is one of my earliest memories
I’m 66 and I bought this single. This 40+ year-old song keeps The Vote in my mind.
Small- minded thinking, grow up.
@@aml3668*_"The Vote"_* which vote mate?
I'm from DETROIT.
I remember this tune getting pretty good airplay on Detroit Rock radio in the 80s.
I was a youngen, around about '87 me thinks, at Mallacoota golf club i saw Goanna.
Amazing night for all.
I'll never forget.
One of best australian rock hits.
Total respect. 40 years later. Thank you for your efforts to make a difference
One of the most electrifying OzRock anthems. Shane Howard deserves an Order of Australia medal for his contributions to Australian music and culture.
Right On! Great Singer! :) X
Absolute Classic. One of my ALL time favorite songs.
Agree 👍🏽🤘🏽
❤🦘🐨
Absolutely Timeless Classic
Used to go see Goanna on a Saturday night in the pub scene in '80s Melbourne. Solid Rock performed on stage in a local pub arena is a memory I'm so happy to have. It likely contributed my future perspective, and I guess that's what it's all about. Experienced Shane singing a rocked-down version in an outdoor venue in St Kilda a little while ago too .. just brilliant.
St Kilda Days...priceless!
One of Australia's Brilliant All-time Rock Songs .
And one of me fav all time songs.
Definitely not
I’m 13 years old and I’m probably the only kid in my year who knows this song but it’s still an Aussie classic
Good on ya son, show your friends there is more to “ ASAP rocky” and all those nikka beats.
What a moving comment, in the opinion of this 57 year old. I remember hearing this on FM radio station KZEW in Dallas-Ft. Worth in 1982; 38 years ago roughly. It is still as moving lyrically and musically, now, as it was then. Which I believe defines a "classic"; (perhaps I am wrong, again, my opinion). Rock on Dockers.
Love your style buddy!
Indeed it is. Every time I hear this I get the urge to head on homeward and roll around in all that red dirt out there....
Your parents raised you right kid
Opens with the drummer wearing an Essendon top.
AUTHENTIC.
Right? Might be the most bad-ass aspect of this epic clip.
please don't hold that against him.
Is Don. is Good!
Wouldn't be an Aussie band without someone wearing a footy jumper lol
Gary Patterson shame 😛
Shane Howard actually had doubts if radio would play it because the song was about such a political subject. But he insisted that it be released to make a statement. Utmost classic!
I see you read Wiki too!
Triple mmm
Ive been waiting for someone to say the least truth
Load of Crap
So much powerful and relevant music happened at that time. Yet another legacy of the Hawke-Keating era.
Listening to Goanna from Montana, USA. Love these gyys and their message.
From a scouse pom living in Perth,,one of my fave Aussie tunes( and they have fucken loads of brilliant tunes ).. Long live the indigenous people’s of this land,,, cos it’s fucken theirs.✌️👍
Mate, you’re as Aussie as any of the rest of us non-aboriginal folk. We’ve been here around 10 generations whereas First Nations people are into probably 3,000. White fellas are a blip in time on this country.
@@chrisstar969 no Chris, I’m an English lad... This song says it as it is.. I’m not Australian. You’re not. No one is Ask the indigenous people of this land what it’s called ,,..Then ask them if they will allow you to live in their land..You fucking muppet..
@@paulcannon811 You live here too
@@theskyisblue8979 sure do kidder... thanks for reply ✌️👍💙
Were you here in the 80's? See Melbourne during the mid 80's at least? The indigenous had their chance and they blew it.. Domestic violence, gang wars [w/ the Maori and Vietnamese, to name a couple] I'm sorry to say but it was a bad time for all involved and the indigenous population had to be moved out of Melbourne, in mass. We still have this bad taste in our mouth and sorry we moved in [to Australia] but the rest of the world has moved beyond such things. We are ONE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET>.
Always love the backup singer. Such a cool voice.
1.7million views only? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!~ This song is on of Australias best songs in history
Not many of our Aussie songs get a million + clicks. So not too bad really.
