Cold Chisel Bow River REACTION by Songs and Thongs

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Bow River Reaction.
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• Cold Chisel - "Bow River"
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[@RolandDeschain1]

Cold Chisel is the greatest rock and roll band in the world. This is not open for debate.

[@sugarnads]

Nope no debate.

[@Oracle550]

No,that is your opinion,many people have different opinions and taste in music.So they might be in your eyes and not in others

[@dwaynehiggins595]

Jesus Maxy, read the room mate!

[@glennweston7768]

No debate.

[@Dr_KAP]

No debate

[@brooktu4249]

There was an entire multi-decade period in which Australian audiences were more deeply enamoured with home-made Australian rock than they were with American/Brit rock. Aussie pubs were the heart and soul of the local music industry, and the best of them were packed with 'punters' every single week. There are so many bands and solo performers in the glory days of this period and I would bet you would know a lot of them: Cold Chisel, Little River Band, ACDC, The Angels, Radiators, Divinyls, and dozens of others. Being a teenagers during this period was several shades of awesome.

[@micksearle6006]

Imagine growing up in Sydney, Australia in the mid to late 70's when bands like Ac/DC, Cold Chisel, The Angels, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, Sherbet, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Richard Clapton, and many many more were playing the pubs and clubs. And I loved every second of it

[@johnnyc2546]

They were in fact "The Days", amazing memories - and don't forget Hush!

[@micksearle6006]

And don't forget Mental as Anything, John Paul Young, Mi-Sex, Split Enz, Jon English Sharon O'Neill

[@johnnyc2546]

@@micksearle6006 Great call Mick! It's a Sunday afternoon and to quote The Mentals - "the nips are getting bigger"🍸🍷 hahaha

[@avengernemesis7990]

@@micksearle6006 You forgot Normie Rowe, Ray Brown and the Whispers, Twilites...Little River Band Masters Apprentice... What a delight growing up in those times..the fashions, freedom and unfortunately our boys going to Vietnam. My dad regretted buying me a small record player..and hearing these artist again and again. My first 2 albums I bought was Billy Thorpe and Beach Boys.. Greets from Adelaide

[@michaellivesey4354]

Coogee bay hotel(celinas)..was a blast..

[@bradwilliams2081]

I think we tended to take it for granted back in the day. Who will we go and see this Saturday night? Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil, Rose Tattoo, Sports, Men At Work, INXS, The Angels, Hunters and Collectors, Divinyls...and the list goes on. A lot of the great pubs and live venues we had here in Melbourne back then don't even exist anymore.

[@aussiepie4865]

I wasn’t into the pub scene back then. Loved the music but only ever saw a proper concert or radio play. I did see Rose Tattoo in some dive in the western suburbs of Melbourne. I was trying to hook up with this girl who was into them. Interesting experience as I was very shy and naive and the Rose Tattoo crowd were very interesting. Never did get to hook up with that girl, probably a good thing now I think about it.

[@evaadams8298]

Cold Chisel are the GOAT of rock bands! 🇦🇺👏👏👏👏

[@davidgjenkins]

There are no effects on the harmonica. That is just talent.

[@donnam5891]

Exactly! 😊

[@roymoore3156]

I swore there was no electronic add one, because bands just played freely. Technology wasn’t there.

[@stopbunsen]

Definitely effects on it. That doesn't take away from the talent though

[@cliffordmilne1244]

No effects. This is Dave Blight.

[@heisdeadjim]

Microphone. Thats the effect.

[@davenorman8251]

Bow river in this song is a place in Australia's Kimberly region it is a tributary of the Ord river system that runs in to Lake Argyle. The singer Ian Moss is from the Northern Territory and he is singing about leaving his work at a car factory and running up north to the place he wants to be.

[@stephenyates3330]

Ian explained he wrote the song originally using Todd River as the river and picked Bow River off a map as it sounded much better. He was back in his home town of Alice Springs and was telling his parents about it when he did so. Heard it from his lips at a gig in the Pilbara recently, which I may add was incredible.

[@manna6618]

We were the luckiest generation on the planet, no crap...I paid $2 to watch Cold Chisel play the Bondi RSL back in the day and they were backed up by The Divinyls... and I got laid that night. THE luckiest generation to have ever existed, Australia in the 1980's...spoiled for talent. X

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

Alice Springs boy!

[@hoges412]

Jimmy Barnes (backing vocals in this song, but usually lead) and Ian Moss (guitar & vocals) are living legends in Australia. AC DC are much better known, but the Chisels are foundation era Aussie rock. I first saw a very young and raw Cold Chisel play live while attending uni in Sydney in , er 1970 something (ahem) - they blew my mind! Another great Aussie band you should check out is Midnight Oil.

