Bushfires Prompt Sound Relief in Melbourne

..some time ago.. by kiwibloke · 83 Comments

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The Melbourne Cricket Ground rocked to Midnight Oil, Crowded House, Kylie and others all to benefit the victims of the Australian bushfires. The Age puts it this way:

“One vision, one people, one landmass, we are defenceless, we have a lifeline,” he sang on the moving One Country. “One element, one moment, one fusion, yes and one time,” before segueing into a Jimi Hendrix-style Advance Australia Fair.

There were many other songs that seemed as if they were written especially for the day (Crowded House’s Four Seasons in One Day and Don’t Dream It’s Over) and Hunters & Collectors (When the River Runs Dry and Holy Grail) and Paul Kelly (Leaps and Bounds, Meet Me in the Middle of the Air). But it’s Garrett and the Oils that managed to best articulate how we felt, without the cliches

A good time was had by all.

And hheerrees Kylie

Tags: ·Australia, sound relief

Filed: Australia · New Zealand · Rock · music

83 responses so far ↓

1 markwands // Mar 15, 2009 at 10:43 am

eh? what you mean?
2 stevenmcanulty // Mar 15, 2009 at 1:12 pm

wow what a proud moment for australians… kylie was amazing. fantastic crowd participation for a great cause.
3 lovekylie4eva // Mar 15, 2009 at 1:59 pm

wow kylie sounded amazing!!
4 Louloustart // Mar 15, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Thank you Kylie !
5 jazzigod // Mar 15, 2009 at 8:47 pm

her accent is so strange
6 KleverKonan // Mar 15, 2009 at 9:56 pm

wow!!!!Kylie es la mejor!!!!!
7 martindagun // Mar 16, 2009 at 1:05 am

Ruined the event? You serious? Did you see how many people were there, and loved it?
8 aeroco // Mar 16, 2009 at 4:34 am

Beautifully understated and effortless
9 upweyguy // Mar 16, 2009 at 4:47 am

The one minutes silence before her performance brought a tear or two to my eyes. Thank you Kylie for coming home to Melbourne and stirring the emotions of many Aussies.
10 traillc // Mar 16, 2009 at 4:57 am

And God created Kylie!
11 crackers95 // Mar 16, 2009 at 6:31 am

Them fools yelling aussie aussie oi oi , i was so mad but we are allways going to have one or two who dont care why we are there.apart from that this goes down as one of Australias best ever gigs
12 sexylady255 // Mar 16, 2009 at 7:34 am

i love it kylie rocks
13 allinjim123 // Mar 16, 2009 at 11:14 am

nice joke
14 MrGentlePersuasion // Mar 16, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Onya Kylie.
15 xStephBeex // Mar 16, 2009 at 4:29 pm

i love her <3
16 glicerino // Mar 16, 2009 at 8:07 pm

aparece al principio como enojada?
17 beefjerky3 // Mar 17, 2009 at 3:53 am

I mean,markwands, Kylie, being known more for her great shaped arse, than her, (I can,t use the word singer or vocalist) ability to crucify a key, register,note. What is it with that nasal sound?
18 ParArdua // Mar 17, 2009 at 4:38 am

I agree Cracker95, and wrapping themselves in their flags – full of hate and violence. Those morons are an embarrassment, aping ignorant American nationalism.The concerts were a coming together, to boost spirits and funds, to maybe help people rebuild from the ashes of their lives.
19 markwands // Mar 17, 2009 at 9:50 am

aw don’t be like that.Whether you like her or not Kylie has one of the greatest pop voices in music history. She’s always had that slight “nasal” quality but it makes her distinctive. She is most definitely not known for her arse and the girl rarely sings out of key so neeerrrrrr.
20 markwands // Mar 17, 2009 at 10:30 am

who were the dimwits shouting during the minute’s silence anyway? disguisting.
21 cowinyourface // Mar 17, 2009 at 11:51 am

wonderful
22 velvetjuzzy // Mar 17, 2009 at 8:23 pm

i know pissed m eoff
23 princesstizza // Mar 18, 2009 at 1:39 am

markwands i 100% agree i was about 2 slap the people that did that (although my friends phone went off but that was totally accidental)
24 Bridget417 // Mar 18, 2009 at 4:16 am

i didn’t go to the toilet for over 14 hours=D
25 elliotlovesfox // Mar 19, 2009 at 3:53 am

go against one of the barriers in the mosh
26 freakyredrosesS2 // Mar 19, 2009 at 7:26 pm

haha i only lasted 8… then ended up waiting in the line for half an hour!!
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28 314noceu // Mar 20, 2009 at 10:26 am

