Goanna : ‘Solid Rock’ – music video
Goanna’s 1982 rock anthem ‘Solid Rock’ was the first Australian hit that dealt with Indigenous Australian land rights. Its still an awesome song.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanna_(band)
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 croud 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
Duration : 0:4:29
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@rixman12 – Thats …
@rixman12 – Thats the height of fashion.
hahaha the drummer …
hahaha the drummer is wearing an afl jersey!
Oz sound is truly …
Oz sound is truly unique.
LOL yeah great …
LOL yeah great music back in the 80’s but the moves they put out were pretty gay and the clothing is something id rather forget about my times in the 80’s hahaha
musica chataaaaa
musica chataaaaa
just a fantabulous …
just a fantabulous song!!!!!!!!!
this reminds me …
this reminds me alot of midnight oil style songs, wicked song love it heaps
The best Aussie …
The best Aussie song of all time…..Whether you agree with the message or not makes no difference….It’s just a great fricken song!!
Typical!!! Racism …
Typical!!! Racism on an Aussi site!!!
GREAT MUSIC!! GREAT SONG!!
There were already …
There were already plenty of excellent Australian groups thousands of years ago.
There is more …
There is more evidence to support the idea that anything worthwhile is being destroyed by white boys/girls.
Compare the amount of degeneration of the Australian ecosystem in 200 years, with that during the preceding 170 000 + years .
The principle of the airfoil, the shape of the wing of modern aircraft, was discovered thousands of years before the Wright brothers were born.
It is what is in a person’s heart that makes them worthwhile; look into yours.
leehilder
leehilder
Funny how this is …
Funny how this is made by white boys/girls, as usual, just like anything worth while.
You should explore …
You should explore more music from the 80s, 70s & 60s – there were plenty of excellent bands back then.
when we heard this …
when we heard this song in school the music teacher said to learn it so i looked it up on you tube and it was made in 1985! i never knew that beacuse i wanst born
13000 k roadtrip …
13000 k roadtrip perth to mackay with cyclone laurance wrapped around us at night, need i say more *)
haha you seriously …
haha you seriously think america is on top of the world? its a complete wreck
wow if mundine came …
wow if mundine came out to this he should be ashamed he is a massive douche
@postiebikeracer …
@postiebikeracer Like anyone gives a for that braindead moron mundine?
We need more Aussie …
We need more Aussie rock like this today! So many artists trying to be American – losing our musical heritage. Who will look back on the Aussie bands of today and feel like they did when they listened to music like this
the keyboard player …
the keyboard player and nicole kidman must have gone to the same hairdresser
anthony mundine …
anthony mundine came out to that song 4 his fight the other night street warriors and shanon noll do it well but its got nothing on this 1
check out solide …
check out solide rock street warriors. its good
has an/ybody got …
has an/ybody got sheet music for the drums???
look its very …
look its very simple…..the british ruled for a while and now its americas turn…you cant change history…and to be blunt if it werent for the british half the world would still be living in the deserts…..great track!