Few songs light the blue touch paper quite like “Beds Are Burning.” Midnight Oil’s signature work from 1987 was also a political weapon, a history lesson, and an apology to Aboriginal communities who were forcibly removed from their lands. "Beds are Burning" earned Grammy nomination (for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal), it came in at No.
3 on a poll of the greatest Australian songs of all time, conducted by APRA. And its parent album Diesel & Dust is recognized as one of the great Australian albums.
On Stephen Colbert’s A Late Show, Beninese singer-songwriter, activist and four-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo delivered a passionate, reimagined cover of the song.
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