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Land (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Land'" was a one-off charity single credited to Midnight Oil, Daniel Lanois, Hothouse Flowers, Crash Vegas, and The Tragically Hip. Recorded in 1993 and released in Canada in 1994, on Cargo Records and in Australia in January 1995 on Columbia Records.
All five artists were part of the 1993's 'Another Roadside Attraction' tour. Note: Re-print of Newton's article from July 1993.
The song protests the logging industry practice of clearcutting in the rainforests of British Columbia, particularly in Clayoquot Sound.Joseph Blake, "Other news on the Save-the-Clayoquot front". 'Victoria Times-Colonist', November 2, 1993.
Tracklisting
# "Introduction" - 0:34
# "Land" (Single Version) - 5:39
# "Land" (Full Length Version) - 6:16
Charts
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:Charity singles
Category:All-star recordings
Category:The Tragically Hip songs
Category:Midnight Oil songs
Category:Protest songs
Category:Songs written by Daniel Lanois
Category:1993 songs
Category:Songs written by Gord Downie
Category:Song recordings produced by Daniel Lanois
Category:Songs written by Peter Garrett
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