Midnight Oil - The Power & The Passion (1983)

[LeighJones9001]

Why, can I ask, is this midnight oils song not available in australia of all places? SME, sony music entertainment, just as evil as always.

[Slumminbum]

I'm not going to rip on Peter's dancing....but why is there a fire extinguisher prominently displayed?

[AlbertoBregao]

Peter Garrett dançando...é um show a parte...fora de serie....muito cool....

[90nickaz]

The bald guy looks like Lord Voldemort on acid!!!

[khongbiet1000]

Good musician,

terrible politician.

End of his story.

[thezippero]

i wanna be in the land of corporate gains

[webbo2204]

My first midnight oil 7". Worth listening to the build up for the last 2 minutes.

First ever vinyl 7" was pass the douche by musical youth by the way

[hosuabi]

P G is fucking cool

[77dafa]

W. T. F.  BUT I LIKE IT

[mangcat]

Such a classic song, from an amazing album - their best ever. Love the oz music from this time and I'm a kiwi!

[aardmark85]

'cos Gough was tough till he hit the rough

[veelous]

Love you Peter :)

[FFHyourinmaru]

roflrofl this dancing is frigging epic =D

but the song ... imma dl this the moment i get home =D

[gxd4b1]

Peter Garrett is spaztastic!!!

[artiguista18]

TOP BAND, TOP SONG - BLOODY CLASSIC!!!

[KYLELEGEND1]

best dancing iv seen in a long time

Truly great song!

[91nickt]

Midnight Oil is so amazing! You gotta admire their talent!

[TheMrMacaroni]

lol when i listen to this full volume on my ipod, i start dancing like him its so infectious lol. im proud to be aussie

[kiyme2002]

I know what you mean, when I listen to this song I do the same .... luv him....

[TheMrMacaroni]

same

[mullerscoaster]

His dancing is hilarious. His songs are sick. What more could you want.

Best band ever

[amandarainy]

I must of seen these guys live at least 50 times in my teens when bands played in pubs ,even got to meet them ,these nights out were a rage ,

[groenewegendavid]

Garrett still looks the same now... same bald head !! Damn...

[learue8]

wow! what a friggin' awesome song! and i love his freak dancing! if you like this song, check out their song READ ABOUT IT...it's just as good, just not as epic!

[Christianyuyu123]

lol hes such a re with his dancing

[420RonPaul]

Garrett still owns STOP THA HATIN'

[TheEarthboundMaster]

I dug out a mix tape when I was 13 (about 6 years ago) and this song is the very first song on side A! proud to be Australian.

[sedoble]

Now he has the Power he has no passion

[AgentTasmania]

no, he has rationalised because of the democratic decision making system is slow and majority based, there is more to it than all the greenies would like to believe

[amandarainy]

I totally agree with that and he has lost his balls along the way

[MsGrandmum]

i can remember when i first saw these guys on the gold coast at the jet club coolangatta and at the play room

[canetoadclassic]

The only thing jaffa's are good for is rolling down the isle at the cinemas :-)

[Jaffa1311]

His is the white Michael Jackson!! No one can dance like Peter Garrett. Unique doesnt come close to summing it up.

I remember Sydney entertainment centre 1988. He had to change clothes after 2 songs as he was dripping wet - and it was winter.

If he really got his sh*t together he could play as important role in Oz politics as another black American - Obama. Similar ethics and principles.

[canetoadkiller]

he was dancing? St Vitus' Dance?

[AgentTasmania]

how about the hit-over-the-head-with-a-brick dance?

[canetoadclassic]

Way to go Pete! You rock man. Hope the gov hasn't got you on your knees

[suferchild]

at 2:04 the drummer picks up his symbol and throws it, WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?1

[TimeWolf26]

So? He's a rock star, he can do what he wants.

[thatorangeperson]

wow. and this guy is now in government... hmmm

[elcoprino]

Great song ! Specially love the drum solo and even more the finale starting at 4:42 :o)

[SomewhatAngst]

I have never loved a politician more than I love Peter Garrett.  Purely because he dances like a champion

[TimeWolf26]

Man, his dancing ruins everything, and yet without it it wouldn't be Midnight Oil. :/

[ladronita]

this man's dancing makes it.

[hellhoundcc4]

the drum solo in this kicks ass

[remoman]

damn the bass player kills it in this track, such an awesome line.

[progressivetuba]

he's so damn clean

[Aquablade333]

in 1983 my buddy Courtney told me about this song. I understood Garrett was a lawyer and ran for politics after midnight oil was finished.

Still a great song, thanks for posting it!

[lskiwi]

Peter Garrett is now the Minister for the Environment in the Australian Federal Government... and still an all-round good fella

[toposheet]

wow...10,9,8..is such a great record...thanks to Harley for sharing this with me again...such an incredible song!

