Great Wall (song) explained
"Great Wall" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera.[1] It was the first single from their self-titled 1987 album,[2] and reached number five on the Australian music charts.[3] [4] Great Wall's lyrics reference the New South Wales Hume Weir (Dam).
At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song won Best Debut single.[5] [6]
Track listing
- 7" single (7.258695)
- "Great Wall" (Dale Ryder) - 3:46
- "Caught Between Two Towns" (Peter Farnan) - 3:23
Charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
- Drums – Peter Maslen
- Engineer – Chris Corr
- Guitar – Peter Farnan
- Guitar, Bass – Richard Pleasance
- Keyboards – Greg O'Connor
- Mastered By – Paul Ibbotson
- Vocals – Dale Ryder
External links
Notes and References
- News: Crashing their way to success. Watt. Andrew. 16 May 1986. The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 December 2013.
- News: Boom Crash Opera on the way. Stuart Coupe. Stuart Coupe. 4 October 1987. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 6 December 2013.
- News: New band injects energetic musical jolt into pop. Winstead. Kathleen. 19 November 1990. Kingman Daily Miner. Western News & Info. 6 December 2013.
- http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/great-wall-by-boom-crash-opera Australian Music Database
- Web site: Australian Music Awards . Ron Jeff . 16 December 2010 . 30 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20120630220831/http://users.ncable.net.au/~ronjeff/top40/oz_king.htm . dead .
- Web site: Final episode of Countdown. 1970scountdown. 23 October 2020.
- 42.
- National Top 100 Singles for 1986. Kent Music Report. 650. December 1986. Imgur. 24 January 2023.
