Oils on Water - 9. Jimmy Sharmans Boxers - Midnight Oil

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  • Опубликовано: 31 мар 2010
  • The year is 1985. It's sunset on Sydney Harbour. This is Midnight Oil, in concert on Goat Island.
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  • @markwilliams7712
    @markwilliams7712 4 года назад +75

    One of the greatest sets in Australia's history.

    • @fatsolutions
      @fatsolutions 2 года назад +3

      Couldn’t agree more!

    • @benwinter2420
      @benwinter2420 Год назад

      Had it simulcast on Triple J radio those commie lick spittle NWO at same time watched it Darwin CRT . pretty cool . . going through the stereo complicated affair

    • @danielharvey507
      @danielharvey507 Год назад +2

      Just telling me mum AC/DC shoulda done a concert at Sydney Harbour somewhere imagine a beach & boat was only way 2see em small pleasurecraft

    • @soniabradley2169
      @soniabradley2169 7 месяцев назад

      Yes sir! Banger! Ooooooo!

    • @andysmith6218
      @andysmith6218 17 дней назад

      Absolutely agree!

  • @markbillingsley4414
    @markbillingsley4414 Год назад +8

    I still listen to Red Sails In The Sunset. Great stuff.

  • @PatrickCSheehy
    @PatrickCSheehy 5 лет назад +37

    they put so many other bands to FUCKING shame.... thats how good they are and have always been

    • @danielharvey507
      @danielharvey507 Год назад +1

      40yrs I've worshiped em like a lot of Australians black or white

  • @pmR32red
    @pmR32red 6 лет назад +68

    Oils on Water... one of the greatest live recording ever...

    • @cheapchirpy
      @cheapchirpy 3 года назад +2

      Yeah seen them 78 times live in80-90s but missed this it was fantastic prob watched 70-80 times

    • @simmow485
      @simmow485 3 года назад +9

      Indisputable. Analogue brilliance. The sound deck mixer was on point!

  • @LandofU2
    @LandofU2 5 лет назад +46

    The sections in this song where the guitars roar together literally bring tears to my eyes. The guitar tones are incredible.

    • @denisvalente6844
      @denisvalente6844 2 года назад +8

      the guitar tones are sooooo great aren't they

    • @dmcguire70
      @dmcguire70 2 года назад +3

      Yeah and those AC30 Vox amps sound amazing!

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Год назад

      I see a Marshall...? AC30s roar, no doubt.

    • @masteryoda498
      @masteryoda498 10 месяцев назад

      @@mattgilbert7347
      The amplifier behind Martin Rotsey looks like a Marshall JMP 2203 (I think AC/DC used them as well).

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@masteryoda498 right you are! :)

  • @sspbrazil
    @sspbrazil 3 года назад +21

    One of the greatest bands to see live.

    • @andrewstarman7485
      @andrewstarman7485 Год назад +2

      Yes mate, you're correct there. A personal favorite is an outdoor concert by them at Portarlington in southern Victoria in the summer of '83. The "warmup" band was Painters & Dockers !!!! 😄😁😜

  • @daniels1975
    @daniels1975 7 лет назад +17

    The power in this is phenomenal.

  • @bririch
    @bririch 2 года назад +10

    This band is so tight...such great musicians.

  • @jeffstern8021
    @jeffstern8021 Год назад +6

    The song is so much better live than on the record.

  • @anthonyranieri8598
    @anthonyranieri8598 2 года назад +6

    What I would do to go back in time and be in the live audience of this amazing act. Probably the best performance ever by a Aussie band.

  • @shakeyquant
    @shakeyquant 3 года назад +12

    Just discovered this song and I was BLOWN away. Wow

  • @sarahpotter4008
    @sarahpotter4008 2 года назад +15

    Incredible..🖤
    The seconds between 1:36 and 1:46 are so beautiful, that i get goosebombs all over my body and sometimes tears in my eyes everytime i hear them

  • @tuffmustang430
    @tuffmustang430 10 лет назад +44

    PG was such a physical performer. Unique combination of art, intellect and physicality.

  • @chrisgrova7658
    @chrisgrova7658 7 лет назад +47

    Holy crap this is GREAT - that's the way you build a song from a spark to explosion. Good on ya Oils!

    • @jasonbarbush1794
      @jasonbarbush1794 6 лет назад

      due to alcohol it's been since 2009 my final stay at the holiday inn on 17th street in that i developed a phobia.