Coldplay, Elton John, Walk th MOON, Pink, Cher, TAKE THAT err not many views mates.... CJx
Truth of the matter , only 1.7 million real Australian in Australia. Government fucked it for real Australians from the 80’s onwards
Maybe it’s that the generation that were around when it came out are less inclined to watch UA-cam. They bought it on cassette or vinyl and then a cd?
bout 5 of them are me. so far. have it on tape, record and cd as well.
Unlike any other rock song. Very moving for an Australian !
And this New Zealander :-)
It IS a moving song for an aussie. I've heard it for 40 years and every time I hear it it still gives me bumps. That's what TRUTH does.
So this is what it feels like to be Australian, kinda just taken it at face value being light skin but still have my culture stolen still real, our generations still see this as a hostile take over.
Nah mate is for ABO’S
Standing on sacred ground...living on borrowed time...so true.
i first heard this lobstering with my Dad in the early 80's off the coast of Maine. I remember i couldnt wait to hear it when it had air play on our local rock station, WBLM. After 40 years, this song is still one of my favorites. The Aussies know how to rock!
It’s a message in a bottle - awesome track that delivers every time
BLM rocks also!
Leave the lobsters alone😉
BLM rocks too!
Listen to the lyrics, poetry and the real story about what happened, someone lied genocide
Was in Australia in January when I heard this song first on the radio. Surprised it never made its way to the UK or Ireland like Midnight oil.
Cracking song
Surprisingly, it made to the United States and peaked to #71 in mid 1983
Are you surprised? The Brits are the ones who lied. They even think we're ungrateful for wanting to become a republic. I'm saying this as a dual national. The motherland lied.
3.14 Don't tell me that its justified, somewhere, someone Lied, someone LIED. Standing on SOLID ROCK ❤
Thanks, please reply
Someone lied........Genocide
@@mitchellfoster7777what do you believe is the solution here?
@@veganath for starters meat is what gave humans the intellect brain power we have today, and secondly, Read the lyrics of midnight oils song beds are burning.
And tell the truth about what really happened to a lot of our Aboriginal Men women and children. Killed like wild Bore's. Soo proud you must be....
Without a shadow of doubt the greatest Australiana music track of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Standing on FIRST PEOPLES rock, standing sacred ground.
Standing on sacred ground...living on borrowed time...so true.
I STILL have the vinyl album as just priceless! Early 1980s issue and SO SO relevant for any decade!
Wunderlust, every bit as relevant today as it was back in 1982. Seems the only people who still haven't gotten the message are the poppys.
I'm a white fella , I travel Northern Australia a lot and this song has something very special in it. Love to see the digeridoo in this clip. I play the digeridoo myself and was taught by a good friend and traditional Aboriginal.
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As opposed to a non-traditional Aboriginal? Strange term...
@@michaelfletcher4384 It is strange that you'd be so quick to pick on something like that.
@@michaelfletcher4384 Probably just means somebody who makes their life on the land as was traditional, as opposed to living in the suburbs or cities. Not really sure why you think that's strange.
@@michaelfletcher4384 most aboriginals don't live off the land
1982 Australia was (finally) ready for this song. Because of Solid Rock, by 1987 we were ready for Beds Are Burning. Because of both of these songs, by 1991 we were ready for Treaty. Beds Are Burning and Treaty were performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics - they should been preceded by Solid Rock.
I woke up hearing this song in the middle in the night right before I was about to take ayahuasca. I have never felt like I belonged in Australia before I heard this😊 I respect this ground I walk on now through this song.
Beautiful...poignant!
This is not only a national credit to Mr. S. Howard/ Goanna and everyone else involved in producing, composing and arranging this song, it should have attracted worldwide credit in my opinion with the support of our officials here in Australia.
On the contrary, our officials, as always interpreted the song politically and found it to be "divisive", and didnt give it their approval and most probably, instructed the high echelons of the corporate monopoly of the music industry to treat the song like an infectious disease.
