By now, pretty much everyone with access to a news service knows what's been going on here in Victoria, Australia. People are dead and homes are destroyed. It's a textbook example of SRS BZNZ.Watching the news and seeing the death and destruction was getting depressing - so I present, with the intention of injecting a little levity into this dreadful situation, (and with the utmost respect for all those who have lost their homes, possessions, pets, livelihoods and loved ones), the first ever Monday Mix List: Songs About Fire.
Franz Ferdinand - This Fire
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Nirvana - Lake of Fire
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
Jessica Mauboy - Burn
The Prodigy - Firestarter
James Taylor - Fire and Rain
The Doors - Light My Fire
The Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
Sinead O'Connor - Fire On Babylon
John Farnham - Burn For You
Ben Harper - Burn To Shine
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Lastly, the last month or so, the Country Fire Association and the Victorian Government ran an ad encouraging folks to prepare for bushfire. The song they used was Flame Trees by Cold Chisel - artfully fading out the vocals just before the line "...and there's nothing else can set fire to this town", presumably in the hopes that nobody would notice. Unfortunately, basically everyone in Australia knows that song, so it wasn't a great decision. Nice one, Victorian Government.
Here's the ad:
And for comparison, here's the original song:
If you want to donate to help the bushfire relief efforts, please visit the Australian Red Cross. Thanks for your generosity.
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