Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Song Meanings

Mathias Hermansson hermanator51 at hotmail.com
Fri Nov 28 01:32:00 MST 2003


I remember PG, when talking to the crowd on stage, say something like "Now 
we're going to play a song about the rich countrys not always paying back to 
the poor ones the values they have taken from them" (or something like that) 
and then they played "Blue Sky Mine".

That's one song. Anything else?

/Herman



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>Hi everyone,
>
>first question from a newbie from the UK.  So forgive me if I appear silly,
>
>but does anyone have a web address or something which explains the meanings
>behind the Oils songs.
>
>in case you don't want to help, I am actually Welsh not English, so don't
>let the rugby disuede you from helping :¬>
>
>Gutted as you lot
>
>cheers
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>Glyn
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