Cold Chisel - Flame Trees [Official Video]

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Lyrics:
Kids out driving Saturday afternoon pass me by
I'm just savouring familiar sights
We share some history, this town and I
And I can't stop that long forgotten feeling of her
Time to book a room to stay tonight
Number one is to find some friends to say "You're doing well
After all this time you boys look just the same"
Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels
Settle in to play "Do you remember so and so?"
Number three is never say her name
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace
Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around
Oh, who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway
You know it takes more than just a memory to make me cry
And I'm happy just to sit here round a table with old friends
And see which one of us can tell the biggest lies
And there's a girl, she's falling in love near where the pianola stands
With her young local factory out-of-worker, just holding hands
And I'm wondering if he'll go or if he'll stay...
Do you remember, nothing stopped us on the field
In our day
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace
Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around
Oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver
And there's nothing else could set fire to this town
There's no change, there's no pace
Everything within its place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around

[@patriciarichardson4558]

This song holds a special place in my life. Video filmed in my hometown Oberon. My beautiful Dad was laid to rest last month and was escorted down the main street of Oberon. His last main street run. There's no change there's no pace, everything within it's place just makes it harder to believe that he wont be around. Rip Dad.

[@99tubalcain]

It's special to me too and made all the more special by your story. May your father RIP.

[@tyrelgleeson4]

oberon is a beautiful place, know the feeling with my nan and the nsw town of Coolah

[@frank19593]

Nice Patricia May your dad rest in peace Love from Frank

[@nicepolice12]

Rip mate

[@someonesomewhere1600]

Cheers Patricia.

[@buggulugs]

Great song. Represents an era that's starting to slide into memory. Old Australia is slipping away...

[@legoengineworkshop5171]

@cold chisel wow it’s cold chisel….

[@kindofpseudonym]

@@SENATORPAIN1 I'd take ten times as many if it meant that I didn't have to read one more stupid thing from you.

[@buggulugs]

@@SENATORPAIN1 That's not what I meant.☹️🙁

[@paul-fb8bw]

So true, so sad 😔

[@robertmartin2867]

@@kindofpseudonym he may have said it quite bluntly, but he has a point. If you replace people, then you replace culture, and you replace heritage. And if you _like your culture and heritage_ then being unimpressed with and opposing such developments is entirely normal and natural.

[@dropbear6740]

This song was one of the Chisels best, you can return to your roots, home, old mates but it's never be the same second time around.

[@tedd4146]

Where I’m from was the same after 5 years and I couldn’t of been happier to be here.

[@OzzysRadioHalfHour]

Too true mate. Everything changes but there's some things that never change

[@ionaramsay525]

OMG … I wish it wasn’t true; but for me that was the case.

[@Hossak]

The first love always cuts the deepest, in all senses of the word.

[@montanarotherick5739]

Ad in suzi 😁and the Dutch up on love Keep

[@BROOKS39]

Probably one of the greatest Aussie rock ballads ever written

[@dudemanismadcool]

foath

[@missym7245]

My song :)

[@leeanne337]

The best

[@AdamSandaver]

everyones song

[@stephenmcmullen3863]

Linked park hybrid theroy

[@keithdickens1395]

Happy Australia Day 2024,great song and great video

[@retireyounglivelonger]

Anyone of this era is locked in time when we hear this song. What a blessing!

[@MAte925]

Ah to have a time machine!

[@geebeebee]

True story

[@wimbo9244]

They wern't just a Pub Rock Band, they were a huge part of an Australian era. And, what an era!

[@ACERAMGAD]

My older brother had a lot of their music in the 80's..TG!

[@nicepolice12]

You're not wrong mate

[@aximusroh6453]

Fuq oath mate 👍 🇦🇺

[@surfclimbcycle]

How do we get back to those days? I'd give anything. No smart phones, no f***ing Netflix.

