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In January 2018, as part of ]'s "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Beds Are Burning" was ranked number 9.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here Are the Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100' |work= ] |date= 27 January 2018 |accessdate= 4 January 2020 |url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/songs-made-triple-ms-ozzest-100/}}</ref>
In January 2018, as part of ]'s "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Beds Are Burning" was ranked number 9.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here Are the Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100' |work= ] |date= 27 January 2018 |accessdate= 4 January 2020 |url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/songs-made-triple-ms-ozzest-100/}}</ref>
==Lyrics==
==Composition==
After Midnight Oil toured through the ] in 1986, playing to remote Aboriginal communities and seeing first hand the seriousness of the issues in health and living standards, ] wrote "Beds Are Burning" to criticize how said populations were often forcibly removed from their lands, highlighted by the pre-chorus lines “it belongs to them, let’s give it back”. Considering such a local affair inspired a worldwide hit, Garrett commented “Who would have thought an Aboriginal land rights song would travel that far?”<ref></ref> There are specific references to certain Australian places and plitics, such as ] and the town of ], vehicles produced by the ] company, the "]" slogan and the notion of "].<ref>{{cite web|title= Beds Are Burning |website= Midnight-oil.info |accessdate= 22 November 2012 |url= http://www.midnight-oil.info/discography/song/Beds-Are-Burning}}</ref><ref></ref>
The ] and the town of ] are mentioned by name in the lyrics, as are vehicles produced by the ] company.<ref>{{cite web|title= Beds Are Burning |website= Midnight-oil.info |accessdate= 22 November 2012 |url= http://www.midnight-oil.info/discography/song/Beds-Are-Burning}}</ref>
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Beds Are Burning" was ranked number 9.
Composition
After Midnight Oil toured through the Outback in 1986, playing to remote Aboriginal communities and seeing first hand the seriousness of the issues in health and living standards, Peter Garrett wrote "Beds Are Burning" to criticize how said populations were often forcibly removed from their lands, highlighted by the pre-chorus lines “it belongs to them, let’s give it back”. Considering such a local affair inspired a worldwide hit, Garrett commented “Who would have thought an Aboriginal land rights song would travel that far?” There are specific references to certain Australian places and plitics, such as Kintore Ranges and the town of Yuendumu, vehicles produced by the Holden company, the "It's Time" slogan and the notion of "fair go.
On 18 February 2020, Australian Julia Stone released a version of the song. The song is the lead single from the forthcoming album Songs for Australia.
Australian seven-inch vinyl single
