Goanna - Common Ground

[thylacine1930]

Bloody hell! I just twigged that they're playing in the National Gallery of Victoria! (And then read your comment Rozcoz.) It's only taken me twenty-six years. Mind you, I did grow up in WA.

This is one song that helped to make me an activist. 'Love walks lonely by the Berlin Wall.' Gosh, the sensations of being a Cold War kid in the seventies and eighties come flooding back.

[SSimonSays1]

such a nicely flowing song.  great to rediscover

[TripleJProductionz]

hello, can you help me with a project? i need to know who wrote the song and on what date was it created? thank youuu

[Roscoz]

@TripleJProductionz Sure, I can help you out with some details - this is a Shane Howard tune, produced by Trevor Lucas and recorded in 1984 and released around the end of 1984 (hence the Xmas reference above) and the start of 1985. Cheers.

[marcehoward]

@Roscoz  Hi Billy Payne produced our second C.D Oceania

[Tarrant1976]

This Mob were originally from Geelong VIC right?

[Roscoz]

@Tarrant1976 Yes the band formed in Geelong

[wonsworld]

@Roscoz Its funny .. they come from Geelong yet the lyrics are world based. I recall at the time watching this on Sounds and the "guest" for the morning was Eric Burdon who was stoked that someone so far away from all the politics of Europe and the USA would write such "non provincial" thought provoking lyrics and that aussie tv would be playing it.

[javtec]

Geez Shane could write some thought provoking lyrics, top stuff!!!!

[popmusic1967]

I love Aussie music! I also love "solid ground" by Goanna. i live in Canada but my sister, brother-in-law, their kids & THEIR kids all live in WA. i miss them & want to go there!

[Roscoz]

"Solid Rock" I think you mean? Great song too, they had several.

You will be jealous that only yesterday I was in the same hall that features above - the band is playing in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne - can't miss that ceiling, even after 26 years! :)

[aussieelyse]

@popmusic1967

If your interested 'Pop' look up a few other Shane Howard songs you'll find a great range of awesome music,

recommend "If the well runs dry" and "Back in time" oh and "let the franklin flow" is another personal fav.

Enjoy!

[rawckas]

gret song , diffrent from spirtit place. i think goannna is one of the top five aussie bands ever.. There songs had a real meaning. just a pitty the did not stick around for longer.

[DJPashn]

what an amazing song!

[shelldogg2]

I like how the band is arranged in a circle.

[sobby1]

goann gunna have a great christmas......wow

[talubar]

"Planet Earth is built on common ground."

[008pete]

Fantastic song but can we see the video for Dangerous dancing that was also a brilliant song one of my alltime favourites.

cheers

[311219602804]

Hi every one Shane does get to read your comments when he's not touring all over the place yes 3 albums but shane has never stopped writing or producing fantastic material and has several more albums - Another country,live in Ireland,beyond hope's bridge,time will tell & shane howard retrospect collected songs 1982-2003 highly recomend also marcia has one out burning in the rain

why do I know shane is like a brother to me and an ol friend

enjoy

[dvscorp]

'twas a great song. Shame it got zero radio support at the time, and did not become much of a hit.

[accuristau]

A BRILLIANT song!

[SabrinaMessenger]

I had never seen this before. I like it!

[gman880a]

Good on ya Rozcos love these great Ausie classics give us more if you can. What a message this song sends, pitty more of the world haven't seen it

[Roscoz]

Thanks, hope to put more up soon. Meanwhile watch for Shane Howard's younger brother Damien, I heard some of his stuff last week and was impressed, he sounds alot like Tim Finn!

[DJPashn]

What an awesome song. I haven't heard this for years. "Razors Edge" is another one of their classics. Great song also

[LampoCastor]

Fantastic song. 'Oceania' is a true classic. Thanks for putting this up.

[dalefenton]

Shane Howard is truly a remarkable aussie Singer Songwriter. What a great song form a great artist.

[colnoble]

Twenty years later, and the lyrics and images are truer than ever. Australia is lucky to have people of such vision, concience and talent. Superb song!

[wadadli4sun]

Another classic Goanna! Only three records made: Spirit of place(1982), Oceania(1985) and Spirit returnes(1998). Many thanks!

[Gurrier]

Are all of these albums still available? I found the CD for Spirit of Place, but that's about all so far

[johnsposato]

I'm from the US, and I heard of Goanna in Goldmine magazine. Someone was looking for "Solid Rock". The article was interesting. Few people here ever heard of Goanna.

[Gurrier]

There's alot of hidden talent here in Australia. Check out Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil, Spy VS Spy, Australian Crawl, Redgum...

[SIK3805]

jeez i missed taht song

[008pete]

Go and buy some aussie music certainly beats anything thats around now check out Midnight oil,meo 245,Baby animals,Noiseworks,Goanna oceania especially the songs Dangerous dancing and Zanzibar. cheers Peter.

[SKaVeN9798]

Superb!