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Holy Grail (Hunters & Collectors song)

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'"Holy Grail"' is a song performed by the Australian band Hunters & Collectors on their 1992 album 'Cut'. With lyrics referring to popular Holy Grail mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by Napoleon's march to Russia in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters and Collectors' flagging attempts to "crack" the American market.

Singer Mark Seymour said, "With the lyrics, I'd been reading a Jeanette Winterson novel, "The Passion". It was a story about Napoleon's chef when he invaded Russia. The army was destroyed by the weather. It's a story about survival. It's a really powerful book and somehow I drew this analogy between the idea of this guy managing to survive this incredible ordeal and Hunters and Collectors making this excruciating record."

The song has since become an Australian rules football anthem, particularly with the reference to the Premiership Cup and the AFL Grand Final. Channel Ten used the song to open and close its AFL broadcasts between 2002 and 2006. Seymour performed the song as part of the AFL Grand Final's pre-match entertainment in 1998, 2002 and 2009 and half-time entertainment in 2013. This song was used for many years as the theme song of the Queensland Bulls cricket team in the quest for the Sheffield Shield, its own "Holy Grail". It was also featured as the theme song to the Australian rugby league movie 'Footy Legends'.

In 2013 a cover version of "Holy Grail" by The Rubens appeared on the tribute album, 'Crucible The Songs of Hunters & Collectors'.

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Holy Grail" was ranked number 30.

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Personnel



Credited to:

;Hunters & Collectors members

* John Archer  bass guitar

* Doug Falconer  drums

* John 'Jack' Howard  trumpet

* Robert Miles  live sound, art director

* Barry Palmer - lead guitar

* Mark Seymour  vocals, guitar

* Jeremy Smith  French horn

* Michael Waters  trombone, keyboards

;Recording details

* Producer  Don Gehman ("Holy Grail")

* Associate Producer/mixing  Rick Will ("Holy Grail")

** Assistant mixing  Lori Fumer ("Holy Grail")

* Engineer/recording  Gary Cranston (tracks 2-5)

* Remixing  Tony Espie

* Studios  Festival Studios, Sydney (recording); The Grey Room; Larabee Studios, Los Angeles (mixing) ("Holy Grail")

** MMM Studios, Melbourne (recording/engineering); Platinum Studios, Melbourne (remixing) (tracks 2-5)

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