Song for Reconciliation

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"Song for Reconciliation"
("Song for reconciliation")
Adapted from Paul Kelly's From Little Things Big Things Grow
Lyrics by The Herd
Published 2008 (New Version)
Language English
Original artist Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody

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[edit] Synopsis

The Herd song was originally composed by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody and told the story of the 1966 Gurindji Strike led by Vincent Lingiari, the new song featuring Kelly, Missy Higgins and Urthboy includes exerts from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to the Australian Aboriginal population over the Stolen Generation and former Prime Minister Paul Keating

[edit] Commentary

The song has been described, in various ways, as an anthem of the reconciliation movement within Australia. Former Midnight Oil frontman and current Minister for the Environment, Peter Garret, referred to the song as "an anthem for all Australians"

[edit] Historical Background

[edit] Cultural Relationships

The song has drawn considerable support from the media for directing attention towards indigenous issues and promoting "sorry" as the first step of a long road towards Indigenous equality within Australia.

[edit] Songs that refer to Song for Reconciliation

[edit] Motifs

Aboriginal Reconciliation

[edit] Literature

[edit] Art

[edit] Television and Movie References

[edit] Music

From Little Things Big Things Grow

[edit] Recordings

Album/Single Performer Year Variant Notes
Example Album Example Performer 1234 The other one A Note

[edit] Musical variants

[edit] Other songs with the same tune

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[edit] References


[edit] See Also

From Little Things Big Things Grow

[edit] External links

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/MakeThisAHit&id=329

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