About: Blue Sky Mine

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"Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in February 1990 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, the owner of the mines. The Claudia Castle directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991.

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  • "Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in February 1990 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, the owner of the mines. "Blue Sky Mine" peaked at No. 7 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, No. 8 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on both the Billboard Album Rock and Modern Rock charts. It charted the highest in New Zealand, where it reached No. 2 for two weeks in March 1990. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Blue Sky Mine" was ranked number 39. The Claudia Castle directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991. (en)
  • Blue Sky Mine è un brano musicale del gruppo musicale australiano Midnight Oil. La canzone è ispirata alle vicissitudini della miniere di asbesto di , situata nella parte ovest dell'Australia, dove i minatori avevano contratto varie malattie legate all'amianto. "Blue" è riferito alla Riebeckite (chiamato in inglese anche blue asbestos) e nel testo "sugar refining company" è riferito alla raffineria proprietaria delle miniere, la Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd (CSR). Il video ottenne la nomination come Best Group Video al MTV Video Music Awards 1990. (it)
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  • Blue Sky Mine è un brano musicale del gruppo musicale australiano Midnight Oil. La canzone è ispirata alle vicissitudini della miniere di asbesto di , situata nella parte ovest dell'Australia, dove i minatori avevano contratto varie malattie legate all'amianto. "Blue" è riferito alla Riebeckite (chiamato in inglese anche blue asbestos) e nel testo "sugar refining company" è riferito alla raffineria proprietaria delle miniere, la Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd (CSR). Il video ottenne la nomination come Best Group Video al MTV Video Music Awards 1990. (it)
  • "Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in February 1990 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, the owner of the mines. The Claudia Castle directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991. (en)
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