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Uploaded on Oct 24, 2006

When "Great Southern Land" was released as the first single from the Primitive Man album in 1982, a video for it was filmed in a disused sandstone quarry in the Kuringai National Park near Sydney. Then, in 1989, when the song met its first release as a single in North America and Europe, a new clip had to be made to accompany the overseas single. This time, the background Australian landscapes were provided by the Myall Lakes National Park on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. As befits the song, both clips were, of course, typically Australian in content, but the earlier one did feature a few Australian native animals, including a large goanna crawling across barren sandy earth. This latter typical Australian had obviously won many fans, since, when the new clip appeared there were quite a few appeals for "the one with the goanna." The result was that both "Great Southern Land" clips had to be included in the commercial video released in 1989. (www.spellbound-icehouse.org)

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  • naguzer

    there is definitely something about this song :)

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  • Chris Huizing

    This song was part of the soundtrack for the movie "Young Einstein" with Yahoo Serious

    Big thumps UP for Australia

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  • Bunzypoo

    AC/DC is one of the greatest yes but it's not really in the same music category to make a fair comparison here.

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  • shyjames83

    Hehe fair enough...though i still consider AC/DC the best aussie band ;)

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  • Miguel Lopez

    of course i had Jimmy, since 1980 when I was 9 years old, i refer my comment to this genre of music, besides, AC/DC is British-Australian......cheers­!!!!!

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  • abraham farre

    sin dudar la pondriamos en tre las tres que mas me gustan , sencillamente espectacular !!! temazoooo !!!

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  • Jake Thompson

    its a goanna

    

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  • SuperClaireMoore

    Fantastic song...I remember it from my childhood.  :-)

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  • Maree Martin

    PHENOMENAL Aussie classic- thanks for uploading!

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  • DOucher Onmandik

    I love being an Aussie!

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  • SpottedFreaks

    <3

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