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Midnight Oil — Bushfire
Album: Earth And Sun And Moon
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Released: 1993
Length: 4:36
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In my shoes, in my shoes
There is so much to remind me
As the stars come out above me, home

Cool wind, clear my head
Bright sun grow my food
Strong rain clear my heart
Fill my land
It's a new day

I don't know why it is sold
Don't know why it's so cold
In this life that we live

New day, new day, new day

In my shoes, in my shoes
There is so much to astound me
As the whirlpool spins around me, home

Bushfire, burn and grow
Sunset watch and rest low
Long night holding child close, feed my dream

It's a new day

I don't know why it is sold
Don't know why it's so cold
In this life that we live

New day new day new day

It's larger than life, it's darker than death
We're gonna move those mountains aside

Here come the messages
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Great album front to back. One of their best.
Posted 1 year ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
The base line, rhythm and voice work sometimes reminds me of late Cat Stevens in a good way...
Posted 1 year ago by grexe    [ Reply ]
Next time: Redneck Wonderland !!
Posted 2 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
So, who else has secured tickets for the final Euro gigs? See you in Berlin and Paris then! 
Posted 2 years ago by edwinsluis    [ Reply ]
I normally dislike the lead vocals of Midnight Oil (in the same way I dislike Mick Jagger's voice), but I think it works well with this song.  The backing vocals and loud instruments help carry the song.  I love the passion & message in all of Midnight Oil's albums, though.
Posted 2 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
Bloody brilliant Bruce! 
Posted 3 years ago by MysteryMan    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

Still gives me shivers after all these years. 9.



Another 8 years later, it still give me the shivers. 
Posted 3 years ago by edwinsluis    [ Reply ]
Sorry neighbors, I just had to turn it up to 11 for this one!
Posted 4 years ago by eyeyeye    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
It's hard to believe it's been 13 years since this came out! This album is rock-solid, loaded with messages still powerful and timely today, and it's SO GOOD to hear it cranking here today on RP! More Midnight Oil, anytime!
 
Twice as much now : 26 years, and it still rocks!
Posted 4 years ago by mll    [ Reply ]
 ejsamuel wrote:
mefrombrazil wrote:
after the album DIESEL AND DUST, seems to me that MIDNIGHT OIL lost the road.Nowadays, some members are playing in another bands.
One notably with some crazy band called the "gov't of Australia"
 

Posted 4 years ago by LoudshirtsBand    [ Reply ]
 Jamus wrote:
Not to be a wet blanket on a cold night, this just isn't me; too formulaic and too contrived. It could have been generated through AI and no one would ever know.
 
Unfortunately, I have to agree despite being a fan of Midnight Oil. I like a lot of their stuff, but this falls flat for me. No worries though, plenty of other good stuff available from both Midnight Oil and on RP.
Posted 4 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
Not to be a wet blanket on a cold night, this just isn't me; too formulaic and too contrived. It could have been generated through AI and no one would ever know.
Posted 4 years ago by Jamus    [ Reply ]
for a while I thought it was Matt Johnson from The The .
Posted 4 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
This album didn't get as much recognition as their previous work.  IMHO, it was excellent.  Love this band.  If they are still touring - GO see them live!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
These guys have really matured in the second half of their career.   The whole album is great. 
Posted 5 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
 oppositelock wrote:

Tickets went on sale and sold out in a day here last year before I even knew they were touring.  :(
 
The live DVD / Cd is awesome.  Get it if only for Redneck Wonderland.
Posted 5 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
This song is the most haunting on this album. 
Posted 6 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
See, you would just never get a cut like this anywhere else. I remember having a single tape of this back in high school, a B-side of Truganini, I think
Posted 6 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
Super Band cool tune
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Vakse wrote:

Shoot, I missed their gig the other month....

{#Skull}

 

 



 
Tickets went on sale and sold out in a day here last year before I even knew they were touring.  :(
Posted 6 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]

Shoot, I missed their gig the other month....

{#Skull}

 

 


Posted 6 years ago by Vakse    [ Reply ]
WTF
Posted 7 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
very under-rated band - more please!
Posted 7 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 Derecho wrote:
Here.  I came here to mention the same thing.

rah wrote:
does anyone else hear that little riff in the background (towards the end) that's exactly like the riff in "kiss them for me" by siouxie and the banshees?
 

 
It's exactly the same drum loop {#Drummer}
Posted 7 years ago by undo_silence    [ Reply ]
Forgot about this album, and song. Thanks for playing.
Posted 8 years ago by Hoosfoos    [ Reply ]
Whatever.
Posted 8 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
 HearsayDave wrote:
The most underrated album from an underrated band (outside of Australia).

 
“You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means”  
Posted 8 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 HearsayDave wrote:
The most underrated album from an underrated band (outside of Australia).

 
Agreed. Great Oils album.
Posted 8 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
The most underrated album from an underrated band (outside of Australia).
Posted 9 years ago by HearsayDave    [ Reply ]
Great tune by the Oily ones.
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
quite likeable!
 
