The song is about land rights for the indigenous people of Australia Peter Garrett the 6ft 6inch lead singer has been a campaigner for indigenous rights and the environment and did spend time as a politician for the green and labor party in Australia Indigenous Australians have lived in Australia for at least 50,000 years I'm from the UK and came to Australia in 1977 and this is my all-time favorite Aussie band the line the Western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees (that's Celsius) = 113 Fahrenheit in Perth Western Australia we are expecting 39 Celsius 102 Fahrenheit Monday, Tuesday. 38c 100f Wednesday, Thursday and 40c 104f on Friday
and the funny thing is that Pete, who sang it, owns millions of dollars worth of that land. and has not returned any of it. It's almost like he was just saying the words and raking in the cash, whilst not walking the walk...
@@politenessman3901 In what location and how many square meters? and how much do you own. Me I own a small plot of land with a house on land rights is about giving the governance of their traditional land back to the indigenous people and acknowledging that it belonged to them first we took it by force.
@@TerenceShortman Google it. it is not hard to find. "Pay the rent" and "give it back" are direct quotes from Pete. and he never did either. I own 1.33ha, but then I'm not telling the muppets that I am concerned about "paying the rent" or "giving it back", particularly since, at worst, we were just better at their traditional raiding and theft than they were - though I admit some admiration for such a successful long term earner on Petes part, the muppets will clearly swallow that nonsense years after it is obvious that it was untrue.
@@TerenceShortman I've given a detailed reply. youtube auto censored it. you'll have to google his real estate dealings. But Pete repeatedly talked about giving it back and paying the rent. He made a lot of money off convincing people that he was all about that. he has done neither.
@ You are still missing the point. Most land in Australia is held under the Torrens Title system or held under Crown lease that effectively means the state or Federal government owns all of the land in Australia when you purchase land you effectively get a permanent lease from the government, they can actually take it back by compulsory purchase if they require to build a rode or railway line through your house. There are fundamental differences between land rights and native title. Land rights are rights created by the Australian, state or territory governments. Land rights usually consist of a grant of freehold or perpetual lease title to Indigenous Australians. By contrast, native title arises as a result of the recognition, under Australian common law, of pre-existing Indigenous rights and interests according to traditional laws and customs. Native title is not a grant or right created by governments. The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 (see below) covers the granting of land to Aboriginal Land Trusts; setting up Aboriginal land councils; mineral rights; decision-making processes for dealing with land; dealing with income from land use agreements; and negotiations about leases for development on Aboriginal land. The Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) gives recognition that "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights to land, water and sea, including exclusive possession in some cases, but does not provide ownership". It allows for negotiations over land, but does not provide for a veto over development, and nor does it grant land, as the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (ALRA) does. Native title definitions National Native Title Tribunal definition: [Native title is] the communal, group or individual rights and interests of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to land and waters, possessed under traditional law and custom, by which those people have a connection with an area which is recognised under Australian law (s 223 NTA). Native title is the recognition in Australian law, under common law and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), of Indigenous Australians' rights and interests in land and waters according to their own traditional laws and customs. Native title has also been described as a "bundle of rights" in land, which may include such rights as camping, performing ceremony, etc. If native title is granted, specific rights are decided on a case-by-case basis, and may only sometimes includes freehold title.
The Earth is turning. The time for the indigenous peoples is growing closer daily for the return of their stolen lands and forbidden religious practices. Midnight Oil foretold this. It was released in my teens. Many of us heard. The world is ready at last to hear these facts. Great reaction as always
This is, to this day, still one of my favourite songs. The message, the music, the video all comes together so perfectly. I live in Canada and there are many parallels between the treatment of First Nations people here and the Aboriginal people of Australia. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦
Midnight Oil is one of Australia’s greatest bands - right up there with Cold Chisel, AC/DC & INXS imo. The rabbit hole is deep - plenty more iconic Oils tracks (epic live band too): “Forgotten Years” “Power and the Passion” “Blue Sky Mine” “Read About it” “The Dead Heart” “King of the Mountain” “Kosciusko” “US Forces” “Short Memory” “Stand in Line” “Dream World” There’s more, but I don’t want to overwhelm 😂 Also, if you enjoy the songs, their live concert video “Oils on the Water” is sensational.
