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Christmas Day In Australia

from Visualize Industrial Collapse by Blind Uncle Harry

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“Christmas Day In Australia Is Set To Go Down As A Classic." -Camden Monthly

"Genius Leap of Melodic Bliss" -Warlock Asylum Music Blog

"A heartfelt piece of outsider pop ...vital and vibrant." -BeachSloth.com

"Known for his inventive charm and daring folk-rock revelry, ...Blind Uncle Harry’s creative charms seem to never end" -Warlock Asylum

"This folksy untraditional Christmas song is the perfect heartfelt alternative to the customary holiday classics. …definitely shows off the chill, bluegrass, hippie-esque formula that [Harry] seems to be known for." -Shari Hirsch, Ratings Game Music

Blind Uncle Harry "writes singalong protest comedy songs which somehow manage to be all three of those things at once." -Bob Smith, Static Dive

"It reminds me of a wonky, rootsy past, one resurrected from weed, wisdom and wide-eyed wonder, one that combines the most infectious sing-alongs with some deep and meaningful…occasionally deep and meaningless…themes, a bit like the way that Monty Python would bang on about Schopenhauer and then the next moment be hitting each other with fish! It is a place where cosmic country cool is soaked in a hippie hullabaloo and above all, where music is made for all the right reasons." -Dave Franklin, Dancing About Architecture Blog (UK)

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CHRISTMAS DAY IN AUSTRALIA
The sun is sinking below the waves
As the fireworks explode over the headland The Southern Cross, it is low in the sky
As the surf pounds down on the sand

It’s Christmas Day in Australia
And I’m sweatin’ here on the beach Everything seems so very achievable Yet so far and so out of reach

She left me on the Queen’s birthday It’s been over three months hence That’s when I started drinking
And I haven’t been sober since

The kids are still playing cricket on the pitch As the surfers line up for that last break There’s couples kissing on the beach
And my heart is breaking in a brand new way

And the rich fucks look down from their balconies Of their ugly high rises where the poor once lived You’d think they’d have something to contribute But they’ve got nothing to give

And everyone is having a good time pretending That everything is gonna be all right

Cuz it’s Christmas Day in Australia And I’m sweatin’ here on the beach Everything seems so very achievable Yet so far and so out of reach

credits

from Visualize Industrial Collapse, released November 25, 2022
Chris 'Harry' Doran, guitar and vocals; Shelby Jo Everett, vocals; Alex Burgan, vocals; Antonia 'Boom Boom' Davis djembe; Nick 'Wildcard' Harley didjeridoo, 2nd guitar, dobro, and bass.

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Blind Uncle Harry Bloomington, Indiana

Blind Uncle Harry is the stage name for Chris 'Harry' Doran a critically acclaimed singer songwriter based in Bloomington, Indiana. He took the name Blind Uncle Harry from his actual great Uncle Harry, who was indeed blind and was a fiddle player. Harry specializes in hillbilly hippie shreddin' folk rock, featuring raucous live shows with audience sing alongs and extended solos. ... more

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