  • @OfficialAshArcher
    @OfficialAshArcher 5 лет назад +12

    One of the best live acts in the world and such good music with great meaning

  • @darrenferber5019
    @darrenferber5019 Год назад +3

    What a band for that particular time great to see live reminds me of my youth 😀😀😀

  • @STOKEOZ1967
    @STOKEOZ1967 14 лет назад +14

    i remember watching "oils on the water" on the abc back in 1985, i was living in queensland at the time, its the best live show of all time!, i went on holiday to sydney in jan 85, and got the 2 JJJ oils on the water gig shirt. I saw them live for the first time in nov 85 in rockhampton, then a month later in sydney for the "save our rain forest" gig, with spy v spy, do re mi, warumpi band, awsome!!, i still have gig shirts 4 both shows!, i last saw oils at the n.e.c in birmingham, uk in 1990.

  • @silentdogfart4892
    @silentdogfart4892 9 месяцев назад +2

    Greatest song in Aussie history. Bar none

  • @steviejohn9502
    @steviejohn9502 3 года назад +7

    This is my fave oils song so powerful drums base guitar brass brilliant !

  • @pattyanderson9671
    @pattyanderson9671 2 года назад +4

    still the best in 2022 , great gig , the world stopped to watched this live simulcast in Port Macquarie , got the dvd and still a fave from start to finish

  • @fossie32
    @fossie32 5 лет назад +8

    Awesome performance. They did so many great songs but the drama and passion stand out so much in this

  • @archabull71
    @archabull71 12 лет назад +9

    My favourite song...from my favourite aussie band...from the GREATEST live gig EVER played that I have seen....live or video....doesnt matter...I wish I was there ........UFF!!!!!!!

  • @AllAhabNoMoby
    @AllAhabNoMoby 10 лет назад +64

    They must be one of the best live bands ever. Thx for posting.

    • @baileyschultz4320
      @baileyschultz4320 3 года назад +1

      Saw them on Saturday at Hope Estate Hunter Valley.... absolutely amazing!

  • @rages65
    @rages65 11 лет назад +50

    It's about how Sharman exploited Aboriginal boxers in his traveling boxing troupe. Didn't matter who won or lost, it was only about beating each other up, sometimes day after day. It went out of business in '71 when the law stated boxers could only fight once a week.

    • @jasonbarbush1794
      @jasonbarbush1794 6 лет назад +1

      don't mean to be funny but it sounds like they're talking about undergarments remembering the days of Christmas gift boxes containing things undesirable.

    • @pellelindbergh4455
      @pellelindbergh4455 6 лет назад +2

      Didn't know that😮

    • @TheMichaelseymour
      @TheMichaelseymour 5 лет назад

      ....maybe you might dig my aussie bands new song -
      and ...our political stuff
      " BAD UNC SAM " ....the oils have lost the STING - we still have it !
      -gives a thumbs up - or down .!! ruclips.net/video/eB7E2rc3bwg/видео.html

    • @Nemo-qh7jx
      @Nemo-qh7jx 3 года назад +2

      @@TheMichaelseymour thanks for the info

  • @Conchobhar
    @Conchobhar 13 лет назад +3

    His voice is awesome I don't care who hates it.

  • @chrisnewman7281
    @chrisnewman7281 3 года назад +7

    What an amazing time the mid 80s was for Australian performing atrs. So many things to be proud of in the lead up to the bi-Centenary. And Sydney harbour was and still is a amazing backdrop.

  • @elcasho
    @elcasho Год назад +2

    My fave concert ever!

  • @sharynbailey4235
    @sharynbailey4235 Год назад +2

    Having attended the state funeral for Uncle Jack Charles two days ago I haven't been able to get this song out of my head since. PG actually looks like he's in physical pain at many points perfectly reflecting the deep grief I feel when I watch/hear it.

  • @richardjohnson3665
    @richardjohnson3665 Год назад +2

    Peter Garrett just lays it out on this one like only he can!

  • @ericlebrun1640
    @ericlebrun1640 6 лет назад +12

    peter gifford best bassman of oils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @dmcguire70
    @dmcguire70 13 лет назад +31

    Gifford's bass playing from 5.00 to 6.00 is sensational. I think the Oil's lost a hell of a lot ,when he left the band.

