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On #threetunestuesday, I reflect on the music I listened to growing up and the music I had access to.
It's been quite some time since my last post, so it's only right that I reflect on and revisit some music of my youth.

Today, I will listen to an Australian band that attracted me in my youth with its activism and, of course, good rock music.
Nowadays, I distance myself from this political activism as much as possible because in today's world (which is undoubtedly very different from the 1980s and 1990s), it's no longer clear what is true and what is not, at least not to me.
It also seems that I stick to the motto (most often attributed to Winston Churchill, but not 100%):

If you’re not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart; if you’re not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.

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For those of you who are not (yet) familiar with #threetunetuesday or #ttt - these are tags you need to set when you post.
It's a music initiative started by @ablaze, and with his words, the jist is as follows:

Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs that I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Better still, why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and upvote it. If you could also use #threetunetuesday tag that would be great, as that is what I use when sifting through all the entries every Wednesday. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music. You'll also be in with a chance of winning the reward.

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Going back to music, the Australian band from Sydney that caught my attention back then started in 1972 under the name Farm, and in 1976, they changed their name to Midnight Oil. They became globally known for their socially engaged songs about Australian Aborigines and their vivacious and energetic performances.
They released 13 studio albums, won numerous music awards, and sold over 20 million albums.

I chose a few songs that I listened to the most. I found out about this band because all of these songs were big global hits. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known about them :)

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

The song is from their sixth album, Diesel and Dust, released in 1987. It became a global hit and an anthem for the rights of Australia's indigenous people.

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Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine

Blue Sky Mine is a song from the seventh album, Blue Sky Mining, released in 1990. It was also an international hit, politically and ecologically engaged, with lyrics that speak generally about the ecological damage we cause to the environment and the exploitation of workers in mining. Rare minerals, which are now relevant, huh?

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Midnight Oil - Truganini

Truganini is a song from the eighth album, Earth and Sun and Moon, released in 1993. It tells the story of Truganini, one of the last Tasmanian Aborigines.