Midnight Oil - Warakurna (Ellis Park - The Concert / 1994)

Midnight Oil perform 'Warakurna', live at Ellis Park, South Africa in 1994. Originally featured on the album 'Diesel and Dust'. Written by Jim Moginie.
Having steadfastly refused to play in South Africa whilst in the grip of apartheid, this concert is a celebration of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela in front of a packed Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg during 1994.
Mix by Brian Johnston
Production manager Paddy Matthews
Promoters Roddy Quin, Attie Van Wyk from Big Concerts
Executive producer Percy Van Rooijen
Directed by Koos Hattingh
Footage courtesy of South African Broadcasting Corporation

[@jimsmowingofficial]

one of the best songs ever written

[@CruceEntertainment]

I agree

[@antonboludo8886]

Indeed!

[@SmugSuspenders]

The harmonies are just beautiful

[@adrenalinejunkie4788]

+1

[@adrenalinejunkie4788]

+1

[@OfficialAshArcher]

One of my favourite songs. Absolute perfection.

[@cindyj5522]

Gawd I love these guys. RIP Bones.

[@RonIzzard]

Fantastic, One of the best Aussie bands ever!! Music & Lyrics - the complete package.

[@geoffstephenson]

Shakes my 1980s bones...the best, very unique PG....just awesome, passion =- success

[@geoffstephenson]

Just Stunning 80"s and 90"s just awesome...

[@sspbrazil]

R.I.P. Bones.

[@talmaidinamarco9915]

...I watched this show, coincidentally, when I was on tour in Australia, it was the best of the trip!!!

[@joyjoy500]

Inspired!Thank you Midnight Oil for your voice!!

[@edsonponciano3769]

So beautiful ....

[@NateButlerFresnoCA]

One of my fave tracks from "Diesel and Dust" -- powerful stuff. The sentiments of many Oil songs transfer easily to apply to the colonization of America and the displacement and disenfranchisement of Native Americans; if you changed the local terms and locations to America, this whole album could be about America (in my humble opinion--I'm not trying to marginalize/minimalize the people, locations, and situations it's really about). I love it.

[@jimhere1]

Indeed, the British colonizers did the same thing to the Aboriginal People in Australia as they and the other Euro colonizers did on Turtle Island

[@timallan6383]

Long past their best days

[@rorschachlebowski8464]

SURREAL!!!!

[@kayudelon]

Que temaso!

[@yonicamposmedina696]

Es buena banda midnight oil

[@LevonGagne]

Big man was off that night.

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

This song is as haunting as BedsBurning Blackman sgot a lot to fear!!

[@lavitabella9069]

You are we all are Australian people 🌈true story 📞

[@cyrilsimon9949]

The guitar intro plucking sound like satriani’s guitar playing style..

[@lawncarewithtim4896]

Since apartheid ended ethnic cleansing has occurred, economy shot .proof I’ve met plenty that now live in Straya.