Posted 10 years ago by Karhu    [ Reply ]
I love the Oils, so at least an 8. (Higher rate is reserved for some of their best songs)
Posted 10 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
what a stellar track. surprised when I read Midnight Oil.
Posted 11 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
 malvey254 wrote:


Agreed.  Fantastic album beginning to end.  It's a "no-skip" album.

That said, Blue Sky Mining is their opus IMHO.

 
OK they are both good albums but let's hear it for 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 and for the Oils in general.  Shame old Pete couldn't deliver politically to the lofty heights of his idealism and music.
Posted 11 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Perhaps their best song....
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Truganini, Bushfire, Drums of Heaven... what an album!
Posted 11 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
Still gives me shivers after all these years. 9.
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Was never really in to midnight oil and their political BS but now garrett is a usless politician I can only guess he was well supported musically by the rest of the band, what a shame for us in oz he is still not in the music business.
Posted 12 years ago by Jlennon    [ Reply ]
Here.  I came here to mention the same thing.

rah wrote:
does anyone else hear that little riff in the background (towards the end) that's exactly like the riff in "kiss them for me" by siouxie and the banshees?
 


Posted 13 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
...have a hard time to believe MO is that good!
 
Don't fash yourself.  They're not.


Posted 13 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 casey1024 wrote:


A completely different song called Bushfire was on the 52s "Cosmic Thing".
 

...and?

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
...have a hard time to believe MO is that good!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Midnight Oil songs ever. I love Bones' high harmonies and the way it ends
Here come the messages...

Posted 14 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
This is really wretched.  Par for the course for Midnight Oil.  {#Puke}
 
You have issues, in case you didn't know.  A good shrink should be your future!

Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
I could hear more of Midnight Oil, that is for sure!
Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Yes Minister!
Posted 15 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
 Gartholamundi wrote:

i like it even more than Diesel, which seems dated to me now, but for the last 10 years this has stayed in my top 100 CDs.

 

Agreed.  Fantastic album beginning to end.  It's a "no-skip" album.

That said, Blue Sky Mining is their opus IMHO.
Posted 15 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
mongoose01ca wrote:
This entire album was sadly overlooked. Not as accessible as Diesel & Dust (although that's nearly a given), but certainly as rewarding a listen as Blue Sky Mining - lots of cool tracks.

It's too bad the Oils broke apart, but who knows? Maybe they'll reform at some point.

i like it even more than Diesel, which seems dated to me now, but for the last 10 years this has stayed in my top 100 CDs.

Posted 15 years ago by Gartholamundi    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
This is really wretched.  Par for the course for Midnight Oil. 
 
This really miserable. Par for the course for our resident troll.

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This entire album was sadly overlooked.  Not as accessible as Diesel & Dust (although that's nearly a given), but certainly as rewarding a listen as Blue Sky Mining - lots of cool tracks.