[panhandleman2]

-- piccolo snare drum backed with synth drums as a metronome...you won't see that today, that's for sure. all the stuff in this song, ending with big brass...they don't produce stuff like this anymore.

[gxd4b1]

his dancing is totally spaztastic!!!

[Nsan]

This is the song that turned me on to the Oils! I have loved their music ever since.

[toposheet]

me too...i remember seeing this on the canadian music show "The New Music"...love the record this comes from 10 to 1...killer.

[okmnbvghjiuy]

i have watched this clip 57 times today mostly because of his dancing. he has literally invented a new, and exciting way of dancing. i am absoulty into his music and dacing. if you havn't seen his dancing, you havn't seen anything good. i am going to just keep on listening and watching because i would say he is one of the best artists of all time. thats my opinion anyway. and the druming is quite amazing. and everything else! well dont peter, and keep up the work. we all love you.

regards,

me.

[goblinking169]

yep people wasting away in paradise alright

[SueYchris]

I like chips

[gxd4b1]

in Australia we refer to them as 'the Oils'.

LOL.

[RattlesnakePoison]

For sure. Rock on. (:

Aussie Pride. :D

[ironchef40]

I have no objection voting for the Australian Labor Party.

Better than the Liberals.

So what if our minister of enviroment decides to open new uranium mines.

Ive changed my mind about issues and ideas over the years.

When this song came out we were very frightened about the USSR and the communist threat. Times change and people need to adapt. Australia holds half of the worlds known reserves of yellowcake, its getting a good price on the market, sell it. Jobs,jobs,jobs, money money,money.

[Deathcat001]

wow looking back to 1980-2004 the world was a good place to live in.

[amillionminutes]

No it wasn't, it's just that you only started noticing how bad the world was after 2004.

[Deathcat001]

haha true!

[Stevemaizuru]

'Sometimes you have to take the hardest line"

Peter finally understands his own lyrics

[culchasampla]

What "hardest line" does Garrett understand now?

That hypocrisy is rewarded?

He now announces a new Uranium Mine as Federal Minister for Environment, after he campaigned against them for decades.

His regime continues the NT intervention suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act and removal of Land sovereignty, when he used to campaign for Aboriginal rights.

Perhaps "sell out"-by Big Fish is more apt?

[ShroudedInVeilz]

Right on dude, he's just another puppet now.

[ahmattoz]

I love this song!! One of the all time greats!

[BloodSweatandGears09]

Fantastic song. I love it. It's my favourite song by Midnight Oil. Peter Garrett is a legend.

[milesborder]

Rob Hirst, what a freak! He should be the minister for defence or health or something. Perhaps.

[Deathcat001]

funny how Peter Garrett is now Minster of Enviroment. I guess all this song got him in.

[k3nw0rth904]

peter g has the most wack dance moves and that what i love about him

[STEVEDIGIBOYtv]

@k3nw0rth904

Danced right into government and said goodbye to his non lwyer radical formula. LOL! geoengineering, logging......

[Isisinoz]

Peter Garrett is never questioned. He just is.

[gxd4b1]

Do you think its just enough to make you want to cry?

[gxd4b1]

Why does he dance like a spaz??

[cincodemyo]

cuz thats what he and the band is famous for

[sexinabox18]

why do people diss his dancing?

pfft so what if he doesn't dance like a rap artist or a "normal" person

who gives a shit.. it's awesome and fits the song... get over it!

[mdemenok]

peter's dancing rocks. i am still trying to learn the moves from Beds are Burning.

[amillionminutes]

It fits the song? The song isn't about spastics.

[sexinabox18]

nor is it about dancing normally...

i guess i was meant to say it "suits" the song. i can't imagine him dancing to it any other way.

Get over it...!

[juleswaite]

peter garret you do amuse

[775gary]

my god can he dance any more gayer?

[Allan989]

how would you know how to dance gay??

[775gary]

simply by looking at him

[Allan989]

lol,well it was the 80's,but he's still very smart,killed the bar exam,became a lawyer and realised that he was in the wrong job. Formed a band and the rest is history........

[Slytek16]

lmao how funny does he dance

[alden21]

Kick ass song, kick ass video. Great stuff!

[triggsurf]

Politics aside, I believe the music stands for itself

[slouch92]

thanks for putting this on.

[HodgeMetallicaRox]

lol the drummer throws the crash cymbal at 2:04!

[wilsonesque]

Thanks for the pulp mill and all the other shite you are doing, Peter Garrett, former lead singer of Midnight Oil. Now you are Australia's 'Minister for the Environment' and many once-devoted people have given up on you. Facebook has a group called 'Peter Garrett is Australia's most disappointing man', and I've joined. So many people had faith in you. Sad.

[wattalahf]

man...would u prefer garret or some other conservative prick running the environment portfolio. give the guy a break. yeah, sometimes you gotta find a "middle way"...thats better than getting nothing done.

