Gladstone Pier - Redgum

[@harringtonsmythe]

Redgum. Maybe one of those bands that you have to grow with to fully appreciate. For me they formed the basis of many of my social views about what is right and wrong. As much as Chisel and Oils made the night, these guys had an everlasting impression. You either feel it or you don't and either way, that's fine. I am sure everybody has had, or at least will have, such an influential band on their outlook and lives - well mine was Redgum. Simple. Full stop,

[@TheHandymanQld]

Story tellers :)

[@pamelahay6242]

Yep. Chroniclers of Australian lives of the past and the present as was circa 1970’s & 80’s. A unique band , much loved.

[@markclohessy2626]

Well said

[@billquinn9095]

33 years after this concert but many more years since it was first recorded in 1970s, this morning I finally stood on Gladstone Pier. I was late to the game and found out about Regum in 1983. I was only 16. 24 years later I went to Woodford Folk Festival and introduced John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew twice on stage. The second gig was a packed Grande Stage gig with I dunno... 2000 people mebbe? We had to pinch 5mins off them due to a timing problem so they finished with "I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)'. On the final sustained note, I witnessed something I've not seen or heard before or since in 25 years on many stages. I told John about it afterwards and he was so chuffed that two years later, he told me the story like he'd heard from someone else. "That was me, ya dickhead! Geez, Shooey! Give a bloke some credit!!" In 2008, I helped with some promo for a Canberra concert at the Burns Club in Kambah. Later that year, he released Behind The Lines and casually mentioned via text that I was mentioned in the liner notes. "And I think to myself What a wonderful world..."

[@rouncer74]

a lyrical giant. what a great achievement to write a song of this calibre.... i feel the hair and goose bumps rise with every stanza. truly a great song.

[@keppelc]

A true classic. The writer was Michael Atkinson, who plays acoustic guitar on this song.

[@rick_fortune]

I've heard someone call this the best song ever written. Not sure I'd go that far, but it is an absolute pearler.

[@rick_fortune]

I seem to recall someone relatively famous saying they thought this was one of the best songs they'd ever heard. I cant remember who but I do recall it surprised me when I heard it. Agree with you all, this is Redgum at their best.

[@manningjackson2723]

What a fantastic song 👍🇦🇺👍

[@keppelc]

A powerful moving song, whose theme is ever more relevant today, when manufacturing industries are going to the wall in many regional towns.

[@lancebrown5334]

John has the perfect voice for Australian ballads

[@bigkahuna4826]

I first visited Oz in '86, although I was in hospital with some diggers in Da Nang in '67. Since my intro to Red Gum, I've barracked for them with all my Yank friends, but they don't get it, much like your young Aussies today. Heard The Herd try to do "I Was Only 19" and they were terrible. I only regret never getting to hear them live in a pub with my mates back in the day and now it'll never be. I'll be coming "Home" in 2012 and I'll kiss the ground when I hit Melbourne. Good on ya', Red Gum.

[@ThomasCoote-t3c]

I was lucky enough to see Redgum live twice; once at the Arkaba hotel in Adelaide and once at “The Barn” near Mt Gambier. Absolutely phenomenal band. This song is one of the best. Many nights in Russia I’d crank this up on the sound system and join in with my own didgeridoo, after having too many beers and vodka! It made me so homesick! God knows what the neighbors thought!

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Every country in the world needs a band like this. But then , that is why we had punk,,,,,

[@michaelellis8726]

This song never fails to make me cry. The sadness, the hopelessness of it all

[@markryan5493]

My favorite Red Gum songs, killing floor, Ted & this.

[@munnas9541]

best band i have listened for many of years and still it's lick i herd it yesterday for the first time and will be for the rest of my days 🍺

[@51ANARCHY]

An amazing song!!!

[@timallan6383]

I absolutely love it. It’s a masterpiece

[@51ANARCHY]

Such a beautiful song!

[@vidviewer100]

love redgum :)

[@anthonyhoffman5741]

I lived there in 1972, there were so many rock bands that came through

[@rorygman]

Thanks a lot for sharing, mate. Got some of their albums, never had the chance to see them live, though.

[@shnunk1]

@davesanga I am 17 and whilst I have never seen Schumann live, I absolutely love this band, and especially this song.

[@Tango55555Tango]

I saw Regum after John had left, they still rocked for a folk band, but wished i had caught them with John.

[@Davofromdownunder65]

Saw them on their Frontline tour and also not long before they disbanded, met Hugh McDonald, great bloke RIP

[@roncrawford1729]

how true this has become with the mining downturn....

[@51ANARCHY]

Great song

[@2islandboy]

Man, you should have seen them in person. My intro was on Sydney Domain, with 300,000 screamin Ozzies. Check out, "I was only 19". Viet Nam raw and brutal.