[@Nic560]

@@surfclimbcycle nope just real people and real music wish I was around back then nowdays are fucking shit

[@connjrmshylavqy7057]

Probably one of the greatest Aussie rock ballads ever written I miss the 80's in Australia

[@rule3039]

Same.

[@MAte925]

Take me back!

[@MAte925]

The more lefty politians try to change Australia the sentimental about 80,s90,s i get!😒😮‍💨

[@anthonywilson7304]

It's no better now. Bring on the dream weavers and time machines.

[@MAte925]

@@anthonywilson7304 let me know when one's been invented!

[@commingo]

Don Walker's inspiration for the lyrics was a combination of his memories of Grafton where he had lived as a youth, and of his romantic dreams. Walker later said, "In my mind, it’s a northern New South Wales song. But there’s a lot of people who love that song and in their minds, it’s set in their home towns. A lot of people finish up away from where they come from." Elsewhere, Walker noted that the song was, "not fiction", and about, "returning home after some success in the big city". The song is "not fiction". I take this to mean there was a girl in Grafton who Don Walker loved, but he had to leave because of greater career opportunities in Sydney. I wonder what happened to that girl - if she knows she has been immortalised by this song.

[@axeman.982]

This song never gets old 2021 and still listening to it .

[@kimwerner5729]

Back at ya..🍻👍

[@davidlp3019]

On the radio all the time in Sydney 2021. Such a classic

[@eric0sbob]

2022 and I agree, timeless.

[@tynkirbell599]

April 2022 ❤

[@alpal1966]

Yep! 2023 and still so good. This song is one of THE classics.

[@yourfuckedd]

Seeing all these comments is beautiful. Bless everyone and may we all help and love each other as this is our ultimate purpose in life.

[@areyoukenkey1306]

I'm from Oberon where this was filmed and some of the people's today in the video are still alive and living here.

[@abbielowe3630]

AreYouKenkey my nan lives there my perants grow up there

[@TechNed]

Nice. I keep hearing Grafton but I don't recognise anything in this vid.

[@andrewmurphy7401]

@@TechNed The Grafton reference is because Don Walker came from Grafton and supposedly wrote this song about his old hometown. Grafton is lined with Jacaranda trees and he used the title of an old movie " The flame trees of Thika" as a reference apparently. Not sure why the film clip was done in Oberon but I have always loved it.

[@TechNed]

@@andrewmurphy7401 Yeah, I knew that. I think you misunderstood my comment. I meant, I don't recognise any scene in this vid as Grafton.

[@TechNed]

@@andrewmurphy7401 But I'm with you. It's an awesome video. Storyteller style.

[@deedee7720]

I remember walking into a pub in Delegate, NSW. We were 2 English backpackers who just wanted a drink. It was like something from a movie, the whole bar just stopped and stared in confusion at how and why two POMs had ended up there! I met a great guy who shared my music taste, we danced to Eagles and The Boss until he introduced me to Cold Chisel. This song instantly takes me back to that night. Thank you Delegate 💜

[@lisamatic1098]

Amazing to see Delegate mentioned here. I used to live there in 1984 when this song came out !

[@deedee7720]

Oh wow! If you lived there in the 80's, you probably know all of the locals that I met there! Such a small word.

[@missyflutter5562]

Roll call 😊

[@user-ih2fw8cv2u]

My brother just moved away from Delegate , I’ve been in that pub a few times. His pet magpie was banned from the pub , it would fly in and steal only $50 notes from peoples wallets😂

[@cheriemcleod-cv8hu]

Yes it was a huge hit in kiwi land too. New Zealand we love Jimmy

[@checobylilley755]

The anthem of most young Australians of the time.

[@WHANAUPEACE]

and some Kiwis like me😂

[@nicepolice12]

And till this day as well. At least for 25 year old me.