[shadesaverboys]

Your a tool, why dont you get up and do it my opinionated?

[wilsonesque]

I'm sorry, I only read English and a smattering of French. Have you considered taking lessons in spelling, punctuation and syntax? Just a mild suggestion.

[frequently80]

Hey he's marginally better than those right-wing neo conservative, jew, theiving capitalists that ruled us for 13 years. Take, take, takeing and building up the surplus while honest working aussie lost income.

Some say those were prosperous times - they were, for high income earners and faux upwardly mobile bogans (morgaged to the hilt). Now look whats happening the workers are getting money back (stimulus,stimulus!!) while the Howard voters are getting their homes and business repossessed.

[WGGER]

Dear Sir,

In the kindest way possible you are an idiot. I'm guessing the best economics knowledge you have is what you learnt back in high school. For 10 of those 13 years Howard was paying off the debt left to him by the previous labour government if anyone is responsible for 'honest working aussies' losing income it is those that demonstrate irresponsible economic management such as the previous labour government and the current labour government.

[frequently80]

You are another young liberal, who has never had to work for anything in his life, who's best economics knowlege comes from hearing his daddy whingeing about the FBT rate going up. I certainly hope the above description is true, otherwise you are one of those faux upwardly-mobile bogans who thinks (in a deluded way) you are part of the upper middl class just because you have a job. I hope that labor's fair economic management hurts you more than it hurts me.

[W0GGER]

Funnily enough yes I am a liberal but unlike you I don't allow that to cloud my judgement, however I'm also studying economics at the University of Queensland so I'll go out on a limb here and say I know a tad more about economics than most Australians, ie. you.

[Inoll]

WGGER, calling this guy an idiot is probably the biggest understatement I have heard in my existence.

[W0GGER]

Thanx for the support Inoll :). Sometimes I can't help myself when I see people like him try and incorrectly use economics as a justification for Rudd. Ah well, who knows maybe some people reading this have learnt a bit about economics :).

[shiraz2034]

W0GGER you are a hoot - don't you realise your beloved Conservative party will also be running a deficit over $250 billion? The surplus is long gone regardless of Turnbull or Rudd.

[Allan989]

dude,you know nothing

[quincee33]

i keep seeing these aussie commercials for gift baskets for christmas....i forget the name, but some one told me people in Australia don't have enough money for Christmas gifts so they pay a little each week or month...i think it's crisco hampers....is that true??

[BenskyBen]

Hahaha

There is a thing called Crisco but it's not that it's cheaper, it's just for people who can't be bothered to go out to the shops and organise a proper Christmas.

They have some booklet with all their stuff in it, you pick what you want, call them up, then it's delivered to your doorstep.

That's what I've gotten out of the advertisments, anyway.

[courtzS2]

hahah~ what kind of fukwit told you that lmfao, those hamper adds on tv are annoying~ and actually, they look quite good, o.o never had one before

[shiraz2034]

Ah the World Jewish Conspiracy appears, yes sirree, their real names were Howardstein and Costelloberg.

I hate Howard...but I hate anti semites more...

[frequently80]

There was no holocaust - They just left Europe and went to America.. true story.

But Mr Shiraz-Stein got lost along the way and ended up in OZ

[fobbbbb19]

WOOOOO, love them love him.

[mulgamutt]

Saw the Oils at Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles), late 80s. The crowd was dead... sat the whole time (except for "Bed's Are Burning", other hits). They played this, of course. Garrett rained sweat! The drummer was sleeveless, arms like cannons! Tore the HELL out of that drum solo, worth the price of admission alone. Great show in spite of the comatose crowd.

[sexinabox18]

okay... is it just me or does Peter Garrett look like Lord Voldemort?

and some of those moves remind me of 'Kath and Kim'... if you get what I'm saying...

[tougenokaibutsu]

lol yep at point 2... lord voldemort? lol, only cause hes bald :P

[realironmonkey]

woohoo, this is anti-materialism to the extreme....

[dakin8888]

omg, i cant belive this guys style, hes def on meth,

enviroment minsiter on meth,

good news heading

[nicksmaccasoh]

Peter Garrot u legend nice moves

[redsea2cross]

Peter's moves are just sometimes too funny!

[Nintendoland1]

ahhhhhh man his dancing...

[NATETHEMACDADDY]

this song is the shit yo

[conolo55]

Australia produces the best infectious rock songs ever (I'm Irish).

[smellyjonnie]

check out the Hard-Ons catchy and heavy

[BLANKMEMORYDATA]

Ireland produces the best metal songs (Nightwish!)

[RuskNation61]

this band reminds me of R.E.M. even down to their crazy-dancing bald singer

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

It could only be the bald singer that reminds you of REM. I could not place any music relation between REM and Midnight Oil. Not one iota.