Look up the lead singer Peter Garrett, he’s done a lot for the indigenous people of Australia, also there is a live version of this song on RUclips which is great too
This song has been covered/adapted in 2009 with a bunch of great artists, for the Copenhagen climate change conference. And it fits very well the subject "our beds are burning". You can find the video by searching for "Beds Are Burning - 'TckTckTck - Time for Climate Justice' Campaign"
you've mentioned in previous videos that you like classical vibes and stuff that makes you dance . based on that info consider giving an ear to A Fifth of Beethoven by the Walter Murphy band .
The indigenous Australian people have been very poorly treated by those that subsequently settled there (i.e. the British), much in the same way that native Americans were treated. This song refers to part of that treatment in terms of the theft of their land.
This is not about guilt shaming or saying people should pay for what their ancestors did. It’s about recognising the truth about what really happened in Australia when the British colonised it and how that generational trauma has affected Aboriginal people up until this day. Genocide is never an acceptable way of getting rid of people who you believe are inferior to yourself. Aboriginal people had no rights until the 1960s, not that long ago. Still so much racism and negativity for a place we call “The Lucky Country”. Lucky for some. I’m tired of hearing “They need to get over it”, “They had nothing before white man came” and “They get everything for nothing”. This is the attitude that is still around today, nothing has changed. It’s a deeper problem because the hate is ingrained in Australian culture.
@ "the deliberate and systematic killing or persecution of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group:" Which didn't happen. you might want to stop reading the guardian.
@@politenessman3901 I don't need to because my family went through this, my grandmother being part of the Stolen Generation. You clearly see through a perspective that you have been taught, not by experience.
@@trevorjames426 Sorry Trev, but you've just told me (and anyone with an education) that you have no idea. Odds are your grandmother was lied to, the fact is, last time I checked, the "stolen generation" was less than 5 people. Plenty claim it, and many believe it because they've been lied to, but it just didn't happen. Children were removed for the same reasons (neglect, abuse etc) as white children at the time - a lot were sent to be educated by parents who wanted them out of the abusive culture and for them to have a future. I have no doubt at all that you won't look into this, because you believe what you've been told and it would shatter your worldview to learn the truth. The choice is yours now, continue to live the lie or research the facts.
Hi Rere,this is a critical song ...but was a banger in the 80's...if you want to check a native Australian band I recommend "Yothu Yindi" with their "Treaty"(original version) an aboriginal protest song,but also a banger from '91... best regards from Germany❤💙🙋🏼♂️👍
Yeah, i don't understand this concept that modern peoples must pay for the sins of their ancestors. It is regressive in my opinion, as it unnecessarily creates division and animosity. It certainly doesn't unite.
This song is all about guilt shaming. Modern Aussies in 2025 ARE NOT responsible for what happened. We have paid. We built bridges. Those who chose to cross did... M 🦘🏏😎
Australians and about the Natives in Australia losing their land. This is from the 80s.
It's still as relevant as ever.
I was in and out of Australia in the 80s quite a bit and remember this playing on their radio. What a great country that was back then.
This Song is about Returning the Land back to the Native People !
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And it will never happen. LAW.
The song is about land rights for the indigenous people of Australia Peter Garrett the 6ft 6inch lead singer has been a campaigner for indigenous rights and the environment and did spend time as a politician for the green and labor party in Australia Indigenous Australians have lived in Australia for at least 50,000 years I'm from the UK and came to Australia in 1977 and this is my all-time favorite Aussie band the line the Western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees (that's Celsius) = 113 Fahrenheit in Perth Western Australia we are expecting 39 Celsius 102 Fahrenheit Monday, Tuesday. 38c 100f Wednesday, Thursday and 40c 104f on Friday
and the funny thing is that Pete, who sang it, owns millions of dollars worth of that land. and has not returned any of it.
It's almost like he was just saying the words and raking in the cash, whilst not walking the walk...
@@politenessman3901 In what location and how many square meters? and how much do you own. Me I own a small plot of land with a house on land rights is about giving the governance of their traditional land back to the indigenous people and acknowledging that it belonged to them first we took it by force.
