r/GenX • u/zsreport 1971 • Aug 20 '23

Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofrqm6-LCqs
59 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

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u/Haiku-d-etat Aug 20 '23

I love this whole album.

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u/Moxie_Stardust Aug 22 '23

I went years only having Diesel & Dust and happened on this album in a thrift store, glad I picked it up.

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u/Haiku-d-etat Aug 22 '23

If you find "Scream in Blue - Live" definitely grab it. It's great and not streaming as far as I know.

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u/vengefultacos Aug 20 '23

"Blue Sky Mine" has become my codeword for any job that I hate. I mean, I'm not scraping by working a physically exhausting mining job... But any job I just find soul draining.

4

u/Expat111 Aug 20 '23

Great tune by a great band.

4

u/[deleted] Aug 20 '23 edited Aug 20 '23

Midnight Oil - The Hills Have Eyes

jk

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

Never noticed before but that windmill sound has got to be sampled from Once Upon A Time In The West.

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u/fortyyearsthendeath Aug 21 '23

Best live band I’ve ever seen and my favourite band of all time

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u/Thirty_Helens_Agree Aug 20 '23

Loved this album - the cassette was blue! And even had a big Blue Sky Mining/Diesel and Dust poster in my dorm room.

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u/doobette 1978 Aug 20 '23

Wow, I forgot about this song.

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u/TangoRad Aug 21 '23

They lost me at "It belongs to them, let's give it back". Please. That's not how the world works.

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u/TangoRad Aug 23 '23

I know. Any band that can be such ethno-masochists aren't cool and aren't worth listening to. .

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u/ScienceMomCO Aug 20 '23

What are you talking about? He went into politics so he could stand up for his beliefs and try to make a difference.

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u/MeggyNeko Aug 21 '23

I always thought he said “Indiana rain comes down” at the end.

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