[@peterdubois65]

We gave the world ACDC and kept the best for ourselves

[@markhill9275]

Chisels are NOT foundation era, Masters Apprentices, Billy and the Aztecs, early Acca Dacca, LRB, The Strangers, Zoot, Max Merrit and the Meteors, Chain, The Loved Ones, Healing Force, these were more foundation bands. Having said that, Chisels are Legends

[@Timbohdia]

@@markhill9275 add The Easybeats to the top of that list

[@markhill9275]

@@Timbohdia oops yes! Definitely, they and The Seekers were the trailblazers for Aussies.

[@traj7196]

Barnsey isn't backing vocals here, he's second lead

[@Mrdayz]

Bow River is probably Cold Chisel's greatest song. The magic is in the build of tension. It starts with Mossy's beautiful, clean voice. "Listen out to the wind, babe" As the momentum grows, we start to hear Barnsey, adding harmonies here and there. When the whole fire is blazing, Barnesy cuts loose, "One week two weeks, maybe even more, pissed all my money up against the damn wall". Spine chilling. He deserves a place at the table of rock's greatest vocalists.

[@ryanmulvahil139]

Welcome to my childhood, 20's, 30's and now my 40's. Still love this song.

[@meganey2263]

Mossy comes in with that gorgeous voice: “I’m about to tell you a story” Harmonica guy: “Oh yeah? Well check this out!” Mossy’s guitar solo: “But wait…” Barnesy: “Hold my beer” It’s all just perfect 🤌🏼

[@Reneesillycar74]

Exactly this! 👆🏼😂

[@donnam5891]

So true 👍

[@adamannesley5794]

Oh Megan 😂😂😂😂

[@emilymcpaul4204]

Couldn't have put it better! 👏👏👏

[@jono.pom-downunder]

My first conversion to Aussie music in the 80's my initiation in to Aus Rock. Still lovin it.

[@NedKLee]

Never fails, Aussie Pub Rock royalty right there. Saw them live many times, they never failed to blow my mind. Saw Mossy, together with Troy Cassar Daly live at the Red Hot Summer Festival 2 years ago, still just as good as what he was 50 years ago. We're s lucky to still have so many brilliant musicians in Australia.

[@thelostboys1968]

Never heard of cold chisel before ! Comment of the year.... look further then people ! Adelaide bands fn rock the world ...

[@julieugo4407]

He'll yeh,,,, Adelaide born 58' So my teens and early 20's were just musically Amazing,

[@feliciapeach]

They guy's name is David Blight, I used to work with his sister in law. David was very much part of the furniture with Cold Chisel and I've taken for granted just how good he is. Your reaction has made me pay more attention to Dave's talent, thank you. Of course the talents of Barnsey, Mossy, Don etc are also well appreciated. R.I.P. Steve Prestwich - never forgotten! (Check out 'When the War is over')

[@flamestergirl]

Classic Australian Pub rock, our musicians have no option if they aren't fabulous live they don't survive lol.

[@MisterGames]

This!

[@Tmlatyoutube]

Cold Chisel...just Epic! And no effect, its how he played the harmonica. And have you listened to Flame Trees. Great song!

[@weareleeds987]

I am 64 years young and grew up in this time and place, where these bands performed daily for a living. The Australian band scene performing nightly in pubs and clubs with bands such as this, Noiseworks, 1927, Midnight Oil, Icehouse, INXS, Air Supply, Little River Band, Uncanny Xmen, Australian Crawl, Mondo Rock, Models, ACDC, Rose Tattoo, Split Enz, Wendy and the Rockets, The Angels, Goanna, and many, many more too numerous to mention, Plus individual artists like John English, Kate Ceberano, John Paul Young and the master of them all John Farnham - What a great time to be enjoying their talents. Thank you very much to any and all that I have seen through those wonderful years. - It is a great thing to look back and appreciate the good old days, but I must resign myself to the fact that the artists of today will be the memories of the good old days of our kids and grandkids. - Such is life.

[@dominiquemmaurice]

You should have seen these guys in the 80’s. They were freaking incredible. Great reaction. Go down the Aussie Rock rabbit hole, you’ll never want to leave 👏👏🥳

[@llvll_KEV_llvll]

WooHoo !!! Glad you guys enjoyed one of Australia's legendary pub rock bands, Cold Chisel !!!!!! They have many many more tracks you would love 😁 As you will see from the comments all great suggestions will come your way, Thank you again for the awesome reaction guy's 👏👏👏

[@artistjoh]

There is a Bow River in Ireland. Another in Canada. And there are three of them in Australia. The Bow River of the song is in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. There is a diamond mine at Bow River.