[@tammiejade1155]

Great song

[@jayrahnbowden4120]

My cousin Sheldon would love this Song rest in peace my brother

[@tigerwarsaw99]

Sorry for your loss. ❤

[@megamarkd]

This song means so much to so many. For me, the last year and a half, I drive north when I can and visit friends and family of a girl I once wanted to marry. We catch up with where we are at in life, talk about shared interests and tell stories about the girl that made us friends. The reason for that is the following. The girl and I didn't speak for way too many years then a mutual friend asked if it was okay to passed my telephone number onto her as she had asked for it. Of course it was. I was overjoyed by the prospect of speaking again. Two days later I received a call saying she was on life support with a traumatic brain injury. Covid restrictions stopped me from entering Queensland to be by her side as she had been for me when I was in a similar state 20yrs earlier. Two weeks later I had to say goodbye to her on the telephone. I take solace in knowing that our differences were no longer anything, our love of each other all those years ago was not wasted and never forgotten. ...... Number one is to find some friends to say "You're doing well After all this time you boys look just the same" Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels Settle in to play "Do you remember so and so?" Number three is never say her name ...... Often this song comes on the radio while I am driving and I can't help but want to pull over, but those flame trees.... Rest In Peace, My Friend

[@thepaedophileprofit3062]

Eff the Governments and the torture they put people through! Your friend was one of many who were forced to such loneliness before they passed. I have a mate who's leaving this life in the very near future, only 6 Weeks ago he was diagnosed with the big C age 53. He's a strong man, army man for 12 years, but receiving such a grave prognosis really hit him hard. About the only bright side to his situation is that government isn't interfering in the name of covid anymore. He will live on in my memory. You honor your friend by remembering her, while their is life in you to remember, she lives on. Condolences my friend.

[@kayhollings1777]

@@thepaedophileprofit3062 May we never forget it, may we never let it happen again. The impact was huge, devastating, destroyed more lives than it saved. I'm still gobsmacked by the whole thing. And I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. Same to the op. Very sad.

[@benjaminmorris4341]

Jimmy Barnes is one of the greatest singers to exist throughout mankind

[@chanelfallon5248]

I live on Oberon now and nothing has changed since then. I love it. I just bought some flame trees for my farm. Love Chisel.

[@ray.shoesmith]

And oh, who needs that sentimental bullshit anyway?

[@catharina5798]

I’m from Holland but how i love this song… beautiful, raw emotion. Like it even better on a sunny day with a beer in my hand.💜

[@kenkirkham2948]

An enduring song for a 76 year old /young man.

[@byronbaybe]

Your earning yourself an honourary Aussie status with comments like that 👍

[@sophrapsune]

Bravo!

[@regellis6977]

I just wanted to say thank you Cold Chisel - We love you for the beautiful memories you have left in our minds. I am 61 years old now and you do wonder where the years have gone. Your music is timeless and I thank you for the pleasure of listening to your songs.

[@madelinerobinson4150]

This song was filmed in my home town and it makes me cry every single time. So much meaning. What an incredible song!

[@Tully_23_32]

❤️❤️❤️ always wondered where it was filmed. I've never been to Oberon but i have driven thru it. Love our bush towns, they're way better than our coastal towns. Youse are all still uniquely Aussie where we on the Coast (I'm from Wyong) are like we've moved into a different dimension, we aren't Aussie's like we used to be & it's sad. Sending love & best wishes ❤️

[@itzvoid1475]

Great song my Nan still lives near the rsl

[@user-bn3ed4db3b]

Just made me cry also, life can be very sad sometimes 😢

[@rarch1968]

"There's no change, There's no pace, Everything within its place just makes it harder to believe she won't be around"...This pretty much sums up my & my two sons' lives since we lost their mum 4 years ago. I love this song, ever since I heard it for the first time all those years ago and it rings truer with every listen.

[@MAte925]

Hope have some ausome years soon to make up for it!

[@thepanel2935]

Hello from Detroit, Michigan, my adopted hometown. For the first time in my (long) life, I'm feeling a little homesick. I'm from Sydney, but I have friends all over Australia. Thanks to KZbin and the person who uploaded this classic song. It's obvious how much this song is loved and how much it means to so many people.