    • @ClearDirectionManage
      @ClearDirectionManage 4 года назад +4

      Agree

    • @andysmith6218
      @andysmith6218 4 года назад +8

      Absolutely agree! Their hard edge was lost and the music was more commercial and mainstream sounding.

    • @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns
      @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns 3 года назад +7

      When they hired him they said they wanted an animal on bass and an animal is what they got.

    • @scottwhittaker1615
      @scottwhittaker1615 2 года назад +5

      100%

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one Год назад +3

      Greatest rock bass player Australia has ever produced, in my opinion.
      Someone Else To Blame? That bassline is off tap. Incredible.

  • @r11j21s71
    @r11j21s71 11 лет назад +10

    Just amazine!!! Simple as that... sends chills up my spine!! Go Oils!!

  • @vinto34
    @vinto34 4 года назад +7

    I like how at the beginning there is more light in the back round and at the end it's dark as the sun went down...great band the oils.

  • @bobmorane3989
    @bobmorane3989 3 года назад +2

    Best Oils' song !

  • @SFDoucette
    @SFDoucette 2 года назад +2

    My 14 year old son saw Peter Garrett and said "Is that the Rock?". :-). I told him this video is about 36 years old.

  • @frankmorris2603
    @frankmorris2603 2 года назад +2

    Pure Aussie passion.
    Magic.

  • @chrisnewman7281
    @chrisnewman7281 Год назад +1

    1980s were definitely the decade of the music band spectacular this song which was filmed in Sydney Harbour. What a great backdrop for a concert

  • @MrJulianralstin
    @MrJulianralstin 10 лет назад +10

    Magical......great band, great performance. ....oh to have been there in the flesh. What a privilege that would've been. Mesmerising.....The Oils were a big part of my formative years. Shame how it all faded away for them, oh well.

  • @bunkenskirts
    @bunkenskirts 10 лет назад +19

    ohhh those guitars !!!!

  • @andysmith6218
    @andysmith6218 17 дней назад +1

    This, kids, is how you build a song to a crescendo. Fucking spine tingling.

  • @psibri1
    @psibri1 11 лет назад +3

    I have had the pleasure of being in that location in New South Wales, Sydney, and I also had the pleasure of seeing this insightful group live, but that was in Orange County, CA. Both of them are on the top of my list!

  • @demelza32
    @demelza32 2 года назад +1

    I remember enjoying watching the whole concert on TV with my brother. We no longer talk to each other any more, funny how life goes.

  • @trapezoidspangle934
    @trapezoidspangle934 2 года назад +2

    The change…..from 1:35. These are the perfect moments that keep me alive.

  • @brettgarsed
    @brettgarsed 7 месяцев назад +1

    What a fuc$%ng powerhouse of a song and a band!!

  • @flatoutt1
    @flatoutt1 4 месяца назад

    i just fell in love with the oils even more.what an electrifying rift.it's hauntingly beutiful saluting/honouring/respecting a part of our precious cultural heritage /history.
    as a young kid ,jimmy sharman's tent was always a wonderous highlight of our local annual show

  • @tedbvs60
    @tedbvs60 3 года назад +2

    Que c'est bon d entendre ce son si particulier...35 ans après c'est toujours du Bonheur voir plus..

  • @gimmeshelter72
    @gimmeshelter72 14 лет назад +7

    Thanks so much for putting all these Goat Island tracks up!
    great footage and great audio!
    you legend mate.

  • @jorgeno-remix679
    @jorgeno-remix679 3 года назад +2

    Just like the studio recording,,, Perfect!!!!

  • @ShenanHawkins
    @ShenanHawkins Месяц назад

    The coincidental juxtaposition of the setting sun and the increasing intensity of this song - that's something else. By the end of the song we're in a different universe, and it all happens to subtly.

  • @mikeosborne3778
    @mikeosborne3778 7 лет назад +5

    Another classic from the Oils....roll on October 2017, tickets done, bring it on !!

  • @fallibledescending6671
    @fallibledescending6671 6 лет назад +19

    "From the red dust north of Dalmore Downs
    Sharman's tents roll into town
    Twelve will face the auctioneer
    Sharman's Boxers stand their ground
    Their days are darker than your nights
    But they won't be the first to fall
    Children broken from their dreams
    But they won't be the first to fall
    Fighting in the spotlight
    Eye's turn blacker than their skin
    For Jimmy Sharman's boxers
    It's no better if you win
    Standing in the darkness
    Lined up waiting for the bell
    The days are wasted drinking
    At the first and last hotel
    Why are we fighting for this?
    Why are you paying for this?
    You pay to see me fall like shrapnel
    To the floor
    What is the reason for this?
    There is a reason for this?
    What is the reason they keep coming back for more?
    The blows now bring him to his knees
    But still the crowd calls out for more
    The drums are burning in his ears
    The man keeps counting out the score"

  • @lachlang683
    @lachlang683 9 лет назад +2

    An anthem from my youth!