LOL this is SO Australian. You hear in the background “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE – OI OI OI!” then someone yells “SHUT THE FUCK UP”.
29 Panadawn // Mar 20, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Hear the crowd boo Sydney, lol
30 Panadawn // Mar 20, 2009 at 1:03 pm

You can see her reading the words off the teleprompter though.
31 jakebuw // Mar 21, 2009 at 12:03 am

Kylie killed the song
32 happypill101 // Mar 21, 2009 at 1:12 am

lol
33 kellyknight13 // Mar 21, 2009 at 9:13 am

haha i remember that when everyone was like shut up during the minute silence then some guy yelled out aussie aussie aussie and the crowd just yelled out oi oi oi haha i love it:)this was an awesome concert:Dxx
34 KoL114 // Mar 24, 2009 at 6:01 am

kylie is so beautiful
35 crackers95 // Mar 25, 2009 at 5:58 pm

No its not Australian to start that oi oi oi shit when there is a minute silence , You’re basically pretty stupid if you think thats Australian
36 playboybitch247 // Mar 26, 2009 at 12:07 pm

i’m not ausrtailan but i really like that song
37 jamesmcburnie // Mar 26, 2009 at 6:48 pm

Doesn’t matter.
38 mattyo30 // Mar 27, 2009 at 7:04 am

she might call australia home but she sounds english lol
39 jackthevillain // Mar 29, 2009 at 10:47 am

good song too bad the aussies cant sing like too bad they can sing like this in the ashes
40 nzkylie // Mar 30, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Kylie Minogure is the Queen of pop! I think its great she did that for her hometown… Love her voice, she can really sing that girl, even with know real back up music… Not meny singers can do that these days!
41 briannadawzzz1 // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:04 am

melb crowds are the best in the world. and best $70 ive spent in my whole lifeee ! naahha were mad .
42 Jordan000085 // Apr 1, 2009 at 9:13 pm

she’s cool but i was hoping for ac/dc
43 bibhsd // Apr 2, 2009 at 10:32 am

i love in the middle of the 1 minute silence when dickheads start yelling crap, there is a bloke who yells “shut the fuck up” 0.40 good on him… disrespectful wankers
44 workingclasstheist // Apr 5, 2009 at 5:01 am

Thinking about black saturday still brings me to tears. Something that I probably will never be able to get over. And the overwhelming support Australians (as usual) gave financially etc is simply amazing.I couldn’t give much money, although my sister did lost everything she owned (she was in Flowerdale) and I did everything I could do to help her out emotionally.Black Saturday isn’t something we should forget too quickly. Thank God for the CFA and Red Cross. Thank You Australia!
45 cain9ine // Apr 6, 2009 at 6:17 am

ooh goosebumps..
46 playboybitch247 // Apr 7, 2009 at 6:58 am

love this song listen to it all the timewish i could download this version adn not original
47 brensydney // Apr 9, 2009 at 3:52 am

Good to see there is still some pricks who cant acknowledge a minutes silence for the deceased , bloody ferals
48 playboybitch247 // Apr 10, 2009 at 11:31 am

i no what you mean. it isn’t right there was a silence for a reason. Just becuase Kylie cam on stage there is plenty of time to cheer after the silence
49 brensydney // Apr 10, 2009 at 7:20 pm

playboy, you can download this version there is a free program called dvd video soft that converts video to mp3, you only have to go thru videos to find the one with the best quality…. its how ive done it for a while
50 playboybitch247 // Apr 16, 2009 at 11:35 am

omg thanks you so much
51 playboybitch247 // Apr 16, 2009 at 11:37 am

by the way can you give me the link to the website please
52 playboybitch247 // Apr 17, 2009 at 3:13 am

i have just got it and it all seems to work don’t worry about the link i found it. thanks again.
53 riverphoenixgurl // Apr 24, 2009 at 6:21 pm

