Song · Warumpi Band
“Blackfella/Whitefella” by Warumpi Band
From the album Big Name, No Blankets (1985)
“Blackfella/Whitefella” by Warumpi Band appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2018. It was first released in 1985 on the album Big Name, No Blankets. Its best result is #82 on the Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018).
Neil Murray and George Rrurrambu wrote "Blackfella/Whitefella" for their Aboriginal rock group, Warumpi Band, and Parole and Powderworks issued it in 1985 as the second single off Big Name, No Blankets. It's a call for people of every race to get along and pull together, aimed squarely at racism in Australia.
It didn't trouble the charts. What carried it across the country was a tour: in 1986 Midnight Oil, the politically charged rockers who had founded Powderworks, took to the road with Warumpi Band, playing free shows out in remote Aboriginal communities under the banner of the Blackfella/Whitefella Tour, and the song finally got national airplay and the attention that came with it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
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