Friday, June 9, 2017

69. The politics of dancing

69. "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil

A fact's a fact.

45 degrees Celsius is 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Fact.

In Australia, the Western Desert is in Western Australia. And South Australia. And the Northern Territory. Fact.

The earth is turning. Fact.

Cockatoos have been known to associate with people acquitted of murder charges. Fact.


Some Utahan's don't care enough about Australian politics to sit through an entire Midnight Oil concert, and will instead opt to leave the show as soon as "Beds Are Burning" is over. Fact.

Midnight Oil is the only rock concert I've attended where I sat next to my wife. Fact.

Peter Garrett is not Ernie Garrett's doppelganger. Almost fact. They dance the same.

Right now you are imagining Ernie Garrett dancing like Peter Garrett. Fact.



There aren't enough trombone slides in rock songs. Fact.

In some rock songs, it's impossible to be absolutely 100% sure that the drummer is banging on a cowbell, not a woodblock. Fact.

"Beds Are Burning" has a hell of a lot in common with the "Peter Gunn Theme." Fact.






Try this for some bonus fun with video. Turn off the volume on the top video. Then hit the play button on the bottom video. Then exactly two seconds later, hit the play button on the top video. Then watch the top video and wait for the cowbell/woodblock sound to kick in. You'll be glad you did. Fact.

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