Protest, partying, and observations on the great southern land and its people are among the themes that shine through in Australia’s National Songbook, into which the first batch of songs were inducted on Wednesday (Nov. 4).
Announced at a special event at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in the nation’s capital, Canberra, 10 songs were elevated into The National Songbook, a new, annual initiative that recognizes the songs, songwriters and composers “whose creative vision has given voice to Australian stories.”
Among the standouts, Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning,” the…
