Everything said in this song is exactly right. The 78 years of relative peace and prosperity we have enjoyed was bought for us with the blood and the lives of so many. We must never forget or take these years for granted. Because if we do, the forces of chaos and tyranny will gain a foothold. Midnight Oil predicted this 32 years ago. And now most of those who remember WWII are gone. The collective memory of war, genocide and starvation dims as we forget. And we are seeing the forces of tyranny taking hold again in several countries including the USA. We must never forget those who gave that last full measure of devotion to secure our freedoms. The minute we do, tyranny and authoritarianism will take hold again. We are forgeting. And the darkness that fell in the 1930s is closing in once more. We must resist it.
You are dead right. We have a strong familial memory of both WW1 and WW2 - both my grandfathers served in both. l spent 30 years in the Australian navy, went to two wars and a couple of police actions. If you didn't know, most veterans are the strongest pacifists you will find. And l grew up with the Oils on the northern beaches of Sydney. This is one of my favourite songs that they played when we saw them at their last ever gig in Sydney. Loves them forever!
I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song. "Our shoreline was never invaded Our country was never in flames" That is totally untrue. My comments above explain it in detail. Plus wars are waged to protect the wealth and institutions of capitalism and the rich people, not the freedoms of the working class.
@@kimbaldunsmore4633 I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song. "Our shoreline was never invaded Our country was never in flames" That is totally untrue. My comments above explain it in detail. Plus wars are waged to protect the wealth and institutions of capitalism and the rich people, not the freedoms of the working class.
Powerful powerful song..made more important to me now that I ve walked through that area of France and Belgium and seen first hand the enormous loss of lives, including my own family member from 1916.😢
J'ESPÈRE VRAIMENT que TH-cam li les commentaires des gens ! CECI pour dire à cette PLATE-FORME, que je trouve Formidable, étant un FAN absolument ACCRO à la MUSIQUE !JE VEUX, Vous dire :"UN IMMENSE MERCI pour Toutes les Playlists que j'ai pû écouter et laisser mon tel de côté, 😉👍, whaouw, 😂😂😂 ! Et ÉNORMÉMENT de Playlists à mon GOÛT. Ce n'est pas la 1ère, ni DERNIÈRE FOIS que je Vous REMERCIE et Vous REMERCIERAI pour LA TOTALITÉ que TH-cam M'OFFRE, OFFRE à énormément D'AUTRES. BRAVO et MERCI encore, POUR L'ENTIÈRETÉ des SERVICES RENDUS à TOUS ". GRAND RESPECT de MA PART pour cette SUPERBE PLATE-FORME. 😉👍, BONNE MERDE pour L'AVENIR, 🤞🍀, ainsi qu'une toute BONNE et BELLE fin de journée à TOUTES et TOUS ceux qui participent et contribuent à CETTE RÉUSSITE,...
Bien dit. J'aime cette musique aussi. Pardonne moi. Mon français est pauvre, mais j'espère que vous pouvez comprendre. J'aime La France! Et merçi beaucoup pour votre bon mots mon Ami. Paix. ☮️☮️😼
I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song. "Our shoreline was never invaded Our country was never in flames" In late May and early June 1942, during World War II, submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. On the night of 31 May - 1 June, three Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines, (M-14, M-21 and M-24) each with a two-member crew, entered Sydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructed Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships. Two of the midget submarines were detected and attacked before they could engage any Allied vessels. The crew of M-14 scuttled their submarine, whilst M-21 was successfully attacked and sunk. The crew of M-21 killed themselves. These submarines were later recovered by the Allies. The third submarine attempted to torpedo the heavy cruiser USS Chicago, but instead sank the converted ferry HMAS Kuttabul, killing 21 sailors. This midget submarine's fate was unknown until 2006, when amateur scuba divers discovered the wreck off Sydney's northern beaches. Immediately following the raid, the five Japanese fleet submarines that carried the midget submarines to Australia embarked on a campaign to disrupt merchant shipping in eastern Australian waters. Over the next month, the submarines attacked at least seven merchant vessels, sinking three ships and killing 50 sailors. During this period, between midnight and 02:30 on 8 June, two of the submarines bombarded the ports of Sydney and Newcastle. The midget submarine attacks and subsequent bombardments are among the best-known examples of Axis naval activity in Australian waters during World War II, and are the only occasion in history when either city has come under attack. The physical effects were slight: the Japanese had intended to destroy several major warships, but sank only an unarmed depot ship and failed to damage any significant targets during the bombardments. The main impact was psychological; creating popular fear of an impending Japanese invasion and forcing the Australian military to upgrade defences, including the commencement of convoy operations to protect merchant shipping. The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin,[4] on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II. Darwin was lightly defended relative to the size of the attack, and the Japanese inflicted heavy losses upon Allied forces at little cost to themselves. The urban areas of Darwin also suffered some damage from the raids and there were a number of civilian casualties. More than half of Darwin's civilian population left the area permanently, before or immediately after the attack.[5][6] The two Japanese air raids were the first, and largest, of more than 100 air raids against Australia during 1942-43. The event happened just four days after the Fall of Singapore, when a combined Commonwealth force surrendered to the Japanese, leading to the largest surrender in British history. The number of people killed during 19 February raids is disputed. The Lowe Commission, which investigated them in March 1942, estimated 243 victims but, assuming a few were unidentified, concluded "I am satisfied that the number is approximately 250 and I doubt whether any further investigation will result in ascertaining a more precise figure."
