#11
“Solid Rock”
Goanna
Long before Midnight Oil’s classic “Beds Are Burning,” Australian rock group Goanna (led by Shane Howard) had a huge hit down under with this protest song.
“The inspiration came on a ten-day camping trip to Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) during 1980 where he had a “spiritual awakening” which brought “the fire in the belly” to the surface over injustices to Australia’s indigenous peoples.”
It hit #2 in Australia, but in the U.S. could climb no higher than #71 in July 1983.
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