@@TerenceShortman Google it. it is not hard to find.
"Pay the rent" and "give it back" are direct quotes from Pete. and he never did either.
I own 1.33ha, but then I'm not telling the muppets that I am concerned about "paying the rent" or "giving it back", particularly since, at worst, we were just better at their traditional raiding and theft than they were - though I admit some admiration for such a successful long term earner on Petes part, the muppets will clearly swallow that nonsense years after it is obvious that it was untrue.
@@TerenceShortman I've given a detailed reply. youtube auto censored it. you'll have to google his real estate dealings.
But Pete repeatedly talked about giving it back and paying the rent.
He made a lot of money off convincing people that he was all about that. he has done neither.
@ You are still missing the point.
Most land in Australia is held under the Torrens Title system or held under Crown lease that effectively means the state or Federal government owns all of the land in Australia when you purchase land you effectively get a permanent lease from the government, they can actually take it back by compulsory purchase if they require to build a rode or railway line through your house.
There are fundamental differences between land rights and native title. Land rights are rights created by the Australian, state or territory governments. Land rights usually consist of a grant of freehold or perpetual lease title to Indigenous Australians. By contrast, native title arises as a result of the recognition, under Australian common law, of pre-existing Indigenous rights and interests according to traditional laws and customs. Native title is not a grant or right created by governments.
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 (see below) covers the granting of land to Aboriginal Land Trusts; setting up Aboriginal land councils; mineral rights; decision-making processes for dealing with land; dealing with income from land use agreements; and negotiations about leases for development on Aboriginal land. The Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) gives recognition that "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights to land, water and sea, including exclusive possession in some cases, but does not provide ownership". It allows for negotiations over land, but does not provide for a veto over development, and nor does it grant land, as the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (ALRA) does.
Native title definitions
National Native Title Tribunal definition:
[Native title is] the communal, group or individual rights and interests of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to land and waters, possessed under traditional law and custom, by which those people have a connection with an area which is recognised under Australian law (s 223 NTA).
Native title is the recognition in Australian law, under common law and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), of Indigenous Australians' rights and interests in land and waters according to their own traditional laws and customs.
Native title has also been described as a "bundle of rights" in land, which may include such rights as camping, performing ceremony, etc. If native title is granted, specific rights are decided on a case-by-case basis, and may only sometimes includes freehold title.
I totally agree with your analysis. ❤
The Earth is turning. The time for the indigenous peoples is growing closer daily for the return of their stolen lands and forbidden religious practices. Midnight Oil foretold this. It was released in my teens. Many of us heard. The world is ready at last to hear these facts. Great reaction as always
always loved this song
This is, to this day, still one of my favourite songs. The message, the music, the video all comes together so perfectly.
I live in Canada and there are many parallels between the treatment of First Nations people here and the Aboriginal people of Australia. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦
Peter Garrett said it was the song they were all born to make.
Midnight Oil is one of Australia’s greatest bands - right up there with Cold Chisel, AC/DC & INXS imo.
The rabbit hole is deep - plenty more iconic Oils tracks (epic live band too):
“Forgotten Years”
“Power and the Passion”
“Blue Sky Mine”
“Read About it”
“The Dead Heart”
“King of the Mountain”
“Kosciusko”
“US Forces”
“Short Memory”
“Stand in Line”
“Dream World”
There’s more, but I don’t want to overwhelm 😂
Also, if you enjoy the songs, their live concert video “Oils on the Water” is sensational.
Look up the lead singer Peter Garrett, he’s done a lot for the indigenous people of Australia, also there is a live version of this song on RUclips which is great too
Great song by a very socially aware man and band check y Blue Sky Mine as someone already stated
Remember this from my teenage years. Great song
Same native struggles in Australia. They want their lands back get compensation..
"Blue Sky Mine" | MIDNIGHT OIL
top band fr au, rock wit heart n awarness
This song has been covered/adapted in 2009 with a bunch of great artists, for the Copenhagen climate change conference. And it fits very well the subject "our beds are burning".
