New Matilda’s Official Music Simulcast For Tonight’s AusDay Fireworks

Where ever you are in Australia tonight, there’s almost certainly going to be a fireworks display to ‘celebrate Australia Day’. Because of course, there’s no better way to mark the wholesale dispossession and slaughter of hundreds of nations of innocent people than by ending the day blowing some sh*t up.

If you’re at the bigger events, they always simulcast the fireworks displays with music, via a local radio station.

So New Matilda, has developed our very own special musical tribute/simulcast to acknowledge the ‘other’ Australia Day… name Survival/Invasion Day.

The songs are in no particular order… but you’ll definitely want to play all the way to the end – the last one should be THE anthem of January 26.

And a shout out to NM readers – we got a lot of suggestions for these. Where a song wasn’t already on the list, we’ve sent a special thanks to the brainchild.

Enjoy… and Happy Survival Day!

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No More Whispering – Glenn Skuthorpe

Thanks to reader Danielle Annesley.

Thou Shalt Not Steal – Kev Carmody

Are We There Yet – The Last Kinection

Thanks to NM reader Dom Oakes.

Blackfellas – Local Knowledge

Invasion Day – Little G

Thanks to NM reader Liz Humphrys.

We Have Survived – No Fixed Address

Thanks to NM reader Sandra Kelly.

Bad Apples – Briggs

Here’s Where I Stand – Casey Donovan (Australian Idol)

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Original Aboriginal – Roger Knox

Ngarannga – Casey Donovan

Dirtsong – Black Arm Band

Thanks to reader Claire Melanie.

Lonesome But Free – Troy Cassar-Daley & Busby Marou

Thanks to NM reader Sylvia Posadas.

77% – The Herd

Thanks to reader Paul Roberts.

Took The Children Away – Archie Roach

River of Tears – Kev Carmody (performed by The Drones)

F**K Captain Cook – Pataphysics

Thanks to NM reader Ben Debney.

Brown Skin Bay – The late Great Mr Randall

Land Rights – Xavier Rudd

Gathu Mawula Revisited – Gurrumul & Blue King Brown

From Little Things Big Tings Grow – Paul Kelly (co-written by Kev Carmody)

Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

My Island Home – Christine Anu

Black Boy – Coloured Stone

Treaty – Yothu Yindi

Anthem – The Tiddas

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