[@manningjackson2723]

Awesome!!!!

[@DUSTY641]

Lived and worked in Gladstone from 1980-89... More work there than you could poke a stick at... Had to be a real bludger that was on the dole in those days and we were better off without their trouble making moles!

[@SLE253]

DUSTY641 - I'm still here on Boyne island

[@keppelc]

Michael Atkinson wrote this song based on the history of Gladstone in the 1970s. Sounds like things had changed by the 80's but that doesn't take away what people went through in the hard times. There's a big difference between someone who just doesn't want to work and someone who wants to work but there's no work around, then extend that out to a few thousand people in a town and you can imagine it would have been pretty grim.

[@michaelellis8726]

"I'm alright, Jack" says Dusty

[@stuarthickson6103]

Vail Hugh - will we see a band like this again ...

[@clevelandaugustusdodge5274]

GLADSTONE PIER - REDGUM Uploaded on 24 Oct 2008 From the Frontline Concert 1984 Category Music Licence Standard KZbin Licence JAN 18, 2016

[@annemacpherson916]

Good music 🫶🏽🇦🇺

[@chrismadeley1971]

Theres the sprit of australia right there!

[@sandrahealey6385]

2024 here, hello ❤️

[@dragzo0o0]

They're from a video called On The Frontline. Wish I had it :(

[@Lachie171]

im 15 and love redgums music any one know any way i could see them live

[@sognal01]

Lachie, John Schumann turns up at Folk Festivals from time to time, especially the National here in Canberra. Maybe Google his name?

[@billquinn9095]

Lachie171 John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew. Hugh sadly died recently.

[@pepseye1]

They don't exist I saw John Schumann in around 2006 had a chat with him and talked about recording music. He must be getting old now

[@warrenmaloney]

First tim I have heard this. I realise that I had some luck in my dreams, but that's what it was - just luck!

[@wayneedwards211]

Amazing how sometimes a song can come so close to being a parody of your life.....

[@transmissionends64]

This is THE best Redgum song. Where did you get all these great videos of Redgum???

[@forkdriver500]

@davesanga I was in the theatre at Rocky that night they played.....small world eh?

[@ThomasCoote-t3c]

Hugh McDonald…what a guitarist…gone too young. I remember exactly where I was when I heard on the radio that he’d passed.

[@lukefromdownunder]

2:42 check out that sick mullet

[@stormysrider]

We'll never ever get Lake Pedder back!!!!

[@michaelellis8726]

A chilling song that one

[@steventaylor5283]

RE D GUM DYNASTY

[@Matt_Chalice]

Agree with hoppy3194, saw them in Kalg, they drank with the crowd and "mingled".

[@countryboyvic]

Whereabouts do you live? John Schumann still plays, as does Hugh McDonald, and sometimes together. If you look both of them up on Facebook and like their page, you should be able to find out when and where they're playing.

[@johnathantracey1]

not a enouth songs of red gum

[@stretchpadawan1]

As far as I know they haven't performed for many years

[@SLE253]

The foreman at the smelter said your much too old! I live next to the smelter!

[@petersamelowski2848]

this is my story, sorry but it"s TRUE!!!

[@SLE253]

Peter Samelowski - Did you live in gladstone mate? I'm on Boyne island right now!

[@aussiebloke007yo]

Lol gladstone was supposed to be a boomtown he said 2010 gld had the largest foreign investment out of any city in the world beat Beijing,new York etc a town of 30000 beat them all boom town it is gladdy born and bred

[@wongnaichungrd]

aussiebloke007yo we Well bands like Redgum and Midnight Oil hate business and capitalism. They'd probably prefer us all to be Public Servants. I've had dealings with the MUA and they're crooks and thugs who will gouge whatever they can out of any government/business under cover of up the workers. Of course costal shipping is now dead in this country! Go figure.

[@jacksonwells146]

Unfortunately all the construction left us locals shit out of luck. With very little work around.

[@marcussurleyadventures1928]

chris gordon Donald Trump for prime minister !

[@michaelellis8726]

@@wongnaichungrd found the right-wing LNP shill

[@Dyzm]

aussie music has somewhat lost the social insight...everyone looks at it as boring to comment properly on todays society...abos immigrants environment blah blah i have an ipod.

[@chrisdansey2600]

Very reminiscent of Richard Thompson

[@TheBuchstar]

People say that "Sultans Of Swing" is a great love song.... They are obliviously not Australians.....

[@billquinn9095]

Mark EW They can both be good.

[@lemdrix8071]

The only thing that comes close to Gladstone sucking the soul out of your body is listening to this shitter of a song on repeat.....