It's too bad the Oils broke apart, but who knows?  Maybe they'll reform at some point.
Posted 15 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
This is really wretched.  Par for the course for Midnight Oil.  {#Puke}
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Love the piano and beat of this song...as simplistic as it may be.
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
rconlon wrote:
Wasn't Bushfire a song by the B-52's?
A completely different song called Bushfire was on the 52s "Cosmic Thing".
Posted 16 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
bobdylan wrote:
Sometimes hard to listen to on the radio, but great to see in person.
I don't know, sounds great to me on the "radio", but I never saw 'em live.
Posted 16 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
you can feel the heat coming in...
Posted 16 years ago by merkabah    [ Reply ]
mefrombrazil wrote:
after the album DIESEL AND DUST, seems to me that MIDNIGHT OIL lost the road.Nowadays, some members are playing in another bands.
One notably with some crazy band called the "gov't of Australia"
Posted 16 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
after the album DIESEL AND DUST, seems to me that MIDNIGHT OIL lost the road.Nowadays, some members are playing in another bands.
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
rconlon wrote:
Wasn't Bushfire a song by the B-52's?
no. you're wrong, my friend. this is pure oils.
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
ncollingridge wrote:
Great track. I don't normally go for Midnight Oil, but this is excellent. Slight echo of The Cure or The The, though...?
Deffo echo of The The - the vocals sound a lot like Matt Johnson, and I honestly thought it was The The until I looked at the playlist. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
8 --> 9
Posted 16 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
Great track. I don't normally go for Midnight Oil, but this is excellent. Slight echo of The Cure or The The, though...?
Posted 17 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Neat. I find a lot of Midnight Oil to be busy and overdone, but this is set back a bit, with some subtlety to it.
Posted 17 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
Wasn't Bushfire a song by the B-52's?
Posted 17 years ago by rconlon    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
Fire Bush.
Gee, almost a year later and things have only gotten worse.
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
bobdylan wrote:
Sometimes hard to listen to on the radio, but great to see in person.
Especially when big tall ole bald Peter starts kickin' and waving his arms around. The band has to give him lots o'space. Very exciting performer.
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
In my shoes, in my shoes There is so much to remind me As the stars come out above me, home Cool wind, clear my head Bright sun grow my food Strong rain clear my heart Fill my land It's a new day I don't know why it is sold Don't know why it's so cold In this life that we live New day, new day, new day In my shoes, in my shoes There is so much to astound me As the whirlpool spins around me, home Bushfire, burn and grow Sunset watch and rest low Long night holding child close, feed my dream It's a new day I don't know why it is sold Don't know why it's so cold In this life that we live New day new day new day It's larger than life, darker than death We're gonna move those mountains aside
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
does anyone else hear that little riff in the background (towards the end) that's exactly like the riff in "kiss them for me" by siouxie and the banshees?
haha, that's exactly what I was thinking, I was wondering if Bill was about to make a transition into that song and he'd mixed the two to pull it off
Posted 17 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
coloradojohn wrote:
It's hard to believe it's been 13 years since this came out! This album is rock-solid, loaded with messages still powerful and timely today, and it's SO GOOD to hear it cranking here today on RP! More Midnight Oil, anytime!
I do so vehemently agree coloradojohn, what a powerful force de force they have been for the Rights of the Aboriginal people and the Environment in general and to see them live in concert is a never to be forgotten experience!
Posted 17 years ago by Diamond_Dog    [ Reply ]
Sometimes hard to listen to on the radio, but great to see in person.
Posted 17 years ago by bobdylan    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
does anyone else hear that little riff in the background (towards the end) that's exactly like the riff in "kiss them for me" by siouxie and the banshees?
Yep. It's in there.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
There's a lot of irony in the band name, song name, and album name. And to think they came out before the dark days of Bush take 2.
Posted 17 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger    [ Reply ]
What an irritating voice(after 5 seconds)
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
does anyone else hear that little riff in the background (towards the end) that's exactly like the riff in "kiss them for me" by siouxie and the banshees?
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
It's hard to believe it's been 13 years since this came out! This album is rock-solid, loaded with messages still powerful and timely today, and it's SO GOOD to hear it cranking here today on RP! More Midnight Oil, anytime!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
Fire Bush.
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
Fire Bush.
What an excellent idea, and the song is pretty good too.
Posted 18 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
Fire Bush.
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Somehow this band sounds very relevant these days!
Posted 18 years ago by noelbarnes    [ Reply ]
Cool group, rippin' album. Miss the Oils.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
jeffersonpump wrote:
first Cat Power, then a Bushfire? what's going on here?
You forgot to include the fact that Cat Power's song "The Moon" started the "Bushfire" That must have been one POWERFUL bowl of chili!
Posted 18 years ago by tangent    [ Reply ]
first Cat Power, then a Bushfire? what's going on here?
Posted 18 years ago by jeffersonpump    [ Reply ]
Loved this album when it came out, but haven't listened to it for about 10 years. Then last week I was going through my CDs and pulled this one out. excellent collection of songs. It's great to rediscover an album - like listening to it again for the first time.
Posted 18 years ago by pousso    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
now this is really amazing, a Midnight Oil song I actually enjoy! Wow, if all their music was a little more like this, I would prolly buy their albums. Most of their stuff I just find abrasive, but this is very nice.
I'm with you on this one - I think pretty much this whole album is excellent, but I'm not much of a fan otherwise.
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by pp    [ Reply ]
This is one of the best songs on one of the best albums of all time - for anyone - and hearing it here is making me a dedicated listener for good. If you haven't heard Earth & Sun & Moon all the way through go get it now, put on some headphones, and be amazed. Also one of the best live bands ever, alas no more....
Posted 18 years ago by Oregon_Steve    [ Reply ]
now this is really amazing, a Midnight Oil song I actually enjoy! Wow, if all their music was a little more like this, I would prolly buy their albums. Most of their stuff I just find abrasive, but this is very nice.
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Believe it or not, I first saw them on American Bandstand. Dick Clark seemed to like them...
Posted 19 years ago by Dior    [ Reply ]
From Miss Chaos to this just didn't do it for me. I'll have to listen to it another time in another setting to decide how I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by TeddiB    [ Reply ]
haven't heard this since i saw them on tour with this album, an outdoor concert in July, the sun setting on PG's bald head. this song has a quiet majesty about it and I would also love to hear "my country".
Posted 19 years ago by torturedpotato    [ Reply ]
If only the Oils had gotten together with Public Enemy...
Posted 19 years ago by BoundersBooksSeller    [ Reply ]
My favorite of the Midnight Oil albums....a real classic cd that will always be one of my desert island discs. Outstanding song writing, and talented musicians make up one of the best bands ever.
Posted 19 years ago by ecorunner    [ Reply ]
Love the Oils!
Posted 19 years ago by rockasaurus    [ Reply ]
Best thing to come out of Australia since Olivia Newton John!!
Posted 19 years ago by schmoooz    [ Reply ]
I love the oils. Thank you Bill for playing such a great song! And one of my uploads!
Posted 20 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
More Midnight Oil!!! Possibly my favorite band... I would love to hear "My Country" off this Disc as well.
Posted 20 years ago by rowanxmas    [ Reply ]