@@jordansaultry2728 with me it's not an issue I'm a musician and I have been for almost 30 years I think that has a lot to do with being open to anything as most musicians I know or the same way and that I've always been into metal I have an open mind and listen to all kinds of different stuff.
Peter Garrett was elected to Parliament. He was also Minister for Arts and Culture in Australia. I am not sure if he still does. He is 70 years old. There are a handful of bands I never got to see live that I really wish I had. Midnight Oil is right at the top of that list. _Blue Sky Mining_ is also in my top ten favorite albums. It has been around for over 30 years and I still listen to it at least once a week. It keeps company with Pink Floyd, the Beatles and other heavy hitters. There is not a bad song on it. It narrowly beats out _Diesel and Dust._ That is just about as good. Both are classics.
Everything said in this song is exactly right. The 78 years of relative peace and prosperity we have enjoyed was bought for us with the blood and the lives of so many. We must never forget or take these years for granted. Because if we do, the forces of chaos and tyranny will gain a foothold. Midnight Oil predicted this 32 years ago. And now most of those who remember WWII are gone. The collective memory of war, genocide and starvation dims as we forget. And we are seeing the forces of tyranny taking hold again in several countries including the USA. We must never forget those who gave that last full measure of devotion to secure our freedoms. The minute we do, tyranny and authoritarianism will take hold again. We are forgeting. And the darkness that fell in the 1930s is closing in once more. We must resist it.
You are dead right. We have a strong familial memory of both WW1 and WW2 - both my grandfathers served in both. l spent 30 years in the Australian navy, went to two wars and a couple of police actions. If you didn't know, most veterans are the strongest pacifists you will find.
And l grew up with the Oils on the northern beaches of Sydney. This is one of my favourite songs that they played when we saw them at their last ever gig in Sydney. Loves them forever!
I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song.
"Our shoreline was never invaded
Our country was never in flames"
That is totally untrue.
My comments above explain it in detail.
Plus wars are waged to protect the wealth and institutions of capitalism and the rich people, not the freedoms of the working class.
@@kimbaldunsmore4633
I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song.
"Our shoreline was never invaded
Our country was never in flames"
That is totally untrue.
My comments above explain it in detail.
Plus wars are waged to protect the wealth and institutions of capitalism and the rich people, not the freedoms of the working class.
@@alanstrom2221 Dead true
We gave it back and they burned it down...beds are burning...the South African story.
2023 and still LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Powerful powerful song..made more important to me now that I ve walked through that area of France and Belgium and seen first hand the enormous loss of lives, including my own family member from 1916.😢
One of the best anti-war songs of all time
I was there🙏 it will never be forgotten years...
You mean at the concert, otherwise you would be one hell of a vampire 😅😅😅
Love that bass…
RIP Bones Hillman, Nelson Mandela, and Johnny Clegg.
So in Love with song...
Love them. Old signature stained with tears.
Very fine performance - here Remembrance Day 2021.
Man that Explorer Bass sounds sick!!
Sick in the best way!!!😊
Yeah but it ain't an Explorer bass. It's a Firebird. They are very rare. I have only seen one once. It is a very cool instrument. I wish I had one. 😉
Its a Thundbird. Firebird is the guitar model@@pooryorick831
I had one but had to sell it. Way too heavy so back to my 1974 precision.
It's actually spelt 'sic'
J'ESPÈRE VRAIMENT que TH-cam li les commentaires des gens ! CECI pour dire à cette PLATE-FORME, que je trouve Formidable, étant un FAN absolument ACCRO à la MUSIQUE !JE VEUX, Vous dire :"UN IMMENSE MERCI pour Toutes les Playlists que j'ai pû écouter et laisser mon tel de côté, 😉👍, whaouw, 😂😂😂 ! Et ÉNORMÉMENT de Playlists à mon GOÛT. Ce n'est pas la 1ère, ni DERNIÈRE FOIS que je Vous REMERCIE et Vous REMERCIERAI pour LA TOTALITÉ que TH-cam M'OFFRE, OFFRE à énormément D'AUTRES. BRAVO et MERCI encore, POUR L'ENTIÈRETÉ des SERVICES RENDUS à TOUS ". GRAND RESPECT de MA PART pour cette SUPERBE PLATE-FORME. 😉👍, BONNE MERDE pour L'AVENIR, 🤞🍀, ainsi qu'une toute BONNE et BELLE fin de journée à TOUTES et TOUS ceux qui participent et contribuent à CETTE RÉUSSITE,...