[@OzzieBarbie]

I just tried to sing this and I literally couldn't get through it without bawling. I live abroad now and it just conjured so many feelings! Fucking amazing tune. The Yanks have Springsteen, We've got Cold Chisel.

[@markblakeway80]

OzzieBarbie I'd take Chisel over Bruce any day.

[@NightAngel867]

Bruce is amazing too.

[@linux49er]

"Bawling"

[@lindsaynicole1218]

Springsteen is horrible

[@ninjamaster7724]

@@linux49er do you know what that means?She cried her eyes out mate.

[@blewer]

Is this one of the best Australian songs ever??

[@thesammyjenkinsexperience4996]

That honour goes to Don't Change by INXS.

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

not one of the best, by far the best!

[@owenmartin914]

It is

[@thesammyjenkinsexperience4996]

@Lats Niebling What about Shark Fin Blues by The Drones.

[@thesammyjenkinsexperience4996]

@Lats Niebling Check it out, it's a classic.

[@tobes9284]

I used to have beers everyday after work at the Pub with my mate Leigh, after a hard day's yakka. He committed suicide a few years later, this song still holds precious value to me and the memory of of him. "They say you die twice, once when you die, and again when someone speaks your name for the last time." Not a day goes by that I wish I could've helped Leigh James Nelson. And he was one of the good ones. Have a beer up there for me bro. I miss ya.

[@sabaha2010]

You’re a sweet friend. Stay blessed x

[@michellesiggs6500]

Being of Scottish heritage, I'm so proud that this masterpiece is by a Scottish-Australian singer. The lyrics are flawless. Anyway, my 18 year old is now playing it on his guitar and hungry for more Cold Chisel. Their music is boundless, long live Cold Chisel! Good taste and honesty!

[@jonathanhalloran5350]

You're deluded buddy. Saying that Jimmy is Scottish is like saying that Mel Gibson is American. Or that Russel Crowe is Australian... oh wait....

[@richardyoung6056]

I don't want to sound like a party pooper, but Stephen Prestwich (Liverpool England) and Don Walker (Adelaide Australia) wrote the lyrics to this classic.

[@justincoloe6312]

This song nearly brings me too tears I suffered depression for 17 years and this is the song that got me through it holds special memories for me grew up in a small town with my mates. Nothing better than the mates you grew up with.

[@brettst01]

Stay strong mate, same here.

[@traceyhordern222]

Bless...

[@sacpac8480]

Wow you're lucky, you still got friends. My mates have all gone, don't want to know me ever since I left my hometown. My parents are dead, no kids... even my girlfriend of 6 years hates me now and wants to leave. I'm a real miserable whinging dickhead. With a dead end minimum wage job, small dick and short and ugly too haha 😂. I'm making myself laugh but I guess it's kind of true. One thing I'm thankful for is I'm a pretty happy guy, who obviously likes to poke fun at himself at times. Take care fellow Barnsy fan.

[@markmcallan973]

Damn straight bro 🤟 your not alone ! This song is a go too for me when I'm down ! Also when I'm up! Keep on keeping on!🤟

[@Jasmin-nc7vd]

My Brother was J Barnes, I’m also Born a J Barnes

[@RY-op6rp]

Lyrically beautifully thought out. The people and places may be the same, but without that person, everything will forever be different. Truly captures the feeling of love and loss and I'm proud that this belongs to Australia x

[@tedd4146]

Can’t wait to just hang out like these people after Coronavirus passes

[@somelikeithotmel]

YES

[@nessav7258]

me too

[@rowdyshearer1900]

fuck covid 19, or whatever.

[@WhateverWhenever888]

Same dude

[@seveseve3984]

fuckhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! corona is here to stay! ....... grow up .............. im 60 ..............anyone who thinks this will go away has a tram up his ARSE!

[@FloccinaucinihilipilificationD]

Driving my lux Ute, dusty corrugated road, dog (Sherpa) in the back, me staring out at the beautiful bush as we drive back to the farm.... Absolute heaven! Rock on!