[@Bobskiboy85]

Australian rock royalty. I grew up with Chisel. These were working class guys who wrote working class anthems and we loved them. Chisel is as Australian as a kangaroo or a meat pie, they are embedded forever in Australian rock history. Legends.

[@donnawallington4978]

💥BOOM💥 you’re welcome .. Aussie music at its finest👌

[@lesjohnson7183]

Ahhhh great Aussie rock, what a way to grow up listening to so many great bands, Ian Moss such a great singer and a monster on the guitar... So many great memories

[@timwalsh7484]

Best use of a harmonica in a rock song ever!!

[@MG_Motorsport]

Welcome to Cold Chisel. Simply one of the greatest bands to come out of Australia. We proudly hail them as complete Champions :)

[@jenniferjacobs228]

Oh gosh...we are so lucky here in Oz. A lot of our best bands paid their dues in the pub scene in the 70's and 80's and honed their skills. They have a a great raw sound that just blows us away. Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss are two of the best. fantastic band.

[@kenmartin3463]

Never forget them at the Bondi lifesaver in the 80's with Barnsey running the full-length of the bar kicking beers out of the way with a bottle of vodka in hand. On their night they were unbelievable and unbeatable.

[@TwelveDeck]

They're one of THE most iconic Aussie rock bands.

[@lesgl]

''Pissing all my money up against the wall''...classic

[@MisterGames]

Love seeing all my fellow Aussies in the comment section!

[@Bob-rv3kj]

Love this so much... the best pub band ever.... all brilliant... together just off the charts... best live band I have ever seen.

[@bennine888]

Just another Saturday night in the era of the best pub scene anywhere in the world in Australia in the 80's/90's.

[@johnnykairouz5684]

You also need to keep in mind they are all in their 50's in this performance. Wind the clock back 25 years and have a listen.

[@markgriffin4888]

Best line-" piss all my money up against the damm wall "

[@richie1919]

my favourite line as well, how true though back in the day! 😎🍺

[@markperry222]

I'm glad I came across this. Downloading now, my kind of music. The opening bars sounded like the singer was chanelling Janis Joplin. There is also a touch of the Eagles courntry rock style at the begining too.

[@grantsimpson628]

Watch the same guys do "when the war is over" live....... Ian sings most the song, silky smooth and heartfelt, Jimmy comes in and sounds like a gravel truck is sneaking into the song, a heartfelt gravel truck.... the whole thing is a work of art that is Cold Chisel.

[@markhatton9952]

My favorite Chisel song. Growing up in the Top End and living in the southern states, this song would take me home every time.

[@iceberg5220]

And the Lead guitarist and the Bass Player and the Drummer ! When you listen to each of them , this performance is phenomenal !

[@simonscott1121]

Classic Aussie rock, perfected in dirty, sweaty pubs for years and years.

[@donktec]

Welcome to the blues harp, plenty more out there to check out...

[@fullcircle4723]

No distortion on the harmonica. Straight out sucking those keys. We smashed it in the 80's at parties.

[@barbararees604]

You have to do wild thing live from The last stand video, from 1983 or 84. It truly is wild, but they were a lot younger then. ♥️🔥

[@mitchellbeston1033]

There is nothing artificial with the harp (harmonica) sound. David Blight is just a brilliant player of a blues harp. Glad you've discovered one of my favourite bands. The other two favourite bands of mine are Metallica and Led Zeppelin which gives you an idea of how highly i rate Cold Chisel.

[@ianbaker2599]

David Blight on harmonica here. Not an official member of Cold Chisel, but absolutely adds so much to the song here.

[@Notric]

Excellent! I was wondering when you guys would find Cold Chisel. One of my alltime favourites. Now you gotta check out "Saturday Night", "Breakfast at Sweethearts", "Choir Girl" and "Flame Trees". Then you will also have to delve in to the Solo careers. I have actually been a roadie at a couple of Jimmy Barnes shows and saw them on the "Australian Made tour". In fact the first time I worked in a pub Ian Moss was playing, I was on Security that night. Somewhere in Melbourne , my memory is getting a bit foggy now. lol

[@timrockman7]

I remember the shock and awe of hearing Black Oak Arkansas (Uncle Lijiah) for the first time. This is just a bit similar in a way.