The song in essence was basically telling us that there is no power greater than God,Cosmos/universe, creation,,nature etc and that we all were created by it, as mortals that live and share a finite order of system that has the power to claim back, and end its own system of creation, being us and where we live, with a grand natural disaster in an instant.
Yes the song did carry factual events of our lived history in the infancy stages before becoming a commonwealth as a federation to later years, then we created our own identities as Australians with the legendary ANZAC`s thereafter with the world wars etc. But undeniably, When colonialism arrived here, there were numerous amount of unspeakable crimes that were committed to our First Nation People without any remorse, empathy or compensation, or even an acknowledgement for way too long in my opinion.
In the time when the awareness of those crimes were, or had come to light to the people, mostly exposed by authorities/academics along with solid evidence of the crimes imposed/committed, it would have been seen as a threat to their political careers and agendas, therefore to protect their own interests (the politicians), there would have been "black covert ops" deployed to "murder" the publicity and popularity process of this great song from our beloved Goanna group, that none of the pollies would ever disclose or confess, if they were ever put in that position i dont believe, as we witnessed how our so called leaders mismanaged the whole COVID conundrum.
On that note, After Solid Rock, I personally feel an attachment/association or an obligation along with compassion in metaphoric terms, every time i hear the song "Walk In The Light Green" (I was only 19) by Redgum, to all of our Diggers past and present, along with all of their immediate families and loved ones, that are courageously, proudly and tirelessly providing their services for this beloved nation of ours selflessly.
In this day and age, we need a million more Shane Howards in support of the unknown heros that truly exist and are currently still active in organising to spread the truth at all levels and contributing so much more at other areas unselfishly in our collective endeavour to cleanse our nation of the crime and corruption that has infested every corner of our beloved Australia by the incompetent actions of despotic tyrants, that are AKA politicians, in hope to make our nation great once more to the future generations.
I vaguely recalled watching a video on MTV for this song as a kid. I was convinced it existed but could not remember the lyrics or the tune and it’s never played in the US. Today, it popped into my head out of nowhere, 40 years later, and it’s just as I remember it. But even better now understanding the meaning behind it.
The one, the only aboriginal anthem that will never age.
Happen to hear this song on a Special international rock segment of my local station in Phoenix AZ back in the day. I've introduced many to Goanna and this song! This song is timeless and in my Playlist many times!
@@tikinut3458 great to hear ..it was a period where Australia had a heap of great rock songs many of which the rest of the world never heard
G'day they had another brilliant song like this called...... Razors edge........ Just like this it's bloody awesome 💯 percent 👍🤔
You actually be surprised, you could have been walking around the shops and it was played. Im Australian but on a trip to Dallas "USA" I heard it and was shocked I thought it was not released in America. Great song to play while driving alone, even better when its on the radio and you see another driver enjoying it and singing as loud as you.
Shane Howard is a very special man to have written this song. It is however much more than a song; for those who can see the forest from the trees know its true meaning is much more powerful. What is right will always be right. What is true will always be true. Everything will return to its rightful place.
We're absolutely going back...
what does that even mean
@@CanadianPolybiuse thinks the abbos are going to be in control😂
@@westaussie965the indigenous should be. Don't call them that, it's generally offensive. I mean idk if your pro or anti when it comes to the truth of our history and our present but...
No. It was horrible what happened but horrible things were going on all around the world. To every culture, whites included just pick you time period. No one still holds those same beliefs now and plenty has been done to compensate. Maybe in China and Africa where slavery and similar things are currently happening but lets keep doing business with them..
Keep up the handouts and we will revert back to tribalism because our country will be broke (already is). Time to assimilate or go back to the bushes and stop complaining. The amount of hand outs to indigenous is ridiculous at this point. Anyways this was always created by the government and now us people pay for it through taxes and listening to it all. We are all Australians stop playing into the division. 99% of our current problems in the world were created or made worse by the governments around the world, stop listening to them. The voice a good example of them creating division.
So happy to rediscover this 30+ years later.
I am from India.I was searching for this song since 1981.This i heard in ABC program.The ending part is superb.This song was number 2 or 3out of Top 20 at that time.
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥… Saludos de Ciudad de México!!
