We Have Survived
| "We Have Survived" | |
|---|---|
| Song by No Fixed Address | |
| from the album From My Eyes | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Studio | The Production Workshop, Melbourne |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 4:40 |
| Label | Rough Diamond |
| Songwriter(s) | Bart Willoughby |
"We Have Survived" is a song originally performed by No Fixed Address (NFA). It was composed by Bart Willoughby when he was 18.[1] It first appeared in the film Wrong Side of the Road and on its soundtrack and was later included on NFA's album From My Eyes. It has since been included in The Black Arm Bands concert murundak.
"We Have Survived" is considered to be an Aboriginal Austrailian anthem[2][3] and an "anthem of cultural persistence"[4]
In 2008 it was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Age 13 Nov 2008 A Legend of the land
- ^ Clough, Brent (2003). "Jamming Down-Under: Bob Marley's Legacy and Reggae Culture in Australia and New Zealand". In Eleanor Wint, Carolyn Cooper (ed.). 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 1995. Arawak publications. p. 30. ISBN 9789769504790.
"We Have Survived" has become an unofficial anthem of black pride and resilience.
- ^ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places. Contemporary Aboriginal Musc in Australia. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 9780868406220.
- ^ Lawe Davies, Chris (1993). "Aboriginal rock music: space and place". In Tony Bennett (ed.). Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions. Routledge. ISBN 9780415063692.
- ^ National Film and Sound Archive Sounds of Australia registry
External links
[edit]- Listen to 'We Have Survived' on australianscreen online
