Genevieve Lemon - Blue Sky Mine

Cover of Midnight Oil`s song. Performed on ABC TV Australia. 2007
R.I.P the wonderful Mr Bernie Banton. 1946 to 27th November 2007. Read more here.....
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For info on the terrific Genevieve Lemon go to.....
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www.midnightoil...
Blue Sky Mine
Hey, hey-hey hey
There'll be food on the table tonight
Hey, hey, hey hey
There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
My gut is wrenched out it is crunched up and broken
A life that is led is no more than a token
Who'll strike the flint upon the stone and tell me why
If I yell out at night there's a reply of bruised silence
The screen is no comfort I can't speak my sentence
They blew the lights at heaven's gate and I don't know why
But if I work all day at the blue sky mine
(there'll be food on the table tonight)
Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
(there'll be pay in your pocket tonight)
The candy store paupers lie to the share holders
They're crossing their fingers they pay the truth makers
The balance sheet is breaking up the sky
So I'm caught at the junction still waiting for medicine
The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine
Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night
And if the blue sky mining company won't come to my rescue
If the sugar refining company won't save me
Who's gonna save me?
But if I work all day...
And some have sailed from a distant shore
And the company takes what the company wants
And nothing's as precious, as a hole in the ground
Who's gonna save me?
I pray that sense and reason brings us in
Who's gonna save me?
We've got nothing to fear
In the end the rain comes down
Washes clean, the streets of a blue sky town

[@querymanaiza3935]

Amazingly talented people come out of Australia

[@mrsdisneypreg]

Remember and loved her as Rabbit from Prisoner. Her voice is so clear here, it is so hard to believe that it is the same person!!

[@Retroearthling]

WOW this works as a ballad. blown away

[@NMAfreak]

loved it, shows the exceptional songwriting by the guys on the original. Hirst and Moginie cranked out this high level of songs for decades AND STILL DO! Nice to see current day people paying respects to the band with a fine variation on the original song.

[@marvinmontgomery1291]

This woman has the voice of an angel

[@olrikparlez3152]

Goosebumps. Thank you Gen.

[@theshermer]

I do love this cover. Makes this event even sadder.

[@midmmidm]

Excellent. Best cover I've heard of an Oils song.

[@marktele8061]

It is a superb cover, but it's the only Oils cover I've ever heard, with the exception of Eda Maxym and the Imagination Club with didgeridoo master Stephen Kent who did a great live version of Bushfire.

[@Polpiv4tifish]

Simply superb

[@cbrito573]

Years 80 espetacular

[@darkswim8686]

Amazing rendition! Great song and well done from the mitten.

[@trippinonbud]

Wow after rewatching Prisoner was expecting this to not be good but Genevive has an amazing voice! Rabbit done good

[@mervynday3057]

She is very acclaimed and another fine actor from Neighbours and Prisoner

[@lydialilli2595]

Wonderful actress and singer!

[@Odeau]

Magnifique interprétation d'une chanson écrite pour dénoncer le scandale de l'amiante en Australie.

[@BT-ir5zl]

I play Blue Sky Mine every now and then. This was interesting and unexpected.

[@perrrfection]

I miss MO it's just not the same but it's good in it's own way. Happy you added it Thanx.

[@DVDeMm]

Awesomeness! I want the album.

[@pamelacook4896]

I didn't know rabbit could sing wow awesome

[@heikoronnfeldt2074]

Einfach toll....

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Excellent!

[@m.pritchardchad1012]

She's being ironic. Amazing rendition! Great song and well done from the mitten.

[@Odeau]

Il s'agit d'une magnifique interprétation du tube de Midnight Oil. Par la même occasion, c'est un hommage encore plus émouvant pour les victimes de l'amiante.

[@useernamee]

Can't believe it's Sweetie!

[@matthewdiss8169]

So so sad greedy company's amazing voice ❤

[@chopped4skin620]

Well done rabbit!

[@TheGutMuncher]

It's a great cover of an oils tune, one of the best, but I'm with extemp13. There is simply no substitute for the oils.

[@gyobfan22]

Marlene sings lol.

[@dianasimmonds7933]

Irony Chris Manns - irony.

[@sweetbrick]

She's being ironic.

[@jamesmac8424]

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