| Anchor Me | |
| Cover: | The_Mutton_Birds_"Anchor_Me"_cover_art,_1994.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Mutton Birds |
| Album: | Salty |
| B-Side: | When The Wind Comes Round |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | The Mutton Birds |
| Prev Title: | Ngaire |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | She's Been Talking |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Anchor Me" is a 1994 single by New Zealand rock band The Mutton Birds. The song peaked at #10 in the New Zealand singles chart, and charted for nine weeks. The song was from the group's 1993 album Salty, with three other album tracks used on the single. "Anchor Me" is a love song, written by the Mutton Birds' lead singer Don McGlashan about his wife.
Songwriter Don McGlashan won the 1994 APRA Silver Scroll songwriting award for "Anchor Me", the first of his two Silver Scrolls.[1] McGlashan was also nominated for Best Songwriter for "Anchor Me" at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards.[2]
| Anchor Me | |
| Cover: | Greenpeace "Anchor Me" single cover art 2005.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Greenpeace |
| Recorded: | York Street Studio, Auckland, 14 May 2005 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Festival Mushroom Records |
| Producer: | Murray Grindlay |
In 2005, a charity supergroup of New Zealand artists recorded the song to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. The song peaked at #3 in the New Zealand singles chart.
The idea of a commemorative song was decided in April 2005, with studio time booked before the song or singers had been selected. Songwriter Don McGlashan agreed for "Anchor Me" to be used, but chose not to be involved in the recording, as he felt doing so would put the emphasis on him, rather than the bombing commemoration. A group of young New Zealand artists was quickly gathered to record the song, which was eventually released on 4 July 2005.[6]
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