It was in 1982 back then, it was a huge hit, I too did used tune into ABC.
Bud Bud Ding Ding
Gotta admit- Australian idol brought me here, but am so glad that it did. I'm from Bulgaria and it's the first time I'm hearing of that band and I love it :)
"Solid Rock" is a track from the greatest album I've ever heard....just love that album, it's perfection to me.
What’s the name of the album I’ll give it a listen
Benjamin Naismith Spirit of Place
Was the 1st cassette I bought.. me and my brother went halves
@@matthewplace7329 Side 2 for him then?
Great song. They played it for a few weeks on New York radio back in 1982. Always loved and remembered it.
The Voice Australia brought me back 👏❤️🇦🇺
Yes this is really beautiful to watch. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there. Greetings from New York. Where are you watching from?
Hi
@@shanedallachy5450 how are you doing?
they don't play this song enough on the radio!
And you know why.
😂😂😂 Yeah right, they even had them at the AFL GF (they were sadly very average).
@@eternity8811why?
@@veganath because it speaks about the truth of dispossession and how we are exploiting all of "nature's gifts of beauty rich and rare..." And polluting "Our golden soil" and pissing away our "wealth for toil" as our wonderful national anthem states so tokenistically. And thus we are truly "living on borrowed time, as the winds of change keep blowing down the line". ☠️
@@eternity8811*_"the truth of dispossession"_* sure and it is good to know & therefore not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors(no race of beautiful humans have an untarnished history).
*_"exploiting all of nature..."_* always a pleasure to meet other vegans. I would take the more charitable stance, i.e. we are evolutionary predisposed to being terrified of scarcity. How do we solve this? Criticism is welcome & should be encouraged however, criticism without proposing feasible solutions doesn't contribute anything of value? What are your solutions?
Shane Howard is a legend
Yes, he is Andreas. I had the honor of meeting him for a few minutes in Sydney back in 1991, before I flew back to the US.
I never believed the accusations about him and kids .. Shane's a good guy in my book
49 years old, and still crisp, relevant, and rockin! Timeless music, and among my vinyl treasures!
Sorry, 40
always was , always will be.
Those drums, man. Those drums.
It was the Essendon jumper that done it.
Played in the 2022 grand final! Legendary Aussie music! Great band
This would have to be the most significant song in Australia right now!
😆 How did that turn out for you?
This was the only song my school mates sung on the bus on central Australia camp
This song never ages. Thank you Shane Howard and band for this truly amazing, heartfelt and truthful song of our indigenous peoples and the awful part of history that should never be forgotten. 👍🙂💖
Incomparable! Is this your favorite song?
One of Australia's Brilliant All-time Rock Songs .
Goosebumps every time! goodonyashane!
Unlike any other rock song. Very moving for an Australian !
Not much has changed here...❣️ Powerful song. ❣️
I was 12 when this was released and bought the 45 with my pocket money. It was powerful at time and has become more relevant over time.
Driven here by the rendition at the Swans vs. Cats season finale and couldn't get the words out - they cut deep. Will be spinning the single this afternoon after the game...
big shout out to the backing vocalists 🙌...the their tone really compliments the main vocals!
Those chicks help make this unique. Well done Goanna
Goosebumps every time! goodonyashane!
This Tune Sends a Chill down my spine, can't believe it came out 40years ago! Reminds me of the true Australia it used 2 be!!!
I feel you on that.
You heard the cover/reworked by Street Warriors with... Shannon Noll?!
It's really awesome and does justice to the original.
Don't worry we're still racist.
This is a song with unbelievable depth. Thank you Goanna
Standing on FIRST PEOPLES rock, standing sacred ground.
I'm not so sure that ground was sacred .. I mean I might of been but we have yet to get definitive proof
@@killthahippie the entire geographic area of Australia and many of its surrounding islands (including NZ) were home to the oldest continuing human cultures on earth, thousands of years before European colonial forces took it - this song recognises the genocide that occurred - but that old and developed culture is what defines the land as sacred. The Mabo case defines in modern Australian law that First Nations peoples' customs pre-dated colonial law by thousands of years. There is your "definitive proof" that the land was/is sacred.
