Biography:
Midnight Oil are an influential alternative rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1976. The band originally formed as "Farm" in 1972. The band is best known for their political activism and environmentalism and their 1987 worldwide hit single "Beds Are Burning". For most of their career, the band consisted of Peter Garrett (vocals), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboards), Martin Rotsey (guitar), Bones Hillman (bass, vocals) and Rob Hirst (drums).
The band split in 2002 to allow Garrett to focus on his political career.
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Other songs:
- Beds Are Burning
- Us Forces
- Antarctica
- Arctic World
- Bedlam Bridge
- Best Of Both Worlds
- Bird Noises
- Blue Sky Mine
- Bullroarer
- Bushfire
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- Forgotten Years
- Golden Age
- Hercules
- Home
- Im The Cure
- In The Valley
- King Of The Mountain
- Knifes Edge
- Koala Sprint
- Kosciusko
- Lucky Country
- Luritja Way
- Mountains Of Burma
- One Country
- Outbreak Of Love
- Shakers And Movers
- Sleep
- Stars Of Warburton
- Tell Me The Truth
- The Dead Heart
- The Real Thing
- Truganini
- Under The Overpass
- Warakurna
- Wedding Cake Island
- Whoa
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Holden wrecks and boiling diesels steam in forty five degrees
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The time has come to say fair's fair
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to pay the rent to pay our share
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The time has come a fact's a fact
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it belongs to them let's give it back
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How can we dance when our earth is turning
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How do we sleep while our beds are burning
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How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair
G D
to pay the rent now to pay our share
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Four wheels scare the cockatoos from Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes in forty five degrees
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The time has come to say fair's fair
A E
to pay the rent to pay our share
E D
The time has come a fact's a fact
A E
it belongs to them let's give it back
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Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
E D
The time has come to say fair's fair
A E
to pay the rent to pay our share
E D
The time has come a fact's a fact
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it belongs to them let's give it back
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How can we dance when our earth is turning
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How do we sleep while our beds are burning
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