Song · Warumpi Band
“My Island Home” by Warumpi Band
From the album Go Bush (1987)
“My Island Home” by Warumpi Band appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1989. It was first released in 1987 on the album Go Bush. Its best result is #79 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,421 alternative song of all time.
"My Island Home" came out as a single in January 1987 from Go Bush!, the Warumpi Band's second album, after the band cut it in 1986. Neil Murray wrote it for George Burarrwanga, the band's lead singer, and it's about Burarrwanga's home, Elcho Island, which lies off Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Murray turned that island into a big-hearted, open-skied rock song, the kind that sounds like it was made to be sung by a whole crowd.
It has long outlived its first release: in 2001 APRA put it on its Top 30 list of the greatest Australian songs ever written.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 79 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) | 100 |
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