Bien dit. J'aime cette musique aussi. Pardonne moi. Mon français est pauvre, mais j'espère que vous pouvez comprendre. J'aime La France! Et merçi beaucoup pour votre bon mots mon Ami. Paix. ☮️☮️😼
11 nov.... remembers day I Never forgeet... god bless them all....all Vets,,,,
Rock on!!
Way to find out that a member of one of my life-changing bands died. Shit.
Bones, RIP .
Every time Peter starts dancing the director cuts away from him. Should have fired this guy. Christ....
I concur
Aussie white, and proud of my slavery ancestors
I thought people with the high intellects that Midnight Oil possess would've checked the facts of history before writing "Forgotten Years" or any song.
"Our shoreline was never invaded
Our country was never in flames"
In late May and early June 1942, during World War II, submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. On the night of 31 May - 1 June, three Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines, (M-14, M-21 and M-24) each with a two-member crew, entered Sydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructed Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships. Two of the midget submarines were detected and attacked before they could engage any Allied vessels. The crew of M-14 scuttled their submarine, whilst M-21 was successfully attacked and sunk. The crew of M-21 killed themselves. These submarines were later recovered by the Allies. The third submarine attempted to torpedo the heavy cruiser USS Chicago, but instead sank the converted ferry HMAS Kuttabul, killing 21 sailors. This midget submarine's fate was unknown until 2006, when amateur scuba divers discovered the wreck off Sydney's northern beaches.
Immediately following the raid, the five Japanese fleet submarines that carried the midget submarines to Australia embarked on a campaign to disrupt merchant shipping in eastern Australian waters. Over the next month, the submarines attacked at least seven merchant vessels, sinking three ships and killing 50 sailors. During this period, between midnight and 02:30 on 8 June, two of the submarines bombarded the ports of Sydney and Newcastle.
The midget submarine attacks and subsequent bombardments are among the best-known examples of Axis naval activity in Australian waters during World War II, and are the only occasion in history when either city has come under attack. The physical effects were slight: the Japanese had intended to destroy several major warships, but sank only an unarmed depot ship and failed to damage any significant targets during the bombardments. The main impact was psychological; creating popular fear of an impending Japanese invasion and forcing the Australian military to upgrade defences, including the commencement of convoy operations to protect merchant shipping.
The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin,[4] on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II.
Darwin was lightly defended relative to the size of the attack, and the Japanese inflicted heavy losses upon Allied forces at little cost to themselves. The urban areas of Darwin also suffered some damage from the raids and there were a number of civilian casualties. More than half of Darwin's civilian population left the area permanently, before or immediately after the attack.[5][6]
The two Japanese air raids were the first, and largest, of more than 100 air raids against Australia during 1942-43. The event happened just four days after the Fall of Singapore, when a combined Commonwealth force surrendered to the Japanese, leading to the largest surrender in British history.
The number of people killed during 19 February raids is disputed. The Lowe Commission, which investigated them in March 1942, estimated 243 victims but, assuming a few were unidentified, concluded "I am satisfied that the number is approximately 250 and I doubt whether any further investigation will result in ascertaining a more precise figure."
3 years later Dream Theater introduces the Hollow Years
wasnt expecting a dream theater fan here
@@jordansaultry2728 why not, I'm a metal guy myself allot of metal guys like Midnight Oil.
@@badmonkey2222 yeah but there's a difference between liking metal and progressive metal let alone knowing an obscure song by a prog metal band
@@jordansaultry2728 with me it's not an issue I'm a musician and I have been for almost 30 years I think that has a lot to do with being open to anything as most musicians I know or the same way and that I've always been into metal I have an open mind and listen to all kinds of different stuff.
Still aches like tetanus... 🤘
Didn't Parliament hire hem to stop healing the world?!
Peter Garrett was elected to Parliament. He was also Minister for Arts and Culture in Australia. I am not sure if he still does. He is 70 years old. There are a handful of bands I never got to see live that I really wish I had. Midnight Oil is right at the top of that list. _Blue Sky Mining_ is also in my top ten favorite albums. It has been around for over 30 years and I still listen to it at least once a week. It keeps company with Pink Floyd, the Beatles and other heavy hitters. There is not a bad song on it. It narrowly beats out _Diesel and Dust._ That is just about as good. Both are classics.