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Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something

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| artist = Midnight Oil

| album = 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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'"Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something"' is a song by Midnight Oil drawn from their 1982 studio effort '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'. The song more or less disappeared after the tour for the album ensued. It was performed on May 18, 2017, at the Vic Theatre in Chicago on The Great Circle tour, when the band played '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1' in full.

Run-out groove



The song is noteworthy on vinyl versions for its use of the run-out groove. This was one of the few times in popular music overall, certainly in Australian music, that this was done. The final scream of "breaking me down" is held on the run-out groove, so it appears to go on forever. Since this could not be re-created on the CD, the vocal was held for about 40 seconds and faded out. This use of run-out groove did not appear on all vinyl versions.

Personnel



* Peter Garrett - lead vocals

* Peter Gifford - bass, backup vocals

* Martin Rotsey - guitar

* Jim Moginie - guitar, keyboards

* Rob Hirst - drums, percussion, vocals

Category:Midnight Oil songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Launay

Category:1982 songs

Category:Songs written by Rob Hirst

Category:Songs written by Jim Moginie

Category:Songs written by Peter Garrett

Category:Songs written by Martin Rotsey

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