We Have Survived
"We Have Survived" is a song by the Australian band No Fixed Address. It was written by Bart Willoughby when he was 18.[1] It first appeared in the movie Wrong Side of the Road, and was released on its soundtrack in 1980. It was later included on the band's first album From My Eyes from 1982.
"We Have Survived" is often sung as a kind of anthem by Indigenous Australians.[2][3] It is often performed by cover bands in pubs and festivals.[4] In 2008, it was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.[5]
References
- ↑ The Age 13 November 2008 A Legend of the land
- ↑ Clough, Brent. Bob Marley: The Man and His Music : a Selection of Papers Presented at the Conference Marley's Music, Reggae, Rastafari, and Jamaican Culture, Held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, 5-6 February 1995Arawak publications. p. 30. ISBN 976-95047-9-3.
- ↑ Dunbar-Hall, Peter. Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places. Contemporary Aboriginal Musc in AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8. ISBN 978-0-868406-22-0.
- ↑ Lawe Davies, Chris. Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, InstitutionsRoutledge. ISBN 0-415-06369-8.
- ↑ National Film and Sound Archive Sounds of Australia Registry
Other websites
- Listen to "We Have Survived"