[@gordyokeeffe361]

Beautiful song and so iconically Australian. When Australia was a fantastic place to live,people worked hard,enjoyed a few schooners down the pub,smoked,listened to great music,swore and picked up gorgeous birds!

[@colinlatham7905]

Well I still have the gorgeous bird. Me hair has long gone tho

[@MAte925]

And no woke bs!

[@MAte925]

And probably watched the footy on the big screen!

[@joeytosic9690]

This song reminds me of growing up in Oberon when I was a young kid my great pop passed away in 2017 Zika ‘Chic’ Tosic he was a great man and founded Oberon engineering.

[@aivalistavro]

I didn't appreciate this wonderful song until many many years after it was released. I heard it again one day and I realized how much I love this.

[@jipangoo]

Likewise

[@laurieaylmore7676]

@@jipangoo same here i rate it as there Best .

[@carlbentley80]

Likewise, its wonderful.

[@danielcharles4451]

This is my neighbours favourite song ....... whether he likes it or not

[@paulveenings6861]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@moyralouise7123]

😂😂😂

[@80sOGRE]

one of the greatest examples of 1980s Australia in sound ever.

[@carlpayne8791]

That key change just lifts my head off every single time. I’ve heard it maybe, dunno, 100s of times. Same response, every time. Sensational song.

[@xxjmclea]

My favourite bridge. Melodically beautiful.

[@augustinradac1749]

I don’t know how Emotional I become when I listen to this song but I have that feeling that when I’ll be older I will cry like a child just by listening to this song

[@80sOGRE]

it has a sensitivity that's free from anything sugary you get in music these days. Maybe because we know those times won't really come around again.

[@michaelwilliams5794]

Always picture Elizabeth in South Australia in the 80s when I hear this song." Do you remember, nothing stopped us on the field in our day " that line always puts a tear in my eyes.

[@robertleeimages]

At 52 it does the same to me, ahh the memories of being fit and fearful of nothing

[@jasonlawrence2143]

Never heard this group until now. I'm American. One of my Australian followers on tiktok recommended this group! I like it!

[@ionaramsay525]

I’m Scottish ( but now dual Ozzie ) discovered it in the 90’s when I was an ICU nurse in Melbourne.

[@giantrod788]

Now that you have heard Cold Chisel, you just need to eat Vegemite and you can be an Australian citizen.

[@ionaramsay525]

@@giantrod788 I am an 🇦🇺 citizen & I do…. 😂

[@pit660]

No

[@killian001]

I want my Australia back 🇦🇺

[@andrewrobertpater-filius9090]

Start by getting rid of the corporate flag

[@VuTubeShorts]

This song definitely hits differently when you live in a country town.

[@JuzyPO]

Always an Australian Iconic Song, an old Flame or a Rural Australian Town in which an individual has spent some time in & is now a stranger but always up for the Road Trip on either 2 x Wheels or 4. That first Larger cuts the dust & bugs from the throat before settling in for the evening after a great day's Riding or Driving to just be able to pass through & appreciate the Rural Australian Pub 🇦🇺 ☝️👍🏾

[@aus80srockradio94]

3:03 Spine chilling brilliance at it's best.

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

THE GREATEST bridge of all time, my favorite song of all time, chills thoughout the bridge, almost tears from there out, huge song in this country, but one of the most under rated of all time

[@aus80srockradio94]

+MRDARKTURKEY You got it! 100% correct.

[@jimmacca9549]

Yeah, it is fucking brilliant

[@colinlatham7905]

Crank it up every time. Nuff said

[@deborahcampbell7122]

15 years after 1st hearing this I’m still loving it just as much… all the way from Glasgow/Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SamtheAngelFox]

This was my mum and dad's song. I remember mum telling me once when dad had to go to the states on a business trip, he played this song to her over the phone. Since then I see how special it was to them, and how special it is to Australia as a whole.