  • @Mumscup
    @Mumscup 3 года назад +1

    My partner,who I hadn’t met yet was south oz listening to this. I was in new south wishing I was at concert live.He died 3 yrs ago. Thanks for the memories ...

  • @psibri1
    @psibri1 11 лет назад +1

    I stayed in that large building in the background in New South Wales in 1997. Beautiful country.

  • @psibri1
    @psibri1 5 лет назад +2

    Saw them live in Irvine about 1989. Love Midnight Oil!

  • @altomic73
    @altomic73 8 лет назад +23

    this is how Peter Garrett should give speeches in parliament

    • @AdamSandaver
      @AdamSandaver 7 лет назад +1

      He did, thats why he wasn't accepted...Truth...they just don't want to hear it.

  • @paddy7812
    @paddy7812 12 лет назад +1

    Saw these guy's about a dozen times, they NEVER disappointed!!! Some of the best shows I ever saw!!! Where are the bands like this today??

  • @pellelindbergh4455
    @pellelindbergh4455 6 лет назад +8

    The bass$$$!!!!!! Gifford,is god!

  • @michaellaffey3542
    @michaellaffey3542 9 лет назад +5

    One of the greats .

  • @kvintner1700
    @kvintner1700 9 лет назад +3

    The emotion, the empathy a primal cry.

  • @NMMojavePoet
    @NMMojavePoet 13 лет назад +1

    My friend, her Grandfather was one of Jimmy Sharman's Boxers! Prize fighting for pennies.

  • @christiancheetham9650
    @christiancheetham9650 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic - what a spectacle!

  • @ianjordan5532
    @ianjordan5532 Год назад +1

    Legend Band😊

  • @jasbowen5145
    @jasbowen5145 6 лет назад +2

    I watched this as a 13 yr ol with my older brother, Great memories Awesome band!

  • @dirtymuleracing5321
    @dirtymuleracing5321 7 лет назад +1

    i was 14 in 1985, best music time ever, had the late seventies, eighties and nineties, love the Oils

  • @Frankentaru
    @Frankentaru 14 лет назад +1

    Phenomenal song! Phenomenal Band! Phenomenal decade! Only regret is never being able to see the lads live!
    Thanks for both the concert footage and for finally getting this, one of my favourite songs, on the 'tube.
    Frank.

  • @erplier
    @erplier 12 лет назад +2

    Remember getting this on cassette in 1988 in a $2.99 bargain bin. I had just discovered Midnight Oil from 120 Minutes - my first exposure with "Beds Are Burning" -- sure I'm not the first.
    Anyway, I was completely blown away with this album -- especially this song. Still amazed by it today

  • @paulanderson6309
    @paulanderson6309 10 месяцев назад

    this gig is the best , brings back so many memories as a teen when it happened ,the east coast surfing community stopped like Melbourne cup day .... 2023 and still relevant

  • @p.a.lionski4407
    @p.a.lionski4407 7 лет назад +3

    My biggest idol in the worl .. Peter Garrett with Midnight Oil is back again! Finally .... after 21 years later

  • @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
    @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey 2 месяца назад +1

    ❤HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM MOGINIE ❤

  • @chriswright2568
    @chriswright2568 Год назад +1

    1980's Scotland: Big Country, The Waterboys, Simple Minds, etc. ; 1908's Australia: INXS, Midnight Oil, Men at Work. All anti-militaristic, anti-racist, liberatory, post-punk GENIUS. So amazing, and each with their own voice, Midnight Oil was absolutely briliant.

  • @mahjer
    @mahjer 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks for this... Gold then, Gold now.

  • @TaUncFester
    @TaUncFester 3 года назад +1

    This is much, much better than the Red Sails recording.

  • @peterparcoeur1
    @peterparcoeur1 Год назад +1

    Quel morceau ... c'est vraiment excellent !!!

  • @fossie32
    @fossie32 11 лет назад +2

    Great comment :) Great performance of one of their best songs. Love this concert - it's hard to believe it was 27 years ago!

