Shark Fin Blues
| "Shark Fin Blues" | ||||
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| Single by The Drones | ||||
| from the album Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By | ||||
| Released | 27 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative / Garage Rock | |||
| Length | 9:14 | |||
| Label |
ATP Recordings In-Fidelity Records | |||
| The Drones singles chronology | ||||
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"Shark Fin Blues" is a double A-side single taken from The Drones' Australian Music Prize-winning Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By. The single was released 25 September 2006. It was also released as a limited release 7" picture disc, together with the band's album Gala Mill.
In a poll of contemporary Australian songwriters in 2009, organised by national youth broadcaster Triple J, "Shark Fin Blues" was voted as the greatest Australian song.[1]
In April 2013, the song "Shark Fin Blues" was used in the soundtrack of Episode 2 of the American television series Rectify.[2]
Track listing
- "Shark Fin Blues" - 4:34
- "You Really Don't Care" - 4:40
Missy Higgins Version
In 2014, Australian artist Missy Higgins released "Shark Fin Blues" as the first single from her fourth studio album "Oz". It debuted at number #71 on the ARIA singles chart on the week commencing 18 August. [3]
The video clip was released via YouTube on 11 August. [4]
References
- ↑ Donovan, Patrick (30 October 2009). "Drones' Shark Fin Blues tops rock list". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2247142/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
- ↑ "The Aria Singles Chart Well That's Still". AuspOp. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaN4vma0n0A
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