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Power and the Passion" is a song by
Midnight Oil from their widely-acclaimed
1982 studio album
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The song is one of the band's most famous, and it appeared on every Midnight Oil tour since the issue of
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 as well as at the
WaveAid concert. It was issued as the album's lead single in 1982. (The only other song on this album which has appeared on all tours since their issue is "
Read about It.")
The song includes a drum solo by
Rob Hirst; it's the only studio recording by Midnight Oil to feature a drum solo.
The song also features use of brass instruments, particularly at the end; this, however, wasn't the only song to include such. "
Best of Both Worlds" and "
Say Your Prayers" also included large amounts of brass.
Compilations
This track was an obvious choice to be placed on the band's "greatest hits" collection
20,000 Watt R.S.L. The collection was less a "greatest hits" than a compilation of the band's favorite songs. The band obviously had a soft spot for this song, considering how often it was played live.
More recently, the title of the collection
Flat Chat was derived from the lyrics of this song. However, this song wasn't featured on this collection.
Live versions
Surprisingly, the song was
not featured on the
Scream in Blue live album. Live versions were not available legally until
2004, when the
Best of Both Worlds CD/2
DVD set; both DVDs (also the CD, even though it was merely a soundtrack of one of the DVDs) included a different live version; one (the
Oils on the Water CD/DVD) was from early 1985 (on tour for
Red Sails in the Sunset) and the other (the
Saturday Night at the Capitol DVD) was from 1982 (on tour from
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).
The song's drum solo was often performed significantly faster.
Personnel
Peter Garrett - lead vocals
Peter Gifford - bass, backup vocals (later Bones Hillman)
Martin Rotsey - guitar
Jim Moginie - guitar, keyboards
Rob Hirst - drums, percussionFurther Information
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