Biografía:
Midnight Oil era una banda de rock australiana reconocida por su característico sonido hard-rock, intensas presentaciones en vivo y su abierto activismo político.
"Burning the midnight oil" significa trabajar tarde en la noche, aludiendo a una lámpara de aceite. "Smells of the midnight oil" caracteriza poesía o prosa cargada con elaboradas alusiones literarias y vocabulario metafórico.
The Oils, como los conocen sus seguidores, comenzaron como una banda de rock progresivo llamada Farm a comienzos de los 70s
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Otras canciones:
- Beds Are Burning
- Us Forces
- Antarctica
- Arctic World
- Bedlam Bridge
- Best Of Both Worlds
- Bird Noises
- Blue Sky Mine
- Bullroarer
- Bushfire
- E
- 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
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Transcribed by Jonathan Hart
[Intro]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x2)
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
before the breaking of the rain
B
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
on the overland telegraph line
B
don't take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don't go looking for a fight
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've heard the bullroarers
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D
[Verse]
B
in the desert, in the dry
B
some sit so high
B
long day's mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
[Verse]
B
it's a knock-em-down storm
B
see the tin roof shake
B
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x4)
B
Em C G D
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
B C#m E
[Outro]
B
Em C G D
[Intro]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x2)
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
before the breaking of the rain
B
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
on the overland telegraph line
B
don't take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don't go looking for a fight
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've heard the bullroarers
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D
[Verse]
B
in the desert, in the dry
B
some sit so high
B
long day's mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
[Verse]
B
it's a knock-em-down storm
B
see the tin roof shake
B
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x4)
B
Em C G D
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
B C#m E
[Outro]
B
Em C G D
Miguel
Miguel Aceves
Miguel Bos&eacut (...)
Miguel Jontel
Miguel Morales
Mike Churches
Mike Doughty
Mike Hanopol
Mike Krol
Mike Krüger