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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are the ONLY non-profit animal rights organization that is actively involved in the protection of sea wildlife. They are currently out at sea intervening with the Japanese whaling ships with the hope of saving whales and stopping the illegal trade altogether. Their previous campaigns have cost the whaling trade millions of dollars, and their recent campaign has successfully prevented the death of any whales.

Brisbane orchestral art-rock band, The Red Paintings, collaborated with the Sea Shepherd to record a Midnight Oil Cover of "Beds are Burning" now called "Whales are Dying" with lyrics written by Sea Shepherd's founder, Captain Paul Watson & Trash McSweeney and backing vocals sung by ships crew the night before their ship, the 'Steve Irwin', left Australia for their latest campaign in Antarctic waters.

"With Peter Garrett being the current Australian Minister for the Environment who is allowing the Japanese to kill whales in our own backyard the Australian Antarctic whale sanctuary, the irony of using a Midnight Oil cover parody of " Beds are Burning" called " Whales are Dying " we thought was perfect and straight to the point STOP JAPAN FROM KILLING WHALES" Said Trash McSweeney, song writer for The Red Paintings.

For more information about how to donate to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society or to read updates written by the Captain and his crew out at sea, go to seashepherd.org or myspace.com/captainpaulwatson

For FREE audio high quality download of the song or to listen to more of The Red Paintings tracks go to :
theredpaintings.bandcamp.mu/album/whales-are-dying-youre-not -one-of-them


Thank You

Big thank you to the following cast and crew for making this video possible

Producer: Trash McSweeney
Directors/s: Jamal Osta, Trash McSweeney, Clint Lewis (Red Tape Pictures),
DOP: Richard Bell, Clint Lewis
Camera Operator: Clint Lewis, Richard Bell
Production Design: Moogie Blyth, Trash Mcsweeney
Make-Up Dallas Ashton
Editingr: Clint Lewis, Trash McSweeney

Band Members:
Vocals & Guitar Trash McSweeney
Cello Koichi Kohashi
Violin Yumi Martin
Bass Akane Hokozono
Drums Daisuke Fujita

Japanese Painters/Fighters:
Adem Pavitt, Sam Brady, Mace Robertson, Mark Williams

Killer Whale Human Canvases:
Erin Manns & Sam Rodgers

Jolly Rodgers Crew:
Sparky Knaggs, Karen Mctackett, Elise Allcock, Christine Manousakis, Ethan Waghorn, Holly Spillane, Tyler Stein, Adelaide Short, Jessica Guy, Jo Christiaans,

Also special thanks for their help: Adele Walker (Catering), Tom Graham, Charles Bell, Jack Spider, Kylie Herd, Yvette Mckinnon, The Piano Man, Red Brick Studios (less info)