John Hanlon - Damn The Dam

John Hanlon - Damn The Dam. New Zealand music - 1973. Number five hit single. RATA Single of the Year Winner 1973. Protest song against the damning of Lake Manapouri for a hydro power station. I do not own anything in this video. All copyright goes to it's rightful owners. No copyright infringement is intended. Posted purely to ensure this treasure of the seventies is remembered.

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[starquant]

I have been looking for this song for about the last 6 years or so. What a wonderful thing to find it on youtube. Thankyou so much.

[Incomplete6230]

Beautiful song !! I agree totally with every word! As for you money grubbing bastards that think everything is here for you too destroy the sooner your all exterminated the better! The utter human arrogance and selfishness is destroying our world and everything in it! It breaks my heart to see it! We have no more right to exsist than the smallest microbe! This is the size of some of the brains that post comments here!

[ojsmum]

@wtongtube  north islander?

[ojsmum]

this is a great song with a great message

[Ganpignanus]

great voice and song.

[shonkyimp]

What a great song.....takes me back to simple times....my brother bought me this when I was young and I remember thinking it was crap. Now all these years later I searched and searched for it and it brings back some great memories, Funny how we change.....

[bsharo]

@Incomplete6230 +1 to that mate.Its an ego thing that arrived here circa 1800 ish.

[maozie1]

Lake Manapouri..very beautiful....

[watchm3spec]

Hanlon has to be one of New Zealands best;; Lovely Lady, Will have it at my best mates mum's funeral Marcus Morris, in West Auckland tomrow, she was 97; Rongo

[Amaranthine1000]

@GreenDayAreSoAwesome

Tell you Grandad thanks and give him a give him five for a great song with a great message, shame no one listened at the time.

[synphl]

Love this song - we used to sing this at school - Waipa Primary, Ngaruawahia. Yay!!

[o0huia0o]

@GreenDayAreSoAwesome You ought to be proud. All these years later and these words still ring true right around the world.