Great Southern Land – Icehouse

Australia, 1981

© 1980 Diva Records / Universal Music Group. (Davies)

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A 4:3 ratio image of a blurry white man singing with other faces in the background in a still from Great Southern Land by Icehouse.

Although it looks like it was shot in the heart of Central Australia, Icehouse’s music video for their most popular track – ‘Great Southern Land’ – was actually filmed in a disused quarry in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga. Solarised clips and shots of a campfire at night help capture the sense of isolation in the lyrics. A second music video was made for the song several years later to tie-in with its use in Young Einstein (1988).

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Australia
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1981

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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-04. Music Video

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music video

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