[@stevennoon5502]

Me too especially Russel Morris

[@j-1159]

Barnsy n Farnsy ,"Something wrong with my Baby" will blow ya all away folks

[@justmoondog]

you guys are fantastic

[@jamiekerr7469]

Ive seen Cold Chisel many times live. They are a masterpiece..Also from my hometown and high school.

[@scottmunro7275]

Australian rock legends. Both singers Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss have great solo careers also. Check out their ringside concert songs When the war is over and Home and broken hearted. Go check out Aussie band The Angels also

[@cjw9257]

Excellent response as an Australian I’m glad you heard this magical music. Please listen to I was only 19

[@craigalden9416]

Welcome to the Top Notch world of Australian Music…. Cold Chisel…..one of Australia’s premier bands Formed in 1973….. and still going strong… albeit from their original Break up in 1983….. the lead on this and songwriter of the song is Ian Moss…..the actual lead singer is Jimmy Barnes…. Harmonica Dave Blight….. so many more Cold Chisel songs to discover….. Welcome to Australian Music.

[@timdavis9698]

Regarding the harmonica: probably using a Shure "Green Bullet" harmonica microphone (hi impedence with a guitar type plug) plugged into an amp such as a mini Marshall combo allowing for some overdrive to be added to the natural midrange pickup of the microphone. The main PA can then mic up the speaker on the amp and back that up with a line out of the amp as well to give the FOH engineer two channels to work with.

[@JaneDoe-se8ku]

It doesn't get any better then this, Ian Moss on the lead guitar is phenomenal. Every member of this band is incredibly talented, they all sing too.

[@peterwilliams6289]

One thing that makes this song so great is that the chords in the chorus change twice per bar (ie every 2 beats) instead of once per bar or less in most rock. Really lifts the song.

[@agnesregards2286]

Cold Chisel much loved here in Australia. Really enjoyed your reaction, thanks so much.

[@maryhanrahan]

Cold Chisel my favorite band growing up along with AC/DC - Both great Aussie rock bands - Jimmy the real rock voice on this is my favorite singer too then and when he went solo - he is phenominal

[@kanenstuff]

These guys use to play at the Largs Pier Hotel back in the day along with AC DC when Bon Scottt was the singer. As a young guy I wasn't the biggest fan but as I got older I appreciated Jimmy Barnes more.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Ha ha ,great that was quite amusing from an Aussie perspective.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Check out East , and breakfast at sweethearts,

[@David_in_Thailand]

I was at this concert at the Hordern Pavillion. I think it was 2003? Surreal watching these two people get blown away by such an iconic band almost 20 years later talking like they are a new thing. Even calling it "a harmonica thing", who are they? David Blight is the man on the "harmonica thing". He's a guest member of Chisel, not permanent.

[@megsybond]

I love watching non-Aussie's learning the awesomeness of Cold Chisel when we've known them for 50 years.

[@Dave-vu3yn]

The version from the last stand is just awesome and peak chisel. Especially for Ian Moss.

[@hodaka1000]

"Love School" The Divinyls

[@sephiroth1972]

The lead singer Jimmy Barnes has a sing with INXS that is in The Lost Boys movie

[@SLB4523]

Ive got a single by Chisel called” You’re 13 you’re beautiful and you’re mine”

[@petermcinneny-barker2975]

And how good is the version of Wild Thing on it? Better than the original ( mindful that it’s a live version)

[@billschild3371]

Glad to see you have been introduced to a genre we call here in Australia "Pub Rock". From the 1970s into the mid 1980s, before Poker machines took over our pubs, live acts were hired to keep the punters in the pub. It was where up-and-coming bands cut their teeth and learnt to read a crowd or died. Cold Chisel, AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil, Rose Tattoo, Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, Hoodoo Gurus. Dragon, Skyhooks and Baby Animals are all great examples of this genre. The most notable thing about them is that their live performances bring a level of energy that is never captured in their video clips because of their ability to work a crowd. While Paul Kelly (aka The Australian Bob Dylan) began in this era, he is more noted as a fantastic lyricist than for his stage craft and voice.

[@JohnSmith-sj2dk]

Fantastic.

[@marcosivis5820]

Welcome to the GREAT Cold Chisel So many other songs too

[@drbosommd]

You guys should check out Aussie band The Angels and a live version of their song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again .

[@BreakingSerenity1]

This was was awesome 🤘🔥

[@xymonau2468]

There are a lot of amazing Australian bands from that era.

[@idontwanttousemynameyoutub7538]

Anyone that plays blues style harp these days wants to sound just like the old blues records. The way to do that is to use a "bullet mic" into a tube amp and the distortion is similar to a guitar pushing a tube amp - a beautiful overdriven amp sound. The style is blues harp all the way, invented by blues musicians in the USA dating back centuries. Dave Blight is an awesome example of this.