I love you Kylie!
54 AlexCullen89 // May 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm

oh gosh… *_*
55 ogubanjo // May 4, 2009 at 8:32 am

The most beautiful girl in the world.
56 TPATA // May 4, 2009 at 11:37 pm

I LOVE HER!!!!!
57 nadiabuxton // May 7, 2009 at 7:04 am

this is so sweet kylie is so loveley i really wanna go to aussie ! just beautilful!
58 ykikamookow69 // May 19, 2009 at 4:36 am

The MCG known for many great battles were 100,000 people gather to cheer on there Afl team but on this night a state come together as one to prove that no one in the world has the spirit like Australians………Long live this great Nation…..proud to be an Aussie
59 kalashinakov // May 20, 2009 at 4:56 am

me 2
60 xokatielouiseox // Jun 6, 2009 at 12:22 am

they were trying to start an ‘aussie aussie aussie’…but maybe they should have waited
61 rachk181094 // Jun 9, 2009 at 3:01 pm

i love her Xx
62 UpdownCourt09 // Jul 24, 2009 at 11:53 pm

She NEEDS the feathers, dancers etc. because she isn’t really a singer. She is a performer.
63 BoldBenHall // Jul 25, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Well done Minogue Mark I. you couldnt have been arsed singing a few songs. Why do you bother you old slag?
64 jh14100 // Aug 9, 2009 at 4:34 am

some dickheads need 2 learn respect….
65 Rubellaaa // Aug 10, 2009 at 3:48 pm

She is an artist.
66 aaronwjmarsh // Aug 26, 2009 at 6:51 am

That’s what makes Australia, Australia… It takes all sorts. I miss home mate
67 bighungrybear20 // Aug 29, 2009 at 12:22 am

i agree. for those of you who shouted during the silence, fuck you and you should be ashamed of yourself. the whole point of that silence was to pay respect to the aussies who had died in the bushfires and there you are trying to start chants.
68 Ellectrika1 // Sep 8, 2009 at 12:34 am

Absolutely!! Well said!!
69 bighungrybear20 // Sep 8, 2009 at 3:15 am

yeh dude the rain made it fucking insane!!! i remember when it started raining at the start n i thought shit this is gonna fuck everything up but it just made everything awsome. it started coming down heaps when all the good bands played as well which was sick.
70 TheCarlton5 // Oct 15, 2009 at 10:00 pm

well done aussies truly the greatest australian gathering ever
71 TheCarlton5 // Oct 18, 2009 at 7:14 pm

true
72 eppingoz // Oct 31, 2009 at 6:27 am

total champion name someone better
73 SexyMiaa91 // Nov 11, 2009 at 1:45 am

wenn jemand sich um mich kümmern würde wäre ich glücklich^^ bin so einsam
74 sideholio // Nov 13, 2009 at 12:19 am

Marcia owned Kylie at Sound Relief – OWNED. Kylie comes across as a princess, marcia a pro.
75 sideholio // Nov 13, 2009 at 12:20 am

she is a pom now too!
76 hellojimperry // Dec 8, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Sideholio, I don’t even know who Marcia is, but Kylie deserves a lot more credit than you are giving her. Kylie went onstage without her usual hard work and intense preparation, risking her “Pop Princess ” reputation to bare herself and give something from the heart. It takes courage to be so vulnerable in so public a way, and FYI : she nailed it. That is where she is at in her career and we AMERICANS are just discovering her . Maybe when you grow up, you will appreciate her as well. Your Loss .
77 ozhed // Dec 11, 2009 at 11:22 am

i would have preferred to hear 100k aussies sing that. in the background it was beautiful. sorry kylie
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80 r1037xboxcr7 // Jan 26, 2010 at 8:45 am

If you listen carefully in around 40 seconds hear sum guy say shut the f**k up. LOL Great concert loved it.
81 andyrosiak // Feb 6, 2010 at 4:15 am

kylie is awesome on this song, her voice has soooo improved
82 mattsaints21 // Feb 15, 2010 at 8:32 am

Love being aussie.. R.I.P All the black saturday victims and god bless their families!
83 vbvbvb088 // Feb 18, 2010 at 10:37 am

bubble gum all the way!