PAUL KELLY
releases video for new single
‘SLEEP, AUSTRALIA, SLEEP’
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Paul Kelly’s new song, ‘Sleep, Australia, Sleep’, is now available to download or stream on all the usual platforms. The official video, directed by Siân Darling, is out today, featuring images of the glory and ruin of the natural world as well as human efforts to protect it. Much of the footage was kindly provided by conservation organisations.
Paul has said of the song:“It’s a lament in the form of a lullaby. A lullaby that sounds a warning. I hope it doesn’t come true but some of it already has.”
‘Sleep, Australia, Sleep’ was recorded December 11, 2019, at Union St Studio, West Brunswick, by Roger Bergodaz and mixed by John Castle.
The players:
Paul Kelly – Vocal, acoustic guitar and celeste melody
Alice Keath – Vocal, autoharp and celeste chords
Sime Nugent – Vocal and acoustic guitar
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Organisations that provided footage:
Original Power
Aussie Ark
World Wildlife Fund Australia
Australian Conservation Foundation
Great Barrier Reef Legacy
Zoos Victoria
350 Pacific
Human Society International
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SLEEP, AUSTRALIA, SLEEP
Sleep, Australia, sleep
The night is on the creep
Shut out the noise all around
Sleep, Australia, sleep
And dream of counting sheep
Jumping in fields coloured brown
Who’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Who’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Sleep, Australia, sleep
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
Count them as they say goodbye
Count down the little things
The insects and birds
Count down the bigger things
The flocks and the herds
Count down our rivers
Our pastures and trees
But there’s no need to hurry
Oh, sleep now, don’t worry
‘Coz it’s only a matter of degrees
Fog, Australia, fog
Just like the boiling frog
As we go we won’t feel a thing
Who’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Who’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Sleep, my country, sleep
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
Count them as they pass on by
Our children might know them
But their children will not
We won’t know ‘til it’s gone
All the glory we’ve got
But there are more wonders coming
All new kinds of shows
With acid seas rising
To kiss coastal mountains
Big cyclones pounding
And firestorms devouring
And we’ll lose track of counting
As the corpses keep mounting
But hey, that’s just the way this old world goes
Sleep, my country, sleep
As we sow so shall we reap
Who’ll rock the cradle and cry?
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‘Sleep, Australia, Sleep’ – Download / stream HERE
Cover art by Arielle Gamble
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