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Ode to the 70's
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ABOUT THE SONG There were some great moments in the 70’s both political and social. End of the white Australia policy. End to conscription. Start of recognising land right for the first Australians And of course, some great sounds......
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ORIGINAL ROCK, POP & BLUES......PEACE & LOVE ...... SIMPLE
WHAT DO WE DO? MOSS is a five-piece rock band that pumps it out with songs of social and political conscience. “Modern day griots” with a sound that gives a “hat tip to the seventies”. With decades of experience, you’ll hear the road in their music delivering something very unique in today’s contemporary music scene. Unapologetically a square peg in a round hole. Imagine; “Midnight Oil meets the Aztecs at Sunbury” WHO ARE WE? Suzie Craig: Lead singer Mark Simpkin: Guitar / Backing Vocals Ian (NED) Kelly: Guitar, Keyboards / Backing Vocals Justin Wynn: Bass Guitar Dave Anthony: Drums / Backing Vocals WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT US? “Their performance interwove inspired lyrics with visuals and performance.The excellent songwriting of MOSS goes straight to core of what is happening in our times. They are the modern day griots of the Western world .. They epitomise the creative act of hope.. I would highly recommend supporting this band. They are highly creative, collaborative, and what they are saying is worth listening to.” Ref; Naomi Ebert Smith, Co-Chair, Graham F Smith Peace Foundation “Moss writes and performs songs that have a little more to them than the steady diet of regurgitated emotional claptrap” Ref: John Schumann; Composer, Performer & Writer “MOSS’s forte is in writing songs that attract our attention then resonate with us every time we hear them familiar, effective styles coupled with uniquely presented sentiments of consequence inspiring us to contemplate as we’re tapping our feet. This is how a band stands out in this industry.” Jac Dalton “. Modern music as art with a message has a place in our nation and Moss may be at the forefront of this movement” Ref: Peter Withy; Marketing consultant and co-founder of KWP! “.Projected images behind the band illustrate the subject matter of most of the songs and guide you through their journey. The music has an unapologetic hat tip to the 70’s. No bad thing and their sound and show are big enough for any arena.” Ref: Pete McLaughlin; Owner of Distillery Studios, Adelaide and veteran of the London music scene.
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Genre
Rock Rock General
Charts
#1,169 today Peak #141
#490 in subgenre Peak #34
Author
Susan Craig, Mark Simpkin
Rights
Copyright 2016 Craig / Simpkin
Uploaded
November 30, 2023
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MP3 12.3 MB 320 kbps 5:16
Story behind the song
ABOUT THE SONG There were some great moments in the 70’s both political and social. End of the white Australia policy. End to conscription. Start of recognising land right for the first Australians And of course, some great sounds from amazing iconic bands during that decade and not only gave us songs for our generation but also inspired us to become musicians.. It was a passionate era for music hanging on the coat tails of the 60’s revolution and music went on to voice the times of the 70’s. People in those days who spoke out socially and politically were silenced and considered trouble makers, so musicians used the stage as their podium and lyrics as their speeches, in order to make social comment.
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INTRODUCTION: VERSE 1: You won the tronny. am woman hear me roar, her me rose. mear me ros Don't need the morey, just wanna be free to sing my song, ill be gone, sing my song REFRAIN We're living in the 70's, The words you sang, they set us free Yeahhhhhh VERSE 2: You made a new sound you rocked and we tumed uo the radio. the radio, we tumed up the radio The crowd attacked you, they rocked the stage and they wouldn't go, they let go, they let go. REFRAIN We're living in the 70's, you rocked, you rolled, you set us free Yeahhhhhhthh BRIDGE The sacks were packed we voted stay, we brought them back from hell that day with wre we ruled, ice viars oetcet now dock and white, we stand for more Gu-rin-da-j they made a stand; Gough Whitam gave them back their land Much wrong to right, now it's time, even Canberra made top 40 Yeshihhhhhhh. SOLO (GUITAR): REFRAIN Not yet a woman not quite a child, you rocked, you rolled you drove us wid Yeahhhhhhhh VERSE 3: The stage was blazing, and the crowd exploding with dymamite, dynamite, TNT Oh dynamite The metal grinding, you rocked the stage with Rock and rol, see me rock, hear me roll REFRAIN We're living in the 70's, you rocked, you roiled, you set us free Yeahthhhhihh SOLO (KEYBOARDS): OUTRO: Not yet a woman not quite a child you rocked, we rolled you drove us wild Wildidddiddiddadad.
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