[@213brenton]

This song makes me cry me and my girlfriend useto sing this in the shower 😄 she holds a special place in my heart forever

[@John-ho4tv]

Its extraordinary the feelings this song conjures up from the moment it starts. For an entire generation it will hold sentimentality, heartbreak, perhaps melancholy, of a very special time in ones life, an invincible time, thats long gone. A gorgeous piece nonetheless.

[@v.marcosmyashiro1003]

...And I can't stop that long forgotten feeling of her... The anthem of most young Australians of the time.

[@brucebird133]

One of the greatest Aussie songs ever... Easily fav Chisel song... Would love to have seen more of them in their prime in the early 80's...

[@sophrapsune]

This is an ageless ballad, so well constructed, written & sung that it is incapable of becoming old. Pure gold!

[@TheRollah1]

No matter where I am or what I'm doing..this song stops me in my tracks.

[@blackcorp0001]

Oh God the memories that come flooding back to this song ...bloody classic aussie rock

[@rmcq1999]

This song is nothing but brilliance. Pure brilliance. They really should have gave it go in North America, they'd be as big a name as any other Aussie band who made it there. I didn't even know they existed until I moved to Australia.

[@darrengallagher7843]

this song is timeless, regardless of what generation you, it resonates

[@forddriver8827]

Those rich harmonies in the last chorus are the emotional boiling point of the track. Don Walker wrote so much of the bands work, but Chisel's sound was unique and each member bought so much to each track. Phil Small's Bass playing is some of the best I have heard in my 54year. I play some instruments, but most importantly have a good set of ears, and Phil is seriously worldclass. Listen to his playing on 'Saturday Night' and note how he basically plays melody in quiet spaces before returning to holding down the bottom end with Steve. What a rhythm section those two made. Power, Excitement, Creative, Genuine are words that come to mind. '1983 live 'Barking Spiders'. Listen to Steve & Phil on 'Merry Go Round' and then 'No Sense'. I could go on for hours and I haven't even got to Ian Moss, vocal, guitars, a superbly emotional blues player amongst other styles.

[@deannecodd-9512]

Favourite song ever.. Australian music is the best.. especially the 70"s & 80's.. even the 90's to now.. thanks Australia 🇦🇺

[@marciasilvadaniel2721]

Oh God the memories that come flooding back to this song ...bloody classic aussie rock I miss the 80's in Australia They wern't just a Pub Rock Band, they were a huge part of an Australian era. And, what an era!

[@brianhoffman4861]

For something reason.. every day I play this My Australian girl friend comes to life... perhaps I could play it at her funeral... doubt she will get out of her coffin,, but I hope it puts a smile on her face

[@wighto73]

What an amazing song. I will always have time for this sentimental bullshit. Just brings me back to a beautiful time in Australia in my childhood when things were a lot simpler.

[@MAte925]

Exactly!

[@midnighthorizon1]

Followed the band from day 1 Its gotten me threw some tough times in my life and it's relevant today as it was back then Its funny how 1 song can take you back to a time and a place Music is timeless shame we aren't

[@jordanverbeek5121]

This. In my opinion, this is the song that perfectly reflects on your life and what makes you individual: growing up, first love, mistakes, regrets and triumphs.

[@lemilemi5385]

How was this song and video not a huge hit outside Australia?? 30 years and it’s still moving. Great accompanying film

[@nintendonut100]

It was big here in New Zealand. Still gets play on rock radio stations even.

[@colinlatham7905]

You could say that about Chisel.

[@NUS01]

wasn't even a big hit in Australia reached 26 on the charts, Khe Sanh didn't even make top 40 absolutely amazing

[@user-tj3ul8qv6y]

This era was the end of the greatest eras ever, australia is no more

[@jimfarmer2621]

These times will never return alas

[@carolcollins4878]

I find it hard to think that anyone doesn't see our heritage, it's the people we loved, but they live in us,

[@b1LL1eMc]

Whenever I sing this at family friendly events - I always sing 'who needs those sentimental stories anyway'. Same meaning... family friendly :)

[@l.lisawilson8982]

Don Walker wrote what has become the definitive Autralian love/rock ballad. Perfect in every way.🤘🖤🤘

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

Don’t forget Steve’s music))

[@l.lisawilson8982]

@@MRDARKTURKEY Yes, absolutely. A perfect partnership created a most beautiful song.