@@Millez thank God there was a song then 😐
@@Millez ps it's not sacred
My favourite Australian song ever - Goanna did the Aboriginals of this country proud with this song. The Government didn't, as usual.
@@adam.s.1838 >> You are Gutless wonder lol
What have you done for the aboriginals?
@@attilavidacs24 how do you know Kerri isnt Aboriginal ????
@@adam.s.1838 Im so sorry for you .
WeAreNotYourKind and he we see a wind incel, that is not only a bitch, but also seems to have contracted penis envy as well. We indigenous can only shout words of encouragement, like “it’s not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean”, but will never be able to truely know the incels plight.
This song should get way more love. One of the best Aussie rock songs with a message. ❤
Loved this song when it came out as a 12 year old and still love it now! Classic Aussie rock with such true meaning
Gotta love the classic Aussie rock 👊💯🙌
If you think this song couldn’t get anymore Australian, the drummer is wearing an AFL jersey 😂
Yeah I saw that a essendon guernsey
VFL
Solid Rock!
What a tune! Timeless, Magnificent, Masterpiece! With a message that resonates to this day!
👌👏👏👏✊
yes
This is my favourite Australian song ever. Need more bands making music like this today. Because nothing has changed for Indigenous people in Australia. So much stinking hypocrisy in this place - no doubt one of the Rio Tinto executives responsible for the blowing up of that ~45,000 sacred Aboriginal site recently would bop to this song without batting an eyelid.
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So true
'out here nothing changes, not in a hurry anyway.' What a prophetic line. Things didn't change for 45,000 years and that was OK coz their culture was good. But now over the last 200 plus years, plenty has changed for the worst, and nothing is changing for the better.
What u talkin about?..indigenous ppl are makin their way thru this,like all of us
Such a great Aussie song 💙💙💙
Amazing backing singers.
When they come in is when the goosebumps start
We need to bring these guys back............ They are the backbone for Australia.... We need real life bands like Goanna and Midnight Oil that care about their country
The backing vocals elevste this from sublime to genius.
I’d love to hear an extended version featuring that awesome percussion. Love the drumming.
GOANNA SOLIOD ROCK thank you sharing a beautiful wonderful song always love it 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Right down the line ! Rock
Best 80's song EVER with a Geelong Deakin band "GOANNA" of legends with a song in the history of all music THAT WILL NEVER BE BEATEN😥❤👏👏
I just met the drummer of this band in a bus stop, told me about this hit song so here I am watching....
hOw lucky are you? where? I love his Essendon jersey so laid back and heis a gun drummer!
Hi. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there. Greetings from New York. Where are you watching from?
@@margathea7072 Im Brisbane, Australia. I talked a bit while waiting for the same bus.
I am in awe of the power of this anthem.
Are you native american because if you are i think the lyrics would be familiar to you as well
Listening to this song has long bought tears to my eyes and now it breaks my heart that over forty years later scaremongering led to a majority of Australians saying no to something as simple as a Voice to Parliament..
Huge respect and appreciation to the frontman singer/songwriter who has now chosen to return his Order of Australia medal because of it.
Someone lied!
Gina, Price & Mundine celebrating at a 5 star hotel function room the night of the referendum.
Mining magnates run Australia! Supported by Murdock, channels 9 & 7.
Easier to make people afraid than to make them informed I'm afraid. I couldn't believe the coalition had done anything other than shot themselves in the face when they decided to oppose the voice. I thought the Australian people would be jumping at the chance to finally have the significance and importance of Aboriginal culture recognised under the constitution. But these people are calculating, they knew 8 out of 50 referendums had failed, the odds are against changing the constitution. They also knew the power of Australian media to run the negative fear campaign, and the willingness of the media to abuse their power to pursue their own political and commercial objectives. They had done the math, they knew how it was going to play out from the start and knew that it would be an easy political victory, and they were down and desperate after losing government and that's why they opposed it. I am still heartened that despite the adversity the yes vote was still very well represented, especially in younger Australians. We shouldn't forget how far we have come as a country in terms of attitudes and recognition, and we will continue on that path and try again until we succeed. It is shocking the power of the tabloid media in Australia and we have to start holding them to some standards by not consuming their rubbish.