You can find the video by searching for "Beds Are Burning - 'TckTckTck - Time for Climate Justice' Campaign"
FIRST! YAY! 😁
Awesome reaction to an awesome song!
Very political Aussie band. Huge in the 80s
You are correct about our accents. Most of our language comes from the UK for obvious reasons but our younger generations are more American.
Good song👍👍👍
Aboriginies/Aboriginals are "indigenous & Native people" of Australia good folks in the comments are referring to, RND: very good reactions...🤔👍
you've mentioned in previous videos that you like classical vibes and stuff that makes you dance . based on that info consider giving an ear to A Fifth of Beethoven by the Walter Murphy band .
Try another Australian band, The Little River Band, and 'Its A Long Way There''
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Don't ever tell an Aussie you like their English Accent. This song was about giving the land back to the Aboriginal peoples.
Please react to Midnight Oil - Truganini (Australian version) to understand midnight oil.
The indigenous Australian people have been very poorly treated by those that subsequently settled there (i.e. the British), much in the same way that native Americans were treated. This song refers to part of that treatment in terms of the theft of their land.
Whew😅 at least this can’t be blamed on us Americans😊. I seen midnight in 1990, awesome band, good show🤘❤️
Comparing English to Aussie accent is the same in the US as comparing A Boston accent with someone from Baton Rouge, or New York to Texas.
Not a good comparison.
Someone from Boston and Texas sound nothing alike.
British and Aussie folks sound basically the same
If you like this music , try Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel. No one has done a reaction to that. Pretty sure.
Practically the same story in US.
This is not about guilt shaming or saying people should pay for what their ancestors did. It’s about recognising the truth about what really happened in Australia when the British colonised it and how that generational trauma has affected Aboriginal people up until this day. Genocide is never an acceptable way of getting rid of people who you believe are inferior to yourself. Aboriginal people had no rights until the 1960s, not that long ago. Still so much racism and negativity for a place we call “The Lucky Country”. Lucky for some. I’m tired of hearing “They need to get over it”, “They had nothing before white man came” and “They get everything for nothing”. This is the attitude that is still around today, nothing has changed. It’s a deeper problem because the hate is ingrained in Australian culture.
You might want to look up what Genocide means...
@@politenessman3901 you might want to look up history
@ "the deliberate and systematic killing or persecution of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group:"
Which didn't happen. you might want to stop reading the guardian.
@@politenessman3901 I don't need to because my family went through this, my grandmother being part of the Stolen Generation. You clearly see through a perspective that you have been taught, not by experience.
@@trevorjames426 Sorry Trev, but you've just told me (and anyone with an education) that you have no idea.
Odds are your grandmother was lied to, the fact is, last time I checked, the "stolen generation" was less than 5 people.
Plenty claim it, and many believe it because they've been lied to, but it just didn't happen.
Children were removed for the same reasons (neglect, abuse etc) as white children at the time - a lot were sent to be educated by parents who wanted them out of the abusive culture and for them to have a future.
I have no doubt at all that you won't look into this, because you believe what you've been told and it would shatter your worldview to learn the truth.
The choice is yours now, continue to live the lie or research the facts.
What a lovely girl you are.
Hi Rere,this is a critical song ...but was a banger in the 80's...if you want to check a native Australian band I recommend "Yothu Yindi" with their "Treaty"(original version) an aboriginal protest song,but also a banger from '91... best regards from Germany❤💙🙋🏼♂️👍
I haven't heard this in several decades and it still sucks (musically).
can you react to the song Alone by Shut Up and Kiss Me
Check out The Dead Heart from the same album. More poignant tale of the aborigines and the invasion of their lands.
Hello reactions los jaivas song la poderosa muerte en machu pichu
Lead singer a lawyer and former Minister of education for Au
Where have ya been beautiful woman? Could ya ols do some Karen Carpenter!!
Yeah, i don't understand this concept that modern peoples must pay for the sins of their ancestors. It is regressive in my opinion, as it unnecessarily creates division and animosity. It certainly doesn't unite.
This song is all about guilt shaming.
Modern Aussies in 2025 ARE NOT responsible for what happened. We have paid.
We built bridges. Those who chose to cross did...
M 🦘🏏😎