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

L. Lisa Wilson well said😊

[@dropbear6740]

Just seen Chisel for the first time in over 35 years at their Blood Moon show and their Flame Tree's rendition was out of this world, still the greatest Aussie pub band EVER

[@passionfruitsugar]

I wish I could go back in time just for a little bit. Life was so simple yet so good. Loving the memories this song brings

[@jamessheehan9036]

Good on you Emma

[@MAte925]

I agree emma,get very sentimental!

[@MsZoedog66]

I relate this song to moving from Melbourne to Sydney in 1989. My heart was so low leaving behind family and friends. The beautiful flame trees along the Princes Hwy (as well as the occasional jacaranda) were stark against the bluer skies of NSW. Bitterweet imaginings.

[@petebegnell9480]

Very VERY few bands capture the emotion of a time & place like Chisel did...

[@sharneeryder9111]

Thanks to my parents, I was raised with this music and still rocking. There’s No music like this today.

[@MAte925]

Only rubbish now!

[@kktiger22]

I miss the 80's in Australia They wern't just a Pub Rock Band, they were a huge part of an Australian era. And, what an era!

[@gilfavor1river]

Like an old friend this song!

[@angelaabel3398]

As a Australian girl I grew up in the outback of Australia and this has been a favoured song of mine and my father's

[@arakrepublic4221]

Bow River, Flame Trees and Bal a Versailles are the three best Chisel songs ever. But wait, then there is Four Walls, Forever Now, When the War is Over, Khe Sahn, Ita.... Oh, I am not going to rate them but enjoy them all. Long live Cold Chisel.

[@rickpilcher6576]

when craftsmanship transcends itself and becomes art. this song is the f*king Australian Mona Lisa. every note is perfect

[@whitegotham]

My favourite Chisel song by far. Something about it brings back the same nostalgia I feel from going back to my own hometown and the longing I feel to reconnect with old friends who haven't changed - the factories that used to make this town feel alive, when she was still alive... all the feels

[@meganpark7835]

I sang this out loud driving today. It so reminds me of driving trucks.. the words, that harmony...gotta play it loud...DO YOU REMEMBER🎶

[@slaxwell55]

Romance,heartbreak,love,all wrapped up in melancholy...sang with some slight vitriol...so as not to offend... This could be one,if not the most, beautiful song ever written. A torrent of tears with evrey listen... Go Barnsey,Go Chisel!!!!!

[@Hafsol65]

Been living away from Australia for 8 years. Whenever I star to miss it I put this song on and suddenly I'm home.

[@pinkenbaweighbridge2585]

I miss the 80's in Australia

[@pickledone9698]

Me too, at least until neighbours came on TV, that kinda stuffed it.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

U.N. Lima Declaration 1975 was the final nail in the coffin for australia

[@pickledone9698]

What tf are you on about grasshopper.

[@fame1958]

80s in Australia was the best. I tell my kids how they missed out.

[@aussieproud.5809]

Yes it was a great time to be alive, here in the 80's. 👍👌👍

[@adonaitsidkenuadonaitsidke9747]

One of the finest Australian bands of yesteryear and popular too.

[@ionaramsay525]

2021… @ I’m playing i it on 🔂…

[@Hossak]

Back when you had to work that steering wheel to turn it! Fantastic song :)

[@greenisnice68]

I purchased the Twentieth Century cassette then my dad drove us to Kalgoorlie to visit my eldest brother. By the time we got to Kal I had listened to TC 8 times. As soon as we arrived at my brothers house I told him you have to listen to this song (Flame Trees) An instant timeless classic.