  • @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
    @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey 2 месяца назад

    ❤One of their best ❤

  • @albertdib928
    @albertdib928 11 лет назад +2

    if only we took more seriously the words in this song, its so powerful,
    'why are we fighting for this........'
    Petes passion is amazing, the brutal truth of war and fighting is so demonstrated in this song, the oils forever

    • @gleen7953
      @gleen7953 7 лет назад +2

      + albert dib, you are spot on mate, this song should be taught in all australian high schools, every sentence explored, teach the children about compassion to fellow humans, not this dog eat dog , lets scapegoat refugees, unemployed,greenies,unions, etc, spewed out by a heartless liberal party and labour are no better. After they finish jimmy sharmans, the kids can learn , U.S forces then, power and passion (" gough was tough till he hit the rough, uncle sam and johnny quite enough).
      the kids today are taught a whitewashed version of history.

  • @vinaskth
    @vinaskth 4 года назад +3

    FUCKING AMAZING! Love it

  • @duffernandes
    @duffernandes 5 лет назад +2

    Awesome 🤘

  • @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
    @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey 2 месяца назад

    Love the guitars...and the rest❤

  • @sfaster
    @sfaster 11 лет назад +2

    With a little work his soul will return to us. His message is way more effective behind the microphone than sitting in Canberra.

  • @lafrutose
    @lafrutose 12 лет назад +2

    thanks for this ....I love that song !

  • @fossie32
    @fossie32 10 лет назад +3

    Grea -t one of my fave Oils songs

  • @gleen7953
    @gleen7953 7 лет назад +3

    " their days are darker, than your nights".

    • @jasonbarbush1794
      @jasonbarbush1794 6 лет назад

      men loved darkness rather than light as I

    • @gleen7953
      @gleen7953 5 лет назад

      as i what ? @@jasonbarbush1794

  • @davidgaul572
    @davidgaul572 6 лет назад +2

    Epic!

  • @KMKster
    @KMKster 14 лет назад +1

    Thanks so much for this Skitizen. It's been my favourite Oils song since I borrowed "Red Sails in the Sunset" on cassette from my local library (*ahem*, many, many years ago). I bought my own copy and wore it out :)

  • @djmarshall411
    @djmarshall411 8 лет назад +3

    the band is getting back together!!!

  • @casparoberts1282
    @casparoberts1282 3 года назад

    Hi , from vic,❤️🙏This song👍😊

  • @STOKEOZ1967
    @STOKEOZ1967 9 лет назад +7

    any chance of a 30 year anniversary gig!...what a tune !

    • @traceythomson8045
      @traceythomson8045 7 лет назад +7

      Looks like you get your wish!!!

    • @STOKEOZ1967
      @STOKEOZ1967 5 лет назад +1

      @@traceythomson8045 going to see the oils up in Manchester in june

    • @STOKEOZ1967
      @STOKEOZ1967 5 лет назад +1

      Didnt think I'd get the chance again with living in the UK!

  • @danielharvey507
    @danielharvey507 Год назад +1

    Need to do another concert on the harbour

  • @jerryfalwellsociety
    @jerryfalwellsociety 13 лет назад

    I saw the Oils many times (ex. London, Sydney, Alice) but they never played this song. Thanks for posting. 'Love RSITS.

  • @tomaszdanius5463
    @tomaszdanius5463 5 лет назад +2

    tight.

  • @jononolan946
    @jononolan946 2 года назад +1

    sad to know they won't be playing live anymore.

  • @YankeesInLove
    @YankeesInLove 6 лет назад

    Wow, how great it was!

  • @tjmiller74
    @tjmiller74 11 лет назад

    Then Your Dad Is Nothing Short of Legendary Cause this Concert is etched in Time Forever Mate

  • @ballzack4866
    @ballzack4866 5 лет назад +2

    One of Jimmy's boys on drum ??
    Powerful stuff.

  • @mustardtiger5080
    @mustardtiger5080 Год назад +1

    far out thats good....

  • @rickypetrie2725
    @rickypetrie2725 3 года назад

    Rip brother ❤

  • @downunderMAW
    @downunderMAW 11 лет назад

    Saw the oils back in the day. Reminds me of Australia

  • @hervelebrun9950
    @hervelebrun9950 7 лет назад

    rien a dire vraiment quelle mise en place c est fort super morceau