Funniest stuff I’ve read all year . 🎉no ftw
@johnszwede8516 What is your thoughts on closing the gap?
You voted no with the wealthiest people in the country backed by the media.
Do you think they have ordinary people's interests at heart?
I find it funny/shallow when people put their car as their profile picture.
Sorry, I wasn't racist enough to be able to support the Voice. Racial discrimination is wrong in all its forms.
' Your talking bout a chosen place , u wanna sell it in a market place' , brilliant view of our Australia. Well done that Chap, Bravo 🤘
Dedicated to the First Indigenous Man I met, Proud Goreng Goreng Man, Richard Johnson who passed away in December 2022, to join his beloved Wife, Morag, Proud Parents of 3 beautiful Ladies. I adored your openness and humbleness, Richie. Very rare qualities amongst the males I met in my childhood. Rest Peacefully in your precious Lord's arms.
Lyrics:
Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway
You feel the endlessness with the comin' of the light o' day
We're talkin' about a chosen place
You wouldn't sell it in a marketplace, well
Well just a minute now
Standing on solid rock
Standing on sacred ground
Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Right down the line
Round about the dawn o' time, When dreamin' all began
A crowd o' people came
Well they were looking for their promised land
Were running from the heart of darkness
Searching for the heart o' light
Well it was their paradise
But they were standin' on - solid rock
Standing o-on sacred grou-ound
Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime
And the winds of change were blowing cold that night
Oh
They were standin' on the shore one day, Saw the white sails in the sun
Wasn't long before they felt the sting, white man, white law, white gun
Don't tell me that it's justified, 'cause somewhere, someone lied
Yeah well someone lied, someone lied, genocide
Well someone lied, oh, ahh
And now you're standing on - solid rock
Standing o-on a sacred grou-ound
Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime
And the winds of change are blowin' down the li-ine
Solid rock, Standing on sacred ground
Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime
And the winds of change are blowing down the line
Solid rock, Standing o-on sacred grou-ound
Living o-on borrowed ti-i-i-ime
And the winds of change are blowing down the line
Oh-oh-oh no, NO-O
Thank you so much for putting the lyrics up. Remember the song from when I was young, but never got all the words.
Thank you!!
Thank you 👏🖤👏
Sorry to correct your lyrics:
1:30
Well 'round about the dawn o' time
The dreamin' all began
The *proud* people came
Well they were looking for the promised land...
This comment should be pinned.
A favourite pure rock,solid great sound a classic
Australian and kiwi music back then just the best.
Had the privilege to meet Shane in primary school, what a man, the love he has for our country, the land in which we live on & the folk that roamed the land for centuries before us is something I’ll remember forever. ❤️🖤💛 🇦🇺
Seeing them tonight! But still remember competing with my mates as teenagers to be the first to know all the lyrics off by heart…. all those years ago
My first real initiation in to Indigenous and Environmental Affairs came from this record
Me too. It's amazing how whole nations can be made to make legal decisions based on songs. It's like nagic spells cast on the brain.
I get goosebumps every time I listen to this song. I swear..Australian rock was the best.
Is the best!
Heard this song in the middle of the night,in Germany on the radio me and and my cousin cranked the volume and sung at the top of our voices.Was nice to hear home on a cold,dark,lonely night in a foreign land it really boosted our spirits was a real a surprise to hear it on German radio
My name is Sean too
The essence of Australia in a beautifully written song.
This song never ages. Awesome. Very haunting and sums up the ignorant brutal treatment delivered to our proud original inhabitants.
Agreed. Great song. Only discovered it later in my 30s on a dodgy 80s compilation...