[RuskNation61]

The guitar work reminds me of Peter Buck, especially on the songs Forgotten Years and One Country.

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

hmmmm... i didn't notice that until you mentioned it, but yes... you're right!

[RuskNation61]

Say what's a good Midnight Oil cd for a new fan to start out with? any thoughts?

[steviepunch]

Hey Mate! Get the album "10 to 1". It is their first album. Has Power & the Passion, US Forces, Only the Strong. It is definitely one of my favorites. Good Luck!

[RuskNation61]

thank you!

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

Try '10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1' first and then try 'Disel & Dust'... the rest are good too.

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

it's not their first album... their first album was their 1978 self-titled.

[zuzbar]

try the album 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, has this song and loads of other goodies on it as well, then go from there

[Bozewani]

U gotta love this underrated song from MO!

dad's so bad, he lives in a pub, omg

[iamdan12]

LOL i love his funky walk/dance!!

[rotaryenthusiast]

lol the peter garret dance

[paul200836]

Nobody rocks like PG - those dance moves take me back - he's a bloody legend!

[obamaican]

sorry simply one of the best records ever recorded! if u don't get it - you have a problem...

[tougenokaibutsu]

this!

[mathieu1711]

those are some pretty nice dance moves he's got there

[splitenzfreak1980]

I love this song, but what it's about? It seems to be an analysis of Aussie culture. I assume the "underarms" is a reference to the 1981 underarm incident.

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

I do not know if the underarms quote is a direct reference to the 1981 underarm incident.... I mean, surely Midnight Oil had better things to think about than cricket!

[jhtcn]

Yeah they were thinking more so along the lines of getting Peter Garett into parliament. :P

[fossie32]

Has to be the cricket incident. Just a comment on Oz culture, and it was a biggy for a lot of peeps!

[babyblues47]

Still turns me on!

[jonnypetes]

I recon he wouldn't be as popular if his name was Keith....

[bosunbilly]

This guy has terminal WhiteBoy-itis...

But he's brilliant, and so's the band! :-)

[melcantgetausername]

if more people danced like peter, this world would be a better place!!

[JapanesePros11]

omg is that peter garret?!?!?! his dance is quite...strange.

u cant be serious peter garret?!?!?!

[tendollars12]

does he realise how stupid he looks?

[noobasaurous]

Have you ever watched a group of people dance? They all look stupid to the observer, however get in there yourself and the situation is a lot different!

[XxTanKxX69]

peter garrets dancing is so so good.

everytime i watch it he turns me on so much!

[HojFerwerk]

You sick fuck

[birthlifedeathstar]

Epic drum solo with smashing light bulb! Love it!

[pilatso]

The way he moves...he is probably great in bed !!! lol

[seanrulesbaby]

lol

[garleec]

One of the most unorthodox drum solo`s ive ever heard, and a great beat.

T Y - OWRS

[Neuronhead]

American TV makes us less Australian. I get it.

Or rather, our Australianness is a sand castle, and American TV is the wind that blows it away.

[aardmark85]

Lesson: Kids of Australia, don't rock out and then become a major party politician. Unless you want to suck as hard as Peter Garrett.

[punkPhoen1x]

Labour is considerably better than liberal, I think he was a realist and realised that he needed to join a major party to make any significant difference. If only the Greens were a major party...

[iRepPIJ]

I agree.

A serious case of SOLD OUT

[RonaldsonTippet]

He may look as though he has an impairment of his physical and mental functions, but i'd sell my soul to be able to move as well!

[lolaaruth]

I love peter garrets dancing, it is awsome!

[David151289]

this was one of my fav songs during the 80's

[Neuronhead]

Right on

[kwassagirl]

Midnight Oil's concerts are might powerful indeed - the atmosphere is electric and Mr Garret's dancing awesome! I've been to many in Melbourne, Australia.

[TOMMASCRAWLEY]

everybody makes jokes about his dancing but half the time i reckon he looks like james brown

[redlips95]

sell out

[dskirby31]

yes

[obamaican]

i don't have a clue why it doesn't have more views--- way ahead of his time - as that say -- above most peoples heads -- i guess

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[seanrulesbaby]

y doesnt this have more views ?

[seanrulesbaby]

that wat i was thinking

[sw33tness666]

My name is Peter, I like to dance!

[M3TALMALITIA]

0:43 HAhahahaalllloolololLOLOLLHAHA­HAHAHAH

[kamatex]

Peter Garret. Can Dance! LOL

[weasel73]

this clip was made in the suburb i grew up in, funny to see all the murals in the background without graffiti! Awesome song, took me years to actualy appreciate the OILS. I agree with

aussieangie, awesome drum solo.... and about

striker48 being a fuckhead lol

[jockherbertperry]

The Oils rock.....good Ozzie bang.....and I'm a Kiwi!