[@colinweir3203]

Australian pride, saw them live in Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 over 40 years ago.

[@markgritt4876]

Standard Aussie pub rock....back when music was music

[@colkellahan6676]

Another great Australian band

[@alandoherty1332]

Aussie rock legends!! Also check out jimmy barnes solo, hes thrir lead singer. He had great solo career. As well as the guitatist Ian moss, also solo career.

[@niksur1201]

Welcome to one of Australia's best bands. Should of had a more exposure woldwide at the peak of their powers IMO. Please check out more of their stuff.

[@jennymark7403]

The guitarist is johnny Swan he's Jimmy Barnes brother

[@fraze2000]

No it is not. It is Ian Moss - a legend in his own right. John Swan, better known as Swanee, is a great singer but he is not in this clip.

[@DavePureblood]

You need to review the Circus Animals tour version from 1982, it will blow your mind.

[@davidcruse6589]

The guitarist is Ian moss the other is Jimmy barnes who left to go solo and become Aussie legend Also another one to look at is John Farnham got the title as the voice If your interested look up Jimmy barnes and John Farnham singing titled When something is wrong with my baby Another guitarist solo fron another Aussie star johnny diesel and sings as well

[@texadan314]

Loved this

[@garryfrater7536]

Welcome to Aussie pub rock cold chisel and AcDc cut their teeth in Australian pubs back in the 70s a lot of time on the same bill. Back then pubs where known by most drunk puntters as beer barns or some of the rougher pubs as blood houses for the drunken bar fights it took a powerful band to make the drinkers to stop and get into the band and that's why Aussie bands and some New Zealand bands would rock your sox off. Listen to some midnight oil or the angels maybe a little crowed house or basically anything from Australia in the 1970/80s one of the first great Aussie bands from that era was called chain very blues based but the grand daddy of them all was Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs search out as many Aussie and New Zealand bands as you can find and you'll discover we punched well above our weight as far as good rock went. Enjoy and maybe think about coming to Australia even if it's just to hear the bands.

[@markhill9275]

OK you blokes, if you like harmonica, go check out Zepparella playing when the Levee Breaks, Anna destrys the Harp!

[@dystar112]

I'm waving our Aussie flag yep 🇦🇺 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@edwardt1941]

Harmonica (Blues people call it a Harp) is used a lot in Blues Music.

[@nopharksgiven]

Where have you guys been 🤦🏻‍♂️ Chisels are one of Australia’s most iconic bands, check out John Farnham, The Angels, The Choir Boys 🇦🇺

[@gnrsgl]

Was just thinking today nobody can scream like Jimmy!

[@peterharrison511]

There are lot of Harmonica players in Australia just like this guy

[@60sol]

Great reaction to one of the best ever rock bands in Oz..could name a dozen of there songs to react to..all brilliant..but if you want a track to blow your mind as well you must watch midnight oil ..stand in line live version..from oils on water concert it's crazy from start to finish..never heard a guitar sound like this.oh and the dancing.like no other..brace yourselves..

[@thomaslempriere8849]

barnowl has hit the nail on the head! "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" is an ideal must with Farnsy and Barnsy, you aint heard any sole until you have heard that version barnowl has recommended.

[@justinludeman8424]

Stone Cold - Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa, Help - John Farnham. Check those puppies out 😂

[@warwickbaker2915]

EXCITING NEWS.....COLD CHISEL are going to be REFORMING and doing several concerts in Australia......Are you going to be there nice people?

[@dood9701]

It's called a "Blues Harp"!

[@markdavis3241]

IAN MOSS 1 of Australia's best guitarist check out his album titled PETROL HEAD its the bom

[@axle2327]

Now that you have found cold chisel and john farnham, You need to continue down the john farnham and Jimmy barnes rabbit hole. Jimmy Barnes - Working class man John Farnham - You're the voice You will not regret it and will be lost for days with the music.

[@kevinbalfour1728]

Check out "You hot Nothing I Want!" Its about a Los Angeles bigtime Music Producer who flew them all the way from Australia to America for an audition and kept them waiting for over four hours while he attended a birthday for his dog.

[@TheDarkhorse1947]

A lot of harmonica players use a bullet mike ( not this guy) It does give this kind of distortion. Very popular with blues harp.

[@timrockman7]

Country power metal

[@kimn9802]

The harmonica is a standard lead instrument in Blues. Listen to "Little Walter" Jacobs, Sonny Boy Williamson II, James Cotton or Junior Wells. The harmonica is not a side instrument.