Jenny Jenkins You don't know your history if the Spanish had colonized this country they were brutal they would have wipe out the Aboriginal race completely.That is history move forward but learn from our human barbaric nature for the future.
oh, you see what could have been? if Indigenous Americans colonised they would have blended and learned from the original inhabitants. know your history, you don't know what could have been, all you can do is say what if, that's nothing dreamer
Legend Shane Howard. Stood up against racism when most white Australians didn't know or care less.
Puli kunpungka ngaranyi (standing on solid/strong rock)
Manta miil-miilpa katu (earth of the highest sacredness)
Nyuntu kurangka ngaranyi (you're living wrong way)
Walpa kampa kutjuparinyi (the wind is changing directions)
Walpa pulkaringanyi (the wind is getting stronger)
Bullcrap. Look at every other Spanish colony in the Pacific. Still have large indigenous communities.
Here in 2020, the day after nationwide protests and displays of solidarity across our capital cities, in the name of justice for First Nation people. Feeling pretty proud of our country stepping up to reassert the respect we have for our indigenous brothers and sisters. Peace all.
Hopefully one day the world will realize it is not the colour of the skin that causes the problem but Greed and power.
One of the best Australian songs EVER.
The AFL and NRL should be climbing over each other to have this played at their Grand Finals
You can forget how good music can be sometimes when you listen only to present day music.
You're just listening to the wrong present day music, then
Absolute classic. This is a permanent feature on my play list.
Still listening sept 2021
Out here nothin' changes
Not in a hurry anyway
You can feel the endlessness
With the comin' of the light of day
You're talkin' 'bout a chosen place
You wanna sell it in a marketplace, well
Well, just a minute now
You're standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change
Are blowin' down the line
Right down the line
Well, round about the dawn of time
The dreamin' all began
A crowd of people came
Well, they were lookin' for their promised land
We're runnin' from the heart of darkness
Searchin' for the heart of light
With their paradise
Well, they were standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change
Were blowin' cold that night, oh
Well, they were standin' on the shore one day
Saw the white sails in the sun
Wasn't long before they felt the sting
White man, white law, white gun
Don't tell me that it's justified
'Cause somewhere, someone lied
Yeah, well someone lied
Someone lied
Genocide
Well, someone lied
And now you're standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change
Are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change
Are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change
Are blowin' down the line
No!
Thanks mate, i had a Goanna CD I'm sure many years ago, I don't know what happen to it?
I'm gonna try & get the same one at JB hi-fi soon, The aeroplane over the red desert, a big rock I think, yellow background cover! Thankyou for spelling out the lyrics like that, tried to cut n paste but I can't do it for some reason on UA-cam.
Anyway there was another track on that CD ALBUM from Goanna also that I remember well, the words in the lyrics
' the the channel 7 chopper chills me to my feet' I think? What was band song about, what was the track called, was it about, the Vietnam Veterans suffering from PTSD perhaps? I look forward to your reply/comment?
The other song you are thinking of that references the channel 7 chopper is a song titled "A walk in the light green", often commonly known as "I was only nineteen".
This was done by a different Aussie band called "Redgum"
I hope this helps.
Great, sobering, powerful lyrics.
It's the best song ever and my favriote
sign the treaty now Australia!!!!
Is it just me, or should this be our national f’ing anthem
Gangajang "sounds of then" should be our anthem
I am australian should be our anthem
Oh man, my mother used to play this song so much when I was a kid. Y'know when your parents play their favourite music all the time when you're a kid, but you never learn the name or band, the only thing you remember is the sound. I'm having that kinda nostalgia now as this song randomly comes on in a mix. Glad I know the band and song name now, this is going to be a regular appearance in my music mixes.
When I think of Australia's national anthem this is the song I always come back to. Brilliant.
This should be the Australian national anthem
Like fuck it should be...
At least it's better than Advance Australia Fair. Would much rather hear the sound of that didgeridoo and electric guitar than the boring marching band sound of our current anthem. Also the fact that this song actually acknowledges Australia's true colonial history and the genocide of the original custodians of this land based on a lie "terra - nullius" makes it a better candidate than most.
100%
no it shouldn’t be
sorry, but Men At Works “Down Under” is already ahead in the queue