[@carmanbrennan1543]

Awesome

[@j.davidsemple6988]

This classic song was written by the late Steve Prestwich (drums) and Don Walker (keyboard) of Cold Chisel.

[@blackletter2591]

J. David Semple At their best they rivalled all the great songwriting teams. Always doing something unexpected and subtle.

[@JoeHupp]

Don Walker was also a songwriter who wrote many songs for the late great Slim Dusty - he actually wrote one of my favourite Slim songs, Charleville.....

[@dreamingofcottontails6601]

My Dad & Don were best mates in high school in Grafton & still keep in touch, which is where this song is written about. I lived there for 2 of my teen yrs, & yep, no change & no pace. The most exciting thing to happen to Grafton in the 90's was the opening of McDonald's in Sth Grafton! Lol Buggers me why Grafton Council cut down the flame treas on the drive in...they were utterly stunning, & barring Jacaranda Festival & the beautiful abundance of purple or the few streets left that are tunnels of ancient Morton Bay Figs(though they're down streets pple passing through would never go down), the flame trees were Graftons only really recognisable & beautiful land mark or claim to fame. I'm proud to say some of the video footage they've used in a couple of clips where they used live pub/concert shots was filmed by my Dad. Funny, cause I was embarrassed by the family connection to Cold Chisel in my teens(like Mum going on a date with Ian Moss post parental split), but it's something I'm proud of now. Hah. ;)

[@bundyrum1967]

Had to come back and watch this video clip today, as I attended Jimmy's working class man tour last night, and he told us that this video clip was made without his involvement and knowledge because the band had a falling out with him at that stage. So the only time you see him, is a TV shot. He wasn't angry or shitty about it either.. it was just a part of his life he shared with us. 😊

[@jeffreybibby7519]

Ian. Once again you bring so much to my memories of 80's and 90's Australiana. Hope you and the members are still doing well. Love your legacy. Well done.

[@louisegardenia7674]

Jimmy Barnes says every time he has sung this song over the last 30+ years he’s felt sick from the emotions it brings up. After reading his books I can understand, what an incredibly painful life he and his family led.

[@damienosullivan193]

Couldn't agree more with you. Both books really changed how I listen to all his songs, especially the early years including his first few solo albums. Like a troubled young man in pain wanting to tear the whole world down. I didn't live through the things he did exactly, but I always had alot of self loathing of my own and knowing these things about him made it more cathartic having his music on loud. The past year I had him on while drowning in fast food and booze which I did but don't recommend. The second book especially had me empathetic of the emotions he went through.

[@boyvee]

Please be standing for the national anthem

[@nameian777]

boyvee and an image of Boony should be in the corner of our flag.

[@Tanzadog1]

@@nameian777 do we make all kids learn the "boon walk" too? :)

[@OutOfFocusWot]

This song evokes such strong emotions

[@owenmunro6361]

Ladies and gentlemen please rise for the national anthem

[@nicko147100]

Owen Munro abso fuckn lutely!

[@Tanzadog1]

@@nicko147100 the only national anthem that would have the words "bullshit" in them :)

[@CatFoodCritic]

In my opinion, Khe Sahn should be the national anthem

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

U.N. Lima Declaration 1975 was the final nail in the coffin for australia . aussies know. that's why they burnt us.

[@fredjones9750]

Fucking oath

[@robryan2592]

Best song ever!!!! Quintessential Australian!

[@TheBlueRage]

Cool song to hang out with friends in a pub.😎

[@bradpamp5699]

Could be Aussie # 1 All-time tune

[@luisvilaca5245]

They wern't just a Pub Rock Band, they were a huge part of an Australian era. And, what an era! IAN MOSS

[@brettslatter7707]

Love this song. Gotta go through this town one day when they're blooming

[@grahamtrezise1114]

Can't remember if there are flame trees in Oberon, more like the Illawarra, but it's still a beautiful drive, through O'Connell, Tarana, Sodwalls etc....,

[@MrGoat61]

This song is still magic.

[@mezakzambono2290]

a true aussie song i just love it